Just as Ye Yi was working on Li Lao's plan, Shi Qiao came to Ye Yi's side and asked softly.
"Sir, the national competition has now reached the final round. Do you have time to go and watch it tomorrow?"
"Okay, I'll go take a look tomorrow too."
Ye Yi nodded and said.
"By the way, prepare the list of the top ten for me. I need to learn about their martial arts and backgrounds."
As if remembering something, Ye Yi continued.
Ishibashi calmly nodded and immediately went down to prepare the materials.
Ye Yi then stopped paying attention to anything else and began the experiment.
The next morning, Ye Yi got into the armored vehicle driven by Shi Qiao. Although it was called an armored vehicle, it was because its defensive capabilities were like those of an armored vehicle.
The vehicle drove steadily, while Ye Yi's gaze remained fixed on the document in his hand.
This information is the list of winners for this national martial arts competition.
The moment Ye Yi saw it, he was instantly surprised.
The list was somewhat unexpected for Ye Yi, as a large portion of the people on it were middle-aged or elderly. This situation was indeed unexpected.
In traditional Chinese martial arts, there's a saying that "a young man's strength is his greatest asset," meaning that once someone reaches a certain age, they become quite weak.
However, nearly half of the people on this list are elderly.
However, after looking at their backgrounds, Ye Yi immediately understood, because most of these people had connections to a sect.
However, there are only two people who are truly masters of traditional Chinese martial arts in the folk tradition.
Of these two people, one of them is someone who has one foot in a prestigious and respectable family.
There was only one person who truly belonged to the common people, and that person was Zhao Xueran. This person also caught Ye Yi's attention.
It's quite remarkable that someone who could become one of the two finalists as an ordinary person could achieve this.
In Ye Yi's eyes, the entire list can be divided into three factions: one is the martial arts sects of the Dragon Kingdom, one is the members sent out by the Dragon Group, and the other is the members of other departments of the Dragon Kingdom.
Of course, the majority of them belong to the martial arts sects of the Dragon Kingdom, as these sects occupy all four of the spots.
Of the remaining six spots, two belong to the Dragon Kingdom's military, two to personnel sent out by the Dragon Group for training, and the remaining two spots belong to civilian forces.
These people are arguably the most powerful beings in the entire Dragon Kingdom right now.
Not only that, this national martial arts competition also allowed the people of the entire Dragon Kingdom to see the strength of the country. Although the top ten consisted mostly of martial arts sects, the people of the country had no idea that these were martial arts sects of the Dragon Kingdom, but rather special departments of the Dragon Kingdom.
After all, none of these people had participated in the provincial or municipal competitions before they appeared directly in the final national competition.
At first, everyone was quite dissatisfied with this situation.
However, as these people displayed their strength, those who were initially indignant immediately shut up.
The reason this situation arose is because all the participants were highly skilled and considered among the strongest in the national competition.
The authorities are very satisfied with this situation.
The vehicle slowly drove into the venue, and deafening cheers filled Ye Yi's ears.
Led by the venue management staff, Ye Yi headed directly towards the VIP room.
"Professor Ye, you've arrived."
Upon seeing Ye Yi, Zhu Chengwu, who had been waiting in the conference room for a long time, quickly smiled and said.
Ye Yi replied with a light laugh.
"Of course, since such a large amount of resources were used for my sake, I naturally had to come and see for myself."
Zhu Chengwu also opened his mouth and smiled.
However, Zhu Chengwu immediately added something else.
"Thank you again for your help, Mr. Li."
There was a hint of shame in his voice, as if he regretted using his position for personal gain.
As expected, Ye Yi was immediately surprised by Zhu Chengwu, because Ye Yi had thought that Zhu Chengwu valued power so much because he liked the feeling of being in control of everything.
Putting aside everything else, Zhu Chengwu now gives Ye Yi the impression of being an upright and incorruptible powerful minister.
This made Ye Yi look at Zhu Chengwu with new respect.
"It's nothing. I didn't do anything specifically for you. It's just that our research department happened to need a test subject."
Ye Yi waved his hand casually, speaking as if he didn't care at all.
