Chapter 123: Famed Across The Region
obsidian martial arts hall, first floor training room.
“do you think a room of this size can be used as a potion workshop?” lin qi pointed to an idle medium-sized training room of more than three hundred square meters.
“do you really dare to take me in?” yaklo looked at lin qi in some astonishment. “you are not even going to ask me which major powers want the berserk potion?”
if it were not for how helpless her current situation was, she really would not want to expose her identity as an apothecary. mentioning the exclusive potion was only to try to increase her own value.
at the same time, this was also a gamble for her.
she was testing the foundation of obsidian martial arts hall, testing lin qi’s courage, to see whether he could take on this exclusive potion.
if lin qi lacked courage, was overly cautious, or if obsidian martial arts hall’s foundation was insufficient, then her end would definitely be miserable. obsidian martial arts hall would certainly be no different from other factions, prying open her mouth to make her hand over the berserk potion formula and then disposing of her.
but this was also a choice she had no choice but to make.
with her hands ruined, barely able to move her fingers, leaving obsidian martial arts hall now, even with the physical fitness of a limit quasi-martial artist, it would be hard to survive a week. she had offended many wilderness gangs before, and all these wilderness gangs wanted nothing more than to kill her. leaving obsidian martial arts hall would be a dead end.
death lay ahead and behind, so she could only bet that obsidian martial arts hall was strong enough, and bet that lin qi’s courage was great enough, or rather that his ambition was great enough.
but what she had not expected was that lin qi actually agreed without a second thought, without even a moment of hesitation, which made her start to wonder if lin qi had some other scheme toward her, or was toying with her.
“put away your worries.” lin qi glanced at yaklo; this was already the fifth time yaklo had asked since coming downstairs. “i still say the same thing, it is just an exclusive potion. our obsidian martial arts hall can keep it safe.”
although he did not know which major powers wanted to seize the berserk potion, he absolutely could not hand over this berserk potion. bluntly speaking, the meat was already in his mouth; was he supposed to spit it out?
the value of this berserk potion was so enormous that even a fool could understand it. it could even be the greatest guarantee of funds and competitiveness for establishing a player town.
not to mention that players now, with the aid of a small energy vein, were all progressing at astonishing speed. promotion to martial artist might be a matter of days. then the overall strength of obsidian martial arts hall would usher in a surge. even against major suburban gangs, he would dare to make a move.
“do you think this room is big enough? if not, there is another large training room over there.” lin qi looked at yaklo, who was still in a daze, and asked.
“this room is big enough.” yaklo came back to her senses, carefully examined the room, and nodded. she then looked at lin qi and said worriedly, “the berserk potion production process is extremely complex. in my current state, even with complete equipment, i am afraid i cannot produce the berserk potion.”
the berserk potion required a complex process, with precise refinement and extraction of various materials. even when she was in good condition, the success rate was only about fifty percent. now that her hands were crippled, producing it was simply impossible.
“i understand. i never planned to have you produce the berserk potion right away.” lin qi looked at the worried yaklo and could not help but smile. “i am not so demanding as to have you make potions bare-handed. i will arrange people to assist you. you only need to instruct from the side. in addition, list all the equipment and materials you need for production. i will find a way to gather them for you.”
“as for your hands, if you want something quick, i can arrange for someone right now to give you a pair of good prosthetic arms. if you want complete recovery, that will take some time. at present, our obsidian martial arts hall does not have that much liquid funds.”
“you are willing to heal my hands?” yaklo looked at lin qi in great surprise.
originally, she thought it would already be good if lin qi mercifully replaced them with mechanical prosthetic arms. after all, only a crippled version of her would be easiest to control, and the strength of mechanical prosthetic arms was only somewhat stronger than a normal person’s. they could handle potion making, but not quasi-martial artist level combat.
but fully healing her hands would be completely different. once healed, she could immediately recover the combat power of a limit quasi-martial artist. then even if she left obsidian martial arts hall, she could survive easily, and controlling her would become very difficult.
