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Chapter 37 - 0037 Carefree Travel (1 update)

Chapter 37: 0037 Carefree Travel (1 update)

Martial Arts Association.

Subordinate to the Martial Arts Department, it serves as a self-regulatory organization and social group for Martial Artists, situated between official and civilian sectors. It is the most important organization for Martial Artists, bar none.

Anyone who breaks the First Shackles must join the association. Extraordinary power, if not restrained, would lead to disastrous consequences.

Registration Office.

Ji Xuantong handed over the files of Lu Chenzhou and Shi Ruyu to the registration officer, who took a glance and then took out the official seal, saying,

"From now on, you are responsible for these two inheritors. If they ever break the law or create disruption, as a member of the Martial Arts Association, you must cooperate with the police to capture them and bring them to justice. No protection! No leniency!"

Ji Xuantong looked at Lu Chenzhou and Shi Ruyu.

He once had a senior brother from Dragon City Martial Arts University, a true inheritor and adopted son of Qingtian Cang. This person had top-class root bone and talent, far surpassing him. He broke the First Shackles at 16 and the Second at 28... His future was limitless.

Alas, for some reasons, he was bewitched by the "Carefree Travel" of the evil path and fell into the abyss. Qingtian Cang himself took action, working with the police over 6000 miles, and killed this senior brother in the depths of Kunlun Mountain. After that, he never accepted another inheritor.

Some extreme social Darwinist Martial Artists have lost their humanity, believing Martial Artists to be the "fittest" in the "survival of the fittest."

They think that Martial Artists should be legally unrestrained, abandoning humanity to truly break free from their mortal flesh and ascend to a higher form of life!

They broke laws and were unacceptable to any nation, hence they huddled together and established a large transnational criminal organization alliance abroad, self-named "Carefree Travel."

It seems ethereal but actually distorts the thoughts of the sages into a crooked and erroneous path.

Many Black Knights joined, and now their power is significant. Nations launched many joint encirclements against them, but they couldn’t be eradicated and always revived like weeds after a spring rain.

Thinking of these, Ji Xuantong also felt a sense of sigh and emotion.

"I will do it! I trust my own judgment, and I trust my two true inheritors," he said with a stern look at the two.

Shi Ruyu and Lu Chenzhou said in unison,

"We won’t let our teacher down!"

Ji Xuantong encouraged them to walk around the association to get a sense of it.

Shi Ruyu patted Lu Chenzhou’s arm.

"Junior brother, let me show you around."

She clearly wasn’t here for the first time.

"Thank you, Senior Sister."

Lu Chenzhou was also curious.

Though called the Martial Arts Association, many who came here for business were amateur Martial Artists and ordinary people. There were some Martial Artists too, but he did not recognize any.

Even if a Martial Artist looked ordinary, standing among common people, they could still be distinguished by their extraordinary and outstanding demeanor, making them easy to recognize.

Shi Ruyu led Lu Chenzhou to a large hall, explaining,

"This is the Judicial Mission Reward Hall, which every city’s Martial Arts Association has. It primarily works with the police and the Void Control Department to assist in capturing criminals, Black Knights, and Void Things. I once took an assignment here and earned two hundred thousand. Before taking on assignments, one needs to undergo temporary training with the police. Capturing criminals isn’t just about strength; it also requires some professional police skills."

She knew Lu Chenzhou was in need of money.

"However, these tasks carry certain risks, so assess your capabilities. Generally speaking, rewards over five hundred thousand are only for Martial Artists."

Shi Ruyu reminded.

Lu Chenzhou picked up a brochure and murmured to himself,

"Only those above Fourth Rank are qualified to take on assignments. If too weak, one can easily get injured during the task, becoming more of a hindrance... Fourth Rank is indeed a watershed."

The display screen showed two types of tasks.

Wanted Rewards and Temporary Assistance in Cases.

The latter involves the police sometimes lacking manpower, temporarily recruiting qualified law enforcement supporters from Martial Arts Universities and the public to cooperate with the police on cases, against conducting any extrajudicial actions.

The former is akin to the ancient "Knife Catcher."

The highest bounty currently posted was from three years ago.

The wanted criminal is a Third Shackles Breaker Black Knight "Immortal Binding Hand・Tang Zheng." Whistleblowers who provide credible leads will be rewarded between three hundred thousand to one million. It is advised not to act alone due to high risks. However, if one can assist the police in arresting him, the reward is between one hundred million and three hundred million!