Zhu Chengwu smiled and accepted Ye Yi's kindness.
"By the way, you should know about Chen Yang's situation, right?"
Zhu Chengwu seemed to remember something and said.
"Okay, I understand. It's a bit tricky, and I don't know where to start. But I definitely have to go to the Chen family."
Ye Yi said, squinting his eyes.
Upon hearing Ye Yi's words, Zhu Chengwu narrowed his eyes and said.
"Based on my deduction, Chen Yang's clean and swift disappearance must have been orchestrated by enhanced individuals, indicating that the Chen family's power is considerably greater than I imagined. However, our Dragon Group will absolutely not be afraid of any of this."
These sharp words warmed Ye Yi's heart, because Zhu Chengwu's words clearly meant that he unconditionally supported him.
As for the reason, whether it's to repay Elder Li's kindness or because Ye Yi is so important that the Dragon Group has to do this.
These are not reasons that Ye Yi needs to consider right now. After all, as long as Zhu Chengwu is willing to support him, it means that Ye Yi's own power is not simple.
Because Zhu Chengwu has the military behind him.
Therefore, Ye Yi became even more confident, but he still spoke up.
"Actually, Chen Yang isn't that important to me anymore. The reason I want to go to the Chen family this time is because of the Ming Jin master behind the Chen family."
Ye Yi narrowed his eyes as he spoke.
"That old codger?"
As if remembering something, Zhu Chengwu also spoke softly.
How do you know him?
"Yes, I not only know him, but I'm also very familiar with him. He's extremely strong. At least seven or eight of us elite special forces soldiers would be no match for him in the jungle."
"You've fought before?"
Ye Yi asked with some confusion.
"Yes, training. He used to be the chief instructor of our Northern Military Region."
"Is he still alive?"
Ye Yi asked the question that had been troubling him for a long time.
"He should still be alive. He taught us about seven or eight years ago. Back then, when he was training us, he was still strong and healthy, not at all like an old man. But he returned to the Chen family about five years ago."
Do you know why you're going back?
"I don't know. After all, the Chen family isn't exactly simple. We outsiders certainly don't know what's going on inside their lives. But this old man from the Chen family is indeed quite remarkable. At least his disciples still have quite a few prestigious figures in the martial arts world."
"disciple?"
"I don't know about others, but we in the Dragon Group know that there are three disciples who are very famous in the North. Their strength should not be underestimated."
After saying that, Zhu Chengwu stared straight at the arena and said nothing more.
Ye Yi fell into deep thought at this moment.
Suddenly, a cheer erupted from the audience around the arena, which startled Ye Yi out of his reverie.
At this moment, Ye Yi finally spoke to Zhu Chengwu.
Thank you.
"You're welcome, after all, you're one of our Dragon Group members."
After saying that, Ye Yi continued to ponder.
A short while later, Ye Yi suddenly gave an order to the stone bridge beside him.
"Go and make the arrangements. I plan to visit the Chen family in five days."
"yes."
Shi Qiao nodded and wrote down Ye Yi's instructions.
Ye Yi then turned his attention to the arena.
In Ye Yi's eyes, the fights on the arena were like children's brawls, because they were just too boring.
After all, Ye Yi is now at a much higher level than them.
Seeing Ye Yi's impatience, Zhu Chengwu couldn't help but chuckle and say something.
"What do you mean? You think these people's fights are boring?"
Ye Yi said it directly.
"I thought our Dragon Kingdom would have many martial arts masters, but I didn't expect it to be so simple. It's a bit frustrating."
"Hehe, yes, after witnessing the battles of enhanced humans, you'll find that these so-called martial arts masters fight like children."
Zhu Chengwu also sighed.
This sentiment is devoid of any arrogance or pride stemming from being an enhanced human; it is simply a feeling that a former master of Chinese martial arts is almost falling behind the times.
I am deeply saddened by the passing of this era.
The morning finals passed quickly, because the challenge matches started in the afternoon, with ten top players facing challenges from top players across the country.
This challenge will last for three days.
