The Hall Master's lounge.

As Lin Qi started asking questions, Meng Wei seemed hesitant to speak.

"Is there a problem?" Lin Qi looked at the momentarily silent Meng Wei, his face filled with confusion.

"Not really," Meng Wei shook his head awkwardly, "To participate in the Red Moon Commerce's power ranking, you just need a Red Moon Token to prove you're a faction. The Iron Heart Gang originally had one, always kept by the Gang Leader Fu Yihai, but when the martial arts academy disciple killed Fu Yihai before, that Red Moon Token was also destroyed."

"Is there any way to get that Red Moon Token?" Lin Qi frowned upon hearing this.

Techniques like the Hand-Crafted Super Electromagnetic Cannon indeed allow players to have extraordinary destructive power, but the side effects are significant too. Almost all the loot bought from players has to be overhauled, leaving very few that can be used directly.

Now, whether it's the warehouse on Red Moon Mountain or the martial arts hall's warehouse, they are all filled with A6 level weapons, armor, and battle armor.

The A6 level battle armor is fine since it already plays a big role, and fixing them is manageable, but the A6 level weapons and armor, even after repairs, have such little demand that they become pure waste with no repair value.

Even now, he is somewhat troubled on how to deal with these worthless items that are filling the warehouse.

"To get a Red Moon Token, you need to purchase it from Red Moon Commerce." Meng Wei did not hide this, merely giving a slight bitter smile, "However, the Red Moon Tokens sold by Red Moon Commerce cost one hundred thousand tons of energy ore to purchase."

"One hundred thousand tons of energy ore? Are you sure they're not robbing people? Or have all those powers gone mad?" Lin Qi looked at Meng Wei, feeling that these people at Red Moon Commerce might have more talent for robbery.

A normal micro energy ore vein holds only twenty to thirty thousand tons, and those large gangs in the wilderness may not even control one.

Red Moon Commerce asking for one hundred thousand tons is equivalent to four micro energy ore veins, selling the top gangs of Chasing Light City to scrape together that much energy ore may still not be enough.

Moreover, the Red Moon Token sold by Red Moon Commerce seems to be just an entry fee. Just the entry fee costs one hundred thousand tons of energy ore, and the rate at which it harvests the city's major powers' resources is faster than the top echelons of those cities.

"Indeed, it's very expensive. According to Red Moon Commerce, if a faction can't even produce one hundred thousand tons of energy ore, it doesn't deserve to do business with them. Our Iron Heart Gang also spent many years to buy one back then," Meng Wei nodded and explained, "And the major powers in the city have no choice but to buy it since Red Moon Commerce sells those B Level Battle Armors that aren't available elsewhere."

"The martial artists of major powers may face generational gaps, but those B Level Battle Armors can be preserved, not to mention that Red Moon Commerce sells a lot of good stuff, not just B Level Battle Armors."

"For instance, Type Two Potions, which you can't find on the market, are also sold by Red Moon Commerce in the same ranked restrictive sale method as B Level Battle Armors. All the Type Two Potions we have at Iron Heart Gang were bought from Red Moon Commerce."

"Even Type Two Potions are sold?" Lin Qi couldn't help but understand a bit more why the major powers in the city would buy such expensive Red Moon Tokens.

The Martial Artist Association does sell Type Two Potions, but their monthly quota is quite limited, allowing a martial artist to purchase just five bottles of Type Two Healing Potion and ten bottles of Type Two Energy Potion per month, which is hardly enough for a martial artist to use.

For those who control a faction, if there are other places to buy it, they will definitely find a way to acquire it. Every extra bottle counts, as it affects their martial artist journey.

"No wonder Estina was so confident earlier; indeed, a martial artist's resources aren't something that the average martial artist can easily acquire," Lin Qi couldn't help but recall his initial recruitment by Estina. She wasn't discontent with his refusal at all; she left directly, giving him the vibe of someone watching a good show.

Now, after hearing Meng Wei, he understood everything.

Before he started the martial artist cultivation, he thought having energy ore was enough. But after practicing the second layer of the Shocking God Breathing Technique, he realized that merely having energy ore is far from sufficient.

Even if he mastered the second layer of the training technique, reaching a proficient level, using energy ore that's somewhat violent and mixed with impurities might still injure him.

But if he used the purified and gentle Type Two Energy Potion, the cultivation would be much safer and more efficient; it's slightly inferior compared to energy crystal stones.

This is why it's easier for the major powers in the outskirts to nurture quasi-martial artists, and the difficulty of training martial artists is significantly lower than that of the wilderness forces.

"Hall Master, the Red Moon Commerce path is temporarily not feasible for us," Meng Wei said, "I suggest we enhance our recruitment benefits first to attract some experts, then privately inform them they can cultivate the Martial Artist Level training techniques. This would significantly avoid being targeted by the four major powers."

Announcing openly that Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall will teach the training techniques to become martial artists would cause an uproar, bringing in a large number of applicants. Growth would only be a matter of time.

If Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall had not provoked the four major powers before, such an action would at most lead to being secretly targeted by major powers. After all, not a single power in the city would stand by and watch others grow. If more martial artists emerge, the resources from Red Moon Commerce would decrease, and they wouldn't leave it be.

But if Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall openly expands, not only would the four major powers openly deal with it, but other major powers would also find ways to assist the four major powers, making it very disadvantageous for Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.

"The plan remains as is," Lin Qi slightly shook his head, affirming, "Tomorrow, you will still announce this matter."

"Hall Master, what if the four major powers attack? If they cause trouble on our territory, we won't be able to handle it," Meng Wei asked worriedly, "Moreover, our actions would prompt other powers to secretly help the four major powers in making trouble."

Lin Qi calmly said, "Don't worry about this. Tomorrow, when you recruit some permanent patrol squads within the martial arts hall, I'll give you the authority: each member will receive three thousand points and five hundred contributions per day. Recruit as many as you deem fit, and I'll also equip these patrols with some special weapons; you must manage these weapons well. When they're off-duty, you need to retrieve them."

"Is this fine? They will be wearing B2 level battle armor extreme quasi-martial artists." Meng Wei still worriedly looked at Lin Qi, who seemed confident.

He, wearing B1 level extreme initial stage martial artist armor, would suffer great losses against extreme quasi-martial artists in B3 level armor. If two or three attack simultaneously, he might not survive.

Relying on recruiting some disciples from Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall to guard the territory doesn't seem reliable at all.

"Rest assured, they will keep you safe," Lin Qi reassured the anxious Meng Wei, patting his shoulder, then saw Meng Wei off.

Following Meng Wei's departure, Lin Qi stepped out of the lounge and went directly to the lounge of One Leaf Floating Cloud.

"Hall Master, why are you here?"

In the lounge, One Leaf Floating Cloud was tinkering with a medium-sized machine tool and gazed at Lin Qi entering the room, puzzled.

"I have a task for you," Lin Qi went straight to the point, taking out three golden treasure chests, "I want to use these golden chests to create a batch of exclusive Super Electromagnetic Spears for the patrol squad."

The three golden chests were entirely made of B6 level top-grade ore Rem Titanium. If used to make Super Electromagnetic Spears, the effects would undoubtedly be exceptional.

Originally, he intended them for crafting his own B6 level weapon, but now he must first secure Iron Heart Gang's territory. Moreover, the three chests are small, and for weapon crafting, they couldn't yield much. However, if made into Super Electromagnetic Spears, the yield would be higher.

"A professional task?" One Leaf Floating Cloud's face lit up upon seeing the three golden chests, "Is this about showing me how to craft a Golden Level weapon?"

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