Chapter 12

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The staff did not seem surprised at all when Luo Fei applied for the martial artist assessment. He had seen too many fighters under the age of 20, and even 16 or 17 years old. In his eyes, Luo Fei did not stand out at all. He was totally not interested, which caused Luo Fei to frown. But, a moment later, he felt relieved.

Indeed, the Thunder Dojo did not lack in martial artists at all, and even prodigies! It really cast a shadow on his heart regarding the upcoming assessment. His confidence to reach the speed of an intermediate-level martial artist was somewhat lacking now. His thoughts were whirling, but he quickly adjusted his mentality. After all, it was too late for him to withdraw. 

If he was given another month, no, a week, he might be able to reach the level of an advanced martial artist, or even higher. He quickly suppressed these thoughts, took a deep breath, and continued to say to the staff. 

“Hello. I still have something to ask.”

“Hmm? What is it?” The staff was stunned and confused when he heard Luo Fei’s words.

Although he had seen many martial artist aspirants, he himself was not a martial artist. Although he was backed by the dojo, he did not dare to act too presumptuously, otherwise, he would have lost his job long ago. 

“I know that the martial arts dojos have another kind of special assessment, which assesses one’s talent in speed. I want to apply for that!” Luo Fei said truthfully.

He came to the Thunder Dojo to naturally use his advantage.

“What? You… you want to take the speed assessment?”

Hearing this, the staff was a little surprised. His impression of Luo Fei instantly changed.

The Thunder Dojo had two types of assessments. One was a regular assessment, the other was for assessment of speed. However, he had only witnessed the speed assessment take place once after working here for three years. During that time, two big shots had appeared in the dojo, which left a deep impression on him. 

Now that it had appeared again, he was naturally very surprised. Even his voice had unconsciously risen by quite a bit. It also caused the people around to hear it clearly, causing an uproar. For a moment, all sorts of gazes fell on Luo Fei at the same time.

“I do! Is there a problem?” Luo Fei glanced at him and nodded to confirm. 

The staff’s heart instantly felt bitter. He could feel Luo Fei’s determination. However, he did not forget his professionalism. After sitting upright, with a faint sense of respect, he said, “Mr. … Mr. Luo, I would like to remind you that should you fail the speed assessment, there will be a certain punishment. May I ask, are you sure you want to stick with the assessment?”

The martial arts dojo was not a benevolent place. The speed assessment had attracted plenty of attention to the Thunder Dojo. Previously, after the dojo had introduced this assessment, many people wanted to try their luck and apply for it, but the results were self-evident. All of them had failed. This made the martial arts dojo extremely annoyed. In the end, they decided to set a punishment for those who failed. Only those who had great confidence in themselves and were indeed prodigies should take the assessment.

Therefore, when this punishment was introduced, it naturally dissuaded many to apply for it. However, should one pass the assessment, they would be valued highly by the dojo. Their treatment and welfare status would be much higher than the ones who passed the regular assessment. It also attracted many prodigies to come forward and test their abilities. 

“I’m sure!” Luo Fei understood the other party’s good intentions and nodded slightly.

Luo Xue, who was behind him, also heard her brother’s voice. Immediately, her heart was slightly flustered, and her small hand tightly gripped Luo Fei. Her original intention was for her brother to pass the regular assessment and join the dojo, and not to take the speed assessment.

She naturally had some understanding of the famous speed assessment. In recent years, only a few people had passed, but all of them were famous prodigies! Although she was very confident in Luo Fei, she still couldn’t help but worry about him. She knew that Luo Fei was doing this to attract the attention of the dojo so that he could protect her.

For a moment, Luo Xue felt as if her chest was filled with a mixture of emotions— sweet, touched, love, worry, and fear altogether.

She understood her brother’s painstaking efforts. She also felt the gazes around her, so she did not cause any trouble for Luo Fei. She stood calmly behind him without saying anything.

“O… Okay, Mr. Luo, please wait a moment, I will inform the higher-ups right away!”

Seeing this, the staff did not delay and immediately made a call. After a few low-pitched conversations, he hung up the phone as if he had been relieved of a heavy burden.

At this time, the hall had also fallen into a strange silence. The originally loud sounds had disappeared. Instead, there were a few sharp gazes sizing up Luo Fei from time to time.

Suddenly, a young man dressed in luxurious clothing walked up to Luo Fei. His eyes revealed a trace of disdain, and he could not help but say, “Brother, I see that you are quite brave!”

He clearly saw the clothes on Luo Fei’s body at a glance. Not a single one of them was a luxury item, they were all low-quality street clothing. Hence, he knew that Luo Fei had the all-or-nothing approach in mind. If he really did pass the assessment, then he would really soar to the sky.

Originally, he was too lazy to pay attention to it. But after seeing Luo Xue behind Luo Fei, his eyes immediately lit up. Although Luo Xue had yet to grow up, there were already signs of her being a true beauty in the future. This caused his heart to light up with passion. That was why he tried to converse with Luo Fei.

However, Luo Fei had lived under the strange gazes of countless people for two years. Naturally, he understood that the handsome young man beside him bore no good intentions. Luo Fei merely glanced and ignored him.

A few seconds passed. When the handsome young man saw that Luo Fei was not paying attention to him, he felt the gazes of others from all directions. Immediately, his face lost all light, and felt a little embarrassed. His heart was filled with anger. Just as he was about to say something further, a smart middle-aged man wearing a suit walked over and made him swallow the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

‘I can’t wait to watch you fail later!’

The handsome young man held a grudge in his heart and could not help but pray for Luo Fei’s misfortune.

The middle-aged man ran over in small steps and stopped directly in front of Luo Fei. He said in a friendly and kind manner, “Hello, Mr. Luo. May I know if you are the one who applied for the speed assessment?”

He was very polite, and there was a hint of respect in his tone.

Luo Fei felt a little strange, but he still nodded, “Yes!”

“Okay.” The middle-aged man took a form from the staff behind him and handed it to Luo Fei. Then he said politely, “Mr. Luo, please fill in the form. When you’re done, I will arrange for you to take the assessment immediately.”

The application for the assessment naturally required a clear identification. It was impossible for the dojo to allow any random stranger to join. However, basically, this form was just a formality. Luo Fei was not surprised. He placed it beside the counter and began to fill-up the form.

‘Origin, parents, address, and occupation. Hmm, it seems that I have to be investigated by them first.’ 

Luo Fei looked at the form and suddenly understood.

He had never thought that there would be people in this world who would be so enthusiastic for no reason. Just now, the middle-aged man was one of the managers of the Thunder Dojo, and he was an intermediate-level martial artist. It was definitely not normal for him to treat a stranger with full of respect. This form made Luo Fei understand his intentions.

Obviously, the man thought that Luo Fei came from an established background, so the man had tried to form a good relationship with him in advance. Luo Fei smiled in his heart. It seemed that he was going to disappoint the man..