Start with a red name

Chapter 184: Harvest Inventory, Specific Arrangements (asking for monthly tickets)
After Qi Mingcheng left, Geng Xuan was still thinking about Xiao Fu and his mother.

Because of the short time and lack of real evidence, Qi Mingcheng simply explained to Geng Xuan what he had learned.

But considering that Xiao Fu's mother had a high concentration of red names, which was almost comparable to the middle-level people in Wuyou Palace, Geng Xuan already had a rough idea of what was going on.

From his personal experience.

Leaving aside the organized evil deeds such as Wuyou Palace and Anleji, let’s just talk about individuals.

In terms of the absolute number of evildoers, it is naturally the practitioners who make up the majority.

Moreover, the higher the level of cultivation, the greater the ability to do evil and the heavier the sins of killing that one will bear.

But if we look at it specifically to individuals, those with low cultivation and low strength, or even those with no cultivation and being just ordinary people, there are still individuals with very strong red names.

Moreover, compared to the evil deeds done by cultivators, the evil they commit is more pure and more challenging to Geng Xuan's cognitive bottom line.

On the whole, the intensity of the red names above a cultivator's head is positively correlated with the strength of his cultivation.

The stronger the strength, the more famous the reputation.

This actually has little to do with the good or evil of a person's nature, but is more influenced by the overall environment.

You kill me, I kill you.

Or be killed.

Either you step on the corpses of losers to gain more resources and obtain higher cultivation and strength.

There are also situations like Jiang Hongyi's, where the armies fought each other, with mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and there was no logic at all.

It would be abnormal if anyone who can get out of this alive does not have a famous reputation.

In comparison, those with low cultivation or even no cultivation have a very strong red name above their heads.

Geng Xuan was basically certain that the sins they committed were mostly earned by wielding their swords at the hands of weaker people.

In Geng Xuan's opinion, the hearts of such people are actually darker.

The situation of Xiao Fu's mother also confirmed his guess.

Outside the Xiao family, looking at the entire Qingyuanji, Xiao Fu's mother is naturally a weak and harmless person with old bones and frail muscles.

But within the Xiao family, with the unconditional support of her filial son, she is the sky of the Xiao family.

It is no exaggeration to say that she holds the power of life and death over the women in the Xiao family's inner chambers.

This is the fact.

In this world, there is no government and no law.

In the "public sphere" outside the family, the situation is relatively better because people can rely on mutual supervision, mutual restraint, and the need for stable order by the forces that dominate this area.

Within the family, there are “black boxes” that are difficult for outsiders to touch and that they have no intention of touching.

The quality of family relationships really depends on "conscience".

It is natural that there are many families that are harmonious and happy, and make it a safe haven in turbulent times.

But it is also common for something horrific to happen that is difficult for outsiders to know for sure.

Because of this, when Geng Xuan selected people, he did not discriminate against them regardless of whether they were old, women, or disabled. He treated everyone present equally.

If possible, Geng Xuan actually wanted to use the same method to "screen" those ordinary people who had no cultivation.

It’s a pity that the workload is really too heavy.

Even if you split him into ten parts, it would still be difficult to accomplish.

"call!"

Geng Xuan let out a breath and relieved the frustration he felt because of the matter involving Xiao Fu and his mother.

I carefully sorted out the gains of the past two days.

Since the stalker was taken out last night, hundreds of lives have been lost directly or indirectly at his hands.

Twenty-one stalkers were killed, and none of them escaped.

It provided him with a total of 398 points of good luck and 45 points of bad luck.

And tonight, when they learned that they would launch a night attack on Wu Yi, the informants who slipped out of Qingyuanji and gave the news died, not counting those who were captured alive. Fourteen people died.

These fourteen people brought him 240 points of good luck and 26 points of bad luck.

Next comes the "main course" of night attack.

Among the mercenaries, there were nine strong men who could refine marrow and five hundred men who could refine bones and blood. None of them survived and all were killed.

