Chapter 1054: Recruiting Soldiers at the Parade Ground!
Chapter 1054: Recruiting Soldiers at the Parade Ground! (Seeking monthly pass, two-in-one)
The otters stood in the yard, practicing diligently, with the brown hair on their heads floating to one side.
"Whoo~"
I ran out of the room, and the cold winter wind washed away the only remaining warmth I had just gotten out of bed.
In front of the wooden basin, Liang Qu ironed his face with a hot towel and shaved his stubble with a Qinglang. Long Yao half-knelt aside, put on a waist badge and decorations, then moved a small stool and stood on it to help Liang Qu tie up his sideburns, put on a jade crown, and finally inserted a hairpin to secure it.
Dashunxingyibo.
Live together!
"Well, elder, get up now. Do you want to have breakfast? Aunt Zhang made both meat and vegetables, just out of the oven." Long Li walked out of the kitchen, biting a bun in his mouth and holding two in his hands, and asked vaguely.
"What time is it?"
"It's a quarter to the morning. Elder, you can eat on the way."
Liang Qu shook his head: "I have something to do on the way, so I don't have time to eat. By the way, Xiaoyao, Xiaoli, remember to bring a portion to your sister Eying after you finish eating. She can't get up. Go to the bedroom to tidy up and change the bed. Also, prepare an extra portion and ask La La to take it up to Pingyang Mountain."
"I know, I know~"
Long Li spoke in a long tone, Long Yao rolled her eyes, and Tata stood at attention and saluted.
Liang Qu didn't care and activated the mental connection.
Chishan ran out of the stable. His figure flashed, and he and his horse turned into a red dragon and rose into the sky.
Huaiyin Martial Arts Academy is to the west of the city, and Yixing Town is to the east of the city, with dozens of miles between them. To others, the distance is quite far, but to Liang Qu it is just a blink of an eye.
There is still a quarter of an hour.
Let Chishan slow down, Liangqu sit cross-legged, and start the time sequence at five times the speed.
Refine the spiritual seeds in your body first!
Looking inward at my body, I saw a silver, apple-shaped seed floating up and down in my qi sea.
"Yin Yang Spiritual Seed Power"!
Before he was promoted to Zhenxiang, Lu Jia, the third son of Director Lu of Xuntianbo Chamber of Commerce, spent 300,000 taels of silver to buy a dual cultivation method that originated from the master couple Tianren who were stationed in Wangyue Tower. It can condense their own yin and yang energy and transform it into "Yin and Yang Precious Medicine", which does not harm others and is beneficial rather than harmful. The only drawback is that one cannot "get close" to it during the condensation period and must "restrain" oneself.
The "Yin Yang Precious Medicine" is divided into four levels: Grain in Ear, Star Fruit, Moon Fruit, and Sun Wheel.
All in all, a very powerful technique.
The more I use Liangqu, the more I feel it is great value for money.
The "precious medicine" condensed by this dual cultivation method does not have any "rejection reaction". As much as is refined, it will be absorbed.
By practicing the Four Gates and Seven Paths, a warrior’s realm will be elevated, his own “essence” will be strengthened, and he will be as solid as a rock, and it will be difficult for anything to invade or harm him, which naturally includes precious medicines.
Therefore, medium and low-grade precious fish medicines are almost useless to Zhenxiang masters, and cannot change the "essence". In other words, Liangqu is more special. Even if it has no medicinal effect, it still has the essence of water.
The "Yin Yang Spirit Seed Technique" can jump over this "threshold" and fill in the origin, bringing huge gains!
In the past, a sun wheel helped Eying advance from the first realm to the second realm in one breath!
Even if Eying had gained something before, it was still nothing compared to the gain from that sun wheel!
"After more than half a year, finally on the Grain in Ear day, the two people in Wangyue Tower actually had their periods several times. I don't know how they held it back." Liang Qu sighed and couldn't help but recall the notes of his predecessors on the exercises.
When he went to Heyuan Prefecture, he and Eying were separated for two months.
In fact, because there were so many things to do after arriving at the Blue Lake in the Great Snow Mountain, and there were endless fights and conflicts, the two simply restrained each other and practiced for more than half a year.
