Qingshi, Duan Wutian and Chen Tianye took advantage of the cover of night to sneak under the southern city wall. The defense of Beigu City is mainly concentrated in the north. Therefore, the level of the warning array set up on the south city wall is very low. Not to mention Qingshi, even Chen Tianye can easily break it.
The three of them bypassed the security system and quietly climbed up the high city wall. They then avoided the patrolling soldiers and slipped out of the city without anyone noticing.
Qingshi and the others did not plan to escape just yet. They planned to sneak into the city again after dawn, or simply surrender to the army, because Qingshi felt that deserting before the formation might be the best way to enter Baiyun City. For this reason, the three of them had to change their clothes.
Changing clothes is very simple, but the disguise is a bit fiddly. In the end, Qingshi and Duan Wutian used their Qi to make their beards grow wildly. After a few hours, Duan Wutian turned into a burly man with a beard. He could I tried to control the growth of my beard, but couldn't grow even half a hair, so I had to wear a hat.
Qingshi also grew a beard, and the beards on his temples, cheeks, upper lip, and chin were connected together. Qingshi cut them short and trimmed them, and the original three-point delicateness became three-point rugged, and he looked quite a bit rugged. The grace and spirit of a great man.
Chen Tianye had to bear the pain and wiped off his mustache, darkening his fair face a bit. Who said he was so handsome and his little beard was so eye-catching!
Looking at Chen Tianye's bare upper lip, Duan Wutian laughed so hard that he held his stomach for a long time and couldn't straighten up. He said that he had long wanted to shave off his mustache. Qingshi couldn't help laughing and laughed. Chen Tianye was depressed.
At noon on the second day, Qing Duan and Chen, who had changed their disguises, sneaked into Beigu City again. This time, they all reported their real names or said that they came to join the army, and they entered the city smoothly. However, they found that people leaving the city were inspected very strictly.
After entering the city, they quickly saw a notice announcing the capture of Delang's murderer. While resting in a tavern, they heard everyone talking about the murder in Chunyu Tower last night.
The nature of the case seems to be clear. A Yanlong Immortal and a Kui Niu Immortal Delang were jealous and fought over the girl Yingying. As a result, Yanlong and his human servant teamed up to kill Delang.
Delang is a senior general of the 'Immortal Qu Army', so now the entire Beigu City is full of 'immortal soldiers', all searching for the wanted Yanlong Great Immortal. Of course, no one knows that this Yanlong is fake. This Flame Dragon is currently stored in the bluestone storage container. Even if the entire Xianqu Army digs three feet into the ground, it is impossible to find this 'Great Immortal Flame Dragon'.
"Please be patient, three gentlemen," the tavern waiter placed Qingshi's food and wine on the table and said with a smile, "The three of you must have come to join the army. Our shop is clean and spacious, and the prices are affordable. Please come and take care of us in the future." , there are more discounts for regular customers!”
"How do you know we are here to surrender to the army?" Qingshi asked.
"Isn't it easy to guess?" the man said. "It's only three months since the Wheat Harvest War. It's the time when the army is recruiting a large number of people. At least half of the people who come to Beigu City now are here to join the army. Look. With their looks and figures, the three of you are born to be captains and generals!"
"Flattery!" Qingshi laughed, "Then what do you mean by the 'Wheat Harvest War'?" Since he really wanted to join the army, Qingshi wanted to find out some information in this regard.
"Hey!" the guy said excitedly, "I'm sorry you two didn't know this! There's a wheat harvest war..."
"Wang Fugui!" A voice roared, "Why are you talking here if you don't do your fucking business..."
"Oh, I'm sorry!" The guy turned around and ran away, "Here you go, boss..."
Qing Duan, Chen and the others looked up and saw a chubby middle-aged man yelling at the waiter. He was obviously the owner of the tavern.
Qingshi took out a few pieces of medium-grade spiritual stones and threw them on the table, waving to the fat boss. The boss immediately ran over and said with a smile on his face: "If you need anything, please let us know." .”
