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Chapter 224 Nameless Dojo
Chapter 224 Nameless Dojo
The Su Family Trading Company was just a very small trading company in White Sand City, so small as to be insignificant. Compared to those large trading companies with powerful backgrounds and influential connections, whose mere stomp of the foot could cause tremors throughout White Sand City, it was not even worth a hair.
The owner of the trading company, Su Youcai, was a native of Baisha City. When a large number of civilians displaced during the war flooded into Baisha City, he opened a small grocery store in the city with the little money he had saved by living frugally.
Su Youcai was quite shrewd. After making a small fortune, he realized that dealing in strategic materials was a lucrative path to wealth and planned to leverage his extensive network to continue down this road.
However, precisely because it was born and raised locally, it lacked substantial funding and strong backing, and was quickly squeezed out by some external forces.
These outside forces all had powerful backgrounds and connections, which became their greatest advantage. After pouring in huge sums of money, these outside forces quickly grew into business giants, making it impossible for many local shops like Su Youcai's to survive.
The disadvantage in terms of funding is not the most important reason. A more important reason is that foreign forces simply do not follow business rules.
They kept a large number of unaffiliated martial artists under their command, and would indiscriminately attack any shop that dared to show its face without any backing. Many local shops were ruined and families torn apart in this way.
Born in a chaotic world, human life is as worthless as grass. Let alone wanting to achieve something, it is often not easy to even survive.
Su Youcai was not only perceptive but also very intelligent. After being bullied several times, he decisively set his sights on the newly established martial arts dojo in Baisha City.
He planned to send his only son, Su Yang, to a martial arts academy to learn martial arts and become a martial artist. If his son succeeded in martial arts, even if he couldn't protect the family shop, at least his life would be more secure.
At that time, various monasteries were flourishing and springing up like buds after rain, and the tuition fees were outrageously expensive, which was simply unaffordable for ordinary families.
Left with no other choice, Su Youcai had to choose the cheapest dojo for Su Yang. The dojo didn't even have a formal name, or perhaps the owner was too lazy and simply called it the Nameless Dojo.
Moreover, its teaching staff is the worst in the entire White Sand City, with only five people including the owner and instructors, one of whom is a maid, so it has always been difficult to recruit students. Even so, the so-called lowest tuition fee is still quite expensive.
Su Youcai didn't care about much else at that time. After all, even the worst dojo was still a dojo, right? Even if it couldn't teach any profound martial arts, the Su family had at least established some connection with martial artists. If anyone wanted to cause trouble at the Su family's shops, they would have to give the nameless dojo some face, right?
Su Youcai's idea was simple: just consider it a talisman for his family, even though the talisman didn't seem very effective at the time.
Therefore, after agonizing for three days and three nights, Su Youcai gritted his teeth, sold most of his shop, and finally raised enough money to send his only son, Su Yang, to the nameless dojo, making him the only disciple of that dojo.
But to Su Youcai's surprise, the Nameless Dojo was not as bad as he had imagined. Over the past three years, after many changes in the landscape of dojos in White Sand City, the Nameless Dojo has remained standing.
The reason is simple: the nameless dojo never competes with other dojos for students. Whether you say the dojo owner is unambitious or he is a master of survival wisdom, he has peacefully passed three years.
Because he does not contend, none can contend with him. This is Su Youcai's most direct impression and most profound summary of the nameless Taoist temple. Su Youcai still admires the temple's owner.
As for the nameless dojo owner's earning power, Su Youcai looked down on him, or more accurately, despised him.
To open a martial arts dojo in White Sand City just to make money, even at a loss, is truly incomprehensible.
However, Su Youcai was still grateful for one thing. The Nameless Dojo, through some unknown channel, always managed to obtain some strange things. For example, they would occasionally produce weapons, elixirs, and the like.
It's important to understand that at this sensitive time, with two major conglomerates at war, these two items are controlled by large chambers of commerce and rarely circulate in the market. Even though the items obtained by the Nameless Dojo are mostly common goods, it's still quite remarkable.
What made Su Youcai happiest was that, probably because his son was the only disciple of the Nameless Dojo, the Nameless Dojo handed over all these things to the Su family's shop for sale without exception, and at very fair prices.
Over the course of three years, Su Youcai's small shop, which had dwindled to less than half its original size, miraculously revived and gradually developed into a trading company. Although the trading company was still inconspicuous and could not compare with those large chambers of commerce, it was still a very small business.
Su Youcai was naturally very grateful for this. In his spare time, whenever he thought about his decision, he would silently give himself a perfect score in his heart, and also give a thumbs up to the owner of the dojo, praising him for his unparalleled benevolence and righteousness, while praying that the nameless dojo could continue to thrive.
However, Su Youcai was in a bad mood tonight because he had just received some bad news during the day. Because of this news, he had been sitting alone under the oil lamp in his study, waiting for his son Su Yang to return.
At midnight, the study door was opened, and a cold wind made the oil lamp flicker. In the dim light, a thin boy slipped in; it was Su Youcai's only son, Su Yang.
Upon seeing Su Yang enter, Su Youcai asked, "Yang'er, you usually come back around dusk, why are you so late today?"
Su Yang put his hands to his mouth and breathed on them twice, then laughed and said, "Don't mention it. I didn't do one of the moves properly during training today, so the manager punished me with a thousand repetitions. That's why I came back late and made Father worry."
"Oh, is that so? They say strict teachers produce outstanding students, and you are quite a responsible teacher."
Su Youcai turned the lamp a little brighter and asked with concern, "It's so late, have you eaten yet?"
"I've already eaten at the dojo, and the master even gave me two pills," Su Yang said with a smile. "But Father, your health has always been poor, why are you still waiting for me so late?"
Su Youcai sighed and said, "Yang'er, I heard some news while I was selling goods during the day that might affect your dojo, so I wanted you to inform your dojo master."
Su Yang smiled and asked, "What news is it that makes Father so concerned?"
Su Youcai lowered his voice and said, "I heard that the Clan Alliance is not doing well in the war, and the Martial Elders Association wants to take advantage of the situation to carry out a purge in Baisha City and cut off the city's resource supply to the Clan Alliance."
Therefore, the Martial Elders Association will soon open the largest martial arts dojo to eradicate all other forces. Your nameless dojo, being a weak dojo, is likely to be the first to be targeted.
Tomorrow, after you return to the temple, tell your master this news so he can make plans accordingly. Our family has received many favors from the temple.”
"Is that really true? Then I'll rush back tonight and tell the owner!" Su Yang was shocked upon hearing this and was about to turn around and leave.
Su Youcai pulled his son back and said, "There's no need to be in such a hurry. Go back to your room and get some sleep. It's not too late to go tomorrow. Besides, this is just news. It's not like the Martial Elders' Association has already stormed the Nameless Dojo."
Su Yang thought about it for a moment and agreed, saying, "Then I'll go back to my room to rest first, and Father, you should also go to sleep early."
"understood."
Su Youcai agreed, got up and left the study, and went to his bedroom with his son.