Chapter 34: The Privileges of a Starlight Martial Hall Member
Chapter 34: The Privileges of a Starlight Martial Hall Member
The next morning, at 10:30 a.m., Li Yuan and Aunt Chen Hui were in a meeting room on the sixth floor of the Guanshan Branch Academy of the Starfire Combat Palace. The room was decorated in a simple and rustic style.
Xing Jiangguan, the instructor whom Li Yuan had met the day before, pointed out the places on the contract where Li Yuan needed to sign his name. "Sign here, here, and here, Li Yuan."
Li Yuan listened as he and Aunt Chen sat in their chairs and began to sign their names one by one.
The contract had already been thoroughly checked by Li Yuan and Aunt Chen the night before.
Everything was clear, and there were no issues.
After Li Yuan and Chen Hui finished signing, Xing Jiangguan handed the documents to Wan, the Palace Master, who was standing by.
As a B-Class Contract, it required the signature of the Palace Master.
Once the signing was complete, the staff members who had been waiting patiently began taking photos and videos.
Immediately after, the files were uploaded to the Virtual Network.
"Buzz." Li Yuan's smart wristband vibrated, and he looked down to see a message from the Virtual Network—a notarized document.
It had been sent by the Jiangbei Province Martial Hall.
"That was fast," Li Yuan thought to himself in awe.
"Li Yuan, keep a copy of the document. On the Virtual Network, you should have received the electronic contract, which has been notarized by the Martial Hall," Wan explained.
"It now holds legal power." Palace Master Wan stood up and smiled, "Welcome, Li Yuan. You are officially a member of the Starfire Combat Palace."
"Thank you, Palace Master Wan," Li Yuan said as he stood up to shake hands.
Li Yuan was extremely grateful to Palace Master Wan.
"Every year, we will provide you with 1.5 million Blue Star Coins, 1.5 million Martial Hall Points, and 3 million Cultivation Points for six years," Palace Master Wan said. "The cash will be transferred to your card today, and the points and cultivation points will appear under your name after you complete the 'Martial Hall Member Verification' process later."
"Additionally, I will personally sponsor you with 1 million Blue Star Coins and 1 million points, which will be transferred today. Don't worry about it," Palace Master Wan smiled.
"Okay, thank you," Li Yuan replied.
"As for the specific matters, Instructor Xing will take you to handle them now," Palace Master Wan said with a smile. "If you encounter any problems or if Instructor Xing is unable to help, contact me, and I'll assist you."
"Yes, sir," Li Yuan nodded, glancing at Instructor Xing beside him.
Palace Master Wan's last two sentences seemed to be directed at Instructor Xing.
However, Instructor Xing's face was filled with a smile, revealing no change in emotion.
Soon after, Palace Master Wan greeted Aunt Chen and left with his two subordinates.
"Li Yuan, the contract is complete."
"Since you just joined the Starfire Combat Palace today, you don't need to go to school," Xu Bo, who had been quiet until now, said in a deep voice. "Take some time to familiarize yourself with the Martial Hall environment, and come to school tomorrow."
"Okay," Li Yuan agreed. The morning classes were academic, and it was too late to go back for them anyway.
As for the afternoon and evening? It didn't matter where he was since the martial arts classes and training rooms were the same everywhere.
"Instructor Xing, I'll leave this student in your care," Xu Bo said, looking at Instructor Xing.
"It's no trouble. I'm honored to guide Li Yuan," Instructor Xing said enthusiastically.
Only Li Yuan, Aunt Chen, and Instructor Xing were left in the meeting room.
"Li Yuan, Ms. Chen, follow me," Instructor Xing smiled. "First, I'll take you to process your identity verification, and then I'll give you a tour of the entire Martial Hall building."
"Do I need to do it too?" Ms. Chen was taken aback.
"Ms. Chen, normally, when a member joins the Starfire Combat Palace, they can apply for two family cards, which allow their family members to enjoy some of the Martial Hall's benefits," a black-clad martial artist beside them smiled. "For example, free lunches and dinners, free martial arts classes on weekends, access to free martial arts rooms, free physical therapy, and so on."
Li Yuan was secretly amazed.
He had heard before that official members of the Martial Hall enjoyed numerous benefits.
Now, just the benefits of the family cards alone were worth a considerable amount of money.
"That's great!" Ms. Chen was initially delighted but then hesitated. "Only two cards?"
"Yes, Li Yuan is an L3-level member of the Martial Hall, and he is entitled to two family card slots," the black-clad martial artist nodded.
"Never mind, I won't apply for it," Ms. Chen shook her head.
She wanted to leave the two slots for Li Mu Hua and Li Qian Xi.
"Ms. Chen, don't worry," Instructor Xing said with a smile. "I'll give you two W3-level membership cards. Just activate one of them, and you'll enjoy the same benefits as the family cards for six years."
"After six years, who knows, Li Yuan might have advanced to L4-level or even higher, and there will naturally be more family card slots," Instructor Xing smiled.
Ms. Chen looked at Li Yuan.
"Auntie, please accept it. Instructor Xing means well," Li Yuan said, having a vague understanding of the situation.
Instructor Xing was trying to show goodwill towards him.
It would be impolite to refuse.
...
After completing the identity and membership card verification, Li Yuan officially became a probationary member of the Starfire Combat Palace.
Aunt Chen, after taking a brief tour, left ahead of Li Yuan.
Only Li Yuan remained.
Following Instructor Xing, they entered the seventh floor.
"The entire building..."
"The first to sixth floors, which we just visited, are open to the public. They include the sale of various cultivation treasures, paid therapy rooms, paid martial arts rooms, martial arts classes, weapon classes, and more," Instructor Xing explained to Li Yuan. "The seventh to twelfth floors are accessible only to official members of the Martial Hall."
