Chapter 509 I, Ju Qingden, just want to collect my talents like crazy!
"Your strength is not good, your basic skills are too poor, you have neither outstanding swordsmanship skills nor excellent physical fitness that can impress me, so you are unqualified, it's as simple as that."
Aoto's sharp comments made Mantaro Taniguchi's face turn red immediately.
He planned to argue again, but was interrupted by Qingdeng:
"Taniguchi Mantaro, I advise you to stay down. If you continue to make trouble unreasonably, it will not be good for you."
As he spoke, Qingdeng showed off some of his "power".
Although the "power" he released was really only "a little bit" compared to the total amount, it was already an unbearable burden for a young man who was just starting out.
In an instant, Mantaro Taniguchi's face turned pale and his legs became weak.
The angry expression and unconvinced eyes disappeared immediately.
No matter how hard the rabbit glared or bared its teeth, it was nothing but a joke in front of the deep dragon's roar.
He did not dare to stand in front of Qingdeng anymore, so he staggered and ran away down the stage.
"Next! Hitaro Arakawa!"
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"You are not qualified, go down."
"Next! Jiro Hojo!"
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"You're qualified! Go over there and fill in your personal information!"
"Next! Ryuzaburo! Ryuzaburo of Mizuwa Village!"
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"You are not qualified, go down."
"Next! Asakura Hanshiro!"
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"You are not qualified, go down."
"Next! Hirata Asaburo!"
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"You are not qualified, go down."
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The selection speed is extremely fast.
Because almost every applicant who takes the stage, whether civilian or warrior, cannot stand on the high stage for a long time.
Everyone was first attacked by Qingden and then subdued by one blow, without exception.
On average, Qingdeng can evaluate 1 or 2 people in one minute - if it weren't for the fact that it takes a certain amount of time for applicants to line up, pick up weapons, and walk up to the high platform, otherwise the selection speed would be even faster.
In addition to the surprisingly fast selection speed, the selection criteria are also jaw-droppingly strict.
So far, very few people have passed the examination, and on average only one out of every ten people has walked off the stage with a smile.
Those words "You are not qualified, go out" are like a heavy hammer, hitting the heart of every applicant.
Many warriors who were relatively good in the eyes of others were ruthlessly brushed aside by Qingdeng.
As for those who have been eliminated, some are unwilling and some are angry.
But they only dared to complain and did not dare to openly question Qingdeng's decision, let alone openly challenge Qingdeng.
Just kidding! He is a benevolent king!
If a three-year-old child laughs at your mediocre skills, you will probably be angry.
But if Nioh says that you are not strong enough... what else can you do besides holding your nose and admitting it?
What's more, this is the "Zhenfu Army Recruitment Site", and the Edo Shogunate endorses and stands for Aoto.
In other words, disrespecting Ayoto here and now is tantamount to disrespecting the shogunate.
Although the shogunate has declined, it is still somewhat powerful compared to ordinary people.
After seeing Qingdeng's severity, many people who thought they were not strong enough retreated. Even if they heard the officers calling their names, they pretended not to have heard them and did not dare to go forward.
In addition, what stunned everyone was Qingdeng's physical strength.
Fighting against the thousands of applicants present one by one... Many people thought Qingdeng's move was crazy.
It wasn't until they saw Qingdeng's abnormal physical abilities with their own eyes that they realized belatedly that he might really be able to turn "crazy ideas" into "sane judgments."
Although Qingdeng always kills everyone with one blow and the victory is over in ten seconds, after all, he has fought dozens of people in a row!
Even if you don't do anything, just stand and swing the bamboo sword mechanically, you should still feel weak in your hands and sore in your feet, right?
However, the reality presented before everyone's eyes was that except for a few drops of sweat on Qingdeng's forehead, his breathing was not disturbed, his breathing was still steady, and his steps were still solid and powerful.
"Nioh-sama is so dedicated!" - I don't know who it was, but he suddenly said this with emotion.