There are nine marrow refiners, and each person contributes more than forty-seven points of good fortune.

In total, I gained 430 points of good luck and 60 points of bad luck.

The other 500 mercenaries contributed more than 26 points of good luck per person.

In total, I gained 13,280 points of good luck and 1,345 points of bad luck.

Regardless of whether it is good luck or bad luck, this is the largest amount of income from a single operation since the Yueluyuan operation.

In addition, there were sniper attacks targeting members of the Xu family.

——Geng Xuan now knew that those unarmored riders riding on Xuanyou horses were all from the Xu family of Yuanjing.

The reason is simple. After refining, every group of residual energy captured by the "Flint Bead" will clearly indicate who it came from.

From the handsome middle-aged man who was shot dead by him with a heavy iron-feathered arrow, to the bearded man who was furious and swung the dark red giant hammer to fight him four times, all of them had the surname Xu.

Between these two people, except for a very small number of them, the vast majority of the more than thirty Xuanyou riders who were killed by him like cutting wheat also had the surname Xu.

Knowing this, Geng Xuan naturally no longer had any doubts about their identities and origins.

In addition, he took advantage of the right opportunity to throw a pistol and killed six marrow-refining masters who were standing on the roof of the carriage and confronting him.

Among them, there are people from the Xu family in Yuanjing, as well as people from Baiyuanji and Anleji.

Counting all these people, a total of forty-four people fell into his hands.

Among them, the eight people who were refining marrow contributed more than 37 points of good fortune per person.

The total contribution is 301 points of good luck and 18 points of bad luck.

There are thirty-six non-marrow refining people, and each person contributes more than twenty-one points of good fortune.

The total contribution is 759 points of good luck and 3 points of bad luck.

——This meager contribution of bad luck also proves that this group of people came from the Xu family of Yuanjing.

This means that even if the Xu family of Yuanjing is completely drained, the level of bad luck they can bring to themselves is only this.

In addition, he used two waves of deadly arrows to take away forty-eight lives.

Hong Quan, Xie Hang and others who followed behind him quickly took away 65 people with pistols, hand axes, throwing knives, etc.

These are all warriors from Baiyuanji and Anleji, who are protected in the middle of the team by Xuanyou riders.

These 113 people, with varying levels of cultivation and backgrounds, each contributed more than 19 points of good luck to Geng Xuan.

In total, it brought him 2,204 points of good luck and 190 points of bad luck.

This result was achieved because the forty-eight death arrows shot by Geng Xuan all hit targets with a thicker red mark.

If we only consider the actions of Hong Quan and others, the average number of Hongyun contribution points per person is even lower.

In addition, the Giant Bear Gang also lost 22 gang members in this night raid, and the average luck contribution per person was more than 21 points.

In total, they brought Geng Xuan 463 points of good luck and 35 points of bad luck.

Besides, it is on the main square.

Among the four people he killed personally were Xiao Fu and his mother.

Even if we include Xiao Fu, the "drag" behind the team, the average contribution per person is 34 points of good fortune.

In total, I gained 137 points of good luck and 12 points of bad luck.

Finally, there were some "unpleasant" incidents when Feng Yu and others were gathering all the practitioners in Qingyuanji to the big square, and thirteen more people became sacrifices.

The average per capita contribution was nearly 15 points of good luck, bringing a total of 193 points of good luck and 16 points of bad luck to Geng Xuan.

All summarized.

Since entering Qingyuan Collection, he has gained 18,405 points of good luck and 1,750 points of bad luck.

Add the original balance.

【Lucky: 44510
Black Luck: 3481】

Such a rich harvest was basically brought by night attacks.

In this night raid, seventeen strong men at the marrow refining level died.

Among them, there are some who are in the middle or even late stage of marrow refining.

It can be said that after this attack, the number of people in this team was only reduced by half.

But even without considering the impact on morale, the loss of absolute strength is at least half.

What satisfied Geng Xuan the most was that while achieving such results, he also basically ensured the integrity of the remaining opposing team.

