78: Chapter 78 Signing the Contract

Simultaneously, they can be used to redeem high-tier Blade Technique Legacies that suit you, and to pay the enormous fees required to invite Blade Technique Great Masters, Intent Realm, or even Soul Realm mentors to personally guide your practice.

The standard is: an upfront issuance of sixty million core Cultivation Points!”

When Minnie and the others from the Virtual Company heard this 'upfront sixty million,' their eyelids twitched involuntarily. This level of support clearly exceeded the limits of their contingency plan.

"Student Li Wen," Director Sun’s gaze was like a furnace, possessing extreme penetration, "The Kindling Hall stands on Blue Star, guarding the Human Race's Legacy for ten thousand years!

The determination to invest resources is incomparable to others who are far away across the star river. Your hometown is here, and your Foundation is here!

Joining the Kindling Hall is like a latent Dragon returning to the abyss, or a fierce Tiger returning to the mountains! The future is bright!"

Director Sun's candid speech, with conditions exquisitely generous—especially the S-rank promotion channel, the half-set of Foundation Treasures, and the upfront sixty million Cultivation Points—immediately silenced the representatives of the other Three Great Factions.

The Kindling Hall had truly spared no expense this time, almost completely blocking out all competition.

Minnie of the Virtual Company sighed softly and smiled helplessly, gracefully putting away her data slate.

Lu Xiong of the Mercenary Alliance smacked his lips and shrugged with a hint of regret.

The female representative from the Galaxy Bank still wanted to say something, but upon seeing Director Sun's determined gaze and the light in Li Wen's eyes, she ultimately offered only a complicated blessing.

The result was self-evident.

Sunlight filtered through the shade of the trees beside the sports field, spilling onto Li Wen's young but already sharp face.

He took a deep breath, looking steadily at Director Sun: "Director Sun, thank you for the Kindling Hall's trust! I choose to join the Kindling Hall!"

As his words fell, the entire venue erupted in thunderous applause.

"Good! So decisive!" Director Sun praised loudly, "I will have someone draft a contract shortly. You can come to the Xinhuo Hall Qingshi Branch tomorrow."

"Mm," Li Wen nodded.

"Then I won't disturb you any longer." Director Sun glanced at the crowd surrounding them and patted Li Wen's shoulder.

He left first.

Seeing that the dust had settled, the others also took their leave one after another.

When all the commotion finally dispersed and the crowd receded,

On the secluded path back to the Flying Star Class's independent martial arts room, only Li Wen and Fang Chengwu remained.

"You handled that very well, Li Wen." Fang Chengwu's voice was gentle but carried sincere praise, "Even better than I imagined. That composure, decisiveness, and control over your own limits far surpass your peers."

Li Wen bowed slightly: "My teacher's guidance has been excellent." He felt an inexpressible gratitude toward Fang Chengwu.

Fang Chengwu waved his hand, stopped walking, and looked toward the distant horizon with a hint of deep meaning in his eyes: "No need to be so modest. You earned all of this yourself. Choosing the Kindling Hall—"

He paused, his tone carrying an unquestionable certainty, "—was indeed the optimal choice."

Seeing Li Wen's perplexed look, he slowly explained: "The information you previously accessed was limited to one county and one city. This vast Human Race Alliance in the Galaxy spans boundless territory, crossing four major inhabited planets: Blue Star, Crimson Flame Star, Ice Soul Star, and Cangwu Star."

"The headquarters of The Four Great Factions each occupy one planet. The Virtual Company headquarters is allocated on Cangwu Star, the Mercenary Alliance is rooted on Crimson Flame Star, and the Galaxy Bank dominates Ice Soul Star."

Fang Chengwu's gaze returned to Li Wen, sharp and bright: "And the headquarters of the Kindling Hall is right here on Blue Star! Rooted here, its influence permeates every aspect of the Blue Star Federation, making it the undisputed number one power on Blue Star! It could even be called the uncrowned emperor of Blue Star."

"Its resources, Foundation, and the degree of emphasis and support it gives to local Blue Star Geniuses are incomparable to the branches of the other three families, which are far out in the sea of stars. Your root is here, and your Opportunities will also be greater here."

"The astonishing conditions Director Sun could offer on behalf of the Kindling Hall, while certainly an acknowledgment of your talent, are also greatly related to the headquarters being on Blue Star.

If you were in another faction on another planet, not only would resource allocation be difficult, but they might not be willing to give up so many core benefits.

That clause for S-rank promotion, the promise of that set of Foundation Treasures, especially that upfront sixty million core Cultivation Points—all benefited from geographical advantage."

"So," Fang Chengwu patted Li Wen's shoulder earnestly, "make good use of these unprecedented resources. Do not fail this Luck, and do not fail this land that nurtured you."

Li Wen suddenly understood; there was such deep meaning behind it.

"This student understands and will certainly go all out!"

Fang Chengwu nodded with satisfaction: "Go now, familiarize yourself with the specific permissions and resource usage of the contract.

You also need to start planning for the Foundation Treasures early. Those other four treasures you need to find yourself, although not as rare as the four rarest ones the Kindling Hall promised to supplement, are certainly not easy to acquire and require early planning. Time waits for no one."

"Yes, Teacher!" Li Wen bowed respectfully and watched Fang Chengwu leave.

He raised his head and looked toward the vast starry sky.

