Chapter 354: The Inner City
From afar, Lu Ming saw Jiantang City, all the appearance and order were the same as other big cities, only the various powerful momentum and sword intent inside, highlighting the particularity of this city, if an ordinary person came here, he would definitely think that this was just an ordinary city.
Especially after seeing the peace of this city, Lu Ming was quite surprised, he couldn't understand what the Sword Hall meant, with such strength, why didn't they establish a country? That would make the Sword Hall's sword path even more prosperous, at least first of all, the people of a country would really be baptized and nurtured by the Sword Hall.
Moreover, according to the information that Lu Ming has obtained now, except for the necessary staff and elites, the Sword Hall does not even have any power, which is not comparable to many big families.
The key is that they abide by the legal system of the empire, no matter where the Sword Hall is branched, no matter which country they are in, they will abide by the legal system of the country, and even for many years, the Sword Hall has not had a conflict with any country in this regard.
Could it be that they were really dedicated to teaching the way of the sword? without the slightest selfishness? Why did one of the Supreme Seven Swords betray him? What was the purpose of his defection?
Lu Ming couldn't find the answer to this series of questions, and found that he didn't know anything about this country and Jiantang, and the information he got was only very popular, he thought about it carefully, in fact, it was Tiandu City, his hometown, and he didn't know much about it.
This also shows that Lu Ming's mind is definitely not on this, his pursuit is swordsmanship, and what he wants to protect is only family and friends. If it is an enemy, then Lu Ming must know very well, even beyond his understanding of his father.
Because if you want Lu Ming to care, it must be extreme, or fatal.
Thinking about the problem in his mind, Lu Ming came to the gate of Jiantang City, the city gate is very tall, and the city wall is also very thick, which is made of cast iron steel frame and bluestone strips, and horse-drawn carriages can be passed on it. There were also arrow holes and artillery firing holes in the city walls. However, the corners on it, which had been polished by the city's defense training, had been scattered with a little dust, indicating that the state should have been heavily guarded before granting this city to the Sword Hall.
The holy maiden stopped her horse and introduced, "This is the outer city of Sword Hall City. Anyone can enter. ”
Lu Ming nodded. Glance back and forth a few times. It was found that many businessmen were coming in and out one after another, and some were lower-level vegetable farmers and butchers, but it also showed the demand for these in the city. Without them, the swordsmen would have had a problem even eating vegetables and meat.
And the city was at the gate, Lu Ming didn't even see a single guard, and the outer city of Jiantang City was like this to open the gate and let people enter and exit.
However, this place is safe, it can be said that even the imperial capital is not safe here, and no one will think of attacking here, even the surrounding villages and towns have also been protected by the Sword Hall.
Although the Sword Hall did not necessarily intend to shelter them, the horse thieves and bandits never dared to come here to make trouble, and they all knew that as long as they caused the dissatisfaction of a small person in Sword Hall City, it would definitely bring them a catastrophe.
The signboard of the Sword Hall is the biggest deterrent, and if ordinary people want to attack here, they actually have the intention of committing suicide before they come.
After Lu Ming walked through the city gate, even if he entered Sword Hall City, Lu Ming was also surprised that this was completely the world of swords.
On both sides of the street, there are countless shops, some forging swords, some practicing swords, and some selling swords...... And so on, and so on, so to speak, as long as it's about swords, there's all of them here.
The consequence of this is that both sides of the street are completely composed of sword forests, and flowers and trees can be seen on both sides of the streets of Tiandu City, here, they are all steel swords, all kinds of models, various sizes, there are floor-mounted sword frames, and there are also suspensions, so that people walk in the middle, only to feel that the sharp breath seems to cut themselves, the momentum is compelling, and the slaughter is incomparable.
Of course, Lu Ming was fearless, but he would feel comfortable, especially the sword marks, as if he had finally returned home after many years of travel, if it wasn't for Lu Ming's secret suppression, I am afraid that the sword marks would immediately swallow the sword intent scattered around.
Yes, there is sword intent everywhere here, but if you come to devour it now, it is obviously not a good idea, God knows what kind of capable people are in Sword Hall City, that is, the big people sitting here, and they are not something they can provoke now.
If people are aware of the existence of sword marks, then even the Sword Saint of Destruction will not be able to stop the madness of these people!
The sword mark is the representative of the ultimate kendo on the earth, and it is a collection of Lu Ming's accumulation of nearly twenty years in his previous life, this is the real essence, something that should not exist at all in the eyes of countless martial artists, but Lu Ming is condensed the sword mark, and its value is so high that it can no longer be evaluated by money and life.
