Chapter 355 - 234: Spatial Talent, Returned to the Rightful Owner

Chapter 355: Chapter 234: Spatial Talent, Returned to the Rightful Owner

As a Martial Artist, Yu Fei could stop ordinary people from breaking the law, but he couldn’t excessively restrain or interfere with them. This was a legal restriction placed on all Martial Artists.

Before long, people from the Security Bureau arrived.

"Taolang?"

Yu Fei was stunned when he saw who had arrived. They’d had a brief encounter last year. Now, a year later, Taolang’s aura was even colder. A pair of black and red blades hung at his waist, radiating a murderous intent.

"You’re... Yu Fei? I can’t believe it’s you!"

They sized each other up, both feeling the other had changed drastically from what they remembered.

Taolang remembered that just last year, Yu Fei had been a mere second-realm Martial Artist, but now he had casually subdued two bandits who used Inner Qi. Taolang himself had also become an Inner Qi Realm Martial Artist in the meantime.

"You’re working for the Security Bureau now?"

Yu Fei asked, genuinely curious about the system at Yuqing University.

"I officially joined the Security Bureau at the beginning of the year. I’ve been tracking a group from Night Owl Mansion recently, and I came over when a report was filed nearby. I never expected to find you here!"

"What a coincidence. I accepted a social practice mission from the platform, and tracking a theft case led me here. And, well..."

Yu Fei then explained the whole story from beginning to end.

"Well... I’ll leave what happens to them next in your hands, senior. I still have to go complete my mission."

He didn’t interfere with how the two would be handled. Since Taolang was an official member of the Security Bureau, he had the authority to deal with law-breaking Martial Artists. Leaving them to him was the best course of action.

"Mr. Yu, please wait a moment. Do you have some free time coming up?"

Taolang hadn’t expected to run into Yu Fei here. The fact that he could take on social practice missions only six months after enrolling meant he was clearly one of the top Shenhan. His combat strength was definitely impressive.

"I don’t have any set plans. I might need to discuss something with the Zhang Family, but other than that, nothing’s confirmed."

’I wonder if I can use the Zhang Family to anonymously enter the Golden Jade Gang Realm.’

"Then let’s exchange contact info. Night Owl Mansion seems to be making a move in Songfeng City lately, and I’m worried the Security Bureau might be short-handed. If a major battle breaks out, I’d like to invite you to lend a hand. Don’t worry, you can earn merit points, and it can also be logged as a social practice mission to count toward next semester’s requirement."

Yu Fei sensed Taolang’s goodwill. After a moment’s thought, he agreed, though he kept his commitment open-ended.

"I don’t have a problem with that. If you need me, senior, just try to give me some advance notice. If I can make it, I’ll reply right away. If you don’t hear back, then don’t wait for me."

"Deal!"

Yu Fei turned and leaped out the window, only to see the place had been surrounded by the police. The various gamblers who had been playing cards inside were all being hooded and led away.

Playing mahjong isn’t illegal for ordinary people, but this place was a front—a milk tea shop run by members of the illegal organization, Night Owl Mansion. These people would be taken in for questioning, at the very least.

He didn’t linger. Activating his Shrinking Earth Stepping Technique, he left at full speed. Instead of returning to the Zhang Family’s villa, he found a hotel that catered specifically to Martial Artists and booked a private cultivation chamber.

The Martial Artist community in the Yu Kingdom was quite large, and its members tended to congregate. They often gathered in cities near border zones or in areas with high levels of energy concentration.

Yu Fei followed the map’s directions and arrived at Celestial Soaring Dao.

According to the map, this was a hub for Martial Artists, spanning an area roughly the size of a small town. Ordinary people rarely visited, and there was little overlap between the two worlds.

As he arrived, the number of colored gems in his vision multiplied. Vast fields of blue and green filled his sight, with an occasional flash of purple. However, in all his time here, he hadn’t seen a single orange one.

In the world of martial arts, the "Seven Greats" attracted over ninety percent of the most gifted individuals. The world within the Seven Greats and the world outside of them were two completely separate ecosystems.

No. 216, The Veteran’s Station

He walked straight inside. It was a rest stop for Martial Artists that could also be used for temporary cultivation.

The interior was lavishly decorated. Yu Fei noticed that the floors and ornaments were made mostly of jade, and there was a considerable amount of gold as well.

Being so close to the Golden Stone Gang Realm, these two materials were actually quite common.

Currency did not circulate between the Martial Arts Extraordinary World and the mundane world. Martial Artists used merit points; money was only useful in the ordinary world. As such, gold and jade held little value for them.

The hotel appeared to have no staff. All services were managed by a central AI. Yu Fei used his personal terminal to interact with the system and book a private cultivation chamber.

The AI’s avatar was a chibi-style Spider Demon robot, aqua-blue in color. Once he arrived, he submitted his dynamic code. A moment later, an equally ugly-cute "blade demon" robot dropped from the ceiling and gestured for him to follow.

’No wonder it’s called The Veteran’s Station,’ Yu Fei thought. ’The owner must not be afraid of traumatized Martial Artists tearing these Spider Demon bots apart.’

The robot led him up to the third floor, to room 315. After dismissing it, Yu Fei leisurely washed up, cultivated for a short time, and then finally lay down on the bed and closed his eyes.

The most important task at hand was to load the Weak Spatial Affinity talent.

The last time he’d loaded a talent was back in November, after the military exercises. He had acquired one silver and one red talent from Feng Hua then.

For now, he had to set aside the Void Realm Servant talent he’d acquired on the battlefield.

Right now, Yu Fei had two empty talent slots and 68 stardust. He was about to conduct an experiment.

He wanted to see if he could upgrade a talent without having it loaded first.

He watched as 30 stardust flowed into the white-grade Weak Spatial Affinity. The talent began to emit a verdant glow, eventually turning completely green. With the change, the talent’s name and effects transformed as well.