The demon world I designed

"This strong man, are you sure you want to go to Daqingshan to farm?"

Zhou Haitao, who was in charge of registration, looked at the strong man in front of him curiously and couldn't understand.

Because whether they are newly arrived refugees or old people who have stayed in Liuzhou for some time, farming in Daqingshan will not be their first option.

Farming in Daqingshan requires you to go out of the city to do farm work. Many newly arrived refugees prefer to stay in a safe environment, so most of them are a little resistant at first. However, after knowing enough about the situation in Liuzhou, most young people will consider joining the army. as first option.

After all, the benefits of joining the army are better, you can get a better house, and the salary is more generous. And on the other side of the underworld, although the risks are high, men who join the army can accumulate merit and karma faster. The Tiger Guards are here every day Saving people, relatives in the Yin Division can enjoy it better than ordinary people. Many relatives of the Tiger Guards who died tragically in the past now have their own Yin House in the Yin Division. This gives almost all soldiers a sense of security, because even if they are unfortunate enough to fight After he dies and goes to the underworld, with the merit of saving people, he can live a good life with his family!

This is also the fundamental reason why soldiers are so popular in Liuzhou. The benefits are good, they are prestigious enough, and the key is that even if they die in battle, they have enough protection. Who wouldn't want to go for such a good thing?

If the threshold for the Tiger Guard were not high enough now, Zhou Haitao felt that all people in Liuzhou might join the army.

"Strong man, with your body type, you must have practiced martial arts, right?" Zhou Haitao said with a smile: "The benefits of joining the army in Liuzhou are good enough. Why don't you go to the Tiger Guards to sign up and give it a try?"

"No." Wei Gongzhan grinned and said, "I used to be a soldier. I am tired of being a soldier and want to be more stable."

"That's it." Zhou Haitao clicked his tongue and shook his head: "That's a pity."

"It's very popular to be a soldier here." Wei Gongzhan looked at the enthusiasm for registration at the military recruitment office in the distance. On the other hand, the farming recruitment area was deserted.

"Liuzhou people are hot-blooded, and not many are willing to farm steadily." Fatty Zhou said with a smile: "Many young people will consider going to Daqingshan to farm after being eliminated. Some young people will even stay in Liuzhou for some time, preparing to participate in the next It’s very rare for someone like Zhuangshi You to be ready to work in farming in the first round of military selection.”

"Haha. Everyone has different ideas." Wei Gongzhan grinned.

Now that the injury has recovered slightly, his face is still a little swollen, but he looks like a normal person, except that his face is still a little stiff when he smiles.

"Okay!" Zhou Haitao recorded the other party's name: "Wei Datao, right?"

"Eh"

"Take the sign and go to the government office to find Master Lu. Oh, today the academy is recruiting students. Master Lu will be responsible for invigilating one of the examination rooms. You may have to wait a while when you get there. Master Lu may not be able to take you to Daqingshan until the afternoon. side."

Wei Gongzhan was puzzled when he heard this and asked curiously: "Master? Master should be in charge of teaching, right? Are you going to go outside the city too?"

"Master Lu is in charge of teaching." Zhou Haitao nodded: "But Master Lu is not only good at teaching the Four Books and Five Classics, but he is also good at agriculture. Now he cooperates with the Mountain God to improve several varieties of plants in Daqing Mountain, and he is very favored by the prefect. We plan to open a separate agricultural branch for Mr. Lu, you will know after seeing it. "

"Agriculture?" Wei Gongzhan suddenly felt that Liuzhou was a little different, because in other places it seemed that if a master studied these things, he would be despised, right?

"Go, go." Zhou Haitao yawned and said.

Recently, there are more people on hand, so Zhou Haitao has begun to choose easy jobs. According to statistics, the work of land farmers in Daqingshan can be said to be the easiest. There are often not many people coming in a day. This little fool is asking around, but don't Delay yourself and play chess with Lao Wei later.

Hey, by the way, does this silly boy look a bit like Old Wei?

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Wei Gongzhan took the sign, asked for directions all the way to the academy, and found some men who were going to farm like him.

There are many young people in Liuzhou, and most of these men who are going to work in agriculture are young people under the age of 20, but they look listless at this time.

"Hey, brother, are you going to Daqingshan too?"

"Yes." Wei Gongzhan said with a simple and honest smile.

"Brother, your body type has also been eliminated?" A few people nearby suddenly became interested: "That shouldn't be the case. With your physique, it shouldn't be a big problem to participate in the two hundred kilogram iron rope event."

Several familiar people came over and pinched the lumps on Wei Gongzhan's body, leaving Wei Gongzhan confused for a while.

But he doesn't hate this feeling, because everyone in the army used to be like this, men were very casual with their hands and feet, but he didn't expect that the people in Liuzhou would also have such a custom?

"Well, I didn't plan to be a soldier in the first place. I didn't sign up to join the army at all." Wei Gongzhan said with an honest smile.

"Oh, so that's it, I'm just saying." The tall and thin man next to him nodded immediately, and then said with a pity look on his face: "Brother, you are really wasting your money."

"Yes, who can be a soldier and work in farming? Brother, your conditions are indeed a pity." Several people nearby also shook their heads.

Wei Gongzhan suddenly felt baffled. Is joining the army so popular here?

"Brothers, since you are so interested in joining the army, why are you here?"

The faces of several people suddenly turned ugly when they heard this, but looking at Wei Gongzhan's honest face, they knew that the other party might be a newbie and didn't know about it, so the tall and thin man just now patiently explained: "Brother, we Unlike you, we have no choice, and this time, we have been eliminated for three rounds, so we can’t hang around in the city all the time, right?”

