Master Ding threw a brand new long knife over, and Shao Tong took it with his eyes focused.
After being carved and smelted by Master Ding, this sword came from Zhengyang Yifu, and it has gone beyond the expectations of Zhengyang Sanren.
The blade is four feet nine inches long, the blade is one foot two inches long, and nine inches six centimeters wide. The blade is light gold, the blade is white, and the whole body is engraved with firework-like patterns, making it majestic.
After weighing it in his hand, Shao Tong nodded with satisfaction: "It feels good."
Master Ding smiled and said: "Look carefully at the flame patterns on it. Only when you reach the Soul Realm can you understand its true function. Now let's give it a name."
Shao Tong thought for a moment and said, "Let's call him 'Yan Shen'."
After putting away the 'Fire God', Shao Tong didn't say much and quickly stood up to leave.
"After so many days, the weapon is finally cast, and now we can proceed to the next step."
After leaving Ding Mansion, Shao Tong went straight to the center of the city.
Not long after, a majestic mansion appeared not far in front of him. It was magnificent and magnificent, as if it was the center of the world for thousands of miles.
"City Lord's Mansion."
Shao Tong first observed the surroundings and found that there were very few people coming and going nearby, most of them were officials with official duties, who appeared and disappeared quickly from time to time.
Find the side entrance of the City Lord's Mansion.
There was a notice posted there announcing the recruitment of city guards. A general was guarding the place with a few guards, but almost no one went up.
Shao Tong recognized that general. It was Zhou Li, the city guard commander who inspected people entering the city when he first came to Shanglin City. Shao Tong remembered his aura at that time.
"The City Guards seem to be official personnel belonging to the Xu Kingdom's court, while the City Guards are private armed forces belonging to the City Lord himself. Why would Zhou Li recruit the City Guards here?"
Shao Tong felt a little strange and walked up.
"Are you here to apply for the city's main guard?" Zhou Li saw him and frowned a little, "It seems that you are only at the second level of true energy. You should wait until you are at the third level of true energy."
Shao Tong smiled: "I don't know if the Lord of the City stipulates that the third level of True Yuan only requires warriors who are at the third level of True Yuan, or only warriors who have reached the third level of True Yuan."
Zhou Li frowned and said, "Does it make any difference? Could it be that you are the rumored genius who can leapfrog and reverse?"
Shao Tong looked at a guard beside him, "This brother should be at the third level of true energy, right?"
Zhou Li understood what he meant and said calmly: "If you can defeat him, no matter how powerful your true energy is, I will make the decision to keep you."
The guard also looked over, rubbed his palms, and showed a cruel smile: "Little brother, I am always merciless in my actions. You have to be careful."
While he was speaking, Shao Tong's figure suddenly appeared in front of him, pressing down with a palm print.
The guard's expression changed, and he instinctively turned sideways to dodge.
But his actions were completely anticipated by Shao Tong. He stepped sideways onto the road and intercepted him with a sharp punch.
The guard didn't react in time and hurriedly attacked with punches.
Bang!
With the impact of the fist, the guard of the third level of true essence felt a powerful force that broke the true essence in his body. His arms went numb and his body leaned forward.
Under the surprised gazes of Zhou Li and several other guards, Shao Tong struck another majestic fist mark on the guard's chest.
The guard fell to the ground with a thud.
Shao Tong helped him up and apologized: "I'm sorry."
The guard shook his head and said sincerely: "It was my lack of strength, my reaction was too slow, and my strength was not as strong as yours. I fell down after two strikes."
Zhou Li snorted: "If he hadn't made the first move, you wouldn't have been so passive."
The guard smiled: "Sir, don't save face for me. Everyone has a chance to strike first. If the enemy seizes it, it will be my failure."
Zhou Li nodded approvingly: "You are very good at realizing this."
Then he looked at Shao Tong: "Your speed and strength are not at all like the second level of true energy."
Shao Tong said: "I am born with a strong physical body and an astonishing speed of strength. Although my true energy is not strong, my overall strength exceeds that of warriors of the same level."
"It turns out that they are gifted. I have also heard that some people are born with supernatural powers and are physically powerful and refined. However, this is just a small path. We still have to work hard to improve our true energy cultivation." Zhou Li said, motioning for Shao Tong to follow him in.
After asking for his name, place of origin and other information, Zhou Lida said:
Your strength has reached the standard and you can join the city's main guard. Our treatment notice has it all written down. If you have any other questions, you can ask them now to avoid regrets later."
