Looking at the rolling barracks, Shangguan Fei'er looked at Zhou Weiqing, "Zhou Xiaopang, which barracks should we choose to go to?"
Zhou Weiqing said: "It doesn't matter where you go, just find the nearest one."
The two put away the devil horse and strode towards the nearest military camp.
When they got closer, they found that there was a special building outside the barracks about every 500 meters. The building is circular and looks quite large, covering an area of 100 meters in diameter, but the structure of the building is very simple, it is just repaired from big stones, and there is no roof on it. It's just that I can't see what's going on inside. There are many soldiers coming in and out of this prototype building.
Zhou Weiqing's heart moved, this should be the so-called fighting arena.
The distance to the barracks was gradually approaching, and suddenly, a group of ten light cavalry in the diagonal stab rushed over like lightning, and did not stop until they approached.
These light cavalry are all in light leather armor, with a saber on their waist and a longbow on their backs. Two pots of feathered arrows hang on each side of the saddle. Even the heads of the horses are protected by leather armor. The blue military uniforms unique to the empire looked heroic, with a strong aura of toughness.
"Stop." The lead light cavalry shouted to Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Fei'er, "The barracks is an important place, don't get close."
Zhou Weiqing quickly put on his simple and honest smile, "Brother, we are here to join the army."
"Join the army?" The light cavalryman looked him up and down a few times, nodded, and said, "Looking at your figure, you're not bad, but he's a little short." The one he said was a little short was naturally the slender Shangguan Mayfair is gone.
Shangguan Fei'er had never been commented on like this since she was a child, so she was suddenly furious, but before she could get angry, Zhou Weiqing hurriedly grabbed her little hand and squeezed it lightly.
Even though Shangguan Fei'er knew that Zhou Weiqing was reminding her, her heartbeat still accelerated a lot when he held her little hand. Zhou Weiqing's hand was very hot, the palm was thick, and being held by him, for some reason, Shangguan Fei'er felt very relieved, and swallowed the words that came to his mouth.
"You follow us." The light cavalry turned his horse's head and walked slowly towards the barracks. Zhou Weiqing hurriedly pulled Shangguan Fei'er to follow. speed up.
Under the escort of this team of light cavalry, they quickly came to the nearest circular building, and the light cavalry stopped and got off their horses.
"Brothers from the Sixteenth Division, who is there?" He called out towards the entrance of the circular building.
Immediately, three or four people came out from inside. They are also infantry, but they are also wearing leather armor, but it is much thicker, and the weapons in their hands are also spears instead of light cavalry swords.
"What's the matter?" A tall infantryman greeted him.
The light cavalryman pouted in the direction of Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Fei'er, and said, "These two young men want to join the army. I'll leave it to you."
The tall infantryman laughed and said, "Thank you. Come with me." While speaking, he waved to Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Fei'er.
At this time Zhou Weiqing had already let go of Shangguan Fei'er's hand. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, they were two men. Wouldn't it be misleading to be arguing
Zhou Weiqing was a little excited to sign up in this circular building, and hurriedly followed. What caught his attention was that those infantrymen naturally surrounded the two of them in the middle, and it seemed that they were not at ease with them.
As soon as they stepped into the circular building, Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Fei'er suddenly felt an extremely warm aura emanating from it.
The layout of this circular building can be said to be very simple, surrounded by iron frames from low to high, the structure is very strong, but it is too simple. But this time it was full of people. There is a large open space in the center. Except for a circular platform of about 30 square meters in the central area, which is made of stone repairs, the rest of the area is divided into ten areas. At this time, different people are fighting there. .
The cheers were deafening, some were cheering, some were yelling, and more were inaudible shouts.
Even when Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Fei'er came here, their emotions were infected, and they felt like their blood was boiling.
The tall infantryman who brought them in smiled and said: "How is it? Our fighting arena is not bad. Come on, come and sign up first. If you are interested in playing in the arena, we welcome you. The most respected by our Sixteenth Division It's the warrior."
While speaking, he led the two of them to a place with several desks at the edge of the arena, went straight to the back and sat down, took out a thick book from under the desk and opened it.
"One by one, names."
"Zhou Xiaopang." Zhou Weiqing still used his pseudonym. The next thing is a simple registration, Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Fei'er both registered their nationality as the Zhongtian Empire.
