Master of Kaidan
Chapter 224 Influence

Chapter 224: Chapter 224 Influence

"In Broad Daylight, a Man Dressed as a Beggar Does Something Unthinkable to the Yangtze River"

"Shocking! A Man Uses a Pillow to Part the Yangtze River Due to Traffic Jam"

"Yangtze River Witnesses ’Moses Parting the Sea,’ Heartwarming Truth Behind It"

"Martial Arts Experts Really Exist, Unveiling the Past and Present of the Beggar Expert"

"A Destitute Beggar Turns Out to Be a Martial Arts Expert, Recently Claimed to Measure the Earth with His Feet"

...

On January 10, 2013, the entire internet was abuzz with the same event. Numerous related videos and photos surfaced, stunning netizens who were just recovering from the rumors of ’Spiritual Energy Resurrection.’

In the silence of the official stance, doubts persisted. However, due to the abundance of video sources and multi-angle shots, everything appeared so real. Some videos even captured other videographers, and some enthusiasts managed to reconstruct the positions and angles of each videographer through a series of videos. Such evidence was enough to convince people that it was not a fabrication.

Of course, this was not enough to eliminate the skeptics, as people only believed what they wanted to believe.

Conversely, there were clearly more people willing to believe this was true.

For a moment, the entire internet circle of Pan Yan Country was in a state of frenzy.

That shabby, faded military jacket with a pale green hue suddenly became a bestseller. There were even designs with holes for the cotton to leak out, which were frenziedly snatched up.

Especially items related to orcas, which were sold out. Even major aquariums became instantly crowded.

The red orca pillow, in particular, became more than just a sold-out product. Various e-commerce platforms and wholesalers were blocking the gates of factories to snatch up the goods.

In addition, all sorts of martial arts and superpower-related items saw a surge in price, even newly released martial arts movies benefited a great deal.

...

While the whole internet was in a frenzy, a meeting was taking place in the Kaidan Countermeasure Bureau Headquarters’ conference hall.

Besides the few people present, over forty screens lit up simultaneously, all of them wore serious expressions. The conference room’s projection screen was looping the footage of Feng Xue parting the river.

"We underestimated the combat power of the code-named ’Instructor.’" A voice from the speaker said. However, the Director-General, sitting at the head of the table, shook his head and said,

"The decision was not wrong. In recent years, as Kaidan has become harder to control due to the surge in online information, communication is imperative. Considering the power displayed by ’Instructor,’ it is actually a good thing he is willing to communicate with us. At least we have proactively prepared. Now, we need to consider what to do next."

"We have discussed this many times, the popularization of martial arts is inevitable. Eastern Country’s Kaidan is becoming increasingly restless. Just last year alone, we stopped over thirty landing incidents. I don’t doubt that surrounding countries and regions have already been successfully invaded. For instance, some sects on the other side clearly show traces of Eastern Country’s Kaidan."

The man sitting second to the right of the Director-General said in a deep voice,

"I don’t doubt that with advancements in information technology, Kaidan will spread faster, even if we can keep all the Kaidan outside our borders. Eventually, we might face an era surrounded by countless Kaidan. Therefore, we must enhance the risk resistance of our citizens to prepare for the Kaidan tide that may come in the future. At least for now, ’Instructor’ himself is bound to the Kaidan that ’Yan Country people know martial arts.’"

"How many Golden Bell Shield practitioners are there now? How is their strength level?" The Director-General did not directly respond but turned his head to the left to look at a monitor. The man on the monitor immediately began to speak,

"The Golden Bell Shield Army has expanded to fifty thousand people. There are five individuals who can ignore anti-materiel weapons at the Sixth Level, and twenty-five individuals who can withstand landmines and light machine guns at the Fifth Level. They were all part of the first batch of experiments. Besides, out of the recently added thirty thousand, there are also twenty thousand who have reached the Fourth Level, easily resisting small-caliber firearms. Unless hit at a vital point, ordinary melee weapons are unlikely to cause any damage. Following past examples, it takes an ordinary recruit six months to reach the Fourth Level. Considering the mutation at the end of last year, this speed will only get faster. However, the current issue is that the supply of training herbs is falling behind. Without the assistance of medicinal baths, progress will be much slower."

Listening to the solemn voice, the man with a ’Logistics Department’ nameplate in front of him at the meeting immediately responded,

"Relevant herbs were industrialized for cultivation last year. The fastest batch can be harvested in two months. Once a positive cycle is established, it should meet the needs of 200,000 cultivators. In addition, polyploid breeding, genetic engineering, and herb efficacy analysis have also entered the experimental stage. However, given certain risks, it may still be a long way before practical use."

"Two hundred thousand... Which means four people per police station?"

The soft murmur was clearly heard by everyone, and then they saw the Director-General lift his head to look toward the third screen on the right and said,

"How’s the security management ordinance after martial arts popularization?"

"It’s still under revision. However, our understanding of what martial arts can achieve is far from enough. The current draft is merely based on projections from the Golden Bell Shield. Considering the strength shown by the code-named ’Instructor,’ I think this draft is somewhat conservative, and it probably needs to be revised."

"..."

Hearing the response, the meeting room fell into a short silence, then the military side said,

"We need some less advanced techniques, maybe not too strong, but simple to learn, and requiring minimal medicine, to fill the gap."

"Agree, and it helps us to deepen our analysis and research on Inner Strength. Currently, all techniques originate from Instructor, which makes us too passive. We must have our own complete system, which requires a large number of samples for reverse mapping."

"Agree, we also need to release some parts gradually, to prevent the public from thinking we have a monopoly on all channels."

Various dignitaries expressed their positions, and the Director-General, after thinking for a moment, turned his gaze back to the screen where Old Wang was—

"You’ll still be in charge of communication, following the previously established process. If the price exceeds the plan, don’t reject it immediately. Also, keep an eye on Xiao Chen’s condition, don’t put too much pressure on him."

"I understand."

...

At the center of the topic, Feng Xue was currently admiring the newly increased flame within his body.

Unlike the Ambulance Demon’s weakness, and unlike the need to share with others like Libra or ’Yan Country people know martial arts,’ this flame was exceptionally hot and fierce, and it belonged solely to him.

The only slight imperfection was that the name of this Kaidan always reminded Feng Xue of a man driven to the extreme of being nagging...