At this moment, Shen Qian was wearing a black, well-fitting suit, and his short, neatly styled hair perfectly accentuated his face shape, adding a touch of handsomeness.

In addition, the obvious change in temperament brought about by the recent surge in strength made him appear somewhat dazzling under the sunlight.

Not to mention Gu Zifang, even Shen Qian was impressed by his own handsomeness when he woke up this morning.

"Oh right, how did you end up coming out of the Martial Arts Association? Did you arrive a while ago?"

Gu Zifang realized she had been a bit out of line, and after her cheeks flushed slightly, she scolded him playfully.

"I went to verify this first, but I didn't expect there to be so many people today, so I waited in line for a while and wandered around inside for a bit."

There was no need to hide this, Chen Qian smiled and showed off the brand-new martial arts badge in his hand.

"The Mid-Level Warrior Badge... Ahhh, I want one too!"

Gu Zifang took the badge from Shen Qian's hand and sighed with some envy, "It's a pity that I'm just a little bit short and can't break through. Otherwise, the hunter assessment wouldn't have been so difficult."

The group felt that it was quite normal for Shen Qian to have broken through to the intermediate martial arts level, and it was also in line with Shen Qian's persona as the top scorer in the college entrance examination.

After all, before the college entrance examination, Shen Qian had already been able to completely crush them.

The martial artist who was certified before sinking was mainly doing so for a little money.

At his age, a beginner martial artist could receive a monthly stipend of 10,000, while a mid-level martial artist would receive ten times that amount, becoming 100,000 per month.

If you keep receiving it until your 19th birthday before you die, the 100,000 will become 80,000.

Then it decreases by 20,000 every year until it reaches a minimum of 10,000 per month, continuing until the person turns 25.

I no longer valued this money, but it was just right to use it to supplement my parents' living expenses.

Considering that my parents also practice martial arts to prolong their lives, they can use this money.

"You are... Shen Qian?"

At this moment, Yuan You, who had been observing Shen Qian for half a day, suddenly spoke, her eyes sparkling.

Hello, may I ask who you are?

Shen Qian then noticed the unfamiliar young woman and politely asked her what was going on.

"My name is Yuan You."

Before Gu Zifang could speak, Yuan You smiled generously and extended her fair hand to Chen Qian, "I am currently studying in the Department of Mysticism at Jiangnan Martial Arts University, and I am a junior this year."

"Mysticism?" Shen Qian asked curiously.

"It is a comprehensive discipline with an academic focus. Only a few martial arts universities in China offer this major. It is said that admissions are based solely on IQ, making it even more difficult to get into than regular martial arts universities."

Ouyang Fei explained in a low voice.

"Amazing." Shen Qian exclaimed in amazement, having never heard of such a profession before.

"It's not that mysterious!"

Yuan You covered her mouth and smiled, then smoothed her bangs and glanced at her wristwatch. "Let's go upstairs, they should be here by now."

The group entered the Martial Arts Association building. Gu Zifang suddenly realized something and quickly patted Shen Qian on the shoulder.

After Shen Qian fell a few steps behind, she leaned close to Shen Qian's ear and whispered something.

"The Dark Star Squad was formed by members of the Thousand Star Society?"

Shen Qian raised an eyebrow, somewhat taken aback.

"Don't shout so loudly!"

Gu Zifang glanced at Yuan You, who was walking at the front, and only breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw that the other party had no reaction. Then she frowned and said, "If you mind, we can try to find another slash-and-burn team to join us..."

"No need, let's leave it like this for now."

Seeing Gu Zifang's troubled expression, Chen Qian shook his head and said.

There are quite a few slash-and-burn farming teams in Jingcheng, but not many are willing to accept complete newcomers. In addition, there is a huge difference in strength between top teams and ordinary teams.

After all, they were about to step into a forbidden zone that was almost entirely unknown, so Shen Qian was quite cautious in these matters.

Even when learning from experience, one should naturally learn from the strong.

Regarding Senhoshi-sha...

After the college entrance examination results were released, the person in charge of the Qianxing Society in the Southwest Province personally visited Shen Qian, brought a small gift, and hoped that Shen Qian would consider joining the Qianxing Society.

I didn't look at it closely before it sank, but it's probably worth around one million.

The other party's attitude was not bad, but Shen Qian still felt a little uncomfortable. Shen Qian didn't know how to describe that feeling.

It's as if the other party felt they had done their utmost sincerity, and given the Thousand Stars Society's top ranking in the Martial Arts Association, their willingness to apologize to Chen Qian was already a huge compromise.

You can't force someone to change their preconceived notions, so Chen Qian didn't bother to say anything more, just drank a cup of tea and saw the other person off.

Furthermore, through conversations with the other party, Chen Qian could roughly sense that the other party was probably unaware of some of the secrets behind the Senseisha.

They were simply proud that the Thousand Star Society had produced a large number of powerful experts from the Mountain and Sea realms.

This is also the leverage the other party has in negotiating with Shen Qian.

For outstanding members of the Thousand Stars Society, they will be given a trial opportunity. As long as they pass, they will be guaranteed to achieve the Mountain and Sea achievement.

Such resources are bound to attract many people.

But when Shen Qian asked about where those powerful figures from the mountains and seas went afterward, the other party seemed quite puzzled.

Shen Qian speculated that if the Thousand Star Society was indeed a scheme devised by the first three kings to assist the Hundred Kings Palace, then the Thousand Star Society itself was probably completely unaware of it.

The conversation may not have ended badly, but it certainly ended without any resolution.

After that, the Thousand Star Society never contacted Shen Qian again.

He had almost forgotten about this matter before he sank in.

However, the Thousand Star Society is one thing, but the members inside are another, so Shen Qian didn't have much resistance to the Dark Star Squad. He'd see how things went after they made contact.

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