Dragon Gate Swordsman

"age?"

"eighteen."

"gender?"

"...Is this Longmen's unique way of asking questions?"

"It's just a formality. Besides, I heard there's a guy called Ansel... Never mind."

"Female."

"Are you from Syracuse?"

"Yes."

"Okay, then from now on, you are a trainee police officer of the Guard Bureau, Cellinina Texas, congratulations!"

Is this something to celebrate?

Celinina was a little confused as to why the policewoman in charge of registration was so happy, but she didn't need to ask.

Just like Chongxiao, she also received a complete set of basic living supplies, and the dormitory she was assigned to was right next to Chongxiao... Please don't get me wrong, since most people commute normally, there are plenty of dormitory rooms in the Guard Bureau, so it's no problem even using a double room as a single room.

However, this is more or less a stopgap measure. In four months at most, the Imperial Guard Bureau will move to the new headquarters building, and the male and female dormitories will be separated.

The first impression Cellinina gave to the police officers was that of a taciturn and cold beautiful girl. In addition, because her injuries had not yet healed, she had a few weak elements... They also didn't know that Cellinina was actually still a year away from turning eighteen, and according to Lungmen's regulations, she should not be a police officer of the Guard Bureau.

Wei Yanwu has never been a leader who sticks to the rules, so he naturally doesn't care about this. Moreover, the people of Terra are generally precocious, and most of the "minors" are actually fully developed physically and mentally.

"You are a trainee police officer in name only. You don't need to go on any missions during this period. Just stay in the dormitory and recover from your injuries. If you are bored, you can go out for a walk."

"My injury...is not a problem."

"The first rule of the Guard Bureau's daily rules: Don't be too aggressive."

Jiu patted Celinina's shoulder with a smile, of course, he hardly used any strength, "Don't forget that you are a reserve member of the special inspection team, you will definitely be busy in the future."

She came to help the girl take her things to the dormitory. Her original position of sitting at the window had now been handed over to a colleague, so she had more free time.

"Nine, you also want to join the Special Inspection Team, right?"

"Yes, that's why I took the initiative to ask to go out on field duty. I think I'll have a chance after working for two or three years."

Celinina couldn't understand Jiu's optimism. In her opinion, since the special inspection team had masters like Chongxiao and Xingxiong, could Jiu really compete with them with his mediocre skills?

As for myself... well, I still have some confidence.

But in addition to confidence, the girl also had a sense of absurdity in her heart: the gangster thugs carefully trained by her family have now turned into police officers who maintain public order?

Cellinina was actually very grateful to the emperor. When she was living on the streets in Colombia, it was he who helped her out of her despair and gave her the opportunity to start a new life.

If he hadn't had important matters to attend to and couldn't come to Longmen with her, perhaps what happened later wouldn't have happened... Celinina paused slightly, and tried to throw aside the figure who had fought with her at the bottom of Longmen and both of them were injured.

In fact, even she herself couldn't explain why she decided to stay in the Guard Bureau.

Perhaps it was to repay Chongxiao for "picking her up", or perhaps it was his touch on her head that made her feel particularly at ease, but what was certain was that when the security in the marginal areas of Longmen stabilized, she would still express her gratitude respectfully and leave.

Repay what is owed and distinguish between gratitude and resentment. This is what my grandfather taught me.

But... who can say for sure about something that hasn't happened yet...

"Nine, did Chongxiao...also join the Guards Bureau in this way?"

"He might be even more miserable than you. He was brought back from the place where the natural disaster broke out by Captain Xiu Te and his men, and then he was specially recruited into the Guard Bureau by Commander Wei."

Hearing this, Cellinina suddenly felt a sense of sympathy.

Didn't Chongxiao say that he couldn't remember his family anymore? In a sense, he was just like himself whose family was destroyed, and he was left alone.

"By the way, remember that after you recover from your injuries, you will have to take a practical test. You must be prepared in advance."

"In the actual combat test... which instructor or senior will I be competing against?"

"No, your opponent is a mechanical wooden man, but that thing..."

Jiu suddenly shuddered, "That thing is more difficult to deal with than the instructor."

……

Wei Yanwu is actually a kind person, but he doesn't often show his kindness.

For example, after deducting Chongxiao's first month's salary, he gave him a bonus on the grounds that he had successfully recruited good talents for the Guards Bureau... Wei Yanwu had a very good vision and it was easy for him to see through Celinina's qualities.

As a high-level thug carefully trained by the Syracuse mafia family, Celinina's strength is almost second only to Xingxiong and Chongxiao, especially in a life-and-death duel.

But therein lies the problem: as a law enforcement force responsible for maintaining public order, the officers of the Royal Guard cannot cause death or injury with just one move, so Cellinina needs some time to adapt before she can perform her duties as a special inspector.

As for how long this time will be, it depends on her ability.

By the way, Wei Yanwu didn't take the agreement with the emperor to heart at all. He seemed to have already determined that even at that time, Celinina would not leave the Guards Bureau.

In short, the necessary procedures must be followed, and the necessary tests must certainly not be missed.

The training ground is a bit deserted today... After the special inspection team has rectified the underworld forces in the fringe areas, a large number of people are needed to follow up and establish the same order as in the core urban areas, so there are very few people left at the headquarters.

However, since it was the day when Cellinina was conducting actual combat tests, Chongxiao and Dong Fang still showed up here.

There is no need to explain the former, the latter is to evaluate the girl's performance on behalf of Xingxiong to see if she is qualified to join the special inspection team.

After all, apart from Chongxiao, no one in the Guard Bureau had ever seen her take action.

"Don't be afraid, little Nina. That thing is actually very weak. The rotation angle of its joints is much worse than that of a real person. It doesn't have much brains and won't change its moves midway..."

