The fourth floor of Baiwei Garden is an exclusive space for the powerful and is generally not open to ordinary people.
The style here is low-key and luxurious. When Lu Shen walked up, a maid guided him to the side room.
The maids who were delivering food turned sideways and saluted as he passed by, with admiration and smiles on their faces.
This made Lu Shen couldn't help but sigh. Compared with when he first entered Liangshan County, his status was no longer the same.
Commander Cheng reserved a room by the window. "The dishes are all here. I don't know what your taste is, but they are all signature dishes."
"Commander Cheng just makes arrangements, I'm not particular about that." Lu Chen sat down next to him, picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for him.
"Try this pine flower chicken. It's fat but not greasy, and it has the fragrance of osmanthus wine." Commander Cheng picked up the wine glass and lowered his voice.
"Tianjiyuan's assessment notice has arrived. The location of your assessment this time is in Toyama County, which is not an easy place."
Lu Chen ate a piece of pine flower chicken, "I have heard that Fushan County is the largest county with a radius of 300 taels."
There are many counties under Qinghe Prefecture, but due to differences in geography and economy, the development situation of each county is also different.
Some counties are in remote areas, and the entire county has only 30,000 people in total, but this Toyama County has close to 200,000 people.
This scale is equivalent to almost two Liangshan counties.
Commander Cheng said in a deep voice: "Three days ago, Toyama County was invaded by the Strange Realm. The local Zhigui Division was defeated miserably, causing the area to cover the county."
"So, my assessment task this time is related to solving the invasion of the strange world?" Lu Chen asked.
"For the specific content of the assessment task, someone will contact you after you arrive in Toyama County. I will analyze the situation first."
Commander Cheng took a sip of wine and said, "According to the news I got, the mystery in Toyama County is still expanding, and Fucheng sent people there.
"For this level of weird invasion, there are probably examiners among the people in Fucheng, and you will compete with them.
"Although it is enough to complete the task, when it comes to the subsequent qualification review, the higher the evaluation of each task, the better."
Lu Chen's eyes were a little solemn, "In other words, it's best to get first place in this mission."
"Just try your best to complete it. The people participating in this assessment task will not be lower than you in strength. They are from Fucheng. They have innate advantages in Noble Phantasms and Secret Techniques."
Commander Cheng did not have high expectations and looked at Lu Chen, "Besides, it is such a large-scale treacherous environment, and the mission is inherently full of great difficulties."
"I'm afraid this battle won't be easy." Lu Chen pondered, then smiled and said, "But you have to try to find out."
"I'm also worried that you will show your timidity due to the difficulty." Commander Cheng nodded, "I'll tell you about the strange situation in Toyama County."
“This time, the scope of the strange realm is large, and the strange strength that descends is powerful, including some of the Taoist realm.
The most famous one is Weird, a white skeleton, who coordinates Weirdness with absolute strength, and actually learned from us to form an army.
"That weird white bone calls himself King Sacred Heart. He says he wants to use Toyama County as the birthplace of weirdness and establish his own weird kingdom."
"Is there such a thing?" Lu Chen became interested.
"You also need to pay attention to this one. His strength is unknown, but he can command so many weird things, so it will definitely not be simple."
Commander Cheng continued: "In this way, you will face at least two extremely powerful parties in the assessment."
Lu Chen tapped his fingertips on the table, "I will try my best to get first place."
"If you get first place in this kind of large-scale fantasy invasion, you will have a great advantage in the subsequent qualification review. Come on."
Commander Cheng said: "We will set off for Fushan County tomorrow. There is a Yuhong Inn outside the county town and we will meet the proprietress."
"Understood." Lu Chen replied.
"This is your first time to participate in an assessment mission." Commander Cheng patted Lu Chen's shoulder, "You need to have a stable mentality and don't be too stressed."
Lu Chen drank the wine with a smile and joked: "This time I will be the first in custody."
Although he knew he was joking, Commander Cheng was still very happy and filled up his glass, "Then I'll wait for your first place."
The two ate dinner and chatted about the situation in Fucheng for a while before saying goodbye downstairs in Baiwei.
There were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the street, and the young man's back gradually faded away in the shadow of the lights. Commander Cheng smiled and murmured: "How can the number one be so easy to get?"
The situation in Toyama County and the assessment tasks will only be more difficult than what he analyzed.
He didn't think too much, he just hoped that Lu Chen could complete the mission safely. After all, it didn't work this time, and there were two more missions to come.
…
The next day, the sun rises.
"Miss Liang, are these East-West Road Commanders satisfied?" Cheng Jie followed Liang Yuan to the small courtyard beside the Qingbo River.
He smiled awkwardly, and his eyes were a bit flattering, even a bit awe-inspiring.
After Lu Shen came last night, he went to confirm in private that the young man really went up the mountain and fell to Shen.
Not to mention the opponent's terrifying strength, their Baiweiyuan became the number one restaurant through Lu Chen's name.
However, his father was also a thoughtful and profiteer. He had prepared gifts, but he thought that as long as Lu Shen didn't take the initiative to ask for them, he could save a fortune.
After all, this is a big expense.
In the past two months, Lu Chen hadn't caused any trouble to them, so he planned to just ignore it.