Under such conditions, the "Yin Yang Precious Medicine" was able to surpass the Grain in Ear level and condense into Star Fruit in one breath!
Liang Qu had received Su Guishan's approval five days ago, and was busy for half a day to arrange all the things, leaving four and a half days... They exchanged with each other in the afternoon of the same day and got the "Star Fruit".
In the following days, he had no time to concentrate on refining until this moment when he finally had some free time.
Wow.
The qi and sea are connected, and the tide rises violently.
In the blink of an eye.
The irregular spiritual fruit turned into a pool of liquid, merged into the sea of qi, and seeped in bit by bit.
The third Dragon Court Fairy Island has not changed much.
However, the Qi sea surged rapidly!
Liang Qu has been practicing diligently for a month and his Qi Sea has almost doubled.
After more than a month in Heyuan Prefecture, his Qi Sea had increased by 390 times when he went there, and by 392 times when he came back. The base of his Qi Sea was already huge, and now with the help of the star fruit, it increased a little, and then increased by 13 times, directly expanding to 405!
A rough calculation.
It is equivalent to more than one month of hard training over a year!
Blood earned!
Of course, other people definitely don't get the same treatment. How much it increases depends on personal talent and the base number of their Qi sea. Otherwise, for a master of the first realm, wouldn't one star fruit fill it up directly?
Refreshing!
The hem of the clothes flutters.
Liang Qu was already feeling refreshed today. He floated up into the clouds and was almost excited to see his Qi sea expand more than ten times.
The limit of the Qi Sea of ordinary people in the third realm is only 360. Liang Qu has not entered the third realm, but he has the Heart Fire, which serves as the "fulcrum" of the third realm. He has already broken the limit!
The [Dragon Slaying] with four hundred times the Qi Hai will chop down, and unless one dodges high, no one can stop it if a normal celestial being falls down!
Flowing clouds passed through the patterns on his clothes, disappearing without a trace.
After running a circle at five times the speed, Liang Qu calmed down his breathing.
Open your eyes.
Huaiyin Martial Arts Academy was nearby, and the several large martial arts training grounds were crowded with students, with people eagerly waiting.
In front of the martial arts academy, on the lake where the sturgeon monster once lived, the boats arranged by the river are lined up in a row, waiting for students to board.
How prosperous!
When the martial arts academy had just been open for half a year, there were only about a thousand people in it.
With the permission of the imperial court this year, the number of students has tripled in one year, reaching an astonishing 3,000. The number of supporting toilets has increased from ten to fifty, and there are special people to take care of them every day. Surrounding the martial arts academy is a large area of fertile farmland.
The opening of Huaiyin Martial Arts Academy attracted many students from Pingyang Prefecture, but it did not eat alone.
All the martial arts schools originally located in Pingyang Prefecture, after being assessed and meeting the standards, can be included. This will relieve the pressure on the martial arts academy while helping many students who live too far away to study nearby.
As for the beginning, some families opened martial arts schools where students paid money and paid for a booklet. The teachers only served as a facade, with the old students actually teaching the new students, and whether they practiced correctly or not was entirely up to luck. It was not for training, but only for selecting the best and brightest to recruit into the family to work, so naturally it was difficult for them to pass the assessment.
Although it can still be opened and there is no explicit order to close it, it has been gradually eliminated under the general trend, and many of its outstanding disciples have returned to the court.
Because of its scale, the cost of martial arts academies has been suppressed, and coupled with the certificates, it has become the first choice for civilians.
It's booming!
The only problem is that there are only so many local students, and if you have them and I don’t, there will inevitably be a conflict of interest.
Problems between the imperial court and local governments could never be avoided, but Yang Dongxiong had to face all of them.
Liang Qu didn't think it was a big problem.
The truly top families are not highly dependent on the way martial arts schools recruit talent.
For example, Xu Yuelong, whose father is Xu Wenzhu and whose grandfather is Duke of Wei, needs talents, so he picks his old subordinates from the military camp. The family stewards are all great tiger hunters, and they are old subordinates who retired from the army in the past.
