Fire Monster

Chapter 17 Bounty Mission
"Hello, Yangmao, Erya, long time no see."

Zhao Guanshan grinned and tried to break free from Yang Mao's hand, but failed. This guy's hand seemed to be made of steel bars. The whole person standing there was like a huge stone lion, pressing him so hard that he could not move.

This guy not only cultivated three breaths of pure yang energy, but also completed the engraving of his natal talisman. In comparison, he is just a little weakling.

Liu Erya next to Yang Mao stood there expressionlessly watching the fun. Having been admitted to the military department, she was equally strong.

She is actually Zhao Guanshan's neighbor, childhood friend and potential childhood sweetheart.

After they were four years old, their mother had to go to work, leaving them locked in the small hut to cry. When they were tired of crying, they would fall asleep, and when they woke up, they would chat with each other, so they didn't feel lonely.

Then, during the first stage of their studies at the Taoist Academy, the three of them always advanced and retreated together, but in the second stage, Zhao Guanshan chose the liberal arts, while the other two of them rushed all the way down the martial arts path.

As for now, their former friendship no longer exists. Liu Erya is pretty and has a big butt. As the flower in their slum alley, she has long been a stranger to him.

"Actually, I didn't do anything. I just sold some practical materials and bought a bottle of marrow cleansing liquid. I also wanted to save myself."

Zhao Guanshan spoke awkwardly. There was no need to lie. He was just trying to take advantage of the situation and got caught.

"Is that so? Then you did a good job."

Yang Mao suddenly patted Zhao Guanshan on the shoulder. His expression was still gloomy, but he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that a smile flashed quickly at the corner of his mouth, but it was not clear in the dim night.

"So don't go with me to accept the bounty tomorrow. Prepare for the final examination. It would be nice to be a Qi Refiner apprentice."

After Yang Mao finished speaking, he took Liu Erya and left.

"Hey, wait, let me return your three energy storage spirit stones."

Zhao Guanshan hurriedly called out, he bought so many energy storage spirit stones today just intending to return them.

"Well, you take it first."

Yang Mao spoke with great enthusiasm, but was suddenly pinched hard by Liu Erya the next moment, so he immediately took the three energy storage spirit stones from Zhao Guanshan's hand like lightning.

"Ha, just ask when you need anything next time!"

With an awkward laugh, Yang Mao pulled Liu Erya and walked away quickly.

Zhao Guanshan responded with a smile throughout and was not angry. It was not easy for both of them.

Liu Erya is also an orphan. Her father died seven years ago and her mother died three years ago. She has no one to help her, especially since she has a younger brother, so her family’s Chiyin Cottage has to be left to him.

Yang Mao and Liu Erya got married on their own initiative. According to the rules, if they bought the imperial seal cottage, they could only get an interest-free loan for half of the money, and the Governor would not be responsible for the remaining half.

Because if it was an official marriage match, Yang Mao would have to marry only a Qi Refiner apprentice.

As a healthy, excellent, and relatively good-looking martial arts apprentice, Liu Erya has a great chance of marrying a powerful and senior martial arts master whose wife unfortunately died and who has made great contributions.

Anyway, it’s not Yang Mao’s turn.

So they can only rely on their own efforts.

This is also the reason why Yang Mao values ​​Zhao Guanshan’s legacy so much.

The Imperial Sealed Hut, the Imperial Sealed Instruments, and the Eighty-Eighth Grade Marrow Cleansing Spiritual Liquid, these are the three major items for a wedding.

"It's a wartime system!"

Zhao Guanshan sighed slightly. Not to mention Yang Mao, even he would be forced to marry an unknown girl at the age of nineteen.

Unless, he can become a Qi Refiner.

But that was too far away. The most urgent thing for him was to transfer to the military department and complete the graduation examination of the military department.

This was a small step in his destiny.

There was no conversation that night, and Zhao Guanshan's Qigong training was no longer as fast as the previous night. The next morning, he took the Five Spirits Train to the Taoist Temple and went straight to the Military Science Branch. It was much more lively here than usual, because the monthly bounty was like a naked benefit for the students of the Military Science Branch.

