Shay handed the rifle back to the Awakener and paused.
Shay fell into thought.
Shay thought for five seconds.
Shay slapped his forehead,
"Yeah, I can teach gunfighting! Whether it's arc bullets, floating bullets, or gunfighting skills, as long as you can afford it, there's nothing I can't teach! Plus negotiating a profit-sharing with the Hall Master, getting promoted and getting a raise, reaching the Peak of the Awakeners will be a piece of cake!"
Shay nodded, feeling that his idea was very viable.
Musketeers are also one of the top five professions, why should the Martial Arts Hall only teach close combat techniques? There's no reason at all!
His eyes sparkled as he looked at the surrounding Awakeners.
As if struck by a thought, he cleared his throat, his expression turned stern, and he clasped his hands behind his back, trying to exude a bit of a Grandmaster's aura.
However, as soon as he spoke, his aura deflated like a balloon with a hole in it, the little Grandmaster momentum he managed to muster vanished in an instant.
"So... would any of you be interested in signing up for my firearms training course?"
The other Awakeners looked at each other.
They felt that this peculiar master was becoming more and more eccentric.
Playing with firearms seemed to have become an addiction.
Firearms, although widely used by many people here to hunt Demonized Beasts, they had to admit that as their power grew, the effectiveness of firearms diminished.
Even special bullets struggled to penetrate the high-level Demonized Beasts' skin and scales.
This peculiar master, however, seemed to have a unique affection for firearms?
But why did his gaze seem strange when he looked at them?
Made them involuntarily shiver.
After a while, these Awakeners, through tacit eye contact, politely yet awkwardly declined Shay's invitation to the firearms training course.
Shay looked somewhat disappointed.
He kept muttering, 'there goes my extra income, there goes my extra income'.
But he was resilient and quickly recovered, saying, "There are three masters stationed at our Martial Arts Hall, each skilled with knife, sword, and spear, meeting the mainstream market demand. So annoying... ahem, I mean they regularly hold classes on weapon use and various training methods."
"As for those three guys' abilities, well, they're just a tad weaker than me because explosions are art, and firearms are the real deal. So, who's interested in joining my firearms training course?"
Shay couldn't help but ask again, then paused, "Our Martial Arts Hall sometimes brings in special instructors teaching the experience of using Special Abilities, including training, application, development, and advancement of abilities, well, of course, it's all chargeable."
"As for the Hall Master, well, he might, maybe, possibly, probably, might sort of come to teach... perhaps?"
The equipment at the Martial Arts Hall.
Made these Awakeners, who initially came just for a visit, start to get interested.
Someone asked the most crucial question about the cost, "May I know how much your Martial Arts Hall charges for membership per month, and how much for an advanced membership? How is the cost calculated for classes, and are there any other special activities?"
"Our Martial Arts Hall doesn't have an advanced membership, regular membership is very affordable, not 998, not 98, just thirty Source Crystals per month..."
"However," he paused, "due to the scarcity of our advanced training equipment, such equipment is charged on a time-based rate, and the membership card only covers free use of standard equipment. Oh right, if there's a queue for using the advanced equipment, members have priority."
Someone couldn't hold back their frustration anymore. "Your Extreme Martial Arts Hall equipment is pretty good, but the hourly billing is too much..."
After all, hourly billing was never going to be cheap. Using it felt awkward since they didn't want to split their focus between training intensely and watching the time; that was just too—
Shay mentally gave the Awakener who raised the question a thumbs-up and smiled as he said, "What do you think about the amount of training equipment I just introduced? Too many or too few?"
This entire floor of the Martial Arts Hall, aside from the Martial Arts Arena in the central area, both sides were filled with various types of training equipment.
And what they saw here was only part of the hall, just one floor space, but the hall was divided into several areas. It was said that the other areas were also furnished with these training devices.
The quantity was indeed not small.
Other large Martial Arts Halls couldn't even compare in terms of floor space to Extreme Martial Arts Hall, let alone the training equipment.
"Are you saying that all these are just 'regular' equipment?"
The speaker emphasized the word "regular."
The Punching Power Tester that could withstand blows far surpassing an Awakener of the Fifth Tier.
A high-speed track that could endure severe stomping.
Even Mad Lion Feng Yu couldn't fully expand the chest expander.
To them, if these were just regular equipment, what then were the training facilities at other halls? A pile of scrap metal?
However, that was indeed the case.
"Our first and second floors here are general training areas where members can use the facilities unlimitedly. The higher floors belong to our Advanced Training Area. Normally, people can't access it, but you're in luck. The Hall Master has said that within the next three days, you can use the hall's equipment for free, which includes those advanced training devices."
With great anticipation.
Under Shay's lead, these Awakeners arrived at the Advanced Training Area.
Each training facility looked like a small house built inside a big house.
Shay pointed at a hemispherical room, "This is the Gravity Room; yes, it's just as you imagined. Not only can it adjust gravity to achieve intense training effects, but the Gravity Room can also create a sense of mental pressure that helps with breakthroughs."
"Then there's this, the Reactive Space, which simulates various types of attacks with illusions. You can choose to dodge or block with weapons, and through this intense training, you can gain greater control over your own strength and improve your response abilities in dangerous situations."
Dream Shooting Range.
One after another, training facilities they had never seen or even heard of appeared before them.
This time, even without any rewards, they were eager to enter and try them out.
At first, they were both shocked and delighted by the advanced training equipment.
Shocked by the Extreme Martial Arts Hall's futuristic technology, such that even the Official Science Academy Luoxia couldn't produce such training facilities.
And delighted that with these advanced facilities, their training could achieve significantly marked effects.
In an apocalypse fraught with danger, who wouldn't want to enhance their capabilities?
Mad Lion Feng Yu, who had been stuck at the Fifth Tier bottleneck for a long time, had a gleam in his eyes that was many times more intense than the look Shay had given them earlier.
Finally trying out these advanced training devices.
Their bodies were incredibly weary.
Yet their hearts were ablaze with fervor.