Immediately afterwards, the recognition of "The King of Ren is diligent and dedicated" and "The King of Ren is diligent and conscientious" quickly spread among the crowd like the wind.
People...especially those who already admired Qingdeng, took it for granted that Qingdeng must have personally done it to ensure the combat effectiveness of the Suppression and Fu Army, and went to great lengths to personally test the strength of each applicant.
He is indeed a good official who fulfills his duties!
Thinking of this, more and more people cast increasingly admiring glances at Qingdeng on the high platform.
In this way, without Qingdeng's knowledge, his personal image became even more majestic.
If these people who think about it without authorization and worship without authorization know the real purpose of Qingdeng's choice of team members in this way, they will definitely be very disappointed.
After sending the 28th man off the field, the mechanical sound that Qingdeng had been waiting for for a long time finally sounded in his mind:
[Ding! Talent scanned]
[Successfully copied talent: "Whitening"]
[Talent Introduction: Skin is not easy to tan]
Qingden raised his eyebrows sharply.
Finally copied the talent!
And it’s a long-lost new talent!
Although this new talent is useless, it is better than nothing.
Yes.
The reason why Qingdeng adopts this method to select team members is just to naturally gather talents!
Don't miss every opportunity to gather your talents - this is a way of life that has long been integrated into Qingdeng's flesh and blood.
As early as the day he accepted the commission to "raise troops to Luo", Qingdeng planned to take advantage of this great opportunity to "make a lot of money"!
Recruitment and selection will last from January 3 to January 20.
A full 17 days... God knows how many talents he can gather in these 17 days!
There are thousands of applicants gathered here today alone!
Of course, Qingdeng does not expect that he can copy many talents from now on, let alone how awesome he is.
There are always only a handful of people with outstanding talents.
The vast majority of people in this world are ordinary people with nothing to gain.
Aoto had been living a life of "talking and laughing with great scholars, but never coming and going". The people he saw and fought were all martial arts wizards headed by Souji, and top men headed by Boss Kiryu.
Because of this, he was able to frequently copy those god-level talents with terrifying effects.
Most of the people who came to apply for the Zhenfu Army were civilians and middle- and lower-level warriors who either dreamed of a successful career or were about to struggle to survive.
Are there any hidden talents among them who look ordinary at first glance but actually possess top talents?
Maybe, but Qingdeng doesn't have strong expectations.
If you can copy useful talents, that would be the best. If you end up copying only some subtle talents, then it doesn't matter - this is Qingdeng's current mentality.
However, to say that Qingdeng personally reviewed the strength of the applicants was not to ensure the quality of the Suppressing Army, that is not the case.
Under Tokugawa Iemo's series of preferential policies, the Zhenfu Army was basically Aomori's personal tribe.
Since these people will be our soldiers in the future, there is no reason to treat them casually.
Another reason why Qingdeng took the trouble to compete with the applicants one by one was that he wanted to use his plug-in to check whether there were really bright pearls lost in the ocean.
His system is an excellent tool for distinguishing who is a faggot and who is a truly talented person.
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"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
The opponent struck at him with his sword, his steps moved quickly, and in the blink of an eye his bamboo sword was in front of Qingdeng.
Qingdeng spread his legs leisurely, stood still, and allowed the opponent to attack.
Bang - a sound.
The two only fought for one round before the other side slipped to the ground due to a sword hit on his shoulder.
"You are not qualified, go down."
There was another dejected person at the venue.
The officer opened the thick book in his hand to a new page.
"Next! Serizawa Duck! Serizawa Duck! Is Serizawa Duck here?"
"Huh? Oh, it's my turn..."
Among the applicants, a strong man scratched his hair and yawned loudly.
When he stood up, there was a lot of exclamation.
I saw that this man had a strong physique that is quite rare among Japanese nowadays. He had a leopard head with ringed eyes, a swallow jaw and a tiger beard. He looked like Zhang Fei.
