Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 125: Drawing the bow and drinking blood requires great strength (Subscription required)
Wuyuan!

Lin Chen raised his eyes and looked at the Director of the Military Affairs Department.

He didn't expect that the director of the Military Affairs Institute would ask Wu Yuan the first question.

During the past few months of contact with Wu Yuan, Lin Chen was convinced that Wu Yuan had no ill will towards him, and from what Senior Yan said, he vaguely felt that Wu Yuan had a powerful background.

Wu Yuan had no ill will towards him, but Lin Chen didn't know how Wu Zhengsi treated Wu Yuan.

"The disciple did have contact with Wu Yuan. At that time..."

"You don't need to tell me the details of your contact with Wu Yuan."

Qiu Rufeng interrupted Lin Chen and saw Lin Chen's puzzled expression. He smiled and said, "Martial Garden is not part of Daliang. There are also martial gardens in other countries. Daliang's attitude towards martial gardens is also very clear. We allow Daliang warriors to have contact with martial gardens."

Su Lingchuan and He Ruyun told Lin Chen things that only the entry-level warriors in Daliang knew, including Daliang’s history and past. Qiu Rufeng naturally knew about this.

"Master Director, what is the origin of this Wu Garden?"

"As for the origin of Wuyuan, I can't explain it clearly. I just know one thing. When Emperor Taizu established the Ministry of Military Affairs, Wuyuan also contributed. Moreover, Daliang Wuyuan, like me, hates demons very much."

Daliang Wuyuan hates demons extremely?
Lin Chen grasped the key point and asked doubtfully: "Does the attitude of martial arts gardens in other countries towards demons differ?"

"Zheng State established the demon beast as the guardian beast of the country. What do you think the attitude of Zheng State's Wuyuan towards the demon race?"

Lin Chen thought for a moment and understood that since Zheng State had established the demon beast as the national guardian beast, if Zheng State's Wuyuan wanted to exist in Zheng State and not be opposed by the Zheng State court, it must also be consistent with the position of the Zheng State court.

"There are always a few countries that go along with the monsters and then conspire with them to constantly invade other countries. You have practiced martial arts for a year, and you should know that the blood and flesh of rare birds can increase Qi and blood, and help break through the martial arts realm. The blood and flesh of monsters can help martial artists several times or even dozens of times more than rare birds. For some countries, sacrificing ordinary people and associating with the monsters in exchange for their own strength is a good deal."

Qiu Rufeng had a look of contempt on his face. "The reason why demons were rampant in the Chu and Song dynasties before Daliang was that the aristocratic families in the imperial court were in collusion with the demons. The demons needed the flesh and blood of the people, and the aristocratic families also needed the flesh and blood of the demons. Both sides took what they needed."

"Master Director, if our Daliang warriors need the flesh and blood of the monster race..."

"Go to the northern border, go to the East China Sea, and enter the military camp. The northern ice field of Daliang is the land of the Snow Demon Clan, and the eastern sea area has the sea demons."

"You can join the army and go to the border to kill monsters to get monster flesh and blood. Or you can become an official in the court and exchange your contribution points for monster flesh and blood. The purple crystal marrow fluid that your Lord Su gave you came from the monster area in the East China Sea."

Qiu Rufeng smiled and said, "Of course, there is another way to obtain the flesh and blood of the demon race to bathe your body and increase the strength of your physical body."

When Lin Chen saw the director's smile, he had a guess in his mind.

"Since you have a guess in your mind, then tell me. I want to see what you think."

"I dare to speculate whether it has something to do with the genius rules?"

Lord Wu Zhengsi would not have mentioned the demon race for no reason when he came to see me. I have been in the martial arts hall for half a year, and it is time for the genius system to begin.

"Quite clever."

Qiu Rufeng stroked his beard, very satisfied that Lin Chen could think of this so quickly.

"There are many young people in Daliang who learn martial arts, and martial arts resources are extremely scarce. However, Emperor Taizu set a policy of using martial arts to revitalize the country and established the Ministry of Martial Arts. In addition to allowing all citizens of Daliang to have access to martial arts, it is also for the purpose of selecting talented young people."

"The Ministry of Martial Arts has set three levels of standards for geniuses. The first level is the martial arts school's assessment reward. Those who can receive the martial arts school's assessment reward can be called the genius of the county."