There was not a single case of collapse and escape.

After reviewing the gains from the night raid twice, Geng Xuan's attention fell on an "interesting" point.

If only the red name concentration is used as a measure.

The red names of those cultivators who came from the Xu family of Yuanjing were basically much lighter than those of the Yuanjing mercenaries at the same level of cultivation, as well as the cultivators from Anleji and Baiyuanji.

This is the level of marrow refining.

The same is true for the non-marrow refining level.

This means that the number of lives lost and the sins committed by the Xu family practitioners are relatively small compared to other practitioners at the same level of cultivation.

From a personal perspective, they are undoubtedly much cleaner than those mercenaries who sell their lives for money, and the cultivators who hang around Chiwu Mountain and also risk their lives to earn a future in cultivation.

But Geng Xuan was very clear that the former was far more responsible than the latter two for the current strange situation in Yuanzhou.

If we were to rank the targets that Geng Xuan wanted to attack, the priority of the Yuanjing nobles would definitely be higher than those mercenaries and the cultivators hanging around Chiwu Mountain.

In other words, those "cleaner" individuals are the ones who should be killed more.

This and the insights gained from the trip to Yueluyuan are just like a pair of twins, forming a wonderfully symmetrical relationship.

……

The fifth day, morning.

After resting for just over two hours, Geng Xuan left Qingyuanji with all the Giant Bear Gang members, as well as the 299 new members recruited last night who were considered by everyone to be the "Suicide Squad".

Go to Santongji.

Geng Xuan was accompanied by Fang Jintang and some soldiers from Santongji.

Before leaving, Qi Mingcheng made a promise to Geng Xuan.

"Don't even think of flying out of Qingyuanji, let alone a human being, even a bird!"

Speaking of birds, when Geng Xuan ordered his men to arrest those who leaked the information last night, he also caught three carrier pigeons that flew out of Qingyuanji.

But he did not mention this matter last night, nor did he investigate who released the three pigeons.

Because he didn't want to cause any trouble.

His immediate target was the enemy headed by Wu Yi.

Involving himself in this matter would most likely disperse the already concentrated "exit of disaster", which would not be of any benefit to him.

So, he didn't mention it at all, as if it never happened.

After making the guarantee, Qi Mingcheng reported the results of a recent investigation.

After last night's night attack, the team suffered heavy losses and stopped its plan to move further to Qingyuanji.

They retreated five miles to the north and found a place to camp about fifteen miles north of Qingyuanji.

The total number of Xuanyou horses, still exceeding two hundred, was divided into two groups.

A group of unarmored horses and armored men were guarding the camp.

While building up horsepower, high-pressure control is exercised on the order within the camp.

A group of soldiers, all wearing armor, split into several cavalry teams and patrolled around the camp.

Even if they saw Qingyuanji's reconnaissance team from afar, they would not pursue them, but would just guard the area around the camp closely.

Those practitioners from Baiyuanji and Anleji quickly set up camp under the supervision of both internal and external personnel.

Many pits and trenches were dug on the Qingyuanji side of the camp, and the excavated earth and rocks were used to build a low wall for chevaux de frise.

Acting like a turtle defending its camp.

From one extreme to another.

However, even just through Qi Mingcheng's narration, Geng Xuan could see that after last night's painful blow, the opponent seemed to have grown a lot in an instant.

Although the various responses are still somewhat mechanical and rigid, they seem to be well-organized and very methodical.

Geng Xuan thought to himself that under these circumstances, even if he wanted to replicate last night's results, it wouldn't be that easy.

If we still lead the Xuanyou cavalry to attack the enemy camp at night, the losses will be even greater than last night.

After listening to Qi Mingcheng's report, Geng Xuan said to him:
"It seems that before the new reinforcements arrive, the enemy will be very obedient and will not make any major moves.

In this way, even if I go to Santongji, it won’t affect anything.

