After leading the city guards to complete the morning exercise, Botu wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel.

The soldiers, panting, sat down on the ground and poured water into their throats with their sheepskin bags.

"Don't gulp water! Take a sip of it! ”

Botu waved the wooden sword in his hand and slapped the young man one by one: "How many times have you said it!" After strenuous training, drinking too much water for a short period of time can cause abdominal pain and dizziness, so give me a break before touching the water! ”

"Whoever lets me see it again, let me run twenty laps around the city."

One by one, the soldiers grimaced and hurriedly put down their hydration bags.

They muttered in a low voice: "The commander is so strict...... Train us like donkeys. ”

"It's just that he should find a wife, and his temper will be better."

"It's true that a man is angry without a woman."

Botu crossed his eyebrows and glared: "What are you muttering!" This is training, and training is the battlefield! Shut the fuck up! ”

The soldiers were silent.

"Okay, here's the archery practice."

Botu put his hands behind his back: "When you really fight, the enemy will not give you a chance to breathe and adjust, but learn to draw your bow and shoot arrows in a state of fatigue and weakness." ”

"With the help of potions, the ability to quickly paralyze an enemy as long as an arrow can pierce it into their body has made it a huge difficulty for you. You need to be grateful for the inventions and research of those who came before you, which will make you bleed. ”

"Imitating a real battlefield situation is an effective practice."

Complaining to complaining, the young people quickly picked up their bows, aimed at the target and began to practice archery.

Although this commander is stern and vicious, he teaches effectively, and he himself will participate in the training, and will not engage in specialization. In several patrol encounters, it was his command and the usual training of the men that he was able to subdue the gangsters and transcendents in time.

Not only that, the commander started as a small soldier, worked his way up to captain, deputy commander, and then succeeded the old commander, and has been commended by the YC Municipal Council for ten consecutive years.

Sanilo also gave generous preferential treatment several times, wanting to poach him as a commander in the past and relieve the work of the former commander Alex. The pay over there is higher, the equipment is better, and the ability to mobilize the Fish-Man Legion is a temptation that is difficult for any soldier to resist.

But he stayed in Yancheng.

This kind of loyalty and persistence also inspired the young people, and they respected and admired him from the bottom of their hearts.

……

Botu was about to train them in foot combat when a tall man rode up next to him.

"Botu."

Seeing each other, he immediately stood up: "Mr. Mayor." ”

It was Mayor Tonghai who came.

Tonghai is now over sixty years old, but he is still strong, and his thick beard makes him look very majestic. But those who are familiar with the mayor know that he doesn't really have much of a fight, and he is very kind.

"I've got a good thing for you."

Tonghai smiled and removed the two large boxes from the horse's back and put them on the ground.

"Look at it."

At this time, the scholar clerk arrived on horseback and said breathlessly: "Mr. Mayor, you should not act alone, please wait for me." The renovation of the lighthouse in the harbor also requires an on-site visit, a meeting with the Prophet Shibao in the afternoon, and two other resolutions from the council......"

"I know, I'll talk about it later."

Tonghai waved his hand and looked at Botu: "Open it and take a look." ”

Botu opened the lid to reveal a set of disassembled full-body armor, cast in brass throughout, shimmering with a delicate halo of metal.

"Ghost Armor." Botu was taken aback.

"Not bad." Tong Hai grabbed the armor of his upper body and handed it to him: "Put it on and try it." ”

"It's too expensive."

Botu is very clear that this pair of armor is equivalent to a house in the old city of Yancheng. And because the production of ghost armor is time-consuming, it can only be created by dwarf masters, and all parties ask dwarves to customize.

"Our city guard commander in Yancheng must have a good suit of armor worthy of him. It's not just your business, it's also the decency of Yancheng. ”

Tonghai touched his beard and looked proud.

Botu stroked his brass armor, his heart unconcealed with excitement.

No soldier can defend against a well-made armor. Although the Ghost Armor will slow down the speed, as long as you wear it, even ordinary people can have defense comparable to that of the Transcendent.