The registration was soon over, and the tall soldier handed two very crude iron number plates to them, saying: "Okay, from now on, you are members of our Sixteenth Division. There are some points that need attention. Let me tell you first. Our Sixteenth Division belongs to the Seventh Army of the Empire, and we have reorganized ten battalions. Although you have joined the army now, you must be assigned according to your ability. If your ability is too weak, you will be assigned as a It is also possible to fire the army. So, you have to work hard."
"The assessment for joining the army is very simple. Later, you will each participate in a primary competition in the fighting arena. If you win, you will be considered to have passed the assessment. If you can win a few more games, you may become a better soldier. Participate in recruit training. The best ones are of course heavy cavalry, but that requires training."
Zhou Weiqing asked curiously: "Brother, can you tell us about the rules of the Doujun Arena? When I was in Tianbei City, I heard that if you can get good results in the Doujun Arena, you can be a Where's the officer?"
The tall soldier smiled, glanced at him with some disdain, and said: "Brother, it is not so easy to become an officer. In our military arena, I don't know how many people hope to take this shortcut to reach the sky in one step, but they really succeed. But there are very few of them. Since you want to know, then I will tell you. The situation of each division’s fighting arena is similar.”
"As you have seen, our fighting arena is divided into ten small fields and the central field. Anyone can participate in the small field outside. It is the preliminary competition I just mentioned. Only those who win ten consecutive games in the preliminary competition Only those who are qualified to challenge upwards are allowed to use weapons in all competitions. After winning ten games, they can also directly become a small team leader. The next step is the intermediate challenge. In the fighting arena of our division, there are two The ten mid-level challengers will compete with those who have won ten preliminary rounds by drawing lots. If the challenger can defeat five mid-level challengers, then he can directly become a squadron leader. That is to control a hundred people! ! And has the right to challenge the head of our division. Do you understand?"
Zhou Weiqing said: "Then what if you win the chief challenger? You will be able to become the battalion commander."
The tall soldier laughed and said, "Young man, don't aim too high, you still want to win the chief challenger? Stop dreaming. Let's go, I will take you to the preliminary round."
Under the leadership of the tall soldier, Zhou Weiqing and the two followed him to one of the ten preliminary competition venues. The tall soldier stopped and said: "In the preliminary competition, you can get a silver coin as a reward for winning a game. Players can bet, but they can only bet one silver coin at a time, and spectators cannot bet. Do you understand?"
Zhou Weiqing nodded and said, "Understood."
The tall soldier said: "Then you wait, I will arrange for you to go on stage as soon as possible, get ready first, let me remind you, our brothers here have all experienced the test of blood and fire, and they are not so easy to deal with."
Next to the preliminary competition field, there were a few people who were in charge of the organization. Two of them wore helmets on their heads, a chain mail armor, and red feathers on the helmets.
The military ranks of the Zhongtian Empire can be distinguished from the feathers on the top of their heads. According to the colors of the rainbow, from low to high, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, blue and purple, the squadron leader has the lowest feathers. In other words, the two with red feathers on their helmets were low-ranking officers of the two squadron leaders.
The tall soldier reported to the two officers respectfully, and one of the officers nodded, as if saying something.
After a while, the tall soldier returned to Zhou Weiqing and the two, saying: "Come with me."
At this time, it happened to be an interval between games. The previous game in this preliminary field had just ended, and the field was vacant.
The tall soldiers brought Zhou Weiqing and the two squadron leaders to the two squadron leaders. These two soldiers with the rank of squadron commanders looked about thirty years old, and they were very burly. Qun and the others are so exaggerated, but they are almost the same as Zhou Weiqing.
Seeing Zhou Weiqing's robust figure, the two squadron leaders nodded in unison, and one of them said, "Let's try it next. The next two brothers, play with the newcomers, be gentle, and don't hurt these two recruits. "
Zhou Weiqing winked at Shangguan Feier, Shangguan Feier naturally understood what he meant, he was reminding himself not to show too much ability. After glaring at him, he walked into the preliminary competition venue first.
Seeing the slender Shangguan Fei'er who left the field first, the squadron leader on the left nodded and said, "That's right, courage is commendable. Give him a protective gear."