Almost all the 8th and 9th grade military students will participate, including some very capable 9th grade liberal arts students, and a small number of bored Taoist students.

The total number is over 10,000.

As soon as Zhao Guanshan entered the gate of the Wuke compound, he saw Song Xiaopang, who had been waiting there for a long time, looking around and scratching his head. In order to earn the ten small coins as a bodyguard fee, he was doing his best.

"Hey, Zhao Guanshan! Here, here."

Fat Song rushed over jogging, as if he was afraid that Zhao Guanshan would be snatched away by someone else, and his face was so happy that it looked like a flower blooming.

"Come on, follow me to sign up. I heard that the bounty mission has changed this time. The reward is higher and the difficulty is greater. But don't worry, I am trustworthy. I won't raise the price, and I can definitely guarantee your safety."

As he said this, Fat Song had already brought Zhao Guanshan to a large public classroom, which had changed a lot compared to yesterday.

The biggest change is that a huge dark pit has appeared in the center of this classroom, leading directly to the underground. A large number of martial arts students were chatting and laughing, and they scanned their identity badges and walked in, giving people the feeling of taking the subway.

"Don't we need to form a team? What is the assessment mechanism for the bounty?"

Zhao Guanshan asked in a low voice.

"Everything is up to you. You can form a team or go it alone. There are teachers from the Taoist Academy to guide you. As for the assessment mechanism, it is said that there have been some changes and it is different from before. You will know in a moment."

Fat Song spoke quickly while pulling Zhao Guanshan to scan his identity badge. He also had time to greet the martial arts students he was familiar with. It was so relaxing.

Zhao Guanshan followed him, walking down the rows of stairs.

The staircase was very long. Even after going down hundreds of steps, there was still no end in sight. Instead, it became darker all around. At this time, most of the martial arts students around took out their imperial oil lamps, and bright flames shone up, just like the twinkling stars in the sky.

"Zhao Guanshan, you have an imperial seal oil lamp, right? Of course, you don't have to take it out, just use mine." Song Xiaopang said, and took out a more exquisitely shaped and smaller imperial seal oil lamp, only the size of an egg, oval in shape, and could be directly embedded in the armor on the shoulder.

This is the advantage of military science students. They have free first-level imperial armor. Of course, if their family has money, they can also buy second-level imperial armor themselves.

Zhao Guanshan watched silently, as if he had come to a new world.

However, he also noticed that the core of the light emitting from the imperial oil lamps of these martial arts students was a set of talismans, which used energy storage spirit stones as energy.

Structurally, it was very different from his old-fashioned imperial oil lamp that had been passed down from generation to generation.

If I have time, I need to study it carefully, especially that flame.

It’s a pity that the Taoist academy’s liberal arts department does not teach knowledge such as how to make and repair imperial seal instruments, so even Zhao Guanshan doesn’t know much about imperial seal oil lamps.

All I know is that it is sold by the Taoist Temple at a very low price, and each family has a quota to purchase it. If there is a martial arts student or a martial arts apprentice in the family, they can purchase an extra one.

Zhao Guanshan was thinking and observing at the same time. After he went down two thousand steps in one breath, his eyes suddenly opened up, because there was another world here.

Just like the world under the earth, there is a space with a height of about 100 meters. In terms of area, it can almost cover the entire ground Taoist temple. At this time, there are tens of thousands of people gathered, but it is still very empty.

A huge, gray-white fireball hung in this space. Although it was not very bright, it could be basically seen clearly. However, the color tone and atmosphere here made him feel as if he had entered the world of a heavy horror movie.

However, those martial arts students were inexplicably excited. They could even feel the energy and blood surrounding their bodies, which was like a furnace, condensed but not emitting.

This is the benefit of cultivating pure yang energy.

On the contrary, Zhao Guanshan felt a cold wind blowing, his back felt cold, his crown felt cold, and goose bumps appeared all over his body.

I'm really not used to it.

Moreover, with so many martial arts students around him, he didn't feel safe at all.

There is no doubt that if he really came here in the weak state he was in the past few days, he would really die here.

(End of this chapter)