Volume 4: The Rise of the Dragon Chapter 374: The Mysterious Chief Escort
Volume 4: The Rise of the Dragon Chapter 374: The Mysterious Chief Escort
He Lin did not question why the head guard did not mention the promotion of his head guard level. Because he knew that the chief escort was aware of everything, so he didn't forget it on purpose, but it was unnecessary. Because the Escort Bureau spares no effort to win over innate warriors. As long as he can become an innate warrior after leaving seclusion, he will definitely be noticed by the management staff of the Escort Bureau, and his level will naturally be upgraded.
The innate warrior is a being who is stronger than the average cultivator in the Qi training period. Even if he is a promising person in various cultivation sects, the escort agency will at least give him the rank of a senior escort leader. That is a high official who is qualified to sit in one place and take charge of a local branch. The prestige is no worse than that of the senior officials of the imperial court. Even he is on an equal footing with the mysterious enshrinement officials of the Escort Bureau. Only such a strong person can suppress the low-level demons around the branch and stabilize the status of the escort agency.
In troubled times, only strength is the foundation. As long as you have strength, you can get money, status, beauty and dignity! Although it is not a troubled world now, demonic disasters are raging and people are killed by demons at any time. It is not much better than troubled times. The demons don't care who you are, how much money you have, or how beautiful you are. As long as they encounter you, they will kill and prey on you. Only your real power, the most fundamental strength, can protect you. Only then can you have the life to obtain other things.
This concept is even more vividly displayed in the demon disaster. No matter how bad his character, ugly, or stupid he is, he can still get good respect and preferential treatment. As long as he does not commit crimes or openly defy the court's laws. If you follow the unspoken rules of the world of cultivation, you will definitely live a good life. Although He Lin has not made any contribution to the escort agency that is enough to be promoted to a high-level escort chief, the fact that he has broken through to a higher realm between life and death and is expected to enter the innate realm is enough for the chief escort chief to give him good weapons, Elixir without causing any objection from others! Even when he becomes an innate warrior, the escort agency will give him better treatment. This is one of the impacts of demonic disasters on human society, and it cannot be said to be positive or negative.
"If the chief escort is fine, I will go back." He Lin tried to hold back the excitement in his heart and said as calmly as possible.
"Well, there's nothing else to do. You're a smart man and you don't need to ask me to tell you. You naturally know what to do in the best interests of yourself and the escort agency. I won't say more. Okay, take this. Go get your things." Chief Escort As soon as the sound of his head fell and no one made a move, something flew out from the door. It drew a beautiful arc in the air and landed steadily in He Lin's outstretched hand.
He Lin took a closer look and saw that it was a cyan token with a pointed bottom. The entire body was made of a cyan spiritual wood as hard as steel. There was a big "order" engraved on the front, and below it was a small "jiao" surrounded by circles. On the back of the cloud pattern is a dragon in the clouds that is vivid and powerful, as if it is powerful all over the world.
This is the identity token only owned by the senior head of the Yang Wei Escort Bureau. The token is engraved with the name of the senior executive, which means that the senior executive can use it to withdraw certain materials from the sect. It is also a status symbol. For example, the name of the chief escort is Yang Jiao, so his token is simply engraved with "Jiao".
I heard that this kind of token is very strong after being refined by the Master of the Worship Hall. It can store certain information, so it is often used as a messenger tool. He Lin has only seen it twice in his life. Once three years ago, a dozen high-level demons around Yangzhou City suddenly led tens of thousands of demons to besiege the towns surrounding Yangzhou City. He Lin was ordered to ask for help from the headquarters in one of the small towns, but at that time he could not get it. But the token of a sub-rudder is far less refined than this; the other time is this time.
