Zhang Heng followed Zhang Yitong and accompanied her to the mission pavilion.
Mission Pavilion.
It is a window to the outside world of Yaochi Fairy Gate.
The tasks here are not only those of the sect itself, but also many commissions from outside the sect.
For example, if loose cultivators cause chaos in a certain place, the local area can contact Yaochi and ask Yaochi disciples to come out and quell the chaos in the form of a bounty mission.
Or if you feel threatened, you can spend a lot of money to seek protection.
Therefore, inner disciples are generally not very poor.
After practicing, you can earn all your daily expenses by occasionally taking on a few tasks.
When I get older, I won't be able to fight anymore.
With all these years of savings, I will be a rich man when I return home. It is possible that I will be able to branch out and start a small family. I will also be called the ancestor by others. This is how many small families were born.
"Disciples of Jindan Lower Court, accept the battle mission."
Zhang Heng and the other two did not look at those ordinary tasks.
Ordinary tasks can be done or not, only battle tasks are required.
From the moment you enter the inner sect, you must conduct a battle mission every year. This is the responsibility of the inner sect disciples.
After all, the sect cannot train you in vain. When you reach the stage of inner disciple, you have to learn to share the sect's worries.
"Let's see."
There are hundreds of tasks on the projection board.
Scan at a glance.
The tasks are divided into three levels.
Small tasks generally require the cooperation of 3 to 10 disciples.
Some medium and large-scale battle missions require the cooperation of hundreds of people, and some have requirements for cultivation. For example, those who are above the fifth level of the Golden Core can be accepted.
Here, there are very few single-player campaign missions.
Because the Immortal Sect focuses on teamwork, and the battlefield changes rapidly, even a talented person like Yun Lingzhi would find it difficult to fight against a well-coordinated combat team.
So you will know by looking at these tasks.
Xianmen intentionally cultivates the team spirit of its disciples and encourages each other to stick together.
Combined with the various private groups that have been allowed to exist since the outer sect period, the Immortal Sect obviously prefers the wolf pack model of disciples rather than pursuing individualism.
Of course, if you are strong enough, you can fight a hundred of them.
It's okay to ignore these suggestions.
"My name is Zhang Heng, and I am Elder Cui's disciple."
Zhang Heng lowered his voice and added another sentence.
Hear this.
The deacon, who was wearing an eyepatch on his left eye, glanced at the two of them.
There was disdain, helplessness, and a hint of envy in his eyes.
"It's all here."
After working with both hands, ten tasks were refreshed on the information board.
"It's much better this time."
Zhang Heng glanced at it.
Most of the hundreds of previous battle missions required going deep into the Maitreya Domain to complete.
The mission displayed now is at the junction of Yaochi Domain and Maitreya Domain, and there is no need to go deeper.
Don’t underestimate the difference between going deep and not needing to go deep.
Maitreya Holy Land is a hostile force of Yaochi Immortal Sect.
The two sides have been conquering each other for two thousand years. This is a battle of orthodoxy. Everyone wants to annex the other and enrich their own heritage.
If you go deep into the Maitreya Realm to carry out infiltration and sabotage tasks, if something goes wrong, you will easily be chased and intercepted by the monks of the Maitreya Realm.
There is no need to worry about this on the periphery.
If the situation goes wrong, you can easily retreat to the Yaochi area. If you encounter an ambush, you can also seek help from the patrols stationed at the border.
"how about this."
"There is a dark mine on the border, which is currently being mined secretly by a family of casual cultivators in the Maitreya Domain."
"The mission is to destroy the dark mine and successfully bring back the metal ore that has not yet been transferred from the mine."
"The difficulty level is 3-player difficulty, which means the mine is not well guarded. There should be a Golden Elixir monk, plus some Foundation Establishment level guards and mine slaves."
Zhang Heng quickly selected one of the ten tasks that was more suitable for Zhang Yitong.
First of all, this is a dark mine.
The miner is a family of casual cultivators in the Maitreya Domain, not the Maitreya Holy Land itself.
This means that destroying this dark mine will not lead to crazy revenge.
Another point is that the family inheritance of casual cultivators is not very powerful, and they only learn some low-level secret techniques that are not popular on the stage.
One-on-one, even if they are both Jindan realm monks, the other party's cultivation level is even stronger than yours. In a fight, it is difficult for a casual cultivator to be an opponent of a large sect disciple, because the inherited skills and secret techniques are too different.
"this one?"
Zhang Yitong looked at it.
"The other assignments are also great."
"But this mission is the only one among the missions that only requires the destruction of the territory and does not strictly require the killing of enemy monks."
Zhang Heng shrugged: "I don't know if you are ready."
The world of disaster is not peaceful.
Many battle missions have hard requirements to kill the target.
For example, there is a mission above to eliminate a group of smugglers active on the border.
It is not difficult to see from the word annihilation.
This group of people cannot be let go or let go.
"I'm not that fragile."
