135: Black eating black makes me healthy and happy

The news that Martial Artists students must enter the underground caves upon reaching the Second-Rank spread like wildfire.

In the past, even if students were eliminated, they would still obtain Martial Artist status and enjoy national benefits.

But now, it was completely different.

Anyone could guess that a First-Rank Martial Artist was no different from an ordinary person!

Second-Rank Martial Artists who wanted to receive Martial Artist benefits had to venture into the underground caves.

This change likely scared many students.

After just one night, Shen Bei saw no fewer than ten students dragging suitcases, withdrawing from school at the campus gate.

Shen Bei gave them a look of disdain.

While entering the underground caves was dangerous, it wasn't a hundred percent death rate.

To withdraw directly, their courage wasn't even as big as Du Ziteng's toenail.

"Withdrawing now is a wise decision! Trust me, I'm right!"

A student shouted, "While the Martial Arts Management Bureau hasn't made any demands on social Martial Artists, we can directly apply to be social Martial Artists, which is better than risking our lives in the underground caves!"

Shen Bei scoffed at this statement.

If you guys manage to exploit this loophole, I'll write my name, Shen Bei, backward.

At this moment, Principal Zhang's expression remained unchanged, only saying faintly, "A bunch of cowardly good-for-nothings, not even as good as that old woman! Shameful! Get out of Lingnan City Martial Arts University!"

Those few students snorted, directly withdrawing from school and leaving without any lingering attachment.

...

Cafeteria.

Shen Bei got a serving of rice porridge, steamed buns, and pickled vegetables.

Although the cafeteria offered a wide variety of breakfast items.

Shen Bei still ate simply.

It wasn't that he couldn't afford more, but rather a force of habit.

At this moment, Professor Gu Xinrou carried her tray and sat opposite Shen Bei.

"You're preparing to skip class, aren't you?"

"You know my heart."

Shen Bei slurped a mouthful of white porridge in response.

"School will be on holiday in a few days, so I won't bother you for these days," Professor Gu Xinrou gently bit into a fried bun slice and continued, "But three days later, the school will receive supplies allocated by the state, which include equipment that can be exchanged for points. Remember to go on time."

Shen Bei tilted his head: "Equipment?"

"Do you think you can just rush into the underground caves blindly? Of course, you need to be fully armed. The Materials for that equipment are forged from the underground caves and can save your life at critical moments."

Shen Bei was somewhat dismissive; his King Kong Indestructible was the best equipment.

"Oh, and the king of champions reward is also among them," Professor Gu Xinrou said.

Shen Bei immediately perked up, nodding, "I must go!"

Professor Gu Xinrou took a sip of milk, the milky white liquid clinging to the corner of her mouth, making Shen Bei feel parched.

Professor Gu Xinrou wiped her mouth and finally said, "After the holiday, stay put, don't cause trouble, and Cultivate more Martial Skills. According to the Principal's guess, after the holiday, you'll be entering the underground caves."

"Inside the underground caves, the saying 'life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are in heaven' is absolutely wrong."

Professor Gu Xinrou narrowed her eyes, looking directly at Shen Bei, her tone quite serious: "Life and death are in your hands, and wealth and honor are also in your hands. To not die, that is your ability; to find wealth and honor, that is also your ability."

"Ability comes from strength, do you understand?"

Shen Bei understood: "Got it."

After breakfast, other students were desperately training Martial Skills to enhance their strength, preparing for the underground caves after the holiday.

But Shen Bei skipped class directly.

Working couldn't stop!

Shen Bei, who swore to be irreconcilable with gambling and drugs, had no other hobbies.

He just loved to work.

...

Labor Market.

Shen Bei hadn't squatted for long before a Boss came to recruit workers for a leaflet distribution job.

However, this wasn't distributing leaflets for Wu Deji or McDonald's.

Instead, it was a leaflet aimed at the elderly.

