Master of Kaidan

Chapter 382: The Beginning of Combat Starts with a Glance

Chapter 382: Chapter 382: The Beginning of Combat Starts with a Glance "Why are there so many people today?" On the weekend, Tong Xin, armed with a plethora of documents, went to the nearby public security bureau, only to find a long queue as soon as he arrived at the entrance. Although he wondered if he had stumbled upon some special event, based on his years of queuing experience, he still activated his qinggong, dashed to the end of the line in a flash, and only then did he take out his phone to check what had happened.

To his surprise, there were no newsworthy incidents that would require a visit to the public security bureau. Most of the text messages were about fraud prevention and anti-leakage measures, which left him rather puzzled.

Fortunately, the line moved fairly quickly, and he didn’t have to wait too long before he was inside the public security bureau’s lobby, where he approached the reception desk and asked the police officer, "Excuse me, I’m here to apply for a passport and also to inquire about a visa, I wonder..."

Before he could finish speaking, the expression on the young officer’s face turned to one of "I knew it," as she sighed and said,

"While you can proceed with the passport directly, to process overseas travel procedures now, you must first pass a martial arts license exam. If you are planning to go to places like Vietnam or An Nan, or countries where you can get a visa on arrival, a Class B license will suffice, but for visas to Eastern Country, Columbia, Ussas, and other such countries, you must obtain a Class A license."

"Class A license? That’s already the standard to be a PE teacher at prestigious schools, right?" Tong Xin said incredulously. The officer nodded and continued,

"There’s no helping it. You all should be well aware of why you’re applying for visas to travel abroad. What if something happens overseas due to insufficient skill? Hence, the different visa requirements are linked to the levels of the martial arts licenses. Of course, if it is for business activities or group travel, as long as ten percent of the group members have Class A licenses and relevant security industry certifications, that will be sufficient."

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A similar scenario played out across various regions in Yan Country. Ever since Feng Xue’s live streaming tour of Eastern Country went viral, the people of Yan Country, much like a parallel universe with "self-media everywhere," discovered a new industry blue ocean.

The wealth of Kaidan resources and the fragility of local forces in Eastern Country sparked the idea in many to live stream fighting monsters in Eastern Country.

The authorities, having anticipated this trend, immediately linked visas to martial arts licenses.

Even so, the internet recently started to see a variety of live streams themed "Yan Country people in Eastern Country."

It’s not just streamers; this development also gave rise to professional teams catering to the related industry for planning and rehearsals. In an instant, "Yan Country people fighting Eastern Country ghosts" remained in the top three trending

Experts competing is essentially a battle for Qi Fortune, the more victories one has, the stronger the Qi Fortune and the faster the cultivation.

While it sounds somewhat mystic, this cognition isn’t exactly wrong.

These streamers, who would be considered experts in any country, through their continuous sorting out of the strong and the weak in combat, were also consolidating the audience’s understanding of who is "Strong" and who is "Weak."

This perception would feed back into the Kaidan of "Everyone in Yan Country practices Martial Arts," making it increasingly powerful. But at the same time, as a branch, the streamers who received more recognition as "Strong" got a larger "share" of this perception, naturally making their cultivation faster.

But the strength of the losers didn’t diminish because even in defeat, they were still stronger than the viewers.

To put it simply, this competitive behavior, outside of the original "shared pool" of the Kaidan, added an extra "reward pool." The stronger contenders could get a larger share of the rewards from this pool, while even the weakest among them would, at most, miss out on the reward pool, not seeing a reduction in their share of the "shared pool."

It was precisely because of this reason that more and more experts began to participate in livestreaming, and consequently, major domestic TV stations and online platforms also began applying for Martial Arts-related programs.

But officials, clearly aware of the viewer fatigue that would arise from too many similar programs, didn’t let this happen, so none had gotten the opportunity to launch such a program at this time.

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"Looks like it’s really turning into a tourism of Eastern Country recently!" Inside a certain pork bone ramen shop, Feng Xue complained to Chen Xiyao while paying the bill, not livestreaming at the moment because there was simply nothing to stream.

Chen Xiyao had nothing much to say about this, only managing to reply helplessly,

"No choice, too many monks and not enough porridge. Now the domestic merchants are pricing the post-Kaidan product pitches sky-high; minor Kaidan barely emerge before they’re wiped out."

"Ah, miscalculated, miscalculated," Feng Xue complained theatrically, though his lips were nearly splitting with a grin.

Just as the two walked out of the shop, a young man holding a selfie stick approached them. He was talking to his viewers at that moment, but in the next second, as his eyes met Feng Xue’s, the jovial live streaming persona instantly changed. Sticking the selfie stick into the cement ground, he bowed to Feng Xue and said,

"Elder, please teach me..."