Hearing the director's words, Lin Chen thought of the rewards he received from the martial arts school when he had achieved minor and major success in the Shuiyun Palm.

And based on the situation of this county fight, Zhang Qi and Shen Ge will also be able to get these rewards from the martial arts school.

The genius of a county is indeed very fitting.

"The second tier is the geniuses of a prefecture. The top ten will be considered qualified based on the prefecture exam and will receive corresponding rewards."

"The next level up is the last one, the genius of the way, which is the genius system of the Military Administration Department. People like you who can perfect a technique within half a year can be called the genius of the Jiangnan Dao."

"The Military Affairs Department only reports students who meet the genius requirements to Jiangnan Province. The Jiangnan Province Military Affairs Department is actually responsible for your three-month special training."

Lin Chen listened quietly. He couldn't help but admire Emperor Taizu of Daliang and the bigwigs of the Ministry of Military Affairs. This system of selecting geniuses was extremely standardized and had clear levels.

The only thing that made him regretful was that his highest talent was only at the pedestrian level?
Shouldn't there be genius in every country?
A title like the pride of a country.

This is what is written in novels.

"Is there anything you don't understand?" Qiu Rufeng asked curiously when he saw Lin Chen's expression changing constantly.

"Master Director, I feel that since we have all reached the level of Xingdao, is there no one who can go higher?"

Qiu Rufeng smiled and said, "Don't forget the martial arts imperial examination."

Lin Chen suddenly realized that he had indeed forgotten this. Doesn’t the martial arts imperial examination represent the top geniuses in the entire Daliang?

But when I think about the fact that my own tutor is already in his early thirties and still has to take the imperial examination, can he still be considered a genius at this age?

"Although our dynasty has shown some favoritism towards geniuses like you, there is a limit. This is also the rule set by Emperor Taizu. Daliang has never relied on one or two top warriors to prosper, but on tens of millions of warriors."

"This is also the reason why students in the martial arts school can only stay for a maximum of three years. The court will only train you for three years. How far you can go in martial arts after three years depends on your own luck."

"Considering your background, this three-month special training is extremely important. This will be your only chance to enjoy the treatment of a genius in the future. After this special training, even if you are a genius, the Military Affairs Department and I will not give you training resources for no reason."

Qiu Rufeng looked at Lin Chen and spoke solemnly.

When he first took office as the director of the Wuzheng Institute, he did not understand the rule set by Emperor Taizu. However, after serving as the director of Raozhou Prefecture for many years, he finally understood the courage of Emperor Taizu.

Daliang has sixteen provinces, in addition to the capital and three important cities on the border. If one wants to select more talents, Daliang's resources can afford it. After all, there are only one or two people who can stand out from each province, and there are no more than fifty people in the whole Daliang.

But Emperor Taizu only gave them the first level of martial arts. If these geniuses wanted to continue on the path of martial arts, they could only rely on themselves to fight for training resources and finally take part in the imperial examinations.

The imperial examination is the most influential and fair channel for warriors to advance in Daliang, on warriors and even the people of the world.

A genius can only enjoy the care of resources at the level of the lineage at most, but it is enough for him to enter the realm of practicing internal organs. Those who can participate in the imperial examinations include not only those who have practiced internal organs, but also those who have entered the realm of strength.

Even though they are not talented, these people have been practicing for a long time and have a chance to compete with those martial arts geniuses.

It is precisely because of the rules set by Emperor Taizu that those who are not too talented in martial arts will not give up on the subsequent martial arts path.

If you don't have enough talent, then you can make up for it through hard work and strive to obtain more training resources to catch up with those talented students.

The balance between the training of talented warriors and the promotion channels for ordinary warriors, after Emperor Taizu set the tone, went through many adjustments in the court before the current situation was achieved.

"Thank you for your advice, Director. I understand."

Lin Chen did not expect that the director would explain things to him so thoroughly. He thought that a few simple pointers would be enough.

"Since you are on the path of extreme martial arts, you need more training resources to make up for the gap in realm improvement. I am going to report your deeds to the Jiangnan Dao and designate you as a model for poor students of the Jiangnan Dao. Are you willing?"

"Disciple is willing."

Lin Chen suddenly realized that the director had said so much to him and was also waiting for him here.

I lack resources, but after being designated as a model by the Jiangnan Dao, I will definitely be rewarded, just like Lord Su designated me as a model for the poor students in Poyang County.