His hair was disheveled, he was dressed in clothes covered with dirt, and there was a large, heavy-looking iron ruler inserted into his right waist. His thick, bushy beard was very conspicuous.
Since the Yuan and Yanwu eras, the Edo shogunate has considered not shaving to be a legacy of the Warring States Period.
The shogunate was very wary of the Warring States customs such as growing beards that could lead to rebellion.
Therefore, in the name of "changing customs", the shogunate promulgated the "Big Mustache Prohibition Order" in the 10th year of Kanbun (1670), requiring the martial arts disciples to shave their beards, and violators were fined.
The only people who can keep their faces tidy every day are middle- and upper-level samurai who live a decent life and can even hire someone to shave them.
A low-level samurai who lives in poverty and a ronin who doesn't even have three meals a day must not have the ability to cleanse his face regularly.
Therefore, the shogunate turned a blind eye to this and did not impose strict requirements on ronin and lower-status samurai, as long as the beard stubble was not too obvious.
Of course, senior cabinet ministers like Aoto and Katsurintaro, who frequently visited Edo Castle, were absolutely not allowed to grow beards.
If the people of the "Ichitsubashi faction" discovered that Aotomo had grown a beard, the impeachment papers for Aotobo's "lack of etiquette and lack of shame" might have been delivered to Tokugawa Iemobo before the next day.
Today's Japan has long been in ruins of rituals and music.
There are too many things that the shogunate needs to worry about right now, and they can't even bother with the beards of the samurai.
Laws such as the "Big Mustache Prohibition Order" have existed in name only.
In order to show their prowess, many samurai imitated the heroes of the Warring States Period of three hundred years and began to grow beards.
"Serizawa Duck! Hurry up and get on the stage!"
The messenger urged.
"Tsk... don't push me, I understand."
The strong man named "Serizawa Duck" yawned loudly again and strode towards the high platform with a high profile.
There was an air of arrogance in the way this man walked.
Not only did he walk step by step, but he also walked in a swaggering manner.
At this time, there was a person standing in front of him and did not get out of the way in time.
"Get out of the way!"
Without saying a word, Serizawa Duck directly flew up and kicked the man away roughly.
Being treated like this... no one will feel at ease.
The man with a dirty footprint on the clothes on his back suddenly turned around with an angry look on his face.
However, after seeing the huge body of Serizawa Duck, which was nearly two heads taller than him, he suddenly lost his temper and could only step aside angrily.
Aomori has been silently observing Serizawa Duck.
If Qingdeng was asked to evaluate this strong man in simple terms... then it can be said that this man has an arrogant attitude in both his image and his behavior.
Aoden, who had a clear view of what Serizawa Kamo was doing, slowly frowned.
At the same time, the general manager under the high platform couldn't help but smile and whispered:
"Duck? What a weird name."
At this time, Nagakura Shinpachi was startled for a moment, with a look of surprise on his face:
"Hmm? Serizawa Duck?"
Harada Sanosuke, who was standing side by side with him, asked:
"Xinpachi, do you know this person?"
Nagakura Shinpachi nodded.
"He and I are from the same sect. He is also a swordsman of the Shinto Mu-en-ryu, and he is also the holder of the Fujoden. However, I am not familiar with him. I only know that there is such a number one person."
Nagakura Shinpachi's words attracted the attention of Kondo Isamu standing aside.
He turned his head sideways and asked:
"Nagakura-kun, since you know this person's name even though you are not familiar with him, then he must have something special about him, right?"
Nagakura Shinpachi nodded.
"You can say that. Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, it is said that his swordsmanship is very superb. In addition, his past identity is also very impressive."
"Past identity?"
Hijikata Tosei raised his eyebrows and asked:
"What did he do in the past?"
After Nagakura Shinpachi hesitated for a while, he lowered his voice:
"He was a member of Mito Domain's Tengu Party."
Tengu Party——After hearing this word, the General Secretary and others shrank their necks with strange expressions.