...But, can you control the situation in Qingyuanji?" Qi Mingcheng nodded solemnly and said, "No problem!"

Geng Xuan nodded, and immediately set off with the team that was ready.

There were originally 177 Xuanyou horses in the team. Twenty-three were lost in the night attack, but thirty-seven were "taken away" from the opposite side. As a result, there were fourteen more horses.

The number of Xuanyou horses increased to one hundred and ninety-one.

There were originally 180 sets of Xuanyou armor, and with the 50 sets seized last night, the number increased to 230 sets.

Among them, there are more than 20 sets of armor stripped from seriously injured or even dead gang members. Some parts were severely deformed due to attacks by heavy weapons or heavy techniques, and need to be repaired before they can be used again.

The distance between Qingyuanji and Santongji is no more than a hundred miles.

The team set out in the morning, and before noon, the huge team had already entered Santongji.

What happened after entering the Santong Collection was a replica of last night's story in the Qingyuan Collection.

However, among the people traveling together, there were Fang Jintang, the grand master of Santongji, as well as some cultivators from Santongji who returned with him.

In addition, many of the 299 candidates for the "Suicide Squad" selected by Geng Xuan last night were from Santongji.

There are even marrow refining masters who are the leaders of a faction.

In addition, many of the new members of the Giant Bear Gang also came from Santongji.

For these reasons, the whole process went very smoothly without any accidents.

Finally, Geng Xuan selected another sixty-one places from those who stayed behind in Santongji.

——Compared to Qingyuanji, the reason why there are so many fewer people this time is that all the cultivators recruited by Fang Jintang from Santongji have been transferred to Qingyuanji.

This group of people came from Santongji and have met the red name requirements. They are now one of the 299 people.

In addition, Fang Jintang led nearly two hundred light cavalry and followed Wu Youxin from a distance, wanting to observe the actual combat capabilities of the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry from close range.

As a result, a group of them were killed by Geng Xuan, and the rest have now joined the Giant Bear Gang.

This has resulted in the number and strength of the people left in Santongji being far inferior to before.

And these sixty-one places were not determined casually by Geng Xuan.

But the concentration of red names in this 61st candidate is exactly the same as that of the 299th person selected from Qingyuan Collection last night.

As for the next person, the red name above his head is still very strong, but it is a little lighter than that of the 299th person.

In order to ensure that there was no favoritism, Geng Xuan stopped at this step.

From then on, in addition to some key and irreplaceable figures, Geng Xuan selected a total of 360 people from Qingyuanji and Santongji according to the concentration of red names.

After selecting these people, Geng Xuan recruited Feng Yu, Jiang Hongyi, Hong Quan, and Cheng Hui to his side.

——Cheng Hui escorted 120 high-quality shields, followed by Geng Xuan and others, and set off together with the 1,000-strong eastward-bound team led by Fan Hongsheng, Wei Wanzong and others.

After fourteen hours of travel, the group arrived at the Wufang camp near the evening of the 30th of last month.

They had sent messages via carrier pigeons, asking for instructions on the next move.

Geng Xuan asked them to stay in the Wufang camp for the time being and not go north.

Cheng Hui did not send the shield alone to join the rest of the Giant Bear Gang, but continued his mission.

Accompanied by Fan Hongsheng, he took the opportunity to visit the iron shops in the other three markets of "Dongwuji" and confirmed that they all had cooperation experience with Anleji on the forging of Xuanyou iron armor.

Among them, two master craftsmen from the iron shops in the market adopted a similar plan as that of Master Gu.

There was a backlog of "waste" that was not up to standard for making Xuanyou Iron Armor, but it would be a pity to throw it away, so it had been forged into discus.

In addition, there are similar situations in Santong Collection and Qingyuan Collection.

Now, these "wastes" have been turned into three hundred high-quality shields.

For this, the Giant Bear Gang spent 18,000 taels of silver.

Including the 120 shields brought from Kangleji, the Giant Bear Gang now has 420 high-quality shields.

