Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

"The lone wolf represents the Wind Department, the dark blue represents the lowest level among the purple, white, gold and blue, Qian represents male and Kun represents female. But why are the numbers at the back so close to the front? Aren't there many Sky Guards?" Qiao Rui asked speculatively while playing with the secret cards in his hand. Logically, as newcomers, the numbers should be at the back.

"You are indeed smart. You are right. As for the number..." The Grand Commander nodded and praised him. He raised the document in his hand and said, "The number on the secret card is the same as the number on the document. It is the only proof of internal identification. If some brothers died in battle or traitors were arrested and removed from the list, the secret card will be taken back and will be issued to new members after the corresponding document is re-established!"

"Oh, by the way, the Wind Department's Sky Guards do not receive any salary!" The Grand Commander added at the end.

"What? We work for you, but we don't even get any salary. What do you take us for?" Liu Xinyue said indignantly. She had a very bad impression of this commander-in-chief. Not only did he look effeminate and unmanly, but he also hinted to Qiao Rui not to take her with him in the future, which completely offended Xiao Lajiao. Now hearing that she could only work without getting paid, Liu Xinyue could not bear it any longer and immediately slammed the table and stood up.

The Grand Commander didn't take it seriously. He waved his hand calmly and said, "We are all Sky Guards. The Thunder Tribe fights bravely, the Fire Tribe works hard, and the Cloud Tribe works diligently. Only you in the Wind Tribe do whatever you want without any restrictions. Do you think this is fair? As the saying goes, there is gain and loss. Compared to the little salary you lost, you have gained more!"

"Apart from relative freedom, what else can we get?" Qiao Rui pulled Liu Xinyue to sit down and asked in a deep voice.

"Power, status, and the qualification to purchase treasures from my Qingtian Guard's treasury! You from the Feng tribe usually travel around the world, hiding your identity like ordinary people. But at the critical moment, showing the Qingtian Guard's secret card can still give you considerable help. Moreover, only by joining my Qingtian Guard can you buy some rare treasures. Like the narrow-eyed boy at the beginning, even if his family has a fortune of millions, there are some things they cannot buy. But you are different, as long as you accumulate more merits, you can buy any treasure!" The Grand Commander said with full confidence and high spirits.

"Then how do we accumulate merit? What if we don't find out any valuable information for several years?" asked Qiao Rui.

"Then just live like an ordinary person. You won't lose anything anyway!" The Grand Commander joked. "But if you really want to make contributions, you can also take the initiative to accept some missions, such as arresting and killing those wanted criminals by our Sky Guards, or apply to participate in the investigation of some major cases. In this way, you will have both achievements and appropriate rewards."

"How to buy treasures? I am now a Sky Guard. Can I buy treasures now?" Qiao Rui said.

"Okay!" The Grand Commander picked up a booklet from the desk, smiled slightly and threw it to Qiao Rui.

The paper booklet was originally a weak object, and it took a lot of force to throw it. However, the booklet was slowly and lightly flying towards Qiao Rui. Qiao Rui knew something was wrong, so he didn't dare to neglect it. He gathered his internal strength and raised his hand to catch the booklet. As expected, a burst of energy suddenly burst out from the booklet. Qiao Rui's heart tightened, and he moved his internal strength to his arm, barely dissolving the energy.

"Good skills!" praised the Grand Commander.

"Thank you for the compliment, Commander-in-Chief!" Qiao Rui said politely.

Opening the booklet, there were some items listed in different categories, including weapons, armor, secret books, and elixirs, but most of them were of low level. For example, there were only ordinary weapons and fine weapons in the weapons, and the martial arts secret books were only rough and low-level martial arts and ordinary intermediate martial arts. The elixirs included bruises and wound medicines, qi-replenishing pills, qi-invigorating pills, and some low-level poisons and knockout pills.

"Hey, what is this?" Turning to the end of the booklet, he saw several more enhancement pills that had never appeared in the Treasure Pavilion before.

Shengyang Pills can increase the speed of Yang internal energy cultivation after taking. It is best to take it when you are at the third level. Take one pill a day. More than that will be of no benefit. There are thirty pills in each bottle and the price is ten taels of silver.

Tranquility Pills can increase the speed of neutral internal energy cultivation after taking. It is best to take it when you are at the third level. Take one pill a day. More than that will be useless. There are thirty pills in each bottle and the price is ten taels of silver.

Xuejing Pills can increase the speed of Yin internal energy cultivation after taking them. It is best to take them when you are at the third level. Take one pill a day. More than that will be useless. There are thirty pills in each bottle and the price is ten taels of silver.

After showing the booklet to Liu Xinyue, Qiao Rui asked, "May I ask the Grand Commander, are there any of these last few types of enhancement pills that can be taken when you are in the second-rate stage?"

"Yes! But only the Gold Seal-level Sky Guards have the authority to purchase them." The Grand Commander replied.

Qiao Rui was slightly disappointed and asked unwillingly, "Shengyang Pills are best taken when they are third-rate, so can they be taken when they are second-rate?"

"Okay, but the effect is not very good. Do you want it?" said the commander-in-chief.

"Yes, I want three bottles of Shengyang Pills and Jingqi Pills each!" Qiao Rui said happily.

"What else do you want to buy? Tell me everything at once!"

"Then give us one fine sword made of fine iron, and nothing else!"

"Okay, a total of four hundred and sixty taels!"

After Qiao Rui paid enough silver, Uncle Fu brought the elixir and sword soon after.

Qiao Rui opened the medicine bottle and smelled it. The aroma was so fragrant that it was refreshing. He then drew out his sword and saw that it was indeed extremely sharp and cold.

There was nothing else to do. Qiao Rui and Liu Xinyue said goodbye to the Grand Commander and returned to the street, as if they were in another world.

"Are we taking root in this world?" Liu Xinyue was full of emotion. Looking at the ancient people coming and going, the ancient streets and houses from near to far, the various government offices, everything, there was always a sense of unreality. She suddenly smiled and said eagerly: "Let's find an inn to settle down first, and then I want to take a good look at this ancient capital!"

"Living in an inn is not a long-term solution. If we really want to settle down, it's better to buy a house. In this way, our family can also be protected by the city." Qiao Rui pondered, "But I don't know where to buy a house. Which government office should I go to?"

"That's right!" Liu Xinyue laughed, looked around, and suddenly pointed to the corner in front and said, "Qiao Rui, look over there, should we go over and take a look?"

Following the direction Liu Xinyue pointed, there was a small building next to the county government office in front. There was a plaque hanging at the door with three big characters "Industry Department" written on it.

When I got closer and took a look, I found that the house was not big, but there were many people coming in and out. There were minor clerks in official uniforms, wealthy merchants and nobles, and people dressed in short hair and ancient costumes like Qiao Rui.

Liu Xinyue took Qiao Rui to the Industry Department, where it was even more lively and noisy. A row of counters with labels for East, South, West and North of the City separated the room into two halls, the inner and outer halls. Only a waist door was opened at the very edge to facilitate the entry and exit of the inner hall clerks. The outer hall was full of people asking questions and discussing, while a few clerks stood inside the counters, holding books in their hands and giving people some answers from time to time. At the back was a wooden partition wall, and in the middle of the wooden wall there was a door leading to the inner room. On both sides of the door were some bookshelves, which were filled with various books and files, neatly classified.