Free Web NovelChapter 1144: Chapter 1143: Physical Cultivation
Since you’re being so generous, I won’t say much more," Bald said: "As long as my people are in the top eight. Of course, if your people can’t deliver, don’t blame me."
Fatty waved his hand: "It’s great when things are like this. Everyone gets along and we make money easily—great."
The sinister guy also expressed his opinion: "I know all of you have invited experts from an Extraterrestrial Planet. Hey, I’m not one to fight without assurances! But I agree, we must join forces this time to eliminate the other contestants and prevent them from threatening our people."
His grim gaze swept over the others: "We must unite during the competition, but behind the scenes, we can’t let anyone else have it easy. This way, we are more confident of achieving good results."
"Good!" Old Hill said to the others, "Since everyone is committed to cooperation this time, let’s have a toast to wish for a pleasant partnership, shall we?" Four glasses clinked together, then they drank it all in one go.
With the business out of the way, the atmosphere lightened somewhat.
"You there," Old Hill called to his subordinate, "Turn on the TV, let’s see the latest updates on the fighting competition."
The TV screen flickered on, and preparations for the fighting competition were still ongoing.
"How dull!" Bald grumbled.
However, as the TV pictures changed, they saw a photo of the Flaming Firebird.
The expressions of the four changed.
Because they knew someone from a particular planet was seeking some rare creatures to enrich his newly built zoo.
This high-ranked person’s family has been merchants for generations, wealthy beyond measure. In this generation, for some reason, he entered the officialdom, soaring successfully, becoming an influential figure in a certain planet’s residence.
Now, this expert had spent several years building a private zoo, needing a large amount of rare beasts—the rarer, the better. The price had skyrocketed to a jaw-dropping level.
These four bosses in the Dark World knew a destitute man on the Bordeaux planet was struggling to survive and took a desperate risk by going to another planet. After about a year, he finally captured an incredibly strange fish, which he sold to this expert.
It’s said that the guy now lives leisurely and carefree every day.
Moreover, according to the information they received, the expert doesn’t particularly value that fish, though it is indeed rare.
If they could sell the bird on the TV to this expert, the four bosses silently thought to themselves, they wouldn’t have to live these risky lives ever again.
For a moment, the scene turned cold as each of them was calculating.
After a while, the sinister guy was the first to stand up: "I have some other matters to tend to, I’m leaving first." With that said, he left.
The remaining three looked at each other, puzzled as to why he left so quickly.
Although everyone agreed on the fighting competition’s perspective due to interests, there were still many details that needed careful discussion.
Without him, what’s the point of discussing?!"
Bald, enraged, threw his glass, yelling: "We’ve barely sat together, exchanged a few words, and this guy just rushed off; is this any way to show sincerity for cooperation?"
The Fatty comforted him briefly, then stood up too. With a smile, he said: "Since discussing the rest is difficult, I’ll be taking my leave as well."
A photo of the Flaming Firebird not only drew the attention of a Governor’s lover but also stirred a few major players in Bordeaux’s Dark World to covet it.
In their eyes, this beautiful and rare bird had already become a manifestation of immense wealth.
Even though the four of them had yet to come to an agreement regarding the fighting competition, someone in their midst had already begun to leave early.
Among those who left first was the sinister guy, while the remaining three were dumbfounded, one of them said a few words before hurriedly leaving too.
"Damn, I finally figured out what those two are up to!" Bald suddenly shouted, standing up, and said to Old Hill: "You were talking about cooperation, but now they’re pulling tricks. I think the fighting competition is doomed."
Old Hill sighed deeply, waved his hand, and said nothing.
What Bald said made sense. They had painstakingly gathered to discuss the fighting competition thoroughly. A consensus was nearly reached until a bird showed up, disrupting the agreement.
No wonder Old Hill looked forlorn.
He watched Bald leave, then called over one of his trusted aides, whispered a few words in his ear. The aide nodded and left the room.
Jiang Cheng and his group had no idea someone else was eyeing the Flaming Firebird. After eating dinner outside, the three of them walked back to the inn.
Since they hadn’t arrived yet, the three of them began discussing in the room, focusing mostly on the fighting competition.
"Old, tell me: if fighting is useless, why do we still need to learn it?" Ba Lv asked Jiang Cheng.
"Who said fighting is useless?" Yuan Ran disagreed with Ba Lv’s viewpoint: "Learning how to fight can strengthen the body and provide self-defense. It’s dual-purpose and efficient."
"It’s useful for us because we’re always on the move," Lv and He Country argued: "What’s the point of an ordinary person learning this? There are more fun and quicker ways to strengthen the body than fighting. As for self-defense, holding a gun is far more effective."
Lv continued: "Like us, I have been trained in various ways since I could walk. When it comes to fighting and killing, generally speaking, a person isn’t truly my opponent. But even if it’s impressive, if someone shoots at me from behind, I’m basically done for."
"Thus, sometimes I feel, as long as the body is healthy, spending so much time on fighting doesn’t reap satisfactory results, it’s somewhat unworthy."
We aren’t ordinary people, so the concerns of others aren’t my business, but we must learn, not just learn, but excel at it." Yuan Ran argued with Ba Lv. That guy would always ramble on, if you argue with her, it would exactly play into her hands; she could keep you debating for days without a drink.
Yuan Ran didn’t have the time and energy to deal with that.
Jiang Cheng finally spoke: "For normal people, the value of fighting isn’t that high, but, as solid as what you said, we aren’t normal people, so mere fighting doesn’t meet our needs."
Ba Lvluo wanted to say something but decided to let the two elders finish speaking.
"As your teacher, I’ve been wandering through the universe for decades, exploring numerous planets. On many planets, as long as humanoid beings exist, there is no disregard for physical training."
Jiang Cheng said to Xi Lv: "Note! When I speak of it, it’s not merely about fighting; fighting is merely a means to express the final outcome of physical training."
