NOVEL NEXT Chapter 23
Chapter 23: Fearsome Beasts Attacked City, D-class Threat!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Lu Yu had just finished selecting his items and he walked out of the storage room with his arms full.
A few people immediately charged towards him and surrounded him.
Lu Yu instinctively thought that he was in danger. He was just about to draw out the Blood Emperor Battle Saber when he saw that the guy leading the charge was Dai Chao. The people behind him did not appear to have any ill intentions, so he quickly stopped himself.
Dai Chao led an old man to Lu Yu first.
“Mr. Lu, this is our East End Dojo Master, Tan Jun!” Dai Chao hurriedly introduced.
Tan Jun added hurriedly, “Mr. Lu, if you’re willing to join our East End Dojo, you can straightaway assume the position of the deputy dojo master. You can have a base salary of 100,000 federal coins per month and enjoy all kinds of resources in the East End Dojo!”
“You still have the cheek to offer such a measly package!”
A middle-aged man at the side hurriedly squeezed forward and said, “I’m the dojo master of West Universe Dojo, Jiang Zilong. If you’re willing to join our West Universe Dojo, I’ll also offer you the position of a deputy dojo master and various resources. On top of that, I will also give you a base salary of 150,000 a month. You have children, right? All of them can enroll in the West Universe Dojo to train and develop their skills unconditionally!”
The two younger men behind him also shouted.
“I’m from the Southern Star Dojo. I can offer you the same conditions as those of West Universe Dojo, but the base salary can be increased to 200,000!”
“Are you guys crazy? Then we Distant North Dojo don’t care either. You wanna fight with us? All right, our base salary is 250,000!”
“Are you crazy? Your dojo will not earn much profit at 250,000!”
“It’s none of your business. I’m taking this Great Martial Master regardless!”
Even the youngest of the four dojo masters, all of whom were respected and looked up to by many, was almost two hundred years old. Yet at this moment, they were squabbling over Lu Yu, the new Great Martial Master, like little kids.
When Lu Yu saw this, he was also quite surprised. He hadn’t expected that a Great Martial Master would be so popular and that the dojo masters of the 4 great dojos would fight over him.
By the side, Qin Cheng was already used to such scenarios. The competition between the 4 dojos had always been very fierce.
They would even fight over an ordinary Great Martial Master, let alone a genius like Lu Yu who had advanced from a Grade 1 Martial Arts Warrior to a Great Martial Master within a year.
Right at this moment, the messenger outside suddenly rushed in and knelt on one knee as he reported,
“Sir! Urgent report! Fearsome Beasts suddenly attacked the city from the east gate. The initial assessment is that it’s a group of Crimson Haired Warthogs. There are many of them, and the threat level has reached D-class! The guards at the east gate are not strong enough. We need reinforcements!”
The four dojo masters who were arguing suddenly stopped.
“What? Fearsome Beasts attacking the city? Class D?”
“The D-class threat hasn’t appeared for three months. Why did it suddenly appear without any forewarning?”
“The Crimson Haired Warthog isn’t weak, and they usually attack in droves. This time, the danger level is very high!”
On hearing this, Lu Yu was also stunned.
In the current world, in the era of the Spiritual Energy Renaissance, 70 years had lapsed since the end of the Holy War. It was now a peaceful era.
However, peace was only relative. They simply owned a small portion of safe land, that was all.
At the moment, humans had retreated to various cities with fortified defenses while the Fearsome Beasts overran the wilderness in a rampant fashion.
In the major cities, it was relatively safer and there was almost no danger.
However, once outside the city, there were many Fearsome Beasts. They were of varying strengths and were undeniably dangerous.
Most of the time, these Fearsome Beasts would only stay outside and occasionally attack the humans that passed by their territories.
However, every now and then, they would also gather in a herd and attempt to attack cities in order to kill the humans inside.
Fearsome Beasts that attacked cities were classified according to their varying abilities as different levels of threat by the humans. The threat level ranged from F-class to SSS-class.
F-class posed the least threat, and the defensive ability of an ordinary city in itself was sufficient.
E-class threats were slightly more dangerous, and they would only appear once every 1 or 2 months. It was still barely sufficient to just rely on the city’s own defensive ability, just barely.
Once the threat reached D-class, the city would need the dojos’ help.
When faced with a Class C threat, ordinary cities would need to gather all the Martial Arts Warriors in the city to defend the city collectively.
As for the higher threat levels, they rarely occur nowadays. If they did appear, it would be a disaster!
At this moment, an old man with white hair walked over from the entrance.
Upon seeing this person, the City Lord’s Advisor Qin Cheng and the four dojo masters all bowed slightly and said respectfully, “Greetings, City Lord Yan!”
The old man who had just arrived was the City Lord, Yan Hong.
When Lu Yu saw their actions, he followed suit.
In his mind, there were still some memories of Yan Hong. He was the City Lord of this city. After putting in so much effort and energy, he was able to manage the city well and developed it progressively.
Yan Hong waved his hand and said, “Fellow dojo masters, you heard it too. The Fearsome Beasts are attacking the city, and it is a D-class threat level. The situation is more critical. Which dojo here will send people to suppress the Fearsome Beasts that are attacking?”
The dojo masters of the 4 dojos looked at each other. They all appeared unwilling and reluctant.
“Our East End Dojo is the weakest, so we definitely won’t be able to do anything. If we suffer any more casualties, our East End Dojo won’t be able to sustain itself.” Tan Jun was the first to reject the call to action.
Jiang Zilong, the dojo master of the West Universe Dojo, which was also the most powerful, also spoke up, “The main combat power of our West Universe Dojo are all training in seclusion recently. It’s not convenient for us to fight.”
The others immediately understood that this was an excuse.
How could it be inconvenient for him to fight? He clearly did not want to.
After all, there would definitely be injuries if the dojo launched an attack to suppress the Fearsome Beasts.
None of the dojos wanted to suffer any losses. If they lost their combat ability, the overall strength of the dojos would decrease, leading to a drop in the overall ranking of the dojos. It would have a significant impact in all aspects.
The other two dojo masters also found excuses to turn down the request for help.
“What a coincidence. The main combat power of our dojo is also training in seclusion.”
“A few of our Martial Masters have been injured recently. It’s not convenient for us either.”
“Dojo Master Jiang, your West Universe Dojo is so powerful. Even if you are short of a few main fighters, it is still strong enough. Why don’t you guys at West Universe Dojo do something?”
“That’s right! We can also observe and learn from you.”
“…”
At this moment, the dojo masters of the 4 dojos were making all sorts of excuses. No one was willing to step forward. They were all listening and waiting for the direct orders. Only when the orders from the higher-ups were issued to them directly to go into battle would they bother to obey the orders.
At this moment, Lu Yu also had his own considerations.
Apart from the lowest level F-class threats of Fearsome Beasts attacking the city, for the rest of the high-level threats, in the event that such Fearsome Beasts attacked, everyone in the city had to go to the bunkers to take refuge.
Of course, this included the staff of all the restaurants.
In this way, during the time when the Fearsome Beasts attacked the city, Lu Yu wouldn’t be able to eat those precious ingredients and medicinal ingredients, to utilize his SSS-class Gluttony Talent and the Great Dao Heaven Devouring Skill to improve himself.
Although Lu Yu’s current strength wasn’t weak, he knew that it was still far from enough. He had only just gained a foothold in this dangerous world, and he wanted to quickly continue to increase his strength.
Thinking of this, Lu Yu then asked, “Gentlemen, I’m sorry to interrupt, but may I ask how the spoils of war, such as the Fearsome Beasts corpses and other valuables collected during battles, are distributed?”