Swallowing the Stars: Providing a Loan to Luo Feng Begins

Chapter 4: Obtaining Martial Artist Status, Let's Set Off! (Please Read On!)
Detention center, director's office.

Luo Feng hadn't been able to have a proper dinner in the prison canteen before, but now he was getting a free meal from the detention center staff.

After dinner.

At Chen Qi's instruction, Luo Feng and the director obtained information about the monster distribution areas outside the Jiangnan base city.
The detention center director agreed to all of Luo Feng's requests.

He had already called the Extreme Martial Arts Academy and found out that Luo Feng had already passed the preliminary martial artist assessment; it was just that his status hadn't been changed yet.

Therefore, Luo Feng is not a prisoner.

Furthermore, after reviewing the canteen's surveillance footage and discovering that Luo Feng was an extremely powerful mentalist, the warden of the detention center immediately reported this to the military system above.

They complied with Luo Feng's wish to meet with military personnel.

The military system will definitely try its best to win over such a genius who hasn't joined any side yet, competing with the Limit Martial Arts School and the Thunder Martial Arts School.

They were just asking for information about the general distribution areas of the monsters.

Where did the director express any disagreement?

"Luo Feng, focus on memorizing the distribution areas of those high-level beast soldiers, as well as the distribution areas of low-level and mid-level beast generals. That will be your main battlefield from now on. Every monster is a loan repayment fee! It can also be exchanged for rewards."

Chen Qi's voice echoed in Luo Feng's mind.

Luo Feng responded in his mind, and then focused on watching those parts.

Not long after, the warden of the detention center received a video call.

He kept saying to the screen:

"Okay, okay, I understand, Director Liu. I'll hand the phone to Mr. Luo Feng right away. Please wait a moment."

The warden of the detention center had beads of sweat on his forehead.

He never expected that his report would eventually reach the ears of Deputy Director Liu of the Security Bureau. It seems that Luo Feng's talent is highly valued!

Deputy Director Liu is the deputy director of the Security Bureau of the entire Jiangnan Base City. His status is equivalent to that of the supervisors of the Limit Martial Arts School and the Thunder Martial Arts School at the main hall of the Jiangnan Base City. He associates with many War God-level powerhouses.

The director began by saying:

"Mr. Luo Feng."

Luo Feng looked at the director.

"Could you please come here for a moment? Deputy Director Liu from the Jiangnan Base City Security Bureau would like to speak with you in person. He's quite far away and it's inconvenient for him to come over, so we can only have a video call," the detention center director said.

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng walked over and saw a serious-looking man on the director's phone: "Hello, Deputy Director Liu."

"Hello," Deputy Director Liu said in the video, "After interrogation, it turns out that the incident you encountered was caused by a guy named 'Zhang Haobai,' who instructed a local tyrant named 'Zhou Huayang' to arrange those prisoners."

"The goal is to cripple one of your arms and one of your legs."

"Our security bureau personnel are on their way to their homes to arrest them. We will definitely give you a reasonable explanation for this matter."

Are you satisfied with our military's handling of this matter?

Chen Qi listened in Luo Feng's mind. This outcome was different from the original story. There was no longer Zhou Huayang expressing his friendliness to Luo Feng, nor the process of negotiating with Uncle Zhang Haobai, 'Zhang Zehu'.

The reason, of course, is that Luo Feng's talent at this stage is even more terrifying.

The security bureau then came directly to handle everything, reducing a lot of trivial troubles, but they missed out on some less important compensation.

Chen Qi thought this approach was quite good.

As a result, Zhou Huayang lost his chance to slide on his knees at lightning speed. But since he accepted Zhang Haobai's request, he has to bear the consequences himself. There's nothing to pity about him.

"Mr. Luo Feng, would you be interested in joining our military?"

“I can make arrangements for you in various departments under our military system, and I will provide you with high-level treatment based on your talents, such as a ‘villa’, ‘training funds’, etc., and your family will also be protected.”

Deputy Director Liu took the initiative to invite him, and he watched the 'canteen surveillance video' sent by the detention center, which led to this phone call.

In his eyes, Luo Feng will at least become a War God in the future!
When Luo Feng heard that his family would be protected, he was somewhat tempted.

