Promise!

Chapter 102, Pocket

The Shen family did not remain silent about the Yaowang Gang's borderline behavior on the night of September 18th. They also launched a "war merit loan" in the north of the city, advanced war merit, released a wave of war preparation and meridian-soothing pills, and then followed suit.

Under this kind of flooding situation, the strength of the defenders of Shenjia Street in the north of the city has experienced an explosive growth. It can be said that because the Medicine King Gang got close to it, the defenders of Chengbei Street reaped a huge "bonus".

After the Shen family also got close to it, the advantage of the Medicine King Gang was offset. Even with the Shen family's larger base of warriors, its strength expanded even more, and the suppression of the Medicine King Gang became more severe.

In the end, it seems that the Medicine King Gang's attempts to skirt the law are more like drinking poison to quench thirst, trapping themselves and making their situation even more difficult.

Without breaking the rules, the Yaowang Gang seemed to have run out of tricks and was being pushed forward step by step.

Against such a backdrop, the Shen family was unstoppable. Even though Zhuang Jin had been much more low-key, he still gained six or seven hundred military merits in the remaining days of this month. Excluding the expenses, the military merits in his account were nearly three thousand points!

This is simply crazy. Now in the north of the city, it is really like the rumored 'picking up military merits', and there is also a special benefit 'military merit loan', which makes many fourth- and fifth-class warriors in the Shen family headquarters and the medicine fields outside the city envious and jealous. They are envious and have protested, demanding that the north of the city cannot have it all to themselves and that the street guard levels be rotated.

Now, most of the warriors of the fourth and fifth classics who can stay in the Shen family headquarters and the medicine fields outside the city are related. They gathered together and made their voices heard. The Shen family could not ignore them, and finally came up with a compromise plan.

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September 30th, this afternoon.

Xing Yan summoned Zhuang Jin and his other street guards. "Ahem, everyone knows about the recent situation. Some of the Fourth and Fifth Classics warriors from the Shen family headquarters and the medicinal fields outside the city are eager to fight and have volunteered to come to the north of the city. After careful consideration, it's difficult to refuse... It's been decided now. At least two of the six street guards in Dongqiaowu will temporarily leave..."

The six street guards blushed at the words "eager to fight." Last month, the month before, why hadn't they heard these people eager to fight? It was because the battles in the north of the city were going smoothly recently, like they were picking up military merits, and there were also the benefits of the "war merit loan"... If it weren't for these reasons, wouldn't those well-connected people be clamoring to come over like flies to fish?

Xue Yandao was a proud and warlike person. He wanted to hone himself, accumulate military merits, and break through the Seven Classics, so he didn't want to leave. Wei Xun and Du Shiyuan naturally wouldn't take the initiative to speak up and fill this gap. The small group of Zhuang Jin and the other two did not speak up for the time being.

"When others think this is a chance to gain military merit, then it's no longer an opportunity." Zhuang Jin had a different idea.

"Others are greedy, I am fearful; others are fearful, I am greedy. The second half of this sentence is not appropriate in this world, but the first half is not inappropriate at this time."

He wouldn't think that the Medicine King Gang would just resign themselves to their fate. Based on previous experience, he knew that the Medicine King Gang was like an indestructible cockroach, extremely tenacious, with one trick after another...

"On the 18th of this month, you've already taken Shuluo Pills in advance, skirting the rules. If you push them too hard, I'm afraid there will be even more serious skirting of rules..."

Although Zhuang Jin didn't know what the Medicine King Gang would do next, he knew they would definitely not admit defeat: "If you underestimate them at this time, you will suffer!"

He thought about himself. Now that all his cards had been forced to be exposed and he had accumulated a lot of military merits, it might be a good thing to put them in his pockets and leave for some time to concentrate on cultivation and break through the Seven Classics.

Thinking of this, Zhuang Jin looked at the other two people in the small group and exchanged glances. Duan Tao shook his head slightly, while Miao Lun seemed to be thinking about something.

"Giving up our position as street guards is a disadvantage for us...Everyone, rest assured, once we leave the north city, we won't be sent to the south. The Shen family headquarters...is probably not very big either, most likely in the medicinal fields outside the city. Go there and enjoy your leisure time, and you might be back in a few months."

Xing Yan asked, "Who among the six of you is willing to sign up? If no one is willing, then we'll draw..." "Sir Xing, I have gained a lot of military merits recently and I was planning to concentrate on training for some time. Given the current situation, I'll fill in a spot!" Zhuang Jin said.

Miao Lun then said, "Master Xing, count me in as well!"

Xue Yandao and others looked at her with strange eyes: Now that the most difficult time has finally passed and the daughter-in-law has become a mother-in-law, she is leaving on her own initiative at this time. Is she so "selfless"?

Especially Du Shiyuan and Wei Xun, who were thought to be at the lowest level, only at the fourth level... Oh, now they have broken through to the fifth level with the help of the 'War Merit Loan', but it's still the lowest. I thought it would be theirs... At worst, they would have to rely on luck by drawing lots, but I didn't expect Zhuang Jin and Miao Lun to take the initiative to fill these two places.

Xing Yan looked at Zhuang Jin and Miao Lun, feeling a little reluctant. Miao Lun was fine, but Zhuang Jin...

"Ahem, it's not a good idea to think that way. Miao Lun is also an expert in the Six Classics, and he's also one of his senior colleagues and trusted members, but Zhuang Jin is indeed more likable. He's truly a 'lucky general'. He performed a great deed on the 17th of last month, and this 18th he turned the tide. Letting him go... I really can't bear it!"

But then again, since he had just said it was voluntary, he naturally had to respect the other person's wishes. The other person also took the initiative to respond and share his worries... Also, considering that the situation in the north of the city was good now, it would not be a big deal if the two of them left, so he agreed.

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On the first day of October, Zhuang Jin passed the 'Glass Realm Testing Puppet' test and was promoted to a three-pattern servant.

It is worth mentioning here that the 'Glass Realm-Testing Puppet' requires active input of internal energy to display the realm, but the principle is to reflect the condition of the warrior's meridians. After inputting the internal energy, the realm cannot be hidden.

At this time, Zhuang Jin has accumulated 60% of the Six Classics realm, and he will probably be able to break through to the Seven Classics this month. If he does not advance now, a test next month will reveal: Hey, he skipped the Six Classics and went straight to the Seven Classics. That would be a big joke.

Go to the General Affairs Department's Salary Office to register and change your badge. A three-marked servant is already the pinnacle of the servant rank, with a basic monthly allowance of twenty taels, and a more respectable standard of food, clothing, housing and transportation.

As for 'clothes', it becomes four sets per season, including three sets for his wife.

In terms of 'food', three pounds of exotic beast meat at the perfect level of skin grinding is required every month, or more at a lower level.

As for accommodation, the conditions at the Shen family headquarters, the medicinal fields outside the city, and the streets are different, but there are at least four rafters.

There is no change in the "travel" aspect, and people can still ride in a sedan chair carried by two people.

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When the news of Zhuang Jin's breakthrough to the Six Classics spread around the Shen family headquarters, many people came to congratulate him, but there were also many people who secretly criticized him, thinking that Zhuang Jin was able to do so only because he had gone to the north of the city, happened to be in a good time, and had accumulated many military merits... There were even rumors that he exchanged for a Shuluo Pill, which allowed him to break through the bottleneck from the Five Classics to the Six Classics, and that this was a sign of exhausted potential.

He would naturally ignore these voices, and even thought it was a good thing, as it could at least dispel some jealousy and malice... It was better than saying that he was a genius and better than all the young masters in the inner courtyard, which would be truly heartbreaking.

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(End of this chapter)