This person graduated from Pingjiang Martial Arts University, and three years ago, he masterminded the shocking national "6.23" incident as a behind-the-scenes manipulator, colluding with a cult organization to ruthlessly kill 24 women in a certain sacrificial ceremony! After the conspiracy was exposed, he fled abroad, and some government officials and local forces providing him protection were completely uprooted.

Da Xia Martial Arts Department pursued him across borders for 12,500 miles.

After a year, more than a hundred people were apprehended, including 9 Martial Artists. There are still several experts at large, with Immortal Binding Hand being one of them. It was eventually discovered that this person had long been a spy for the "Carefree Travel" organization, and everything was premeditated.

"I can’t believe this villain hasn’t been caught yet!"

Shi Ruyu’s eyebrows furrowed, her expression grim.

"I’ve also heard about this case... It indeed tarnishes the reputation of the Martial Artist community, one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel, and they must be severely punished!"

Lu Chenzhou was equally indignant.

Shi Ruyu sighed,

"This person excels in using a strange weapon named ’Immortal Trapping Silk.’ When I was a freshman, Tang Zheng even returned to his alma mater as a distinguished graduate and entrepreneur to give a speech, looking kind and benevolent—it really shows that appearances can be deceiving."

Lu Chenzhou had heard of the Immortal Trapping Silk.

It’s typically made of high-tech composite materials fashioned into fine threads that can be wrapped around one’s fingers, combined with some flying needle hidden weapons, making it difficult for opponents to guard against in battle.

It slices through iron like mud, and cuts gold as if it were jade.

Looking further down, there were those with bounties in the millions.

These were all ruthless criminals who had lost their humanity and martial virtue. Every year, more lives were lost to these individuals than to Virtual Disasters, and they did not deserve to be called Martial Artists!

Shi Ruyu said,

"What we see is just the bounty list from Su City, but if you become a Martial Artist, you will also see the entire Da Xia’s bounty list, with even more vicious criminals.

Many of them are fugitives wanted jointly by the Central Martial Arts Department, Void Control Department, and Security Department. The public refers to the incidents caused by the Black Knights as ’Black Calamity’—slaughtering fellow citizens, forgetting their ancestors, and abandoning human relations—Black Calamity is even more abhorrent than Virtual Disaster!

Enough of these troubling matters. With our strength, if we encounter Black Calamity, it’s best to keep our distance and preserve our own lives."

She knew about Lu Chenzhou’s acts of valor.

She was worried her junior brother’s youthful fervor might get the better of him.

Lu Chenzhou was not a reckless person.

"Senior sister must also take good care of herself."

Since ancient times, sexual desire has always been one of the main inducements to crime, and there are no shortage of philanderers among Martial Artists, acting as they please by flaunt their high cultivation.

Shi Ruyu smiled slightly.

"Let’s go. Let’s check out other places."

Next, she took Lu Chenzhou on a grand tour.

Ji Xuantong also finished his official business, solemnly saying,

"Let’s go. Here, you must have glimpsed just the tip of the iceberg of the Martial Arts World, only those who break the shackles have the right to step into it!

In old times, the world had conflicts between good and evil, grudges and emotional debts, which still exist today. On the path of martial arts, one must adhere to the righteous path, and not act against the state. I don’t want to see your names on the bounty hall display."

...

Pingjiang District.

On the third floor of Wanfu Square, Giant Elephant Fighting Hall.

Inside the training room, two burly men both over one meter ninety tall exchanged blows with each other, reminiscent of two ancient giant elephants colliding on the ice plains.

"Ricken! Put some effort into it! Didn’t you eat?"

"Ricken, you’re not a white elephant, you’re a white mouse!"

"Ricken..."

A one-meter ninety-eight bald brawny man landed an ordinary straight punch that sent his slightly shorter opponent flying onto the ground, who, enduring the severe pain, made no sound. The bald brawny man was the somewhat famous Giant Elephant Rickett. He had once conclusively defeated Ji Xuantong, a white fighter who had taken up Xia nationality, and even spoke authentic Wu dialect.

The man he brutalized was his own son, Ricken.

Ricken, licking the blood from the corner of his mouth, stood up smiling,

"Father, don’t be angry. I checked the list, and I feel that none of those people are a match for me... They are all too weak, too small."

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