Chapter 11: Gun Technique

The night passed quickly.

When the dawn's first light began to spill over the earth, a huge broadcast roared above the town.

"Time's up, all Quasi-Martial Artists, report immediately to the town entrance."

"Is it over?"

Zhou Yang lifted his hand, shaking off the fresh blood from his gun's tip, and revealed a faint satisfied smile.

During that night, monster after monster served as live sparring partners, and his combat techniques and footwork made great strides.

And once purchased, it cannot be returned or exchanged.

Besides his personal info interface, two notification Emails kept flashing.

If you want to study, study the best! Otherwise you'd be dishonoring our transmigrator identity!

Amid waves of gasps, Zhou Yang and Luo Feng quickly walked out of the crowd.

His first purchase of a secret manual came with a 100‑million free quota from Jixian Wuguan, and it could ignore the contribution‑point requirement for half‑price purchases.

He believes that as long as he continues cultivating and tempering, in the near future he'll have a chance to glimpse the subtleties of the Intricate‑Level footwork!

Zhou Yang walked outward along the ruined road; as he drew nearer to the town entrance, more people gathered around him.

Eyes fell on the two's backpacks, and these Quasi-Martial Artists were curious about just how capable someone recruited early by the two great Martial Arts Academies could be.

He no longer hesitated and immediately began the purchase of the first tier of 'Apocalypse'!

"Please confirm: purchase the first tier of 'Apocalypse' for 100 million Huaxia Coins?"

Even the inspecting officer gave the two a slightly surprised glance.

Enter search — Manual — Attack Category —

"Yangzi, over here!"

"Whoa, so many!"

Most Quasi-Martial Artists are at a normal beginner warrior level, typically harvesting three or four monster left ears, though a few stronger ones can gather around ten.

But that 100‑million quota was just enough for him to buy the first tier of the 'Apocalypse' gun technique manual.

"Zhou Yang, harvested 105 monster left ears!"

Zhou Yang followed the Email prompts, quickly familiarizing himself with the Warrior internal network's various functions.

Upon clicking confirm, a long list of manual titles and prices instantly appeared on the screen.

If this were in his past life, the money for a single manual could have built dozens of J‑20s!

At that moment, those around them recognized them, for among the over 1,600 Quasi-Martial Artists in this assessment, only four had been recruited by Jixian Wuguan or Leidian Wuguan.

A voice sounded ahead; Zhou Yang looked up and saw Luo Feng, shouldering a massive backpack, standing at the entrance waving from afar.

For example, if you bought the first three tiers of a manual this time, when you later want the fourth tier, they'll tell you — sorry, not for sale!

"Luo Feng, harvested 110 monster left ears!"

"Gun technique 'Apocalypse'! Created by the world's number‑one strongman Hong, touted as the world's premier offensive method!"

"Mist Sword", Category: Sword Technique, Rating: S‑rank. Price: 3 billion Huaxia Coins (full price), 1.5 billion Huaxia Coins (half price, requirement: three‑star contribution points).

Seeing the long list of manual names and the exaggerated prices behind them, Zhou Yang couldn't help but gasp slightly.

Nevertheless, he didn't hesitate and clicked open the top‑ranked manual.

"Good fellow, how many monsters have you slain? Your backpack's about to burst!"

After fingerprint verification, it indeed showed a successful login!

These people really know how to play, tier‑selling the manuals yet not fully tiered.

Zhou Yang familiarized himself for a while, then opened the online marketplace page.

The poured‑out monster ears piled into two small hills, and a thick, bloody stench instantly spread outward.

"Apocalypse' Full Six Tiers — Price: 100 billion Huaxia Coins (full), 50 billion Huaxia Coins (half, requirement: four‑star contribution points)."

"Apocalypse' First Five Tiers — Price: 40 billion Huaxia Coins (full), 20 billion Huaxia Coins (half, requirement: four‑star contribution points)."

"Apocalypse' First Four Tiers — Price: 15 billion Huaxia Coins (full), 7.5 billion Huaxia Coins (half, requirement: three‑star contribution points)."

"Apocalypse' First Three Tiers — Price: 6 billion Huaxia Coins (full), 3 billion Huaxia Coins (half, requirement: three‑star contribution points)."

"Apocalypse' First Two Tiers — Price: 1 billion Huaxia Coins (full), 500 million Huaxia Coins (half, requirement: two‑star contribution points)."

"Apocalypse' First Tier — Price: 200 million Huaxia Coins (full), 100 million Huaxia Coins (half, requirement: one‑star contribution points)."

Although he was mentally prepared, when he saw the long list of prices behind the 'Apocalypse' manual, Zhou Yang couldn't help but gape.

