"What is this?"
Shen Yi inadvertently loosened the scabbard, and he probably had guessed something.
As expected, there was a hint of teasing in Aqian's voice:
"The demon catcher's badge."
"Monster Catcher..." Shen Yi had heard this name more than once, and had even seen a few of them in person on Qingfeng Mountain.
"Tracing demons over thousands of miles, under the jurisdiction of the Demon Suppression Division, obey orders but not announcements, and you are a demon catcher."
Jiang Chengyun walked slowly into the house, expressionless, and casually tucked the silver bell around his waist into the cloth belt to hide it.
The so-called obey orders, not announcements.
The Demon Suppression Division has given them an order, and they can do it, but no one can interfere with the way they do things. They have the greatest autonomy and are only given results, regardless of the process.
This area without interference also includes the general.
And you can "do it", but if you feel you have more important things to do, or if you are simply lazy, you can ignore it.
Not only outside, but also inside, the ranks are divided into copper bells, silver bells, and gold bells. However, even the gold bell monster catcher cannot give orders to the copper bells.
Such relaxed rules represent the court's unconditional trust in them.
If you want to join the Monster Catchers, being a general is just the simplest requirement; your intelligence, character, and strength must also be assessed.
"What's the benefit?" Shen Yi retracted his gaze.
Hearing this, Jiang Chengyun gritted his teeth slightly. A Qian smiled and covered her belly, lying back on the chair: "The demon catcher goes directly to the court. Whatever you want, as long as the Daqian Dynasty has it, we have it... and there are not as many broken rules as the Demon Suppression Division."
"We'll just watch a little bit."
Ah Qian held up two fingers and said, "How many traces of demons can you collect, or how many heads of demons can you cut off?"
Jiang Chengyun glanced helplessly at his grandmother's finger, and added in a deep voice: "You can also obtain the largest intelligence channel in the entire Qingzhou. Of course, you are also a part of it."
Ah Qian shook the bell again: "With this thing, you can leave messages anywhere. A lieutenant general or above also has similar means. As long as other bell holders get close, they can receive it. Within a hundred miles, you can use it to exchange information... But if you want to use it to coax a little girl, that's fine too."
"Besides that, it can be used to store some things and temporarily protect oneself."
As she spoke, A Qian leaned back on the table and slowly pushed the silver bell over. "It contains the Breath Containment Method, the Shape-Transforming Method, the Qi-Searching and Qi-Gathering Method, and a little gift that A Qian prepared for you. I heard from General Chen that you seem to like this kind of thing very much. Big brother, do you still want to consider it?"
There was a smile on her delicate face, but the smile seemed a little strange. Jiang Chengyun also looked over with drooping eyelids.
What they both just said were benefits.
But as long as you are not stupid, you will know what risks you will face once you take this thing.
Yinling the demon catcher, his status is by no means lower than that of his close followers and generals, but their situations are at two completely opposite extremes.
If the people in the Demon Suppression Division are walking on a sea of fire and swords, moving forward cautiously with every step they take, then the monster catchers are a group of arrogant people dancing barefoot on the edge of a knife.
Although you have the capital to be arrogant, if you walk by the river often, it is inevitable that your feet will get wet.
In other words, their shoes are never truly clean.
"I don't think so."
Under the gaze of the two, Shen Yi casually put the bell away, his eyes calm, as if it was really just an ordinary bell.
"…"
Seeing this, A Qian and Jiang Chengyun looked at each other.
So nonchalant, so nonchalant.
If this young man in black clothes is not a fool who cannot understand what is said, then it can only mean one thing.
The other party's arrogance was even beyond Ah Qian's expectations!
"Are you convinced? How is it compared to you back then?"
A Qian patted Jiang Chengyun's arm with her backhand.
"Nu...hiss!"
Before Jiang Chengyun finished speaking, the little hand on his arm twisted upwards. He lowered his eyes and looked to the side, stopping talking.
Yes, I was indeed excited and thrilled back then. I mustered up a lot of courage and finally took the bell.
Far less calm than the person in front of me.
But the difference is that before becoming a monster catcher, he had experienced more than ten years of life and death battles. Even if he had a Golden Bell Monster Catcher grandmother, the other party never helped him at all.
Given grandma's personality, even if she heard the news of her eldest grandson's death, she would only laugh and shake her legs, mocking his uselessness. At most, she would hide a bit of sadness that was rewarded to herself in the tears of laughter.
Less than a month after Shen Yi entered the Demon Suppression Division, Lin Baiwei delivered a letter in front and Chen Qiankun took care of him behind.
It's hard to say whether it's because of a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger.
"Big brother, just bring your breath in. When he finishes his work, I'll let him take you through the process."
"Try to learn the contents as quickly as possible. It's really embarrassing to be intimidated by a few stupid dragons whose brains are damaged by water. If you can't beat the oldest one, at least you have to run fast. Give it a knife on the forehead, a slap on the face, and then walk it for three thousand miles like a dog. By the way, go back and kill its dragon cubs. It's really exciting. You should try it if you have a chance."
A Qian jumped off the chair, waved her hand, and skipped out of the room.
Jiang Chengyun took one last look at Shen Yi and followed him out slowly.
After walking a distance, he said with a little dissatisfaction: "Grandma, isn't it a bit unfair to us to give him the silver bell directly like this?"
"Yes."
Ah Qian raised her wrist and shook the delicate golden bell: "I'll trade with you."
Look at the swinging bell.
There was a burning sensation in Jiang Chengyun's drooping eyes. In the whole Qingzhou, there were only three such golden bells, and each one represented the existence of a general who could be compared to a demon-suppressing general.
In other words, the twelve demon-suppressing generals, plus the three golden bell monster catchers, a total of fifteen powerful men in the Baodan realm, are all the top masters in Qingzhou except the general.
But soon, Jiang Chengyun concealed the burning heat: "Let's wait until you die and I have completed my elixir and officially entered the stage of holding the elixir before we talk about it."
"That's it."
Ah Qian rolled her eyes. "What good is a broken bell? I can't give Chen Qiankun the position he can give me. How many demonic auras and heart energy are collected in it? How many precious medicines and martial arts can be exchanged for it to be considered a skill?"
"Does he have this ability?" Jiang Chengyun looked at him doubtfully.
Ah Qian stopped helplessly and looked at him like a fool: "No, you really expect a jade liquid to do much, just give him a boost, tracking down and slaying monsters is your job, and working hard to grow up is his job."
The two walked away again.
In the courtyard, in the quiet house.
Shen Yi sat back on the edge of the bed, took out the silver bell, and looked puzzled.
What good fortune have I had recently?
I stayed quietly in the house, and then two people jumped out, giving me information, treasures, and a bunch of self-defense skills.
The girl had a wicked smile on her face, which almost made Shen Yi a little nervous.
The final price was actually... no price?
Killing demons alone was what he had always intended to do.
"That's really weird."
Shen Yi shook his head.
Try to breathe in.
Immediately afterwards, as if falling into introspection, a few more things suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.
Several secret books containing various methods.
And the small gift that A Qian mentioned.
It was a Jiaodan at the Nengdan level lying quietly.
(End of this chapter)