All of us are one

Chapter 13 The Wealth Brought by the Retired Assassin

"Councilor Ling Heng said that my Qi and blood circulation is too slow, and that this will be resolved after I systematically study the profound mysteries."

Jiang Yanming pondered, "In other words, the Qi and Blood Condensation Realm above Mingwu... requires at least the mobilization of Qi and Blood to break through, and without comprehending the profound meaning, one cannot mobilize Qi and Blood."

Senior Brother Kotak has been at the Mingwu level for many years and has experienced life-and-death trials. His blood and energy are probably no weaker than many of the deacons of the Martial Arts Alliance. If he cannot comprehend the true meaning of the mystery, he may be stuck at the Mingwu level for life.

"Junior Brother Jiang, what was the result?" Qin Wu's voice rang out first, and then he pushed open the door and entered the reception room.

"The review has been approved." Jiang Yanming asked, snapping out of his reverie, "Councilor Ling Heng has left?"

"We're gone. We didn't even check out the martial arts school," Qin Wu replied, then asked in confusion when he saw the broken glass on the floor, "How did the coffee table get broken?"

"Councilor Ling Heng showed me what a martial artist above the Mingwu level is." Jiang Yanming's eyes narrowed slightly.

"What's above Mingwu?" Qin Wu quickly asked.

"You'll find out later." Jiang Yanming thought of the Divine Martial Kingdom pass in his senior brother's hand, so he didn't answer Qin Wu's question.

With a physique that is at the peak of Qinwu Forging Martial Arts level and has not even reached the Mingwu level, he is not qualified to know the secrets above the Mingwu level. Knowing too much may not be a good thing.

"So mysterious." Qin Wu was somewhat disappointed.

"Second Senior Brother, have someone tidy up the reception room and replace the coffee table. Deduct the cost from my account," Jiang Yanming said. "I'll go talk to Eldest Senior Brother."

"Okay." Qin Wu nodded in agreement.

After leaving the reception room, Jiang Yanming informed his three senior brothers and sisters that the review had been passed, and then quickly climbed the stairs to the fourth floor of the martial arts hall.

……

Fourth floor, inside the martial arts training ground.

Kotak, dressed in a loose white training suit, was meticulously practicing the Surging Wave Fist technique.

"Senior Brother," Jiang Yanming stated his purpose directly, "I have just passed the review of the Martial Arts Alliance councilors and learned what the realm above Mingwu is."

Upon hearing this, Kotak turned to look at Jiang Yanming at the door, his eyes filled with both expectation and regret.

"It's the condensation of Qi and Blood into a powerful force," Jiang Yanming said directly. "Martial artists can mobilize their Qi and Blood when they comprehend the profound mysteries, and I think that's the key to those mysteries."

"Qi and blood... I see." Kotak looked down at his outstretched hands. "No wonder he said that even if you understand the profound meaning after you get old and your body weakens, it's useless."

"Who is that 'him'?" Jiang Yanming asked curiously.

"A martial artist I met while working as a mercenary in the Northern Continent," Kotak sighed. "He had the blood of the Divine Martial Kingdom, but his talent for martial arts was too poor, and he was delayed for some reason. By the time he obtained the Divine Martial Kingdom's pass, he was nearly fifty years old, and his vitality was gradually declining, losing the possibility of advancing any further."

"So you got your token from him?" Jiang Yanming suddenly realized.

“That’s right.” Kotak nodded. “I killed him and then took it from him.”

Jiang Yanming was taken aback: "You're not friends?"

"They were the enemy. That token was my spoils of war. I was seriously injured and almost died because of it," Kotak said matter-of-factly. "There are many martial artists active in the Northern Continent, but it is extremely rare to find someone like me who has no blood of the Divine Martial Kingdom. So we chatted for a bit."

"Understood." Jiang Yanming nodded.

"Thank you for telling me all this, junior brother," Kotak said. "If you really want to hire my team, I can personally give you a discount without charging you."

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore." Jiang Yanming nodded in agreement; he might be able to take advantage of this discount.

After bidding farewell to his senior brother, Jiang Yanming went to the second-floor training ground to instruct several new disciples on stance training and boxing before driving back to Moon Island.

According to his plan, he will wait for the world to change again, and in the meantime, he will write his thesis normally, just like a master's student who is about to graduate, and ask his advisor, Professor Tarot, for help and guidance.

And so, three days passed.

……

May 9, 348 (New Moon), morning.

When Jiang Yanming woke up, the first thing he did was to survey the layout of the room to determine if the world had changed.

"Nothing has changed again..."

Jiang Yanming got up to change his clothes, and when he opened the wardrobe, he found that the folded clothes were much taller than usual.

Without hesitation, he took out all the clothes and put them on the bed, only to find that the bottom of the wardrobe was covered with glittering gold!

"This is……"

Upon seeing the gold, Jiang Yanming was overwhelmed by a flood of memories, accompanied by waves of throbbing pain.

After a while, he came to his senses and began to sort out his new identity.

The other self is a ruthless assassin, skilled in using cold weapons such as swords, crossbows, throwing knives, and hidden arrows. She is also skilled in stealth, poison making, and poisoning techniques, and has a good tolerance for poisons.

"So my new identity is that of an assassin who thinks he's acting out of a sense of justice, but actually kills for money..." Jiang Yanming frowned slightly, "and also an assassin who has saved enough money for retirement and chosen to retire?"

"Heh, to be able to retire peacefully without being silenced, that assassin organization is quite disciplined."

He searched through his newly emerging memories and was relieved to find that the assassin organization "Blood Rain," which existed in ancient society, could not possibly exist in this modern society.

"More than two thousand taels of high-purity gold were melted down into one hundred gold bars..." Jiang Yanming picked up a gold bar and weighed it in his hand. "Each gold bar weighs about one kilogram."

"The current price of gold is over 200 nails per gram. If we calculate based on a discount to the buyback price of 200 nails..." He took out his phone to check, then his eyes lit up, "100 kilograms of gold is worth 20 million nails!"

2000 million nars, that's a considerable fortune!

Although Jiang Yanming has a share contract worth 500 billion Nare, those shares cannot truly be considered his property until he has seen Professor Tarot off to his final rest.

Unlike the 2000 million Nar worth of gold in front of him, this was real wealth right in front of him, enough to hire the mercenary team led by the senior brother without even needing to convert it into cash.

The reason is simple: gold is a hard currency in the Quad alliance, and many technological products use a small amount of gold, which makes the demand for gold extremely high, and there is no worry about sales.

"2000 million Naals, is that enough to hire Senior Brother's team?" Jiang Yanming pondered. "And if we take action against the Four Nations Alliance, we'll also need to prepare weapons for them..."

"For regular weapons, you can try buying them from home, but I don't know if you have any special weapons that target cyborgs and cyber hackers."

Cyborgs and cyber hackers are the hidden forces of the Quad Alliance. Most of the weapons and equipment targeting them are controlled items, and obtaining such equipment is not easy.

"Although this world change didn't bring me any power, it did solve my lack of money problem." Jiang Yanming nodded slightly. "Yes, we can start making preparations now. We can't wait for the professor to contact me first; that would be too passive."