Dragon Gate Swordsman

"Then you should let me wear that armor!"

“That is not part of the equipment provided by this project.”

Lappland gritted his teeth.

But just when she was about to lose control of her desire to make a scene, a figure appeared and made her calm down quickly.

Governor of Longmen, Wei Yanwu.

Laplande is a little crazy, but not arrogant. He also knows that if he wants to "keep a close eye" on Texas at Longmen, he cannot offend certain people.

And Wei Yanwu is the one among these people who should not be offended the most.

"Commander Wei."

"I have resigned, Inspector of Texas. You should address me as Governor."

"Yes, Governor."

For some reason, seeing such a "sensible" Texas, Wei Yanwu actually felt a little emotional... If only a certain bastard boy could be like this.

Then he turned to look at Lappland and looked him up and down.

Although Wei Yanwu had seen Lapland's information when the three major gang bosses were arrested, and also signed the parole documents in person after the money from the Saluzzo family was in place, this was the first time they had met face to face.

"Lapland Saluzzo, it's better to meet you in person than to hear about you for a long time."

"If possible, I still hope you can remove the last name, Governor Wei Yanwu."

Except for Texas, Laplande looks like a well-educated young lady in front of everyone.

Oh... well, maybe I have to dig up Chongxiao and the Great Emperor again...

"Then Miss Laplande, I want to know why you want to join the Guard Bureau?"

"I heard a long time ago that your country has a parable about a prodigal son who returns home. How come... is that really just a parable?"

Laplande said this beautifully, and even Texas next to him didn't know how to respond.

"No, it's a compliment, especially for someone as unique as Miss Laplander."

"So Governor Wei... welcomes me to join the Imperial Guard?"

"You can say that."

Wei Yanwu raised his hand to stop Texas from saying something, and then took a leisurely puff of his pipe, "But I'm sure Miss Laplander is also aware that your work style is not suitable for serving in the Guard Bureau."

"Governor Wei means that my presence here is a waste of time?"

"No, it can be either in the Guard Bureau or outside the Guard Bureau."

"……What's the meaning?"

"It's simple. The Longmen Guard Bureau is now in the limelight. It is inevitable that a big tree attracts wind, and every move will attract attention. But if... there are police officers who can freely enter and exit various places like informants to identify targets, collect evidence, and even directly carry out arrests, perhaps it will be more efficient."

Laplande fell silent.

She could tell what Wei Yanwu meant. He wanted her to appear as someone who had nothing to do with the Imperial Guard Bureau, but actually worked for it...

Vigilante?

"It doesn't sound like a good job."

The white-haired girl suddenly laughed, "But I'm a little interested. Maybe... I can give it a try?"

Chapter 1 Are all the newcomers in the Guard Bureau monsters?

In this troubled land, natural disasters are the absolute protagonists. Driven by the Lich King Artha... ahem, the mysterious substance Originium, they continue to wreak havoc on every inch of land on which humans depend for survival.

It is said that in ancient times, humans had perfect technology to resist terrible natural disasters, instead of having to rely on detachable and movable cities to avoid them like they do now. But it is only a legend after all, and not many people believe it.

Among these detachable and movable cities, there is one called Longmen, which nominally belongs to the ancient eastern country of Dayan. It is one of the more prosperous and developed cities among many of its kind, and thus has attracted many people to settle there.

The rapid population growth has led to rapid and efficient economic development, but it has also led to an increase in crime rates and a decline in public security levels. Therefore, the Longmen Guard Bureau, an agency responsible for these aspects, came into being and became the law enforcement agency in the mobile city.

However, since it was established during a period of rapid urban development and expansion, the Guard Bureau was not able to recruit many outstanding talents. After all, people with such abilities could do higher-paying and safer jobs, and there was no need to take on the responsibility for Lungmen's public security situation.

Therefore, Wei Yanwu, the founder and leader of the Imperial Guard Bureau and also the Governor-General of Longmen, often thought about how he could trick people into... no, how he could invite people to work in the Imperial Guard Bureau.

But what is certain is that until our protagonist joined, Wei Yanwu had never come up with a good solution.

Until one day in March 1090...

……

Chongxiao was not a native of Longmen, but a survivor brought back by members of the Guard Bureau when they were surveying areas ravaged by natural disasters.

