Starting as an infant, with parents who are blond-haired delinquents?

I didn't say much about it, nor did I want to.

Could it be that he participated in the final siege of the monster leader and beat him to death?

If I said that out loud, people would probably laugh their heads off.

When Old Chen said "let's have dinner another day," he wasn't just being polite, like he would with other people.

On the evening of the second day, Zhang Chaoqiang's family, led by Lao Chen, went to the commercial plaza in the city center.

This was the first time that Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong had come to a Western restaurant for a proper meal.

Previously, I usually ate at Western fast food restaurants like Wallace, Zunbao Pizza, and KFC.

There are two rows of large Western-style characters at the entrance.

"Those who are not properly dressed are not allowed to enter."

"Those who are not properly dressed are not allowed to enter."

Zhang Chaoqiang wasn't sure whether Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei had actually seen it.

Anyway, the tight-fitting ripped black jeans accentuated his slender, short legs, and he wore leather loafers with unusual heels. His top was the same red Want Want jacket he wore at his wedding...

And inexplicably, a samurai and punk style emerged, with her clothes tattered and torn, and metal nails adorning her body, creating a rock-punk Shen Qiangwei.

The two didn't linger for a moment and went straight inside.

Such a graceful and decisive demeanor caught the welcoming staff at the door completely off guard.

They booked a private room; otherwise, Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei's attire would have reduced the restaurant's occupancy rate by at least 20%.

Customer satisfaction with dining here also needs to decrease by about 50%.

They split into two tables, with Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei going off to have their so-called candlelight dinner alone.

The waiter serving their table did indeed somewhat overturn his sense of fashion and aesthetic sense.

The steak wasn't badly made; it was rich in protein, a perfectly healthy meal, and paired with a healthy, sugar-free yogurt and vegetable salad.

Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei, however, felt that this healthy meal wasn't so troublesome or hard to swallow.

At one of the tables, there was hardly any noise during the meal, such as people talking.

On the other side, they were chattering away incessantly.

It's certain that this will corrupt children. Tan Yue unconsciously swallowed the food in her mouth and whispered to Zhang Chaoqiang:

"There are martial arts shops near the commercial center. Shall we go check them out later?"

"I had the same idea."

Zhang Chaoqiang patted his backpack, which was placed on another seat. Inside were the nearly fifty second-tier Sea Dragon Crystal Cores he had acquired this time.

Tan Yue: "Is there anything you want to buy? The martial arts shops in the commercial center are more than twice the size of the martial arts shops on Tianyun Street, and they have a wider selection of goods."

Zhang Chaoqiang: "We'll see later. If it's about any cultivation resources or crystal cores you want, there's really no place I'd go specifically for them."

This is also a good opportunity to see what good stuff the martial arts shops here have.

As a martial artist, one is essentially aided by three major cultivation methods.

First: Training

Second: Enhance the cultivation resources in all aspects of the body.

Three: Martial Arts

The Martial Arts Shop offers items for purchase in all categories except the first one.

Cultivation resources are also divided into many branches.

For example, the martial artist's physique liquid that Zhang Chaoqiang used to improve his body, and rare and precious materials that could increase the speed of spiritual advancement within a certain period of time.

Resources that can accelerate the refining of spiritual energy, and even some incredibly rare wild and natural treasures.

The resources used to increase cultivation speed and refine spiritual energy are basically cultivation elixirs allocated by some cultivation resource development and manufacturing companies within the country.

The ingredients are generally made from the essence extracted from various spiritual objects.

Similar to an oral liquid, martial artists can enhance their affinity for spiritual energy after taking it orally. However, this effect only lasts for a limited period of time.

Some expensive wild natural treasures are generally very old, containing the essence of time accumulated over many years, and their spiritual power is concentrated and pure.

As long as it is taken, one can directly obtain many benefits, such as a qualitative and quantitative leap in one's spiritual power strength and spiritual power reserves.

It can quickly improve one's strength.

However, that kind of thing has drawbacks.

A powerful treasure naturally contains trace elements that resist absorption by the human body; in short, it is poison.

