Chapter 842: Three years
Time flies, and it's been three years in a hurry.
Since the duel of Yin Yang Peak, the dead man retreated six hundred miles away, leaving behind only a devastated and suffering land.
The third battle of life and death finally entered a short period of calm.
It's calm, but it's only superficial. During these three years, the relationship between the living and the dead is still tense. On the distant line of life and death, although large-scale wars have never broken out, small-scale invasions and infiltrations are everywhere.
Every year, countless exorcists die in the line of life and death, and every year, countless ghosts are imprisoned in the Soul Gathering Bottle, which is exchanged for military exploits as trophies.
Three years is a long time, enough for many, many stories to happen.
The Special Case Office officially issued an order to expand the army, and set up four exorcism regiments: "Ping Demon", "Dangkou", "Zhenbei", and "Absolute Soul". The original 1st Combat Brigade and 2nd Combat Brigade were broken up and reorganized and reorganized into special combat battalions.
The four exorcism corps have exorcists as the backbone to guard the vast line of life and death. The special combat battalion includes the exorcists of the three mountains and five mountains, and conducts various battles in the land of Middle-earth in the form of special operations.
Gather intelligence, infiltration, counter-infiltration, and call out for a master who specializes in dealing with the dead.
The most important task is to catch all the degenerate evil people who plotted to kill Zhang Wuxin.
Three years ago, Zhang Wuxin blasted the final blow and helped the Emperor Ming Grand Commander win the final victory. The Ancestor of the Corpse was enraged and issued a killing order to the entire two realms of life and death.
If anyone can get Zhang Wuxin's head and three souls and seven spirits, he will be able to meet any of his requirements.
In the past three years, countless evil cults have infiltrated the land of Middle-earth for this goal. They either formed groups of three or five, or single-handedly, and even formed a team, looking for where Zhang Wuxin was.
Not only that, but even the country of ghosts, some of the evil people in the twelve cities of Xudu are obsessed with wealth and want to catch Zhang Wuxin. Even some fallen evil people have gone deep into Middle-earth for profit, lurking.
Everyone can see that after a short period of peace, there will be a storm of rain that will descend on Middle-earth.
When the Great Dark Ages come, Middle-earth will finally be destroyed. If Zhang Wuxin's life was used to exchange something with the Ancestor of the Corpse, this was a temptation that no one could resist.
Three years of wind and rain, three years of forbearance, will eventually change a lot of things.
Although the land of 600 miles north of the Great Wall was returned to Middle-earth, the further north you went, the cooler the temperature became. The snow does not melt all year round, and it is affected by the Arctic ice sheet, and even in the height of summer, it still snows here, not rain.
Xilin Gol City, located behind the line of life and death, has become the station of the Zhenbei Exorcism Corps for three years. Three years of development have not only made the city a real military city, but also a settlement for countless exorcists and demon hunters.
Hu Runzhi, who was ordered to be in danger, knew deeply that with the four major corps of Ping Demon, Dangkou, Zhenbei, and Absolute Soul, he would definitely not be able to resist the invasion of the dead in the future.
If you want all the living people in Middle-earth to have a way to live, you must all be soldiers and mobilize countless exorcists.
Fortunately, the yin and yang of heaven and earth are reversed, so that the physical fitness of the residents of Middle-earth has become stronger and stronger, and the younger generation has learned more and more demon subduing methods.
Some of them joined the four major exorcism corps, and some became the backbone disciples of various exorcism schools.
Some of them even specialize in licking blood on the head of the knife for the sake of profit, such as spying on important information on the Arctic Ice Sheet, stabbing and killing the masters of people, and collecting their souls and selling them to folk exorcists.
There's even a bounty list in the Special Crime Division, and the guys on the list are either murderous zombie spirits or some worthy of assassination.
Once you come back with the three souls and seven spirits on the bounty list, you can get a large amount of money from the special case department.
Man dies for money, and birds die for food. Most of the exorcists who yearn for freedom and refuse to join the exorcism corps have embarked on this path.
When it was dark, the old Shenmu Tavern in Xilin Gol City was doing brisk business. Because of the cold weather and the raging yin qi, the Shuangyang wine produced here has become the best drink for the local people.
The exorcist soldiers who came down from the line of life and death, the outlaw mercenaries who returned from the Far North Ice Field, and the demon hunters who came here to inquire about the news, all gathered here.
Once there are more people, it is inevitable that the chaos will not be the same, Xilin Gol City implements military management, although there is chaos in the tavern, there are also people who are noisy and short-tempered, but there are really few people who make trouble.
Just when the voices were boiling and the music was deafening, a man wearing a cold-proof combat uniform and a fur hat suddenly pushed the door in.
As soon as he entered, he glanced around, then picked a table with fewer people, and sat down on the chair, and the saber lay on the table with a gentle metal crash.
Although he was sitting, he was still steady, and his eyes swept sharply around. A waiter next to him brought him a glass of beer, and then respectfully walked away.
Everyone knows that this kind of exorcist in combat uniform is either an exorcist soldier of the Zhenbei Exorcism Corps, or a special soldier of a special combat battalion.