“of course. potion making is precision work. mechanical prosthetic arms may be decent, but they can never match the dexterity of quasi-martial artist hands. since i want you to make potions, i am certainly not going to accept a half-crippled you.” lin qi rolled his eyes at yaklo and then explained, “but let me be clear first. the cost of healing will be deducted from your income. as for your income, i will give you 10% of the profit from each potion. for every person you teach to make potions, you will also receive 2% of that person’s potion-making profit.”
“and after you repay the treatment cost, as long as you teach the berserk potion formula to any one of our obsidian martial arts hall disciples, you may leave obsidian martial arts hall if you wish. we will not stop you.”
“fine, i agree.” yaklo looked at lin qi before her, thinking that he seemed a bit foolish.
for a prisoner like her, not only did he offer the treatment of a proper apothecary, but he also allowed her to leave obsidian martial arts hall freely in the future. this was something no major powers would possibly offer as generous conditions. once she fled, the exclusive potion would no longer be exclusive, and the loss of profit would be unimaginable.
“good. list what you need and send it to me. i will find someone to get it prepared for you.” lin qi nodded with a smile.
he understood yaklo’s thoughts very well, but he knew even better that once yaklo joined obsidian martial arts hall, the possibility of her leaving in the future would be minimal. she might even cling tightly to the big ship of obsidian martial arts hall; even if they tried to kick her off, she would not go.
as for the generous conditions he offered, of course they were because he wanted the horse to run fast, and there is no such thing as not feeding it. after all, he was counting on yaklo to open up the second side profession of apothecary for players, so he had to provide enough motivation.
late at night.
throughout both the abandoned area of the city of light chasing and the relatively peaceful suburbs, all the major gangs received shocking news.
the great ape gang had been annihilated.
truly annihilated.
from the great ape gang’s gang leader watu down to ordinary members, apart from a very small number of great ape gang members still holding their headquarters and some planting bases, all the rest were dead.
“what is the background of this obsidian martial arts hall, that it can even wipe out the great ape gang?”
“could this information be wrong? that is the great ape gang. even among the top ten wilderness gangs, probably none have that kind of strength. how could an obsidian martial arts hall that just rose to rank forty-two accomplish this?”
“send people to investigate right now. find out what this obsidian martial arts hall really is.”
whether wilderness gangs or suburban gangs, their reaction to the news of the great ape gang’s destruction was shock and more shock. no one had expected that a newly risen small wilderness gang like obsidian martial arts hall could possess such terrifying strength.
the great ape gang had more than two thousand gang members. to completely wipe them out, there was likely not a single wilderness gang that could guarantee it. only suburban gangs could be certain of managing such a feat.
yet a gang that had only been acknowledged a few days ago as ranked forty-two among wilderness gangs now suddenly possessed suburban gang level strength. no matter how one looked at it, it did not seem real.
if it was real, then obsidian martial arts hall would definitely bring unimaginable influence to the wilderness around the city of light chasing, and even the suburban gangs would have to take obsidian martial arts hall seriously.
however, the suburban gangs also knew this was not so simple. at the very least, the gorilla gang would definitely not remain silent.
suburbs, east district warehouse.
on brightly lit streets crowded with unregistered nomads shouting their wares along both sides, there were vagrants of almost every race in the city of light chasing, selling the day’s gains from the wilderness. groups of great apes, all wearing a6-level armor and mostly of advanced apprentice strength or above, patrolled the streets constantly, like monarchs touring their own territory.
this street block was precisely the east district warehouse under the control of the gorilla gang. unlike other gangs, the gorilla gang did not specifically purchase items from vagrants, but instead chose free trade and charged stall fees. this made unregistered nomads who wanted to take a gamble come here to set up stalls and sell, to earn more bit.
in a thirty-story steel building complex in this street block, more than eight thousand gorilla gang members lived here, making them the absolute overlords of the east district warehouse.
at this moment, a young great ape over three meters tall, covered in golden fur and wearing b2-level battle armor, walked into a courtyard surrounded by flowers and plants on the top floor under the respectful gaze of a group of gorilla gang members.
inside the courtyard, a red-furred great ape wearing light blue b4-level battle armor sat cross-legged at the center. with each breath, countless energy was inhaled and exhaled from the courtyard built of energy ore, stirring up a gale. this was clearly beyond beginner and even intermediate martial artists.
this red-furred great ape was the gorilla gang’s gang leader, wright, a figure almost everyone in the suburbs knew.
