Chapter 52: Earth Dragon Blood, Grand Sage Fist, Bone-honing Pellet!

Wu City.

The Martial Arts Department (MAD), inside the captain's office.

"Captain Zhou, why are you looking at me like that?"

On the couch.

Jiang He was a little restless.

From the moment he entered, Zhou Tong had been studying him from head to toe, which left him a little scared … Could Captain Zhou have some sort of fetish?

Could he be harboring some evil thoughts after seeing how handsome he was?

Otherwise …

He was the captain of the MAD's Martial Arts Department (MAD) enforcement team and a rank-eight elite. Was there a need for him to personally inform and receive him?

Zhou Tong came to his senses.

Even so, the shock in his eyes did not lessen.

"I haven't seen you for a day, and your qi has become so much stronger … it seems that your ability has improved by quite a bit!"

The strength of a physique cultivator.

That could be determined through qi.

The stronger the physique, the stronger the qi.

Ordinary martial artists might not be able to detect this, but Zhou Tong, a Rank-8 martial artist, would be able to see through it!

In his' senses', Jiang He's qi was like a small sun, giving off a scorching, scorching sensation.

Jiang He breathed a sigh of relief at that, saying, "You have good eyes, Captain Zhou. I did have a fortuitous encounter last night, and found an immature Scarlet Cloud Grass in the wildlands."

"Scarlet Cloud Grass?"

Zhou Tong did a double take. "Scarlet Cloud Grass isn't suitable for physique cultivators … and you ate it?"

Jiang He nodded.

"Jiang He, floral spirits are not to be consumed carelessly. Throughout history, there have been many martial artists who died from eating floral spirits."

Unsure whether to laugh or cry, Zhou Tong reminded him.

Then, he took out a list of resources from his desk drawer. Behind the list were several numbers of varying sizes, with the small ones being single digits and the large ones being close to a thousand.

"Earth Dragon Blood?"

"Black Dragon Spirit Root?"

"Bone-honing Pellet?

S-grade combat uniform? "

There were all sorts of items on the list, with the most expensive being the Earth Dragon Blood, which was priced at nine hundred, and the cheapest being the Bone-honing Pellet, which was priced at ten.

The Black Fire Spirit Root was priced at five hundred.

The S-grade combat uniform was priced at five hundred as well.

This price unit was obviously not "ten thousand".

Jiang He was not sure how much other things were worth, but he had eaten the Black Fire Spirit Root himself. Zhang San had no reason to lie when he said that it was worth more than a small target.

There was also the S-class combat uniform.

An S-grade alloy weapon was worth more than 20 million yuan, not to mention a full set of S-grade combat suits. This thing's defense was super strong, and it had the function of blocking Qi. Only a martial arts grandmaster or a high-ranked Direbeast could hope to break through the defense when wearing it.

"This list of resources was specially prepared for you by Director Chen of our Xixia Base City. They are all things that you can use at this stage."

Zhou Tong replied, "The price of the item is merit points. You've killed Xiang Rongshan and Fang Tailai, and we've followed the clues to uncover some Sky Demon Cultists. This is a great contribution to the Great Xia, and you'll be rewarded with 1000 merit points."

1000 merit points?

After calculating the market price of the Black Fire Spirit Root and the S-grade combat uniform, Jiang He found that the 1,000 merit points should be worth over 200 million!

The Martial Arts Department (MAD) was really generous!

But …

What should he choose?

The Black Fire Spirit Root would increase his strength by ten thousand catties … but it was only useful the first time.

On the other hand, the S-grade combat uniform was quite good.

On the other hand, he was a physique cultivator and his physique was strong in the first place. If he bought that, he would really be wasting his money.

After some thought, Jiang He pointed at the list and said, "Captain Zhou, I'll take the Earth Dragon Blood … exchange the rest for bone-honing pellets."

The Earth Dragon Blood was worth 900 merit points.

It was even more expensive than the Black Fire Spirit Root!

Zhou Tong glanced at Jiang He and exclaimed in surprise, "Do you know what the Earth Dragon Blood is used for?"

Jiang He shook his head. "I don't … it's the most expensive thing. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. There must be a reason why you marked it so high … Captain Zhou, could there really be dragons in this world?"

"Earthen Dragons aren't True Dragons but Ferals mutated from earthworms," Zhou Tong said. "Seven years ago, the MAD headquarters had slain a King-tier Earthen Dragon and obtained some of its blood … the Earthen Dragon's blood is gone with each use, and its true value is far above the price listed on the resource list.

"Director Chen specifically added this' Earth Dragon's Blood 'to the list of resources."

"I didn't expect you to hit the nail on the head, kid!"

"This portion of Earth Dragon Blood is stored in the city base. Chief Chen would arrange for someone to send it to you after I report it."