Zhang Yitong's eyes were full of coldness: "In the two thousand years of fighting each other, my Zhang family has lost countless ancestors in battle. Killing and being killed is the fate of our generation."
Zhang Heng nodded lightly.
But he had misunderstood. There was hostility between Yaochi Immortal Sect and Maitreya Holy Land since he was a child.
Coupled with the blood feud between the two sides, no one would think there is anything wrong with killing in the name of revenge.
"Destroying the mine is a 3-man mission."
"Should I find some more helpers?"
Zhang Yitong asked Zhang Heng.
Zhang Heng shook his head: "It's easy to do things with a small number of people. This time I will go with you and help you hold off the battle. You don't have to look for others."
Watching the backs of Zhang Heng and the others.
The one-eyed deacon who had just assigned them a mission looked dissatisfied and murmured to his companions: "It's better for these noble sons. Unlike us, we had to narrowly escape death when we participated in the first battle mission. We are now injured and disabled.
It was cloudy and rainy, and my eye still hurts."
After hearing this, my companion said nonchalantly: "What can I do? If you are not convinced, I will give you a good pregnancy in the next life."
Hear this.
Someone else said, "Say less. The man named Zhang Heng just now is said to have an extremely high talent for alchemy. Many people say that as long as he doesn't die midway, he will have a seat in the sect hall."
"what is this..."
The one-eyed deacon was still unconvinced: "If I had that kind of talent, I could do it."
OK?
maybe.
Zhang Heng didn't know that because of his back door, he caused a quarrel among several fellow deacons.
I just know that if I accept a battle mission, I must complete it as soon as possible.
There is no airtight wall in the world. Who knows if the deacons in the task pavilion have spies from the Holy Land of Maitreya.
It's hard to say that if he accepted the mission here, Maitreya Holy Land would know about it.
He is ready to destroy the mine.
Over there at Maitreya Holy Land, they might also be preparing to assassinate him.
"Would it be too risky?"
"You are ranked higher than Yun Lingzhi on the assassination list. If possible, Maitreya Holy Land will not mind sacrificing several Nascent Soul monks or even God Transformation monks to destroy you."
"Maybe, I'm not that easy to kill. It's not certain who will be the knife and who will be the fish."
After accepting the battle mission.
Zhang Heng found his cheap master, Elder Cui, and told him that he would accompany Zhang Yitong on his mission.
Elder Cui was a little worried.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade Zhang Heng, he thought about it and said, "Don't worry, I'll contact the family and see if I can name a Fusion Stage monk to protect you."
"Fusion monk!"
Zhang Heng was a little surprised.
If he remembered correctly, the guardians around Cui Min were only monks in the integration stage.
Seeing what Elder Cui meant, he was ready to enjoy the treatment of a core heir of the Cui family.
"No need."
Zhang Heng thought for a while and said: "I rescued a seriously injured casual cultivator in the integration stage in the early years. This time I will ask him to come out and protect me."
"Is there anything else?"
Elder Cui was stunned for a moment.
The Cui family has long investigated all eight generations of Zhang Heng's ancestors.
Where did the casual cultivators in this combined period come from?
Just looking at Zhang Hengsan's tight-lipped expression, he probably couldn't ask anything. He could only nod and said: "In that case, I won't advise you anymore. I have three Thousand Miles Escape Light Talisman. Just hold it. If you encounter someone who can't resist,
In case of crisis, immediately activate the talisman to escape far away. As long as the other party does not have the magic weapon and magical power to seal the space, it is expected that they will not be able to catch up with you."
"Thank you, Master."
Zhang Heng did not refuse.
It is a gift given by the elders and cannot be declined.
If he doesn't need the light-escape talisman, he can give it to the eldest lady. For him, as long as there is no old monster in the Holy Land of Maitreya who personally takes action, no one can keep him.
Even if an old monster comes out of the mountain, the chance of killing him is very small.
He is a rare man. If an old monster comes out to find him, it will definitely not be to kill him.
"This is the Thousand Mile Escape Light Talisman, take it."
Return to the cave.
Zhang Heng directly gave the light escape talisman to Zhang Yitong.
Zhang Yitong held the talisman and asked subconsciously: "What about you?"
"I have no use for this thing."
Zhang Heng answered while packing his things: "Let's set off in the afternoon, take a flying boat to the border, then find a local guide, find out the specific location of the mine, find it, destroy it, and then leave. It's very simple, right?"
Zhang Yitong looked strange.
To put it lightly, I hope it goes so smoothly.
Early the next morning.
After a night's flight by flying boat, Zhang Heng and the two arrived at the border.
This place is called Yanchuan.
It is said that it was very prosperous in the past and many salt mines were found.
With over-exploitation, the salt mines have disappeared and the place has become dilapidated.
Yanchuan now.
It has become a no-care zone. The land contains high salt content and most places are not suitable for farming.
Everyone who could move had moved away, and the remaining people, like lonely ghosts, were struggling to make ends meet in Yanchuan.
Smuggling, crime.
There are so many here.