Unexpectedly, he helped Wang Zhu deal with Liang Yuan, but he actually bullied this friend of Shangshan Hu. This was a big deal.
The conditions Liang Yuan mentioned last night were twice as many as the gifts they originally prepared.
However, Lu Chen has spoken. They don't want to become the second Babaolou. No matter how much they get, they can only bite the bullet.
Cheng Jie touched his slightly swollen cheek, feeling unspeakable regret in his heart. Because of this incident last night, he was severely beaten by his father.
"I don't know." Liang Yuan looked at his fearful look and felt a little emotional.
Thinking about the scene when he first met Lu Chen, who would have thought that he would have reached this point in such a short period of time.
With what he said last night, he could use chicken feathers as arrows and demand any amount of compensation from Baiweiyuan.
Listening to Liang Yuan's answer, Cheng Jie was a little worried, "How about I go back and prepare?"
In fact, Lu Chen's name was well known to everyone in Liangshan County. Cheng Jie was afraid of dissatisfying the latter, so he directly demolished his Baiwei Garden.
This was also the reason why he asked Liang Yuan for help early in the morning.
"Master Cheng, wasn't he very unruly yesterday, but now he is worried?" Liang Yuan glanced at him sideways.
Cheng Jie smiled coquettishly, "I also meet unkind people and bump into someone like Wang Zhu."
Liang Yuan ignored him and knocked on the courtyard door.
Not long after, the courtyard door opened. Lu Chen saw Liang Yuan and said in surprise: "So early?"
He was packing his things and preparing to leave for Liangshan County. Since he was taking an assessment in the past, he was not wearing his uniform.
Wearing a light blue bamboo gown and a belt of the same color, he looks like a scholar, with a rather bookish atmosphere.
"This guy begged me to wait for him to come over so early in the morning." Liang Yuan said angrily and looked at Cheng Jie who was rubbing his hands next to him.
Cheng Jie came over and said, "Commander Lu, Baiweiyuan has become the number one restaurant in Liangshan County because of you, so I have prepared some small gifts, which is not a sign of respect."
After saying that, he waved, and a young man in gray clothes came up from behind holding a gift box.
"Do you have any money?" Lu Chen asked simply.
Now that he is about to go on a long journey, it is always good to have more money.
"Yes, yes." Cheng Jie responded quickly, took out a brochure bag from his sleeve, and whispered: "There are six hundred taels of silver and a gold bar in it."
Lu Chen took the brocade bag and put it in his arms, "Put the things in."
Cheng Jie was originally worried that he would be dissatisfied, so he immediately ordered his servants to bring large and small bags of things into the yard as if he had been granted amnesty.
Taking advantage of this time, Liang Yuan smiled and said, "Brother Lu, are you going out?"
"I need to leave Liangshan County." Lu Chen nodded and asked: "Uncle Liang, is there any news about the source of Taoism?"
A few days ago, he asked Liang Fugui to inquire about the source of information, and he had connections in several major nearby counties.
"It's not that easy. What you want is the essence of Taoism. Normal people can't kill this kind of weird thing." Liang Yuan shook his head.
"However, I heard from dad that there seems to be news, but it cannot be confirmed yet."
Lu Chen thought for a while, "I'll come find Uncle Liang when the matter is finished."
…
After passing through the heavy city gate, there is a forest further ahead. There is a stream in the forest, where Commander Cheng is waiting.
Next to him, there was a horse, fat and strong, with a faint blood line between its eyebrows.
Lu Chen stepped on the dead branches and quickly came closer, "Commander Cheng, I've been waiting for a long time."
"This is a red-blooded horse. It has special blood and can travel thousands of miles in a day." Commander Cheng nodded and handed the reins to Lu Chen.
At this time, the red sun jumped up to the top of the mountain and cast beams of light in the forest.
Commander Cheng looked at the young man who was as tall as him, "Toyama County is your first time to face a large-scale treacherous situation, so you must be extra careful.
"Safety must be the top priority in everything, and don't act impulsively. In short, although the assessment task is important, your own safety is more important."
At this time, Commander Cheng spoke a little more, like an elder who spoke with sincerity and sincerity.
"I understand." Lu Chen got on his horse and said with a smile as he rode forward: "Don't worry, Commander Cheng, I will definitely come back first."
"This kid is much more stable than when he first came to Liangshan County." Commander Cheng stood in the beam of light and showed a faint smile.
"I'm waiting for your good news."
The sound of horse hooves sounded quickly, and puffs of smoke and dust were raised on the official road. The young man galloped on his horse, crossing the mountains and rivers, heading straight to Fushan County.
Toyama County is located in the southwest, about 600 miles away. We worked hard and finally reached the boundary of Toyama County when the sun was setting.
The loess official road winds forward, and a large number of refugees can be seen along the way. There is an inn not far ahead.
The inn is called Hongyu Inn. It is only two floors high and is filled with strong players.
Lu Chen got off his horse, asked the servant to take the red-blooded horse, and walked into the inn.
The inn was full of people, and there was a lot of noise, and in the innermost position, someone was calculating abacus behind the counter.
To the right of the counter is the staircase leading to the second floor.
As soon as Lu Chen entered the inn, many eyes looked over at him, and then quietly looked away after a while.
At this time, a voice sounded, "Is this guy working as a professional or staying in a hotel?"