The content roughly stated: An ancestral martial medical family, specializing in high blood pressure and coronary heart disease, to save advertising fees and reduce intermediaries earning price differences, the manufacturer is holding a special discount event on-site... blah blah blah.

None of that was important.

What was important was a small line at the bottom: Those who enter with a leaflet will receive an egg!

It must be said, this job was quite simple.

Moreover, it could earn a good amount of extra income.

The Boss who hired them was named Li, and his first impression was that of a slick, seasoned veteran of society.

Boss Li quickly explained the job requirements: "These leaflets are only for the elderly; young people are not to receive them. There's a number on the leaflet. I don't care where you distribute them, but if someone comes back with a leaflet, you get a three-yuan commission, understand?"

The laborers nodded in agreement.

How simple!

"Come on, who wants to do it, raise your hand so I can see."

Boss Li shouted.

Whoosh~~~

All the laborers raised their hands in unison.

Boss Li shook his head: "We don't need that many people. You, you, you, and you... ten people are enough."

Fortunately, Shen Bei was called out.

He got into the car with Boss Li.

It was another national divine vehicle, the Wuling Hongguang.

Several stacks of leaflets were piled on the back seat.

Boss Li lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and didn't rush to drive off, but instead looked at everyone meaningfully: "Do you know why I chose you, and not others?"

The laborers shook their heads.

"Firstly, it's because you are young and have good looks."

Boss Li extended his second finger: "Secondly, this is not a simple leaflet distribution job; you need to trick—no, lead the elderly to the venue!"

"How can you get the elderly to the venue?"

Boss Li unreservedly shared his experience: "Be enthusiastic, be friendly! When you see an elderly person, take the initiative to speak and introduce yourselves. The most important point is to call them 'Mom' and 'Dad'!"

Shen Bei: ...

A laborer immediately bristled and asked, "What? Call them 'Dad'?"

"Exactly!"

Boss Li affirmed: "You need to make the elderly feel the warmth of family, so they can drop their guard, listen carefully to my lecture, and then buy my products."

"Let me put it this way, I'm a very loyal person. As long as I'm full, you'll have plenty to drink."

Shen Bei generally understood.

Boss Li's approach seemed to be taking a crooked path.

If he remembered correctly, it should be one of the 'Eight Outer Gates' called 'Pí' ( Skin).

Also known as 'picking up the Han'er.'

According to the different medicines sold, they were called: 'picking up the Zhao Han,' 'picking up the Dunzi Han,' 'picking up the Lu Ken,' 'picking up the Hanzi,' 'picking up the Chai Diao Han,' 'picking up the Jiang Han,' 'picking up the Lilili,' 'picking up the Xunzi Han,' and so on.

These were the people often seen selling 'great strength pills' or 'dog skin plasters.'

But their methods were now evolving and being updated.

They no longer set up stalls in roadside markets; they started organizing venues.

Moreover, Boss Li's entry point was very cunning, focusing on medicines for elderly diseases.

Almost everyone of a certain age suffers from these ailments.

The target audience was incredibly vast.

Soon.

The group arrived at a park.

It was full of old men and women basking in the sun.

Boss Li directed: "Get out of the car, take your leaflets, and distribute them to everyone. I'll be waiting for you at the venue. There are other tasks to do, mainly to cooperate by shouting a few 'good's."

"If we make money, you'll get your share!"

"Action!"

Shen Bei and the others got out of the car.

They entered the park with the leaflets.

Distributing leaflets was simple; the main difficulty was communication.

He almost had to shout several times at the top of his lungs to make himself understood.

Shen Bei was so hoarse and parched.

Finally, Shen Bei caught on to the trick; there was no need to say much else.

He directly told the old men and women: Free eggs!

Just five words.

These seemingly sickly elderly people immediately brightened up, their backs no longer aching, their legs no longer hurting, their ears and eyes sharp, moving swiftly, taking the leaflets without even looking at them, and heading straight for the venue.