"Big brother, count quickly—how many have they actually hunted!"

One email informed him that the 20 million startup funds and 100 million free manual purchase quota previously promised by Zhuge Tao had already been credited.

"Manuals, equipment purchases, online tutorials, Warrior forums—this internal network is truly powerful!"

Although he's still a bit far from Luo Feng's twisted Intricate‑Level footwork, he can already achieve that effortless proficiency found at the basic level.

If he wants to buy, he'll just purchase the first four tiers — meaning he'll have to buy the first three tiers again!

"Those big shots in this world really know how to make money!"

Luo Feng chuckled, gave Zhou Yang a pat on the back, and, feigning exaggerated laughter, said, "You're not bad either; you're about to wipe out all the town's monsters!"

In the end, the big shot who wielded near‑omnipotent power in Jiangnan Base City could only leave reluctantly.

Evening of August 2, Villa No. 186, Mingyue Community, Yangzhou City.

And the two before him were two of the four.

The towering hulking man promised that as long as the two were willing to join Leidian Wuguan, they would cover all their breach‑of‑contract penalties and provide them with a top‑tier training contract from Leidian Wuguan's global headquarters.

However, one of the two values loyalty above all and refuses to switch allegiances lightly, while the other, a transmigrator well‑versed in the plot, naturally wasn't swayed by his sugary shell‑cannon.

If I buy it and can't learn it, I'll be in trouble back at grandma's house!

"Hesitating and looking back is not the way of us transmigrators!"

You damn Luo lunatic, I still lost to you!

He quickly accessed the computer in the room, opened the Jixian Wuguan internal network "Jixian Home" URL, and a login screen appeared on the monitor.

A moment later, Zhou Yang finally made up his mind.

The money in Swallowed Star really isn't worth much; it's always on the order of hundreds of billions or trillions.

At the town's gate, a squad of soldiers was inspecting the monster left ears collected by the Quasi‑Martial Artists to verify whether they had passed the assessment.

Hearing the numbers announced by the officer in charge of the assessment, the surrounding people couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Some curious Quasi‑Martial Artists nearby began urging the officer to check quickly.

Zhou Yang complained while rapidly weighing in his mind whether to make a purchase.

Zhou Yang lightly hammered a fist on Luo Feng's shoulder, feigning reluctance, "Extra training, we must extra train today, aiming to surpass you, Luo Feng!"

"Apocalypse", Category: Gun Technique. Rating: Ultimate. Price: 1,000 billion Huaxia coins (full price), 500 billion Huaxia coins (half price, requirement: four‑star contribution points).

"Nine‑Fold Thunder Blade", Category: Blade Technique. Rating: Ultimate. Price: 1,000 billion Huaxia coins (full price), 500 billion Huaxia coins (half price, requirement: four‑star contribution points).

……

The officers didn't waste words, acted together, and soon the number of monsters the two had hunted was tallied.

"Whoa!"

He hurried forward, first scanning Luo Feng's backpack, then laughed and said:

Some permissions that formal Warriors possess should already have been activated.

The other letter was a tutorial on how to use the Jixian Home functions.

"Come on, you're already more than half stronger in fist power than me, and you still want extra training—are you trying to kill me?"

The Warrior's real‑combat assessment has been passed; legally, he is now a formal Warrior.

Looking back at the predecessors of all the time‑traveling seniors, none were anything but sky‑high ambitions, and Zhou Yang is no exception.

Facing the eager gazes around them, Zhou Yang and Luo Feng stepped forward together, then opened their backpacks and poured the monster ears into the two containers beside them.

The two laughed and chatted as they left the town.

The introduction even says that "Apocalypse" is an ultimate secret manual, with extremely high cultivation difficulty.

"My god, these two are perverts, over a hundred monster left ears! They killed over a hundred monsters in one night!"

The two laughed and left quickly, while in a corner of the crowd, a forgotten classmate Wan Dong wore an expression of extreme resentment.

Next, just as in the original, Zhou Yang and Luo Feng received a private invitation from the hulking man of Leidian Wuguan.

As the crowd kept moving forward, Zhou Yang and Luo Feng soon arrived before the officer in charge of the inspection.

"There's no way around it, it's because you, Luo Feng, put too much pressure on us."

Back at home, Zhou Yang immediately ducked into his own room.

Hearing his words, Luo Feng showed a speechless expression.

"Phantom Blade Formula", Category: Blade Technique. Rating: SS. Price: 100 billion Huaxia coins (full price), 50 billion Huaxia coins (half price, requirement: three‑star contribution points).

……

"Beep! Confirmation passed!"

"Purchase successful! The secret manual will be delivered within 24 hours!"

(End of Chapter)