Mito Domain is the birthplace of "Mito School", so the domain is rich in those who respect the king.
[Note: Mito Studies: A school of thought formed during the compilation of "Dainippon History" by the second generation Mito lord Tokugawa Mitsuhiro. Centered on Zhu Shunshui's theory, it integrated Chinese studies and Shinto, and advocated respect for the king and the great cause of justice]
For this reason, the idea of respecting the king has always been deeply rooted in Mito Domain and spread widely.
It is precisely because of this that the King-resisting and Barbarian-repelling faction in Mito Domain has always had extremely strong energy.
The "Tengu Party" is a radical faction with middle and lower-level samurai as the core that emerged from the Mito Domain's King-respecting and Barbarian faction taking advantage of the former feudal lord Tokugawa Saiaki's reform of the feudal government. It is opposed to the conservative Morocei Party.
On the shogunate side, the "Nanki Faction" and the "Ichitsubashi Faction" were fighting fiercely.
The "Tengu Party" and the "Moroccan Party" in Mito fought to a bloody head--physically.
The "Sakuramon Gate Incident" in the seventh year of Ansei (1860), which led to the murder of Naomi Ii, and the "Sakashita Gate Incident" last year, which almost caused Ando Nobumasa's return to the west, were both led by radical feudal lords of the Mito Domain.
——You can imagine how violent these people are.
The tension between the "Tengu Party" and the "Zhusheng Party" has long been on the verge of breaking out, and many small-scale conflicts have broken out.
The internal turmoil in the Mito Domain made the citizens of Edo very worried.
The distance between Edo and Mito Domain was only a short distance away.
If you ride a fast horse, you can complete two or three round trips between the two places in one day.
The citizens of Edo were afraid that if a civil war broke out in the Mito Domain, Edo would be implicated in a military disaster.
The Tengu Party has always been known for its violent style and radical thinking.
Unless you also hold the same radical idea of respecting the king and rejecting the foreigners, you will never have a good impression of this kind of organization.
Therefore, it is no wonder that Souji and others showed such meaningful expressions after learning that Serizawa Kamo was once a member of the "Tengu Party".
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On the other side, Serizawa Kamo took off the saber and iron ruler from his waist, casually pulled out a bamboo sword from the weapon rack, and climbed onto the high platform with dignity.
He did not immediately get into a fighting stance, but first put the bamboo sword on his shoulder while looking Qingdeng up and down without hesitation.
"Although I have lived in Edo for a long time, this is the first time I have seen the true face of Nioh."
Qingdeng smiled slightly:
"If you are interested in my appearance, you can get closer to me."
Serizawa duck sneered.
"There is no need. Anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities to take a closer look later."
After saying that, he spread his legs, held the sword in both hands, and adopted the upper position.
The moment he readied his sword, his temperament suddenly changed! His whole person was as calm as a rock!
"Shinto Wu Nian Ryu"
“Serizawa Duck!”
The moment he announced the door to his house, he suddenly stepped forward, his feet scraping the ground, and rushed straight towards Qingdeng. The floor of the high platform was stepped on and made a "dong dong" sound.
Qingdeng took up Kasumdan's stance to attack.
He is worthy of being a swordsman of the Shinto Mu-Nen style. The momentum when he starts his attack is completely different from other schools.
Just by looking at Serizawa Kamo's movement, you can see that he is not an ordinary person.
His steps are steady and powerful, and the distance between him and his opponent is very precise.
After stepping into the best attack range, Serizawa Kamo slashed down the bamboo sword raised above his head.
Qingden lowered his waist and lowered the bamboo sword in his palm.
The process of squatting contains the skill of accumulating energy.
The bamboo sword that was lowered to the limit, like a flying swallow, bounced diagonally upward, drawing a beautiful arc in the air, and hit Serizawa Kamo's bamboo sword impartially, resolving his slash.
hit.
For someone with mediocre martial arts, this blow would be enough to knock off their weapons.
