'A sparring partner...' The word pricked Li Wen like a tiny needle. It was a distant, luxurious concept to him.
His classmates at school were all at a similar skill level, so their light-contact sparring was of limited use. Besides, it was easy for someone to lose control and cause an injury.
The Fire Hall, however, provided Martial Artists whose skills far surpassed his own. These sessions were highly targeted, offering a level of training that school sparring simply couldn't match.
But the price… The lowest tier, a Level 1 sparring partner, cost 500 an hour. The ten thousand he'd just applied for in scholarship money would only be enough for twenty hours.
A Level 2 sparring partner cost a whopping two thousand an hour, let alone the staggering five thousand for Level 3… Li Wen did a quick mental calculation. The scholarship would only cover two hours with a Level 3 partner.