The extent of a treasure's power corresponds to the extent of its toxicity.

Only those who are 18 years old or older have a certain degree of resistance to toxins, so martial artists under the age of 18 generally do not use such rare and precious materials.

Once toxicity is detected, it can have endless consequences for one's entire martial arts career, causing significant long-term effects and complications.

Furthermore, one must be careful when using such treasures that rapidly enhance one's strength, even after reaching adulthood, to avoid suffering the backlash caused by the rapid increase in power.

This characteristic also makes each of these natural treasures priceless.

The price is unimaginable.

I heard that the commercial center has a prized possession, which is said to be a jade lingzhi that has been nurtured for over a thousand years.

Its full name is Grey-Red Jade Lingzhi. The spiritual power it contains has reached the third level, with a spiritual power intensity of nearly 1800P.

This means that absorbing it can increase spiritual power by about 1000-1500P in a short period of time, as well as body volume.

You can take a look while you're at it. This kind of thing could easily cost a million, and it's not something you can buy just because you have money.

Zhang Chaoqiang had no intention of buying it at all.

Half an hour later, a question came from the next table:

"Hey handsome, why haven't our desserts arrived yet?"

A Western meal wouldn't be complete without dessert.

For this reason, Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei specially ordered three or four desserts after the meal.

They were mostly small cakes.

"I'm sorry, sir, your child specifically requested that your desserts be cancelled!"

"..."

The two of them practically wore their sullen expressions on their faces.

After the meal, the three adults and two children went from the basement to the martial arts shop area of ​​the commercial center.

The martial arts shop here isn't particularly eye-catching; it's located at the very back of the basement level.

I wonder if it's because this is the financial and commercial center of Tianan City.

Basically, all the shops nearby were displaying the same two lines of text that I had just seen in front of the Western restaurant.

The martial arts shop is no exception.

"Those who are not properly dressed are not allowed to enter."

"Those who are not properly dressed are not allowed to enter."

After all, the people around were mostly well-dressed, elegantly dressed business people.

The shop assistants initially intended to stop Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei when they saw them.

but…

swoosh swish...

As soon as he entered the store, Zhang Chaoqiang took off his backpack and went straight to the front, unzipped it, turned it upside down and shook it a few times.

The sight of him pouring out piles and piles of second-order crystal cores made the shop assistant stop what he was doing.

Chapter 135 They really know how to do business.

"Could you please take a look for me, sister?"

"I think I'll sell them all."

The sound of crystal cores hitting the table made Zhang Huolong momentarily lose his focus.

Why does this scene look so familiar?

It's extremely similar to a movie I've seen before; this thing's arrogant demeanor is just like the protagonist in that movie.

However, the protagonist in that movie was selling gold bars that had been stolen.

Meanwhile, his own son was selling all sorts of random stones.

They had heard of the crystal cores Zhang Chaoqiang mentioned before. Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei both agreed that these things looked like ordinary plastic toys, or even less translucent than plastic toys…

Is it really worth money?

They're not stupid.

The goods displayed in the martial arts shop's window are mostly exquisitely packaged; the luxurious boxes alone are enough to tell that the crystal cores they contain are extremely valuable.

"Honey, look, this thing is called a Tier 1 Earth-Escape Scale Crystal Core. The listed price is 8000 yuan. Look at this thing, the thing itself doesn't look like much, but the packaging is too exquisite!"

It's obvious at a glance that it matches the price.

Zhang Huolong stroked the shop window, looking at the box outside. It was made of red leather with hidden hinges, similar to the jewelry display boxes outside.

"After taking another look at the price, this thing actually looks pretty good."

Shen Qiangwei's casual remark surprisingly received unanimous agreement from Zhang Huolong.

Indeed, price makes things appealing.

Turning my head, I saw the pile of second-tier sea dragon crystal cores scattered messily on the table, and the contrast was instantly apparent.

These things don't even have a box, how much could they be worth?

"Hey beautiful lady, how much are these things worth?" Zhang Chaoqiang asked before he could even ask.