Chapter 157: Signing the S-grade Contract (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Lin Qi knew clearly that he was no longer a nobody.

As his talent continued to improve, the dangers he faced would also become increasingly severe, so a defensive vest was necessary.

Although the Mental Potion was good, he could buy it himself, and he didn't feel that his mental power was weak.

He could improve his mental power at university.

By comparison, the defensive vest was more important.

Thinking of this, he made his decision in an instant.

【A-grade Defensive Vest】

【You have made your selection. The A-grade Defensive Vest will be delivered to your address within three days. Please fill in the delivery address!】

After Lin Qi filled in the details, he chose to log off.

In the virtual hall, Lin Qi stepped out of the virtual pod.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, congratulations on becoming one of the top 16 in the Genius Tournament."

"Lin Lin Qi Ge, you're awesome!" Jiang Tao, Guo Heng, and a few others surrounded him.

"Lin Qi is out!" someone shouted.

Quite a few people nearby also gathered around, all wanting to get familiar with him.

Seeing this, Lin Qi quickly took the others and left.

With the end of the Genius Tournament, Lin Qi's name appeared in the eyes of many geniuses and the upper echelons of the Red Dome Martial Arts Mansion.

In an office at the headquarters, this was an extremely luxurious room with a starry sky background projected onto the walls, simulating the universe.

In the central smart chair, a middle-aged man with a burly build, a resolute face, and hair like steel needles snorted after watching the projected video.

Meng Wu crossed his arms and snorted at the two people on the screen:

"A bunch of trash!"

"I originally saw that Li Zehao had good talent and wanted to help him out, but I didn't expect him to be so weak, getting easily defeated by someone else."

"Beep!"

Just then, another video was projected in front of him, and an exquisite and gorgeous face appeared on the other side.

This was a woman wearing a blue combat suit with a cold and glamorous temperament. She spoke slowly:

"I have already heard about the matter between Lin Qi and Li Zehao. Let this be the last time!"

"You violated the principles of fairness and justice of the Martial Arts Mansion. If the Mansion Master finds out, you know the consequences."

Meng Wu trembled all over, a terrifying figure instantly appearing in his mind, and he lowered his head: "I understand, I will handle this matter properly."

The woman on the other side nodded: "The Mansion Master has said that in our Red Dome Martial Arts Mansion, there must be absolute fairness."

After hanging up the video, Meng Wu exuded a terrifying aura and narrowed his eyes: "It's time to clean things up."

The next day, at the door of an office on the 3rd floor of the Red Dome Martial Arts Mansion headquarters.

"Mr. Zhang Tai, you are suspected of serious dereliction of duty, favoritism, and conspiring with Huang Wei, Xu Bo, and others to help your nephew secure an S-grade contract, seriously violating the rules of the Red Dome Martial Arts Mansion. Please come with us."

Zhang Tai, who had a square face and usually looked upright, no longer had his usual calm; his face was filled with fear as he looked at the two burly men in front of him.

Zhang Tai was filled with regret. Only now did he suddenly think that if he hadn't been greedy and helped his nephew Li Zehao manipulate the S-grade contract, but had instead remained fair...

Would the result have been different?

Many employees around watched as Zhang Tai was taken away, discussing it in hushed tones.

Someone sighed: "Group Leader Zhang was such a fair person before, but in the end, he violated the fair selection policy established by the Mansion Master for geniuses just for his nephew."

"Not worth sympathizing with; the treatment Li Zehao was already enjoying was good enough."

"To think he was still greedy enough to covet the S-grade contract, and the target was a top genius like Lin Qi," someone said with a disdainful smile.

People discussed it endlessly; it wasn't just the headquarters—many others were also being taken away.

The next day, in the small conference room

Under the white lights, the pitch-black tabletop shone brightly.

On the ten smart chairs, the ten assessment group leaders gathered again, but several figures were already missing, replaced by newcomers.

Presiding over the meeting was a beautiful woman in a white dress with a cold temperament:

"Zhang Tai and the others violated the rules and have been taken away for investigation. The new members will take their places for a re-vote."

"Please look at the two sets of data!"

With that, everyone looked at the data projected into the air.

It was the latest combat training score comparison.

Lin Qi: 1042, compared to Li Zehao's 700 points.

And the final round of the Genius Tournament, the head-to-head confrontation between the two.

Even though everyone had already watched it several times, they couldn't help but sigh that the gap between the two was too large.

"Previously, many people voted for Li Zehao," Ke Lan, wearing purple, sneered.

"Facts prove that Lin Qi is the more outstanding person. If his S-grade contract had been taken away by Li Zehao..."

"And Lin Qi had been poached by another martial arts mansion, that would have been our greatest loss, and our Red Dome Martial Arts Mansion would have become a joke in the martial arts world."

A man also spoke up: "Because Zhang Tai and the others were taken away this time, the Vice Mansion Master is furious."

Everyone nodded; the Vice Mansion Master of the headquarters was not like the branch mansion masters of other cities.

At the very least, one had to be a truly top-tier powerhouse of the Eighth Realm to hold the position.

The cold woman spoke: "Start the vote!"

The avatars of Lin Qi and Li Zehao were projected into mid-air.

"Beep beep!!"

In a few seconds, the results were out.

【Lin Qi: 10 votes in favor!】

【Li Zehao: 0 votes in favor!】

The cold woman revealed a smile and announced loudly: "The results are out."

