Beiyin Great Sage

"breathe……"

According to the formula of Three Yuan Zhengfa, source power is transported in the body in an orderly manner. As the chest and abdomen rise and fall, countless strands of force flow along the muscles.

"drink!"

Zhou Jia's body tensed as he drank in his mouth.

The strength scattered among the muscles then condensed, just like thousands of steel wires condensing into one, rushing along the fascia and toward the arm.

Shield Bash!

"call……"

The shield clasped on his arm suddenly rushed forward, and the area a few feet away changed from stillness to rapidity, and even afterimages appeared, hitting the wall heavily.

"Peng!"

Air waves visible to the naked eye came from the contact point between the shield and the wall, sweeping across the surroundings, and pots and pans rattled for a while.

The huge force also made the wooden thorns and unevenness on the wall smooth and flat.

Zhou Jia moved his position, bowed and shrank his back again, charged up his strength, and used his shield as a heavy hammer to continuously bombard the wall.

After being chipped and chiseled, the wall will definitely be uneven.

This kind of shield attack is tamping down the wall.

Inside the treehouse, the sound of collisions continued, and the huge force caused the giant sycamore tree to tremble slightly. A lot of snow fell from the treetops, like rain.

I do not know how long it has been.

"Well……"

Zhou Jia's eyes moved, thoughtfully, his arm suddenly turned over, and the shield hit his side.

"Peng!"

This time, his movements seemed quite easy, but the wall dented silently, and there was no violent collision.

really!

Shield Bash Proficiency (1/120)

"Finally..." Zhou Jia let out a long breath and became energetic:

"I've finally reached proficiency in Shield Bash."

As for the martial skill Shield Counter, it has broken through proficiency and reached the proficiency level in the past few days. It can be used flexibly and at will.

The promotion of these two martial arts also gave him a certain sense of security.

"Brother Zhou!"

Outside the house, Zhao Gang's voice came:

"Are you at home?"

"Here!" Zhou Jia said in a voice, put on a fur coat and cotton hat to keep out the cold, and opened the door:

"How did you come?"

Although the cold moon is about to pass, it is still a time when heavy snow closes the mountains. Except for the inner city of Huojiabao, people in the outer city hardly go out.

Each one of them is like an animal surviving the winter, relying on supplies stored in advance.

"Creak... creak..."

Zhao Gang wore thick leather boots and walked step by step in the snow:

"I have an errand. Deacon Wei asked me to ask if you would like to go?"

"Oh!" Zhou Jia opened the door and let the other party in:

"What errand?"

"It's less money, more money, and it's closer to home." Zhao Gang shook off the snow on his body in front of the door and said with a smile:

"Isn't this what Brother Zhou has always wanted?"

"Seriously?" Zhou Jia's eyes lit up.

In order to reserve enough for Han Yue's food and training needs, he had very little savings left on hand, and he really needed to run an errand for emergencies.

Originally there was someone I liked, but I wanted to join Liu Ren Tang.

The relationship between Liurentang and the Fish and Dragon Society has always been at odds, and finally Fatty Han offered to persuade them to stay, promising to introduce him to a job before giving up.

And this wait is now.

"Really." Zhao Gang entered the house, drank a bowl of hot water to warm himself up, and then said:

"Brother Zhou also knows that our Fish and Dragon Club is mainly engaged in... the convenient business, but we are also involved in other businesses."

"This time, the black jade mine is short of a guard. Two source stones per month."

"Guard?" Zhou Jia took out the wine bottle:

"tell me the story."

"Some people go to mine the ore every day in the mine. In order to facilitate management, there is a supervisor and two guards in charge." Zhao Gang said:

"A few days ago, someone found a guard dead in his tree house. I don't know who he offended and he was killed. Now the mine is about to start."

"so……"

"Deacon Wei asked me to come over and ask you."

The person he mentioned, Deacon Wei Zhou Jia, had seen people who came from Earth more than ten years ago and were at the same time as Situ Lei. Fatty Han and Zhao Gang followed his path.

Zhou Jia squinted his eyes, thought for a while and nodded heavily:

"I do!"

If possible, he would rather huddle in the room and practice until the next time a new person from the earth appears, but he is short of money.

It’s not up to anyone at all!

