Cosmic Professional Gladiator

When Xu Jingming opened his eyes, he saw a simple room, and there was a one-eyed man sleeping soundly on the bed.

"This is the house I rented!" Xu Jingming was astonished. At this moment, his body was shrouded in light and shadow. When any player was online, there would be light and shadow shrouding. At this moment, the original residents could not see the player.

After the light and shadow dissipate, the original residents can see the player.

Three seconds after going online, the light and shadow dissipated. Xu Jingming flipped his hand over, holding a throwing knife in his left hand, and placed it on the one-eyed man's neck.

"Boom." He slapped the one-eyed man.

The sleeping one-eyed man was woken up by a slap! Also a little confused.

what happened? where am I? Is it day or night?

The one-eyed man woke up, and saw Xu Jingming in front of him and the cold throwing knife in his neck!

"Forgive me, man, just say what you want." The one-eyed man said immediately.

"Why are you at my house?" Xu Jingming said.

"I, I saw that no one came in or out of this house for several days, so I came in and took a look." The one-eyed man flattered me, "I don't have a place to live, so I'll sleep here temporarily at night, and please forgive me."

"Did you take my money?" Xu Jingming stared at him. .

"No, I didn't find it." The one-eyed man's heart moved when he heard this. Is there any money hidden in this old house?

Only then did Xu Jingming put away the throwing knife: "Get lost!"

Only then did the one-eyed man sit up with a smile: "I'm going, I'm going." When he sat up, he suddenly swung his hand from under the quilt, and a cold light passed over Xu Jingming. But when he swung it, his eyes widened, and there was already a bloody hole in his throat! He didn't even see Xu Jingming make a move.

"A rogue rogue dares to attack me." Xu Jingming shook his head. In his eyes, ordinary rogue's moves are indeed slow motion like snails crawling. After killing the rogue, Xu Jingming inspected the rogue's body, and immediately walked out of the house.

It is night now, and the moon is hanging high in the night sky.

Xu Jingming walked to the small courtyard, where firewood was piled up, and the pile of wood was quite heavy. Xu Jingming lifted it from below with one hand, and it took a lot of strength. He saw a package under the pile of wood at a glance.

"The silver is still there." Xu Jingming nodded slightly.

"The rules of this blood rain world are also harsh. Players go offline and disappear, and they can carry other items on their bodies, but they cannot carry gold and silver." Xu Jingming lamented that gold and silver in the blood rain world are extremely valuable.

Therefore, silver notes, gold and silver, etc. cannot be carried offline.

If you want to go offline, you have to hide the banknotes and other things! If you are careless, it is very possible to be stolen.

"For this little money, there is no need to enable the 'smart hang-up' function." Xu Jingming secretly said.

Smart on-hook means that the physical body still stays in the world of blood rain, and is controlled by the 'smart'! In terms of rational logic, intelligence is not inferior to players. But in terms of combat, intelligence is much weaker, and routines are fixed! And at most use the strength of third-rate masters.

In some special situations, such as being online for a long time, but there are things to deal with in reality, you need to "smart hang up".

The smart on-hook business is charged, and the annual fee is 100,000 universe coins.

Really expensive!

Xu Jingming returned to the house, took Poppi's body around, carried the body with one hand, and left in the dark. The place he rented was an ordinary old residential house, and the surrounding security was very poor. He directly threw the corpse into the ruins a mile away. There were often corpses here, and someone from the government came to clean them up.

...

In the early morning, Xu Jingming was having breakfast at a shop facing the street.

Many poor people are quite greedy when they look at the steaming shops, but they are willing to eat in restaurants, tea houses, breakfast shops and other places, and they are all rich people! A big meat bun needs a knife coin, which can buy a catty or two of rice, so it is much more cost-effective to eat at home.

"Lanyue City is also a big city, and the people's livelihood is still so difficult, and the government and gangs are oppressing the common people together." Xu Jingming secretly sighed, the current era of the Blood Rain World is a period of empire decline and world chaos.

The inside of the city is considered orderly, but outside the city is the real lawlessness, bandits are rampant, and human life is as cheap as grass.

"It's almost time to go to Fei's house." Xu Jingming arranged five knives on the table, then got up and left. A waiter immediately collected the knife and coins and began to clear the table.

After a while.

In front of Fei's mansion, Xu Jingming arrived with a holster on his back, and was led by a servant: "Guard Jing, the lady has already told us to wait here, please go to the front hall to rest first, and the lady will come to see you later."

