On the way back, outside the car window, it was a busy scene.
One construction team after another drove into various communities and was working hard on the construction.
After thinking for a while, Chen Qing opened the community WeChat group.
"Damn it, what's the point of community defense? Ghosts have never entered the city before. Who are we defending against!"
"Yeah, cars can only be parked outside. Who's going to pay for the parking fees?"
Scrolling up further, there were both supportive and complaining messages.
Chen Qing's brows gradually furrowed.
Community defense?
This hadn't been done in the previous life!
Could it be... that the officials of the Tang Dynasty had foreseen that the Blood Moon was coming?
Such an idea was quite unimaginable, but since he could be reborn, others might be able to do the same.
"Um, handsome guy, are you from the Ghost-Controlling Army?"
While his thoughts were churning, the taxi driver kept glancing at Chen Qing in the rearview mirror.
Chen Qing was currently wearing the black and green military uniform of the Ghost-Controlling Army.
"Yes."
Chen Qing nodded.
"Oh my! What an honor!"
"The Ghost-Controlling Army, really amazing!"
"Wasn't there a talent test the day before yesterday? My son didn't get selected, and now I don't even have an appetite for meals."
"I dreamed of joining the Ghost-Controlling Army, but unfortunately, I just don't have the talent..."
"What was your talent test result?"
The driver was quite talkative and kept muttering.
Soon, they arrived at the Ghost-Controlling Army brigade.
Chen Qing was about to pay when the driver waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, no. How could I take the fare from someone in the Ghost-Controlling Army? I'll never take it in my life."
Chen Qing nodded and let it be.
There were already many newcomers here, all wearing the military uniforms of the Ghost-Controlling Army, chatting in twos and threes.
Monkey was already here. When he saw Chen Qing arriving, he immediately came over:
"Chen Qing, do you know some inside information?"
"What?"
"As soon as you mentioned stocking up on food, I urged my parents to buy a lot of things, like rice, flour, oil, instant noodles, canned food, and so on. The whole storage room was filled up."
"But they didn't agree to build a safe house because it cost too much. However, the community defense renovation started yesterday,"
"So my dad asked me to ask you if something bad is really going to happen."
Monkey was a brother, and in his previous life, he probably died because of Chen Qing.
He definitely had to repay him.
"Yes!"
Chen Qing said solemnly: "If you don't use the money now, it'll be useless. If you really don't have enough, I can lend it to you."
He also warned: "Don't tell others that your family has stocked up a lot of things."
Monkey was slightly stunned and understood a bit of what Chen Qing meant.
Don't tell others? Then it meant being afraid of others robbing them?
The situation would be so serious that people would rob food!
Thinking of this, Monkey nodded seriously: "I understand."
"Chen Qing!"
Suddenly, a female voice came.
Chen Qing turned around.
It was Hong Ya, wearing the military uniform of the Ghost-Controlling Army.
Hong Ya looked at Chen Qing coldly: "I was supposed to go to the Martial Arts School, but now I've changed my mind."
"Wherever you are, I'll be there too!"
"I'll repay you ten times, a hundred times for everything you've done!"
"Don't think that just because you have an A-level talent, you're so great. Although I only have a C-level talent, I can also hold up the sky!"
"I'll trample you underfoot and smash everything of yours!"
"..."
Chen Qing was speechless.
With such a strong sense of childishness, how many novels like 'Never Underestimate the Poor Young Man' had this woman read?
He waved his hand: "Oh."
He looked at Monkey and whispered: "The type of safe house had better be able to defend against both ghosts and people..."
Monkey nodded and also whispered: "What about weapons?"
"Better to have a bit of everything."
And Hong Ya was slightly choked.
She thought there would be some kind of confrontation when the atmosphere was built up like this, but Chen Qing just said "Oh"?
She didn't know what to say all of a sudden.
She thought it should reach a climax in one go, but now it was in an awkward state.
Damn it!
She just snorted heavily and turned around to leave.
"Damn it!" Monkey cursed as he looked at her back: "How did these guys get together?"
Chen Qing turned to look.
He saw Hong Ya, Chen Kun, and a good-looking young man standing together, talking and looking towards Chen Qing's side from time to time.