According to the scourge messenger, a profession unique to this land, it was a natural disaster without any signs. If Longmen had not been lucky enough to stop more than ten kilometers away, the outermost blocks would probably have been lost...

Even Wei Yanwu, who was used to seeing many storms, couldn't help but feel fortunate about this. He made an exception and personally went to the quarantine observation area where the survivors of the natural disaster were housed to meet Chongxiao.

As a result… he found that this heroic young man who was almost as tall as himself was a very talented tool worker, so he immediately invited him to join the Guards Bureau after the quarantine observation period ended.

But soon, Wei Yanwu found that this boy was not an easy person to deal with...

"A police officer from the Guards? What are the advantages of this job?"

“For Longmen, it is the fundamental guarantee; for the people, it is the hope; for you and me, it is the glory of this life.”

"I think delivering food is pretty good. It's easy and profitable."

This kid is so...

Wei Yanwu took a deep breath and realized how difficult the guy in front of him was.

He is definitely not like those passionate young people who will flock to Longmen after he issues an announcement as the leader of Longmen. Instead, he has an unfathomable sense of seeing the essence of everything through phenomena.

Tsk... To deal with this kind of person, you have to change your tactics.

"The salary is doubled, the cafeteria is free, housing is allocated, and you can fight whenever you feel down."

"…When do I start work, Mr. Wei?"

Slowly stroking his long beard, Wei Yanwu looked very pleased. He nodded and chuckled at Chongxiao who was too sensible to the current situation, thinking that the young man was teachable.

However, just two seconds later, he took back his words.

"You still call me Mr. Wei?"

"...Well then, Lao Wei, I didn't expect you to be so polite to me. We are obviously just casual acquaintances..."

For a moment, Wei Yanwu showed a grinning expression, the direct cause of which was the two whiskers hanging down from his violently shaking right hand.

You shouldn’t call me Commander Wei... The Governor-General, who was cultivating himself and governing Longmen, almost uttered the Longmen swear word that he hadn’t used for ten years.

But in the end, he still controlled the desire to use his flying fingers to mobilize the Chixiao sword energy, and brought the alone Chongxiao back to the Guard Bureau.

Due to the reasons mentioned at the beginning of this chapter, the Guard Bureau cannot be said to be a small group of people, but it is also difficult to say that it is a major force... As a noble of the Yan Kingdom, Wei Yanwu has his own elite guards to suppress the villains who cause trouble in Longmen, but they are not suitable to serve as an armed force to maintain public order and can only recruit troops from the people of Longmen.

Then one can imagine the quality of the first generation of Imperial Guard police officers.

Fortunately, after more than ten years of development, the Guard Bureau has gained some foundation and can barely maintain public order in several core urban areas of Longmen.

As for the marginal areas which are mainly populated by the middle and lower class civilians, there is nothing we can do for the time being.

The current headquarters of the Guard Bureau is a huge mansion a little far from the core urban area. The space, facilities, environment and greenery are all very good, but it doesn't look like a headquarters.

Because that's not what it's designed for...

When the Guard Bureau was established, capital from all sides was pouring into Longmen, and the economy was developing in full swing. It was probably not an enough to describe the core urban area as being so expensive that it was not enough to say that every inch of land was worth a lot of money. In addition, there was a rush to establish a law enforcement agency that could be put into use directly. So Wei Yanwu waved his hand and "contributed" his private aristocratic mansion.

This was only an emergency measure, but due to the Governor's busy affairs it was delayed for a long time. It was not until last year that a piece of land was designated in the core urban area and construction of a new Guard Bureau building began.

If the construction period is correct, the Guard Bureau should be able to move in within half a year.

"Just this once, I'll drive you here."

Wei Yanwu, who was sitting in the driver's seat, didn't even turn his head. He must have been unhappy about the fact that he had become the driver.

If I had known this, why would I have gone to the shelter alone to see this kid...

"Understood, Lao Wei, I have memorized the location."

"Oh? Photographic memory?"

"No, I just grabbed a map while I was waiting for you to back up at the door."

Longmen is not a mobile city for tourism and leisure, but most of the refugees accommodated by the rescue station do not settle here. To facilitate their departure, free city maps are provided at the door.

Wei Yanwu nodded secretly, "You are more clever than I expected."

"Ok?"

“Not everyone knows to bring a map.”