"As for the bone-honing pellets, we here at the Wu City branch have them. I'll have someone send them to you later."

Jiang He offered a fist-palm salute. "Thank you, Captain Zhou."

Zhou Tong smiled. "You don't have to thank me since it's all Chief Chen's arrangements … Moreover, Chief Liu thinks highly of you as well, although he's not here today or he would definitely meet you."

He paused for a moment before continuing, "You've lost your memory, so you might have forgotten about the past. Chief Liu and your father used to be good friends … Back then, when your father held a one-month-old celebration for you, I followed Chief Liu to the banquet!"

"Director Chen of the base city has a good relationship with your father. They both practice swordsmanship, and their swordsmanship is on par with each other. I remember that they would always exchange swordsmanship whenever they met, and they were often covered in wounds."

Jiang He seemed to understand now …Why Zhou Tong cared so much about him now.

That made sense.

His 'father' was already a grandmaster eighteen years ago.

His 'mother' was an Awakened as well, and with their statuses, most of the friends they made back then would have become bosses if they were still alive.

After some small talk.

Jiang He then asked about the Great Sage Fist.

"The Great Sage Fist was created by Xiahou Wu and is very suitable for you. You might become a grandmaster physique refinist in the future if you could cultivate the qi channeling technique."

Zhou Tong smiled. "I remember that the first volume of the Great Sage Fist is sold for twenty-five million on the MAD's official website. I could buy it for you if you need … I'm a MAD employee and have twenty percent discount."

Twenty-five million.

Twenty percent was twenty million.

That was five million saved.

Jiang He replied, "I'll have to trouble you then, Captain Zhou."

Zhou Tong glared at him. "Why are you calling me Captain Zhou? Call me Uncle Zhou. I used to call your father 'bro'. "

Jiang He was dumbstruck.

"What?" Zhou Tong asked.

"I can't quite bring myself to call you that …"

Zhou Tong laughed out loud and fiddled with his computer for a while before saying, "Alright, I've booked the first volume of the Great Sage Fist for you. I'll make the arrangements and have them send it to you along with the Earth Dragon Blood. Here's my account, you just have to transfer the money to me later."

Martial artists' bank cards were all set up for large transfers.

Jiang He promptly whipped out his phone and transferred the money to Zhou Tong.

"Eh … why did you transfer twenty-one million?" Zhou Tong asked.

"Isn't that saving five million?" Jiang He replied.

"That's a million for washing my feet, Captain Zhou."

"You brat!"

Zhou Tong scolded jokingly, but did not say anything else.

Soon.

Someone delivered the 'Bone-honing Pellets'.

The ten pellets were packed into ten exquisite little boxes, giving the impression that they could not afford it.

If it was calculated according to the merit points.

Ten merit points per pellet would be worth almost two million, and normal people would not be able to afford it.

With the pellets in hand, Jiang He rose to leave.

Leaving the Martial Arts Department (MAD), he first went to a pharmacy and bought several bottles of 'Twenty-Four Flavored Rehmannia Pills'.

[Ding!]

[Reasonable use of medicine, strength + 10kg.]

"That's eight meals of Twenty-Four Flavored Rehmannia Pills a day. It's almost noon and I've only had my first meal … I'll have to make up for it later, or I won't have enough."

Jiang He thought.

Taking out one of the pellets, Jiang He popped it into his mouth.

[Ding!]

[Spirit pellet consumed, strength + 100kg.]

A System Notification jingled in his head.

Soon, Jiang He felt a tingling sensation in his bones and limbs, as if … he had strengthened a little.

"100kg of strength increase and bone-honing effect … not bad."

Jiang He found a noodle shop.

He asked for a pot of Eight Treasures Tea and ate the ten Bone Tempering Pills one by one.

[Ding!]

[Spirit pellet consumed, strength + 100kg.]

[Ding!]

[Spirit pellet consumed, strength + 100kg.]

"Ding …"

Strength: 17560 kgVery soon.

A bowl of stir-fry was served.

After that, Jiang He ate the Twenty-Four-Flavor Rehmannia Pills before the meal and took the anti-psychotic medicine after the meal. Along with a 'reasonable diet', his strength increased by another 30kg.

This feeling of slowly becoming stronger was very fascinating.

Jiang He left the restaurant and headed to the park, intending to exercise after lunch.

However, before he could run a few steps …Puff!

Suddenly, a soft sound was heard.

Jiang He felt a sharp pain on his face.

The next moment …Ding dang …

A yellowish bullet that had been squeezed into a lump of metal fell at his feet.

Jiang He was dumbstruck.

He was stunned.

He immediately reacted and touched his right cheek as he angrily said —"Damn it!"

"Who is it?"

"Come out if you have the guts … How dare you hit my face with a gun. You've gone too far. You're trying to disfigure me!"

(End of Chapter)