Monarch Night
Chapter 33 - 1 On the Road_2

Chapter 33: Chapter 1 On the Road_2

Fang Che showed a hint of a smile in the carriage.

"Ye Meng, this girl has indeed promising talents. As long as I continue to mentor her, she will surely become a master in the future."

"She didn’t even dare to practice cultivation in the carriage; I’ll need to consider this for the time being. I hope she won’t let me down and will kill more people from the Demon Sect in the future."

"With my understanding after studying the Infinite Scripture and the Sword, Spear, Saber, Halberd, I realize my past self’s standing, sitting, sword-gripping, striking, and movement techniques were full of flaws. The gap is far too wide."

"Although Ye Meng has only learned less than one-tenth, just the basics, it’s enough to improve her combat strength. Unlike me, she can only Cultivate one type of weapon to maximize her combat abilities in this life."

"Considering her habitual actions, the sword should be her talent. I must let her come into contact with the sword early on and start her Cultivation, to prevent others from noticing in the future."

"The Su Family’s assets are in my hands, and many in Bibo City have their designs on them, but now that we have left, opportunities for them will likely arise."

Fang Che’s body swayed with the bumps of the carriage, and his thoughts churned like ocean waves, one wave barely passing before another arose.

He was not in a rush as he traveled.

Baiyun State was not very far.

But indeed, there were many impoverished and harsh landscapes.

Concerning the tests of the Martial Arts Academy, Fang Che was not anxious. Martial artists from all directions were desperately fighting to earn Points from the academy.

Gaining Points was simple.

An academy’s badge, bound by the owner’s blood, and then killing a demon beast to obtain its core and fresh blood; dripping the blood on the badge would automatically display the Points. The more demon beasts killed, the higher the Points.

Many academy instructors secretly followed along the way, and any cheaters, no matter how talented, would not be admitted.

Those with less than thirty Points were not qualified for the Martial Arts Academy.

With more than thirty but less than one hundred Points, one had to pay a fee and undergo a simple cultivation test to study at the academy. With more than one hundred Points, no test for cultivation was needed. In other words, if you were capable of scoring more than one hundred Points, even as a common martial artist, you could pay to study there because you possessed combat and keen sense talents.

Above two hundred Points, one could enter the academy for free and without testing, to participate in martial combat.

From the martial arts valedictorian to the top hundred, there were corresponding rewards.

And this reward was a common goal for all newcomers. It was not just a benefit but also an honor, and a status.

Being a top-level academy, those who graduated from the Baiyun Martial Academy had prospects quite different from those of regular academies.

However, the scope of post-graduate employment was also determined by the academy points, honors, and status.

Thus, the academy’s honors and status were extremely important.

Generally, after graduation, students from the academy had three paths to choose from: one was to enter various levels of government, be included in the national officials registry, punish the wicked, and protect a locality, such as becoming a constable or arrest officer, or they could serve in various government positions depending on ability.

The second option was to join the military, entering national military sectors, various local troops, or the border army. From there, they could ascend step by step based on military achievements.

However, choosing one of the first two paths meant mostly settling into a routine for life.

The third path was to join the Guardian Army, starting from lower positions and seeking promotion. This is what being part of the Guardian sequence entailed, such as being stationed at various Guardian Halls.

This differed from regular national government or military positions; it was part of a special sequence. [For further understanding, you can refer to bureaus like the National Security Bureau or the Bureau of Unusual Matters Processing.]

From then onward, one would endlessly battle against various Demon Sects.

Within the Guardian sequence, those who made exceptional contributions and whose cultivation had reached a certain level could apply to join the Guardian sequence if they wished.

Once one became a Guardian, the responsibilities and pressures they faced, and the enemies and dangers they encountered reached another level.

And the title of Guardian generally represented the strongest combat forces on the continent.

In his previous life, Fang Che had been a Guardian, though he was only among the lower combat forces in the Guardian sequence.

The choice of path was not about right or wrong, but the Guardian path allowed one to continuously advance towards the ultimate peak of Martial Arts.

Although this path was many times more dangerous than the others.

And for this life, Fang Che’s goal was to become a Guardian—a Guardian capable of completely erasing the Wei Wo Zheng Sect from the world.

The starting points for the three choices were largely related to the honors and performance status at the academy.

Everyone had to put forth their utmost effort to seize any opportunity.

Thus, many freshmen along the way, from the moment they started, were constantly seeking out various demon beasts.

Searching frantically.

Fang Che had his own plans in mind.

Starting to hunt demon beasts right now would be an unwise move since he had just left home and was still near densely populated areas.

Even if there were forests in such places, how many demon beasts could there really be?

It was typically an inefficient and thankless task, much effort for little reward.

"One thousand five hundred miles along the road, ahead lies the thirty thousand miles of the Wanling Mountain Range, spanning only seven or eight hundred miles across, the opportunities to gain Points should mostly be here."

Fang Che took out the Martial Academy badge, deftly cut open his finger with a small knife, and smeared it on.

The badge glimmered faintly.

A line of text appeared: Bibo City, Fang Che.

On the now incomplete badge, a small hollow appeared, beneath which was an empty frame.