However, Serizawa Kamo's bamboo sword only shook a few times before regaining its stability.
——It seems that these muscles are not just for appearances.
Qingdeng secretly praised him in his heart.
——It is indeed not that easy to use brute force to disarm the weapons of a swordsman who is proficient in Shinto Muken-ryu.
Snapped!
Qingden flicked his wrist, and with a "pop" sound, Serizawa Kamo's bamboo sword was shaken open.
As if being scalded by boiling water, Serizawa Duck flew back and jumped away, opening the door.
Offensive and defensive aliens - Qing Deng took a big step forward. Taking advantage of his long legs, he caught up with the opponent in just one step.
The bamboo sword swept horizontally and struck Serizawa Kamo's body as fast as lightning.
Qingdeng used a lot of force in this move.
Serizawa Kamo's pupils shrank slightly - he saw that this sword must not be taken forcefully.
So, he quickly jumped back, narrowly escaping out of Qingdeng's slashing range.
But Qingdeng's offensive did not stop, he took another step and extended his second sword.
Because this sword was launched in a hurry, the force was not as strong as before.
Seeing this, Serizawa Kamo thought he could block the blow.
In combat, "sense of rhythm" and "initiative" are very important.
Attack is the best defense - a large part of the reason why this sentence is regarded as a guideline by so many martial arts masters is because defense and dodge are just passive attacks.
Being beaten passively will only cause your own "sense of rhythm" to be disrupted, and then you will lose your "initiative" and fall into a vicious cycle.
Serizawa Kamo finally figured it out: Aomori's reaction speed was extremely fast, and his grasp of fighter planes was frighteningly sharp.
Even if he dodges his second sword, he will swing the third sword and the fourth sword at the fastest speed...
Under this continuous attack, Serizawa's rhythm will be gradually disrupted, until he completely loses the initiative, and finally loses the competition.
——We must interrupt this guy’s offensive!
Having made up his mind to this, Serizawa Kamuo gritted his teeth, stepped firmly on his feet, faced him with his sword, and started to attack Aoden!
call!
call!
Everyone in the audience saw two bamboo swords approaching each other at dizzying speeds, and the fierce sound of breaking through the air shook the air of the venue.
Snapped!!
The bamboo sword hit the air, making a loud noise that was reminiscent of the sound of cannons.
The invisible "shock wave" followed the sword and slammed into Serizawa Duck.
All the blue veins on Serizawa Duck's forehead popped out, his teeth creaked when he gritted his teeth, and there were small bumps on each cheek.
It can be said that he even tried his best to suck milk.
Despite this, he barely managed to hold his foot firmly and prevent his body from being blown away by this "shock wave".
On the other hand, Qingdeng on the opposite side - who was also suffering from the "shock wave" - not only looked normal, but even the bamboo sword in his palm did not shake.
At this moment, Serizawa Kamo suddenly saw that Aotobu in front of him had transformed into a blurry afterimage - Aotobu maintained the posture of two bamboo swords tightly twisted together, with his left shoulder forward, with his extended shoulder
As a "battering ram", it hit Serizawa Kamo's chest unexpectedly.
Friends who often kill people know that while resisting the enemy's weapon, your body can move closer to the enemy without any difficulty.
This is a very practical fighting technique that will never fail if you try it over and over again.
"Ahem! Ahem! Ahem!"
Serizawa Kamo, who had endured this "Barbarian King's Crash", felt as if his blood was rising and his chest felt like it was about to burst.
Unable to bear the pain, he subconsciously took a few steps back and knelt down on one knee.
--not good!
Serizawa Kamo's heart sounded a panic alarm, and a hairy feeling shot up from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
In the middle of a fight, getting out of your stance and falling to your knees...is no different from putting your head directly on someone's knife edge!
He hurriedly raised his head - only to find that Qingdeng did not initiate pursuit.
I saw him standing there, looking down with an indifferent look that showed no sadness or joy.
"What's wrong? Isn't it just a matter of two moments?"
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