Of course, this challenge is also limited. For example, challengers must have at least a provincial-level qualification, and each expert can only accept two challenges per day.
If too many people want to challenge the same top ten expert, they need to compete against each other first before they are qualified to challenge.
After all, if everyone wanted to fight, the top ten experts would definitely be exhausted from the fights, since there would certainly be many challengers.
Because it contains enhancement potions as an incentive, becoming one of the top ten masters would truly be a symbol of both fame and fortune.
Therefore, everyone is extremely eager for these spots in the top ten.
However, Ye Yi didn't care much about it, because he left in the afternoon.
Because he had witnessed too many battles between masters, he felt quite helpless about these battles.
Back in the lab, Ye Yi finally let out a long sigh. Sure enough, the lab was the perfect place for a shut-in like Ye Yi.
Although Ye Yi left the venue, the top ten experts in the venue caused a huge sensation on the Internet.
"I mean, there are too many official experts among the top ten. How come the officials are competing with us for a spot?"
"Hey upstairs, how can you talk like that? Officials are definitely scrambling for spots too, since the prizes offered this time should be from the Dragon Group."
"Yes, yes, just treat them like ordinary civil servants who want to become civil servants in Kyoto."
"I'm disgusted. I always thought that there were many hidden talents among ordinary people, but I never expected that reality would give me such a hard slap in the face. Putting everything else aside, there are only two people in the entire public who actually made it into the top ten."
"Yes, I was unconvinced before. Why could some people go directly to the national competition without participating in the provincial competition? Now I know why. It's to encourage more talented people from the grassroots to emerge."
"Ah, I want a power-up potion too~~"
"Pah, who wouldn't want it? Right now, someone on the black market is offering a billion for a bottle of the first-generation enhancement potion."
"Hey upstairs, I'm willing to pay 1.5 billion, can I have a bottle?"
"Ahem, I can offer two billion."
"The person upstairs is bragging again."
"Ahem, the person upstairs can take a look at the person who is speaking; it seems they've already verified their identity."
"...How dare I talk to my father like that? I'm so disrespectful. Waaah."
"Ahem, someone actually wants the first generation enhancement potion. I have a bottle on hand."
"I want."
"I want."
"Brother, let's talk. I can offer three billion."
"Damn it, you guys really don't value money anymore."
Aren't you afraid of being scammed?
"Ahem, if someone can come up with 3 billion, how could we not investigate them? Otherwise, why would we dare to transfer the money?"
"As someone from the Dragon Group's logistics department, let me just whisper this: the Dragon Group has the ability to combat superhumans. Also, using enhancement potions without the Dragon Group's permission will be considered treason against the enhanced individuals, and the Dragon Group will take action against such individuals."
Upon hearing this, everyone who was following this post fell silent.
Whether they are extremely wealthy or ordinary citizens, they all know the threat posed by this statement.
After all, nobody knows what abilities the Dragon Group possesses.
However, everyone firmly believed that the Dragon Group could easily kill an ordinary enhanced human.
Because on Zhihu, some experts have already stated that the Dragon Group already has second-generation enhanced individuals, and the third-generation enhanced individuals will appear soon.
This answer was very encouraging to many people.
After all, if the enhancement potion is developed quickly enough, the probability of the public using it will be much higher.
Meanwhile, the development of the third-generation enhancement potion has attracted much attention, especially since Ye Yi had mentioned it at the press conference.
Once the enhancement potion is developed, those who take the third-generation enhancement potion will develop a superpower—yes, a special ability that everyone sees as a superpower.
Therefore, these people are extremely wary of the impending emergence of superpowers.
After all, nobody knows what anyone else's superpower is.
Therefore, we should still give the Dragon Group the utmost respect. Respect for the strong is something that is most naturally present in everyone's heart.
Therefore, now that this is the closest they've ever come to the Dragon Group, everyone is determined to give it their all. After all, once they become members of the Dragon Group...
Then you can go out with your head held high without any worries.
However, what is of greater concern is the matter of the enhancement potion.
As more and more first-generation enhancement potions are produced, there is a growing trend of them spreading to the general public.
After all, everyone has their own little thoughts.
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