"Boss, please sit down," Qingshi pushed the spirit stone in front of the boss and said, "Our brothers just came to Beigu City today and want to join the army. However, we don't know much about the war and the army here. No. We know which army, which battalion, and which general we should join, how about the boss tell us?"
"Okay!" The boss agreed wholeheartedly, and his provocation was even better than that of his clerk Wang Fugui. Before long, Qingshi and the others knew a lot about the war and the military situation.
Let’s talk about the ‘Wheat Harvest War’ first.
The Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals has been besieging Baiyun City for hundreds of years. Two reasons why Baiyun City has been able to continue to support it are very important. One is that there is a giant spiritual stone vein underground in Baiyun City, which is the spiritual source of all the defensive formations in Baiyun City. With it, Baiyun City can withstand the attacks of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance for hundreds of years.
The second thing is that there is a special canyon outside Baiyun City. It can grow a kind of 'sacred wheat'. This sacred wheat matures once every five years. The mature sacred wheat is rich in spiritual energy and is a very good spiritual source, no less than Spiritual stone.
Baiyun City's defense relies on spirit stone veins, while the people in the city rely almost entirely on divine wheat for their supplies.
Therefore, every time the divine wheat matures, humans and the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance will have to fight to harvest the divine wheat. The battle to harvest the divine wheat every five years is called the 'Wheat Harvest War'.
Every time there is a wheat harvest war, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance will recruit a large number of human monks to form a harvesting army. The task of the harvesting army is to harvest the divine wheat with the people in Baiyun City. If they grab it, it will be their own, and the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance will also provide additional military pay.
The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance will launch an siege against Baiyun City at this time. Baiyun City must defend the city and harvest the divine wheat. Almost every time, they will pay a heavy price. However, this is what they have to face. , a necessary fight.
Every wheat harvest battle is a weakening of Baiyun City's strength by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, because it is easy for the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance to replenish fresh blood, but it is difficult for Baiyun City to do so. After dozens of wheat harvest battles, each time the human resistance harvested less than the last time, the most recent time, they harvested less than 40% of the divine wheat, less than half of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
The current Baiyun City is showing an unsustainable trend, and it seems that the city is not far away from being destroyed. The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has been recruiting troops with great fanfare this year, claiming to the outside world that they will take over Baiyun City in one go this year.
After talking about the wheat harvest war, the boss continued to talk about the war situation and the issue of choosing military camps.
The 'Immortal Qu Army' is composed entirely of transformed immortals and spirit beasts. There are three thousand immortals and tens of thousands of spirit beasts under their command. The chief and deputy commanders are the third elder and the sixth elder of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. Their duty is to attack the city and not to participate in harvesting the divine wheat.
The 'Gongrong Army', which is dominated by humans, is divided into two parts, one is the 'Gongli Army' and the other is the 'Gongli Army'. The former is responsible for harvesting divine wheat, while the latter shares the task of siege with the "Immortal Qu Army". Both armies are mainly composed of human monks who have surrendered to the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, but their commanders are elders of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, and most of the main backbone generals are also He is the Great Immortal in Transformation.
The commander of the Gongrong Army and the commander of the Rongli Army is Ya Shi, the ninth elder of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, and the commander of the Gongli Army is Lu'an, the tenth elder.
The monks who come to apply can choose to apply to join the 'Gongli Army' or the 'Rongli Army'. Both armies have their own advantages, it just depends on how you choose.
The main purpose of the Gongli Army was to harvest divine wheat. The sergeants would keep whatever they harvested. In addition, they would receive a fixed military salary, but military merits were not counted and they were responsible for casualties.
The Rongli Army was responsible for attacking the city. Their military pay was ten times that of the Gongli Army. They would receive heavy gold rewards for meritorious service, and they would receive additional allowances for injuries. Even if they died in battle, they could leave a legacy to their families.
The two armies have their own qualifications for joining the army. The Gongli Army requires no less than the Qi Gathering Realm, while the Rongli Army requires the Yuandan Realm or above.