…………

The mine is not big, covering an area of ​​less than a thousand square meters. There are a few wooden houses standing under the trees and a flat area where the ore is placed.

certainly.

Mainly mines.

The dark cave entrance goes deep into the mountain. The black jade ore produced inside is a rare binding mineral that is necessary for forging many weapons.

There is also a kind of black mysterious jade, which is very valuable.

"Brother Zhou, what we have to do every day is to see if there are any monsters breaking in around us, and by the way, check if there are any hidden things in absentia."

“Other registration and delivery are done by dedicated people.”

The speaker had a simple face and short stature, and the large leather jacket looked unsuitable on his body. He was smiling to himself as he introduced the mine:

"This place is not big, and it is close to the station, so there are not many people there. Apart from you and me, only Director Cao, we usually rest."

"The cold moon has not passed yet, and work has just started, so there are fewer things to do."

This person's surname is Lu Mingshan, he is a fifth-level cultivation man, he has great hard work, and he is another guard.

"Manager Cao." Zhou Jia lowered his voice:

"Don't you usually come out a lot?"

The mine has one supervisor, two guards, and more than a dozen people doing miscellaneous deliveries. The largest number are absentees, as many as 200 to 300 people.

As a guard, Zhou Jia's status is not low.

But even though such a person came, the manager didn't even show up, so casual?

"This..." Lu Shan opened his mouth, with a strange look on his face:

"Guanshi Cao likes to be quiet, so he doesn't come out very often."

"Of course, as subordinates, we just have to do our jobs well. It's not our turn to say more about what the manager should do."

He seemed to mean something, more like a warning, which made Zhou Jia more and more confused. He would not be fooled by Zhao Gang.

"Right." After thinking for a while, Lu Shan continued:

"Guanshi Cao likes to knock people's heads to pieces, especially those who do something wrong or offend him will usually be beaten to pieces."

"Uh..." Zhou Jia laughed dryly:

"This hobby is quite unique."

"Really?" Lu Shan's eyes darkened:

"It's better not to try."

While they were talking, it was already time to finish work. One by one, all dark-skinned workers walked out of the mine, each carrying a cloth bag.

Someone came forward to count and register.

"Beate, thirteen pounds!"

"Old Yangtou, nine pounds, a little short today!"

"Fu Gu, twenty-one pounds."

"..."

Zhou Jia's eyes moved slightly, and he paused for a moment on the man named Fu Gu. Most of his work was more than ten kilograms, and he weighed twenty-one kilograms, nearly twice as much.

"He is a miner. There is a lot of chaos in the mine. He can save a lot of trouble. This is also what Manager Cao tacitly agrees to." Lu Shan introduced him in a low voice when he saw his expression was different.

"Um."

Zhou Jia nodded. He was new here, he was just curious and didn't think much about it.

"Wait a moment!"

At this time, a hoarse voice sounded from behind the two people:

"That young man just now, come here."

The two turned around and looked over, and saw a thin middle-aged man walking towards them, wearing something similar to a Confucian shirt and holding a long cigarette holder.

Lu Shan bowed and rushed over:

"Steward!"

"Yeah." Manager Cao nodded, ignoring Zhou Jia who was saying hello, and stood still in front of the tight-bodied young absentee.

"Ah……"

The corner of his mouth curled up slightly, and he patted the young man lightly with one hand.

"Snapped!"

A piece of dark and shiny ore fell out from the young man's crotch.

"Black Xuan Jade!" Lu Shan's expression changed drastically:

"What a courage!"

"Spare your life! Spare your life!" The young absentee turned pale and knelt down on his knees, kowtowing desperately to Manager Cao, causing bruises on his forehead:

"The villain's sister caught a cold in the cold moon and is in urgent need of money to buy medicine to save her life. The villain... the villain really has no choice. Manager Cao, please spare her life, spare her life!"

"Don't be nervous." Manager Cao chuckled:

"It won't hurt soon."

As he spoke, he took the cigarette rod and tapped the young man on the head.

"Peng!"

A depression appeared in the middle of the forehead.

The young man's body froze, his eyes lost all intelligence, and his lifeless body fell to the ground.

Headache?

Zhou Jia's heart sank, and he happened to see Manager Cao looking at him with cold eyes.