Wan Ning thoughtfully explained the history of Jiangzhou to Shen Qian.
Where is Jiangzhong Military Command?
Chen Qian only glanced at the notice before he had a chance to look at the detailed address.
"It's not within Jiangzhou City. To be precise, it's about ten kilometers away from Jiangzhou City. After passing Jiangzhong Military Base, go east for another twenty kilometers, and you'll reach the border of the First Province of Jiangdong."
Wan Ning had done his homework thoroughly, and then laughed, "Actually, there was a dispute between the two provinces about the ownership of the military forces in Jiangzhong back then."
"Oh?" Shen Qian asked curiously.
"At that time, the Jiangzhong Military Force was not called the Jiangzhong Military Force, but the First Military Force. It just so happened that the boundaries of the major provinces were being re-planned, and there was a dispute between the Second Province of Jiangzhong and the First Province of Jiangdong over the ownership of the First Military Force, which even led to a fight. In the end, the Martial Arts Department made the final decision and assigned the First Military Force to the Second Province of Jiangzhong."
Wan Ning said, "Therefore, the relationship between the Second Province of Jiangzhong and the First Province of Jiangdong has never been very good."
Shen Qian found it somewhat absurd, as it was quite unusual for relations between two provinces to become so tense over the ownership of a school. However, when he thought about the fact that it was, after all, a military force in Jiangzhong, everything made sense.
More than a decade ago, Jiangzhong Military Academy was the undisputed number one military academy, and even the number one martial arts academy in China, often overshadowing Beiwu and Shenwu.
"By the way, Mr. Shen, there's actually an interesting development in the aftermath of this incident."
"What?"
"After failing to become a military academy, the Jiangdong First Province, unwilling to give up, mobilized the entire province to support a new martial arts college. Although it failed to become a military academy for various reasons, that martial arts college is now one of the top in the country."
Wan Ning winked mischievously.
"Suzhou University of Science and Technology?"
After a moment's thought, Shen Qian exclaimed in surprise.
Seeing Wan Ning nod, Chen Qian couldn't help but chuckle.
The history of Suzhou University of Science and Technology (SUUST) is indeed the shortest among the four major martial arts disciplines in China, but I never expected there to be such a reason behind it.
"If that's the case, then the relationship between Suzhou University of Science and Technology and Jiangzhong Military is probably just so-so." Shen Qian quickly realized Wan Ning's intention in telling him all this.
"Well, it's a healthy competition with the military, education, and martial arts departments turning a blind eye. Of course, since Jiangzhong Military and Martial Arts School has been closed for more than ten years, we don't know what the situation will be like now that it's reopened."
Seeing that Shen Qian had understood his meaning, Wan Ning smiled slightly and ended the conversation.
The three of them had lunch at a private chef restaurant in Wanning. It was Shen Qian's first time eating Jiangzhong cuisine, and he had a big appetite, which exhausted the owner who cooked for him. However, the owner showed a polite smile after Shen Qian paid double the price.
Money is a bastard, but it's also really useful.
He sighed to himself before sinking.
"Mr. Shen, would you like to go sightseeing next, or..."
While carefully tidying up Shen Qian's slightly disheveled collar from eating, Wan Ning asked softly.
Shen Qian had actually rejected Wan Ning's slightly intimate gestures several times, but the other party was persistent, so Shen Qian could only pretend not to care.
From Wan Ning's perspective, the other person's life is almost entirely dependent on him, so it's understandable that he's eager to gain recognition or trust.
"Let's go to the psionic market first; I haven't bought all my things for starting school yet."
With school starting in a week, arriving in Jiangzhou beforehand naturally meant I needed to make some preparations.
This includes the purchase of psionic equipment.
The van traveled through Jiangzhou and stopped near the northern city wall.
After getting off the vehicle, what came into view was an enormous metal dragon coiled beneath the city wall.
The dragon's mouth was wide open, and a steady stream of people was flowing through it.
"Jiangzhou Psionic Market!"
On the dragon's back are six large, flying characters.
The reason why we didn't choose to buy psionic equipment in Mingcheng, but instead came to Jiangzhou, is that Jiangzhou has the largest psionic market in the country.
"...In fact, after more than a hundred years of development and expansion, the Jiangzhou Spiritual Energy Market has encompassed all kinds of transactions that can be seen in this world. Whether it is the trade of pills or demonic beasts, it has a complete industrial chain."
Regardless of whether Shen Qian knew it or not, Wan Ning patiently explained.
"Since you've scouted the location beforehand, I'll leave it to you today."
Shen Qian was happy to slack off and handed over his list of equipment for entering the martial arts academy to Wan Ning.
Wan Ning seemed quite pleased and began to carefully study the list.
“It’s 3 p.m. now. I suggest we go to the east section of the market to buy martial arts books and standard equipment like locators, and then go to the west section of the market to buy psionic weapons after 5 p.m.”
Wan Ning quickly reached a conclusion.
"Why do we have to pick a time?" Shen Qian asked curiously.
"The West District is mainly a place that sells all kinds of psionic weapons and equipment. Although there are many shops, some old craftsmen's shops and some small auction houses only open after five o'clock, when the flow of people is the largest. So it is more appropriate to go after five o'clock."
Wan Ning smiled and said, "I don't think Mr. Shen is looking to buy ordinary psionic equipment, is he?"
Before sinking, I secretly praised him, thinking how great it was to have a guide.
That's right. Since he deliberately came all the way to Jiangzhou, he must be looking for better psionic weapons.
Few martial artists in their prime have large savings; money only becomes money when it's spent.
...Although Shen Qian felt that his current wealth was difficult to spend all at once, he had the idea of asking Yuan You to help him manage his finances.
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