Xu Jingming nodded, and then came to the front hall.

In the front hall, there was a tall man sitting there, enjoying a leisurely drink of tea. When he found out that Xu Jingming had been brought in, the tall man immediately got up happily, and said enthusiastically with a smile, "Under Luo Baichuan."

"Jingming." Xu Jingming also cupped his hands.

"Brother Jing Ming was also invited to be the guard?" Luo Baichuan smiled, and he also noticed the holster Xu Jingming was carrying.

"Yes." Xu Jingming nodded.

Luo Baichuan enthusiastically said: "Brother Jingming, sit down quickly, we will work together in the future, I was in the Black Axe Gang..." Luo Baichuan likes to make friends, so he kept talking while pulling Xu Jingming, and he was about to lose his old self. Speak up.

Xu Jingming also briefly chatted with him, of course the kind where Luo Baichuan said ten words and he said one.

After chatting for half an hour.

Finally, two women came in, one looked like a young girl, and the other was a serious and serious woman.

"Hello Brother Luo, Hello Brother Jing!" The girl walked in and saw Xu Jingming and Luo Baichuan with a bright smile, "Let me introduce to you, the one next to me is Senior Sister 'Qiu Tong' Qiu Tong from our Feijian Gym .This time I go to the imperial capital, I will trouble the three of you!"

"I'll do my best." Luo Baichuan said immediately, and Xu Jingming and Qiu Tong also bowed their hands.

"To go to the imperial capital this time, the journey is long, difficult and dangerous. Therefore, our Fei family is also very cautious in choosing guards. The three are specially invited by me, and the other guards are chosen by my father." The girl Fei Xinlan sat down and said, not at all. hide.

The three of Xu Jingming chatted with the eldest lady, and soon, the butler Zhang Bo came.

"Three." Zhang Bo, the housekeeper, said, "We are going to the imperial capital, and we need to check our identity badges on the way! Especially the imperial capital, the identity checks are strict. Are the three of you... all registered household registrations? If not, I will take you there now." The government, register the household registration first, and get the identity badge."

"I've registered." Qiu Tong said softly.

"I also registered half a year ago." Luo Baichuan said with a smile, "Without an identity card, I can't go to the bank to deposit money, so I have to register."

Xu Jingming got up: "I haven't registered."

"Guard Jing, please come with me quickly." The housekeeper Zhang Bo said, "I'll take you there, and you can register in the morning."

Xu Jingming nodded.

The identity badge is equivalent to the ID card on the blue star! During the most stable period of the empire's rule in Blood Rain World, every commoner had to register to receive an identity badge. Without an identity badge, they couldn't go to other places.

Of course, the management in various places is now loose, and in many places, the government's control is very weak. First of all, few people outside the city registered, and even most of the people inside the city did not register their household registration.

...

on the street.

Butler Zhang Bo, Xu Jingming and two servants walked together.

"Guard Jing, I heard that in the previous battle with Elder Feng of the Huayue Gang, you used many tricks to block him?" Zhang Bo asked with a smile.

"I'm still at a disadvantage." Xu Jingming said.

"It seems that you are close to the realm of a first-class expert." Zhang Bo smiled, "Master knows about you, and specially ordered you to increase your employment fee to 100 taels per month."

Xu Jingming was very grateful: "Thank you, Master Fei, and thank you, Housekeeper Zhang."

Although he has reached the first-class level now, but when he fought against Elder Feng of the Huayue Gang, he was indeed inferior! According to the record at that time, the Fei family raised the fee so much...it was indeed a very conscientious owner.

Xu Jingming himself can't say that I have reached the first-class state.

Because in the world of blood rain, the "first-class state" is very vague! After all, the original residents don't have a panel, so they can't see their actual combat bonuses! They can only judge the approximate level they belong to based on actual combat.

If Xu Jingming wants to prove that he is a top-notch expert, he also needs to prove it in actual combat!

*****

Because the steward of the Fei family 'Zhang Bo' came forward, the government office was also very fast, and quickly registered Xu Jingming's household registration, and the government also kept a booklet. And carved the waist plate with the precious 'black jade'.

There are also differences in the materials of waist tags. The common ones are made of wood and bamboo, the better ones are made of stone, the better ones are made of metal, and the higher ones are some precious things.

Black jade can be regarded as a kind of jade, the whole body is dark and shiny, and it is even more moist when it is often played with.