"Among the official members, L1 and L2-level members are only provided with shared martial arts rooms, which are used by multiple people."
"L3-level members, aside from martial arts geniuses like you who can sign B-Class Contracts, are middle-level managers and high-level martial artists. High-level martial artists refer to those who have reached at least the 16th martial artist level," Instructor Xing explained with a smile. "They are all provided with individual martial arts rooms."
Instructor Xing had led Li Yuan to the Martial Arts Room with the number '7024', where he underwent identity verification and opened the door.
"Immediately."
A spacious Martial Arts Room, covering an area of over 400 square meters, came into Li Yuan's view.
"It's really big," Li Yuan's eyes widened slightly.
This was far better than the independent Martial Arts Room at school.
The room was more than double the size, equipped with a wider range of technological facilities, and even had dedicated physical therapy and rest rooms.
Although it couldn't quite compare to Teacher Xu Bo's office, it was still quite impressive.
"The backend identity verification is complete. From today onwards, for the next six years, the usage rights of this Martial Arts Room belong to you." Instructor Xing smiled, "Of course, there's a one-month trial period. If you feel uncomfortable, you can request a change."
"It's mine to use?" Li Yuan felt a surge of joy.
Six years of usage rights were more than enough.
Even for a wealthy family like the Wans, it would be difficult to afford such a Martial Arts Room.
Time passed.
After lunch, another hour had gone by. Through Instructor Xing's introduction and explanations, Li Yuan gradually understood the entire Martial Palace's operational procedures, organizational structure, and what he needed to do next.
"Li Yuan, the specific rules and regulations within the Martial Palace can all be found on the virtual network." Instructor Xing smiled, "If there's anything you don't understand, you can come to me directly."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Instructor Xing." Li Yuan smiled, "I'll be sure to mention it to Grandmaster Wan when I have the chance."
"Haha, then I'm very grateful." Instructor Xing laughed.
After seeing the other party off, Li Yuan returned to the 7024 Martial Arts Room. Despite being a fully enclosed room, the air was surprisingly fresh.
"My mental energy matter has been kept confidential. This Instructor Xing probably doesn't know why I was able to sign a B-Class Contract." Li Yuan shook his head inwardly, "Perhaps he thinks I have some special connection with Grandmaster Wan, which is why he's being so cautious."
Otherwise, as the Chief Instructor of the entire Guan Shan Branch Palace, his status was only below the main and deputy palace masters.
Why would he be so polite to a high school student like me?
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. The display screen at the door showed the scene outside.
It was the food delivery robot that Li Yuan had ordered ten minutes ago.
After retrieving his meal, Li Yuan went to the table at the end of the Martial Arts Room and began to eat.
"I'm really hungry."
Li Yuan ate heartily, "Two nutritional meals for only 40 points? And they're better than the school's 50 Blue Star Coin meals."
"Instructor Xing was right. Within the Martial Palace, points are more useful than Blue Star Coins."
...
After finishing his meal, Li Yuan didn't rush to cultivate. Instead, he used the advanced virtual network in the Martial Arts Room.
Entering the virtual world, Li Yuan connected his consciousness and issued a command, "Enter the Flaming Star Space."
Buzz~ The space transformed.
"Honored L3 member, welcome to the Flaming Star Space. I am your dedicated intelligent assistant..." A pleasant voice sounded.
"Change the butler's name to 'Xiaoyu' and give her the appearance of an ancient maiden." Li Yuan instructed directly.
"Yes." A purple-robed maiden appeared before Li Yuan, "Xiaoyu is at your service."
Li Yuan paid her no heed and instead examined the virtual space he had just gained access to.
The Flaming Star Space was the 'exclusive space' of the Starfire Combat Palace.
Only members and cardholders of the Starfire Combat Palace could enter.
"My Flaming Star rank." Li Yuan's gaze fell on the nearby panel:
Name: Li Yuan (ID: 20421008064929)
Affiliation: Xia Nation - Jiangbei Province - Jiangcheng City
Rank: L3
Points: 2,499,960
Cultivation Points: 2,800,000
...
"2.5 million points, of which 1.5 million points are provided by the B-Class Contract, and another 1 million points were gifted by Grandmaster Wan." Li Yuan thought to himself.
Through the user manual and Instructor Xing's previous introduction, Li Yuan quickly understood.
Points were essentially the internal currency of the Starfire Combat Palace, usable to purchase various items and services.
From all sorts of cultivation-assisting treasures, such as basic Qi Blood Potions, first-stage Qi Blood Potions, Spirit Nourishing Potions, and Essence Energy Pills, to rare weapons, spear technique secrets, and Essence Energy manuals.
These were related to Martial Arts cultivation.
In terms of daily life, the Martial Palace could help with financial management, renting or purchasing villas and luxury cars, legal representation, buying daily necessities, priority hospital beds, and more. It covered every aspect of life, as long as one was willing to spend enough points.
"Points are indeed more useful than money in many ways." Li Yuan sighed inwardly.
The experiences of the day had been incredibly impactful for him, leaving a deep impression.
It made him realize... the life of a Martial Artist.
"Points can be earned in two ways. One is by holding a position within the Martial Palace and completing tasks, such as going to the Star Realm..."
Li Yuan only glanced at the point-earning methods briefly before moving on.
They were not relevant to him at the moment.
"How can I earn points with my physical quality at only the 7th level?"
"I'm just a probationary member, not an official one."
"The Martial Palace wants me here to spend money."
"What I need to do now..." Li Yuan's eyes gleamed, "is to utilize the points gifted to me by the Martial Palace."
"Improve my family's situation and... enhance my strength." Li Yuan's eyes shone with determination, "Strive to get into one of the Five Great Academies and become a Martial Artist."
(End of Chapter)
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