SRGA Chapter 111: News of the Martial Arts Conference Publicized!

(I really want to skip this martial arts conference Arc)

"Look at this. The Youth Martial Arts Conference between Huaguo, Bangguo, and Dongying will be held at the City Gymnasium."

Someone exclaimed in a dormitory at a certain university in S City.

Several people immediately gathered around inside the dormitory.

"This is a screenshot sent to me by a friend in Dongying. Dongying publicly announced this news."

There was a screenshot in the chat dialogue box.

Soon, they spread this screenshot, and before long, this news spread like wildfire among college students.

"Our country is going to compete in martial arts with Bangguo and Dongying. 

"Now that everyone knows ancient martial arts are real, let's not hold private competitions anymore. I want to go watch and cheer."

Before long, related topics were trending on Microblog, with many people leaving comments and expressing their desire to watch it live.

But the officials remained silent and did not make any response.

In a high-rise hotel in S City.

"Father, it's just as you expected. When we announce the news in our country, people will be eager to watch it live."

A young man dressed in samurai attire said with a smile.

The middle-aged man in the room said, "Ueno, you need to step forward and get the official approval for ordinary people to watch."

The young man, named Fujiwara Ueno, smiled, "Father, this is easy. I'll just come out and openly provoke them."

The middle-aged man nodded slightly.

"With your strength, you're sure to win. This is a good opportunity for our country and our family!"

"If you perform well, our family will benefit."

The middle-aged man smiled.

Fujiwara Ueno said arrogantly, "Father, rest assured. In recent years, the strongest fighters from Huaguo have only reached the mid-stage of Anjin."

"I'm already at the late stage of Anjin!"

"Huaguo's fighters this year may not even have reached the mid-stage of Anjin."

The middle-aged man nodded slightly.

After all, it was just the Youth Martial Arts Conference, and it would be good enough to have fighters in the mid-stage of Anjin. Sometimes, the most powerful ones were only in the early stage of Anjin.

The Youth Martial Arts Conference had age restrictions; participants could not exceed twenty-four years old, and they could only participate a maximum of three times.

The most powerful fighter from Huaguo last year had reached the mid-stage of Anjin, but he was already twenty-four years old and could not participate this year.

"Mr. Fujiwara, I heard that you're staying here."

"We heard that you're one of the fighters representing Dongying in this competition. Do you have confidence?"

Two Dongying journalists "intercepted" Fujiwara Ueno at the hotel entrance.

In fact, they were arranged by Fujiwara Ueno's father.

"You media people are indeed well-informed. For this Martial Arts Conference, I naturally have confidence."

Fujiwara Ueno straightened his clothes.

"Mr. Fujiwara, the Huaguo authorities have not agreed to openly conduct the martial arts competition. What do you think about this?"

The journalists asked.

Fujiwara Ueno smiled faintly, "It's a wise choice. It wouldn't be good for the general public to witness their people's defeat."

"I have other matters to attend to. Please make way."

The relevant news soon spread, causing a stir in public opinion.

"With over a billion people in our country, are we going to lose in martial arts?"

"This guy from Dongying is too arrogant, who does he think he is."

"The authorities haven't agreed to open it. Is it true, as Fujiwara Ueno said, that our martial arts are inferior to Dongying?"

Many people were indignant on the internet.

Secretary Chang Qinghe of S City called Tang Pengyuan over, "The Youth Martial Arts Conference jointly hosted by our three countries is not a small matter."

"This time it's being held in our S City, and whether it's open or not is up to us. Pengyuan, as a martial artist, give me your opinion."

Tang Pengyuan sat upright, looking conflicted.

"Secretary, this is quite troublesome."

Chang Qinghe said, "Tell me, what's the trouble?"

Tang Pengyuan said in a deep voice, "This feels like it was deliberately exposed by Dongying. Since they've done this, Dongying must have quite powerful fighters."

"Plus, in recent years, they have often allied with Bangguo to target us. There's a good chance we'll lose to them."

"It might not be a good idea to let the general public watch."

Chang Qinghe frowned slightly, "Don't we have skilled fighters? If we don't open it up, we might lose both people and battles."

Tang Pengyuan looked worried.

"Secretary, I'm worried that people from Dongying will play rough. This is real martial arts, it's a deadly skill, people could die."

"If it's made public and people

 die, the consequences will be severe."

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Chang Qinghe's secretary quickly entered the room.

"Secretary, Bangguo has replied, saying that we are the organizers this time, and whether to make it public is up to us."

Chang Qinghe nodded slightly, and the secretary left the room.

"Pengyuan, it looks like we can't keep it closed. I'll instruct them to distribute some tickets to major universities in S City."

"Security measures must be in place."

"Considering that there may be injuries, prepare a few more medical staff."

Chang Qinghe made a decision.

"Team, try to avoid major casualties," Chang Qinghe said in a deep voice.

Tang Pengyuan stood up. "Yes, Secretary. I will do my best to prevent our people from suffering major casualties. As for the people from Dongying and Bangguo, they will have doctors."

Chang Qinghe nodded.

Soon, the official announcement was made.

Not long after, major universities in S City received a batch of tickets, totaling only a thousand tickets altogether.

Some of these tickets were given to international students from Bangguo and Dongying, while only about eight hundred tickets were given to students from Huaguo.

Many people naturally felt dissatisfied with this.

But it was already good that the authorities released so many tickets. What if they released more and then a major incident occurred?

...

"Lin Ge."

Ouyang Fei looked eagerly at Lin Tian.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Your appearance gives me goosebumps," Lin Tian said impatiently.

Ouyang Fei cleared his throat. "Lin Ge, why don't you intervene when the time comes? The current situation doesn't look good to me."

"In the past, Dongying wasn't so high-profile. They're so confident this time, I suspect they have fighters in the late stage of Anjin."

Lin Tian said, "Why don't you guess they have fighters in the perfected stage of Anjin?"

Ouyang Fei shook his head repeatedly.

"Do you think everyone is as abnormal as you? It's already impressive to become a martial arts master before the age of forty!"

"In the past dozen or so Youth Martial Arts Conferences, the most powerful fighter was a genius from our country seven years ago. He was in the late stage of Anjin. After he retired, there hasn't been anyone in the late stage of Anjin."

Lin Tian was a little curious. "Who was that genius fighter, and does he have the level of a martial arts master now?"

Ouyang Fei sighed.

"His name is Long Wanli. The Long family is a prestigious family in ancient martial arts, and they also have strong influence in the military. Long Wanli joined the army a long time ago."

"Three years ago, Long Wanli died unexpectedly."

"The specific cause of his death is still a mystery."

At this point, Ouyang Fei paused. "Lin Ge, you better not intervene. Although you're a martial arts master, if your strength is exposed, you might not be able to withstand an assassination."

Lin Tian chuckled. "You want me to intervene, but you're afraid I'll get into trouble."

Ouyang Fei helplessly said, "This matter has caused too much commotion. I don't want our country to lose face too badly."

"But you're already a martial arts master now, and you could completely become a martial arts grandmaster in the future. If something happens to you, the country will suffer a huge loss."

Lin Tian smiled. "Is there a possibility that I'm already a grandmaster?"


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