Yang Dongxiong is a master, and Liang Qu is at the peak of his career, so most conflicts dare not break out.
"Look! Look up! Look up! It's Lord Xingyi!"
"I'm coming."
"I've heard that Lord Xingyi can fly. I want to fly too."
"A man should be like this!"
"What kind of trial is this? It's from the Hebo Institute. It can't be about fighting water beasts. I can't swim!"
"So damn handsome!"
"I heard that the wife of the Marquis of Xingyi is the most beautiful woman in the world, but it's a pity that I didn't get to see her..."
A red dragon appeared in the sky above the martial arts academy, and the students, who had finally calmed down, became noisy again and started whispering to each other.
The noise of the crowd was so deafening that Liangqu could hear it clearly from thousands of meters in the air.
The red dragon landed on the square in front of the martial arts academy, raising countless dust.
Yu Dun stepped forward quickly: "Junior brother!"
"Second Senior Brother, are all the students here?" "Not yet. There are 3,872 teachers and students in the Martial Academy, including 2,913 students participating in the trial. There are 2,872 students in the fifth grade..."
Today's martial arts academy is divided into five grades, corresponding to the four levels of skin, flesh, bones and blood. Those who have not broken through the skin level are in the first grade, and so on. The learning age is not considered, only the level is considered.
If one graduates from the fifth grade before the age of eighteen, which is about three years after entering school, completes the blood barrier, and is proficient in basic martial arts, he or she can obtain a certificate of outstanding student and have priority whether joining the army or working in the government office.
Before the age of twenty, it takes five years, and after graduating from the fifth grade, you will get an ordinary student certificate.
As for those who failed to graduate, their salary was just that they had studied in an ordinary martial arts school, which was nothing special.
"Don't worry about the latecomers. They are not worth paying attention to. Brother, have you divided the teams?"
"Don't worry, there are twenty-three teams, exactly. All grades are mixed together, and the strength of each team is basically the same."
"it is good!"
The red dragon circled and rose again, looking around in the sky. There were too many people in the Huaiyin Martial Arts Academy. It was too troublesome to divide it into several training grounds and mobilize them one by one. Liang Qu simply stood in the sky, and his voice was clear, ringing in everyone's ears.
"Do you know that today is a trial?"
"I know." There was a chorus of responses.
Liang Qu said sternly: "Your voice is too soft! How can you participate in the trial with such a soft voice? Answer again!"
All students felt a buzzing in their ears and inhaled immediately.
"Know!"
"Good! Very spirited! You are worthy of being a disciple of Huaiyin Martial Academy, a pillar of Dashun!"
This statement came out.
The three thousand students were extremely excited, holding their heads high and looking full of energy.
Xu Zishuai and others laughed.
Xiang Fangsu and others on the river were pointing and talking, but no one knew what they were talking about.
Liang Qu didn't say much. He was not good at mobilizing speeches. He got straight to the point: "Today's trial will last for three days! The top 50 teams in each group will receive a Qi and Blood Pill! The top 20 will receive five Qi and Blood Pills! The team with the most will receive ten Qi and Blood Pills! Master Zhenxiang will give you one instruction, and you can choose any one of the lower-level martial arts in the academy, and you will be recommended by Huaiyin Martial Arts Academy!
After graduation, you can use this recommendation to directly enter Pingyang Prefecture and work in any of the prefectures, such as the Monster Hunting Division, the Three Law Divisions, or the River and Lake Division, starting from the ninth rank! Among the twenty-three winners, the top three will be promoted to the ninth rank and above! "
Wow!
There was a lot of discussion on the martial arts field.
What a generous trial reward! It even comes with an official position!
More and more people are curious about what kind of trial it will be. There are three thousand people present. Doesn't that mean there are thousands of prey?
Many winners from senior grades are eager to try.
Everyone's level is about the same, so the trial must be of limited difficulty. As senior disciples, they have a great chance of winning!
Liang Qu waited for the news to ferment a little: "Gentlemen, are you ready?"
"Ready!"
"Okay, listen to the team teachers' commands! Team one, run forward, board the ship and set off!"
boom!
The noise started again.
