Chapter 102: The Martial Path Must Be Contested

The Martial Arts Association official website had three sections: a mission board, an exchange board, and a discussion board.

Jiang Changkong first clicked on the mission board to check the available tasks.

“Ordinary Mission: In Jianghai Province, one hundred miles east of Jiangshui City, a Star Hidden Level Star Demon is guarding a fifth-grade spiritual herb. Retrieve the herb. Reward: 3,000 points.”

“Jiangshui City, fifty miles north, sightings of a Star Sea Level Special Star Demon. Sell the Special Starstone to the Federation. Reward: 800 points.”

“Jiangshui City military is purchasing one thousand low-grade Star Sea Star Stones. Reward: 300 points.”

“…”

“Ordinary Mission: Eliminate nearly hundreds of Star Demons ravaging Shuiyun Mountain. The strongest is at the Star Gate Initial Stage. Time limit: five months. Reward: Star Stones belong to the Martial Arts Association, points: 1,000.”

“Small-Scale Mission: Slay five thousand Star Demons at Star Sea Level or above. Reward: 5,000 points. Time limit: three months.”

“…”

“Large-Scale Mission: A small mineral vein near Jiangshui City, guarded by a Star Hidden Level Star Demon as the strongest, along with several other Star Demons. No time limit. Reward: 30,000 points.”

“Large-Scale Mission: Slay ten thousand Star Demons at Star Gate Initial Stage or above. Reward: 15,000 points. Time limit: five months.”

Jiang Changkong then clicked on the exchange board. With only Level 2 clearance, he could only view Level 2 items.

There were martial arts techniques, potions, and some technological products.

Most of these technological products were auxiliary tools; there were no lethal weapons.

Moreover, they were limited to the Star Spirit realm and did not exceed it.

Next, he clicked on the discussion board. A pop-up window appeared: “Insufficient clearance. Please upgrade to a Small Martial Arts Association. Upgrade? Yes/No.”

Jiang Changkong: “…”

Damn it, I don’t even have the clearance to speak—no, to even read others’ posts?

Forget it, I didn’t become the president to fool around.

But what’s this about upgrading?

Jiang Changkong clicked “No” and instead navigated to the personal center, where there was an introduction to the Martial Arts Association.

The Martial Arts Association was divided into Ordinary, Small, Large, Epic, and Special categories.

An Ordinary Martial Arts Association required five members, excluding the president, with the lowest strength being Star Gate Peak.

His association was granted as a reward, with slightly lowered requirements.

A Small Martial Arts Association required fifty members, excluding the president.

A Large Martial Arts Association required one hundred members.

An Epic Martial Arts Association had no limit on members.

A Special Martial Arts Association: privately cooperated with the Federation.

Only this one sentence of explanation, but being able to cooperate privately with the Federation was enough to show its significance.

Method to upgrade the Martial Arts Association: First, accumulate 10,000 points.

What a scam!

Jiang Changkong almost smashed his computer. Can I just quit?

However, looking at the exchange options for points, especially the potions, he decided not to smash the computer and keep going.

Among the potions, there was the kind Yang Chengan had given him—one bottle worth 2,000 Essence.

Points required: 10,000!

Exchange limit: Unlimited.

Complete missions, earn points, extract Essence!

Although earning points seemed harder than killing Star Demons, this was essentially free gain.

He could take on Star Demon missions, eliminate them, keep the Star Stones, and earn points on top of that.

As the president, he received an additional 2% reward—100 points would give him an extra 2 points.

1,000 points would be 20 extra, and 10,000 points would be 200 extra.

For group missions, points were divided equally.

If all members took on missions and completed several tasks, the income would be quite substantial.

Even for his own missions, there was this additional commission.

Moreover, these tasks must be accepted by the president and assigned to members before they have the authority to take them on.

If the president does not accept a task, the members can only watch, or may not even know about it.

The president has the authority to manage their Martial Arts Association properly. If there are scoundrels, with evidence, they can be apprehended and handed over to the federation.

In necessary circumstances, they can be killed!

Of course, under normal circumstances, the president would not kill members.

Members of the Martial Arts Association have the right to report. If a member files a report, the federation will investigate the president.

“This is already good enough. If there’s one type of potion, there will be a second.”

Jiang Changkong pondered that he should pay more attention to potions.

When he has points, and Ji Ziling and the others exchange for them, he can take a look.