Shao Tong smiled lightly and said: "When I first came to Shanglin City not long ago, I witnessed Master Zhou leading the city guards to guard the city gate. Why did you become a city guard in such a short period of time?
The City Lord’s personal City Lord’s Guard?”
Zhou Li's face was a little stiff, and he was silent for a while before saying: "Since you saw me guarding the city gate, have you heard about the Xi family breaking into the city gate?"
Shao Tong nodded and said: "What a coincidence, I happened to be passing by at that time, but I don't know what happened next."
"What happened? Of course it was me, the city gate guard, who failed to stop the Xi family's attack, and the city guard's inspection became a big joke." Zhou Li's face was full of self-mockery.
Shao Tong said in surprise: "According to my observation, your strength should far exceed that of the Xi family, and the city guards are even more powerful than the imperial troops. Why is this so?"
Zhou Li sighed: "I don't want to say more about this, but since you asked, it doesn't hurt to talk. The four families of Xi Ji and Qi have been rooted in Shanglin City for hundreds of years, and strong men have emerged in succession in the past dynasties, regardless of the city lord appointed by the imperial court.
Despite the changes, these four families have always stood firm and are the real masters of Shanglin City, controlling many important positions."
"I am the commander of the city guards, but the city guard in charge of Shanglin City's defense is Xi, the younger brother of the head of the Xi family. How can I still work under him after I have offended the Xi family? Fortunately, the city lord also
Seeing these problems, I realized that it would be difficult to eliminate the city guards, so I imitated the patrol envoy system and set up another city guard, and asked me to come over and serve as the commander."
Shao Tong was silent for a while: "Since you know the power of the Xi family, why did you stop the Xi family at that time?"
Zhou Li raised his head and looked at the sky, but did not answer the question.
Shao Tong immediately said: "Sir, I have thought clearly, I want to join the city guard."
Zhou Li glanced at him and led him to a house.
He shouted: "Shen Xuazhi, this newcomer will be handed over to your team. Get him an identity token."
A handsome-looking man walked out of it. After taking a look at Shao Tong, he said in surprise: "The true energy aura seems to be only at the second level. Boss, you can't be mistaken, right? Hey, why is the physical aura so powerful..."
While he was talking, Zhou Lili ignored him and walked away.
After a while, he scratched his head and asked: "Newcomer, what is your name?"
"Shao Tong."
"I am your captain Shen Xuazhi. I will get you an identity token first. We are the city lord's private soldiers. We generally don't wear uniforms. We don't usually have fixed tasks such as standing guard and patrolling. Do whatever you like.
Just come and report regularly, and I will notify you if there are any tasks."
Shao Tong had figured it out before. This city guard sounded like a military branch, but it was actually similar to the guest ministers hired by some families. They usually did not do anything, but acted when there were tasks. They had a high degree of freedom, so he was willing to join.
After listening to Shen Xuanzhi explain some of the rules of action of the city's main guards and some contact information, he asked: "Are there any tasks recently?"
"Hey, newcomer, you are very motivated, very good."
Shen Xuanzhi grinned and led him to a hall.
"We have two types of tasks. One is directly assigned by the above and must be completed. The other is published and marked with rewards. You can do it if you are willing to do it."
Shao Tong looked up at the top of the hall.
There are many signs hanging on it, and each sign is full of words.
"A strange monster appears near Sunjia Town. Find out the origin of the opponent's species. The mission will reward you with 500 meritorious deeds."
"My guest, Mr. Qian, needs a bodyguard to accompany him to the capital city. He is required to be at least the fourth level of true essence. The mission will reward him with two thousand meritorious deeds."
"A strange disease has appeared in Donghe Town, and a warrior who is proficient in pharmacology is in urgent need of treatment. The mission will reward two thousand meritorious deeds."
"Yangshan Town..."
Shen Xuanzhi introduced: "Merits are recently introduced by the city lord to imitate the sect's contribution point system. Each of our city lord guards can receive a basic one thousand merits every month, but they must accumulate two thousand merits in the monthly exam, so we Every month, you must complete at least one thousand meritorious tasks."
"Merits can be used as great coins in many places in Shanglin City. If you have 20,000 merits, you can even hire the city lord to do work."
Hearing this, Shao Tong nodded.
Suddenly I saw the task at the top, and my eyes lit up.
"The Lord of the City needs a batch of Sunrise Flowers, one hundred in number, and the mission will reward ten thousand merit points. If the quantity exceeds, the number of merit points can be increased accordingly."