My equipment is designed for cultivation; I started by slaughtering my way through a small world.

Han Mu is dead!

Gu Qing's eyes were deep and focused.

In front of the city gate built of reddish-brown stones, there is a horizontal pole with several corpses hanging on it.

Those that already existed have turned into dried-up skeletons, swaying in the wind.

Some of them were still dripping with blood.

The newly hung corpse was Han Mu, who was also one of the top ten rookies.

Not only that.

When the second mercenary trial began, Gu Qing tried to assess the other party's cultivation level, but couldn't see through it.

There are two possibilities for this situation.

Either Han Mu's cultivation level is higher than his.

Either Han Mu possesses a secret treasure that can conceal or disguise his cultivation level.

In either case, it is enough to show that Han Mu's actual combat strength should not be underestimated.

But now,

Han Mu's body, however, was hung outside the city by the people of this reddish-brown city.

Seeing this scene, Gu Qing felt a chill run down his spine.

Human cities aren't necessarily safe either!

Just as Gu Qing was about to turn and leave, the reddish-brown city gates suddenly opened.

Two rows of fully armed soldiers emerged from the city. The moment they saw Gu Qing, all the soldiers raised their spears in unison, and a chilling killing intent surged towards Gu Qing like a tidal wave.

"Another indigenous savage?"

"Do you have the Chicheng Decree?"

"If not, pay four spirit stones."

"Spirit stones?"

"No way!!"

Gu Qing's expression froze; the Immortal Kingdom had long since eliminated this outdated currency.

In the Immortal Kingdom, having spirit coins means having an endless supply of spiritual energy.

"No?"

The leader's tone suddenly turned cold, and his eyes turned into ice.

Gu Qing was mentally prepared to break through the encirclement.

but……

Looking at the soldiers in front, the squad leader's aura was close to the fourth level of the first rank, and the other soldiers were also at the first or second level of the first rank.

If we were to use force, we could kill these people, but this location is right at the city gate.

He glanced at Han Mu hanging on the city wall out of the corner of his eye.

Gu Qing took a deep breath and forced an awkward smile: "Sir, I don't have any spirit stones right now. I'll go hunt a few demonic beasts later and pay the entrance fee."

The squad leader glanced at Gu Qing, his brows furrowing slightly.

He immediately took out a simple, reddish-brown bronze mirror and shot a beam of red light at Gu Qing.

With a slight thought, a layer of blue crystal armor appeared on Gu Qing's body.

however.

The crimson light caused no harm, and a line of small characters appeared on the ancient bronze mirror.

First rank, fifth grade.

Upon seeing this line of small print, the squad leader's arrogant expression subsided somewhat.

A slight smile appeared on his face as he said:

"Not bad!"

"Since you don't have spirit stones to pay the city entry fee, but want to move to Red City, you must join the Red Armor Army and serve the city lord."

"If you don't want to join the Crimson Armor Army, then leave Crimson City immediately."

"Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite."

The squad leader said politely.

The savage before them was as strong as a captain of the Red Armor Army.

Given his savage identity, he will most likely be assigned the position of a squad leader.

Seeing that things had taken a turn for the better, Gu Qing felt a little more at ease.

His smile widened. He didn't know the situation in the Demon Mist Plane at the moment, but if he could infiltrate the Crimson Armor Army and survive there, he could at least survive until the mission ended.

Having made up his mind, Gu Qing agreed to join the Red Armor Army.

Led by a soldier, Gu Qing entered the city and headed towards the Red Armor Army's garrison.

The two of them walked and talked.

Under Gu Qing's special patronage, this soldier named Tian Yu, out of respect for Gu Qing's fifth-level cultivation, revealed a lot of information to Gu Qing.

Chicheng is the largest human city within a radius of a thousand miles.

Beyond Chicheng, there are many human settlements, which are small cities or even underground caves.

These outposts are very unsafe.

Almost every time a monster horde attacks, many outposts outside the city are destroyed.

However, Chicheng had to continue rebuilding these strongholds, because these outposts outside the city served as buffer zones to block the attack of the monster tide.