"This is the technique."

Shen Bei handed out the leaflets one by one.

After finishing the park, they went to the wet market.

In about an hour, all the leaflets in his hand were distributed.

Back at the venue.

This was an old-fashioned cinema.

The seats were still made of wood.

The kind that creaked loudly when you stood up.

Renting such a venue only cost 500 yuan a day.

At this moment, there were already no fewer than three hundred elderly people sitting in the venue.

Boss Li, now wearing a white coat, had transformed into a professor from the Martial Arts University Medical School.

With his small glasses, he even had a certain charm.

Right away, Boss Li began to tell stories and stir emotions:

"Hello, dear Dads and Moms!"

"Seeing you all reminds me of my deceased parents, which truly fills me with warmth."

As he spoke, Boss Li even wiped away tears.

Shen Bei watched from the side, stunned.

His acting was truly superb; Boss Li actually shed tears!

"One of my parents had high blood pressure, and the other had coronary heart disease. I originally studied medicine at the Martial Arts University Medical School, precisely to save them, but alas, my medicine had not yet been released when they passed away."

"I hate myself so much; this is the sorrow of children wishing to be filial but their parents no longer being there."

"I know that the sons and daughters of all you Dads and Moms are busy and don't have time to care for you. Today, I will be your son!"

"Therefore, after my medicine was successfully developed, I swore that I would dedicate my love for my parents to all the Dads and Moms present here today!"

"Your son will not trick you!"

At this point, Boss Li paused and beckoned.

The laborers applauded and cheered.

The elderly people in the audience also began to applaud, some visibly moved.

Then, Boss Li started rambling, using various rhetorical techniques, cutting in from angles of family affection, medicinal efficacy, and so on, continuously elevating and praising his medicine.

The atmosphere in the venue was extremely fervent.

Finally, after nearly an hour of speaking, Boss Li got to the main point:

"This medicine was carefully developed by me, but due to suppression from competitors, its reputation is not good, and many Dads and Moms have never heard of it."

"But I am here today! I represent the manufacturer, offering you a discount!"

"Just this one box," Boss Li held up the medicine and said, "Market price 1999!"

"But today, I'm feeling generous; I truly can't bear to see all you Dads and Moms suffer from illness."

"The original price is still 1999, but if Dads and Moms applaud once, I'll add one box!"

The laborers understood perfectly and took the lead in applauding.

"Good! Add one box!"

Clap, clap... applause continued.

"Still adding? Good! For the Dads and Moms, I'll take the loss! Add another box, 1999 for three boxes!"

These elderly people were all fooled into confusion.

They were still applauding.

Boss Li feigned heartache: "Still adding? Then add another box! Four boxes!"

Clap, clap~~~

...

It kept adding until it reached 1999 for ten boxes, and Boss Li even knelt down, crying with tears: "Enough, enough, adding more will make your son go bankrupt, and there are many other Dads and Moms waiting for their son to care for them."

"I announce, 1999 for ten boxes! First come, first served!"

Shen Bei saw that quite a few elderly people were indeed waving cash and coming forward to buy the medicine.

Boss Li gave Shen Bei a look.

Shen Bei grunted, stepped forward, and collected money and distributed medicine.

As for the other laborers, they directly gave eggs to the elderly who didn't buy medicine, urging them to leave the venue quickly, lest someone spoil things.

Shen Bei quietly asked Boss Li: "This... it won't cause any problems, will it?"

"Shut up!" Boss Li winked: "They're all just powdered Face; what could go wrong! Get to work!"

That's good... Shen Bei was relieved.

They had collected nearly 200,000 yuan. While Boss Li was still chatting with the elderly who bought medicine, calling them 'Dad' and 'Mom' repeatedly.

Shen Bei let out a cry: "The police are here!"

Boss Li shivered all over, just about to tell everyone to scatter and run, when he looked over.

Shen Bei was already carrying his bag...

And ran!