"Good brother, thank you for your hard work."

Tonghai patted Botu's arm and said with a smile, "I'll find you for a drink when I'm free." ”

He stepped on his horse: "Clerk, where did you say you were going?" ”

The clerk came back to his senses: "The lighthouse of the harbor." ”

"Let's go, go to the lighthouse."

He came and went in a hurry, riding towards the port.

The clerk in the back hurriedly followed.

Seeing this, the soldiers rushed over and groped around the armor in the box.

"This is the Ghost Armor...... It turns out that it looks like this, and it is actually lighter than ordinary iron armor. ”

"The dwarf craftsmanship is amazing, and there is an engraving of the hammer endless master on it, which was made by him himself, and the commander's name is engraved on the back, wow, the signature is customized!"

"The commander has a lot of face, if only I had a set of this armor...... I'm sure I'm sleeping every day. ”

"Let me see, let me see."

……

The soldiers were excitedly pointing around their armor, but Botu was not as happy as they were.

He looked at the priceless set of armor, and his mood was extremely complicated.

Sometimes Botu is a bit confusing.

In the end, he is the commander of the Yancheng City Guard, or the captain of the first scout group of the empire?

These two identities are constantly intertwined.

As the Scout Captain, he has grown to a deep understanding of the city's terrifying depths, becoming more aware of the terrifying power of the world's gods and fearing for the future of the Empire.

But as a commander, he was proud of the great city, of the boys here, of the endless creations and inventions.

In his first year, the 24-year-old Botu was full of ambition.

He infiltrated the city guards in order to figure out the city's defense system.

In the third year, he was promoted to captain, and he almost figured out the work and rest, equipment and actual combat ability of the city guards.

But at this time, Botu began to struggle.

In the fifth year, he was promoted to deputy commander for solving a huge case of smuggling split earthworms and arresting a group of fishmen who committed crimes.

In the seventh year, the old commander retired, and he officially took over the city guard, captured the Red Devils, a famous thief group composed of man-eating crabs and turkeys, and successfully solved the kidnapping case of the grandson of the famous philanthropist Salt Bag in the city.

So far, Botu has become famous and is known as the Yancheng detective. Pawa, a well-known storyteller, also specifically approached him and asked about his past to facilitate subsequent writing records.

It is now the tenth year since I came to Yancheng.

It was also the tenth year since he left the homeland of the empire.

The 34-year-old Botu is becoming more and more confused about which is his true self.

……

The galleys slowly approached the shore, and the sailors tied ropes to the stone stakes of the pier and began to drink and chat.

Botu covered his face with a hood and walked all the way to the old hut in the forest as he remembered.

On this day, he waited from the sun to the depths of the night.

Only two people came to meet.

One of them is the merchant Bo Jiuqian, and the other is the scholar Bo Zhan.

Maybe the others won't come back, he thought.

Botu said slowly, "Tell me about your information. ”

Bo Jiuqian was the first to speak: "The Elf Lake in the south has begun to sell treasure chests to the outside world, and you can open the boxes on the spot, but no one knows if there is only one pearl in it before opening the box, or if there is a lot of gold. The business was so hot that it was said to have been the brainchild of Jyoti, the current leader of the elves. ”

"Although the merchants feel cheating, there are still many people who try their luck, and there are only a few who are lucky, and the elves make a lot of ......"

Bo Jiuqian's voice became lower and lower, and suddenly he said, "Don't do it, captain...... We're all tired. ”

Botu looked at Bo Jiuqian: "What do you mean?" Or does everyone mean it? ”

Bo Jiuqian avoided answering, and he said, "Captain, it's been ten years. If the Empire really hadn't forgotten us, it would have found this world. But the truth is that in the past ten years, except for the fourteen of us, there has been no other Bo people. ”

"To the Empire, we're just insignificant cannon fodder, Captain, and you know that better than any of us. Even our scout regiment is not part of the official formation of the army. ”

After hesitating for a moment, Bo Jiuqian said: "Captain, in the past, when we were in the scout group, we all pinned our heads to our waists and worked hard, with very little salary, and there was no guarantee, and we were completely supported by a breath of energy. The empire conscripts soldiers, and if they refuse, they will be put to death. ”

"It's nothing else, it's that we believe in you."

