Looting the life force of demons to forge a golden body Martial God-Chapter 98 - 96: Invitation from the Logistics Academy

The high ponytailed female mentor stood up and, dissatisfied, grabbed the arm of her beautiful colleague, starting to walk out:

"Already fifty or sixty years old and you’re still so gossipy!"

"Let’s go, let’s go, time to eat. Seeing the faces of certain people just annoys me...

"Old Nie, we’re heading out first!"

You’re so bossy. I don’t like anything else, and now you want to criticize the one hobby I do have..."

The two best friends walked out hand in hand, their laughter echoing through the meeting room.

Nie Yan stood up, patted the male mentor next to him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Teacher Shi, don’t take it to heart.

"This girl is just fiery by nature; if a word doesn’t hit the right spot, she’s quick to retaliate, not even sparing the old principal from her bluntness."

Shi Junfeng touched his nose and smiled, "It’s okay, I haven’t been here long, but I’ve heard of Teacher Gu Hongying’s reputation.

"Seeing is believing, she indeed speaks her mind and doesn’t let men overshadow her."

Nie Yan, as if he completely missed the sting in his words, nodded and smiled, "Let’s go eat as well.

"Humans are like iron, and food is like steel; skip a meal, and you’ll feel the ordeal. As martial artists, we must take eating seriously.

"If one can’t even eat well, how can one achieve anything in martial arts?"

...

Once outside, Tang Youyi slowed his pace to let Chu Feng catch up, then said with a smile as they walked:

"Classmate Chu is highly valued by the school; Principal Nie even took time out of his busy schedule to meet you personally."

Chu Feng smiled and said, "I’ve felt it, and I’m truly thankful to Principal Nie and all the professors for making time to help me with my personal matters, it’s overwhelmingly flattering."

Tang Youyi waved his hand, "Your matter is not a small personal issue; it’s a big deal for the school and even more so for the foundation of the Human Race!

"Your potential is worth the school’s care, and I believe, given time to grow, you will definitely become a core strength of our Human Race!"

Then he sighed, "If only every young person of the Human Race had boundless potential like you.

"We would have driven the demons back to their homeland long ago.

"Perhaps we could even take the fight into the Monster and Demon Realms, seize their territories, and enslave them in return.

"To expand the borders for the Human Race, to earn legendary merit!

"Sadly, the development of martial arts has been too short, the number of geniuses limited, and the resources to nurture them even more scarce...

"That’s why we are often at a disadvantage against the demons."

Chu Feng shook his head and smiled, "Professor Tang is too kind. Our Human Race is already a chosen race.

"Prodigies abound among us, and compared to them, I don’t even rank.

"Our ability to resist the demons relies not just on non-martial artists’ day-in and day-out hard work, but also on the bloody struggles of all martial artist communities.

"I think regardless of their realm, they all deserve to be called heroes!

"’The way of the human world is turbulent,’ and I believe, as long as the Human Race persists,

"As time goes by, the number of martial artists in the Human Race will only increase, and their combat power will become ever stronger.

"Until we chase those demonic beasts back to their homeland!"

Glancing at Chu Feng, who looked pale but still spoke with impassioned vigour, Tang Youyi nodded approvingly, "Good, that’s the spirit!"

Then he changed the subject, "Have you ever considered joining the Logistics Academy, Classmate Chu?"

Chu Feng was taken aback. Was he being scouted?

But that didn’t seem right. He had seen the resume that Wang Weiguo sent to Yan University’s admissions department.

From any angle, one would conclude that he was "a combat talent," which didn’t quite fit with logistics and production.

After all, whether it was fighting for justice during high school or taking action in a small team during the trials and later going solo, his strong desire to fight was evident.

His explosive attributes and the rapid advancement of his martial techniques seemed almost tailor-made for combat.

It was fitting for him to join the Combat Academy, and the Magic Academy would also be a good match.

Tactics? Production? Out of the question.

Seeing the puzzlement in Chu Feng’s eyes, Tang Youyi stopped smiling and sighed:

"The Logistics Academy is in a difficult position right now, showing signs of struggling to connect with the new generation. We need a promising talent, and you are exactly that talent!"

"As everyone knows, the Magic Academy recruits geniuses with powerful spiritual power.

"But what most people don’t realize is that the Logistics Academy also has a great need for martial artists talented in spiritual power.

"For the low-end tasks like weapon forging, elixir concoction, and potion making, it’s fine.

"But without outstanding spiritual power, you cannot decipher the techniques needed to manufacture high-end magic conductors.

"Whether it’s discovering and exploring magical patterns or deciphering magical locks, spiritual power is essential.

"However, all the good prospects with a talent for spiritual power are snatched away by the Magic Academy!"

At this point, he helplessly removed his glasses and pinched the bridge of his nose:

"This has led to the Logistics Academy’s predicament of lacking successors, and all projects related to magic conductors rely on some older instructors to sustain.

"Unfortunately, their Martial Path Realms are not very high, and therefore their lifespans are not particularly long.

"Now, we can’t find suitable students to learn their knowledge and take over their research.

"Over time... to put it bluntly, if anything happens to these instructors, many aspects of knowledge transfer related to the magic conductors could potentially be lost.

"This would be a huge loss for the entire Human Race!"

Tang Youyi spoke with deep concern, while Chu Feng was deep in thought.

Stripping away the fog in Tang Youyi’s words, it simply means that students with a talent for spiritual power are unwilling to join the Logistics Academy.

As a result, there is no one to follow up on the specialization in analyzing and crafting magic conductors.

But this person’s words contain quite a few inconsistencies.

Firstly, it’s natural for people talented in martial arts not to want to join the Logistics Academy. Once they reached higher realms and had access to more resources, what couldn’t they obtain?

How many martial artists are willing to work for others for a meager salary, unless they could establish their own production lines and enterprises?

Secondly, even if students with a talent for spiritual power are selected for the Magic Academy, isn’t there a single one of them interested in magic conductors?

If there were a few interested, the Logistics Academy could relax its restrictions and let them attend classes, showing off the charm of the magic conductors, and maybe they would manage to attract some.

Lastly, it’s not ancient times anymore, where every knowledge is hoarded within a master’s sect.

Even if the instructors can’t find students, they could upload their research findings to information terminals, and surely it shouldn’t come to the point of a complete loss of knowledge transfer.

Chu Feng felt that this Professor Tang was not a very honest person.

While he was contemplating this, Tang Youyi, having explained the predicaments of the Logistics Academy, kept marketing the superiority of the production specialties and the benefits of being a student at the Logistics Academy to him.

"Elixirs to the point of vomiting, Potions in abundance, and using weapons as if they were disposable," he made a bunch of promises and tried various ways to lure Chu Feng.

Feeling that what Tang Youyi said became more and more unreliable, Chu Feng took advantage of a pause in his speech and said with a smile, "Professor Tang, I’m sorry to disappoint you.

I’ve already decided to join the Combat Academy, sorry!"

"Is that so, what a pity," Tang Youyi said with supposed regret, but his expression didn’t show much fluctuation, as if he had become accustomed to rejection.

But in the next second, Chu Feng realized why he was so composed.

Tang Youyi revealed his trump card with a smile, "It’s alright if you don’t join the Logistics Academy, but there is another thing I hope Classmate Chu could consider.

"As this year’s Longhua top scholar, according to Longhua’s rules, you can study whatever you like without being restricted by any academy.

"I’d like to ask Classmate Chu to consider attending a few classes at the Logistics Academy in his spare time, to listen in on some courses about magic conductors.

"Perhaps you might find it interesting? After all, there’s no harm in trying, right?"