“uncle wright, you should have received the news that the great ape gang was destroyed.” the golden-furred youth looked at the red-furred great ape sitting in the center and spoke angrily. “this obsidian martial arts hall is too reckless. they actually destroyed the great ape gang that had always been paying tribute to me. now that the great ape gang is gone, all the suburban gangs are laughing at me. i hope uncle wright can give me some men. not many, just ten teams will be enough.”
“bes, i understand how you feel.” wright opened his eyes and looked at the son his old friend had entrusted to his care, speaking kindly. “but put this matter aside for now. what is most important for you is to focus on getting into the martial artist genius camp, not to interfere in conflicts between wilderness gangs and be used as someone else’s gun.”
wright had always treated bes, entrusted by his old friend, as a disciple to cultivate. bes lived up to expectations, becoming a martial artist in his early twenties with excellent martial talent.
now he even had a chance to be admitted into the martial artist genius camp, which was formed in the city of light chasing by gathering resources from all races, recruiting martial youths under twenty-five only once every three years.
once admitted, his future would be boundless.
“uncle wright, i understand, but without the stable energy crystals and type ii healing potions supplied by the great ape gang, my progress has slowed a lot.” bes patted his chest angrily. “and it is all obsidian martial arts hall’s fault. if we do not deal with obsidian martial arts hall, i cannot feel at ease.”
whether watu lived or died or the great ape gang was destroyed, he did not care.
but the martial resources provided by the great ape gang had been crucial. without them, his progress slowed significantly, especially the type ii healing potion, which was essential for martial artist cultivation, allowing rapid recovery from injuries in martial skill practice without leaving hidden damage.
without the type ii healing potion, his martial skill cultivation and his application to the martial artist genius camp, even his future martial path, would be greatly affected.
in the city of light chasing, anyone who could enter the martial artist genius camp would, after four years of training, have the weakest graduates at advanced martial artist level, just like wright. it was just that the suburban gangs did not know wright’s true strength as an advanced martial artist.
moreover, graduates of the martial artist genius camp would either join the city’s high-authority enforcement team or be dispatched as senior officials in charge of the city of light chasing’s martial resources. their future prospects were immeasurable.
but now all of this had been disrupted by obsidian martial arts hall. how could he not be furious?
“i will provide you with energy crystals and type ii healing potions. you just focus on preparing for the martial artist genius camp.” wright said, “if there is nothing else, you may go.”
“yes, uncle.” bes could only give up helplessly.
originally, the elders of the great ape gang had been his personal armed force, handling various affairs for him. now those personal forces were gone. he himself did not have permissions in the gorilla gang to order gang members. without wright’s instructions, he could not mobilize a single person, so he could only drop the matter.
after bes left, wright summoned a group of subordinates. the leading great ape in a black robe, fully disguised, radiated martial artist level qi and blood.
“go investigate for me.”
“find out all the causes and consequences regarding the great ape gang. anyone daring to target our gorilla gang absolutely cannot be spared. and investigate that obsidian martial arts hall clearly as well.”
with wright’s command, the dozen or so gorilla gang members present quickly dispersed.
early the next morning in the city of light chasing, outside obsidian martial arts hall.
xia ling personally drove a luxury sedan to the gate of obsidian martial arts hall, drawing curious and astonished looks from the surrounding vagrants. they had not expected obsidian martial arts hall to have such standing that members of the suburban phosphor fire gang would personally visit, and judging from their status, the visitors were clearly important figures, guarded by several half-scale race warriors in a6-level battle armor.
this was something wilderness gangs would not even dare to dream of.
“hall master lin, can we go to the martial artist association now?” xia ling gently asked as she looked at lin qi, who had not slept all night and was still yawning.
“sure, let’s go.” lin qi nodded.
