"Haha, the conditions are quite generous!"
Zhuge Tao chuckled, then said to Yang Wu, "Yang Wu, after the preliminary martial artist assessment, we didn't discover your talent. I admit it was a mistake on the part of the Limit Martial Arts Academy. However, please believe me, the sincerity of the Limit Martial Arts Academy is the greatest."
"The villa and the special training contract are similar between the Limit Martial Arts Academy and the Thunder Martial Arts Academy. As for the start-up capital..." Smiling, Zhuge Tao glanced at Wang Heng and continued, "The Limit Martial Arts Academy can give you 50 million in start-up capital, as well as various secret manuals priced up to 100 million!"
Upon hearing Zhuge Tao's conditions, Hou Zhen and the other two changed color.
"Zhuge? What are you doing..." Wang Heng said somewhat discontentedly, "Aren't you afraid the academy's higher-ups won't approve these conditions?"
Wang Heng was very clear about the treatment the Limit Martial Arts Academy gave to talented martial artists: 20 million in start-up capital and a choice of secret manuals up to 50 million. Zhuge Tao's current conditions were more than double that.
The rules of the Limitless Martial Arts Academy are very strict. Even as the director, Zhuge Tao has no right to change the recruitment criteria for talented martial artists.
"Hehe!" Zhuge Tao smiled and said, "I'll cover the excess!"
Zhuge Tao has always valued geniuses highly. He has invested in many geniuses; some investments failed, but a few have now become War God-level powerhouses and become his supporters. Overall, the gains outweigh the losses.
"You'll cover the cost?" Wang Heng frowned slightly.
"Alright! Let's not talk about that now." Zhuge Tao ignored Wang Heng and smiled as he asked Yang Wu, "Yang Wu, we've all stated our conditions. What do you think?"
After listening to the conditions offered by the group, Yang Wu remained silent for a moment before finally making his choice.
"Thank you for your kindness, seniors! However, most of my instructors and former senior brothers have joined the Limitless Martial Arts Academy. Therefore, I also intend to join the Limitless Martial Arts Academy!" Yang Wu said with a slight apology.
Although he envied the security of the military martial arts community, Yang Wu chose the Limitless Martial Arts Academy for the sake of more freedom.
Moreover, the Limitless Martial Arts Academy had a greater variety of treasures. As long as Yang Wu's status within the Academy continued to rise, acquiring them wouldn't be difficult.
"Haha, good!" Zhuge Tao said with a smile; "Yang Wu, I'll have someone come and take you to sign the contract!"
Seeing that Yang Wu had chosen the Limitless Martial Arts Academy, Wang Heng and the other two felt a little regretful, but they didn't say much. They couldn't offer Zhuge Tao's terms, or rather, they weren't willing to.
A short while later, Wu Tong, the head instructor of the Limitless Martial Arts Academy in Yangzhou City, appeared in the room.
"Supervisor!" Wu Tong greeted respectfully.
"Wu Tong, you've finally arrived." Zhuge Tao smiled and said, "Go and draft a contract with Yang Wu to recruit talented martial artists, following the old rules... However, change the starting capital to 50 million, and the price cap for the manual to 100 million. I'll cover any excess!"
"This..." Wu Tong was completely stunned by the conditions Zhuge Tao offered.
Even with Luo Feng, Zhuge Tao had only changed the price cap for the manual, but this time, Yang Wu's starting capital was 30 million more. And Luo Feng was only 18, while Yang Wu was already 24.
This made Wu Tong wonder if he had misheard.
"What are you staring at!" Zhuge Tao said with a smile, "Wu Tong, you should be careful, Yang Wu's strength is no less than yours now!"
"What?" Wu Tong glanced at Yang Wu in surprise, but didn't dare say anything more.
He, Wu Tong, was a Battle General level martial artist!
At this moment, Wu Tong suddenly remembered the question Luo Feng had asked him before the assessment.
"Could it be that Yang Wu really gained 8,000 kilograms of strength on his first attempt at cultivating gene energy? No, no, that's impossible!" Wu Tong thought to himself.
Zhuge Tao looked at Yang Wu beside him: "Yang Wu, go and sign the contract with Wu Tong first. As for the basic training camp, think about it first. If you plan to go, just tell me, and I'll apply for it for you immediately!"
"Yes, Supervisor!"
Yang Wu replied respectfully, then followed Wu Tong out of the room.
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"Zhuge, 80 million Chinese yuan, that's quite a bold move!" After Yang Wu and Wu Tong left, Wang Heng exclaimed.
"What, such a small amount of money, as if none of you can't come up with it?" Zhuge Tao said with a smile.
Although 80 million Chinese yuan was a lot, the four people in the room were all powerful figures, each possessing the strength of a high-level general.
To them, 80 million Chinese yuan was truly just a small sum.
"80 million Chinese yuan isn't much, but it's not enough to get into the War God Reserve Camp. Yang Wu's chances of reaching War God level before he's thirty are very low, and after thirty, his strength growth will definitely slow down. He might end up like some of us, stuck at the High-Level War General level!" Wang Heng said sourly.
Having known each other for many years, Wang Heng knew that Zhuge Tao had a penchant for investing in geniuses. He, Wang Heng, also tried to cultivate some talented martial artists, but he wouldn't be willing to pay as much as Zhuge Tao.
Even when recruiting Luo Feng in the original story, the 300 million yuan penalty for breach of contract had to be paid by the martial arts school.
First, investing in genius martial artists is risky. If the invested person doesn't reach War God level, even a High-Level War General isn't much of a help to people like them.
Second, these investments are all gifts; the invested person doesn't need to repay them. Even if the other party can reach War God level, if they are unwilling to help, he won't benefit from it.
Therefore, investing in geniuses like this is like gambling. While it's possible to gain a god-level supporter in the future, the more likely outcome is a failed investment.
Hearing Wang Heng's words, Liu Dong and Hou Zhen nodded in agreement.
80 million Chinese yuan wasn't a lot, but they wouldn't be willing to spend it themselves to recruit a genius martial artist.
"Haha, just a small trial!" Zhuge Tao said casually.
Before this, Zhuge Tao had thoroughly investigated Yang Wu's background, including Yang Wu's work at a tavern owned by a collateral branch of the Wang family.
He had confirmed that Yang Wu wasn't ungrateful, which is why he significantly raised the recruitment standards for the Limit Martial Arts Academy.
As for whether Yang Wu could reach the god-level, he felt it was highly probable!
"By the way, Old Wang, do you think Wan Dong, that little genius from your Thunder Martial Arts Academy, can hunt more monsters than Luo Feng from my Limit Martial Arts Academy in this assessment? Want to have a competition?" Zhuge Tao asked casually.
Having just recruited Yang Wu to the Limit Martial Arts Academy, Zhuge Tao was in a good mood.
"Go away...who has time to compete with you?" Wang Heng wasn't in a good mood. "Hurry up, I want to continue drinking!"
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