The corridor was a little quiet, as if even the wind had stopped.
Si Sheng lowered his eyes and looked at the silver wolf in front of him condescendingly.
The words of worry that he had told Xu Sili just now were not false.
The remnants of the Bevat Empire colluding with them were still hiding in the dark, and he really could not protect Lord God all the time.
Even if Lord God could summon him, in a battle between experts, it was usually only a matter of a moment.
Lord God was now in a weakened state, and he did not want to take any risks.
The appearance of this silver wolf gave him some inspiration.
Perhaps he could use the method of contracting with an ancient beast to strengthen the protection around Lord God.
There was a restriction in this world, and except for him, all the experts of the human race were stuck at the two-star level, but the ancient beasts did not have this restriction.
Moreover, the ancient beasts usually had special abilities, just like the silver wolf in front of him.
Space manipulation was a very practical skill when escaping from the enemy's pursuit.
Si Sheng's idea was very simple.
In this world, no one was more important than Lord God, and no one was more honorable than Lord God.
Since this ancient beast had no master, there was no reason to reject it.
If it did not know what was good for it …
The power that could not be controlled should be destroyed.
The aura emitted by Si Sheng was too strong. Only those who had seen this Guardian God who could sweep away thousands of troops could understand how strong his murderous aura was.
Everyone did not dare to speak.
Although Ah Huang's main consciousness was not awake yet, its instincts as a beast made it feel danger.
It clamped its tail, lowered its head slightly, and trembled.
Si Sheng stepped forward.
He looked at Ah Huang and raised his hand slightly. Just as he was about to use the contract spell on it, he heard the young man's somewhat suppressed voice.
"Si Sheng, that's enough."
Si Sheng paused, turned around, and looked at the young emperor behind him.
The young man did not look at him. His lips were tightly pursed, and there was a hint of displeasure in his light purple eyes.
"Janice, take Ah Huang back and clean it up."
He said in a deep voice.
Janice did not dare to be negligent. She quickly walked over and carried Ah Huang.
She was an Elementalist of the Warrior class. Carrying a dog, no, a wolf, was a piece of cake for her.
This time, Ah Huang didn't resist and let Janice hold it obediently. Its big furry tail was clamped tightly, and it shrank its head, looking like a coward.
The Shadow Leopard glanced at it with disdain in its green eyes.
Although she really wanted to cause trouble for Cha Mo, after looking at Si Sheng, Jiu Yue decided to settle down and tried her best to reduce her presence.
The current Master … felt very dangerous!
Xu Sili watched as Janice picked up Ah Huang and called for Little Ash. They quickly ran back into the room. Only then did he look away.
"Let's go to Mercenary Town."
He turned and walked towards the open space outside.
After taking a few steps, she heard some movement behind her — Si Sheng had followed her.
"Da — — Da — —"
It was the sound of military boots hitting the ground.
Xu Sili did not say anything. He silently walked into the courtyard and looked at the Shadow Leopard lying on the ground obediently. It was huge, but very docile.
He did not climb up immediately. Instead, he turned around and looked at the silent Si Sheng.
The man lowered his eyes slightly. The hair in front of his forehead fell and covered his eyes.
Xu Sili sighed in his heart.
He pursed his lips and hesitantly raised his hand to gently push the light golden hair away.
Si Sheng was slightly stunned.
He looked up and met the young man's light purple eyes.
The young man paused for a moment and continued to help him tidy up his bangs. This action was actually … a little intimate.
Xu Sili did not think too much. He felt that this was what he wanted to do, so he just did it.
"I know you did it for me."
He retracted his hand and said softly, "But you can't force a melon to be sweet. Besides, not just any Ancient beast can form a contract with me."
"Although the silver wolf's space manipulation ability is special, it is very injured now. If you want to heal it, you might have to pay a price."
"Like you said, it is too weak now."
"Moreover, its main consciousness is in hibernation. Only its subconscious … Who knows what kind of personality its main consciousness has? Jiu Yue is not on good terms with it, so it is not suitable. "
Xu Sili patiently explained to him.
