Chapter 13: Entering the Ice City for the First Time
"Alright, two little brothers, it's not early yet, so let's go into the city with me first!"
"Xu Hu! Come! Take these two little brothers to the city to find a place to rest for the night! After dawn tomorrow, take them to the military camp in the city to report!"
The general said with a wave of his hand to one of the soldiers beside him.
"Yes!"
The soldier named Xu Hu received the order, and then took Lu Yun and the two of them to turn around and walk towards the city!
When he first entered the Arctic Ice City, the first impression he had on Lu Yun was that the Arctic Ice City was really big, so big that he couldn't see the edge at a glance from the south of the city to the north of the city.
Moreover, to Lu Yun's surprise, it was a little surprising. This city, located in the Far North Wasteland, was not as deserted as Lu Yun imagined. On the contrary, the scene inside the city is very prosperous!
The busy streets are full of pedestrians, and in the night market, roadside vendors are selling their goods. Rows of houses, neatly arranged on both sides of the street. There are pharmacies, weapons shops, blacksmiths, taverns.
If it weren't for seeing the snowflakes floating in the sky from time to time, and the city walls in the north that had turned scarlet because they were stained with blood, Lu Yun would really think that he had come to a very prosperous city in the center of Zhongzhou!
"Isn't it different from what you imagined?"
The soldier named Xu Hu who was walking in front of him turned around and said with a smile on his face.
"Yes, Brother Xu Hu, why is this Arctic Ice City so prosperous when it is located in such a desolate hundred-mile snow field?"
Lu Yun, who was walking behind him, asked.
"Hahaha! When I was first transferred here, I was just as confused as you. ”
Xu Hu smiled and continued.
"Although this ice city is surrounded by a hundred miles of wasteland, under it is the second largest spirit stone mine in the entire Zhongzhou!"
"Spirit Stone Mine? Could it be a deposit that produces spirit stones?"
Lu Yun asked with some confusion.
"Yes!"
Xu Hu nodded and continued.
"It is precisely because of the abundant spirit stone resources here, although it is separated from the inland by hundreds of miles of wasteland, and there are orcs attacking from time to time! Over time, this place will become the second most prosperous city in the entire Zhongzhou!"
"I see!"
After listening to Xu Hu's words, Lu Yun suddenly realized. Sure enough, as long as there is a place where wealth can be obtained, no matter how dangerous it is, there will be people who are not afraid of death to break through.
"Alright, here we are. ”
In front of a quaint hotel, Xu Hu stopped.
"You two will stay here for one night tonight, and tomorrow morning, I will take you two to the barracks to report. ”
Xu Hu said.
"Okay, then thank you Brother Xu Hu!"
Lu Yun said with his fists clenched.
"Hey~!It's just a trivial matter! When we enter the barracks tomorrow, we will be a family, what's polite! Let's go, I'll take you to go through the procedures for staying in the hotel!"
Xu Hu laughed heroically, and then led Lu Yun and the others towards the hotel.
After completing the check-in procedures and settling down Lu Yun and the others, Xu Hu said goodbye to them and left in a hurry.
"Brother Yun, you said that we won't be dragged to be cannon fodder after joining the army, right?"
Qin Lie was lying on the bed in the hotel room and asked with some fear.
"No! I asked that Brother Xu Hu on the way here, and he said that cultivators still have a relatively high status in the army! Because, in war, cultivators often inflict more damage on the enemy than ordinary soldiers. Even, in a war, the number of cultivators the army has can directly affect the outcome of a war! Therefore, in the army, the treatment of cultivators is often much better than that of ordinary soldiers. Don't worry!"
Lu Yun gave Qin Lie a reassuring look.
"Okay, it's getting dark, let's rest early! Tomorrow morning, I have to go to the barracks. ”
After that, the two fell asleep one after another.
Early the next morning, under the leadership of Xu Hu, Lu Yun and the others came to the registration office in the barracks.
"Name, status, class. ”
The soldier at the registration office asked casually by taking out a registration form from behind him.
"Uh... , Lu Yun, Qin Lie, the status class is a commoner. Forehead... Also, the two of us are cultivators. ”
Lu Yun said with some hesitation.
"What, cultivators, where did you two civilians get the cultivation exercises!"
The soldier in charge of registration was a little surprised.
You must know that in Zhongzhou, the control of cultivation exercises is very strict. Except for those children of officials and eunuchs, it is impossible for ordinary civilians to obtain exercises related to cultivation, let alone successfully enter the ranks of cultivators!
"Uh... That's right, my third uncle's second aunt's cousin is an official in a place in Middle-earth. This cultivation method is what he passed on to us. And the reason why he passed on the exercises to us was just to see if we had the talent to cultivate. If you complete your cultivation, you will be able to serve the dynasty in the future!"
Lu Yun laughed and said nonsense.
"Alright, Kuroko, the two of them are quite poor now, so don't make it difficult for them. Hurry up and register them!"
Xu Hu said on the side.
