Chapter Seventy: The Artificial Master, Medicine Appears in the World

  Just as Zhao Tiezhu and Lei Zi were chatting, another group of people appeared at the elevator entrance. Lei Zi turned his head to look, and exclaimed in surprise: "Wow, this time even the central government has sent someone down." Zhao Tiezhu looked intently, and saw that it was Zhang Yihuang, the provincial party secretary he had seen before during the Tiger List announcement, but Zhang Yihuang was following behind a dignified middle-aged man. Zhao Tiezhu vaguely felt that the middle-aged man seemed familiar, and only remembered when he heard Lei Zi's voice - wasn't this person Zhou Gangchuan, the Deputy Chairman of the Military Commission of China?! Next to Zhang Yihuang was none other than Lei Zi's maternal grandfather, Chen Weiguo, Commander of the FJ Military Region.

  Zhou Gangchuan was slightly chubby, but the aura of a superior on his body was one level higher than that of Provincial Party Secretary Zhang Yihuang. Zhang Yihuang's body was half a position behind Zhou Gangchuan, while Chen Weiguo was half a position behind Zhou Gangchuan. His expression was very calm. It seemed that Chen Weiguo's identity was actually higher than Zhang Yihuang's. The three of them occasionally spoke and walked towards the viewing platform on one side.

  "What's with this big head?" Zhao Tiezhu asked.

  "I don't know either." Lei Zi shook his head, feeling a bit bewildered. When Zhou Gangchuan passed by Zhao Tiezhu's side, he actually smiled at Zhao Tiezhu and nodded, which made Zhao Tiezhu feel a little honored and surprised, followed by a wave of doubt, as if he didn't know this person. Chen Weiguo also didn't greet the two, following Zhou Gangchuan to sit on the rostrum, Guo Qingtian immediately called for someone to bring tea, personally placing it in front of each leader.

  "Lao Chen, is that the person Zhao Lao values highly?" Zhou Gangchuan asked after taking a sip of tea.

  "Yes. I don't know what Old Zhao sees in him, you say both of them have the surname Zhao, could it be that he's a illegitimate child from Old Zhao's youthful escapades? Haha." Chen Weiguo was indeed bold, not avoiding anything when speaking in front of Zhou Gangchuan.

  Zhou Gangchuan seemed to understand Chen Weiguo very well, and didn't say anything else, just shook his head and said: "It's unlikely, maybe that young man is a bit different."

  Just as the two were chatting, the burly men following Zhou Gangcai dispersed and surrounded several leaders in a protective circle.

  "This time the Dragon List competition, I have nothing to do with it. Iron Pillar brother, the safety and order of the scene are up to you to maintain." Lei Zi smiled and patted Zhao Tiezhu's shoulder.

  Zhao Tiezhu shook his head: "These people... Ah, it's just that I and Liu Xingfu fought, the outcome is also around 55 open. Look at those people next to your grandfather, I think each of them is almost as powerful as Huang Kaisan. Alas, I originally thought I was still quite capable, but these masters are coming out one after another."

  "Hey Tiezhu, don't lose hope. I'm telling you, many of those bodyguards are artificial." Lei Zi said in a low voice.

  "What!" Zhao Tiezhu was shocked and asked in a low voice, "Can such a master be man-made?"

  "Of course, I also just heard about it recently. Now biotechnology has reached a certain level. Our stuff is still relatively secretive. The talismans used by Japanese Onmyodo are all made using biotechnology. Even the US military is researching biotechnology, and many of their top experts are artificially created. And then there's Britain's Excalibur."

  "If so many experts can create it, then what's the point of us being here?" Zhao Tiezhu said with a bit of confusion.

  "It's said that the current technology is just in its infancy, and it seems like they're implanting some kind of drug into these people, I'm not really sure. Anyway, after getting injected, they become super skilled, able to wear their underwear on the outside too. But there's a downside - the success rate isn't high, and those who undergo this process can only reach that level, no further progress is possible. It's also said that their lifespan will be greatly reduced. So, it's still better for us to cultivate our skills through hard work and dedication." Leizi said.

  Zhao Tiezhu was extremely shocked, "Get an injection? This is too incredible! Wouldn't that mean we can mass-produce masters? If we create a few hundred thousand people and send them to Japan, wouldn't that directly lead to their destruction?"

  "It's not that simple, the success rate is extremely low. In our country, there are less than 50 people who have succeeded, and it's similar abroad. Moreover, the paths taken are different. For example, Japan takes the talisman route, which has little impact on the person themselves, but they just gain an extra tool. Compared to our country, theirs is much worse. The US and UK take the power route, while we take a comprehensive route. Don't be surprised, these are not considered secrets among the upper echelons."

