Chapter 38

Lin Qing was extremely happy that he was rubbing a former Overlord against the ground. He slapped him again and again until Zhi Zhang almost cried.

“A scholar can be killed but not humiliated. You better give me a swift death!”

“Woah. I couldn’t tell that you’re so strong-willed. But I’m not going to follow your wishes. I want to beat you up.”

“Tell me. Where did you get the money to buy a sports car?

“I earned it myself!”

“Do you think I’m a fool? How can a monk have so much money?”

“Wuuu, Big Brother, the salary of a monk isn’t as low as you think. You have to graduate from undergraduate studies to even qualify as a monk. Moreover, you have to be a graduate student to qualify for any of the big monasteries.”

Lin Qing slapped him again. “Even graduate students don’t have millions to buy such an expensive sports car, right?”

He knew that the Shaolin Temple earned a few hundred million yuan from entrance tickets per year. But it would be an exaggeration if ordinary monks could afford expensive sports cars. Even the abbot didn’t dare to be so high-profile.

“I paid for part of it, while my family made up for the rest.”

“How much did your family pay?”

“Over four million yuan.”

It turned out that he was a rich second-generation scion. Lin Qing was slightly surprised. “Why did you become a monk when your family is so rich?”

“I’ve been sick since I was young. The fortune-teller said that I wouldn’t live past the age of twenty-four, so my family sent me to become a monk…”

Zhi Zhang’s family owned a hotel. Compared to those tycoons to whom a few hundred million yuan was a small amount, his family wasn’t considered rich. But they still had over a hundred million yuan worth of assets.

But it was a pity that he had encountered many disasters when he was young. He either fell down a manhole or was knocked down by a car while walking, causing him to be hospitalized repeatedly. In short, he was extremely unlucky. Ordinary people wouldn’t experience as many accidents in a year as he did in a month.

Later on, he was sent to the temple under the guidance of an expert, who said that he could only come out when he was 24 years old. Thus, he stayed there for more than ten years. Fortunately, his parents could visit him frequently.

In the temple, he learned martial arts, got his driver’s license, and read many Buddhist scriptures. Even the abbot said that he had the root of wisdom and wanted to pass on his mantle to him more than once.

A week before he turned 24 last month, he had given his parents tens of thousands from his savings and asked them to help him buy a sports car. However, he didn’t expect to wake up as a Motorbot on his birthday.

“So, that’s your past?” Lin Qing touched his chin and asked what he was most concerned about, “How did you control the steel beast?”

The most precious thing that Zhi Zhang possessed was not his so-called martial arts skills but his ability to control beasts.

Later on, he could even ride Lord-level steel beasts. It would be terrible if he were to rule over thousands of steel beasts. After all, if an army of tens of thousands of steel beasts attacked, their opponents wouldn’t even need to fight them. They would simply kneel down and worship them.

“I know what you’re thinking. You won’t be able to learn my technique.”

“How do you know if I can learn it or not?”

After pondering for a few seconds, Zhi Zhang said in confusion, “Actually, I don’t know how to control them either.”

“Old Huang, it’s your turn to deal with him. My hands are sore.”

“Don’t, don’t, don’t.” Having just offended Huang Quan, Zhi Zhang knew that this fellow was definitely full of anger and waiting to take revenge on him. The outcome wouldn’t be good if he fell into his hands.

“Then tell us properly.” Lin Qing squatted beside him and said calmly, “If you speak well, I will let you go. If not, I will bury you here.”

“Big Brother, are you really going to let me go if I tell you?”

“I, Lin Qing, swear to the heavens that I’ll be damned if I don’t let you go.”

“Okay, I’ll say it. I can sense the inner world of steel beasts and control them.”

Lin Qing, Huang Quan, and Ye Daying thought about it…

“Alright. Lin Qing, you step back first.” Huang Quan walked forward and punched and kicked Zhi Zhang while cursing. “I’m asking you for the science behind it, but you’re talking about theology with me. What bullshit!”

“Brother, I’m telling the truth. Animals are actually very simple-minded. They don’t hide their emotions and can become your partners through careful communication.”