The sea of stars is distant, with Blue Star as the base.

The path beneath his feet has just been laid out, and before him awaits an even more magnificent journey.

The next day, early morning.

Li Wen requested leave from the Flying Star Class and set off for the Xinhuo Hall Qingshi Branch.

The branch was located in the core area of Qingshi City, solemn and grand.

As soon as Li Wen stepped into the wide, bright hall, a capable-looking middle-aged man in the standard Kindling Hall uniform quickly hurried up to greet him.

"Hello, you must be student Li Wen? Thank you for waiting." The middle-aged man wore a warm smile, "My name is Wang Hai. I am the manager specifically responsible for the signing matters of talented students at the branch. Director Sun specifically instructed me to attend to you."

Li Wen nodded in greeting: "Hello, Manager Wang."

He then followed Wang Hai through the hall and took the dedicated elevator directly to the fifteenth floor, the top floor.

The environment on the fifteenth floor was even quieter and more elegant.

In an office furnished with gravitas and offering a broad view, Li Wen met the newly appointed Hall Master of the Qingshi Branch, a man who looked about fifty, with a steady and gentle gaze.

The former Hall Master had clearly been dismissed due to accountability for the previous Yao Beast attack incident.

"Student Li Wen, welcome. I am Chen Yuanfeng, the new Hall Master of the Qingshi Branch."

Hall Master Chen stood up, his attitude extremely courteous, without any pretense of superiority, "Director Sun detailed your situation yesterday. Your Prodigy talent is delightful. It is our honor that you chose the Kindling Hall."

After a brief and sincere exchange, mainly where Hall Master Chen reiterated the branch's emphasis and welcome on behalf of the branch, and confirmed that the core terms of the contract were correct.

The signing process was exceptionally smooth. The A-rank Seedling Contract, executed in triplicate, was quickly finalized, and one copy was handed to Li Wen for safekeeping.

Subsequently, Manager Wang Hai guided Li Wen once more.

They did not immediately leave the fifteenth floor but first toured the main functional areas of the branch.

Wang Hai explained as they walked: "This floor mainly houses the Hall Master's office area and the highest-level strategic decision room. Floors twelve to fourteen are exclusive areas for our core members and top-tier talents, possessing independent Cultivation Areas, Gravity Rooms, Meditation Rooms, etc. The eleventh floor is—"

During the tour, Wang Hai emphasized: "Only those who sign an A-rank contract like yours, as well as high-level management personnel of the branch, have permission to use the facilities on floors eleven to fourteen. Especially the fourteenth floor, which has the optimal and quietest environment."

Indeed, when they reached the fourteenth floor, the feeling was completely different.

The corridors here were wide, covered with soft carpeting, and lined on both sides with sealed, access-controlled independent rooms.

Wang Hai led Li Wen to one of these doors. The intelligent recognition System on the door scanned Li Wen's identity badge and slid open silently.

"This is your dedicated independent martial arts room. For a long time to come, this will be your exclusive space."

Wang Hai introduced. The interior was spacious and bright, the training equipment brand new and high-end, and there was an accompanying rest area and a small virtual pod access interface. The view outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows was excellent.

After settling him in, Wang Hai spent some time explaining in detail the difference and uses between xinhuo points and core Cultivation Points to Li Wen: "Student Li Wen, the annual salary of five million huaxia coin and five million xinhuo points mentioned in your contract have currently been initiated for transfer according to procedure and should arrive soon.

As for the Cultivation Points, the sixty million is an upfront issuance, which might have a slight delay, intended to support your most core martial arts growth needs."

He emphasized: "xinhuo points are equivalent to our internal hard currency. They can be used within the branch, at most resource points within the Alliance, and in various malls to exchange for common Materials, equipment, daily necessities, and even some peripheral services.

Cultivation Points are different; they are exclusively used to redeem high-level knowledge, top-tier Cultivation Technique Legacies, and so on."

Finally, Wang Hai produced a specially made tablet and handed it to Li Wen: "To facilitate your use of points, checking permissions, and obtaining information, please download and bind this software exclusive to Kindling Hall internal members.

All point transactions, resource information, and important notices will be updated here in real-time. Oh, yes," he added, "if you wish to become more familiar with the various information, functions, and resource networks of the Kindling Hall in a more intuitive and faster way, the most convenient method is to use the virtual pod here to access the Kindling Hall member private network."

"That place is an ocean of information, far more detailed and intuitive than what we can introduce in reality."

After giving his instructions, Wang Hai politely took his leave.

The large, independent martial arts room was left with only Li Wen.

He stood still for a moment, experiencing the feeling of this brand-new, powerful sanctuary belonging only to him.

Then, the latest model internal communicator equipped on his wrist emitted a crisp notification sound.

"Beep! Your Kindling Hall A-rank contract account's annual basic signing fee of 5 million huaxia coin has arrived. 5 million xinhuo points have been credited simultaneously. Please check."

Almost simultaneously, the deposit notification for the five million large sum was also sent to his private phone, bound to the internal software.

Li Wen picked up his phone, looking at the long string of zeros on the screen. A strong sense of unreality and immense excitement instantly surged in his heart.

He leaned back against the soft chair, taking several deep breaths to calm his agitated mood.

This was no longer a distant goal or fantasy; this was the ladder of power truly held in his hands.