He Xiaotian heard this and glanced at Roger in surprise.
’Who would have thought? I didn’t expect a kid like you to be capable of saying something like that.’
"..."
’If I didn’t know I was no match for you, believe me, I’d beat you to a pulp!’
"Are you saying I’m not the only instructor?"
"Of course. We need to make some comparisons. That person said your martial arts and the other instructor’s don’t belong to the same system. So, we need to observe and see which system is more suitable for the world today."
Roger rolled his eyes. ’Entrusting all the students to you alone? I really can’t rest easy doing that.’
’What if you get irritated and just pull out your hammer and smash everyone to death?’
Hearing this, He Xiaotian almost spat in Roger’s face.
’What the fuck are you on about!’
’Others might not know, but don’t I, Laozi, know my own secrets?’
His entire martial arts arsenal was brute-forced using the Experience Points system. If he had to cultivate according to normal methods...
...how could he possibly have reached his current level without at least eighty or a hundred years of training?
Even a once-in-a-century martial arts prodigy from a novel probably wouldn’t achieve much without at least eight or ten years of practice.
For an ordinary person, it would take thirty years at a bare minimum to see any real results from their cultivation.
By then, it would be far too late.
’You’re asking me to be an instructor. Are you deliberately trying to make me look like a fool?’
’Wait a minute...’
’Qi and Blood?’
’The stronger a person’s body, the stronger their Qi and Blood, right?’
’If that’s the case, then maybe I can do this after all.’
’I’ll just find a few hard-style martial arts, or some Cultivation Techniques specifically for strengthening the body.’
’I’ll use Experience Points to max them out, break through their limits, and then max them out again.’
’I refuse to believe that I still won’t be able to compete with other people!’
"Alright, what’s the compensation package? If it’s too low, I’m not interested."
Roger’s eyes lit up. ’I was just afraid you wouldn’t agree.’
’As long as you give in, I’ll shower you with so many Spiritual Energy Crystals your head will spin.’
"One Spiritual Energy Crystal per hour. How about it?"
"Five hundred a month, and I decide the class schedule."
’I ought to fucking strangle you, you son of a bitch!’
’Five hundred in one go? That’s beyond an exorbitant demand.’
’And you get to decide the schedule?’
’If you only teach one class a month, or for a single hour, who am I supposed to complain to?’
"Don’t be so quick to refuse. Let me tell you about my advantages. If I’m the one teaching the students, you can rest assured I won’t hold anything back; I’ll definitely provide the best Cultivation Techniques. You know how important a good Cultivation Technique is for a martial arts academy.
Within a month, I can train the first batch of students, and then they can become the new instructors. They can be dispatched all over the country to serve as new instructors. With this continuous cycle, just think how many Martial Artists there will be by then?
As the number of Martial Artists grows, even if they can’t deal with powerful evil spirits and strange entities, can’t they serve as a ground force to maintain public order? So, five hundred a month is an absolute bargain.
Oh, right. When I say five hundred, I mean every month. As long as the academy is open, you have to keep paying. Of course, the martial arts I provide can be practiced not only by ordinary people, but will also be effective for those with special abilities."
Roger was tempted by the first part of the speech.
But the second half gave him a headache.
’Damn it, five hundred every single month?’
’You might as well sell me off instead!’
But when He Xiaotian mentioned it would be effective even for those with special abilities...
...Roger’s eyes gleamed, and he looked as if he wanted to swallow He Xiaotian whole.
Right now, any increase in strength, no matter how small, was a major step forward.
"Really?"
"I, X, never make promises I can’t keep. I’ll give you three days to think it over. I’ll be at the Divine Void... I mean, the giant crater. Come find me when you’ve made up your mind."
With that, He Xiaotian turned and left without the slightest hesitation.
He acted as if Roger refusing would be a great loss for the entire country.
After a moment, Roger suddenly realized something.
’How did the tables turn like this?’
’I was the one who came to recruit you, but now it feels like I’m the one begging!!’
As He Xiaotian headed back, his mind was racing.
Becoming an instructor at the martial arts academy definitely had more pros than cons for him.
First, there was the monthly supply of Spiritual Energy Crystals. Five hundred of them—even if each was only worth a hundred Experience Points, that was a solid fifty thousand!
Second, the first batch of students would be his disciples. In the future, once they were scattered across the country, their influence would become terrifyingly vast.
By then, every martial artist in the country would have to call him Master, or Grandmaster, or even Ancestral Master!!
People were bound to improve. When these individuals gradually matured and stood guard over their own regions...
Heh, what would He Xiaotian’s status be then?
With a single call to arms, every Martial Artist would have to respond.
He would become the Martial Ancestor of Hua Country.
Every person who practiced martial arts would have to enshrine his portrait in their homes and worship him.
Any Martial Artist who opposed him would become a target for all the others to attack!
Of course, he had no evil intentions. He was content just being a handsome man who smashed ghosts.
As for whether a powerful expert might rise up to challenge him?
That was overthinking it. Even a peerless genius needed time to grow.
He, on the other hand, just needed Experience Points.
Besides, martial arts that only strengthened the body and tempered Qi and Blood weren’t nearly enough to catch up to him.
At the very least, they would need a few hundred years’ worth of Inner Strength!
And that was just for now. In the future, he would only become stronger.
So, from this perspective, it completely eliminated the possibility of the student surpassing the master and leaving him behind.
He Xiaotian would forever be the number one Martial Artist in Hua Country.
If he found any loyal and promising prospects, he wouldn’t mind passing on a few more martial arts techniques.
After all, no one would ever be able to catch up to him.
So, it was a plan that killed several birds with one stone.
In truth, He Xiaotian was even more eager than Roger for this deal to go through.
But as the old saying goes, a rare commodity is a valuable one.
If he didn’t ask for a high price, people might underestimate his value.
Being powerful didn’t necessarily mean you could be a good teacher.
The more he acted this way, the more curious it made Roger, who became eager to hire him just to see what kind of results he could produce.
As it turned out, He Xiaotian’s thinking was correct.
The future he painted was too grand for Roger to resist. He immediately called his direct superior.
"Agree to his terms! If what X says is true, then five hundred Spiritual Energy Crystals a month is a massive bargain for us. If it doesn’t work out, the most we lose is five hundred crystals, which is a trivial amount.
From now on, don’t call me about matters like this. You have the authority to make the decision yourself. I am very busy. BEEP BEEP BEEP..."
The line went dead. Roger took a deep breath.
This decision could very well change the current landscape of the entire country.
If it succeeded, the achievement would be monumental.
History would record it.
And he, Roger, would also leave his mark on history.
He retraced his steps and walked up to He Xiaotian, who was drinking beer as if it were a health tonic. He said softly, "You win. No need to wait three days. The higher-ups have agreed to your terms.
In two days, come to Shanghai Medical University. I’ll introduce you to the first batch of students. I hope everything you said comes true."