"Old man, have you ever heard that there is a mine that has reopened deep in the saltlands?"
Zhang Heng was not in a hurry to find a mine.
Instead, he took Zhang Yitong and first found a small village in Yanchuan to make a living.
"never heard of that."
The old man glanced at Zhang Heng and the two of them and shook his head without thinking.
Zhang Heng was not discouraged. He looked at this small and very poor village and said, "My name is Zhang Heng. I want to know something about the mine. If anyone knows, you can come to me. I have a lot of living supplies."
And drugs, it’s a good deal.”
Said.
Zhang Heng took out some beef jerky from the storage bag and distributed it to the children who were watching the fun: "Take it and eat it, I am a child and I am innocent."
The children ran away shouting and jumping for joy.
Looking at their appearance, Zhang Yitong felt a little worried: "This is already the year of the disaster in 2004. It's hard to imagine that there are still people living in such misery."
Zhang Heng replied: "There is no way. The settlements that rely on mineral deposits will inevitably become desolate as the mineral deposits are exhausted."
"The mainland is okay, there are people taking care of it."
"But this is a border area where no one cares. Who will take the trouble to control them?"
Zhang Yitong also had nothing to say.
The long war and the boundless borders have created countless zones of neglect.
Yanchuan is just a microcosm. If you want to blame it, just blame your own bad luck.
"What are you doing looking for a mine?"
After a short wait.
There was a little girl of 12 or 13 years old who found Zhang Heng and the others half out of fear and half out of desire.
"We want to eliminate it, but we are not familiar with its situation, so we need to ask someone."
Zhang Heng looked at the thin, helpless and malnourished little girl in front of him: "Do you know the situation in the mine?"
The little girl bit her lip and nodded slightly: "I know, my brother was sold to the mines by the villagers, and I want to rescue him."
"Don't be in a hurry. Speak slowly."
Zhang Heng gave the little girl some snacks and listened to her story.
The mine is not far from this village, just two hundred miles away.
Mining requires workers.
There are two types of workers in the mines. One is those who can no longer survive and voluntarily go to the mines to earn a living.
Another one is like the little girl's brother. After his parents died and there was no one to take care of him, he was sold to work in the mines.
The little girl was not sold because she was a girl and the mine did not want her.
Another point is that when you grow up a little, you can stay in the village and be a wife.
"It was a medium-sized mine, with more than a thousand people working on it."
"After entering the mine, few people can come back. Many people are exhausted, and some who escape will be captured. The year before last, two miners escaped and were captured by a man named a monk."
The little girl looked at them expectantly: "I can help you lead the way. Can you help me rescue my brother?"
"When was your brother Dadu sold to the mine?" Zhang Yitong asked from the side.
The little girl replied: "My brother is a few years older than me. He was sold two years ago."
The two looked at each other.
A place like the mine is too much for adults.
The little girl's brother was a few years older than him and was sold to the mines two years ago. He is probably dead now.
"Do you know how many monks there are in the mine?" Zhang Heng asked again.
The little girl shook her head slightly.
Everything she knew was from eavesdropping.
Since her brother was sold, she has been trying to rescue her brother, but it is really difficult.
"Grandpa Li in the village worked as a cook in the mines in his early years. He knows a lot of things."
The little girl didn't know, but she showed the two of them a clear path.
As soon as Zhang Heng heard this, he turned back to the eldest lady and said, "I can't always stay by your side. You will always have to face it alone. Now is a good opportunity to practice."
Zhang Yitong knew what Zhang Heng meant.
So I took the little girl to find the Grandpa Li she mentioned.
Mr. Li is an old man in his seventies.
He likes to smoke dry cigarettes, and he is one of the few people who has come out of the mine alive.
Facing Zhang Yitong.
He did not choose to hide it because he was a smart man. When he learned about Zhang Yitong's origin, he realized that the mine was probably going to end.
"There is a supervisor at the mine who is a monk in the Golden Core Realm."
"In addition, there is a security team with more than a dozen people, all of whom are Foundation Establishment monks."
"The number of miners is variable, but it will not be less than a thousand."
"Moreover, the Golden Core Realm monk seems to be practicing evil techniques. Mr. Li said that when he was working in the kitchen, his superiors asked him to collect pig blood, sheep blood, etc., saying that they would be of great use."
"One year, there was trouble in the mine, and many people died."
"Mr. Li recalled that the necks of those people were bitten to bits, and several security guards died in order to deal with the matter."
Listen to each sentence.
Zhang Heng frowned slightly: "The neck was bitten to bits. Is this someone refining the corpse?"
Thinking about how many security guards had died, Zhang Heng nodded again and said: "We have also trained a powerful guy. Even the golden elixir monk can't suppress it by himself. Calculated this way, there are equivalent to two or even more golden elixirs in the mine.
Dan realm monk."
Zhang Yitong asked: "What is corpse refining?"
Zhang Heng smiled and said: "It's a side trick, don't worry, I'm a professional at treating this."