"Master Immortal, the number of insects on the defensive line has reached a critical point. If we don't clean it up once, it will be difficult to hold the subsequent defense line."
The stable boy asked Zhang Changkong for instructions.
"Well, it's only been less than five days since last time. Did the bugs gather so fast?"
Two months have passed since the first time the bugs were blocked. In the past two months, from time to time, some elite bugs will break through the defense line and need to be intercepted by Zhang Changkong and the Iron-Blooded Team. Of course, rather than intercepting, it is better to go to the defense line to clean up the bugs. There are more times, and every time there are too many bugs accumulated in front of the defense line, a wave of cleaning is required.
And there were also a few zerg among them. Fortunately, these worms were not as terrifying as the bloodthirsty mosquito worms. Zhang Changkong used bugs and skeleton beasts to kill them together. Unfortunately, they were not found on the corpses of the zerg. An insect egg.
"Yes, there are more and more bugs not only in our west direction of the Lihe River, but also in the defense lines in other directions. The insect tide has probably just entered its initial stage now. In the future, the insect gathering speed will become faster and faster. This is the judgment made by the City Lord's Palace." .
After Zhang Changkong heard this, he didn't say anything. Although this insect swarm looked scary, many of the insects in it were ordinary goods. If he hadn't mastered the large-scale clearing spell, he would have been able to deal with these insects more easily. Moreover, in the past two months, When he came down, only a dozen of his bugs died, and only two knife mantises died unexpectedly, which made him feel distressed for a while.
"Um?"
"Who are those people?"
Zhang Changkong watched some shackled, ragged, and forlorn-looking people walking past the camp.
The stable boy turned around and said, "Those are criminals, and they are going out for execution."
"Oh, execution? What punishment?"
Zhang Changkong asked curiously. He had been staying in his yard and didn't really know much about the camp. Apart from Wan Gong and Ma Tong, he rarely communicated with people.
"death penalty."
The stable boy said in a deep voice.
"What crime did they commit?"
Zhang Changkong asked.
"Most of them are people on the defense line. Many are ordinary people. There are also some weak-willed warriors who either run away from the battle or are ineffective in doing things."
Zhang Changkong frowned. He knew how the previous lines of defense were formed. Most of them were presided over by junior and intermediate warriors, and the defense system was mainly composed of ordinary people. It relied on tools or traps to form a flesh-and-blood defense line.
Although those bugs do not pose much of a threat to Zhang Changkong or even those high-level warriors like the Iron-Blooded Team, for ordinary people, they are synonymous with terror.
There are probably thousands of ordinary people in each line of defense, and as many as more than 3,000 people. According to his understanding, every time the line of defense collapses, not many ordinary people can be withdrawn intact, and many of them become food for insects.
Zhang Changkong has never paid much attention to the affairs of the resident. He did not expect that the ordinary people here are living in such dire straits. I am afraid these ordinary people are ready to lose their lives when they come here.
Zhang Changkong was determined to save these people, but he needed a suitable reason. After all, this method of punishment should also be an important part of the defense system, but destroying them at will would probably cause more serious consequences.
"Are there many such sinners?"
Ma Tong didn't know why the Master Immortal paid attention to these ordinary people, but he still replied: "There are always some people like this every once in a while. I don't pay attention to the specific number. If the Master Immortal is interested, I will You can ask, in fact, it is reasonable for these people to make mistakes, after all, ordinary people who do not have strong psychological quality will inevitably shrink when facing bugs."
Zhang Changkong thought about it, indeed, let alone ordinary people, he was not ready to escape anytime and anywhere. If he encountered a vicious beast, the kind of existence that could only be competed by a mage, he would definitely turn around and leave without saying a word. Even if it violates the Xiangshan Sect's orders, it doesn't matter.
"Why don't we all go to Lux defense, and these ordinary people can do the logistics?"
Zhang Changkong was a little strange. He felt that even though there were few immortal cultivators, there were still many warriors. In the Xiangshan Sect, the number of warriors he saw was second only to flowers, plants and trees, and was more than the ordinary people he saw.
"Master Immortal Master, you don't know. Even a junior strongman needs to practice for years or even ten years to achieve it. And this can only be done by those who have the talent for training. The money required for training is also a lot. It is not a big family. Or the family has enough money, and it is difficult for an ordinary family to support the medicine needed for a strongman to practice. Although there are many strongmen in Heavy Rain City, the main force of defense is usually strongmen. If there are too many casualties, even if the insect wave is passed, what will happen next in Heavy Rain City The defensive strength will also be weakened a lot."
Understand, this is a measure of a person's value. In the eyes of the senior officials of the City Lord's Mansion, even a hundred ordinary people can't compare to one strongman. In a position like the insect tide defense line where the casualty rate remains high, it takes a lot of effort. Ordinary people are more cost-effective than consuming powerful men. I'm afraid this is the main reason why ordinary people go to the front line.
Zhang Changkong was silent. Without power, there would be no human rights. He had little contact in the past, but only at this moment did he realize that this is the reality of the world. I am afraid that in the eyes of the Xiangshan Sect’s mages, their warlocks are only slightly more valuable than their warriors. Just people.
He can't change the general environment, but he can at least change the fate of some people.
"Well, I just have to do some experiments and I'm short of a group of experimental assistants, so these sinners will be sent to me."
Zhang Changkong said to the stable boy.
"Well, if the mage is short of people, I can find some ordinary people for the mage. These sinners have violated the rules of Heavy Rain City. If they are released, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the city lord's mansion."
The horse boy was a little embarrassed. He was afraid that if the gap opened, the entire Xilihe defense line might be affected by the instability of people's hearts. After all, most of the people on the defense line were ordinary people.
"Okay, I don't care about other places, but the sinners in Xilihe will be sent to me. At the same time, they have committed a crime, and they can only work for me in the future. Even if the insect tide ends, they will not be pardoned."
Ma Tong hesitated to speak, but the Immortal Master spoke, and he could only do it. Although the Immortal Masters had no actual power to manage these matters, these matters were managed by the City Lord's Mansion established by the Xiangshan Sect.
However, although the Immortal Masters are nominally under the control of the City Lord's Mansion, over the years, the Immortal Masters have become more independent from the City Lord's Mansion, and it is difficult for the City Lord's Mansion to restrict the Immortal Masters. This is due to their strength.
Zhang Changkong watched Ma Tong go away. Considering that there may be hundreds of people in the future, and over time, even thousands of people may be under his responsibility, this is really troublesome. He needs to consider the survival of these people. Although he saved them out of good intentions, He got rid of these people, but he had no intention of keeping these people in vain.
Although he has some money given by the City Lord's Mansion in addition to the Vitality Stone every month here, it is obviously not enough to support so many people. The City Lord's Mansion is directly under the Xiangshan Sect. He can't command it, and even if he thinks about it, he will not support these people for him. people.
If these people want to survive, they must show a certain value.
Zhang Changkong thought about the recent experiments on bugs and had an idea in his mind. If this was true, then these ordinary people would not only not be a burden to him, but also a boost. Well, free labor. In normal times, he would like to find a It would be difficult for ordinary people to serve him for free. You must know that when he left the Xiangshan Sect, the Xiangshan Sect gave him ten or twenty ordinary people. It seems that in the eyes of the Xiangshan Sect, such ordinary people and even strong men are also a kind of wealth.
With his mind set, Zhang Changkong called Wan Gong and asked him to arrange these people, and then Zhang Changkong went back to practice.
Everything else is irrelevant. The most important thing is your own practice. Yesterday, you cultivated another magic power. The magic power has reached eighteen levels, and it needs a good polish.