On this waist card, Xu Jingming's appearance was drawn with a few strokes. At least the approximate face shape and facial features can be determined.

It is also recorded that Xu Jingming's hometown is "Shizipo Village, a hundred miles east of Lanyue City".

It also records the age and the date when the badge was recorded.

"Identity badge." Holding this black jade waist badge, Xu Jingming secretly sighed, the records are quite detailed, so he should insert it into his belt and carry it with him.

...

In the next few days, after receiving the first month's wages, Xu Jingming also went to the official bank to deposit money! A total of 'one hundred and fifty taels' of silver was deposited. Because of the official banknote, the minimum amount is 'fifty taels'! And there is a handling fee for depositing silver!

There is no way, Xu Jingming can't rush to the imperial capital with more than a dozen catties of silver on his back. It is much more convenient to save it in bank notes, and he is not afraid of being robbed!

"After going this time, I don't know when I'll come back." Master Fei looked at his old house with complicated emotions.

Fei Xinlan was also very reluctant.

She grew up here since she was a child, and every plant and tree is very emotional.

"Old Zhang, you will take care of this old Fei family house from now on." Master Fei said.

"Yes, sir." An old man responded, and there were some servants beside him. The Fei family still kept some servants and maintained the entire old house for a long time. Of course, most of the other businesses have already sold out.

"Let's go."

Master Fei and Fei Xinlan boarded the relatively plain-looking carriage, and two maids also entered the carriage to wait on them.

"It's really a big deal. The horses of the guards are quite majestic and handsome. They are all good horses." Xu Jingming was riding a horse. It was his first time riding a horse in the blood rain world, but he had already tried it in other virtual worlds! After all, in the past month or so, in addition to trying to escape from the dark abyss, I also experienced a lot of virtual worlds, but they were all tasted.

Riding horses, fighting in the army, competing in the arena... He has tried a lot. After reaching the cellular level of control, riding a horse is also very easy.

The horse team quickly left the north city gate.

"Lanyue City, we're leaving." Xu Jingming, Luo Baichuan, Qiu Tong and many other guards looked at him reluctantly. Many of them left their hometowns. Once they went to the imperial capital, it would be very difficult for them to return in this life.

But for the future, for a brighter future, they are all willing to go to the imperial capital.

"Lanyue City is the first city I came to the Blood Rain World, and it is also my hometown in the Blood Rain World in name." Xu Jingming also felt a little emotional.

"drive!"

Riding a horse and following the convoy, Xu Jingming stopped looking back and headed north.

...

After leaving the North City Gate, the convoy proceeded along the official road.

The horses are handsome, and the carriage is also a luxury product made by top craftsmen. It looks simple on the outside, but it is actually excellent in cushioning and other aspects. Sitting in the carriage, after being buffered, the vibration of the carriage was completely within the acceptable range, Fei Xinlan also opened the curtains and looked outside curiously.

"I heard that the outside of the city is very chaotic." Fei Xinlan said in a low voice. She has grown up so much, and at most she can only take a stroll outside the city gate, and has never been to any further places.

"There are officials in the city, there are blood rain guards, there are many families, there are gangs, and they all hope that the city will be stable." Master Fei said with a smile, "But it's different outside the city. It's really cheap.

Fei Xinlan nodded slightly.

"That's why people outside the city want to settle in the city." Master Fei also looked out the window, "We have to rush to the imperial capital, the journey is long, and this journey is not easy."

Fei Xinlan was curious, isn't it easy?

As the eldest lady who has never left for a long distance, she only feels that everything outside is so fresh.

Departure in the morning, and stop at noon in an open place on the road to eat the food we brought.

"I drove more than two hundred miles in one morning, but I didn't meet any bandits. Doesn't it mean that there are as many bandits in the city?" Fei Xinlan sat on the grass and muttered, eating delicate pastries.

Qiu Tong, who was sitting on the side, said calmly: "Junior Sister, the horses that Fei's family bought are all high-quality horses, such a cavalry... The bandits know that they are not easy to mess with when they look at it from a distance! Because the weaker forces , I can’t bear to buy so many good horses, and I don’t dare to show off like this! Ordinary bandits don’t dare to come and die.”

"A good horse?" Fei Xinlan shook her head, "I heard that there are some famous horses in the world that can travel thousands of miles a day. My horses are nothing."

