The Strongest Man in the Universe

Chapter 313

Julia handed a piece of paper to David and said, “This is the notice I made. Look and let me know if there's anything I need to change."

David took the paper and took a quick look at it. Overall, the notice is fine, but there are sections that can be changed to better express their intentions. David informs Julia of his idea and soon an official notice about martial artists is sent across the country.

The notice first reached the provincial cabinet ministers and then passed to their ranks until it reached the district-level towns and villages. At the same time, the official news channel Somerland also planned to explain certain things about martial artists tonight. At dinner, David was chatting idly with Celia and Selena in the living room when he glanced at the clock.

Seeing that the news was about to begin, David turned on the television. Every television channel in Somerland is set to broadcast live Somerland Evening News. David selects a random channel and the voice of the host is heard from the speakers.

“Goodnight, welcome to Somerland Evening News. The topic of tonight's news was about martial artists. Is that a martial artist? What is the difference between a martial artist and an ordinary person? How can we be martial artists? I'm sure everyone is as curious as I am, so allow me to dig deeper and answer these three questions.”

Celia and Selena's attention was immediately stolen by the newscast. They had not expected the official news to start reporting about martial artists.

'Did the government finally publicize the existence of martial artists?'

The two looked at David in confusion, but the man gestured for them to continue watching. The host first showed clips of a real-life fight between martial artists.

There was the destruction of the rock with his bare hands, someone defying gravity and walking on the walls, as well as all sorts of movements involving different weapons. Each movement was extremely powerful and amazing, and it made one feel good just by looking at the foot movements and hand movements of that martial artist.

After the clip, the host continued, “Clip that everyone has just watched has not undergone any special effects editing. These people exist and they are what we call martial artists. Martial artists are a mysterious group of people who have been among us for a long time and can be traced back centuries in our history. They simply hid so as not to disturb the lives of ordinary people, and chose not to show their superhuman abilities. However, while they are hiding themselves, we cannot dispute the contribution they have made in Somerland."

The host shows another clip, this one of the countless Somerland elites who fight tirelessly at the border to protect their families and homes. It showed martial artists fighting the enemy forces that wanted to attack Somerland, and some of them died during the fight.

It was an emotionless and heartwarming clip, and countless descendants of Somerlanders cried passionately in front of their television screens.

The clip ends and the host continues with a choked-up tone, “With great power, comes great responsibility. Everyone can live in peace thanks to the countless Somerland martial artists risking their bodies and lives. We will forever remember and honor the heroes of the darkness who have sacrificed so much to protect us. Once one became a martial artist, they would slowly detach from the lives of ordinary people. Their identity also changed, from being protected to being protective, from any danger that might come. Unlike what we see in television dramas, these martial artists were not allowed to venture alone into the world and fight against all injustice. Instead, they are also bound by the law in Somerland while any offence will result in a heavier punishment than the common man. Being a martial artist is also not easy, as we need talent and perseverance. The years before the age of sixteen are the best time to learn martial arts, as any hard work after that will go to waste. Martial artists had to undergo systematic training at a young age as well. I repeat, systematic training, not locking myself in the room, and studying independently. If you train without guidance and injure yourself, not only will there be no hope of becoming a martial artist, but you can even harm yourself. This is very dangerous, so please do it very carefully. Now, let me talk about the various levels of martial artists. After many years of development, there were now various levels of martial artists. Below were third grade martial artists, followed by second grade martial artists, then first grade martial artists. Last but not least, we have Tiger Ranker and Dragon Ranker.”.

The Somerland Evening News tonight is a special report, so it lasts for almost two hours. The report was all about the understanding of martial artists, and this was the first time the existence of martial artists was discussed before the public eye. This was also under the rule of Somerland, so it did cause an uproar.

The next day, everyone in Somerland was talking about martial artists. By this time, a notice had also been released by the Somerland Government and had reached every county-level city and village. Both the official news broadcasts and the notices have solidified the billions of beliefs of Somerlandese descent regarding the existence of martial artists.

Countless youths also started to feel excited and wanted to learn martial arts and become martial artists. The majority of older adults, like parents, also want their children to try to become martial artists.

They wanted to see if their child had any martial talent and whether they could succeed this way. After all, many parents want their children to be successful. However, there is still a small percentage of parents who do not want their children to become martial artists.

News broadcasts have said that with great power comes great responsibility and martial artists have a responsibility to protect the whole of Somerland. Thus, putting themselves at great risk. The elders had seen it on the news, how countless martial artists were bathed in blood to protect Somerland from the enemy forces, even some lost their lives in the process.

As parents, most of them just want their children to live in safety and peace. Preparations were being made to include martial arts classes in education, but new problems arose.

The problem was, where could find a martial arts teacher. These teachers did not have to be very strong, but at least they had to be martial artists or students would not believe the teachings of this teacher.

At this rate, Somerland would need many low-level martial artists, and they needed the help of various aristocratic families of martial arts. Newly resurfaced powers who wanted to develop themselves further would naturally look for children with high martial arts talent to become their disciples as well.

Therefore, Mason asks Julia to send a notice to all the noble families of martial arts in Somerland and has them send their head of family to the Capital the next day for a meeting.

Not only had hidden aristocratic families and sects newly resurfaced involved, all of the Somerland martial arts aristocratic families had to attend the meeting as well.

