At the foot of Ganzhou Mountains.
Ganzhou City.
There are eight main streets in Ganzhou City, which divide the entire Ganzhou City into fifteen lanes.
Among the twelve peripheral squares, Longchang Square is the most prosperous.
There are three escort agencies in Ganzhou City, specializing in escorts from the South China Sea area.
Sixteen-year-old Ma Dakui is one of the apprentices of the Longchang Escort Agency in Longchangfang.
Longchang Escort Bureau is not only an escort bureau, but also the largest weapon refining shop in Ganzhou City.
Ma Dakui is an apprentice at the Longchang Artifact Refining Shop.
This was what my father had come in through the back door with the two taels of silver he had saved over more than ten years of chopping firewood.
Otherwise, this weapon-making shop usually only recruits apprentices under the age of fourteen.
He is too old.
But as long as you come in and become an apprentice, you won't have to worry about food and clothing.
This is also Ma's only chance to help his son change his destiny.
Because the weapon refining shop is affiliated to the Longchang Escort Bureau.
That was a real martial arts sect, with warriors in it.
In today's Zhengyang world, warriors are respected!
The status of a warrior is above all professions.
Even those scholars now have to rely on the breath of warriors.
This is still in the land of the South China Sea, and the scholars are supported by the nobles, so they can be evenly matched with the warriors.
Otherwise the situation will only get worse.
Ma Dakui's family was poor, so he had to give away one of his twins in order to keep his son alive.
Ma Dakui is the elder brother of the twins.
Ma Dakui's big bones, long hands and big feet make him a good candidate for martial arts.
It's a pity that the Ma family is just a poor family in the mountains and cannot afford to educate them.
Poor in literature and rich in martial arts!
For Ma Dakui's future, Ma's father could only try his best to send Ma Dakui to the Longchang Weapon Refining Shop.
Although apprentices are not paid, they are provided with food, housing and clothing, and they also have the opportunity to be selected to join the Longchang Escort Bureau to practice martial arts.
The apprenticeship period is six years. If the apprentice cannot be selected to join the escort agency when he is twenty years old, he can only choose to work as a blacksmith in the Longchang Weapon Refining Shop for the rest of his life or go out and find another job.
And Ma Dakui only has four years!
In the first year, Ma Dakui became a kitchen helper because he was too thin.
Although the frame is large, it is of no use.
His strength is not even as good as that of a thirteen-year-old boy who has only been an apprentice for one year.
Although Ma Dakui was born into poverty, he has a quick mind and is not at all the naive guy his name suggests.
Ma Dakui helped his family sell firewood in the city since he was a child, and developed an eloquent mouth and the ability to observe words and emotions.
Because the person with the most say in the kitchen is Chef Han who is in charge of the dishes, Ma Dakui follows Chef Han and goes up to flatter him every chance he gets.
Chef Han was impressed by this, and gradually fell in love with this big man.
A little bit of oil and water leaked out from between his fingers, which made Ma Dakui seem to be a different person after a year, although he still looked big-boned and less fleshy.
But in fact, his strength is more than twice as strong as a year ago.
He is also a head taller than before.
He looks thin, but he is actually strong.
The Longchang Weapon Refining Shop conducts an assessment once a year, and only three people can be selected into the Longchang Escort Bureau every year.
The assessment indicator is simply talent.
Can you successfully nourish your Qi?
Can the six meridians be opened?
Every time a young martial artist opens a meridian, he needs a lot of preparation.
Opening up the meridians requires good physical fitness, otherwise you will not be able to withstand the pain and fatigue of opening up the meridians.
And there is a chance of failure in opening up the meridians.
In case of failure, use incorrect force. If the meridians are damaged, the person may become useless.
Warriors like them can only rely on themselves to hold on.
It even takes a little luck.
Longchang Escort Bureau's requirement for accepting people is to open at least two meridians.
That is, entering the realm of Xiaocheng for the first time.
Because at least two meridians can form the shortest internal force circulation Xiao Zhoutian.
In the first year, Ma Dakui only repaired his body, but it was still too early to open up his meridians.
Also coming in with him was Lu Tong, the son of a merchant in Ganzhou City.
Like Ma Dakui, he was born with five big bodies and three thick bodies.
