Chapter 034: Assessment
A moment later, Ye Feihua and his entourage approached the main gate in the middle of the city. I saw that above the main city gate, there were three quaint characters engraved with "Qingshan City".
There were more cars, mules, horses and pedestrians on the avenue, and Ye Feihua jumped off his horse, followed the flow of people, and walked to the gate of the main city on foot.
Outside the main city gate, there are two rows of black-armored warriors, lined up on both sides of the avenue close to the main city gate, all of them carrying large swords at their waists, majestic and majestic.
At the gate of the city, there were six other black-armored warriors, who were responsible for collecting the gate tax.
Pedestrians and caravans were divided into two columns, all lined up to enter the city.
Since the pedestrian column did not have carry, mules and horses to transport goods, the speed of entering the city was much faster.
When Ye Feihua and his party walked to the gate of the main city, a black-armored warrior boy carefully looked at Ye Feihua and the four of them, and without too much interrogation and inspection, he accepted two copper coins per person and four copper coins per horse and waved them away.
Ye Feihua and his entourage walked through the deep doorway and came to the inside of the city.
There were many vendors on the street, and Ye Feihua bought a map from the vendor.
The streets of Qingshan City are distributed in a checkerboard pattern, and Ye Feihua and his party came in from the gate of the west main city, and they were standing on Qingshan Avenue, the main road that runs through the east and west.
"Yunfu is located on Qingshi Street, let's go to Qingshi Street to find a hotel to rest in. Tomorrow, I will go to the recruitment office of the city guard, join the city guard, and then go to Yun to catch up. Let's go! Ye Feihua turned her head to look around, then led the horse and went ahead first.
The night has quietly begun. The streets and alleys lit up with magical neon lights one after another.
From the map, Qingshi Street is only a few streets away from Castle Peak Avenue, which seems to be not far, but when you walk up, it is a bit far. In addition, when the night market first opened, there were many pedestrians on the street, and they couldn't run at a gallop, so it took Ye Feihua and his party two hours to rush to the vicinity of Yunfu on Qingshi Street.
Ye Feihua and the four of them found a hotel called Songtao Yuan and asked for four rooms.
Due to the fatigue of the journey, the four of them hurriedly had dinner and went back to their rooms to rest.
Nothing was said all night.
The next day, December 37, early in the morning.
Ye Feihua explained a few words to Shu Fenfang, and asked Shu Fenfang to stay in Songtao Garden to rest, and then called He Shannon and Wu Yu, left Songtao Garden, and rushed to the recruitment office of the city guard.
A little north of the center of Castle Peak City, there are two wide avenues that cross and cross, leading to the east, west, north and south. The Lord's Mansion is located in the northwest corner of this cross, and consists of a cluster of palace houses, covering an extremely large area.
The recruiting office of the city guard is next to the city lord's mansion.
When Ye Feihua and the three of them came to the recruiting office, the sun had already risen very high.
The city guards recruited soldiers every day, and the mortals who applied for the draft lined up outside the recruiting office, all of them young and middle-aged men.
Half an hour later, it was Ye Feihua's turn for the three of them.
The recruiting officer walked around Ye Feihua and the three of them, and then waved his hand and let Ye Feihua and the three of them in.
There is a martial arts arena inside the recruiting office. There are dozens of stone locks on the ground of the arena. The stone locks ranged in weight from 10 kilograms to 100 kilograms.
According to the recruitment rules, if you can't lift a ten-kilogram stone lock jerk over the top with one hand, you will be eliminated directly. After passing the one-handed jerk stone lock, you will also participate in the 500-meter obstacle run. A 500-meter-long gravel road is covered with mud pits, boulders, rope ladders, fire walls and other obstacles, and you can only join the city guard if you run to the finish line within the allotted time.
When Ye Feihua and the three of them walked into the martial arts arena, there were more than a dozen strong men conducting the stone lock assessment. One of the bald men kicked the ten-kilogram stone locks, let out a disdainful laugh, and then crossed the dozens of kilograms of stone locks and walked straight in front of a hundred-kilogram stone lock.
I saw the bald strong man grabbing the stone lock with one hand, and with a loud shout, he picked up the stone lock and held it up in the void.
The bald man's face was flushed, and his arms trembled uncontrollably. A few moments later, the bald man shook his arm and threw the stone lock on the ground.
"Boom!" The ground shook, smashing up a cloud of dust.
"Good!" There was a roar of applause all around.
There was another young man, holding a ten-kilogram stone lock with one hand, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't lift it over the top. The young man tried several times, but finally gave up, threw the stone lock on the ground, and left unhappy.
Several men passed the stone lock level, and when they ran the 500-meter obstacle course, they faced various obstacles, either clumsy and slow, or they were cold and timid, unable to run to the finish line within the specified time, and were finally brushed down.
The faces of those eliminated young and middle-aged men did not have too much regret and depression. For them, there are many choices in life, and joining the City Guard may be just one of many.