However, he did not immediately hold it in his hand and look at it carefully. Instead, he held the token in his arms, bowed respectfully to the thatched cottage and said, "Then, my subordinates, please leave." Then he took a few steps back and turned around and left. . The Marrow Cleansing Pill can cleanse people's essence, cut down their marrow, and improve their system. The Spirit Cleansing Pill can replenish spiritual energy for the body, refine and absorb it, and increase their power, which are all very helpful in breaking through bottlenecks. Before these two pills, he was 70% sure that he would break through to the innate realm within half a year. If he swallowed these two pills, he would be 10% sure that he would break through to the innate realm within three months!
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Through the door of the thatched cottage, you can see that the thatched cottage is divided into two rooms, the inside and the outside. The interior is very simple. There is a straw mat on the ground in the inner room, and next to it is a bookshelf. There are volumes of new or old books. If there is someone, You will definitely be surprised when you see the titles of these books: "Spring and Autumn", "Historical Records", "The Analects of Confucius", "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "The Book of Songs", "Tao Te Ching", "Book of Changes" and so on. The titles of these books are completely familiar to ordinary Confucian scholars or scholars. There are no books on how to practice martial arts. It doesn't look like the study of a powerful warrior and the head of a bodyguard bureau.
The outer room is larger and has a desk under the middle wall. There is a glazed oil lamp on the desk, with a bright candle burning on its surface. Although the flame is small, the light it emits is very strange. It is not only concentrated but also can penetrate the sparse straw and wooden boards, illuminating the originally dim main room. Very bright. To the left of the lamp is a simple incense burner with three sticks of incense burning in it. A light sandalwood scent lingers in the room, making it refreshing.
There is a huge "Tao" running script hanging on the wall. The strokes in traditional Chinese are vigorous and full of spirit, which is fascinating to everyone who sees it. There is a futon under the desk and a middle-aged man in white is sitting cross-legged and meditating. He has a square face, a calm and majestic figure, and a majestic figure. His skin is yellowish with a warm color like topaz; his arms are long and his hands are half a foot wide. At this time, he is forming a seal with a small sapphire-colored airflow surrounding the center of his hands. Obviously he is Yang Jiao, the chief escort of Yang Wei Escort Agency!
Half an hour passed. He took a long breath and used the hand seals to change the sapphire-colored airflow, which he then turned into two streams and inhaled into his nose. Then he slowly stopped and opened his eyes.
When he opened his eyes, his normally calm and intimidating face was even more breathtaking. It turned out that his pupils were actually blue! It's not the cyan color of exotic people, but a cyan color like jasper. If you look carefully, you can see the endless blue sea and sky from the cyan pupils, as if there is a great country waiting for you to develop and build. It immediately makes people have the heart to conquer the world and the ambition to swallow up the universe!
If a physiognomy master were to see his face here, he would definitely exclaim "blue eyes and dragon eyes"!
This dragon eye refers to the eyes of the dragon. Legend has it that the dragon has mighty virtues and symbolizes auspiciousness, so it is often compared to heroes in the world. Many parts of it are also mythological. For example, the "blue eyes" that this kind of dragon has are the characteristics of those who have the spirit of a true dragon and are destined to be emperors. Moreover, such emperors must have a body of water virtue, so they will rise in Duoshui. The land must then dominate the water.
Legend has it that Sun Quan, the founding emperor of Soochow during the Three Kingdoms period, had such a blue-eyed man with the true dragon destiny of Shui De. Therefore, he rose up in the south of the Yangtze River to train as a water master. He was secretly assisted by the Shui tribe, and later he was defeated at the right time and place in the Battle of Chibi. Cao Cao's 800,000-strong army established the situation of dividing the world into three parts in one fell swoop. It's a pity that Sun Quan is only a mortal after all. Although he has the fate of a true dragon of water virtue, he cannot withstand all the original dragon energy and can only reveal a "blue-eyed dragon eye." Therefore, the national destiny of the Wu Kingdom established is not strong and is ultimately supported by the devil. Wei was destroyed.
