In the previous battle on the city wall, Zhang Yan got the credit for a whole demon tendon by killing three demon soldiers in a row; later, he used the Kongming Lantern to solve the problem of the geographical disadvantage of the Yubei Mountain Sentral, and gained the credit for two more demon tendons. . In total, I have three in my hand plus a small section of demon tendons.
According to the Nanyuan Kingdom's law on the innocence of criminal soldiers, the merit of three demon tendons can reduce the crime by one level, and the death penalty can be reduced to a living crime. Zhang Yan fell into this category. The capital crime of "arson and committing murder" on his back was no longer carried on him after he took out the Kongming Lantern, and was replaced by the felony of exile for "three thousand miles away".
Before, when Zhang Yan was still on the city wall, Hua Gou had settled the accounts for him, saying that he could almost clear away his sins with the help of four demon tendons. Even if there is a difference, it won't be too big. He also said that he could get enough in a year at most.
Now it seems that Hua Gou still underestimated Zhang Yan's ability. In addition to the means of thrusting with a spear in one hand, he also had many Taoist means brought from the earth, which allowed him to earn more than four demon tendons in just over two months.
Of course, to say "more than four" is to include the item about the Bagua array later on. According to the weight of the previous Kongming Lantern, the Bagua array can at least be worth two demon tendons, right? In fact, the fact that the Bagua array was determined to be three demon tendons was a greater contribution than that of the Kongming Lantern.
In this way, Zhang Yan has the merits of six demon tendons in his hand. Not only can he directly clear his head of the crime and restore his civilian body, but he can also have a surplus of two demon tendons. Based on what Zhang Yan learned before, the two demon tendons can already live in a self-sufficient field in the countryside.
Although the merits were clearly calculated, the matter of exoneration was not delayed. Zhang Yan even got the document of exoneration before he even mentioned it. It had the official seal of Yubei Mountain General Mansion and Song Qinghe's personal signature. With this document, Zhang Yan can settle anywhere in Nanyuan Kingdom without being regarded as a refugee or bandit.
However, the credit was clearly calculated, and although the documents were given, it was a bit troublesome to leave the Yubei Mountain Fortress. This was something Zhang Yan had not considered before.
"It's better to think simply."
Zhang Yan secretly reflected in his heart, thinking that he had gained some advantages in the wilderness with the information about another world, so he underestimated the people here. They may not know the Kongming Lantern or the Bagua Formation, but their worldliness and scheming skills are no different from those on earth.
Because along with the document of exoneration, there was also a "Special Recruitment Order" that arrived in Shen Hao's hands. It was written clearly that Zhang Yan was required to stay at Yubei Mountain Fortress for a period of two years.
Zhang Yan went to ask the establishment official, who said that there was nothing wrong with the recruitment order and it complied with the laws of Nanyuan Kingdom. Unless Zhang Yan suddenly becomes disabled or has special circumstances that prevent him from continuing to listen, this call-up order must be implemented.
This means that Zhang Yan's idea of leaving Yubei Mountain immediately after being cleared of his crime has completely failed.
In fact, thinking about it, Zhang Yan himself was too careless. After revealing the Kongming Lantern and the Bagua Formation, he also tried his best to move closer to the so-called "Miscellaneous Learning Lineage" to find cover. How could Lin Zedong or General Song Qinghe be so easy after this move? Let him go?
But maybe I don’t want to do things too badly. Moreover, the layout of the Bagua array around the sentry has not yet been completely completed, so Lin Zedong took the initiative to find Zhang Yan and gave him a high salary as appeasement. And he was given the position of team leader. You should know that the team leader of Youtanqi is half a level higher than the average team leader, which is already considered a great preferential treatment.
"Actually, according to your current merits, Zhang Yan, it is enough to give you the title of a casual official. But your previous status as a criminal soldier no longer allows us to give you any position with a title. But you Don’t worry, in terms of salary, we will stick it on you in the form of demon tendons, so you won’t have to work in vain.”
Faced with Lin Zedong's words, what could Zhang Yan say? As long as his mind is not broken, he will not say a word with negative emotions to a senior officer holding a knife handle in the army. Even if you don't actually want to stay.
But he replied respectfully: "Thank you for the compliment, sir. I will definitely do my best and live up to your expectations."
Sure enough, seeing Zhang Yan being so respectful, Lin Zedong felt relieved. I thought that forcefully retaining the other party would cause some backlash. After all, people from the miscellaneous school lineage are said to have weird tempers. It is not impossible for them to fall out due to a recruitment order. Lin Zedong even received instructions from Song Qinghe to use tough measures to suppress Zhang Yan if necessary.
Now that I see it, everyone is happy that it went smoothly.
"It's best if you can stay with peace of mind. At present, the Bagua array at the sentry has begun to bear fruit. The monsters are frightened and dare not step into it. This has greatly reduced the battle damage at the sentry. No one has died in more than ten days. Yes. This is all your credit. General Song has also spoken. In addition to regularly controlling the layout and maintenance of the Bagua array, you no longer need to go to the battle array.
In addition, if you have any needs, you can directly ask the quartermaster in Qili. If you are not available in Qili, you can also go directly to the supply camp and ask. The army will try its best to meet your requirements.
However, if you have any good ideas about the military, or things like the Kongming Lantern and the Bagua Formation, you should tell them immediately. Understand? "
"My subordinate understands."
After leaving Lin Zedong's tent, Zhang Yan didn't need to go back to the previous Datongpu to rest for the first time. Now he was not only a bare-bones team leader, but also had his own separate tent. Lin Zedong even assigned him an auxiliary soldier who was dedicated to "taking care of" him, and he had someone to help him with all the chores.
Zhang Yan was not dissatisfied at all with the extra person next to him who was constantly watching him. Do whatever you need to do without fear of being looked at by the other party.
What's there to be afraid of? Just because you've seen it doesn't mean you understand it.
For example, Zhang Yan went to the quartermaster and asked for more yellow paper and cinnabar, covering almost the entire inside of his tent. He didn't stop until he could no longer feel the benefit brought by adding the Soul Gathering Talisman. The stack of spirit gathering talismans has reached its limit. It also allowed Zhang Yan's breathing technique "Sky Sweeping" to be as effective as he could achieve so far. And who else knows what he is doing except himself?
In the next six months, Zhang Yan stayed in his tent and devoted himself to practice, except for visiting various sentry points as scheduled to maintain the Thorn Tengqiang and the Bagua array. Based on the changes in the Wanxiang Pearl on his chest, he felt that the day when the Wanxiang Pearl would be awakened was coming soon.
One day, Zhang Yan, who was sitting cross-legged in a tent meditating, suddenly felt the Wanxiang Bead on his chest vibrate violently, followed by a warm breath that penetrated his skin and spread all over his body.
At the same time, a mysterious enlightenment, like a change in consciousness, suddenly created a bridge in his mind, and the other end of the bridge was the Wanxiang Pearl on his chest...