In addition, Tian Yu also revealed an important piece of information:

The eerie, pale red mist outside the city is said to be the malevolent energy emanating from the corpse of a giant demon that descended from the heavens and sank deep into the earth.

This object can cloud the minds of humans, but it can also help wild beasts develop intelligence and transform into demons.

Later, a wise man of the human race invented a special artifact called the Fog-Dispelling Bead, which gave the human race a chance to survive the monster horde.

The two moved at a moderate pace, and about half an hour later, they arrived outside the Red Armor Army's camp.

"Gu Qing, cultivators like you who come from outside the city are usually assigned to patrol outside the city to maintain order in Chicheng and other strongholds outside the city."

"Yes, the tasks include patrolling, escorting goods, and eliminating lone monsters that have invaded the city-state's territory, among others."

"Exterminating monsters is the most dangerous thing."

"Good luck."

After a brief encounter, seeing that Gu Qing did not use his fifth-level cultivation to bully him, Tian Yu gave her a slight reminder before leaving.

Join the Red Armor Army.

During the mission, they would have to fight against monsters and wild raiding groups, and the mortality rate was terrifyingly high.

Missions far from Akagi are more than 50% more dangerous than those near Akagi.

Only by accumulating enough military merits can one obtain permanent residency in Chicheng.

Only one or two out of ten wild men like Gu Qing can survive to the end and become Chicheng people.

In Tian Yu's opinion, even if Gu Qing had a fifth-level cultivation, the chances of him surviving were slim.

"trouble!!"

Gu Qing thought to himself upon hearing this.

I originally thought that joining the Red Armor Army would allow me to survive until the mission ended.

Now it seems...

I was oversimplifying things.

Upon arriving at the Red Armor Army's base, Gu Qing was assigned to the fourth patrol squad.

Upon entering the squad's barracks, they saw several strangely dressed, real savages wearing bird feathers on their heads.

A patrol team outside the city consisted of twenty people and lived in two rooms.

Inside the room, there was a row of stone beds, on which lay a quilt, a set of crimson armor, and a long spear.

These are the standard equipment of the Red Armor Army.

Gu Qing sat down, hoping to strike up a conversation with these real savages wearing bird feathers, but they were quite dull and showed little interest in the various topics Gu Qing brought up.

Half an hour later, Gu Qing could only sit cross-legged and remain silent.

Ah!

The only good news is that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the Demon Mist Dimension can be freely refined.

After settling down, Gu Qing spent his days at the base with the other patrol members, practicing battle formations for an hour each day, and meditating and cultivating the rest of the time.

……

Seven days later, the captain of the fourth patrol squad shouted to the group:

"Gather, gather!!"

"Red Sand Fortress has been rebuilt. We need to escort a mist-dispelling bead to Red Sand Fortress."

"The Mist-Repelling Bead repels the demonic blood mist, and the demonic beasts are extremely averse to the Mist-Repelling Bead's strange force field. This escort mission is extremely risky, and we will definitely be attacked by demonic beasts, or even besieged."

"Everyone, cheer up!"

Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Gu Qing's eyes.

For him, this escort mission was both a crisis and an opportunity.

The monsters attacked him, making it easier for him to kill them and earn mission points.

soon.

The fourth patrol team has assembled.

Everyone was fully armed, and the captain carried a stone box containing a fog-dispelling bead as they headed towards Red Sand Fortress.

……

After Gu Qing and his group had gone far away, the squad leader guarding the city gate smirked and said, "These savages outside the city are like roadside weeds; one wave dies and another grows back."

"Such a short-lived creature still dares to defy fate and become a Chicheng person."

"They survive in the wild, and perhaps they can live for a few more years."

The other cultivators guarding the city gate echoed his sentiments.

"yes!!"

"Back then, escorting the Fog-Dispelling Bead always required several wipeouts before we could succeed!"

"..."

Only Tian Yu remained silent.

Watching Gu Qing's disappearing figure, he vaguely felt that this outsider cultivator seemed to be quite special.

perhaps.

This time, the ending will be different.