C15 [dojo]

Zhang Ping weighed the claws of the corpsehound and asked, "Grandpa Liu, what's the difference between a normal dog and a corpsehound?"

"The skin color of the Eclipse Hounds is black, and their eyes are red. The most obvious mark is that they have human-like teeth. As long as you see their teeth, you can basically tell that they are Eclipse Hounds." Liu Tiefeng replied.

This was quite easy to recognize.

Zhang Ping thought for a while, and the picture of a dog wearing a fake tooth on its mouth that he had seen on the Internet almost made him laugh out loud.

Then, he carefully observed the claws of the Necevius.

The claws were very heavy. They were clearly the size of a normal dog's claws, but they were almost five kilograms heavy, and they had a rotten smell.

"Come over here. This is the tool used to grind. I'll teach you how to use it." Liu Tiefeng walked in front of a green machine and said to Zhang Ping.

"Yes!"

Zhang Ping walked over with the claws of the Nairound.

Zhang Ping spent the entire morning learning.

Compared to the knowledge that he had learned in school, the knowledge that Liu Tiefeng taught him was more specific. Furthermore, Liu Tiefeng had a rich life experience. In his early years, he had even joined an investigation team. He had a very good understanding of the monsters around Pearl City. Under his teachings, Zhang Ping would be able to avoid a lot of detours in the future.

After dinner.

During Liu Tiefeng's nap, Zhang Ping sat beside the stove and practiced the Fire-Eater's ability.

This ability could only be wrapped around his hands at the moment.

If it was wrapped around somewhere else, his clothes would be burnt first.

He did not have the ability to control the flames. Even if he continued to train, he could only focus the fire element energy in his body to one point and output it.

This way, the flames would form the shape of a palm print. It could be used to attack or be used as a shield.

He named this move the Flame Palm.

Apart from the Flame Palm, he also thought of many other ways to use it.

For example, he could instantly release flames from the soles of his feet or shoot flames from the back of his spine. However, the former would first destroy his shoes, and the latter would cause too much damage to his clothes, so he could not casually use them.

Last night, when he came back, his shoes had been burned through, and he felt pain for a long time.

However, when he was really desperate, he would definitely use it. However, if there was no need, he would try his best not to use these moves.

In fact, the ignition of the soles of his feet and the spraying of flames from the back of his spine were not very technical.

Zhang Ping only thought about it for a moment. The real technical part was the Flame Blade.

The usage of the Flame Blade was very simple. On one side of the palm, there were three spots where fire element energy could be released. When he increased the output, two of the flames would press down on the middle one, forming a sharper flame.

In this way, his hand blade could attack the enemy effectively.

"May I ask, how much is this blade?"

At this moment, he heard a weak voice behind him.

There was a guest?

Zhang Ping turned around in surprise and saw a thin and sissy-looking boy looking at him timidly.

He stood up and turned around. He looked at the knife the boy was asking about and replied, "This knife is not for sale. The knives marked with the price are the real goods."

The knife that the boy had taken a fancy to was the Pearl Knife that Chiu Qiang had casually made. After that, he had put it aside. If the boy had not asked, Zhang Ping would have probably remembered it after a while.

"Those knives are too expensive," the boy said with some embarrassment.

Zhang Ping said helplessly, "I'm just an apprentice who is helping to look after the shop. I'm sorry, I can't make the decision."

"Alright, I'll have to trouble you," the boy said in a low voice.

Zhang Ping looked at him and asked curiously, "Which grade are you in? Why haven't I seen you before?"

There was only one school in Pearl City. Most of the students who were around Zhang Ping's age could be remembered. However, this boy was not in his memory.

"Ah? I've never been to school. I've always been at home to study in the dojo." The boy was stunned for a moment before he replied.

Pearl City did not have compulsory education. The rich families would choose to hire private tutors. Some families would choose to teach their children themselves.

Dojo.

Zhang Ping secretly noted it down in his heart. When he raised his head, the boy had already left.

When he returned to the stove, he was thinking about the dojo. The organization behind Liu Sishan might be very powerful, but it definitely wasn't as strong as the catabolic beast. Perhaps he could find some other reinforcements.

Someone who could open a dojo should be strong.

Zhang Ping thought for a while and decided to observe the dojo in Pearl City when he went out tonight.

...

At night.

Zhang Ping opened the window and left the Iron Soul.

Not long after he left, he saw Liu Sishan flashing past in an alley. He immediately walked into the alley and walked towards the dark.

"What's the matter?"

The two of them met in the dead end. Zhang Ping asked in a low voice.

In the next moment, he felt the ground beneath his feet empty. Then, he landed in the dark room. Liu Sishan also landed steadily from above.

"The organization has already carried out a preliminary dissection of the Sky Fox and analyzed its ability in detail. There is a problem. When the Sky Fox attacks, the others will automatically rationalize it. If the Sky Fox attacks you, I need you to give me a secret signal. Otherwise, in my eyes, it might be you talking to an ordinary person," Liu Sishan said to Zhang Ping.

Zhang Ping nodded and thought for a while, "The secret signal must not be something like saving lives. Otherwise, it will definitely be distorted. Let me think …"

This was really a problem.

When Lo Shiyu ate the girl, everyone thought that the girl was lucky enough to eat with Lo Shiyu. In everyone's eyes, it was a very harmonious and beautiful scene. Only in Zhang Ping's eyes was it a bloody, cruel, and terrifying scene.

