Thunder roars!
Huge thunder echoed between heaven and earth, and the sky was filled with heavy clouds.
Lightning flashed across the sky, accompanied by heavy rain, rushing towards the world.
Under the rain, the whole world was dark and filled with depression. Waves of sobs were heard in the storm, as if crying out the cruelty of this troubled world.
The climate of Qixingzhou is humid and it rains all year round. As one of the thirteen states of Cangyan Territory, although it is only a small marginal island, it has a vast territory and abundant resources.
There are three major sects in Qixingzhou.
They are—
Feiyuan Palace, Seven Star Gate, Red Tiger Sect.
Among them, Feiyuan Palace is not only the strongest sect among the three major sects, but also the ruling force of the entire Qixing State.
The Seven Stars Sect and the Red Tiger Sect are both merely affiliated sects of the Feiyuan Palace.
The Red Tiger Sect is located in the southern part of Qixingzhou.
The sect was built on a huge mountain, with buildings surrounding the mountain, which is very magnificent.
The mountainside serves as the boundary, forming a dividing line that divides the entire sect into the upper sect and the lower sect.
The outer disciples are all located in the lower sect below the mountainside.
Only the inner disciples and the core disciples are qualified to enter the upper sect.
This is also the reason why Xiao Shi has never seen an inner disciple in the sect for so long.
The three major sects, in addition to their own sects, also control some cities.
Jinyun City, as the main city governed by the Red Tiger Sect, has always been prosperous under the management of the Red Tiger Sect.
There are not many cities in the entire Qixing Province.
Every city is extremely important.
Especially in such troubled times, being able to live in the city is undoubtedly the goal and dream of many people.
After all, compared to the disorderly wilderness, although there may be fighting and death in the city, it is undoubtedly much safer than the danger and chaos outside.
So living in the city has become the dream of many people.
Many people come into the city every day, and many people don’t want to leave after they arrive.
only…
Every city has its own rules.
You can't stay just because you want to.
When Xiao Shi and other outer disciples arrived at Jinyun City, it was already afternoon.
As soon as he entered the city, Xiao Shi heard the hustle and bustle of the city.
Even on rainy days.
The entire Jinyun City was also very lively.
The person who was in charge of leading these outer disciples to Jinyun City this time was a short, round-faced man from the upper sect.
He seems to be an elder of the upper sect.
After entering Jinyun City, he led everyone all the way to a magnificent building.
This building is located in the center of Jinyun City and is very conspicuous.
The overall color of the building is dark and filled with coldness.
Although it was in a busy city, no pedestrians approached. They all walked around it, as if there was something terrifying here that made them afraid to approach.
Above the gate of the building, there is a plaque with three large, cold black characters on it.
Night watchman!
At this time, at the door of the Night Patrol, there was a young man in black. After seeing Xiao Shi and his group, he immediately stepped forward and greeted the round-faced elder with great respect.
The round-faced elder nodded.
He glanced at Xiao Shi and others behind him and said indifferently.
"This is the Night Patrol Department, and this is where you will be assigned. You will be assigned here for three years. After three years, whether you can be promoted to an inner sect disciple will depend on your luck."
After the round-faced elder finished speaking, he had a brief handover with the young man in black, and then left without staying here for long.
"Come with me."
The young man in black waved to everyone and led them into the Night Watch Department.
The Night Watch Department is quite spacious.
On the way, Xiao Shi and his friends also saw some night patrolmen.
These night watchmen all wore uniform black clothes and wide black hats on their heads. Most of them had indifferent expressions and walked in a hurry.
As they passed by Xiao Shi and the others, the powerful energy emanating from these night watchmen clearly showed that their cultivation was basically between the sixth and seventh levels of the martial arts realm.
Usually, the specific cultivation level of a warrior who has entered the martial realm is judged mainly by the strength of his qi and blood, in addition to fighting.
Each level of entering the martial realm corresponds to a different strength of qi and blood.
The higher the level, the stronger your qi and blood.
Although this judgment method is not 100% accurate, the error will not be too large.
Unless the other person has some kind of treasure that can hide his Qi and blood, or has undergone body refining, which has compressed his Qi and blood after successful refining, his true Qi and blood will not be displayed.
But both of these situations are extremely rare.
“So strong!”
After feeling the blood and energy fluctuations of these night watchmen, many outer disciples exclaimed in surprise in low voices.
Moving forward along the way, after passing several attics and small paths, Xiao Shi and his group were soon brought to a square.
In the center of the square, there were four figures sitting on chairs, quietly waiting for everyone to arrive.
As you get closer.
Everyone immediately felt an incredibly astonishing fluctuation of energy and blood from these four people!
Far beyond the night watchmen I had seen before!
The one sitting on the far left was a lazy purple-haired woman, about twenty years old, with fair skin, a cold temperament, and a high ponytail. One of her long, straight legs was resting on the chair, swaying gently. She only glanced at the outer disciples who had arrived and paid no more attention to them.
Sitting second from the left is a gray-haired old man.
The old man had narrow eyes and a black spot on his face. He was serious and seemed very stern. He looked at the outer disciples seriously.
The third one was a tall, middle-aged man with a square face.
He is at least two meters tall.
Sitting there he was like an iron tower, and his gaze towards the many outer disciples was also very serious.
Sitting on the far right was a young man with a smile on his face and squinty eyes. He looked very interested and seemed to be very interested in these new outer disciples.
"Four captains, they are the outer disciples who have come to report."
The young man in black who brought Xiao Shi and the others over spoke respectfully to the four people in front.
Following his words.
Everyone realized that the four people in front of them were the four captains of the Night Patrol.
The night patrol team is mainly divided into four teams: A, B, C, and D.
Each team has a captain.
His position in the Night Watch Department is second only to the Chief.
"Don't waste time, let's get started."
The purple-haired woman, the captain of Team A, said impatiently.
"yes."
The young man in black nodded.
He took out the jade slip that he had received from the round-faced elder and looked at the outer disciples.
"Now, whoever's name I called, please come forward."
"Ding Yan."
In the crowd.
An obese boy walked to the front nervously.
Everyone's eyes were immediately focused on this obese young boy.
With so many eyes focused on him, the fat boy couldn't help but become even more nervous.
The young man in black looked at the jade slip and read.
"Ding Yan, 16 years old, number of missions completed: five! Three of them were level 5 missions, one was level 4 mission, and one was level 3 mission."
Upon hearing this, the four captains in front, the gray-haired old man who was the captain of Team B, and the two-meter-tall burly man who was the captain of Team C, all nodded slightly.
“It’s pretty standard.”
"It's OK."
The captain of Team C hesitated for a moment and spoke in a muffled voice.
"Come to my team C."
"… yes!"
The fat boy named Ding Yan nodded obediently, stood behind the captain of Team C, and joined Team C.
This is the routine for every batch of outer disciples who come to the Night Patrol Department.
The four captains will be selected based on the missions they have performed in the past and their strength and cultivation.