Chapter One )(1/2)
It wasn’t until he saw Zhanghua Fucheng with his own eyes that Xu Chong finally understood why Canglong, a county with tens of thousands of people, was considered by Fu Yuanlong to be a ‘small county with only ten thousand mouths’.
Standing on the official road and looking at it, it is just a city wall that extends east and west to the point where it is almost difficult to see.
Judging from the fact that most of the city's shapes are close to square, the city probably covers an area of more than 100,000 acres.
At this point, Zhanghua Mansion is only one of the thirteen prefectures in Yongzhou Province. It is really hard to imagine how big Fengyang Mansion, as a provincial government office, can be.
A few miles south of the city, there are two small cities like acropolis in the east and west.
One is the garrison station of Zhanghua Mansion, and the other is the destination of Xu Chong and others, the Blood Clothes Guard Qianhu Station.
"I'm finally back, drive!"
Yang Xiong hit his horse and led everyone towards the acropolis on the east side.
Before they even reached the bottom of the city, nearly a hundred crossbows were pointed at them from the top of the city, until Yang Xiong took out a token and shook it.
——Zhiya.
The city gate opened and everyone filed in.
"Okay, newcomers stay here, someone will come to assess you later."
Yang Xiong got off his horse and left without saying a word.
About ten people separated from the team and left with Yang Xiong's horse.
Xu Chong looked around curiously.
Rather than saying that this Qianhusuo is a small city, it is better to say that it is a chair-shaped earth building that has been enlarged many times.
In the middle is a wide open-air school ground, surrounded by meandering buildings on all sides. The north side has five floors, one level higher than the other three sides.
Among them, a huge platform extends from the second floor in the north. If nothing else, it should be the Dianjiang Platform.
"I have to say, this design is quite reasonable."
Xu Chong was thoughtful.
Once there is an emergency and an emergency gathering is needed, everyone can rush to the school field in the middle as quickly as possible-jumping off the building.
Anyway, the highest point is only about ten meters, so a warrior cannot be killed by a fall.
While I was thinking about it, people around me started whispering.
"Hey brother, you're already wearing a bloody robe, why do you still need to take an exam?"
"I used to be a centurion at the garrison."
"It turned out to be a centurion. I'm disrespectful...but what does this have to do with the assessment?"
"So much nonsense, you will know later."
The person being asked waved his hand impatiently, as if he was not in a good mood.
Just like him, the others wearing bloody robes but still staying there all had expressions on their faces as if someone owed him money.
"Hmph... How dare a centurion who is just a humble centurion dare to be so arrogant. Those who didn't know better thought he was a centurion in blood."
The person who asked the question cursed in a low voice, turned around and saw Xu Chong, his eyes suddenly became eager.
In his opinion, Xu Chong also came from the county government system and was very likely to become a small flag. Now was the opportunity to curry favor with him.
Unfortunately, Xu Chong had no such plan and glanced at him lightly.
The man paused on his feet and looked resentful, but he did not dare to scold Xu Chong.
About two-quarters of an hour later, a figure jumped out from the third floor of the east building and floated lightly to the dianjiang platform.
Sure enough, he jumped off the building.
Xu Chong's expression moved slightly.
The person who came was in his early forties, with a short beard, and the bloody robe he wore was at the level of a general banner.
"My name is Kou Ruohai, and I am responsible for your review and assessment. You can call me Mr. Kou."
"The review examines the background, and the assessment examines the strength."
"There is only one standard in terms of background. As long as there is any suspicion of contamination with Taiping Dao, it will be deemed unqualified."
"But you are very good, you have passed this test."
Kou Ruohai's eyes swept over him lightly, "What's left is strength."
After speaking, Kou Ruohai waved his hand.
Wow.
The doors on the east, west, and south sides opened, and dozens of blood-clothed captains came out and gathered in front of the crowd.
About ten of them were familiar faces who came back with Xu Chong and others.
"There is only one standard for strength. If you are fighting in the same realm and can still stand even after holding on to a stick of incense, you are qualified."
As soon as Kou Ruohai finished speaking, the four people from the county government looked happy.
Fighting in the same realm? And you only need to hold on to a stick of incense?
This is too simple!
Not to mention one stick of incense, ten sticks of incense are enough!
These few people did not notice at all that the dozens of people who were already wearing blood-clothed sneers, with mocking eyes.
"This is just the captain's assessment."
Kou Ruohai changed the topic and looked at Xu Chong, "Xiao Qi's assessment is that he can still stand even though he is surrounded by five school captains... Oh, blindly dodging will be deemed as failure."<
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As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed wildly, including Xu Chong.
On the way here, Yang Xiong briefly introduced the blood-clothed guard system.
To put it simply, almost every five realms correspond to a level.
The fifth level of Kaiqiao corresponds to the small flag, the first level of Tongmai corresponds to the general banner, the fifth level of Tongmai corresponds to a hundred households, and the tenth level of Tongmai corresponds to a thousand households.
Of course, this kind of correspondence only means that you have that qualification. It does not mean that you can be directly promoted when you reach this level. You still have to pass the assessment.
The so-called assessment is the same for each level. You can fight to the death with the blood-clothed guards at that level.
The captain versus the captain, the small flag against the small flag, the general flag against the general flag...
However, why did the Xiaoqi assessment turn into beating five captains when it came to my place???
Have you ever been beaten?
Of course I can.
His real strength is that he can defeat fifty captains, let alone five captains.
But the problem is that he can only show the strength of the seventh level of awakening...
Unless none of the five captains are above the third level of awakening, there is only a glimmer of hope.
However, this is no longer possible.
This kind of battle is clearly targeted and will definitely leave no room for it.
If nothing else goes wrong, those five captains are at least the fourth level of enlightenment... no, it is even possible that they failed to be promoted to the fifth level.
"I've just arrived, so I haven't had the chance to offend anyone yet, right?"
Xu Chong was puzzled.
"Of course, if you are afraid, you can also choose to take the captain's assessment. Oh no, there is no need to take the assessment. With your seventh-level enlightenment strength, you can directly become a captain."
The corners of Kou Ruohai's mouth raised slightly, "How about it, which one do you choose?"
Xu Chong narrowed his eyes: "Xiaoqi."
"Oh? You're quite brave."
Kou Ruohai was a little surprised, then waved his hand and said, "Then, let's get started."
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All the blood-clad captains dispersed instantly, each naming their assigned opponents.
And when only the five captains were left in front of Xu Chong, Xu Chong suddenly jumped up, and as fast as lightning, he ran to a person in an instant and landed a fierce palm.
His purpose is clear.
Since there is no rule to shout start, let's take a preemptive strike and knock down one of these five people before they react.
If there are only four people left, even if they are all at the fifth level, the pressure will be far less than five people at the fourth level.
It shouldn't be a problem to resist another stick of incense later.
With this palm, Xu Chong locked the six meridians that had been opened and mobilized the acupoints that had not been opened, just showing the power of the seventh level of opening the orifices.
This power is not strong, but in theory it is enough to make the fifth level of Kaiqiao instantly lose their combat effectiveness.
The target was indeed as expected. He had no time to avoid it and was hit hard in the chest by this palm. The whole person stumbled back several feet.
However, Xu Chong not only did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but also retreated and distanced himself, his expression became solemn.
"That's true!"
The slap just now did hit the unsuspecting captain.
But that weird feedback reminded Xu Chong of a previous scene.
To be continued...