"Yes." A person next to me also said: "It has been three months, and we have been living in North Street like the newly arrived refugees, eating and drinking. If others don't tell us, we can't keep hanging around like this shamelessly. Although we don't have to work in farming. Joining the army is prestigious, but you also have to work for your own food, so you won't be embarrassed, right?"

"That's right, we have endured it for a long time. Those fellow villagers who couldn't join the army before could not help but go to Daqingshan after staying in Beijie for a month. If they want to join the army, they can't be suppressed like this without shame?"

Wei Gongzhan was stunned. It seemed that the people of Liuzhou were not only very strong in martial arts, but also had a very different concept of honor and disgrace. It was rare to see eating and drinking as a shame.

I don’t know if this is the case for individuals or the general trend.

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw an acquaintance. He quickly said hello to the people around him and hurried after him.

"Brother Shen?"

The familiar figure coming out of the academy was none other than Shen Yuan, who had come to take the academy exam early in the morning.

"Oh, General Wei. Ahem, Brother Wei, why are you here?"

Wei Gongzhan briefly explained his situation, and then asked: "Brother Shen, how are you doing there? Did the exam go well?"

Shen Yuan snorted coldly when he heard this: "The test is quite complicated. It involves the arithmetic of the nine palaces, the study of heavenly objects, and the five elements of yin and yang. I am afraid that ordinary scholars who study hard will really fail, but how can it be difficult for me to get it?"

"Then, Brother Shen is such a talented person. How could it be possible that Brother Shen, who is the second best student in the golden subject, could not win the exam questions from the regional branch?"

"That's not necessarily true." Shen Yuan curled his lips and said, "Just now I saw Gu Beiquan scratching his head inside. Haha, that nerd who only knows the Four Books and Five Classics is probably going to capsize this time!"

His tone was full of schadenfreude and a little proud.

Wei Gongzhan was stunned and immediately said: "Gu Beiquan? The new top scholar in this class? Is he also in the academy?"

"This guy surnamed Chen is clumsy. Only those with registered residence can eat meat. That guy Gu Beiquan is a heartless person. He probably can't eat the porridge on North Street anymore." Shen Yuan shook his head: " But based on the content of this assessment, even if Gu Beiquan is the top pick, he may not be admitted to the hospital."

"Ahem, Brother Shen is still very knowledgeable and talented." Wei Gongzhan complimented in a funny way. He had never noticed before that this guy was actually an arrogant person.

"How is the situation in the academy? What did you hear?" The two of them walked to an unknown corner, and Wei Gongzhan asked about the business.

When it came to business, Shen Yuan regained his serious expression and said in a low voice: "It's a bit famous. This academy is divided into four courtyards: Heaven, Earth, Xuanhuang. It is said that those who pass the examination will be admitted to the Heavenly Academy and those who can learn talismans will be admitted to the Earthly Academy. , if you can only learn basic spells, then enter the Xuanyuan, and plan it in a decent way, as if you really want to train warlocks. The specific situation will only be clear when school starts tomorrow, and "

"And what?" Wei Gongzhan frowned and said, "Why is Brother Shen so secretive in his words?"

After Shen Yuan hesitated for a while, he finally said: "When I was referring to it today, I saw a strange thing."

"What's weird?"

"Didn't I come to the academy for reference this morning? When I passed by the City God's Temple, I actually saw several masters walking out of it."

"What's so strange about this?" Wei Gongzhan frowned: "Although I have only been here for one day, I also know that people in Liuzhou seem to believe in the Yinsi City God. Although most masters do not believe in ghosts and gods, there are always exceptions. A few What's so strange about Master coming out of the temple?"

"But those masters came out of thin air from the statue of the City God!"

"Ah?" Wei Gongzhan was stunned: "What are you talking about? What do you mean by walking out of thin air?"

"That's the literal meaning." Shen Yuan explained with gestures: "It's the kind of statue in front of the statue. Like a magic trick, several masters just walked out of the statue out of thin air. I was dumbfounded and even ran over. I carefully inspected the statue and thought it was some kind of mechanism.”

"Appearing out of thin air?" Wei Gongzhan frowned: "Are you saying that the masters in Liuzhou are all sorcerers?"

"This is impossible!" Shen Yuan shook his head: "I have seen all these masters in Liuzhou before. I am sure that they are ordinary mortal masters. But the scene this morning was indeed strange. I heard later that those masters They all go to work in the Yin Division at night. Now think about it, is it possible that there really is a so-called Yin Division in Liuzhou? "

"How could it be so evil?" Wei Gongzhan didn't believe it: "Take me to see it."

In this way, the two of them walked all the way to the City God's Temple not far from the academy. It was noon and there were many people visiting. It was obvious that the City God was indeed popular in Liuzhou.

This was Wei Gongzhan's first time seeing the City God Statue. This statue was quite interestingly made. It was not as exaggerated as other statues in other places. It had three heads and six arms. The overall look was more like a person wearing a mask. But the strange thing is... this Why do people look so familiar?

Wei Gongzhan stared at the statue blankly, thinking in his mind that he seemed to have seen the mask on the face of the city god.

It seems to be when I was very young.

Suddenly, Wei Gongzhan's expression changed. He remembered that he had seen it when he was very young!

There was a concubine in the Wei family. When he was seven years old, he was valued by the master of the Yuchi family and took him as his deputy. Because the child was too young, he would wear a rather sinister bronze mask when serving in the army.

That was a role model that many concubines of the Wei family secretly envied, and he was also someone he admired when he was very young.

Is it a coincidence?

Wei Gongzhan stared blankly at the statue of the City God. The masks were exactly the same, and even the overall figure and temperament were different.