"... Chongxiao, I want to pass the test with my own strength."

Celinina said this very seriously.

But it's no use...

"Don't do that. If you don't pass my test, your bonus might be gone... Or you can just give up the test today. I'll find you a Latlan revolver!"

"I bet you can't find the two hundred dollars."

Around Chongxiao, everyone can be criticized, even the middle-aged Dong Fang.

You have to know that the revolver is the exclusive weapon of the Lateran Papal Knights, and it is not so easy to get... Besides, Chongxiao has not shown any talent in using Originium skills, let alone firing a pistol.

And Celinina, who had been very calm, couldn't help but roll her eyes.

It seems that Chongxiao only cares about his bonus!

"It's almost time, Celinina Texas, go to the middle of the training ground, the test will begin soon."

It was still the Instructor Chen that Chongxiao saw when he first came here. I really don’t know if he is guarding here every day.

Celinina selected a riot-suppression stick sword from the weapon rack. The shape of this weapon was closer to a normal long sword than an iron ruler, but it was not sharpened and did not have a particularly obvious lethality.

"Your task is to hold out for 120 seconds under the attack of the mechanical wooden man. Even if you are knocked down during this period, you can still stand up within a short period of time."

"Got it, instructor."

"Then open it..."

"Wait a moment."

The girl suddenly raised her hand and asked, "Excuse me...what is the combat level of the mechanical wooden man?"

Instructor Chen was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Celinina actually knew this.

Generally speaking, normal newcomers to the Guards Bureau have to deal with mechanical wooden men at the combat level three, but Chongxiao was the only one who was promoted to the highest level five.

The strength ranges of these five combat levels are not evenly distributed. Only at the highest level five will the Mechanical Woodman activate the Originium circuit in his body, increasing his speed and hardness exponentially.

The old guards in the Guards Bureau all knew this, but there was no need to tell the newcomers. After all, those who could fight against a combat level five were extremely rare.

"What do you ask for this?"

"I want to...try the level that Chongxiao has fought against."

Naturally, the first person to jump up in anger was none other than Chongxiao.

"What!? Absolutely not!"

Cellinina glanced at him and said nothing.

No matter how young she was or how well-trained she was, she was still a woman. It was impossible for her not to feel resentful after hearing that Chongxiao was doing it for the bonus... But more importantly, she wanted to figure out one thing.

How big is the gap between me and Chongxiao?

"Are you sure? This might cause you to fail the test."

"Excuse me, instructor."

Seeing her persistence, Instructor Chen said no more.

Soon, the mechanical wooden man standing quietly at the edge of the venue "came to life" and then strode towards Celinina.

"Hey, does this girl have any obsession with you? Otherwise, why do I always feel that she is targeting you?"

"How would I know!?"

"It's better if you don't know...if you knew...tsk tsk!"

Dong Fang smiled ambiguously, causing Chongxiao to glare at him with some contempt.

In the training ground, the agile Celinina has already started fighting with the mechanical wooden man.

Unlike Chongxiao's active defense, the girl obviously lacked enough strength to withstand the powerful fist of the mechanical wooden man and could only dodge passively.

Her petite body became an advantage in this situation, making it difficult for the two-meter-tall mechanical wooden man to capture her accurately.

But Celinina did not gain any advantage. The stick sword in her hand hit the limbs and body of the mechanical wooden man several times, but could not leave even a deep scratch.

If there was no two-minute time limit, and this situation continued, the girl would inevitably be the loser as one side gained strength while the other lost strength.

"Oh, I admit that I underestimated her, Chongxiao."

Dong Fang shook his head and sighed.

He was not very good at using a sword, and his usual weapons were the most common baton and explosion-proof shield. It was quite easy for him to block a combat level three mechanical wooden man.

But if you want to dodge as flexibly as Celinina at this moment, you'd better go to bed...

But at this time, Chongxiao noticed a very obvious characteristic of her when she was fighting.

The first time the mechanical wooden man was hit, it was between the chest and abdomen, the second time it was on the left side of the chest, and the third time it was near the neck... In other words, every sword that Celinina successfully hit fell on the "vital" part.

Pure swordplay to kill people?

Chongxiao frowned secretly, thinking that this was exactly the skill that a high-level gangster would need.

As she was watching, Celinina's movements suddenly slowed down, causing her left shoulder to be hit by the mechanical wooden man's spinning kick.

"Shit... she can't keep up with the stamina!"

"Ah? But there are still forty seconds."

Sure enough, this high-intensity continuous dodging and movement was too difficult for Celinina.

Chongxiao's judgment was very accurate. In fact, the girl herself did not feel as relaxed as she appeared... She had to use almost all her strength to cope with the swift and fierce attack of the mechanical wooden man.

However, Celinina certainly cannot sustain this kind of ultra-high intensity confrontation for too long.

As for counterattack... it can be seen from the few swords that hit the mechanical wooden man that she has no ability to hurt her opponent at all.

Is this what Jiu said, the opponent that Chongxiao defeated easily?

At this moment, no matter how hard Celinina concentrated, it was difficult to stop certain thoughts from emerging in her mind.

Is there such a huge gap between him and me? Why doesn't someone with such great power take the power and position he deserves like the families of Syracuse? If I can be like him, can I get rid of...

With a crisp "ding" sound, the stick sword in Celinina's hand was hit head-on by the mechanical wooden man, and flew out of her hand and flew far away...

It wasn't that she was distracted, but that she could no longer maintain the speed of movement she had a minute ago.

"It's bad! The girl is going to lose!"

"...No, I don't think so."

Chongxiao glanced at the timer outside the training ground. According to the display, Celinina only needed to hold on for another fifteen seconds.

And...it seemed like she was going to take some action.