Upon sensing Luo Feng's slightest intention, Chen Qi immediately interrupted him in his mind, saying, "Luo Feng!"

"Never join the military, and don't join the Extreme Martial Arts School or the Thunder Martial Arts School either."

"With me around, your growth rate will be very fast. Completely joining their factions will actually restrict your freedom and affect your advancement."

Upon hearing Chen Qi's instructions, Luo Feng paused for a moment, then said, "Then what should I do?"

"Showing some goodwill to the military is enough. According to the original plan, we first need to obtain the qualification to freely enter and leave the base city, so that we can hunt monsters and avoid the inspections when going out. That's enough," Chen Qi explained.

If it were to follow the normal procedure, it would only be the beginning of July, and the formal martial arts assessment would not be until August 1st. Chen Qi felt that there was no need to make Luo Feng waste his waiting time.

Luo Feng understood immediately. Following Chen Qi's explanation, he politely declined Deputy Director Liu's invitation, but expressed his goodwill towards the military. Under Chen Qi's guidance, he even added a compliment:

'I have always admired the senior 'Jia Yi' of the Chinese military.'

Deputy Director Liu suddenly smiled, and the detention center director standing next to him was stunned. He had never seen Deputy Director Liu show such a sincere smile before.

The conversation immediately became pleasant.

Deputy Director Liu also left his contact information with Luo Feng, saying that if he were to formally join a faction, he should be sure to let him know.

The benefits offered by their military are definitely no less than those of the two major martial arts schools.
Finally, Deputy Director Liu of the State Security Bureau agreed to Luo Feng's idea:
"I also saw your video. Your combat strength is indeed enough to easily pass the martial artist assessment. There is really no need for you to participate in the assessment and waste your time."

"Okay, I'll make the arrangements later."

"Using the surveillance video footage as evidence, I'll have someone apply to change your identity to martial artist. I'll instruct them to expedite the process, and it shouldn't be until tomorrow morning at the latest."

"How about it?"

"Thank you, Deputy Director Liu!" Luo Feng immediately expressed his gratitude.

Originally, Chen Qi and Luo Feng only wanted the qualification to enter and leave the base city, and then they would take the martial arts assessment later. However, Deputy Director Liu had a good chat with them and was willing to personally help them solve the problem, which made him a martial artist in one fell swoop.

Luo Feng guessed that all of this was because Chen Qi had asked him to praise the senior 'Jia Yi', which resonated with and gained the approval of Deputy Director Liu.

in fact
Chen Qi just tried it out casually.

In the original work, Jia Yi's character is undoubtedly of the highest caliber.

He sacrificed his life for China and for the Earth. He was an idealistic senior. Chen Qi felt that there were definitely many people in the military system who admired Jia Yi.

It's clear that Deputy Director Liu also approves of this.

Finally, with the warden of the detention center personally sending a car to escort him back to his home, Luo Feng returned to his home.

Luo Feng's parents were overjoyed. Since Luo Feng was detained in the detention center, although they knew that their son was a quasi-martial artist and that nothing unexpected would happen under normal circumstances, they still couldn't help but worry.

"Let Luo Feng spend some time with his family. I'll think about what kind of increase is needed in the next round of loans for him."

"Luo Feng is currently a mid-level combat general-level mentalist. I remember the original novel mentioned in the Earth phase that, under normal circumstances, a mentalist's combat power is one level higher than that of a martial artist. This should not be universally true in the universe, but it is true on Earth."

"So, Luo Feng's current combat strength is close to that of a high-level warrior."

"Paying off the loan won't be difficult."

"And with the repayment being so quick and so far ahead of schedule, Luo Feng's credit score must have improved significantly, allowing him to enhance his financial strength even faster in the next round of loans."

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The next day, urged by Chen Qi, Luo Feng, who also had some expectations for the area outside the base city, made an excuse to his family and packed his bags.
After a smooth journey by train, we arrived at the military district's 'supply base' outside the base city.

Beyond the military region lies a vast wilderness teeming with monsters, and for the strong, these monsters represent a wealth of riches.

In his mind, Chen Qi looked out of the system space and shouted loudly:

"Luo Feng."

"Now it's your turn to go on a killing spree and pay off your loan!"

(End of this chapter)