Playing with the token in his hand, he checked the official website for information about the president’s token.

Besides being a symbol of identity, the token also contains a hidden Starlight Monitoring Instrument inside.

Pressing the red button will automatically release a monitoring instrument the size of a fly.

This is used for recording during missions. After completing a task, a video must be uploaded for the federation to confirm.

Ordinary members have to provide their own monitoring devices.

Some special tasks do not require videos, such as those involving Special Starstones or spiritual herbs.

Jiang Changkong continued reading. For Martial Arts Association information and member registration, he just needs to send them a link and have them register.

Besides himself, there are five people.

Two senior sisters, Pang Yun, and Yang Chengan—that makes four, with one spot left.

After thinking it over, he gave it to Tang Ruoxi, the Kexiang academic ace, who would be very useful.

Even if she doesn’t take on tasks, helping to forge weapons or process Star Stones in the future would still be of great value.

He just didn’t know if Tang Ruoxi would agree.

She was still forging weapons and hadn’t responded yet.

Ji Ziling and the other senior sister immediately began registering.

Yang Chengan and Pang Yun also started registering, but they had to withdraw from the Jiangshui City Martial Arts Association first.

They could withdraw directly on the official website, which was convenient.

After sending the links, Jiang Changkong wasn’t upset about Fang Lin and Li Xueyun not joining; instead, he felt somewhat relieved.

Fortunately, they didn’t agree, or there wouldn’t have been enough spots.

Ordinary members don’t have physical handbooks; they just need to register.

Jiang Changkong continued browsing tasks and created a Kexiang network group, adding them all to it.

There were many tasks he was interested in, but they could only be accepted by small or large Martial Arts Associations.

There were fewer ordinary tasks that caught his interest, with the extermination of Star Demons in Water Cloud Mountain being one of them.

By noon, he had selected a few tasks, all involving killing Star Demons near Jiangshui City.

There were simply no tasks in Jiangcheng.

Just as he was about to go to the cafeteria for lunch, Shen Jiangxing called, inviting him to Xingyi Hotel for a meal and insisting he attend.

Since the two senior sisters and Fang Lin were elsewhere, he had to go alone.

As the one who achieved the Star Gate, he was undoubtedly Jiangcheng’s top expert.

Entering the private room at Xingyi Hotel, an unfamiliar middle-aged man was the first to greet him: “Changkong, I’ve long heard of you. It’s an honor.”

“Who is this?”

Jiang Changkong looked at the middle-aged man in surprise, then glanced at the others.

Shen Jiangxing, Liang Zhe, and Cheng Huai were all there.

“This is the Ten-Thousand Commander, Jiang Haichuan,” Cheng Huai explained.

Jiang Changkong quickly clasped his hands in greeting: “So it’s the Ten-Thousand Commander himself. It’s an honor to meet you.”

“Let’s not stand on ceremony. Please, take a seat. I must thank you this time.”

Jiang Haichuan invited him to sit, smiling. “I organized this meal. From now on, in Jiangcheng, Brother Jiang is like my own younger brother.”

Jiang Changkong: “…”

So, I’m considered the second in Jiangcheng?

The commander of ten thousand in Jiangcheng, absolutely the top dog.

“I must thank the commander for his help in establishing the Martial Arts Association,” Jiang Changkong expressed his gratitude.

Everyone laughed and said, “Now we should call you President Jiang. Your future is bright.”

“If you can upgrade the Martial Arts Association to a large-scale one, then even in the Major Province, your status won’t be lower than that of a minor commander.”

Cheng Huai remarked, “But Brother Jiang, now that you’re the president, do you have any plans for the Starlight Distortion Land?”

“Of course I have plans. I will attend the Martial Arts Exchange Meeting,” Jiang Changkong replied.

Jiang Haichuan smiled faintly and said, “I was referring to the Martial Arts Association.”

“Huh?” Jiang Changkong was taken aback, then suddenly realized, “Five spots?”

“Yes, five spots are allocated to the Jianghai Martial Arts Association, not just to Jiangshui City.

All along, only Jiangcheng had a Martial Arts Association, so they monopolized all the spots.”

Jiang Haichuan said gravely, “I’m just mentioning it casually. If you have the ability, fight for it. If not, wait until you do.”

“That’s right. Martial Dao resources are all fought for. If you don’t fight or make a fuss, no one will care whether you live or die.”

Shen Jiangxing chimed in.