"Do you see the guy with Chen Kun?" Monkey said in a solemn tone: "You must be careful."
"I've never seen him before."
Chen Qing was quite sure.
"His name is Ji Luo. He's probably the strongest among our batch. His talent test reached SS level, and I heard that he's also reached the Soul Movement Realm."
Was Soul Movement that difficult?
Chen Qing was a bit surprised.
"Besides him, there's also a girl. I heard that she has a Fate Ghost."
This time, Chen Qing was really shocked.
Fate Ghost!
Ghosts and humans were natural enemies, but the Fate Ghost would be extremely close to a certain person by nature, almost reaching a state of spiritual unity.
The Fate Ghost didn't occupy the ghost pet space of the Ghost-Controller and would never betray at any time.
The most terrifying thing was that it could share part of its abilities with its master.
It was the rarest and most precious ghost pet, far more important than an S-level ghost pet.
It was actually a Fate Ghost...
He just didn't know what kind of ghost this Fate Ghost was. If it was a powerful ghost species, it would be even more terrifying.
"Quiet!"
Suddenly, a loud voice rang out across the whole place.
He Qiang stared coldly at everyone.
This guy was quite intimidating when he didn't talk much.
Everyone on the field instantly fell silent.
"This time, there are 118 people joining the team. Nine of them have an A-level talent or above, and there's even a newcomer with a Fate Ghost! Both the quantity and quality are the best among all previous batches!"
"Although it's impossible, I still hope that all of you can get your own Kunwu Knives."
Kunwu Knife?
Wasn't it issued along with the military uniform?
Chen Qing was slightly stunned and immediately understood: He had got the "guaranteed admission" qualification.
"The Ghost-Controlling Army bears a heavy responsibility. In front, we have to support the backs of the brothers in the Ghost-Eliminating Team!"
"At the back, we have to protect thousands of ordinary people!"
"In the next twenty days, you will spend it in high-intensity concentrated training."
"If you pass the test, you can get the Kunwu Knife!"
"If you fail, go back where you came from!"
With that, Han Yuan punched his chest and gave a military salute before leaving.
He Qiang stepped forward: "Now, listen to my orders!"
"Everyone, run ten laps, within twenty minutes!"
"Report,"
"Speak!"
"It's unfair!" Hong Ya stood straight: "The physiological structures of men and women are different! The training volume shouldn't be the same!"
"Ghosts won't be gentle with you just because you're a woman!"
"In the Ghost-Controlling Army, there are no men or women, only qualified soldiers."
He Qiang looked at her coldly: "The gate is always open. You can leave at any time!"
Hong Ya gritted her teeth. She really wanted to turn around and leave, but she was unwilling to do so.
"Run!"
Chen Qing didn't dare to say anything and started running.
Physical strength was the foundation of everything.
Just after the first lap, the gap became apparent.
Due to the natural physiological differences, most of the girls fell behind.
Chen Qing didn't run too fast or too slow and naturally was among the top ten or so people in the front of the team.
But to Chen Qing's surprise, the fastest runner wasn't Ji Luo but a girl.
Her movements were smooth while running, and it seemed that she had always reserved some strength.
Ji Luo chased after her with all his might.
But there was always a big gap between him and this girl.
You should know that Ji Luo's physical fitness was completely comparable to that of veterans who had served in the army for several years.
He immediately felt a bit embarrassed and ran like crazy.
With this chase, the two of them quickly pulled a large distance away from the others.
And He Qiang stood with his hands behind his back like a flagpole, motionless, watching everyone.
Time passed slowly.
Around the fifth lap, the first girl who fell down appeared.
She suddenly knelt on the ground and even vomited!
"Yuan Shanshan, out!"
He Qiang announced loudly and made a mark on the form in his hand.
Soon, two soldiers came over, helped her up, and escorted her out of the gate.
This scene made many people's hearts tremble!
They were serious!
There wasn't even a second chance!
Everyone was in awe in their hearts, but physical strength was hardly affected by subjective will.
Especially since it was ten laps!
There really weren't many normal people who could run such a long distance in one go.
If you couldn't run, you just couldn't run.
The second person who was out, the third, and the fourth appeared one after another...
And at this time, the girl who had been in the lead had already stopped running.
She had completed the whole course.