Chapter 41: Martial Arena Intimidation

  Followed by He Tai, they arrived at the gathering place of orphans and craftsmen. The houses were built in a staggered manner, with distinct layers. From the surface, it looked okay, but I didn't know what it was like inside.

  When they arrived at the gate, two boys about 15 years old blocked their way. Although they were young, Li Jiancheng discovered a bloodthirsty aura from them, apparently they had also killed people before.

  He Tao, seemingly not encountering this situation for the first time, calmly pulled out an iron token from his bosom and said to Li Jiancheng: "This iron token is carefully crafted with our newly refined high-quality iron. Outsiders do not have our method of refining iron, so they cannot forge such a token. Therefore, there's no need to worry about someone sneaking in."

  Li Jiancheng secretly admired the confidentiality measures, which were quite good. Many countries in his previous life had developed many technologies that were not valued by their governments at the time, and as a result, they were surpassed by other countries. Now, he would not let such things happen again, especially with those shameless countries, and he would not allow them to use their own country's technology to attack their own country.

  In his past life, he was an extremely patriotic person, but he wasn't a radical youth who would shout useless slogans just to attract attention. Instead, he focused on strengthening himself and using his knowledge to make his country stronger. Unfortunately, despite sending many resumes to various national departments, they were met with no response, like throwing stones into the ocean. In the end, he reluctantly started working at a company, hoping that one day he could serve the country. However, before that day arrived, he came here. Now, he wants to use his knowledge to change things, even if it means not eliminating them all, but making them submit and slowly transforming them.

  "What are you thinking of, Uncle He?" Li Jiancheng asked in surprise, it's not easy to think of these things.

  "Haha, I don't have such skills!" He Taichong chuckled and said: "It was those few trained generals who thought of it. Now they have already left the army and will specialize in training these orphans for us." It turned out that these few generals had left the army after being tempted by He Taichong's promises of many benefits, and decided to follow the behind-the-scenes boss who trained these orphans with all their heart.

  "This is done very well, but we must ensure their loyalty. Give them what they deserve, and we won't be short of money." Li Jiancheng said as he spoke, He Tai rushed to take notes. It felt like having a secretary, making everyone who saw it want to laugh.

  "Ah ha, ah ha, ah ha..." As they approached the training grounds, a loud and sonorous shouting voice rose up. Upon hearing this voice, Li Jiancheng nodded his head in approval, not bad, the momentum is there! Meanwhile, He Taichong, who was standing beside him, let out a sigh of relief, fearing that he would be dissatisfied. For some reason, he felt that the current Li Jiancheng had an aura about him that made it hard for him to breathe. Of course, He Taichong did not know about Li Jiancheng's current state, but since cultivating the "Long Life Secret Sun Chapter", his momentum had grown stronger with each increase in his realm. Although he could also restrain his momentum, he deliberately showed it off to suppress them, making them feel that he was unfathomable, and only then could he intimidate them. Otherwise, even if they were appointed, they would not be able to withstand the pressure, so who would risk their lives for him?

  As soon as they entered the training ground, He Tai rushed over to one of the training leaders and said a few words. The leader then made a hand gesture, followed by the sound of a gong. The hundreds of orphans quickly and neatly moved towards the central martial arts platform, forming a queue. After lining up, no one whispered to each other. Li Jiancheng nodded again, impressed by their strict military discipline.

  He Tao rushed to Li Jiancheng and nodded, indicating that he could pass. He walked over with a swagger. There were five generals standing on the martial arts platform, four of whom stood aside, while one stood in the middle, seemingly the most formidable one. At this moment, they all cast curious glances at Li Jiancheng.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, this is Li Jiancheng, the eldest son of the newly appointed governor of Taiyuan, who is also the behind-the-scenes sponsor training orphans." Madam He rushed out to explain Li Jiancheng's identity.

  What! Several leaders suddenly widened their eyes, such a young man was actually the one behind the scenes. However, they soon thought that perhaps it was inconvenient for the Li family's elders to come out, so they let this young man come.

  Seeing their surprised expressions, then their sudden realization, Li Jiancheng knew what they were thinking and slowly said: "From head to toe, you are all created by me, with no relation to the Li family. So remember, just listen to my orders, other members of the Li family have no right to command you."