"The code might not be useful. Let's prepare a few more backup plans. When I shout 'wind is tight, pull!', it means that I have been attacked. When I throw a coin into the air, it means that I have been attacked. Every time I encounter a Sky Fox, I will use my left index finger to touch the ring on my right hand, and then point my finger at the Sky Fox with the ring on my right hand. Pay attention to my movements," Zhang Ping said.

Liu Sishan did not think that Zhang Ping was being overly cautious. Instead, she felt that Zhang Ping was not cautious enough. She took out a wooden ring and said, "This ring is a pair with the ring I wear..."

"Wait, is it fireproof?" Zhang Ping interrupted.

Liu Sishan frowned and said, "It's not fireproof. This is an equipment created by our logistics staff."

"I'm afraid it's useless." Zhang Ping smiled bitterly. As he spoke, he raised his hand and his palm suddenly ignited with flames.

Liu Sishan was stunned and asked, "Isn't your ability the Greedy Gemstone?"

"This is one of the abilities of the Greedy Gemstone."

Zhang Ping stopped releasing the fire element energy and did not explain too much.

After all, his ability would only grow more and more. There was no need to hide it, but there was no need to reveal it completely either.

"Looks like your ability is very special. However, this is your own business. Since you have this ability, I can give it to you." Liu Sishan continued to probe Zhang Ping's ability. She took out a jade card and handed it to Zhang Ping.

Then, she introduced the jade card. It was also a pair, one called Cold Jade, the other called Warm Jade.

When the Cold Jade met the flame, it would transfer heat to the Warm Jade, and when the Warm Jade met the low temperature, it would absorb the Cold Jade's temperature with great force. The Cold Jade would become colder.

Zhang Ping had obtained the Cold Jade. Once he encountered danger, he only needed to cover the Cold Jade with flames. Liu Sishan's Warm Jade would become hot, and Liu Sishan would know that he was in danger and could immediately save him.

After confirming the plan, the two of them returned to the dead end.

Zhang Ping walked out of the alley first and observed back, but he found that Liu Sishan was gone.

He reckoned that Liu Sishan could either control the water element energy to become invisible, or he had a stealth tool.

Unfortunately, his appraisal was not strong enough.

If only he could also appraise the equipment of the target.

Walking out of the alley, Zhang Ping continued to roam around the city in the night. With Liu Sishan protecting him in secret, he had more confidence to go to places that he didn't dare to go in the past.

Pearl City did not have departments like the City Planning Bureau, so the structure of Pearl City was very complicated and chaotic. If it wasn't built too high, it might be attacked by flying catabolic beasts. There would probably be a lot of architectural wonders in Pearl City.

Half an hour later, Zhang Ping found a dojo.

This dojo occupied a large area, and its name was quite domineering. It was called Beast Dojo.

Even at night, the dojo was still brightly lit. There were many adventurers coming and going. Zhang Ping reckoned that most of the customers in the dojo were adventurers.

He thought for a moment and decided to walk into the dojo.

Under the light, the effect of the Night Walker was weakened.

"Welcome to the dojo. Is there anything I can help you with?"

A little sister in a martial arts uniform immediately came up with a brochure and asked with a smile. As she spoke, she handed Zhang Ping a brochure.

Zhang Ping took the brochure. On the brochure, there was a detailed price list.

An ordinary fist technique, 500 Pearl Coins.

The first three moves of the Beast King Fist, 3000 Pearl Coins.

The third move of the Beast King Fist, 3500 Pearl Coins.

The last three moves of the Beast King Fist, 5000 Pearl Coins.

The profound meaning of the Beast King Fist, 9999 Pearl Coins.

Zhang Ping took a look at the price and knew that the Beast King Fist was not meant for him.

He put down the brochure and asked, "Can I go in and take a look?"

"I'm sorry, this is not allowed. Because there were some duplicate-type Awakened ones who had secretly learned the fist techniques of the dojo, the inner room of the dojo cannot be visited." The little sister refused.

Zhang Ping was confused, "But the problem is... If they really have the ability to copy, they don't need to go to the dojo. They just need to see the apprentices here using the Beast King Fist outside the dojo. Is it different?"

"I don't really understand this problem. Sorry, this is the rule of the dojo." The little sister was stunned for a moment before she smiled bitterly.

Alright.

That was the rule.

Zhang Ping came out of the dojo and continued to explore the night.

Through the Beast Dojo, he roughly understood the reason for the dojo's existence.

Even the adventurers had the need to learn new skills, especially those who strengthened their physical bodies. In order to fight, they needed to use all kinds of fighting techniques and the use of weapons.

If he only relied on himself to comprehend these things in life and death, unless he had a few lives, it would be difficult for him to achieve great things until the end of his life.

Therefore, the dojo was born, and it had its own soil.

Next, Zhang Ping continued to collect information about the dojo and went to several other expensive dojos to investigate.

Most of the dojo owners who had the qualifications to open a dojo had a martial skill. Some of them were even powerful Awakened before opening the dojo, and some were even famous adventurers.

The dojo itself also had a strong sense of unity.

The apprentices and even the Awakened who had graduated would consciously protect the reputation of the dojo. Some of the adventurer groups also used the dojo as a纽带, only accepting Awakened who were from the same dojo.