But this man was actually born with a pair of complete "blue eyes and dragon eyes". Doesn't it mean that he is more noble than Sun Quan? How is this possible? We know that the Song Dynasty has now unified the world and is prospering. Even though Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was over sixty years old, he was still sharp-sighted and physically strong. Although the world encountered a demonic disaster, with the support of all parties and his own efforts, the Song Dynasty There is no decline but a trend of getting stronger with war; if you look at the capital of the Song Dynasty with a discerning eye, you can see the Dragon Qi Tianzhu that rises into the sky, is as stable and solid as a sky pillar, and supports the sky and the earth. This also shows that the Song Dynasty's capital is The energy is not exhausted, but it is becoming more and more stable.
Logically speaking. The main dragon vein of China should not disperse and flow again to give birth to other people with the destiny of the emperor, because this is against the people's will and the way of heaven. What lasts a long time must divide, and what lasts a long time must unite. Constant reincarnation and evolution amidst great chaos and great chaos are the general trends of the world. How could Xiang Longmai, a being that best embodies the general trend of the world, do something that goes against the trend?
Could this be caused by a demonic disaster or a conspiracy of the devil?
"The barrier between heaven and man is becoming more and more unstable, and the vulnerability of the plane barrier in the human world is increasing. Nowadays, monsters are becoming more and more frequent. This time, the forest near the city that has just been cleaned up a few months ago is actually showing up with monsters coming from the sky. That wilderness It is conceivable that demons will overflow in deeper areas. If too many demons gather and are led by high-level demons, various places may experience another demonic wave. This is not good~~~~~~The imperial court has just stabilized the country's If order suffers too much loss in this demonic tide, it will definitely cause a lot of chaos. Although this is more conducive to the development of the Escort Bureau, it will also trigger a deeper crisis~~~~~~The Righteous Way and the Cultivators Touched What are they thinking? What plans do they have? Can our goal really be achieved?"
Yang Jiao said to himself, then looked at his hands carefully, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, and then he clenched his fists hard, "No matter what, as long as you have a firm foundation and fully grasp your own strength, wait for that wonderful opportunity, and seize the rest." It depends on your luck!" After saying that, he fell into deep thought again.
What did he mean? What kind of strength does he have, and what is the wonderful opportunity he mentioned? What is his true identity? It's a pity that his words did not reveal more meaning. It can be seen that his attitude towards the court is not hostile but vaguely dependent.
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The city of Yangzhou is still prosperous. Even due to the evil disasters in recent years, the imperial court and local people have spent money and efforts to expand the city outwards. It has been built larger and stronger. It has also attracted many displaced people, wealthy families who fled, and some outsiders. Martial arts people. As the population increased, various places that needed labor naturally recruited people vigorously. Moreover, due to the imperial decree, merchants and business establishments did not dare to exploit civilians, so the employment conditions offered were relatively loose. The civilians who had lost almost all their property and became destitute in order to have enough to eat. I don’t care too much and I’m not picky about my job. As long as I can have enough to eat and have some spare money to raise a family, that’s all.
In this way, the hiring parties can be said to be consensual, thus absorbing a large number of idle people and stabilizing the order in the city. As the number of people in the city naturally increased, the demand for food increased greatly. Grain dealers in various places made a lot of money. Thanks to the large quantities of purchases, grains from various places were continuously shipped to Yangzhou. However, this still could not fully satisfy Yangzhou City and its surroundings. Due to the needs of tens of millions of people in cities and towns, it is very difficult to grow and transport food during the disaster. Therefore, despite the government's efforts to stabilize food prices, food prices are still rising slowly.
Although the imperial court has developed several fast-growing carnivorous monsters, cheap meat is still more expensive than food after all, and most poor common people still cannot afford it and can only go hungry. Nowadays, most of the food in various parts of the imperial court, except for the grain and livestock grown and raised by farmers and military camps, and the fish caught by fishermen, are mostly arranged by the imperial court and offered to people who are proficient in wood magic and have a certain understanding of planting. They choose places to use magic to ripen. of. A foundation-building monk who practices wood-attribute skills can ripen ten acres of grain in one day, allowing them to mature quickly in one day. The yield can reach one acre, thousands of stones, which solves the food gap to a great extent.