"I will not hide it from you. If the Martial Arts Department finally approves it, it will be beneficial not only to me, but also to you and the entire Raozhou Prefecture's martial arts."

Qiu Rufeng's eyes were full of brilliance. "The amount of martial arts training resources that the court provides to various places every year remains unchanged, but the specific resources are divided according to the situation of each province. The martial arts training resources of the province where the top martial arts champion of each imperial examination is located will increase by 30% next year. As for Jiangnan Province, the martial arts resources of each prefecture will also change."

Qiu Rufeng did not tell Lin Chen the specific distribution ratio, but Lin Chen had lived two lives and had a rough guess in his mind. It was nothing more than that the better the ranking, the more cultivation resources one would get, and the worse the ranking, the less cultivation resources one would get.

As for whether the strong will become stronger and the weak will become weaker, leading to an imbalance in martial arts power in various regions.

Lin Chen saw this point very clearly. There is no absolute fairness in the world. It is already quite good that Daliang can achieve this. He also estimated that the court would also have support policies for those regions whose martial arts strength has always lagged behind.

The strategies for the court were still far away from him.

He is now just a small martial artist in the awakening stage, and his goal is to reach the highest level within three years.

"I have already told you what I should tell you. Go ahead. Lord Xu is waiting for you at the door. According to the county competition reward, you can go to the Wuzhengsi Class C treasure house to choose a treasure. Lord Xu will take you there in a while." "Disciple, take your leave."

Lin Chen bowed and left the yard. Just as the director said, Lord Xu was standing several feet away waiting for him.

"The Class C treasure house is inside the Military Administration Department. Follow me."

Xu Luncai was as quiet as ever, and Lin Chen did not dare to get too close to him. He followed him to the backyard area of the Wuzheng Division. As he went deeper into the Wuzheng Division, he could clearly feel that the security here was much stricter than before.

Not to mention the exaggeration of having a guard every three steps and a sentry every five steps, but there are warriors patrolling along the way, and the aura emanating from these warriors are all at the awakening level. The leaders are even strong men who have practiced internal organs. Lin Chen estimated that there might be some strong men of the next level secretly guarding this area.

Finally, Lin Chen followed Lord Xu and stopped in front of a huge iron gate.

"I am here on the orders of the Director General to bring Lin Chen, the first place winner of this county competition in Poyang County, to the treasury to select the reward."

The man guarding the iron gate nodded when he heard this, took out a booklet from his arms, and wrote Lin Chen's name on it with a pen.

"According to the rules, those entering the warehouse should take off their clothes."

The man looked towards a small house on the side of the iron gate. Lin Chen understood what he meant. He wanted him to go into the house and take off his clothes.

"The C-level treasure house contains mostly things needed by practitioners of internal martial arts. There are some strange things that seem mysterious but are actually useless."

Just as Lin Chen walked into the hut, he heard Xu Luncai's voice behind him. Lin Chen was stunned, then immediately bowed to express his gratitude, thinking that this Lord Xu was giving him guidance.

Choose useful ones, don’t choose fancy ones, or treasures whose specific uses even the Ministry of Military Affairs doesn’t know.

A treasure whose origin even the Military Administration Department couldn't figure out was either extremely mysterious or trash, but Lin Chen felt that the latter was more likely.

Even though there may be one case out of a hundred that goes wrong, there is no need to take the risk.

Unlike those students who come from wealthy families and have no shortage of good things at home, who can take this opportunity to gamble, it is better for me to be down-to-earth.

After entering the small room, Lin Chen took off his clothes, picked up a simple jacket hanging on the wall and put it on. After he walked out of the room, a soldier came forward to search him and made sure that he had nothing hidden on him before opening the iron door.

"It will take one stick of incense. When the incense burns out, you must come out regardless of whether you have picked one or not."

The warrior guarding the treasury reminded Lin Chen, and a soldier entered the yard and lit a stick of incense.

Lin Chen agreed and stepped into the iron gate. As he entered, the iron gate slowly closed.

……

……

There was nothing in the yard except the incense burner. Lin Chen's eyes fell on the door of the house in front of the yard. Without delay, he walked forward and pushed the door open.

The door opened, revealing several rows of shelves. On the first row of shelves were books of secret manuals.

Martial arts secrets?

