Qingzhou Demon Suppression Department, Foreign Affairs Hall.
The house stands with gray tiles and white walls, the red painted door is open, and figures come in and out one after another, all with hurried expressions on their faces.
Shen Yi observed the surroundings silently.
Although they were all wearing jet-black brocade sleeves, more than 60% of them had no cloud patterns on their cuffs.
The average age is around 40.
The aura on his body is indeed that of the initial stage, but it is a little erratic. It can only be said that he has barely crossed that threshold.
Are these the group of demon-suppressing captains who took the "medicine bath" that Zhang the butcher mentioned?
Instead, there were occasionally a few people wearing cloud-patterned shirts walking by. They were all younger and their eyes were sharper.
"There are 3,000 men in the inner camp and more than 8,000 in the outer camp. A total of more than 10,000 brothers are responsible for the safety of the 12 counties and 342 towns in Qingzhou."
The beggar came over with a sigh in his voice.
"Except for the 2,500 inner camp warriors necessary to guard Qingzhou, on average, every 20 people are needed to guard a county town. So our manpower is basically consistent with this number. When a lieutenant general goes out to do something, he usually only brings about 20 lieutenants with him. Even if he encounters an irresistible crisis and all of them are killed in it, the loss will not be too great."
After listening to the conversation of several people for a long time, I also learned the beggar's name.
Shen Yi looked at Ma Tao's usual look and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
It seems that the annihilation of the entire army is a very normal thing in the eyes of the other party.
It depends on the situation. If you want to become a lieutenant general and lead a team alone, you must be a Jade Liquid Realm expert at least. In Baiyun County, you would be a local tyrant who can cover the sky with one hand. Is this not a big loss?
"But don't worry, as long as you don't die without any news, someone from your family will avenge you in half a month at most."
Ma Tao grinned and said with emotion: "The demon-suppressing general in Yushan County was killed by the three local sects. He thought he had done it perfectly. The second disciple of the general led a thousand men and took 23,000 heads in just six days. It is said that the heads are still piled up at the city gate."
Compared to the strength and ferocity that shocked the Demon Suppression Division.
Shen Yi pursed her lips and made a note of it in her heart.
I thought that with my current strength, I would be able to not only get a promotion, but also protect myself. I didn't expect that the world is more chaotic than I imagined. Not only are the lives of ordinary people in danger, even the famous people can die at any time.
"Hey, what are you good at?"
Li Mujin walked out of the government office and looked at the people outside: "Tracing and exploring secrets? Running a thousand miles? ... By the way, are you good at close combat and capturing monsters?"
Thinking of the scene where Shen Yi had embarrassed Fang Heng before, there was more curiosity in her last half sentence.
Hearing this, Ma Tao shrugged and clenched his five fingers with a little embarrassment.
If there are two people with similar martial arts in a team, and one of them happens to be much stronger, the remaining person will seem a little redundant.
Seeing Shen Yi's puzzled expression, he sighed, quickly gathered his thoughts, and explained: "Make a record. If Li Touer gets into an accident in the future, and you are lucky enough to survive, it will also be convenient for other generals to choose someone. You don't have to worry about other things. Just tell me what the highest level of martial arts is."
"Is that so?"
Shen Yi pondered, silently investigating in his heart, and soon a trace of confusion appeared on his face.
Seeing this, the others looked a little confused.
What is there to think about? What martial arts to major in, what to minor in, which one is the entry point, and which one is the mastery? Don't you know it yourself?
After a moment, Shen Yi raised his head and asked uncertainly: "Kill the monster?"
Eight Treasures Mysterious Body, Greedy Wolf Kills Evil, Heavenly Gang Blood Evil, Cuts off the Veins and Captures the Dragon...
It seems hard to say which one is stronger, they both seem to be quite useful.
After hearing his reply, Liu Xiujie and Ma Tao were both stunned.
"ha."
Li Mujin was stunned, then he covered his belly and laughed so hard that his body shook. He turned and went in: "Okay, write it down. He said he is good at killing monsters."
