"Halt! Who are you?"
When he arrived at the village, Chu Rui realized that the originally bustling village had become extremely quiet. It was still early, but there were many farmers who woke up before dawn to do farm work. Especially on this summer day, they had to wake up early. Otherwise, they would not be able to endure the scorching sun later in the day.
As soon as he arrived at the village chief's house, he was blocked by two soldiers in armor. The two of them spoke in a very aggressive tone. Perhaps it was because they were on night watch, but they were disturbed early in the morning. None of them had a good expression.
"We are here to join the army!"
Chu Rui would never be nice to people who looked down on others. However, now was not the time to quarrel with these two pawns. His goal was not only to smoothly bring Goudan 'er out and help him fulfill his three wishes, but also for himself.
Although he did not know which continent the Canglan Empire belonged to, it was obviously not the Tianyun Continent. Now that he was seriously injured, his strength was less than a hundred percent. Moreover, his Primal Chaos Set had lost its spirituality, as if it had been sealed. Moreover, the Six Realms Wheel had fallen into the hands of the Heavenly Demon. As such, it was impossible for him to return to the Tianyun Continent. A few days ago, when he had the strength to open his backpack, he found that there were very few things left in it. It seemed that it had been destroyed in the disaster.
This was obviously the Human Realm, the spiritual energy was very low. If he wanted to cultivate, even with his talent, it would take a long time for him to recover. Not only that, if he wanted to recover to his peak, it would be impossible without the rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth or the nourishment of elixirs. If he stayed in the deep mountains, he did not know how long it would take for him to cultivate to a level where he could break through space. Therefore, he needed to fight, because fighting was the best way to stimulate his potential, especially when he was on the verge of life and death. Moreover, he also needed power and money, because it would bring him heavenly treasures, so that he could recover as soon as possible.
"Join the army?"
Hearing these two words, the eyes of the two soldiers immediately lit up. One must know how critical the current situation of the Canglan Empire was. In the face of such a ferocious demon child, soldiers like them were basically cannon fodder. They simply couldn't harm those terrifying creatures. They could only exhaust their physical strength, and that was the extent of their effect. Joining the army now was equivalent to courting death.
However, now that things had developed to this point, there was no other choice. The higher-ups had given a strict order. Every general who recruited new soldiers had a quota. If the quota was not met, the consequences would be severe. Harsh punishments were needed in troubled times. At that time, even if it was only for this reason, he could still get rid of a general. Their boss was dead, so it was needless to say what happened to the soldiers.
The pawn happily went in to report, but when he came out, there was a deep palm print on his face. Obviously, his boss was very dissatisfied with his behavior of disturbing Qing Meng's dream, and rewarded him with a big slap.
"Who are you? What are your names? Although this general has been ordered to recruit soldiers, not everyone can enter the military camp. Now, as a soldier, you get XX grains and XX taels of salary every month. Moreover, you get to eat your fill and wear warm clothes. The treatment is generous. "
This general was very shameless. Perhaps what he said was the truth, but the benefits and risks were proportional. With these things, what they faced was death. In order to protect the Canglan Empire, the imperial family probably took out their old savings and gave out so much salary. As soldiers, the price they had to pay was their lives. To put it bluntly, this was the money they earned from selling their lives to settle down. And this general, who cheated people to death, was so damn righteous, as if he had given them a great benefit. The meaning behind his words was that he wanted to bribe them. It was really too easy to see through.
"My name is Chu Rui, this is my brother Chu Xiang! … We brothers are mountain hunters, the village chief can testify! "
Chu Rui's expression was indifferent, as if he didn't understand the general's meaning. After saying his name, he didn't say anything else.
"…"
Seeing this group of ruffians, especially this damned so-called general, the super god of plague, not only did he let them eat and drink well, he even took over the village chief's home and used it as a place to rest. What was even more hateful was that this old bastard actually defiled his pure daughter yesterday. As a man and a father, this was simply unbearable. However, as the chief of a village and the chief of a clan, he still endured it. If he risked his life, either his clan or the village would be exterminated. His daughter's innocence was already gone. Was it worth it to risk so many people's lives for it? He had no choice but to swallow it down.
Facing the questioning gaze of this cheap son-in-law, who he wished he could chop with a knife, the village chief's heart was filled with resentment, but he still had to come forward and explain. Originally, Chu Rui and Goudan 'er had taken his and his son's place and were captured and exiled. If Chu Rui's origin was unknown, he would definitely not be accepted. At that time, if there was one less person, would it be him or his only son who would go? Even though he knew Chu Rui's plan, he could only go along with what he said.
The general was still not happy with the proof of identity and did not open his mouth to agree. This was because he had found all the people and could report, but he had not reaped the benefits yet.
"The young people of our village are all supported by the general. In the future, we will go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, protect our country, and achieve great achievements. It is all thanks to the general's kindness today. This is just a small gift to show my respect. I hope the general will kindly accept it! "
Among the people present, except for Goudan 'er who was ignorant of worldly affairs and could not tell what was going on, everyone could see the clues. The village chief felt bitter in his heart. He had no choice but to ask the housekeeper to take out some money and present it to this greedy and lecherous general, wanting to send him away as soon as possible. This was simply a god of plague. Their village was still fine. They fully cooperated and did not say a word. One must know that he had heard that the village 15 kilometers away was exterminated by this group of ruffians who had been driven crazy by the arrival of doomsday. Because of this, after his daughter was humiliated, he still did not say a word. He was afraid of bringing a disaster to his village. In comparison, this little bit of money was nothing.
After pretending to decline, the general finally "reluctantly" accepted the money when the village chief knelt down with a sullen face. After the group of ruffians had breakfast, they brought about ten thousand people from other villages who had just joined the army. The one hundred people from their village left in a grandiose manner.
Twenty days later, this army finally arrived at the governing city of this area — Luo City! However, before this group of people could enter the city, they were attacked by the demon soldiers!
This was … the aura of darkness! As expected, it was that group of demon bastards!
Rui felt a sense of deja vu, and suddenly his heart was in his throat. She had never thought that the Heavenly Demon's hand would stretch so far. After his scheme in the most important central plane of the human world was destroyed, he extended his evil hand to other planes. Damn bastard, his scheme was not small!
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