He would remember those who were really good to him.
In this world, he was all alone. He had no family or friends. In fact, the closest person to him was Si Sheng.
Regardless of whether he had ulterior motives for being good to him, he still … owed him a favor.
Si Sheng felt it.
The barrier between him and the Lord God seemed to have loosened a little.
His heart throbbed involuntarily.
He looked at the young man in front of him and could not control his emotions.
"Yes …"
Si Sheng's voice trembled slightly. He paused and took a deep breath. "I have not thought it through."
Xu Sili smiled slightly and reached out to pat him on the shoulder.
"It's okay. Don't be so scary next time. I think Little Ash was about to cry just now."
Si Sheng pursed his thin lips and did not say anything to refute.
After explaining clearly, Xu Sili did not care about him anymore. He grabbed the shadow leopard's neck and rode on its back.
After sitting firmly, he patted the leopard's head.
Come to think of it, it was unexpected that Jiu Yue could talk.
Could all ancient beasts talk?
While Xu Sili was wondering, Si Sheng jumped on the shadow leopard's back and sat behind him.
He was already used to Si Sheng's scent.
At this moment, he naturally leaned into Si Sheng's arms and found a more comfortable position for himself.
Si Sheng carefully hugged him, and his mind moved slightly.
The shadow leopard received the order and grew a pair of shadow wings again. It flapped its wings and flew into the blue sky.
Xu Sili looked at the scenery below. After flying a few times, he was no longer as excited as before. He raised his wrist and sent a message to Janice.
Since Little Ash was staying in the palace, he could not let it go to waste. He told her to stay at Xiao Qiong's place tonight. After all, Xiao Qiong's bedroom was quite big.
He wanted to increase the density of the elements in Xiao Qiong's body and let the two little guys cultivate their relationship.
After sending the message, Xu Sili felt a little bored.
He couldn't help but look at the Shadow Leopard beneath him, stroking its soft short fur. He thought of something and asked,
He thought of something and asked, "Jiu Yue, did you know Cha Mo before?"
The shadow leopard did not expect him to talk to it. It paused for a moment and saw that Si Sheng did not respond. It then said, "Yes, I would recognize that guy even if he turned into ashes!"
"Seems like you have a deep grudge?"
Xu Sili raised his eyebrows.
The shadow leopard was silent for a while before it said, "Some unpleasant things happened. I haven't seen him in a long time. I didn't expect him to still be alive, but seriously injured and weak."
At this point, it cursed again.
"Hmph, serves him right!"
Seems like they really have a deep grudge …
Xu Sili nodded. Seeing that Jiu Yue did not want to talk about the unpleasant past, he did not ask in detail.
At this time, they flew over the inner city wall and entered the outer city.
The outer city's slums were still the same.
The densely packed low buildings and the people at the bottom of the society were as busy as ants.
Xu Sili took a few glances and then retracted his gaze.
They continued north towards the outer city gate and prepared to go to Mercenary Town.
During this time, Xu Sili lowered his head and saw a long line of people walking on the only main road in the outer city.
It was the group of Elementalist College apprentices.
There were more than a hundred people in the line, and it looked like a mighty group.
With so many people and so far away, the favorability tag was not very useful. Xu Sili could not see where Li Zheyu was, but he thought that guy would not dare to disobey.
Moreover, he was originally a student of Elementalist College, so he should care about these juniors.
At this time, his communication device vibrated.
It was from Li Zheyu.
Speak of the devil.
He had sent a message to ask about the situation of the students in the palace, and now he had replied.
[Li Zheyu]: Your Majesty, there are no problems for the time being. We should be able to arrive on time.
Xu Sili looked at the team below.
It was true that there were no problems, but it was uncertain whether they would be able to arrive on time.
It was getting late.
"Captain, will we be able to make it in time?"
Below, sitting in a carriage pulled by an interstellar beast, a long-haired girl looked up at the sky and asked worriedly.
"There will be no problems. Don't worry."
Su Ye smiled. His smile was warm and bright, giving people a sense of security.