Xiang Fangsu set out on the first boat, followed by a team of three boats, each carrying fifty teachers and students, and the others followed in order.
This time was quite slow. It took almost an hour for the boats to circle the lake, allowing three teams and nine rows of people to board at a time, and to load a full 3,000 people.
After sixty-nine ships had crossed the Guolong River together, they arrived at the Jianghuai Lake amid the curiosity of the people.
Liang Qu waved his hand.
"Let's go! Western Waters!"
The sergeant at the bow waved signal flags crosswise, and sixty-nine ships sailed quickly, leaving behind shimmering waves.
In the mountains and forests.
The Ghost Mother believers are still confused.
"An ominous premonition? What premonition?"
“I always feel like I’m being watched by countless eyes.”
"Don't talk nonsense. There is no one in this ten-mile radius. All the big beasts have been killed. Who would be staring at you?"
"How about releasing two mountain ghosts to patrol?" suggested the uneasy Ghost Mother believer.
"Isn't that premature birth?" The companion was a little reluctant, but seemed to be scared by the quiet atmosphere on the mountain, so he agreed to the request.
The two men came to the bloody flesh fetus and used a dagger to cut through the fetal membrane in the water.
A little mountain ghost fell out of the amniotic membrane and rolled onto the rocky ground. It was only about 1.12 meters tall. Its skin, which should have been like dead tree bark, still had a soft texture of tender flesh color. However, due to exposure to the air, it quickly hardened and turned black. In just a few breaths, it crawled up from the ground, able to run and jump. It opened its eyes and saw the stranger in front of it, baring its teeth and grinning, and gradually became irritable.
The Ghost Mother believers used a special honey fragrance to fumigate the mountain ghost, and the irritable mountain ghost calmed down and became dizzy, as if he had seen his mother.
"Hoo! Forest, patrol!"
The ghost mother believer uttered a few strange syllables, and the little mountain ghost shook his head, got on all fours, and crawled out along the stone wall.
The next evening.
Sixty-nine large ships docked one after another, and the martial arts academy disciples went ashore in batches. Under the guidance of the officials of the River and Lake Bureau, they stepped into the deep mountains and forests.
The students were somewhat surprised.
"Didn't you say it was a mission for the Hebo Station? Why is it in the mountains and forests?"
"Who knows? Anyway, just keep up. The top three will start as ninth-rank officials."
"What's a ninth-rank official? My father is a high-ranking official in Nanzhili. If he's willing, he can arrange an eighth-rank official for me!"
"How can it be the same? Your father arranged it, and you got it by your own ability! The New Year is coming soon, why don't you help your father gain some face and make him happy? Maybe he will be happy and give you a few hundred taels of pocket money."
"Hiss, that makes sense."
"I heard that the cultivation method of Lord Xingyi is different from the normal cultivation method. His fellow practitioners are all trying new methods. I wonder if I can earn a new method by giving him some pointers?"
Xiang Fangsu, who was leading the team, glanced back.
The teacher in front immediately turned around with a serious expression.
"Quiet!"
The students who were discussing the matter gradually calmed down their excitement.
It is difficult to manage more than 3,000 people. If they are separated into teams of more than 100 people, they will be much more obedient and only have conversations from time to time.
But more than a hundred people is still not a small number, especially when they enter the woods, the new recruits do not know how to restrain their energy.
"Quack quack!"
The birds flew away in fright!
Xiang Fangsu raised the corner of his mouth but did not say a word to remind her.
It is not easy for the teacher in charge to give special treatment to the students blatantly.
The mountain ghost is still developing, even if it is premature, it needs a while to stand up like a lamb. If you can sneak in quietly and strangle the placenta, the so-called test will not be difficult at all.
"what's the situation?"
The Ghost Mother believers hurried out of the cave and saw a flock of birds flying in fright in the sky, feeling increasingly uneasy.
Although they had never been to school, they still understood the basic tactics of war and looked at each other in bewilderment.
"not good!"
"There must be people, quite a lot of people!"
"Quick, let the mountain ghost go! Let the mountain ghost go! We must have been discovered!"
(End of this chapter)