For him, martial arts secrets are not what he needs right now, unless there is the Zhenyuepu, the second volume of Tiegu Gong. However, Lord Li also said that Zhenyuepu is in Huizhou Prefecture, not Raozhou Prefecture, so it is impossible for this treasure house to have the secret book of Zhenyuepu.

Lin Chen looked past the first row and towards the second row of shelves, on which were placed various bottles and jars. Lin Chen walked closer and saw labels in front of each bottle and jar.

"Qi Gathering Pill."

"Kidney-tonifying Pills"

"Quenching Heart Powder"

……

They are all good things, but Lin Chen still didn't choose them. These are things that can only be used in the practice of internal organs, and he is still some distance away from that level.

The third row of shelves contained many strange objects. There was an ancient stone slab engraved with mysterious symbols. Lin Chen touched it and found that the stone slab felt neither like stone nor like metal.

In addition, there are glass-like spheres, and there are even water currents flowing inside them...

This shelf is filled with items of this kind.

"This should be the strange thing that Lord Xu mentioned. There is no need for me to gamble."

The fourth shelf, which is also the side closest to the wall, is filled with weapons.

Lin Chen curiously picked up the long sword lying horizontally on the first grid. Wow, it was so heavy, probably weighing at least three hundred pounds. When his fingers ran across the blade, he felt a cool sensation at the tip of his fingers.

Below the grid, there was a copper plaque made of brass, on which was engraved the introduction: "Frost Blade: Made of cold iron, weighing five hundred kilograms, can cut iron like mud."

Cut iron like clay!

What a knife!
Lin Chen put the knife down and glanced at other shelves. Finally, he was attracted by a dark red glow. When he got closer, he found that it was actually a bow.

This bow is no longer than two fingers, similar in length to a dagger. When Lin Chen was about to pick it up, he felt his arm sink.

This bow is so heavy.

There is also a brass introduction plate hanging on the grid.

[Snake Shadow Bow: Take the main tendons of a hundred-year-old viper and soak them in medicinal wine for three years. The bow is mixed with North Sea sunken silver. It is a masterpiece of the master of casting. Pressing the handle triggers the mechanism, and the bow can be folded and retracted.]

Lin Chen's fingers touched the bulge on the bow and pressed hard. The bow arm, which was only two fingers away from his hand, stretched out like a snake bone and the bow suddenly lengthened by three feet.

Three-fold, there is always surface no matter how you fold it?

Lin Chen was shocked by the ingenious mechanism of the bow.

I plucked the bowstring with my hand, but it didn't move at all.

"So hard?"

Lin Chen took a deep breath and grabbed the bowstring. Veins on his entire right arm bulged. Just as he pulled the bow three inches, the bow suddenly vibrated and made a buzzing sound. It had reached its limit.

It's not the limit of the bowstring, but the limit of his strength.

He let go, and the strong wind caused by the bowstring's rebound actually scraped off a layer of skin on his fingertips, and blood oozed out instantly.

Lin Chen stared at the Snake Shadow Bow that was still trembling slightly. The next moment, he reached out and turned to the back of the nameplate, only to find a line of words engraved on the back: Do not touch unless you are born with great strength or are an extreme warrior.

It's it!
Seeing this sentence, Lin Chen took the bow without any hesitation.

He was on the path of an extreme warrior, and this bow made up for his lack of long-range combat capabilities.

"Unfortunately, there are only bows but no arrows here."

Holding the Snake Shadow Bow, Lin Chen didn't look at other treasures in the house. He walked out of the house. The incense stick in the yard had just burned halfway.

"Sir, I have already chosen my disciple."

Lin Chen shouted through the iron gate, and soon the iron gate opened.

Outside the door, Xu Luncai and the man guarding the treasury were standing together, and their eyes first fell on Lin Chen's hand.

When they saw the Snake Shadow Bow in Lin Chen's hand, there was surprise in their eyes.

"Master Xu, I am the loser."

Xu Lun smiled for the first time. Seeing Lin Chen's puzzled expression, he explained: "I just made a bet with Lord Zhao. Lord Zhao bet that you would get the elixir, but I think you would choose the Snake Shadow Bow."

If he had not encountered the Snake Shadow Bow, Lin Chen might have chosen the elixir, but with the Snake Shadow Bow, any warrior who is born with great strength or who pursues the extreme path cannot resist the temptation of the Snake Shadow Bow.

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