The girl was affected by his smile and calmed down a little. Feeling the bumpy carriage, she could not help but mumble, "Gu Lie and the others should be here already, right?"
In order to wait for the remaining students who had not yet taken the test, and because there was not enough transportation, they split into two groups.
The first group set off early, led by vice-captain Gu Lie.
He was born in a noble family, and his family was rich. He immediately borrowed a large hover car and left with 60 to 70 people.
These 60 to 70 people were naturally close to Gu Lie, and their families were all very well-off. They were either old nobles or new nobles who had risen in recent years.
The social class distinction between nobles and commoners started when they were still students.
The remaining 100 people could only rent carriages.
Not every family could afford a hover car, and now that the Star Alliance was no longer supporting the Roland Empire, even if they had money, they could not buy one.
The carriage they took was pulled by an interstellar beast called the Wind Horse. After many years of domestication, this interstellar beast had become very gentle, and it was a very important transportation tool in the city.
The Wind Horse was not slow. It took about half a day to go from the inner city to Mercenary Town, but it could only carry five people at a time.
Including the students who passed the test later, the first batch of Elementalists who were delayed from the test had a total of 188 people.
When Vice Principal Chrissy received the final data, her expression was very ugly.
Su Ye was also shocked.
One hundred and eighty-eight people. Just the students of the four age groups had detected so many of them. Behind them were the juniors from five to fourteen years old.
It was hard to imagine how many Elementalists the Empire would have lost if Su Lin did not fight bravely, and without His Majesty's wisdom.
Gu Lie took a total of 65 students, and there were 123 left.
All of them were transported by interstellar beast carriages to Mercenary Town, which required 25 carriages. It was very difficult to organize so many carriages in such a short time.
Fortunately, His Majesty did not restrict them, and did not say that they could not ask for help.
Vice Principal Chrissy helped them.
However, because this was His Majesty's test, she did not completely pave the way for them. She only provided them with contact information.
Su Ye mobilized his teammates and tried to find all the carriages. Everyone was racing against time, including the students who passed the test later.
They had all watched the video of His Majesty's speech.
They were a group of 15 or 16 years old children. After watching the video, their feelings of loss and despair turned into passion.
They were going to Mercenary Town! They were going to serve His Majesty!
The journey was long and tiring, but they were full of hope.
However, as the sky darkened, everyone became more and more nervous and anxious.
They had to reach Mercenary Town before the sun set!
Could they really make it now?
Su Ye looked at the time and said, "Gu Lie and the others left earlier than us. They should be here by now."
"Captain, if Gu Lie and the others arrive, do you think they will send a hover car to pick us up?"
At this time, the girl whispered.
Su Ye paused. Because of the battle for the captain position, his relationship with Gu Lie was a little tense. He could not be sure if Gu Lie would consider the big picture …
However, very soon, a commotion came from the front of the team. Then, the team slowly came to a stop.
Su Ye frowned slightly. "What happened in front?"
He was in charge of bringing up the rear and was sitting in the last carriage. He did not know what was happening in front of the team.
When the speed of the carriage slowed down to a certain extent, Su Ye comforted the other students, then quickly jumped off the carriage and ran to the front of the team.
He had half a star strength and worked hard on his physical training, so his speed was much faster than ordinary people.
Soon, he rushed to the front of the team.
"Reid, what happened?" He asked the student in charge of the front row while observing the surroundings.
Reid was a brown-haired young man with a few freckles on his face. He looked ordinary, but he was quite smart.
When he saw Su Ye, he quickly pointed in front and said, "Su Ye, look over there! It looks like Gu Lie's hover car! "
Su Ye saw it too.
He thought that Gu Lie and the others had driven the hover car back to pick them up after reaching the town.
However, when the team slowly approached, they found that the hover car was parked by the side of the road. There was not a single student in the car, only the driver was squatting by the side of the road and smoking.
Su Ye frowned and jumped off the carriage to ask the driver about the situation.
He was wearing the Elementalist College uniform, so the driver recognized him and quickly said, "There was no more energy in the middle of the journey. Young Master Gu and the others could not wait, so they walked."