After a while, Li Xinhan finished the registration, walked out slowly, and looked at Shen Yi helplessly.
As early as when he was in Baiyun County, he knew that the other party had learned too many things, but he didn't expect that he didn't even have an idea of a major. Should he ask a family priest to come and help him look at his bones and sort out his future direction? "Waiter, go and arrange a carriage, Linjiang County, Shuiyun Township."
He collected his thoughts and nodded. The short man, who was as small as a child, bowed and left in silence.
Li Xinhan led everyone out of the Demon Suppression Division.
"Lee is a little nervous."
Liu Xiujie noticed the other party's discomfort and whispered, "He has a low position, and any good jobs are taken by other generals. Saving Lord Lin is a merit, but this matter cannot be made public before the other party returns."
"Counting his achievements, if he can handle another demon disaster related to the Jade Liquid Realm, Li Tou Er can be promoted to Lieutenant General... I don't know if there will be any gains this time."
Speaking of achievements, the eyes of these two good brothers who have worked together for many years lit up.
After all, they all come from prominent families, and they joined the Demon Suppression Division in order to make a name for themselves.
Shen Yi then noticed that there were two cloud patterns on their cuffs. It seemed that Li Xinhan was indeed eager for merit, and even his subordinates got to drink the soup.
"Don't be envious. As long as you can participate in five Jade Liquid Realm demon disasters, or take the first merit once, you can also add another one. Then it will be a natural thing to grant you the inner strength."
After stepping out of the Demon Suppression Division gate and onto the long street, both of them skillfully put away their smiles.
Wherever he passed, passers-by stopped and avoided him.
He waited until they had gone far away before continuing with the work at hand.
Walking all the way to the foot of the towering city wall, Li Xiaoer had been waiting for a long time with his magic horse.
"This is our spy. If he works hard, he can go back and forth between Baiyun County and Qingzhou City in just one day. If you have any letters to deliver, you can always find him."
Liu Xiujie jumped onto the carriage and joked with a smile.
Li Xiaoer glared at him, then nodded politely to Shen Yi and said concisely: "Yes, it will be delivered soon."
As everyone sat down, Li Mujin pulled the reins and rode his horse to the front.
Shen Yi sat in the carriage and understood something.
It turns out that even who rides a horse and who rides in a car has its own rules.
Only those who have reached the highest level can stay awake for long periods of time and respond promptly when encountering emergencies.
"…"
Li Xinhan leaned against the carriage, put his hands together, and tapped the backs of his hands rapidly with his fingertips.
He looks like he has a lot on his mind.
"Not really." Ma Tao waved his hand in front of the other person's eyes: "Although we have fewer people this time, isn't it just going to Shuiyun Township to find a few people?"
Liu Xiujie took the opportunity to tell Shen Yi about the mission of this trip: "Several lieutenants went to Shuiyun Township to supervise. According to the rules, they should write back to their families on the 15th. I haven't heard from them yet... It's not a big problem. Shuiyun Township has a river god. If the river god had any problems, the villagers would have rushed to Qingzhou long ago."
Li Xinhan was silent for a long time, then he took out a blood-stained waist badge from his bosom: "This was sent by someone from the Linjiang County Yamen, and the Foreign Affairs Office just handed it to me."
After that, he looked at Shen Yi and said, "I originally said I would bring you out to familiarize yourself with the place first... You have no experience fighting real monsters, so be careful."
Upon hearing this, Liu and Ma both held their breath: "..."
They all knew that Shen Yi had killed the dog demon and the ape demon in Baiyun County.
What you said is that you have no experience.
That's the Jade Liquid Realm?
Ma Tao remembered that he was just talking to the other party about revenge after his death. He originally wanted to liven up the atmosphere, but now he looked at him with a little apology.
"Bah! My crow mouth."
Shen Yi slightly turned sideways, Li Xiaoer wiped the saliva from his face expressionlessly, and looked at Ma Tao in silence.
(End of this chapter)