Zhou Jing was already familiar with this sort of randomized and sudden projection.
Before he traveled, he had checked Chen Feng’s activities in the past few months and knew his current situation.
At this moment, Zhou Jing calmly looked around and roughly understood the current situation.
“Chen Feng has a straightforward and violent personality. It will also be reflected when he’s placed. He’s very suitable for mixing in the Green Forest. In the past few months, he has already gotten along well with the people on Red Cloud Mountain… I should take a look at his cultivation progress first.”
Zhou Jing composed himself and opened the interface to check the current attributes of Apostle #004, Chen Feng.
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[Supernatural System I: Martial Artist]
[Realm: First Realm – Foundation]
[Aura Trait: Swift]
[Core Cultivation Technique: Basic Tempering Technique Lv5]
[Martial School of Thought: Swift Wind Lv6]
[Total Bonus: +13 Physical Fitness, +8 Resistance, +22 Energy]
[Supernatural System II: [Martial Arts Internal Force] ]
[Realm: Strength As Threads, as easy as controlling one’s arms]
[Internal Cultivation Technique: None]
[Martial arts moves: Mid-Level Spear Technique Lv7, Twelve Spear Styles Lv6]
[Total Bonus: +6 Physical Fitness, +2 Resistance, +12 Energy]
[Current Attributes: Stamina 40 (+3) (First Order max), Resistance 34, Perception 16, Spirit 14, Energy 34]
“Good progress.”
Zhou Jing’s eyes lit up.
It had only been a short while, but the four skills that Chen Feng had practiced at the same time had all increased by three to four levels. His attributes had increased greatly, and his strength had clearly increased compared to the last time he returned.
A purple tier martial arts aptitude was indeed extraordinary. Even if the higher the level of the skill, the harder it was to master, his efficiency was still very high. Moreover, he had yet to encounter a bottleneck.
He rose quickly, and the cost of Astral Points was not small. However, any sort of actions taken by the Apostle would provide benefits. Coupled with his original stock, it was still more than enough.
“My physical fitness can break through to Second Order now, and I have even more energy. Even if I get trapped amidst a thousand troops, I can probably last for a long time…”
Zhou Jing was secretly happy. At the same time, he could break through his Physical Fitness Attribute and obtain a First Order trait.
The three physical characteristics that the fourth apostle had randomly rolled were [Agility], [Endurance], and [Flexible Body]. This time, he chose [Endurance].
Chen Feng’s strength was already very high, and there were very few opponents in this world. In the future, there was a high chance that he would experience frequent battles. He needed to constantly charge and kill, which meant that he had to increase his endurance and combat strength.
After checking one last time and confirming that there were no other changes, Zhou Jing closed the interface.
The lackeys on the drill ground dispersed. Zhou Jing greeted the surrounding leaders and chatted for a while before returning to the house with his two sworn brothers.
Along the way, they could see the houses of the village scattered everywhere. There were also women in the village raising chickens and feeding the pigs.
Although this group of people were Green Forest outlaws, representing that their business was to rob and steal, the money and food they obtained from robbing were actually only a portion. How could they be operating as bandits everyday?
There were 2,000 to 3,000 people on Red Cloud Mountain. Excluding the old, weak, sick, and some family members, there were less than 1,000 people who could really fight with blades. If they wanted to maintain the livelihood of so many people on the mountain, they naturally had to rely on a stable method.
Most of the time, the main mission of the bandits was not to kill. Instead, it was to plant vegetables, raise birds, and hunt. They had to source for places on the mountain to farm.
This kind of stronghold not only served to hold a den of thieves, but also a special settlement that was separated from the government’s rule and exploitation. There was no need to pay taxes and rent to the government.
Apart from the strong, there would also occasionally be commoners who had committed crimes or farmers who could not stand the government’s exploitation coming to seek refuge. It was their last way out when they were desperate. If they could steel their hearts and give up the peace they could get by swallowing their anger, they would always have this place to go.
Zhou Jing and the other two returned to the house, set up the dishes, and ate casually.