But because my family was doing business, I was already fat and round when I came in.
Maybe because he had enough money, the person in charge of the weapon refinement shop taught him how to open the first meridian from the beginning.
Although Lu Tong still has to work, he can already practice in his spare time.
In fact, it is to explore the sense of Qi. Once you have the sense of Qi, you can use it to open up the meridians.
This day was Ma Dakui's first selection day after arriving at the weapon refining shop.
Only fifteen of the nearly one hundred apprentices in the weapon refinery shop are eligible to participate in the selection.
Only by opening up the two meridians can one be qualified.
Although Ma Dakui is not qualified to participate in the selection, he can still go along and watch the excitement.
You can also see how the selection is conducted.
Ma Dakui and Lu Tong have a good relationship. The latter does not look down upon the other because his background is better than the other's, but instead supports each other.
Ma Dakui is more talented than Lu Tong and works harder.
Lu Tong has a good foundation, and it will take Ma Dakui a few years to catch up with him in terms of body strength.
A martial arts arena made of huge yellow mud.
The three coaches of the Longchang Escort Bureau are this year's examiners. I heard that they are all powerful warriors at the pinnacle of Xiaocheng Realm.
Those who have achieved little success for the first time are eligible to enter the escort bureau. Later, they will be trained by the escort bureau and will have more resources.
The assessment method is simple and straightforward.
The fifteen apprentices of the Longchang Weapon Refining Shop were divided into three groups by drawing lots.
Each group of five people fight, and the last person standing wins.
Because the Huangni martial arts arena is large enough, three groups of people took the stage at the same time.
The rest of the apprentices, the clerks at the weapon refinery shop, the blacksmith and even Lao Han, who was in charge of the ladle, gathered outside and discussed the characters they were optimistic about.
When Ma Dakui saw Lao Han, he immediately took Lu Tong there, and sure enough, he got some good things from Lao Han.
A handful of fried melon seeds.
While eating, Ma Dakui listened to the discussions of others.
He has only been here for a year. On weekdays, apart from exercising and working, he has no time to get to know other people.
This was his only chance to learn about the outside world, and he cherished it.
"There is Ling Tong in Group A. He must have opened the second channel last year. After waiting for a year, maybe he has opened the third channel now. I think he can get a spot."
"That's not necessarily the case. Coach Tong's brother-in-law is also in that group. Now Coach Tong is one of the examiners. I think Ling Tong is hanging!"
"So what if Coach Tong is here? The competition is about who stands at the end."
"That's right, there's no suspense in Group A, I'll stand with Lingtong too!"
"Hahaha, Group A is boring, look at Group B.
Brothers Chen Xiaoer and Chen Xiaosan were assigned to a group.
These two brothers are also very lucky! "
"How can I say this? At most one of the two brothers can score. Is this still good luck?"
"If two brothers join forces, they will be able to win. Isn't that good?
It’s already great to get one.
Moreover, as long as one of the two brothers enters, the other will also get some benefits.
These two brothers are only 19 this year, so they will still have a chance next year! "
"Hey, have you ever used your brain?
What can we think of that those participating in the selection can’t think of?
I do think that the Chen brothers can join forces. But the others are not stupid. There are three others. In order to prevent the Chen brothers from joining forces, they have to be kicked out first. "
"Who did I say? The analysis was so thorough, it turned out to be Master Han.
Master Han, these three apprentices entered the escort agency today. The boss must have asked you to prepare a banquet. Let me tell you, brother, what are you going to eat today? "
When it came to food, the older generation of clerks and refiners in the weapon-refining shop began to crowd in on Lao Han, and Ma Dakui was squeezed out.
When you come among the apprentices, everyone doesn't analyze that much. Everyone talks about the players they are close to.
"The land troops will win!"
"What are you talking about? My eldest brother Tian De will definitely win!"
"Both of them are too weak, it's my brother Ling Tong who has to be the one!"
"What did you say? You bastard!"
"I said your eldest brother is too weak!"
"Grass!"
"snort!"
"The trials are over. Don't run away. If you can, stay and challenge me!"
"Hmph, who is afraid of whom? Don't run away by yourself when the time comes."
Ma Dakui and Lu Tong listened silently.
This is what the weapon refining shop looks like.