"Lin Qi, 10 votes in favor, is officially promoted to an S-grade genius."

Everyone present revealed a smile.

... Tianhai City, Red Dome Martial Arts Mansion

That night, in the Mansion Master's office

"Beep!"

The office door opened, and Lin Qi and Supervisor Sun entered one after another; the air was filled with a rich scent of incense.

On the sofa, besides the man in a black suit, there was also a woman in her early thirties, wearing a red and white uniform with an intellectual temperament.

"Lin Qi, let me introduce you. This is Contract Officer Gong Ruo from the headquarters."

Gong Ruo revealed a smile and reached out her hand:

"Hello, Student Lin Qi. You can call me Sister Ruo. I am responsible for your contract upgrade."

"Hello, Sister Ruo!"

Lin Qi reached out and shook her hand.

After sitting down, Supervisor Sun was responsible for serving the freshly brewed hot tea.

Gong Ruo and Yue Feng looked at each other and began to speak:

"Student Lin Qi, the results of the second round of voting between you and Li Zehao are out."

!

"You surpassed Li Zehao with a 10-vote advantage. Your status has been upgraded to S-grade."

"As for the assessment group leaders Zhang Tai, Huang Wei, and others who engaged in favoritism and violated the principles of fairness and justice of the Martial Arts Mansion, they have already been dealt with."

Lin Qi couldn't help but nod after hearing this; he didn't expect the Red Dome Martial Arts Mansion to act so quickly.

They had dealt with Zhang Tai so soon.

He had thought the other party would be fine.

It seems that so-called human relationships still couldn't overcome talent.

"Thank you!!" Lin Qi expressed his gratitude.

"No, because of our work negligence, we almost caused huge consequences, so we will compensate you," Gong Ruo apologized.

Lin Qi nodded, revealing a satisfied smile.

Yue Feng also took the document from Supervisor Sun at this time and placed it on the table.

Gong Ruo also projected a large screen, on which there were several bolded and enlarged characters.

【S-grade Contract】

Gong Ruo pointed to the contract on the screen and began to introduce it.

"For the S-grade contract, there are only about 9 people nationwide each year who can sign this contract at our Red Dome Martial Arts Mansion."

"This year, the quality of geniuses is high, reaching 10 people, and you are the tenth."

"Adding up the three major martial arts mansions, there are only about 30 people."

Lin Qi nodded; the number of S-grade geniuses was indeed very small.

Out of millions of martial arts students, only 30 S-grade geniuses were produced—one out of hundreds of thousands.

It was even more exaggerated than one in ten thousand.

"According to the content of the S-grade contract, Student Lin Qi, you will receive a reward of 15 million yuan. Subtracting the 5 million Xia currency you received for your A-grade contract, the total is 10 million Xia currency."

"Due to our negligence, we will compensate you with 5 million, which means you will receive a total of 15 million Xia currency," Gong Ruo said slowly.

Lin Qi raised the corners of his mouth and nodded in satisfaction.

He was very satisfied with this compensation.

Gong Ruo continued: "In addition, we will also gift you resources worth 8 million yuan, changing from Red Blood Ointment to Blue Marrow Potion and Qi-blood Pills."

"Qi-blood Pills have side effects, but the Blue Marrow Potion can significantly alleviate those side effects."

"The two complement each other and can help you improve your Qi-blood value very well."

Lin Qi nodded secretly; these two types of resources were expensive, and having them provided by the Martial Arts Mansion could save him a lot of money.

"At the same time, you will enjoy a 40% discount when purchasing resources in the Red Dome Martial Arts Mansion's online and offline supermarkets."

"At the same time, you will gain the qualification to purchase rare treasures."

Yue Feng, who was beside him, explained: "Many rare treasures are scarce in quantity, and you must have the qualification to purchase them."

Lin Qi nodded, looking at the contract in front of him.

Rare treasures were extremely scarce; to purchase them, one had to obtain the qualification, and strong strength or talent could grant that qualification.

He wanted to restore his father's left arm, which required a specific potion—Water of Regeneration.

He had checked on the Red Dome Home, and it showed that he did not have the permission to purchase it.

But now that he had the permission, he only needed to save enough money to make the purchase.

Thinking of this, he picked up the black fountain pen on the table and signed his name with a flourish on the contract.

【Lin Qi】

At the same time, he left his palm print and electronic signature on the electronic document.

Seeing this, Gong Ruo revealed a satisfied smile.

She stood up and reached out her hand:

"Student Lin Qi, congratulations on becoming the 99th S-grade genius of our Red Dome Martial Arts Mansion."

"Click!"

Lin Qi shook her hand, and the Alpha metal sphere in the air took a group photo for them.

"Student Lin Qi, since you have become an S-grade genius, you are also one of our Red Dome Martial Arts Mansion."

"We will become your strong backing."

"In the future, if anyone dares to bully you, that is to be an enemy of our Red Dome Martial Arts Mansion."

Gong Ruo said confidently, possessing strong backing.

And all of this was brought about by the Red Dome Martial Arts Mansion.

And behind the Red Dome Martial Arts Mansion were the Ninth Realm title-level martial artists, as well as the world's number one powerhouse—the Red Emperor!!

"That's right, at the very least, I will definitely take action!" Yue Feng also laughed.

As the person who discovered Lin Qi, his reward would definitely not be small either.

After hearing this, Lin Qi also had a smile on his face.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 158 =====