After spending a few months together, the three of them were familiar with each other. Although Zhou Jing had not experienced it personally, he knew very well after receiving Chen Feng’s experience.
Fang Zhen took a bite of the chicken butt and took a sip of wine as he slurred,
“Second Brother, we’ve been on Red Cloud Mountain for three to four months. That government doesn’t seem to have any movements. How long more do we have to hide?”
Guo Haishen picked up a pickle with his chopsticks and chewed on it. He could not help but ask, “The leaders of Red Cloud Mountain have served us with good wine and meat for months. They’ve invited us to join them more than once. We’ve rejected them time and time again, so I feel a little apologetic. Second Brother, what exactly do you plan to do?”
Zhou Jing touched his chin and slowly spoke,
“We’ve committed an important crime, so we can only become outlaws in the future. There’s no need to mention it. Red Cloud Mountain has treated us well, but I still want to travel around and use all the experts in the world. I’m not willing to stay on any stronghold for the time being.”
It had been a few months since the chaos in An Lin Prefecture. The government was unwilling to let the matter rest and sent an arrest document to the surrounding states and prefectures. However, they did not know where Zhou Jing was, so they could only grumble helplessly.
There were only a limited number of people who knew that he was hiding in Red Cloud Mountain, and the outlaws would naturally not spread the news. Although Xiang Tianjie and the others from the Heavenly King Stronghold became notorious because of him, they would not reveal his whereabouts.
This led to a situation where his deeds of “Death Beckoning Yama King” spread throughout the country in a few months. His courage, akin to defying the gods and ghosts, shocked the world, and he was respected by countless powerful people in the Green Forest. He became a famous Green Forest outlaw… However, almost no outsiders knew his whereabouts.
Now that the limelight was almost over, as long as he disguised himself, he could continue wandering around.
Zhou Jing did not intend to start now. After analyzing, he felt that there were two main targets at this stage.
One was naturally to continue to become famous and strengthen his reputation. He would spread his footprints in more areas, expand his connections, and get to know more heroes and outlaws. He wanted to attract all the strong people in the world to join him when he rose up in the future.
The other was to meet all kinds of experts and complete the milestone of being the number one in the world… He only had a small team with him now, and his movements were less impeded. He was most suitable for this kind of thing. If he waited for the uprising in the future, he would probably not have such freedom. It was best to do it as soon as possible.
The reward for this milestone was quite generous, so Zhou Jing was naturally quite motivated to do well.
Guo Haishen’s interest was piqued when he heard this. He slapped the table and said, “This is interesting. Back then, I was also looking for people to spar with. Since Second Brother is so heroic, I should accompany you.”
Fang Zhen also nodded in agreement, “I’ll go wherever my two brothers go.”
The two of them were both martial artists. When they heard Zhou Jing’s plan, they were eager to try.
After staying in the village for a few months, everyone often sparred with each other. Zhou Jing looked at Chen Feng’s experience log and had a rough judgment of everyone’s martial strength.
According to the 100 points system, Lu Yunzhao’s martial arts were the highest in the Red Cloud Mountain Range. He had 90 points, while Lu Xinniang’s combat strength hovered between 80 to 82 points.
Among his two sworn brothers, Fang Zhen was good at using the Iron Head Staff and the Whip. His martial arts skills were not much different from Lu Yunzhao’s, at about 88 points.
Guo Haishen was a master of martial arts and was clearly much stronger than the others. His iron fists were indestructible, and he was even good with a spear. Other than Zhou Jing, no one on Red Cloud Mountain was his match. His martial strength was around 96.
On the other hand, he only had 100 points of combat strength… It was not at this standard, but because that was the maximum allocation for the scoring.
Seeing that the two of them had no objections, Zhou Jing stopped drinking and immediately stood up.
“Since the two of you agree, let’s not delay anymore. Let’s go find Leader Yu and bid farewell.”
Chen Feng’s martial arts had already reached an extraordinary level. He was no longer a beginner.
After squatting in seclusion for so long, it was time for this tiger to leave the mountain!