Each group in this courtyard has its own leader, and no one agrees with the other.
There are five major areas in the weapon-refining shop. The people in the front yard are basically working as apprentices in several shops in Ganzhou City. They will have more free time to practice on weekdays.
And there is plenty of oil and water.
The left courtyard is the warehouse where all the raw materials and refined finished products are stored. The left courtyard is a first-class leisure place, but compared to the front courtyard, there is not so much oil and water.
These two places can be regarded as the two places that apprentices want to go most.
The middle courtyard is a place where guests are received. There are relatively few apprentices, but because they have to contact the shopkeeper and guests at all times, they are basically smart confidants.
It may seem like there are no benefits, but in fact, the benefits behind it are no less than those of the front yard and the left yard.
The right courtyard is the core of the weapon-refining shop, and more than half of the apprentices are actually here.
There are masters here who are responsible for refining various weapons, farm tools, jewelry, etc.
Of course, this world is also divided into several areas.
It's hard here but it's a good place to exercise.
As for the last backyard, the apprentices who can be here basically come in through the back door, stuffing money but not getting much attention.
After all, the world of warriors values talent more.
Without talent, no matter how much money you have, it will be in vain.
The backyard is basically filled with chores, fetching water, cooking, laundry, sweeping the floor, etc.
Ma Dakui is the one responsible for carrying water and sweeping the floor.
It's just that because of his mouth, he was noticed by the kitchen manager, Old Han, so he was spared the job of sweeping the floor and went to help in the kitchen.
This makes life much easier and the food is better.
Lu Tong washes clothes, but he is responsible for washing the clothes of the brothers in the Zuoyuan.
It's much better than doing laundry in the right courtyard.
This is a back door, so you have to work even if you spend money, but Lu Tong can get a few occasional words of advice from the manager.
Because he had a good relationship with Ma Dakui, Lu Tong did not hide it and told Ma Dakui everything he had learned.
"Apprentice, prepare! The competition begins!"
With a powerful roar, Ma Dakui was brought back from his thoughts.
The martial arts arena has been divided into three areas.
Among the five people on the left, Ling Tong was the most favored one.
The protagonists in the middle are undoubtedly the Chen brothers.
There are no famous figures on the right, but for Ma Dakui, they are all figures he can look up to.
Perhaps his greatest wish in life is to become one of these people.
“Malaysia, we will definitely be able to stand on this competition stage!
If I'm on the same team as you then, we must pretend we don't know each other.
Then sweep through the others! "
Lu Tong's face turned red next to Ma Dakui.
Because in just a few breaths, people in the three competition venues were eliminated.
Especially the scene with the Chen brothers.
As expected, the two brothers were targeted by the other three.
Chen Xiaoer was under siege, and Chen Xiaosan wanted to save his brother from the siege. Who would have thought that the three people had already targeted him.
The three of them took action together, and two of them held heavy hammers, which hit Chen Xiaosan until he vomited blood and left the stage.
Chen Xiaoer's teeth were chattering, but when three people targeted him, he had no choice but to surrender.
Once on the stage, two people were eliminated immediately after taking just two or three breaths.
Chen Xiaosan was seriously injured, and Ma Dakui could see that he was still vomiting blood when he was carried off.
There were still pieces in the vomited blood, which might be fragments of internal organs...
The world of warriors is really cruel.
All the people on stage are first-time Xiaocheng realm warriors who have opened up the second channel.
In just a moment, the winner was decided on the competition field in the middle.
A front yard apprentice, tall and tall, a head taller than Ma Dakui.
I would have known that although Ma Dakui was thin but had a huge frame, he was considered a leader among his peers.
But this man is taller and stronger.
"A natural born athlete!"
Said the old man among the three coaches of the Longchang Escort Bureau who came to watch the battle.
Although he has the reputation of being a teacher, due to his old age and severe loss of energy and blood, his cultivation has long since lost its former glory.
Because he has rich experience and an accurate eye for people, he is able to come here.
At this time, he saw a winner appearing on the competition field in the middle, and with his sharp eyes, he immediately made his own judgment.
People who are naturally suitable for practicing physical arts are actually the most favored among the low-level warriors.
In fact, if a sect like Longchang Escort Bureau is not big or small, even if it encounters a disciple with incredible talent, it will not be able to give him the best training.