"Follow you, we can live."

"Every one of us remembers your great kindness, and you have saved our lives many times. The brothers didn't say that if you need it, everyone will come and help you. ”

"It's just, the Empire...... It's already too far away from us. ”

Bo Jiuqian smiled bitterly: "According to the laws of the empire, we have been recognized as defectors after losing contact with the regiment for half a year, and it is impossible to go back." The regiment gave us the wrong map, but the regimental commander would never admit it, and you know this better than us. In the end, only we minions will be held accountable. ”

"In this world, for the first time, everyone can no longer be forced to go to the battlefield, and they can support themselves by hard work, without worrying about being rushed into the house by monsters one day and eaten."

Botu's lips pursed.

"Captain, you should know that the Yao clan today is not actually a race of the same bloodline. Rather, it is an ethnic group formed by the integration of many tribes because of their belief in the god Yao, with faith as the hub. Everyone shared their knowledge and skills, and acquired wealth through various methods, so that such a peculiar nation was formed. ”

"We have not betrayed the Empire, because we will not forget that we came from the Empire, the excellent military training system of the Empire, the glass craftsmanship accumulated by the Empire over the years, the altar construction that the Empire taught us, and the songs that have been widely circulated in the Empire."

Bo Jiuqian said solemnly: "Captain, I'll just ask." Do you really think that the secrets of the Bo people are secrets in the eyes of the gods and apostles? ”

"Yao God sees everything, and is only tolerant and merciful to us, just as he did with the followers of other old gods before."

The wrinkles on Botu's brow deepened.

"It's time for a change. Captain. ”

"We are not soldiers today, but abandoned soldiers. For the Empire, we are nothing more than a trivial mistake, just a string of numbers on the war report. ”

"And the war here is over before it has even begun, and the empire is defeated."

"We are still inhabitants of the Empire, so let's be here and continue the Empire in another way."

"Captain."

Bo Jiuqian paused: "Enough, you have already given everything you have, the war is over, there is no need to continue." ”

After listening to his words, Botu raised his head and said coldly: "If you want to give up your imperial identity, I can't control it. But I'm still the captain of the fifteenth team of the First Scout Regiment of the Empire. ”

He pulled out the iron sword at his waist and slashed the grill on the bonfire with a sword: "If you leak imperial secrets, military law will deal with it!" ”

Bo Jiuqian and Bo Zhan did not speak.

They picked up their bags and looked back at the man still sitting by the campfire. Finally they walked into the night.

Only Botu was left staring at the flames in a daze.

……

Lu Yao looked down on the lonely Botu.

Your loyalty and persistence are appreciated by the gods.

It's just that the taste of Infernal Affairs is not pleasant.

It didn't take long for the emulator to show up.

[Bo Jiuqian taught the making of glass to Yancheng]

[Yaocheng built the first altar to worship the god Yao]

[Because of the establishment of the altar, Yaocheng's faith has been slightly improved. 】

Faith in the upper right corner is constantly increasing.

+50

+12

+72

……

Lu Yao counted that the establishment of the altar had brought a total of about 17,000 points of faith, which was almost half of the population of Yancheng.

In the following time, altars were erected in Salt City, Saniro, and even Canopy City.

The Bo people built altars in various cities, bringing a total of 40,000 points of faith income to Lu Yao.

This round of growth has allowed the faith reserve to break through the 230,000 mark.

Lu Yao was very satisfied.

It's worth the wait.

At this point, a prompt appears on the game's interface.

- Great god, there is a believer who has performed feats far beyond his peers, do you need to transform him into a hero?

[Yes] [No]

There was a glimmer of light from Botu's body.

Lu Yaoxin said.

The gods have decided, you are the hero.

Thanks: Chubai supports 1500 starting coins, seven? Beads support 100 starting coins.

(End of chapter)