"Okay, then report the cultivation level and aura attributes of the two of you. ”
The soldier named Kuroko shrugged his shoulders and said.
"I am the third layer of the Spirit Gathering Period, and he is the seventh layer of the Spirit Gathering Period. Both of us are mutated attributes. ”
Lu Yun pointed to Qin Lie beside him and said.
"What!!Mutation attributes!Both of you?"
After listening to Lu Yun's words, the soldier named Heizi and Xu Hu seemed to be startled, and exclaimed in unison.
"It's... Oh, yes. What's wrong?"
Seeing the surprised expressions on the faces of the two people, Lu Yun asked with some emptiness.
"Of course!!Mutation attributes are so rare, how can there be two at the same time! Stretch out your hand and show me your aura! Registering and falsifying in the army is a big crime!"
When the sunspot heard what he said, he didn't believe it, and said to Lu Yun and the two.
Hearing Heizi's words, Lu Yun turned his head to look at Xu Hu. Seeing that Xu Hu also nodded slightly, he stretched out his hand, his mind moved slightly, and a transparent spiritual power poured out from his palm!
Seeing this, Qin Lie also stretched out his hand, and a blue aura with an extremely cold aura appeared in his hand!
"Hey, two lucky boys, they are really all mutant attributes! Xu Hu, now you can be regarded as picking up a treasure for the army!"
The soldier named Kuroko laughed and said.
"Hahahaha!"
Xu Hu laughed heroically, patted Lu Yun's shoulder and said.
"You don't know, cultivators with mutated attributes, even in an army as powerful as our Ice City, are like treasures! You two are so lucky!"
"Really?"
Lu Yun said with some joy.
"Hahaha! Of course! Kuroko, hurry up and fill it in! I'll take them to report when I'm done!"
Xu Hu laughed, turned his head and said to the soldier named Heizi.
"Alright!
After the black man quickly stamped the two of their forms, he handed the two forms to Xu Hu.
"Hey~!Let's go, I'll take you to report. ”
Xu Hu greeted Lu Yun and the others, turned around and walked towards the outside of the barracks with them.
"Brother Xu Hu, aren't we going to the barracks? Why are we going out?"
Lu Yun asked.
"Originally, I was really going to take you to the barracks. But I never thought that the two of you would be mutated attributes!"
Xu Hu continued with joy on his face.
"Mutation attributes are very rare in Zhongzhou, even if one or two appear occasionally, they are all secretly included in the sect by the imperial dynasty or some sects, and they have not appeared in the army for many years! Moreover, they have their own camp!
"Wow! Really?"
Lu Yun said happily.
"Hahaha! Let's go! I guess those guys will be happy to see two newcomers coming at once!"
Xu Hu smiled and walked out of the barracks with Lu Yun and the others.
After walking for a long time, under the leadership of Xu Hu, Lu Yun and the two came to a dense bamboo forest.
"Brother Xu Hu, this is the elite camp you are talking about?"
Looking at the bamboo forest in front of him, Lu Yun asked.
"That's right, this is it. ”
Xu Hu nodded and said.
"Why is our camp so far away from the barracks, and in the event of war, can it be easily deployed?"
Lu Yun asked.
"Hey~, you don't have to worry about this! A cultivator with mutated attributes like you, unless the battle situation is particularly dangerous or there are too powerful orcs in the enemy. Otherwise, you will not need to go to war under normal circumstances. Even if something unexpected happens, there will be a special person to inform you!"
Xu Hu said.
"I see. ”
Lu Yun nodded.
"Let's go, I'll take you in to report to the city! But be careful, there are a lot of traps set up by those guys in this bamboo forest. You two follow me closely, be careful not to get hit. ”
After speaking, under the leadership of Xu Hu, Lu Yun and the others carefully followed Xu Hu into the bamboo forest.
After turning left and right in the dense bamboo forest for about a few tens of meters, the eyes suddenly opened up!
I saw that in the originally very dense bamboo forest, a large clearing appeared in the moxibustion, and in the middle of the clearing, a crystal clear river flowed slowly from outside the bamboo forest, and a small bamboo bridge was paved on the river.
On the other side of the river, several simple bamboo houses stand along the river. Coupled with the exotic flowers and plants growing on both sides of the river, it feels like a paradise in the troubled times.
It's a pity that the originally very beautiful atmosphere was instantly destroyed by an old man lying on a bamboo chair next to the bamboo house and basking in the sun with a lewd face.
When the old man saw Lu Yun and his party coming, his eyes lit up, and he disappeared from the chair in an instant, and stood in front of several people in an instant. The speed was so fast that Lu Yun didn't even see his shadow clearly!
"Hey, little tiger, did you send me a book?"
The old man stood in front of Xu Hu and said with a lewd expression.
"What kind of book?"
Xu Hu was a little stunned by the old man's sudden question.
"Tsk~!, what other book can I have? Isn't it the inner book I asked you to bring to me from the city last time, the inner book between men and women?"
The old man rubbed his hands obscenely and said to Xu Hu.