"Continue forward. You should be able to catch up to them."
Su Ye was stunned. They ran out of energy in the middle of the journey? His expression was a little ugly. He quickly returned to the team and asked the carriage to speed up.
His Majesty had said that not a single person could be missing!
Not to mention whether they could arrive on time, if something happened to these students on the way, he would be held responsible!
These people, especially Gu Lie's team, were all noble young masters and young ladies. Many of them might not even walk through the entire inner city, let alone walk out of the city.
Moreover, Gu Lie was impulsive. He did not know if he could safely send the students to Mercenary Town.
"Driver, please go faster. We need to arrive before sunset."
Su Ye urged the coachman with an anxious expression.
The driver at the front waved his whip and said leisurely, "Young Master, don't worry. We will definitely arrive before sunset."
"We have been going back and forth on this road for more than ten years. We are very experienced."
Su Ye did not say anything. He knew that the drivers were very experienced, but he could not handle it. There might be 65 more people later!
They only had 25 carriages, which meant that each carriage had to have two to three more people. This kind of heavy load would definitely reduce the speed of the carriages.
He could only pray that Gu Lie and the others had safely arrived at Mercenary Town. Otherwise, they would be in trouble.
Xu Sili, who was hidden in the sky, also noticed the problem.
He could see further than Su Ye and the others. Because of the Favorability System, he could see a bunch of die-hard fans floating not too far away from Su Ye and the others.
They were very eye-catching in his eyes.
Xu Sili looked at this scene with interest.
He could tell the difference between these two groups of students at a glance.
Levitating carriages and interstellar beast carriages were clearly two different classes of existence.
He actually did not want to see this difference.
Because of his relationship with Niya, he knew that the nobles had deep prejudice against the commoners.
The inherent concept of the nobles could not even surpass Niya's sense of responsibility as a doctor to her patients. This was very uncomfortable.
In the eyes of a doctor, gender might not even be recognized, let alone class.
Xu Sili did not want this class concept to be brought to the students, especially this group of young elementalist apprentices.
He had said that they were a team.
If they dared to bring the bad habits of the nobles and commoners into the team and corrupt the overall atmosphere, Xu Sili would not let them off easily.
Although he would be in trouble if the students were late, because he had given a death order. Not one could be missing. If one was missing, all of them would leave.
However, if these students did not experience any setbacks on the way, it would not be the purpose of setting up this mission.
Perhaps, they could improve their relationship through this ordeal. Wasn't this a good opportunity?
At the same time, this was also a time to test the abilities of the two captains.
If the two captains only had strength and did not have leadership skills, then sorry, he could only let the capable one take the lead.
"Si Sheng, do you think they can reach Mercenary Town on time?" Xu Sili looked at the carriage team gradually approaching the walking team in front of them and could not help but ask.
Si Sheng glanced down and nodded. "Yes."
"Hmm? You trust them so much? "
"According to the calculation of the distance, there should be no problem, as long as they do not drop the ball."
Xu Sili smiled and lowered his head to look down.
While they were talking, the two groups of students had already met. He even saw Gu Lie's iconic red hair. He and the black-haired Su Ye had met.
These two people did not seem to get along well …
Xu Sili rubbed his chin. "Alright, since Li Zheyu is guarding them, we will not watch."
It did not make sense for him, the emperor, to personally protect this group of students. They would all be his subjects in the future.
"This is the first test for them. Whether they can complete it or not, and how well they complete it, will depend on this group of children."
"Let's go, we will go to Mercenary Town first."
Xu Sili did not have the interest to continue watching.
Hearing this, the shadow leopard roared at the sky. It was full of vigor, but halfway through, it suddenly froze.
No, it could not roar, in case the students below heard it …
It carefully listened to the movements on its back. When it did not hear what the little emperor said to its master, it secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
The shadow leopard flapped its wings and increased its speed as it flew towards Mercenary Town.
Its speed was very fast, and there were no obstacles in the air.
The journey was smooth, and in a short while, it reached the entrance of the town. Under Xu Sili's request, the shadow leopard bent down and finally landed in front of the town.
