A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 218 A rare leisure time

Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "Practicing martial arts can indeed strengthen the body and improve physical fitness. As for prolonging life, that depends on your perspective. Ordinary martial arts, such as Sanda, Taekwondo, Tai Chi, and Shaolin Kung Fu, which are currently available on the market, can only make your body stronger and more energetic, but they cannot prolong your life. However, some martial arts are different. When practiced properly, they can indeed significantly increase the practitioner's lifespan."

A nodded and said, "Now that you mention it, I'm even more interested in martial arts. There's something else I've never understood. Logically speaking, the pirate ship 'Godwalker' should have been silent for 150 years. For over a hundred years, Europe, North America, and even our HX have sent countless search teams to search for its whereabouts, yet we still haven't found any information about the ship. How did you discover it?"

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan laughed and said, "University A, I doubt any of you would believe this if I told you."

University A asked, "How so?"

Chao Bufan smiled slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Not long ago, Qianqian, Mengting, and a few others said they wanted to go on a sea trip, so we anchored our cruise ship less than ten nautical miles from international waters. There was no warning at the time; a large ship sailed in from international waters. We wanted to turn back immediately, but the ship was incredibly fast, stopping right in front of our cruise ship in the blink of an eye. I didn't know anything about this ship, the Shenxingzhe; Mengting and the others told me after seeing its name. I was very curious at the time. The ship just stopped right in front of our cruise ship, there were no signs of life on board, and no one came out to speak, so I secretly went aboard."

A asked, "Did that ship sail itself to the front of the cruise ship?"

Chao Bufan nodded and said "Mm".

A then asked, "So, what did you see on the ship?"

"Of course, I sneaked into the cabin quietly and found many skeletons inside, but not a single living person. So I felt safe and boldly searched around, and that's how I found these things."

A nodded, indicating that he believed Chao Bufan's words. However, he still had questions in his mind: how did he manage to move all the things on the ship by himself?

Just as A was about to ask a question, Chao Bufan spoke up: "A, I want to donate a portion of the proceeds from this auction to the country."

University A asked, "So how much do you plan to donate?"

Chao Bufan pondered for a moment, then said, "As for funds, I will donate four hundred billion US dollars, and..."

Chao Bufan stood up, turned around, and lightly traced a line on the jade thumb ring with his finger. The jade thumb ring flashed with golden light, and dozens of large wooden boxes immediately appeared in the room.

"Uh?"

A exclaimed in astonishment, truly surprised by Chao Bufan's magic trick. Chao Bufan turned around, smiled slightly, and continued, "A, these gold and silver treasures are all from the Godwalker. I am now donating them all to the country."

It took A University a long time to recover from its shock. It quickly stood up and walked to the neatly arranged large wooden crates. It opened the crates one by one and was almost blinded by the sight of the glittering gold, yellow, white, and purple jewels.

The shop features dozens of valuable jewels, including gold, silver, pearls, agate, diamonds of different colors, sapphires, rubies, emeralds, and green gems. Anyone who sees it will be stunned and speechless.

A shook his head and clicked his tongue in amazement, saying, "Tsk tsk, so much gold and silver jewelry, I really don't know how many countries those pirates plundered."

Chao Bufan laughed and said, "Who cares how many countries they robbed? Anyway, they're all now the private property of HX, aren't they?"

A was visibly taken aback, then laughed heartily, "That's right, they've all become our country's property now. Fan, are you really going to hand over all this stuff to the country?"

Chao Bufan joked, "Then I'll keep a few boxes."

A chuckled and said, "I know you have plenty of money. I'll accept these in the name of the country."

Chao Bufan shook his head and smiled, but A Da's eyes darted around and he said, "Bufan, as far as I know, this pirate ship should have more than just these things."

Chao Bufan understood the meaning behind the chairman's words, smiled slightly, and said, "I've taken everything I could from inside. Besides these and the items that were auctioned off today, the rest were all worthless, so I didn't take them."

A University also understood what Chao Bufan meant, and feigned a sigh, saying, "Alas, what a pity. Actually, there were many valuable things inside. Bufan, where did that ship end up?"

"It sank."

It sank?

Chao Bufan nodded and said, "Yes, it sank. It sank not long after I left that ship."

A sighed again and said, "So many countries have been searching for this ship, and you just happened to run into it. You're lucky! Bufan, I just saw you conjure up these boxes like that. Old Tang also told me you have special abilities. Can you teach me?"

Chao Bufan laughed and said, "A University has spoken, how can I not teach?"

The two talked for a whole night and each gained something from the conversation.

On an early autumn morning, compared to other cities, the air in coastal province G, located near the tropics, is still dry and humid. Even when the wind blows, it carries a hint of heat.

Today, I had a rare moment of leisure, so I strolled leisurely down a main street. It was 5:30 in the morning, and the street was deserted.

"Why does it feel so wrong?"

Chao Bufan walked forward, but suddenly felt uneasy. Recently, his cultivation had improved a lot. If it was classified into the six levels of "One Heaven, Two Earth, Three Profound, Four Yellow, Five Human, Six Harmony", his cultivation had already entered the "Yellow Realm". He was just one step away from reaching the "Human Realm", which is also known as the "Great Ascension" or "Immortal Realm".

In his previous life, Chao Bufan would never have dared to imagine such a thing. In his past life, he was at best a lowly cultivator in the early stages of the "Earth Realm," while his most admired father was only at the peak of the "Profound Realm," yet even then, his father was a formidable expert. Now, with two lifetimes, he never imagined that in just a few months, his cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds, like a rocket, instantly reaching the early stages of the "Yellow Realm," surpassing even his father. Logically, this should be a cause for great joy and excitement, but now, Chao Bufan felt no excitement whatsoever; instead, he seemed somewhat absent-minded. This was very strange!