Although Satria said that they could sign up if they wanted to, no student dared to come forward. They all stepped back.
Saxen was enraged when he saw this. He wanted to fight with Satria.
However, Fade stopped him and strode towards Satria.
Seeing him, Satria's eyes couldn't help flashing. He unconsciously took a step back and he spoke in a trembling voice, "W-What do you want to do?"
However, when Fade was close to Satria, he suddenly turned around and faced the students.
"I know that you may have your own difficulties, and I can understand that," he said.
"But as a senior in martial arts, I have something to tell you."
"As a martial artist, if you're too cautious and even overly cautious, then you won't have any achievements. What is martial arts? Martial arts is to move forward courageously! If you don't even have this bit of courage, then I suggest that you all stop learning martial arts. In any case, there won't be any future prospects."
After that, he turned around and returned to his previous position.
Below the stage, many students lowered their heads, lost in thought.
Some of the students who had just retreated stood up at this moment.
Seeing this, Satria also noticed the anomaly. His expression darkened and he immediately said, "Don't forget, this is the Capital Martial Arts Academy. I am your senior and Mr. Zheng is your headmaster."
This time, he specifically mentioned Yose, causing quite a few students who were eager to sign up to take a step back.
Seeing this, Fade did not stop him, but just quietly looked at those students who were hesitating.
After about three minutes, no student dared to sign up.
Saxen and Camelia looked at each other and shook their heads with a sigh.
"Let's go back!" She said.
Fade didn't say anything but just nodded slightly.
He was not disappointed. After all, he had been mentally prepared. It was natural that they were unable to recruit anyone. It would be an unexpected surprise if they could.
Just as the three of them were about to leave, suddenly, a voice rang out.
"Mr. Chen, please wait a moment," a boy said.
Fade stopped and turned to look over. The voice was from a young boy, who looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old. He was short and thin, but his gaze was strong.
"Who are you?" Fade asked.
The boy said, "Mr. Chen, I want to sign up. My name is Riccardo Jiang, a sophomore of Capital Martial Arts Academy. I want to join the Combat Readiness Committee. I..."
Before Riccardo could finish his words, Satria, who was standing beside him, shouted, "Riccardo, do you know what you are doing?"
Riccardo's expression changed slightly when he saw Satria. He instinctively lowered his head and stepped back, but then, he thought of something. He looked up at Satria firmly and said, "Satria, I know you have a personal conflict with Mr. Chen. I also know that Mr. Zheng doesn't like the Combat Readiness Committee."
"However, as a martial artist, we should fight and contribute to our country when we encounter a formidable enemy."
He continued, "Thus, I want to join the Combat Readiness Committee."
His words were simple but firm, stunning quite a few people.
"Riccardo, you..." Satria's eyes were cold as he spoke again.
It was a middle-aged man in his forties. He looked serious.
"Mr. Xu!" Riccardo shouted when he saw the person.
Then, he turned to Fade and introduced, "Mr.
Chen, this is my teacher, Mr. Ramone Xu."
After that, Ramone came to Riccardo with a gloomy face. He said to Riccardo directly, "Come on, go back with me!"
With that, Ramone reached out to pull Riccardo away.
However, Riccardo's feet were stuck to the ground and he did not move at all.
"Mr. Xu, I don't want to go back," he stated.
Ramone had a strange look on his face. He turned and stared at Riccardo, saying, "Riccardo, do you know that you are ruining your own future?"
Riccardo shook his head and said, "Mr. Xu, I'm joining the Combat Readiness Committee to fight against the enemy. How could I ruin my future?"
"Don't you understand what Mr. Zheng said in the meeting? Didn't you listen?" Ramone asked.
Riccardo continued to say, "I know what Mr. Zheng said. In other aspects, I respect him very much, but in the matter of uniting and fighting against the enemy, I don't agree with his way of doing things."
"As a descendant of this country and a martial artist, we should give up personal grudges and fight together in the face of a formidable enemy. That's what I think we should do. That's why I choose to join the Combat Readiness Committee," Riccardo stated.
Looking at Riccardo's insistence, Ramone was really anxious. He did not care that there were so many people around him, and spoke without hiding anything.
"That d*mned Combat Readiness Committee, without the support of the Martial Arts Alliance, they're nothing but trash. There's no doubt that they'll lose. If you join them, you'll lose your life for nothing. You can't defeat the enemy."
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