Here, Xu Sili unexpectedly saw Niya.
The disaster victims who had been affected by the three-star beasts' rampage were mostly settled in the open space outside the town. They had set up temporary tents and were waiting for the town to be rebuilt before moving back.
At this time, the disaster area, which was originally quiet and even a little deathly still, suddenly became a little noisy.
"Everyone, listen up! Not only did His Majesty send Elementalists to rebuild the town, but he also sent the Royal Water Healing Division to treat the wounded. The Water Healing Division has arrived. "
"Everyone can be saved!"
A figure held a loudspeaker and shouted at the thousands of wounded lying in the disaster area.
When his voice fell, those who could walk dragged their sick bodies out of the tents one by one. When they saw the old mayor holding a loudspeaker and shouting, they could not help but look at each other.
An old woman with a hunched back and a walking stick walked towards the old mayor. Trembling, she asked, "Mayor, is what you said true? Is there really a Water Healing Division coming to save us? "
"Of course it's true!"
The old mayor said loudly to ensure that the people around him could hear. At this time, his face was flushed red, and he was so excited that he danced with joy. There was no trace of his usual steady appearance.
"Do you see over there? The Water Healing Division's tent will be set up soon!"
The mayor looked at the old woman and said joyfully.
"I know that your son is from the Inferno Mercenary Group. When he fought against the Three-star Beast last time, he suffered serious injuries. He can be saved now!"
During the Three-star Beast's rampage, there were fortunately no deaths, but there were many injured people.
Currently, there were no cases of serious injuries that could not be treated, but some injuries would be troublesome if dragged on.
For example, this old woman's son. One of his legs was frozen by the Frost Beast. Although it thawed later, he had lost feeling and was now facing the danger of amputation.
Amputation was absolutely fatal for a mercenary who had to fight at the frontlines.
In fact, he would not be able to live like a normal person in the future. He might not be able to do some work.
For a family that was not rich to begin with, this was simply one disaster after another. It could be said to be an extremely heavy blow.
And now, not only did His Majesty see that they had no home to return to, but he also understood the suffering of the wounded. He actually sent the Royal Water Healing Division over!
The Water Healing Division!
The legendary Water Healing Division that could bring back flesh and bones from the dead!
The Water Healing Division that could snatch people from the hands of the Grim Reaper!
Many of them had never seen an Elementalist in their lives, let alone the Water Healing Division, which had an extremely high status among Elementalists.
In these few short days, the old mayor felt like he was in a dream.
"I heard that this Royal Water Healing Division is the most powerful in the Empire. Her healing skills are well-known throughout the country!"
"And now she's here. She's come to Mercenary Town!"
"This is His Majesty seeing our suffering and empathizing with us!"
The old woman who had inquired had tears streaming down her face as she listened to the mayor's solemn vow.
She looked at the old mayor and said, "His Majesty … His Majesty is really a benevolent monarch!"
"I'll go back now and tell my son this good news. He'll definitely be overjoyed."
After saying that, she walked back with the help of her walking stick.
The old mayor did not stop her. He continued to shout to the people who were walking out of the tent one after another, "All the wounded, according to the number of people who are seriously injured, come first. Those with lighter injuries come later. All of you, line up!"
"Everyone has a chance. Don't crowd!"
"Only those who cooperate with the work arrangements can get the best treatment!"
The wounded were very conscientious.
A large part of them were mercenaries and often worked in teams. They had also been in the army before and understood the importance of obeying orders.
The originally lifeless disaster area suddenly glowed with new vitality, and the noise rang out again.
Niya's tent was set up. Wearing a plain white dress and a cloak and hood, she walked into the tent, surrounded by maids and guards.
Then, under the organization of the old mayor and a group of soldiers, the wounded lined up and walked into Niya's tent one by one to receive treatment.
It was clearly close to evening, but Mercenary Town was still bustling with activity and full of hope.
Xu Sili watched this scene from afar, and then looked at the light screen that popped up in front of him. The notification of new die-hard fans had refreshed the screen again.
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