After listening to the boss talk, Qingshi decided to join the Rongli Army. If you just sneak into Baiyun City and join the Gongli Army, it will naturally be easier to escape. But Qingshi wants to see the battle of siege with his own eyes. If necessary, he also wants to help the human resistance army. Duan Wutian and Chen Tianye Naturally this is the idea.
Seeing that the vast majority of humans are willing to surrender to the rule of the beasts, and even help the beasts to attack and kill the human resistance, Qing Duan and Chen can only lament the shameful side of human nature.
After walking out of the tavern, Qing Duan and Chen went directly to the base camp of Rongli Army.
There are not many human monks who apply to join the Honorable Army, several times less than those who apply to join the Commonweal Army. Qingduan Chen passed the review relatively easily and gained attention. He was assigned to the most important forward battalion. Qingshi also served as the captain of one of the two new teams.
They originally didn't want to attract too much attention, but they tried their best to hide their combat power, but they couldn't hide their Qi cultivation level.
The Rongli Army originally numbered 1,500 people, but this time it was planned to expand to 2,500 people. In addition to the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief, the entire army has five battalions. The commander-in-chief, deputy commander-in-chief and the commanders of each battalion are all transformed demons.
Although they are all 'Quick Demons' except for the Commander-in-Chief Ninth Elder Ya Shi, the 'Quick Demons' also have extremely powerful characters. At least the Deputy Commander Ge Kang and the Commander of the Forward Battalion An Fu are very powerful.
The human monks in the Rongli Army are all at least Yuan Dan level or above. Among the more than 2,000 people, Yuan Dan level accounts for the majority. There are about 200 people who are at the Golden Dan level, and less than 30 people at the Immortal Dan level. Therefore, Qingshi and the three of them will naturally be taken seriously.
There are 500 people in the forward battalion. In addition to the commander An Fu, the deputy commander Luo Duli is a human monk who has reached the ninth level of the Immortal Pill Realm. The whole camp has five teams, each with a hundred people, and the captains are all masters of the elixir realm. Among the newcomers, they were in the fourth level of the Blue Stone Immortal Realm and Duan Wutian, the first level of the Immortal Realm, so they became the captains and deputy captains of the newly added fifth team.
Qingshi originally wanted to keep a low profile, but he didn't expect to be directly named captain. If he couldn't keep a low profile, he was ready to keep a high profile. He knew that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance would not trust new recruits easily, especially someone like him who had no criminal record but could not check his background. However, Qingshi naturally had a way.
After joining the vanguard camp, Qingshi quickly used soul skills to make the commander Anfu have a great impression of him and gain his trust. But what I didn't expect was that by focusing on Anfu, I offended one person, the deputy commander Luo Duli.
As the deputy commander, Luo Duli was originally responsible for investigating the new people. As for Qing Duan and Chen, he always felt that their identities were suspicious.
Qing Duan Chen and the others claimed to be disciples of the Shenlong Sect. They had been practicing with their master in the depths of the desert. They had just left the master's sect to practice, so there were no rumors in the world. The Shenlong Sect has long since died out, and the descendants of the Shenlong Sect have not been seen in the world for thousands of years. Luo Duli is naturally doubtful about this.
However, he checked all the resistance information of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and could not find anyone matching the three of them. Therefore, he could neither confirm nor falsify the identities of the three of them.
However, Luo Duli believes that people with no identity background are inherently untrustworthy, so he advises Anfu not to reuse them.
But he didn't expect that Qingshi would be very popular with Anfu as soon as he arrived, and he was directly assigned the position of captain. Furthermore, Luo Duli discovered that Qingshi seemed to be very good at flattering others, and his level was almost better than his own, and he had the potential to replace him. Therefore, he had a grudge against Qingshi.
Qingshi discovered Luo Duli's hatred, but it was too late to use soul magic on him, because the most important thing about soul magic is the person's state of mind, and he was completely resistant to this kind of person and even harbored deep hatred. It is difficult for mind and soul magic to be effective, and using it forcefully will only be self-defeating and counterproductive. Facing Luo Duli, Qingshi had no choice but to give in and look for opportunities to solve this problem.