"That's because they are stupid. It's a waste if they don't take the free stuff."

With all his attention focused on the unfolded map, Chongxiao didn't even notice Wei Yanwu's stabbing look and his unclear self-doubt.

The car drove through the gate of the house and soon stopped in the limited parking lot.

Although it is just a temporary base, it has all the necessary facilities and hardware of the Guard Bureau, such as police dormitories, office buildings, training grounds, armories, and a specially planned Originium skills training area.

The reason why the latter is emphasized is that in this land there is a mineral disease that most Terrans are afraid to avoid. In most cases, it is contracted due to contact with Originium, and it is almost incurable. As a result, the Originium skills that symbolize the talent of the Terrans are also rejected by some people.

Since Chongxiao seemed to know nothing about this, Wei Yanwu decided to find a police officer with no special tasks to teach him some common sense first.

But before that, he would rather see Chongxiao's "potential".

Therefore, under the curious eyes of the police officers, the leisurely supervisor came to the training ground with a person whose race could not be determined.

"Commander Wei!"

Seeing this, the Luper instructor who was instructing several new recruits in training immediately stood up and saluted.

The humans on the Terra continent belong to several races with different physical characteristics. The most obvious features of the Lupo are the pointed ears on both sides of the head and the relatively fluffy tail. Their physical fitness is slightly above the average level.

"At ease, Instructor Chen, this is Chongxiao. If you don't have any particularly important tasks right now, I would like to give him a standard entry test on the spot."

Instructor Chen glanced at Chongxiao who was looking around and said, "Of course, no problem, sir."

The entry test for the Guard Bureau police officers is actually divided into two parts: written test and practical test. The written test is further divided into three parts: "Longmen Policies and Regulations", "Basic Crime Investigation" and "Public Security Management". The practical test also has two types: confrontation and suppression. Both must be passed to become a formal police officer.

But with the words spoken by Wei Yanwu, the head of the Imperial Guards, who would dare to cause trouble at this time...

The goal of the confrontation test is to fight the mechanical wooden man in the training ground and last two minutes without being knocked down within a limited range.

However, before starting the battle, Chongxiao can freely choose the riot control equipment in the training ground as weapons, including batons, explosion-proof shields, half-moon forks and crutches, all of which are non-lethal.

As for the guns that are not so popular on the continent of Terra, they will definitely not appear here. After all, not everyone can use guns as easily as eating and drinking like the Sakotas in Lateran.

Chongxiao remembered that his best weapon was the sword, but the only similar riot iron bar looked difficult to describe, so he had to just pick up a shield and walk into the field.

Wei Yanwu, Instructor Chen, and the newcomers whose training was temporarily suspended gathered outside the training ground, observing Chongxiao who was lifting heavy objects with ease.

"Are you ready, Mr. Chongxiao?"

As he was unsure whether there was anything special about this person brought by Wei Yanwu himself, Instructor Chen deliberately used honorifics.

Chongxiao nodded.

The next moment, as Instructor Chen pulled a switch, an inexplicable energy surged into the mechanical wooden man standing at the edge of the training ground.

The wooden man, who seemed to be endowed with life, was nearly two meters tall, and his body was not at all as thin as the tools used by warriors to practice striking skills. Instead, his body was sturdy and strong enough to rival the Fengti tribe... Obviously, the consequences of being hit by this thing were definitely not something an ordinary person could bear.

The mechanical wooden man strode towards Chongxiao, swung his fist as big as a casserole, and then with a bang, hit the ground where he was originally.

At this moment, all the newcomers opened their eyes wide, Instructor Chen also showed surprise, while Wei Yanwu's eyes flashed with a gleam and the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Because Chongxiao did not raise his shield to block, nor did he take a step to dodge, he just turned slightly to avoid the fist of the mechanical wooden man.

As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, experts watch the doorway. As a top master, Wei Yanwu was able to determine some things in an instant...

"Instructor Chen, adjust the combat level of the mechanical wooden man to the highest level."

"What? Sir, this..."

"Just do as I say."

These mechanical wooden men used for training are said to be made by a skillful craftsman. They not only have extremely high autonomous combat capabilities, but can also adjust their strength through supporting control equipment.

But before this, no newcomer had ever been able to fight against the "perfect" mechanical wooden man.

Therefore, Chongxiao, who was present, felt the pressure suddenly increase!