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Chapter 60
Chapter 60 – Settling Debts (Please Follow)
A few minutes later
A128 Martial Arts Training Hall
"So you two have already signed with the Crimson Vault Martial Arts Pavilion?"
Guo Heng smiled after hearing this. "That's great! I'm planning to sign with them too."
"Oh, what kind of contract did you sign? C-Rank?"
Lin Qi and Jiang Tao exchanged glances.
Jiang Tao couldn't help himself and spoke first:
"Ah Heng, we both signed B-Rank Contracts!"
"And Brother Qi even became Deputy Pavilion Master – Sun Manager personally handled his B-Rank Contract!"
"B... B-Rank?"
Guo Heng shot up from his chair, disbelief written across his face.
"You're both on B-Rank contracts now? That means we're all the same level?"
"I was hoping for an A-Rank contract, but Sun Manager didn't agree – only offered me B!"
Guo Heng couldn't contain himself anymore, feeling like he'd taken a thousand blows to the gut.
How long had it been since Lin Qi and Jiang Tao caught up to him? Now they were equals?
He'd expected them to have potential, but this was too fast.
The contract grade represented one's status.
B-Rank prodigies held superiority over C-Rank talents.
A-Rank was currently the highest tier – the status he'd wanted.
Unfortunately, he was only the fifth in his year at Tianhai First High, ranked 13th in the city – not even top ten.
Though he'd received special treatment from the Deputy Pavilion Master, it was only because of his elder sister.
What did Lin Qi have? He came from an ordinary family with no influential background.
Guo Heng's heart twisted with complex emotions.
"Hey, I felt the same shock when I first heard. I guess the Crimson Vault Martial Arts Pavilion really has vision, recognizing Brother Qi's potential early." Jiang Tao chuckled.
"We should head to the Scarlet Realm now – we'll miss our slots if we're late", Lin Qi changed the subject.
He noticed Guo Heng's discomfort and figured he needed some space.
The three then went to the Virtual Chamber, entered their Neural Pods, and logged into the Scarlet Realm.
[Matching Started]
Lin Qi began his usual matchmaking.
Moments later, his figure vanished from the spot and reappeared on the battlefield.
His opponent appeared too – a handsome man in a silver combat suit wielding a Battle Saber.
But the nickname made Lin Qi's eyes widen:
[Nickname: God of Wind!]
[3... 2... 1...]
[Arena Match Started!]
As the AI voice announced, the opponent vanished from sight.
Lin Qi felt an unprecedented sense of danger.
...
The next day, Second High Independent Martial Arts Training Hall
Lin Qi, wearing a white martial arts uniform and drenched in sweat, gulped down a bottle of Energy Brew.
Moments later, he picked up his training spear again, swinging it through the air, creating waves of spear shadows accompanied by the sound of piercing wind.
Lin Qi recalled his Scarlet Realm Arena match from yesterday – he'd faced the Wind God ranked first in Tianhai.
They said it was Wang Qiufeng, the number one from First High.
"Not surprising someone who calls themselves Wind God has such strength. His Blade Techniques Stage was incredibly high – I couldn't even last three moves before getting wiped out."
The opponent's swordplay was sharp and fluid like drifting clouds, accompanied by whirlwind-speed movements.
He couldn't find any openings – just saw a flash of blades and died.
He was certain even Li Zhou, the top in his year, wouldn't stand a chance against Wang Qiufeng. Their power levels were in different tiers.
This was his first encounter with someone at this level – the pinnacle of Cang Province's talents.
Even on the scale of the entire Xia Kingdom, this strength would rank among the elite.
"My Spear Techniques haven't even broken through to the Second Stage yet. The gap between me and the top geniuses is still enormous. My next goal must be breaking through to the Second Stage of the Mountain-Shattering Spear Method."
With that thought, Lin Qi resumed practicing the Mountain-Shattering Spear Method.
...
Half an hour later, Martial Arts Classroom
Zhang Cheng walked down the center of the classroom, scanning the room before his eyes landed on several rarely seen faces, including Qiu Jie.
He smiled and spoke loudly:
"The Martial Arts Exchange Tournament is over. I'm sure all of you have seen the level of true top-tier experts. If you don't want this gap to widen..."
"Then train like your lives depend on it!"
"Cang Province's Midterm Evaluation is less than a week away now. This evaluation will test your progress over half a semester – everyone's rankings will be recalculated."
As Zhang Cheng spoke, the atmosphere in the classroom grew heavy, many students visibly tensing.
This wasn't the Martial Arts Exchange Tournament anymore – this Midterm Evaluation would determine every student's ranking across the entire province.
"This Midterm Evaluation will rank all martial artists across Cang Province."
"Ranks will shift dramatically. You might be top 50 in Tianhai City, but you might not even break top 500 in the province."
Zhang Cheng's words silenced the classroom.
Many hearts pounded, palms sweated, while some couldn't help but wonder where they'd place province-wide.
Lin Qi was one of them. He felt this Midterm Evaluation would significantly boost his ranking, but exactly how high depended on the week ahead.
...
Noon, Second High School Cafeteria
Buzzzz~
Lin Qi, mid-meal, felt his phone vibrate. Pulling it out, he discovered two money transfer notifications.
[Your Icbc Card ending in xxx received 280,000 Xia Kingdom Currency on November 2nd at 11:56 AM. Balance: 705,300]
[Your Icbc Card ending in xxx received 3,000,000 Xia Kingdom Yuan on November 2nd at 11:56 AM. Balance: 3,705,300]
Seeing this, Lin Qi's mood immediately improved, especially noticing that 3,705,300 Xia Kingdom Currency was the most money he'd ever had at once.
"Brother Qi, the money arrived! 3,280,000 in one go – such a huge amount!"
"This should cover us until the National College Entrance Exam, and have enough left to support Ah Miao's foundation."
"Brother Qi, our lives have completely changed now."
Jiang Tao across the table couldn't contain his excitement.
"Oh right, resources should arrive soon too."
Lin Qi smiled too. With this windfall, they'd become wealthy overnight.
No more family financial struggles.
He immediately transferred 2,000,000 Xia Kingdom Yuan to his mother's account to clear their loans and debts to his uncle's family, urging his father to return home.
His father's body couldn't handle staying at Linhai Base another day.
This money would fully clear their online loans and settle debts with his uncle's family.
Though his balance dropped significantly, Lin Qi felt lighter than air – finally free of debt.
Back home, Fang Huiyi received the transfer notification with tears in her eyes, feeling like a thousand-ton weight had been lifted. She could finally breathe freely again.
Fang Huiyi sent a message to Lin Zhen while thinking:
"Xiao Qi really isn't ordinary."
"He's always been the smartest child growing up. These past years were just him biding his time and building his foundation. Now he's finally shining."
...
Evening, dinner time, Second High School entrance
"Lin Qi, your package – please sign for it!"
Before Lin Qi stood a burly man in black-and-red uniform, wearing a hat and mask that obscured his face.
He carried a half-meter-long black metal case with a black screen on top.
Lin Qi placed his palm on the screen. Instantly, the screen lit up with his palm print, then emitted a green light.
"Verification complete – delivery accepted!"
The muscular man turned and walked toward the massive red-and-white transport vehicle, slowly departing.
Lin Qi, holding the metal case, turned back toward the school.
Rushing back to his martial arts training hall, he stared at the black metal case.
"This must be the resources from the Crimson Vault Martial Arts Pavilion."
Lin Qi pressed the button on the screen.
Click!
The metal case automatically opened from the top, revealing its contents inside.
...
(End of Chapter)
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