Ye Feihua and the three of them aspired to become monks, but due to age restrictions, they could only seek the opportunity to join the principality's sect by joining the city guard first. Therefore, the three of them decided to show their full strength in order to attract the attention of the recruiters of the city guard. If you make a contribution when the beast tide comes, then it will invisibly increase the chance of joining the principality's sect.
Ye Feihua walked in front of a 100-kilogram stone lock, grabbed the stone lock with her right hand, twisted her waist, and lifted the stone lock with a "whoosh", and then lifted it above the top, her arms straightened, and locked the stone in the void.
After a few seconds of pause, Ye Feihua threw his arm and threw the stone lock out, and then straightened his abdomen and chest, calming down.
Behind a wooden table not far away, sat a recruiting officer. Next to the recruiter, stood a burly black-armored officer.
As soon as Ye Feihua and the three of them walked into the martial arts arena, they attracted the attention of the black-armored officer. Ye Feihua easily lifted a hundred kilograms of stone locks and did not surprise the black-armored officer, but the calm and elegant aura that Ye Feihua exuded after throwing away the stone lock made the corners of the black-armored officer's eyebrows twitch slightly.
The leaves are not flowers and are followed by grass shannon. When the black-armored officer saw He Shannon lifting a hundred kilograms of stone locks as lightly as a family, his face couldn't help but change slightly.
After the grass Shannon was unharmed. Wuxiao picked up an eighty-kilogram stone lock, and after lifting it over the top with one hand, his arm trembled slightly, and a trace of flushing appeared on his face. Even so, among this group of conscripted mortals, the performance of unharmed is already very top-notch.
After passing the stone lock assessment, the next step is the 500-meter obstacle run. Ye Feihua and the three of them stood proudly in front of the starting line.
When the recruiter issued the order, Ye Feihua and the three of them kicked the ground at the same time, like a predatory cheetah, and jumped out violently. But I saw three agile figures jumping and shuttling between various obstacles, and quickly rushed to the finish line.
"These three people, I want them!" The black-armored officer said in a low voice, and then took a big stride and walked towards Ye Feihua and the three of them in the distance.
The recruiter smiled, picked up the pen, and wrote the names of Ye Feihua and the three on the roster of recruits, and put a small tick next to the name.
The 500-meter gravel road was covered with various obstacles, and after Ye Feihua and the three of them ran to the finish line, their clothes were disheveled, covered with smoke and sand.
He Shannon was burying his head in tidying up his clothes, and out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure walking in the distance, and couldn't help but raise his head and look over. I saw a black-armored officer with thick eyebrows and dark skin walking towards him, walking with a tiger and domineering momentum.
He Shannon stared at the black-armored officer and slowly straightened up.
After standing up completely straight, He Shannon moved his arm, and a fierce aura suddenly burst out from his body.
The black-armored officer felt the fierce aura bursting from He Shannon's body, a hint of a smile appeared on his dark face, and he quickened his pace.
The pace of the black-armored officer became faster and faster, and when he reached the back, it was like running, and his majestic body rushed straight towards He Shannon.
"Come on!" He Shannon grinned and laughed.
He Shannon took a step forward, his shoulders sinking, and his chest was thrust out.
"Bang!" With a muffled thud, the black-armored officer's right shoulder slammed into He Shannon's chest.
He Shannon's body shook, but his feet did not move a bit.
"Happy!" He Shannon laughed heartily.
The black-armored officer rested his right shoulder on He Shannon's chest, and turned his head to stare at He Shannon.
Three seconds later, the black-armored officer laughed "haha", took two steps back, and then stood tall with his head held high, exuding a fierce and bold momentum.
"My name is Wind Iron Pillar! The first squad leader of the Ninth Brigade of the Black Armor Knights of Qingshan City! The black-armored officer said in a deep voice.
"I've seen Captain Wind, my name is He Shannon." He Shannon owes his body.
Ye Feihua and Wuxiao also bowed slightly, bowed to the wind iron pillar, and reported their names.
Feng Tiezhu nodded slightly towards Ye Feihua and Wuxiao, then looked at He Shannon and asked, "Are the three of you willing to follow me?" ”
He Shannon didn't answer, and turned his head to look at Ye Feihua.
Wuxiao also looked at Ye Feihua.
Seeing the actions of He Shannon and Wuxiao, Feng Tiezhu's eyes couldn't help but flash a trace of surprise. Feng Tiezhu really didn't expect that this docile man with a warm smile on his face was actually the head of the three.
"No problem!" Ye Feihua smiled very dryly.
Feng Tiezhu walked up to Ye Feihua, looked Ye Feihua up and down a few times, and without saying a word, he suddenly raised his fist like a bowl and smashed it hard against Ye Feihua's chest.
Ye Feihua always had a smile on her face. Just when the fist of the wind iron pillar wrapped in the strong wind was about to smash into Ye Feihua's chest, Ye Feihua's right hand reached out like lightning and directly grabbed the fist smashed by the wind iron pillar. The fist of the wind iron pillar seemed to be caught by an iron tong, and he could not move forward.