The meeting not only addressed the issue of income and resource sharing by various groups, but also the issue of having this family send a low-level disciple to become a martial arts teacher.

With Mason, Somerland's Chief of Staff, and a martial master at the Peak God Rank gathering families, no one dared to be late.

All the groups agreed to attend the meeting on time.

It is time to distribute the benefits. Mason also wanted David to attend the meeting, but the young man refused, claiming he wanted a few more days' rest. Mason didn't force it.

David felt that it was too troublesome, so he refused to join them to discuss such trivial matters. All he did was tell Mason that in terms of handing out profits, he could show more help to the King family because they had contributed the most to Somerland.

Mason also brought together all the aristocratic families of martial arts

in Somerland for a meeting to discuss something important. There are five major powers in the world now, and excluding Somerland, the other four have joined the Chris family and combined one major power.

It was only a matter of time before Chris' family launched an attack on Somerland, and Mason needed all the troops and their leaders to discuss and make plans together.

The next day, David sends Celia and Selena to school again. There are even more people waiting at the entrance of Greenwood University for Selena today, both male and female students.

As soon as Selena got out of the car, the crowd swarmed over her, which made Celia a little surprised. Celia grabbed Selena's arm and Selena immediately patted her hand gently to calm her down.

“Nona Selena, you must be a martial artist, right? I saw you beat Mont without sweating yesterday.”

“Ya, yes! When did you start practicing, Miss Selena? Which realm are you in now? Can you fly?"

“Nona Selena, a newscast says anyone under the age of sixteen is best suited to learning martial arts, is that true? Do we have no chance left? Can you let us try it? I also want to become a martial artist.”

The students started asking all sorts of questions at the same time. Selena frowned. He was not used to being surrounded by so many people and he released his powerful aura.

He growled low, "Side!"

The people around Selena shuddered and immediately stopped talking. Then, they instinctively made way for Selena. Selena left with Celia behind him without answering a single question. Everyone just jerked back to reality after the two left.

“My body feels cold, and I can't breathe for a moment. My arms are also frozen, and I feel like a small raft in the sea that can be flipped over at any time.”

"Me too!"

"I'm the same…"

"I feel it too…"

“Nona Selena is definitely a high-level martial artist. Just the aura alone makes us feel so small. She is very strong.”

“I think Miss Selena should at least be a second-rate martial artist.”

“Only second class? I'll bet that Miss Selena

at least first class.”

“What is second and first class. Miss Selena is probably a Tiger Rank!”

"Impossible! He was so young, how could he become a Tiger Rank? News says that Tiger Ranker is already an elite Somerland.”

“What's impossible about that? What if Miss Selena is talented?”

"I don't think that's possible."

"I think so too!"

"Want to bet?"

"Sure!"

“What's the bet?”

"Whoever loses shouts, 'I'm useless trash, ' three times in the school broadcast."

"All right! Let's go and ask Miss Selena now.”

"Come on!"

The crowd slowly disappeared. David watched as Greenwood University students walked away. It seemed like the publications of martial artists did affect ordinary people, although not by much.

After all, humans are adaptive creatures. It would only be a matter of time before they got used to it.

When David sends Celia and Selena to campus, Mason happens to also receive a sudden message from a foreign spy Somerland. Chris's family will attack Somerland with three remaining troops today.

It surprised Mason, but he was an experienced man, so he managed to calm down quickly and immediately started making plans. The closest point between Falconia and Somerland is the Dark Cape, and he's sure Chris' family will attack from there.

Mason asks Julia to inform all Somerland's forces, changing the location of the meeting from the Capital to the Dark Cape. Then, he had all the groups send their strongest soldiers to the meeting.

Since this was a meeting about the sharing of resources, the stronger group would receive more resources than those who were unable to display their full strength. That is the truth, whether it is fair to everyone or not.

Julia knew how important this matter was, and told all the families as soon as possible.

All the leaders were confused about the sudden change of location and the necessity of sending their strongest troops, but they did not think much about it.

Somerland might have two Peak God Rank masters, but the family knew that the two Peak God Rankers would not use this opportunity to kill all of them as it would harm Somerland. There is no benefit to doing that and hence there is no good reason to do such a thing.

Because of this, they followed Mason's instructions and summoned their elders and grandmasters who had previously secluded themselves. Then, they sent their most powerful army to the meeting, in hopes of obtaining the most resources to further develop their families.

Another benefit of featuring their most powerful members is that they will get a better selection of pupils when the time comes, as every child wants to join the ranks of the stronger groups.

After preparing everything, Mason's expression remained gloomy. Unlike last time, they were in a tough battle. There are four known Peak God Rank masters among the four powers and Mason knows that Chris' family also has a trump card. Mason thought hard about how he should deal

with this situation.

After telling the other troops, Julia approached Mason and asked, "Should I tell David, great-grandfather?"

Mason sighed and replied, "Not yet."

“But great grandfather..”

“Julia, if I don't come back this time, find David and hide. Don't let him out until he breaks through the Peak God Rank. He's Somerland's only hope, so nothing can happen to him" Mason said.

"NO! great-grandfather, you must return safely!” Julia said with tears.

“Julia! Don't forget what I said. Make sure David doesn't act rashly. He is our only hope. Don't forget this."