"You said that you travel thousands of miles a day, and you can't find a single horse in Lanyue City! One horse is worth ten thousand taels of silver." Qiu Tong said, suddenly she saw a group of people emerging from the woods in the distance Come on, Qiu Tong smiled, "Junior Sister, didn't you say that there are no bandits, the bandits are here!"

Xu Jingming, Luo Baichuan and other guards all looked into the distance.

"Bandits?" Master Fei was very calm. When he was working alone in the family business, he had already experienced great storms.

There were hundreds of people in the distance, holding bows and arrows, and the leader was a man in red who was dressed quite enchantingly.

The man in red opened his mouth and his voice resounded through the surroundings: "What a team, these horses are all good horses. I don't know if the master of the horse team has pity on us? Give some money, our hundreds of brothers have already I haven't had a full stomach for days."

"I'll give you ten taels of silver, and get out of here quickly." The housekeeper Zhang Bo shouted.

"Ten taels of silver?" The man in red couldn't help laughing, "Is the master of the cavalry joking? At least three hundred taels of silver! This is the least amount. This amount of money must be for the master of the cavalry..."

"Jing Huwei, Luo Huwei, Qiu Huwei, Fan Huwei, Yu Huwei, you five, kill them." The housekeeper Zhang Bo then ordered.

After Xu Jingming heard this, he pulled out the two long spears on his back in an instant, and they were jammed to death after a series of turns.

Luo Baichuan also took out two hand axes from behind.

Qiu Tong drew his sword instantly.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Among the guards, five figures rushed out at the same time, like five arrows heading straight for the group of bandits.

"Influential masters." Seeing this, the man in red shrank his pupils, and from the running speed, he could confirm that all of them were at the influent level.

"Fire the arrows." The man in red ordered.

Immediately, fifty bandits shot arrows at the same time! There were also other bandits with throwing weapons. To be able to form a gang of bandits of this size and survive to this day is naturally quite powerful.

Under the arrows and thrown weapons, five figures brazenly rushed into the gang of bandits, and the bandits fell down like grass for a while, and many bandits were thrown into the air, flying seven or eight meters high.

"What?" Seeing this scene, the man in red was shocked, "These five people are all at least second-rate masters."

As the leader of the bandits, he is a second-rate master, and he thinks that with the cooperation of his subordinates, he is enough to threaten some third-rate masters. But 'second-rate masters' are much better than third-rate masters in terms of environmental control and actual combat.

"Is it so powerful to send out five random people?" The man in red even shouted loudly, "Withdraw!"

He turned into a stream of red light and escaped the fastest! Hundreds of bandits fled in panic and scattered.

The five guards also stopped and began to return.

"How about the five newly recruited people?" Master Fei looked at them from a distance and asked with a soft smile.

The silver-haired old man beside him looked at it and nodded slightly: "The other four can be regarded as second-rate masters, but Jing Huwei's marksmanship is quite extraordinary. The invisible spear intent covers all directions, making the enemy terrified, and it seems that he has reached the first-rate realm."

"First class?" Master Fei's eyes lit up.

"I can feel that sense of oppression." The silver-haired old man nodded, "Master Fei hired a good helper this time."

Master Fei laughed and was in a great mood.

The first-class masters around him are all Blood Rain Guard masters sent by his son. The other guards are all second-rate, and now it seems that there is one more first-rate master.

First-class masters are considered rare in the world of Blood Rain. If they are willing to join the gang, they are all Huayue gang elders and guest officials. It's easy to get rich! There are very few people who are willing to be guards for others.

Generally, one has to be a wealthy family, or a truly prominent figure, to be able to envoy some top-notch masters. For example, the eldest son of the Fei family.

"Anyway, with one more first-class master, the journey will be smoother." The silver-haired old man said.

Master Fei nodded slightly: "The guards are by my daughter's side, so I feel more at ease. Remember, my daughter Xinlan's safety is the number one priority on this journey, and I am an old man with one foot in the coffin. Everything is about my daughter's safety."

"Master, don't worry." The silver-haired old man nodded, "I already arranged three masters to be by Miss's side, and now there are Jing guards."

Master Fei nodded.

In fact, he didn't know whether it was right or wrong to follow his son's advice to go to the imperial capital!

After all, the journey was long, and even if the guards were strong, he was still worried that something would go wrong on the way. He was an old guy, and he would die when he died, but his daughter was still young.

...

After defeating the bandits, Fei's convoy quickly embarked on another journey, heading north all the way to the imperial capital.