Xilin Gol City is the base camp of the Zhenbei Exorcism Legion, and no one dares to provoke them here.
But after the young man sat down, a strong man with a large body and a heavy leather coat came over. He sat across the table and said loudly, "Captain Qin! ”
The flag commander surnamed Qin nodded slightly, then swept his gaze, stayed on him for a moment, and said, "You are the best Ice Plain Demon Hunter in Xilin Gol City, Song Dead?" ”
The strong man laughed: "Thanks to the love of the brothers in the circle, I gave such a nickname." It's just that let's talk about it first, nicknames are nicknames, and our brothers admire the warriors who serve Middle-earth very much! ”
Qin Qi nodded slightly: "If it weren't for that, the above wouldn't have asked me to hand over this job to you." But Mr. Song, let's put ugly words in front, although this task pays very well, but if it fails, the punishment is also very serious! If you can't say it, you have to go to the hell prison! ”
Seeing that Qin Qichang's expression was awe-inspiring, not like a joke, the strong man immediately narrowed his eyes slightly. He tapped his fingers on the table, thought about it carefully, and asked, "How much does it pay?" ”
Qin Qichang said: "Thirty million in cash!" ”
Song Deadman smiled and said: "Commander Qin, we have been cooperating for two years, you know, money is not very useful in this world, you go on!" ”
Qin Qichang snorted: "The economy of Middle-earth has not collapsed yet, and even because of the outbreak of war, it has shown another form of prosperity!" Thirty million, with your contribution to Middle-earth, is enough to buy a lot of things that others can't buy in the First Research Institute of the Special Case Division! Still not satisfied? ”
Song Dead Man smiled, but did not speak, as if he didn't take 30 million in his eyes at all.
Qin Qichang continued: "Okay, after all, it's a business to pin your head to your belt. In addition to 30 million cash, there is also a Qinglian True Fire, which can burn all evil and strengthen the yang energy of the living. ”
"Three drops of the Styx River True Water that runs through the eighteenth layer of hell, each drop is from the scientific research team under Dr. Yu, after countless purifications, the attributes are the most yin!"
"In addition, there are seven sets of new combat uniforms, and seven handles of the latest rune battle knives! If you take on this mission, you can get the equipment tonight so that you can fight! ”
Song Dead Man laughed and said: "The equipment is not necessary, on the ice field, the equipment of the special case department is like a candle in the dark, it is easy to be detected by the group of dead people, what we do is to sneak around on the ice field, wear your equipment, just think that you die not fast enough!" ”
"But this reward is really generous! Qinglian real fire, tsk, this artificially cultivated yang fire, is also willing to take it out as a task! ”
Qin Qichang said lightly: "Although the reward is rich, it is not taken for nothing!" If the mission fails, you will definitely be subjected to strict interrogation by the Special Crimes Division, and may even enter the Ghost Prison for this reason, using the latest research of soul searching methods to detect whether you have defected to the enemy! ”
Song Dead said impatiently: "Don't talk nonsense, we all know the rules!" If the mission fails, it will be great to die on the ice field, and over the years, there are fewer demon hunters who have been scattered on the ice field? ”
"We took this job!"
Qin Qichang nodded slightly and said, "Okay!" Sure enough, he is the number one demon hunter in Xilin Gol City! There is still a bearing! ”
He reached out and took out an envelope in his arms, handed it to the dead man Song opposite, and said, "Tomorrow afternoon, in the No. 302 defense area in the south of the city......"
Before he finished speaking, his face suddenly changed color, and his outstretched right hand suddenly retracted, and his tone became extremely sharp in an instant: "You are not a dead Song!" ”
Almost at the same time, the runes on the saber in Qin Qichang's hand were fluctuating, and the buzzing sound was endless, destroying those external stereos in an instant!
Qin Qichang took back the envelope, and the saber had already spun in his hand, and the blade swept by, forcing the dead man of Song to take a step back.
This guy showed a weird smile on his face, and his voice shook the sky: "Of course I'm not a dead Song!" The blue-faced ghost king of the southern region of the Ten Thousand Demon Pit greets you! ”
As soon as the words fell, I saw that the yin qi suddenly flourished, tumbling and rolling, and instantly permeated the entire Old Shenmu Tavern.
Qin Qichang shouted violently, and his tongue bloomed with spring thunder: "What a gut!" Dare to go wild in Xilin Gol City! Aren't you afraid of the 200,000 generals of my Zhenbei Corps? ”
Song Dead Man said impatiently: "Noise! If your Zhenbei Army really has such great ability, how can you let me get into it? The surname is Qin! I know you're Zhang Wuxin's messenger! Acquaintances, give that letter to grandpa! Make sure you're okay tonight! ”
Qin Qichang laughed wildly: "It's up to you? Want to deal with Mr. Zhang Wuxin too? Dream on! ”
After he finished laughing, he shouted: "All the officers and soldiers of the 13th Banner of the Zhenbei Army obey the order!" Blockade Xilin Gol City! No living or dead are allowed to enter or leave! I want to see who dares to collude with the dead and leak military secrets! ”