Geng Xuan said to Feng Yu:

"I plan to divide these 360 people into two groups according to their strength."

"Among them, the ninety with the strongest cultivation strength will be added to the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry, and I will lead them personally."

Feng Yu was moved when he heard this and asked:
"Then how should we arrange the Xuanyou riders that we have already selected?"

Geng Xuan said, "We should still cut off the forty-five people at the front and the forty-five people at the back according to their strength."

Feng Yu was stunned at first, but soon he figured out the beauty of it.

Moreover, the more I thought about it, the more I felt that the gang leader's arrangement was very clever.

Let’s first talk about these 360 people. In terms of strength, they include seven masters who have achieved the marrow refining level, and more than a hundred practitioners who have reached the bone refining level.

The ninety people with the strongest cultivation strength among them include the seven marrow refining masters and all the senior bone refining masters, many of whom are also the leaders of various forces.

On the other hand, these people are the most unruly, the most difficult to deal with, and the most difficult to digest.

In the Giant Bear Gang, apart from the gang leader "Su Ruiliang", even if Feng Yu himself came forward, it would be difficult to suppress these people.

It can be said that within the Giant Bear Gang, only "Su Ruiliang" can control this group of people.

No one else can do it except him.

Let’s talk about the Giant Bear Gang.

The gang leader's cultivation is unfathomable, the deputy gang leader is in the middle stage of marrow refining, and the six hall masters are in the early stage of marrow refining.

In addition, there are only thirty-three practitioners in the Bone Refining Realm, including Hong Quan, Cheng Hui, and Xie Hang.

Compared with the more than 150 people in the Blood Refining Realm and more than 200 people in the Flesh Refining Realm.

The Giant Bear Gang is still a little short of Bone Refining Realm warriors as the backbone of its support.

This was also the reason why the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry suffered heavy losses during the last night attack despite having all the advantages.

His personal strength is too low, and he is unable to fully utilize the advantages of the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry.

To be frank, such good equipment is wasted!

Now, these ninety most unruly people were arranged into the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry and were supervised by the gang leader himself.

Because of their joining, ninety gang members were replaced by the top and bottom.

On the one hand, all the hall masters and the core bone-refining warriors have been replaced, and other aspects of the Giant Bear Gang will be greatly strengthened.

There will no longer be a situation where all the essence is in the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry, and the rest are just a bunch of trash.

On the other hand, the weakest forty-five were replaced.

The overall strength of the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry and the quality of individual soldiers will be greatly improved.

As for letting such a group of people become the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry, would they be able to turn the tables?

Feng Yu felt that as long as his gang leader was still there, this worry was unnecessary.

……

Seeing that Feng Yu understood his intention, Geng Xuan continued:

"How to arrange the remaining 270 people will be decided by you, Hong Quan, and Jiang Hongyi."

Feng Yu and Hong Quan both responded respectfully, but Jiang Hongyi just stood there in a daze.

From the moment he was called over, he was actually a little confused.

Now, seeing this "Su Ruiliang" arrange it this way, he was even more confused.

It seems, as if——

Am I being reused? !
But, isn’t this a bit too hasty?
Is the Giant Bear Gang so careless in their actions?
Geng Xuan signaled to Cheng Hui, and Cheng Hui handed a shield to Jiang Hongyi.

Jiang Hongyi didn't understand, but he still took the shield and looked at it casually.

"What do you think of this shield?" Geng Xuan asked.

Jiang Hongyi was stunned for a moment, looking at the shield in his hand, and his attitude became much more serious.

Not only did he watch carefully, but he also reached out and pressed on the shield from time to time.

After a while, he said:

“The quality is good. In terms of defense, it is only slightly inferior to the Xuanyou Armor.

Attacks at the Blood Refining level and below can be easily resisted.

That is to say, when facing the means of bone refining, more skills must be used and cooperation with others is required."

Geng Xuan said:
“You said you were a shield soldier before, and your shield skills are very good.