  After hearing his words, the generals were first surprised and then showed disdainful eyes. They had thought that if it was done by an elder of the Li family, it would be okay to say, but now it was a young man who did it, what future could he have? So they all had the intention of quitting, only the one in the middle seemed to be thinking about something. Li Jiancheng coldly observed for a moment, and among them, only the one in the middle had some intelligence, not three or two, who dared to go up to the beam mountain? However, he didn't say much at this time, and they would know later.

  Li Jiancheng walked to the middle of the martial arts platform, and several generals didn't say a word, just watching him act. "I suppose everyone is wondering who I am? Well, I'll tell you, I'm the one who has been searching for you, and then found someone to train you. You're all surprised by my age, maybe some of you don't believe it, that's okay. Now I'll give you an opportunity, I'll stand on this platform and accept your challenge, whoever can defeat me will be allowed to lead these people, if multiple people defeat me, then multiple people will go compete for the position. If no one can do it, then I hope you can listen to my words, otherwise there will be consequences. Hehe..." Li Jiancheng sneered on the platform, and a surge of aura emanated from his body, forcing the surrounding generals to retreat several steps. At this time, their hearts were filled with shock and fear, they were people who had experienced war, and even in the midst of corpses, they had never retreated before. Now, just his aura was enough to have such power, it was clear that his strength was not ordinary. Therefore, they no longer had the initial disdain, Li Jiancheng glanced at them with a slanted eye, this was the effect he wanted, and then ignored them. He shouted down: "The challenge begins now."

  After hearing him shout to start, the people below were still hesitant. However, after a while, under the instigation of many people, a sturdy young man came up, about the same age as him. "Is what you said true?" This young man still wanted to confirm again whether he was telling the truth or not.

  "Definitely! With so many people watching, how could I possibly back down?" Li Jiancheng said with a smile.

  After listening to Li Jiancheng's words, the young man clenched his fists and rushed over without making any defensive preparations. It seemed that in his eyes, winning against Li Jiancheng was a simple matter, he just needed to confirm whether what Li Jiancheng said was true before taking action. Li Jiancheng smiled to himself, it seemed they were still inexperienced.

  He stood still, letting him come over. The young man saw Li Jiancheng not moving, seemingly despising him, and angrily shouted "Ha" and accelerated a bit to rush over. Ah! Unexpectedly, this kid was hiding his strength. The young man finally arrived at his side, seeing that he didn't move, and slapped down with one palm. Li Jiancheng didn't move his feet, but just lightly pushed his hand, and ignored him. He shouted downwards: "Next one." Only after Li Jiancheng finished speaking did the young man slowly fall to the ground.

  The several generals around him widened their eyes, to know that they had just stood near Li Jiancheng, but did not find out how he came out, only this cultivation was not what they could enemy. The last bit of disdain in his heart was also taken back.

  But the young men who were knocked down didn't understand what was happening, how did this person suddenly fall to the ground? Was it some kind of illness? Then someone else came up, but with the same result. Seven or eight people went up one after another, and they finally understood that it wasn't a problem with the people, but rather that they couldn't even get close to Li Jiancheng's body without being knocked down. So they immediately realized that the person on stage was not someone they could be a match for, so they all quieted down, and the few who were still thinking of going up also withdrew their feet.

  "What's going on? Do you think you're invincible among your peers and have become complacent? I suppose your training has been lax. You need to understand, with my skills, I'm only considered second-rate in the Jianghu, there are still first-rate and super-first-rate individuals above me, but I've never slacked off, always training non-stop. What do you have to be proud of?" Li Jiancheng said sternly, not allowing them to retain their arrogant hearts, lest they lose their lives sooner or later.

  The surrounding generals were shocked, how could someone so young be considered second-rate in the Jianghu? Had he been trained since birth? That would make him a monster! Li Jiancheng was unaware of their thoughts, otherwise, he would have been furious.

  "Alright, seeing your expressions, I suppose you all know you were wrong." Li Jiancheng's tone also softened, "Now I'm giving you a chance to become stronger. I will personally select 20 of you who not only have high martial arts skills but also are quick-witted and adaptable. I hope you can seize this opportunity well. I'll discuss it with your instructors and they will carry out the selection. Dismissed for now!"

  After listening to Li Jiancheng's words, the orphans below dispersed, and Li Jiancheng led the way in one direction, and several generals looked at each other and followed suit.