However, this not only consumes the cultivator's mana and requires a large amount of elixirs and spiritual stones to replenish it, but the fertility and spiritual energy of the land itself are limited. If consumed indefinitely at this rate, it will overdraw the useful life of the land, reduce the life of the land, and damage the foundation. Even the best fields can become barren and unable to grow crops in just two years. Even if it is vigorously cultivated afterwards, it will cost a hundred times the price. Therefore, this method that goes against the laws of nature is not a long-term solution.
However, it is said that the "Department of Animal Weaving" has now separated some personnel and worked with the capable personnel of the Agriculture Department of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development to study some mutated magical grains and grains in order to develop the kind that can grow quickly like monsters only by washing hands and receiving enough light and heat. Crops that are more productive and easier to grow. If they succeed, they will be able to solve the problem of people having enough food. With this hope and the vigorous publicity by the court and the successful examples of magic birds and other meat-eating monsters, the people can still endure the current difficult conditions. Grain merchants do not dare to hoard and raise prices for fear that one day the food problem will be solved. Lose money yourself.
But after all, people don’t just have to eat. They have to spend money on food, clothing, housing and transportation. Although most of the people are poor and cannot afford to buy anything, they can’t handle the large number of people. In Yangzhou alone, there are less than one million people living in it, which is almost the next generation. The population of a medium-sized city. Such huge purchasing power has naturally given rise to many consumer industries, in addition to traditional hotels, inns, pawn shops, cloth shops, wineries, brothels, pharmacies, car dealerships, dental shops, boat shops, iron shops, and gold shops~~~~~~ Etc., etc. In addition to the Three Religions and Nine Streams, the Five Elements and the Eight Works, there are many new industries that have been reborn due to demonic disasters and the appearance of cultivators.
For example, a buying shop opened by low-level cultivators to collect demon crystals, bones, furs and other body materials; a demon training studio opened by cultivators who know several spells and exercises and capable of processing monsters and cultivation materials; a demon training studio opened by warriors Martial arts halls that teach martial arts; churches and temples built by clergy to provide treatment and faith; Taoist temples and temples built by Buddhist and Taoist cultivators to recruit disciples to work part-time in small markets;
As well as professional unions started by various professionals, such as unions composed of warriors who purely practice martial arts; those who are infected by demonic energy or spiritual energy and mutate their bodies but can maintain their normal appearance and personality but have super strength and call themselves god masters. The Divine Masters Guild composed of mutants; and the Demon Hunters Guild, which has networked most of the warriors and divine masters and even some cultivators, and specializes in publishing tasks related to demon disasters and hunting monsters, similar to Western mercenary unions;
Trade unions composed of various handicraft workers, such as the Pharmaceutical Union, Carpenters Union, Fur Trade Union, Brothel Union, Blacksmith Union, Grain Federation, Commercial Bank Federation, etc. Trade unions, large and small, can affect social order, food, clothing, housing and transportation. Of course, some of them are lifeline industries. For example, trade unions such as blacksmithing, grain, and commerce were strictly controlled by the imperial court, and commissioners were dispatched to prevent them from causing disturbances that would affect social order and imperial rule.
"Brother Fujii, every time I return to these cities in various places and see the faces that are relaxed because they are out of danger, I feel how meaningful what I have done is a sense of satisfaction that rises in my heart and fills my whole body. I'm so motivated! What about you?" Yongshin couldn't help but said to Fujii as he walked side by side with Fujii on the streets of Yangzhou City and looked at the dense flow of people on the street.
"'All living beings are God's shepherds. We, the priests and shepherds, should love, care for, and shepherd God's sheep to prevent them from suffering disasters.' Are you satisfied with this answer?" Fujii gave him an expressionless look. explain.
"~~~~~~This is what the priests and the priests of your Onmyoji often say, okay, you are an Onmyoji!" Yongxin's face clearly said "I don't believe it."
