Martial Master

"Not only you, but also your descendants will be able to hold their heads high in the future, rather than living humbly in this slum."

"I know that many of you have come from other states of the dynasty, carrying dreams, arriving in the prosperous imperial city, wanting to achieve something remarkable. You long for a day when you can return home proudly, to your hometown, silencing those who once looked down on you."

"However, after arriving in the imperial city, you realize that it's not easy to thrive here."

"That's right, this is the center of the Dawei Dynasty, the most prosperous place in the entire dynasty. Every year, how many martial artists come here? Wanting to carve out their own path in the world? Countless."

"In the past, you had no opportunity and could only fall into despair here."

"But today, the Alchemy Pavilion has come."

"This is a chance for you to lift your head once more and be a person, perhaps the only chance you’ll have in your lifetime in the imperial city, because I don’t believe any other top forces would come to this slum to recruit and treat you equally."

"It’s either to continue to fall and become the trash in the mouths of the powerful, or to seize this opportunity, to accept the management of the Alchemy Pavilion, become part of it, and hold your head high once more."

"Everything is in your hands."

"Now, recruitment has begun!"

After Xu Bo finished all this, he turned and left the recruitment desk.

Silence.

A dead silence enveloped the crowd!

Soon after, faint sounds of crying began to arise.

Gradually, the cries grew louder, and nearly all the inhabitants of the slum had tears in their eyes. Xu Bo's words had deeply pierced their hearts.

Indeed!

Among this group of people living in the slum, who doesn’t want to achieve greatness?

The vast majority of them came from some remote states of the dynasty, braving mountains and rivers, risking their lives to reach the imperial city, to be a part of the imperial youth. What was their purpose?

Was it to fall into despair here and be seen as trash?

No!

They have dreams.

They have pursuits.

How many nights have they silently told themselves that they would surely make a name for themselves in the future and return to their hometown in a grand manner?

But the cruel reality has crushed them into dust, humbling them to the point of invisibility.

In the deep of night, they look around and see not a glimmer of hope in the darkness.

They are desperate.

They are struggling.

They are suffering!

And now, the Alchemy Pavilion has come, giving them a chance, perhaps the only opportunity to rise in their lives.

Yet they are frightened, they are falling apart here.

In an instant, every martial artist in the slum fell silent, gradually, a determined light flickered in their eyes.

No, they do not want to be looked down upon, they do not want to go on living like this for a lifetime.

Even if it means death, they want to achieve greatness.

Silently, in front of the recruitment site of the Alchemy Pavilion, ten orderly lines formed, like a winding dragon, with no end in sight.

In a corner not far away.

Xu Bo looked astonished at the changes in the crowd before him, with a surprised light in his eyes.

These words were not his own idea, but rather what Qin Chen had told him before he set out.

Originally, like Zhuo Qingfeng, he did not have high hopes for the people of the slum, believing that no matter how strict the constraints were, it would make no difference.

But now.

He was shocked.

Qin Chen’s words seemed to have magic, turning this group of previously indifferent, careless slum dwellers into completely different people.

The ten lines were silent, solemn, and orderly.

It was hard to imagine these were the residents of the slum.

Even from this group of people, Xu Bo sensed an unprecedented spiritual strength, something he had never felt in others before.

Xu Bo did not know that because these people lived at the bottom of society, they yearned for success more than others.

As long as there is a glimmer of hope, they might unleash a power and determination several times greater than normal.