...I don't care how true or false what you said is, I will take it as true.

It just so happens that our Giant Bear Gang is also preparing to make some achievements in this regard.

You can ask Hong Quan about the specific situation later. He was in charge of this matter before. From now on, you two will discuss it.

What I can provide are these 270 people and the rest of the Giant Bear Gang.

Cheng Hui also collected 420 shields of the same quality as the one you hold."

Jiang Hongyi suddenly realized that he was going to be the "coach".

He thought about it and felt that this was not a bad idea.

Although this would tie him more closely to the Giant Bear Gang, given the current situation, how could he refuse just because he wanted to?
In that case, just lie back and enjoy it.

So, he immediately put himself in the role and asked, "What do you require of me? For example, to what extent should I train these people?"

Geng Xuan shook his head and said, "I don't have any specific requirements for you. You can discuss this with Hong Quan. Just be realistic."

Having said this, Geng Xuan paused and said:
"If I have to ask for anything, my only request is that you give it your all.

Don't slack off and don't hide your shortcomings.

I am so sincere to you, and I hope you can be sincere to me."

Jiang Hongyi smiled bitterly in his heart, thinking, facing a vicious person like you, how dare I be lazy, how dare I hide my shortcomings, how dare I be insincere?
He had already seriously immersed himself in the role and asked another question.

"Boss Su, since you have entrusted me with this important task, please forgive me for being so presumptuous. There is one thing I need to make clear first." Jiang Hongyi bowed.

"You said."

"How should I arrange these 270 people?" Jiang Hongyi asked.

"Didn't I already tell you how to arrange this? You and Hong Quan should discuss it together.

...Training is fine. When we fight the enemy in the future, I don't need you to assign them any missions that will lead to their death, but it is impossible for you to raise them well.

If you're truly unsure, then you might as well follow the lead of gangs that treat their members more harshly. "Geng Xuan said.

Jiang Hongyi understood now.

In fact, it is the attitude of the Minzhou military town towards the people of Yuanzhou.

Consumables.

It is indeed not a situation where death is inevitable. If he can avoid life and death disasters again and again like he did, the lord of the military town will not make things difficult for him.

No additional obstacles will be created for him.

If you can't avoid it, you can only blame it on God's will.

Jiang Hongyi, who felt a little more confident, spoke again:

"Of these 270 people, there are many in the Giant Bear Gang whose cultivation strength cannot even meet my minimum standards. How should I deal with them?"

Geng Xuan understood that he was referring to those members of the Giant Bear Gang whose cultivation was only at the skin refining level, as well as the old, weak and sick among the 270 people.

They were chosen because of the density of red names above their heads, and Geng Xuan could not afford to ignore them.

But it would be a bit too much to ask Jiang Hongyi to train them.

If it can't be done, it can't be done.

Geng Xuan thought for a moment, looked at Feng Yu, and said:

"You can arrange this matter. My request is just one thing. I don't want them to die directly, but I also don't want them to have more peace and leisure than others."

"I understand." Feng Yu nodded in understanding.

Geng Xuan looked at Jiang Hongyi and asked, "Any more questions?"

Jiang Hongyi thought about it, shook his head at first, then seemed to remember something and suddenly asked:
"Boss Su, this...this my wife, will she come with me?"

Geng Xuan asked, "Can her strength be ranked in the top ninety?"

"It might work."

Jiang Hongyi felt something was wrong, but he still spoke honestly.

Geng Xuan said:
“I’m sorry about that…but you guys will still be together during daily training.

Oh, I may not have made it clear just now. The assignment I just made only applies when we are in action and fighting.

You are responsible for daily training exercises."

Jiang Hongyi smiled bitterly, but he didn't think there was anything strange about "Su Ruiliang's" behavior.

It would seem really strange if the other party really allowed the couple to stay together like this.

He bowed to Geng Xuan to indicate that he had nothing more to say.

　Not much improvement... I'd better ask for monthly votes.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)