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Chapter 701 Martial Arts! (Seeking monthly votes)
"Weren't you working on a farm? How did you end up working in the sports system?"

Zhong Yuemin quickly changed the subject, asking curiously, "This change is quite significant!"

"Haha, remember when I was in elementary school, I practiced wrestling?"

Li Kuiyong said proudly, "After arriving in Nanhua, I found that the martial arts atmosphere there was very strong, so I picked it up again!"

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten!"

Zhong Yuemin's eyes lit up, and he asked curiously, "Your wrestling skills haven't declined at all?"

"Of course!"

Li Kuiyong suddenly mustered his strength, and his arms and chest swelled up as if inflated, their lines clearly visible even when he was dressed.

"Not only have I not fallen behind, but I've actually improved quite a bit!"

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.

The martial arts culture in Nanhua is so strong that almost everyone knows the Eight Pieces of Brocade, and some have even made a name for themselves through it.

Not only the Eight Pieces of Brocade, but also the Five Animal Frolics and other martial arts, have spread quite widely.

If you want to learn, there are ways to learn.

In addition, the natural environment there is not very friendly, so having a certain level of martial arts skills will allow one to live and work better.

Li Kuiyong has enough to eat and eat well outside of work, so it's not surprising that he's picked up his wrestling skills again.

Perhaps he really does have a talent for martial arts.

After resuming wrestling training, he made rapid progress.

At first, he was able to fight the guards stationed at the farm to a standstill, but he quickly gained the upper hand.

In less than a year, he became invincible on the entire farm!
In particular, he also learned some grappling techniques from the military and incorporated them into his wrestling skills, making them even more powerful.

With such outstanding performance and the fierce martial spirit of Nanhua, he could not possibly be overlooked even in a newly established farm.

Soon, the farm recommended him to participate in the farm's internal martial arts competition. Li Kuiyong performed excellently and won fourth place in his first competition.

He then participated in various martial arts competitions, where his skills were honed and improved rapidly.

In just six months, he became the farm's calling card!

At this time, his strength was also recognized by the martial arts world.

By the second year, he had developed enough skill to qualify for a national martial arts competition.

Although his ranking isn't high, his wrestling and grappling skills are widely recognized.

As a result, Li Kuiyong was transferred away from the farm and into the sports department.

There's no need to go into too much detail about these things.

"Impressive! It seems your skills haven't declined at all; in fact, they've improved quite a bit!"

Zhong Yuemin's eyes lit up. He gently punched Li Kuiyong's shoulder and whispered, "How about we set a time to practice properly?"

Seeing Li Kuiyong's doubt, he said proudly, "After I joined the army, I also trained hard, and I haven't stopped since. I'm confident that my strength is by no means inferior!"

In fact, Zhong Yuemin's experience is quite legendary.

In many period novels, soldiers are often described as being promoted to officers due to their merits.

Many readers have wondered: are there really that many opportunities for promotion in the military?
But later, after seeing some short videos, I learned that since the founding of the People's Republic of China, until the 1980s, the border had never been peaceful.

This applies to both land and sea borders!
Most of the reported conflicts are those with more serious situations. Many more, due to limitations in access to information, remain completely unknown to the average Chinese citizen.

This period was also the best time for children from farming families to rise through the ranks by joining the army.

Zhong Yuemin was able to rise quickly from an ordinary soldier to an officer in the army, eventually becoming the commander of a reconnaissance battalion. His abilities and strength were definitely outstanding.

At this time, the reconnaissance battalion was similar to the later special forces!
In other words, Zhong Yuemin's military skills are absolutely top-notch.

Even his invitation to Li Kuiyong to spar was merely a joke.

If military means were to be used, he worried that Li Kuiyong wouldn't be able to withstand even a single blow, which would be a huge embarrassment.

In the original novel, this guy is portrayed as a playboy.

Feeling that he had been in the military for too long, he simply ran away and wandered around the world.

But right now, because of Nan Hua's appearance and the differences in the world, this guy obviously hasn't left the army yet.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have directly invited Li Kuiyong to have a private match.

Judging from the formidable strength Li Kuiyong just displayed, he was not someone to be trifled with.

"As long as you have confidence!"

Li Kuiyong laughed heartily and said leisurely, "I was worried that your strength was just like those guys from Hong Kong, all talk and no action!"

"Oh, Kui Yong, you've actually been to Hong Kong Island?"

Now it was Zhong Yuemin's turn to be surprised. He asked curiously, "Is Hong Kong Island really as prosperous as the rumors say?"

"Hong Kong Island is indeed quite prosperous!"

Li Kuiyong admitted, "Especially in the core areas of the main island and Kowloon Peninsula, there are many high-rise buildings, and the business is booming and the economy is quite impressive!"

Seeing Zhong Yuemin's longing expression, he couldn't help but scoff, "That prosperity over there belongs to the rich; it has nothing to do with ordinary people!"

He then went on to describe in detail how the wealthy on Hong Kong Island lived extravagantly, or rather, how they were excessively wealthy, and how ordinary citizens struggled to make ends meet.

"In Hong Kong Island, the difficulty for the poor to turn their lives around is extraordinary!"

"Studying is a good way out, but the environment on Hong Kong Island is not very friendly to poor students. There are too many temptations and distractions!"

"It can be said that those poor people who truly turn their lives around through education are absolutely exceptional in Hong Kong, even more so than those from rural families in mainland China!"

"There are a lot of gang members over there, the so-called underworld figures. These guys are no pushovers for ordinary people!"

"So, according to you, Hong Kong Island is terrible?"

Zhong Yuemin asked curiously, "But as far as I know, there are countless Chinese people who want to go there!"

"Hong Kong Island has a developed economy, and there are many opportunities and ways to make money there!"

Li Kuiyong chuckled and said, "As long as you're truly capable, earning enough money to live comfortably isn't difficult. The environment over there is quite nice!"

"But if you want to go further, it can't be achieved through hard work alone!"

He sneered, "British trading companies and wealthy Chinese have monopolized too many resources in Hong Kong, leaving a pitifully small share for ordinary people!"

"I was assigned to work on Hong Kong Island for several years!"

Having witnessed so much of the struggle for survival among the poor there, my impression of the area isn't actually very good!

"In fact, given the size of Hong Kong Island's economy, it could have done much better, at least ensuring that ordinary people didn't live such a humble life. Unfortunately, the British Hong Kong government simply couldn't have done such a thing!"

(End of this chapter)