If they really meet such a disciple, maybe they will recommend him to a more powerful sect in exchange for some benefits.
But I will never cultivate it myself.
On the contrary, he is a disciple who is naturally suitable for physical training.
Cultivating them does not require many resources, and the level they can achieve is within the sect's expectations.
All in all, it is to obtain the highest return at the lowest cost.
Therefore, after the burly apprentice won, the old man told his details, and the other two people immediately showed a satisfied smile.
On the martial arts field on the left, although Ling Tong was also besieged by four people right from the start, the situation was even worse than that of the Chen brothers.
But he revealed that he had already opened up the three meridians of his super strength.
He seemed to be only eighteen years old.
His talent is definitely good if he can open up the three meridians in a place like Longchang Weapon Refining Shop.
And this kind of good thing is just in the category that Longchang Escort Bureau needs, and it is still a superior existence.
The old man didn't need to speak this time. The other two people already knew that they had picked up another good idea.
“I didn’t expect to be able to recruit two talented people this year.
After these two boys go back, I wonder if they will be accepted as disciples by some of the bodyguards. "
In the Longchang Escort Bureau, the person with the highest status is of course the head escort.
Under the chief escort are several escort chiefs and several instructors.
The status of a bodyguard leader and a coach is logically similar, but a bodyguard leader can be a coach, but a coach may not necessarily become a bodyguard leader.
A bodyguard leader needs not only strength, but also experience in traveling around the world and some ability to deal with people.
Therefore, the status of the head escort of Longchang Escort Agency is slightly higher than that of the instructor.
Generally speaking, the apprentices recruited will have the opportunity to become apprentices after entering the escort agency.
Of course, the instructor is not among the candidates for apprenticeship.
The instructor's task is to teach martial arts.
The escort head needs to go out to escort.
Therefore, this is also the most different place between the Escort Agency and other sect gangs in the world.
The person who teaches martial arts is the instructor, but the one who becomes the disciple is the bodyguard.
Now three spots, two spots have appeared. The final suspense remains in the last martial arts arena.
Because there is no particularly powerful person in the martial arts arena on the far right, the five people in the arena fight on their own and are wary of each other.
No one wants to be the first to stand out.
This has also resulted in the results being announced in the other two martial arts arenas, but the stalemate here is still ongoing.
But after all, there are people near and far in the weapon refining shop.
In this martial arts arena, there are two disciples from the front courtyard and two from the middle courtyard, but the remaining one is from the right courtyard.
Lu Tong had dealt with the other party and recognized him immediately.
"It's Sun Zhanshan!"
"What, Lu Tong, do you know that person?"
Ma Dakui asked. He looked at Sun Zhanshan. He looked like a monkey, tall and thin, with long hands and long legs.
At this time, he was already besieged by two other groups of people.
The situation is also very simple.
The two people in the front yard and the two people in the middle yard joined forces to fight. The idea was to get rid of the people in other yards first, and then the two people in the same yard would have a duel.
The only thing that needs to be solved first is the one in the right courtyard.
Sun Zhanshan.
And Sun Zhanshan was not stupid and started to pull.
Of course, his cultivation level is also the first to reach the level of Xiaocheng by opening up the second channel, but he is extremely flexible, and at the same time, he also has some methods that seem to be able to predict opportunities, and he can always avoid the encirclement and suppression of the other four people.
"Sun Zhanshan has a good temper. I have dealt with him several times and he is relatively kind.
He has been practicing for longer than us, and he doesn't seem to be superior to others. He even mentioned it to me once.
If there is one person in this group that I want to enter the escort agency, I definitely want it to be him. "
"Well, if that's the case, I also hope he can join the escort agency."
Ma Dakui nodded and said seriously.
The Weapon Refining Shop is a very realistic place, and the front yard and middle yard just look down on other yards. The most despised thing is their backyard.
On weekdays, they are aloof, as if they are not apprentices. They can always find a sense of superiority in themselves and others.
Of course, because they have more free time and more time to practice, they are indeed stronger overall.
But just like now, even if their environment is better than others, other courtyards can still produce a strong man who can defeat their arrogance.
Just like Sun Zhanshan now, he kept pulling flexibly, causing the formation of the four people to be completely scattered.
