Chapter 317 Excitement (2nd Update!)
He was considering purchasing a robot with innate strength.
Soon, Lin Yun made his decision.
If he could use martial arts to deal with enemies, he did not favor using high-tech weapons.
High-tech weapons tend to draw attention.
Once Lin Yun had decided, he set off.
It was about time.
Before leaving, Lin Yun decided to make a trip to the Middle East Base.
In recent days, the base had seen several battles due to the conspicuous nature of the buildings.
Nonetheless, Lin Di, Lin Xuan, Lin Huang, complemented by some high-tech weapons, drove off all the invaders. By now, their base had gained quite a reputation among various factions.
Upon Lin Yun's return, Zhao Gang, Xia Qingqing, and others quickly welcomed him.
These days, Lin Yun had been using the Cosmic Trading System, rapidly imparting basic martial arts knowledge and some simple martial arts techniques to Zhao Gang, Xia Qingqing, and others.
All in all, he had not spent many spirit crystals - just a few hundred.
It wasn't that Lin Yun didn't want to give them more.
By the same token, he didn't want them to merely learn. Like how he gradually improved his martial skills, he wanted them to understand and analyze their principles.
Zhao Gang, Xia Qingqing and others didn't have any martial arts background, so Lin Yun wanted them to get used to it and understand it thoroughly.
To arouse their interest in martial arts, Lin Yun revealed a bit about the power of martial arts to them.
He also made it clear that cultivating was the future trend for everyone on Earth.
He also assured them that he would help them cultivate and that in not too long, they would reach the same level as Lin Di, Lin Xuan, Lin Huang.
Having experienced numerous battles at the base, Zhao Gang, Xia Qingqing and the others had a clear understanding of the strengths of Lin Di, Lin Xuan, Lin Huang, and naturally, they desired such strengths.
Upon hearing Lin Yun's commitment and the quick imparting of some martial arts knowledge, they all were quite excited and developed a keen interest in the cultivation of martial arts.
Even Lin Yun's parents, Xia Qingqing's parents - they all took this matter very seriously, spending their days studying it, exchanging ideas, and practicing daily with the orphans while asking Lin Di, Lin Xuan, Lin Huang for guidance whenever they were unsure.
This time, Lin Yun returned to check on their martial arts progress.
Speaking of which, Lin Yun had learned over two hundred martial skills, elevated over one hundred of them to the Intermediate Level, and more than thirty to the Grand Mastery Level. His proficiency in martial arts was now on par with the grandmasters on Earth.
Especially in terms of fundamental knowledge, his understanding surpassed that of the earthly grandmasters.
Lin Di, Lin Xuan, Lin Huang were incomparable being robots with initial Huajin strength. They only understood part of the basic knowledge, so long as it was enough to bring out their initial Huajin strength.
An hour later, Lin Yun took care of this matter.
Meanwhile, he imparted more profound martial arts knowledge to them, spending several hundred more spirit crystals.
When leaving, he also left several high-tech devices and weapons for them to help compensate for their recent consumption and prepare the base for the future. For this, Lin Yun spent about a thousand more spirit crystals.
By the time he left, there were only slightly more than seven thousand spirit crystals left in the Cosmic Trading System.
"It seems I won't be able to purchase that robot with innate power anytime soon, but it wouldn't take too long either..."
In his flying car, Lin Yun shook his head and said.
Now, excluding the Cosmic Trading System's ability to absorb and reform spiritual energy, just the devices alone could provide him with over seven thousand spirit crystals each day.
In fewer than ten hours, the spirit crystals in his Cosmic Trading System could exceed ten thousand.
In the meantime, he shouldn't encounter any significant danger.
He wasn't alone; he had Lin Yi, Lin Er, Lin San, Lin Si with him. As long as the danger was not too great, he should be able to deal with it.
He was genuinely very curious about the martial arts conference.
Having practiced martial arts from a young age, he had always wanted to see for himself what Huaxia's martial arts world was really like.
He wondered just how far the martial arts on Earth had progressed.
...
Since the Middle East was close to the West Kunlun Mountains.
In less than an hour, Lin Yun reached the place mentioned by Lang Jiuping.
This was a high mountain, teeming with crowds both on top and at the foot of the mountain. It was lively with many stalls set up. At first glance, it seemed like a popular tourist attraction.
Without waiting to find a spot, Lin Yun parked his flying car and proceeded on foot with Lin Yi and Lin Er.
Lin San and Lin Si were stored inside the trading space. If there were too many people, it would've been too conspicuous. Three was just right.
"Ginseng, hundred-year-old ginseng! Going cheap, huge discounts! Come take a look, take a look..."
"Wild Lingzhi mushrooms, taken regularly, can enhance your power. Consume it for a year, and it's equivalent to five or six years of training..."
"Hundred Flowers Jade Dew Pills, for nourishing the spirit and body, prolonging life, just a mere hundred thousand Huaxia currency each. With a hundred thousand, you'll not be taken advantage of or duped, but you could buy good health..."
As he walked towards the foot of the mountain, the calls from the crowd came to him, making Lin Yun feel very intrigued.
What was curious wasn't the method of hawking, but rather the products that were being hawked. Most of them were related to martial arts training. Aside from these rare treasures and miraculous medicines, there were also martial arts techniques and cultivation methods.
Almost nothing was too cheap. After all, given the remote location seeing few usual visitors, people who'd traveled from far and wide weren't here to earn a mere few bucks. At the very least, each item cost hundreds, or even thousands, tens of thousands.
Some expensive items even cost hundreds of thousands, millions.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
Like that hundred-year-old ginseng just now, sold for eight hundred thousand Huaxia currency.
Of course, the age of that ginseng was likely inflated. Lin Yun, using a piece of technological equipment to remotely scan it, approximated it to be around thirty years old. Although far from a hundred, it was still very rare.
As for the Hundred Flowers Jade Dew Pills, needless to say, they were being sold at a hundred thousand Huaxia currency each, as the stall owner maintained.
The owner did not specify how effective they were, but they must have been pretty good considering their reputation. Lin Yun noticed many people making purchases there.
The people here were definitely not ordinary. Even if they hadn't reached the Mingjin stage, Lin Yun felt that many of them had honed their skills.
He saw dozens of Mingjin martial artists at a glance. This was a huge contrast to his five-year stint in Shen City, where he hadn't met one or two Mingjin martial artists.
Of course, this may have also been related to Lin Yun's perception back then. Even if he had met them, he wouldn't have noticed unless they fought. It was a law-abiding society now, and apart from in special circumstances, how many people could he possibly spar with?
Just like when he got into a fight at the Nightingale Bar, he discovered someone who had reached the Early Mingjin Stage.
There could've been martial artists all around him; he just didn't know.
There were plenty of people with Dark Strength, too.
His master, Yan Dashan, had once told him that every Dark Strength martial artist was a local powerhouse with a prominent reputation.
However, here, he would bump into one every so often.
This event was truly worthy of being called a martial arts conference.
Lin Yun quietly marvelled.
Many people here exuded a fervor for martial arts, discussing everything related to martial arts with great excitement. It was clear how much of an impact this martial arts conference had on them. Just from these observations, the organization of this martial arts conference was deemed meaningful.
"Qingyun brand smartphones, thirty thousand Huaxia currency each, first come first served, everyone hurry and buy..."
Just then, Lin Yun's ears picked up a vendor's call.