Chapter 35: Another Promotion
In the Song Residence.
The silver moonlight cascades down, illuminating a flurry of sharp sword glints.
Song Changming deftly maneuvers the long sword in his hand, constantly thrusting and slashing.
He stirs up gusts of sword wind, causing nearby fallen leaves, tall grass, and bits of dirt to be swept up, moving along with Song Changming’s figure.
If you looked closely, you’d notice that at this moment, there was no sign of the Yin Ghost Blade Technique on Song Changming’s sword.
The sword forms also have no connection to the Soul-breaking Saber, and even the subtle sound of the blade slicing through the air seems different.
Undoubtedly, this is the new martial art he has learned, the Flying Swallow Technique.
After a long while, Song Changming finally stopped practicing his sword, glancing at the martial arts section on the interface.
Tonight, practicing the sword, Flying Swallow Technique experience +13.
[Flying Swallow Technique: Basic level (5/1000)]
Impressive growth speed. Now, this set of Flying Swallow Technique has been successfully mastered at the basic level by him.
Unfortunately, Liu Xiangnan, who taught him this skill, won’t be seeing his accomplishments anytime soon.
After mastering the basics, this Flying Swallow Technique can be used in actual combat.
Even though the skill isn’t fully mastered and the level isn’t high, the power it exhibits is considerable, with many wonderful aspects that make Song Changming marvel during his sword practice. It’s indeed a High level Martial Art.
In comparison, his Soul-breaking Saber seems relatively simple.
And this is just his feeling after learning the basics of this martial art for a short time.
As he continues to explore and understand deeply, he will undoubtedly discover more of the essence and power of such High level Martial Arts.
Once he reaches true mastery, he will be just like Liu Xiangnan, even if not holding an official position, he can still make a name for himself as a Great Knight in the Jianghu.
"The progress of the Flying Swallow Technique is rapid, but sadly, the body technique I desire progresses slowly..." Song Changming muttered as he looked at the interface.
[Flying Swallow Light Body Skill: Not yet at basic level (37/200)]
After over ten days, the basic level still seems far away.
As Liu Xiangnan previously mentioned, starting with or without a foundation makes a huge difference.
If he, like with his Sword Skill, had practiced a Low level Light Body Skill before, and reached a high level, then practicing this High level Light Body Skill now would be much easier.
As the saying goes, one can’t become fat with one bite. Initially starting with Low level Martial Arts still has its necessity.
It’s like laying a foundation; a solid foundation helps in learning advanced martial arts later.
Fortunately, Song Changming has the interface. Even if it’s slower, as long as he can still gain experience value, he can enhance his martial arts realm.
Otherwise, without a famous mentor guiding him long-term, an ordinary person starting directly with High level Martial Arts would have almost zero chance of achieving anything.
After resting for a while and drinking a jug of water, Song Changming continued to practice the Light Body Skill.
Currently, these two High level Martial Arts are the focus of his daily martial arts practice, followed by the slower progressing Body Refinement, and finally some practice with the Soul-breaking Saber.
After completing such a martial arts training routine, he rests.
Though they say it’s not good to bite off more than you can chew, he relies on continually grinding martial arts experience and his seemingly endless yet ever-increasing lifespan. He wants to master all Martial Tao skills to the Peak of Perfection, achieving excellence.
He believes the common way does not apply to him.
The next day, Song Changming left the house fully dressed, and inadvertently saw two little puppies curled up under a withered tree outside the alley, snuggled together among the tree roots.
He glanced at them but didn’t pay much attention.
In these small alleys, many stray dogs wander. Presumably, some mother dog moved them here.
At the Patrol Armor Bureau, he could see some people, early in the morning, trying to present gifts to Liang Chuan Mountain, but they were all driven away awkwardly by the Patrol Guards.
Seeing their indignant and even a bit aggrieved expressions, Song Changming just felt like laughing.
These are the ones who don’t have clear minds. Going to the Patrol Armor Bureau to publicly bribe, it’s no wonder they get kicked out.
This matter needs discretion. If they want to give gifts, it should be at the Liang Residence.
"Song!"
"Song!"
"..."
Entering the Patrol Armor Bureau, every Patrol Guard Song Changming met along the way greeted him respectfully.
The people on the street giving gifts were all very surprised.
"Who is this young man, to have all those Patrol Guards showing him such respect?"
"I seem to have some impression..."
"I remember him. Previously working under Director Liang, although young, he’s a person of great skill. He used to be Director Liang’s second-in-command!"
"That’s right. It’s said that he solved several cases a while back!"
"No wonder. Now that Director Liang is advancing smoothly, this young man is likely to rise along with him too."
"I am indeed ignorant. I need to find out his name when I get back."
"..."
Regardless of the street people’s surprise, the reason those Patrol Guards greeted Song Changming so politely early in the morning is that Song Changming has been temporarily appointed by Liang Chuan Mountain to take over his former position as Patrol Captain.
Although it’s temporary, given that Song Changming was Liang Chuan Mountain’s trusted confidant, anyone could see there’s little difference from a formal appointment.
Once the time is right, he can be directly confirmed in the position.
Moreover, with the connection to Liang Chuan Mountain, currently, no one dares to offend Song Changming.
Lv Gang is in the same situation. He, along with Song Changming, these two newly promoted Patrol Captains, currently among the six Patrol Captains in the Patrol Armor Bureau, hold the highest status.
Zhao Dezhi and Qian Wen, who previously held high prestige, have seen their status plummet in the Patrol Armor Bureau after failing in the recent Director role election.
In the future, it will be quite difficult for them to be favored by Liang Chuan Mountain again.
Conversely, Zhu Bairen and Zhang Sihai, who originally had a laid-back attitude, these two veterans, are now showing signs of being re-employed by Liang Chuan Mountain.
Looking at the Patrol Guards showing him respect all the way, Song Changming couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional.
In just a few years, he went from a lowly Fire Patrolman to steadily advancing to the position of Patrol Captain.
From being ignored and despised to now becoming a key figure and gaining significant authority and status in the small area of the Houli Street Patrol Armor Bureau.
There’s no denying, the changes have been considerable.
If anyone looks into Song Changming, they’ll discover that he’s been promoted almost every year, a situation aptly described as smoothly advancing.
The key thing is, this year, Song Changming is only turning twenty.
A twenty-year-old Patrol Captain, so young. This isn’t unheard of, but it’s rare.
It requires merit, strength, and background, none of which can be lacking.
If not for this occurrence of Liang Chuan Mountain taking the Director position, intending to promote his own people to suppress Zhao Dezhi and Qian Wen, increasing his control over the Patrol Armor Bureau.
It would have been nearly impossible for Song Changming, with no strong background, to become a Patrol Captain this year.