“Screw you! Do you think I’m a fool? Tell me the truth!”

Grabbing his head and covering his crotch, Zhi Zhang curled up like a shrimp and shouted, “I’m telling the truth. The abbot said that this is a talent that others can’t learn.”

“Besides, I can only control one steel beast at a time, and I need to spend a lot of time nurturing my feelings with them. Otherwise, I will be easily devoured.

“Big Brother, think about it. If I could completely tame beasts, I wouldn’t have brought just one to stop you guys. I would have brought tens of thousands.”

Huang Quan stopped and tilted his head to think. That was true!

If this fellow were really so awesome, he would have been invincible a long time ago. Putting everything else aside, if he could make steel beasts commit suicide in front of him, he would have an endless supply of crystals every day and would have already become an Overlord.

“Brother, can I go now?” Zhi Zhang looked at Lin Qing with teary eyes.

“I am a man of my word. I will definitely let you go. But I don’t know if my brother will let you go or not.”

Zhi Zhang turned to look at Huang Quan, and he felt so depressed that he vomited blood. “Young people don’t keep their promises!”

Would Huang Quan let him go? Definitely not.

“When did I not keep my word? What did I say? I, Lin Qing, swear to the heavens that I’ll be damned if I don’t let you go. But I didn’t say that Old Huang would let you leave.”

Huang Quan rubbed his fists and wiped his palms as he sneered. “Come, let’s practice a little more. I heard that your Shaolin Temple has 72 Secret Arts. Let me experience them.”

“Big Brother, what 72 Secret Arts? They’re all lies and are just higher-level combat techniques. I was randomly shouting to show off. Let me go!”

“Hmph, let you go? I’m afraid you don’t understand the situation.” Huang Quan said to Ye Daying, “Little Ying, show him what happens to anyone who tries to take the bounty from us.”

Without saying a word, Ye Daying used his leg to lift the sack of crystals he was carrying. Crash…

There must be at least a thousand crystals in that sack bag… Zhi Zhang suddenly felt his throat go dry. Bandits, they’re definitely bandits.

He even suspected that these people had published the bounty notice themselves. Their goal was to attract more Motorbots to come and die in their hands.

“Brother, it’s your bad luck to have met me. Be smarter in your next life, and don’t chase after any bounties whenever you see them. Why do you think we’ve been fine for so many days?”

“Big Brother, do you think I still have a chance?”

“Yes!” Lin Qing grinned. “The heavens are kind. I’ll give you a chance to fight with my brother. If you win, you can join us and live a good life.”

“What if I lose?”

Lin Qing played with the crystal of the gorilla, and a cruel smile appeared on his face. “Why don’t you guess?”

Zhi Zhang shuddered and stood up. Then he took off the prayer beads hanging from his neck and wrapped them around his hand, extending them from his fist to his arm.

He had obtained these from the bodies of the steel beasts he had hunted. These beads were all made from the toughest bones in their bodies.

Zhi Zhang’s arm was pitch-black, and Huang Quan equipped his Armament as well. This time, he wouldn’t underestimate Zhi Zhang.

After eating the crystal from the gorilla, Lin Qing sat by the side and watched the two of them fight. Ye Daying followed him and ran over. “Brother Lin, do you believe what this monk said?”

He was referring to Zhi Zhang’s telepathy and communication with steel beasts.

Lin Qing shook his head and said in a deep voice, “There are mixed truths and falsehoods in his words. Some of what he said is true, but some of it is false!”

In his previous life, Zhi Zhang could control steel beasts, but there was only one steel beast each time. It seemed that it wasn’t that he didn’t want to control them on a large scale but that he simply couldn’t.

As for his telepathy with steel beasts, that was nonsense.

But everyone had their own secrets. If he could become a teammate, he wouldn’t mind Zhi Zhang knowing his own secrets too.

They didn’t avoid this subject in their conversation, and Zhi Zhang, who was preparing to fight, heard them clearly. His anus tightened, and he broke out in cold sweat.