  Zhao Tiezhu shook his head helplessly, looking at those who were full of momentum. He suddenly remembered the time in high school when he was inexplicably struck by lightning. Zhao Tiezhu seemed to have thought of something, but that idea flashed and disappeared like a flash of lightning. Zhao Tiezhu scratched his hair, unable to recall it no matter how hard he tried, so he gave up.

  "Look at those Dragon List experts, not many of them can see through these artificial experts. They can only unconditionally obey the country and their abilities will remain at this level for their entire lives. As long as their weaknesses are found, even those with lower strength than them can take them down." Lei Zi continued to say.

  At this moment, the old referee with white beard from last time appeared on the underground boxing ring. He glanced at Zhao Tiezhu and others, didn't say a word, and walked directly to Zhou Gangchuan's side. The bodyguards around him were about to step forward to block him, but Zhou Gangchuan waved his hand, and the old referee said, "Why are you down here?" His tone wasn't very respectful.

  "Others were busy, so I came down to take a look." Zhou Gang said calmly.

  The old man with a white beard furrowed his brow and didn't say anything.

  At this time, Zhao Tiezhu saw Chen Daoling, the fourth on the Dragon List, who was walking towards him with his hands behind his back. Chen said, "Zhao brother, wait a minute, I'll be going up to compete soon. My grandson will stay by your side."

  "Alright." Zhao Tiezhu smiled and agreed, his face full of respect. After all, an elderly person like him was worthy of respect wherever he went.

  Chen Daoling nodded in gratitude.

  That white-bearded old man walked slowly onto the stage, this time his face didn't have that arrogant expression, but was very calm. The people here were all true experts, although most of them were slightly inferior to him, but not by much.

  "This time, the Long Bang ranking battle has a total of 30 participants, with 10 being Hu Bang challengers. First, let's have the Hu Bang challengers go first. Leng Tianxiang, you're up first, who are you going to challenge?"

  Hu Biao stepped onto the stage and said, "I want to challenge Long Biao's twentieth place, Sun Wukong."

  Even with Leng Tian Xiang's strength, he only dared to challenge the last person on the Dragon List, which shows just how strong the people on the Dragon List are.

  A man looking around fifty years old walked onto the stage, cupped his hands to Leng Tianxiang. Without saying a word. Under the command of the white-bearded old man, the two quickly unfolded their battle.

  Sun Wukong's strength was extremely powerful, his pair of hands were his weapons, the battle didn't last long, Leng Tianxiang soon lost, and it was a very thorough defeat, Sun Wukong lightly and effortlessly knocked Leng Tianxiang to the ground.

  Then Sun Wukong said to White Beard: "Don't waste any more time, let everyone come up."

  The white-bearded man seemed unsurprised and nodded, calling out: "All challengers on the Tiger List, come forth."

  "Can it be like this?" Zhao Tiezhu asked Lei Zi.

  "It's okay, he is the twentieth on the Dragon List, which means he is the worst one. If you think that everyone combined can't beat him, then it's naturally fine for him to do so. Anyway, it saves time, it was often like this in the past."

  "Then the people on the Tiger List won't have a chance to get on the Dragon List? Is the last one really that powerful?" Zhao Tiezhu was puzzled.

  "Haha, wait and see." Lei Zi was being mysterious.

  Just as the two were chatting, all the Tiger List masters got on stage, but in no time, they were all thrown off by Sun Wukong. Some of them didn't seem too defeated, calmly getting up and standing beside the ring to rest.

  "This time, none of the Tiger List challengers succeeded. However, according to the old rules, everyone will receive a bottle of No. 5 medicine this time. I hope you can succeed next time." The white-haired old man said, and several staff members brought over several bottles of blue ** and distributed them to all the Tiger List challengers.

  "What is this thing? Is this that kind of medicine?" Zhao Tiezhu asked.

  "This is not it, this is a kind of medicine that awakens the potential within the body. After drinking it, your inner potential will be further awakened, but it's just an awakening, and in the end you still have to rely on yourself."

  "Wipe it off, is there still such a thing?" Zhao Tiezhu's eyes shone brightly as he looked at the medicine and asked: "What are the side effects?"

  "This is not the case, this kind of thing has been mastered by the country for a long time, it's just that the output is very small, only a few bottles per year. Every time there's a Huabiao competition, it will be given to those who fail the challenge, so that they have a chance to improve."

  "So that's how it is." Zhao Tiezhu suddenly enlightened.

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