In the world of swords, sword marks are the monarch of swords!
Lu Ming's indifferent eyes scanned the surroundings, silently walked forward, on both sides of the street, there were all kinds of pills and all kinds of sword books on sale, the pills were not very attractive to Lu Ming at all, but after he swept a few glances, he found that they were all ordinary goods, and there were no high-end ones, thinking that in this kind of real sword world, there are no good things to store.
In front of the various stalls, there is a heroic swordsman selling things, from time to time to introduce the past swordsmen, and occasionally you can see a figure in the shop shaking, business is not bad, but those who can open a shop here must not be idle.
However, Lu Ming still likes this kind of sword atmosphere very much, and after passing through these shops, you can see rows of sword halls, and the signboards on the doors are huge and serious, showing the majesty of the hall owner. Judging from the name on the signboard, it belongs to Shannan, Haibei, and is everywhere.
The saint walked calmly, and saw that Lu Ming seemed to be a little interested in these sword halls, so she said: "All powerful sects in the country will open a sword hall in the Sword Hall City, the scale is different, but there must be one, so that it seems to have an identity." ”
"That's true. Lu Ming shook his head lightly and smiled bitterly, the saint was right, and the reality was indeed like this, after all, if you can establish a sword hall in Sword Hall City, you have to be recognized wherever you go, and the sword hall that is not strong will definitely be kicked out early, after all, Sword Hall City is so big, and the location is so much.
Lu Ming suddenly found a chic signboard: "Sword Hall Pavilion?"
The saint nodded calmly and said: "This sword hall is set up in the outer city by the sword hall, the purpose is to facilitate the registration of swordsmen, no matter what sect can sign up, to participate in the training organized by the sword hall, the cost of training is different, the training conditions are also different, and the results are different." ”
"Yes, with the resources and means of the Sword Hall, it should be quite easy to train a master. Lu Ming nodded, although there are not many people in Sword Hall City, there are swordsmen everywhere, and it can be said that all the relationships between swords are brought into full play, and they are tightly linked, and they are full of vitality.
This is the world of real swords, as long as you come in with a lot of silver tickets, it will definitely be able to wrap you up in all aspects, and even arm you to the teeth,
"That's right, and the Sword Hall has all kinds of means to detect the sword body, and it will definitely not miss a swordsman who has the potential to become a genius, and the selection of saints back then is a good example, as long as they want to do it, there is nothing they can't do. ”
The saint said lightly: "If a good swordsman comes here, has good qualifications, and performs well, he can even get the opportunity to train for free, and the heads of some sects, as well as the young masters, will also come here for training, so as to enrich themselves, and going out from here is definitely a gold-plated process." ”
"Yes, in terms of reputation, he is no ordinary swordsman. Lu Ming said with emotion, this is like studying, which college you graduate from, there will naturally be a difference in prestige.
Lu Ming walked in the direction of the inner city for a while, and found that there were many halls set up in the Sword Hall, including a training hall, a sword hall, a cultivation hall, a recuperation hall, and even a life and death hall.
The other halls are very obvious and easy to see, and this hall of life and death seems to be the hall that really hone the swordsman.
"Yes. The holy maiden seemed to see through Lu Ming's thoughts, and said: "Entering this hall, as long as you come out alive, you will definitely be absorbed by the sword hall and become a swordsman cultivated by the core. ”
"Maybe they think that it must not be themselves who die, and faith beyond their own abilities is not a good thing. Lu Ming suddenly remembered what someone had said to him some time ago.
The saint's eyes lit up, "That's it, when I ran for the saintess, I also felt that I would not be eliminated, and this is exactly the case, but I have seen too many people who are full of confidence, but they are the first to be eliminated, and they don't have the same consciousness as you." ”
"I've been scolded for this. Lu Ming smiled bitterly, the world is full of certainty, and at the same time, it is accompanied by the unknown, everything cannot be carried out according to the budget, so there is no calculation, but it will be easy and natural.
As the little couple spoke, they came to the gate of a city within a city, that is, the real sword hall headquarters of the Zhenyuan Empire, the inner city!
Lu Ming cast his gaze over and found that there were two people guarding here, the aura on their bodies was extremely vague, but they couldn't escape the insight of the sword marks, although they were only in their thirties, they were not yet forty, but they were already in the realm of junior swordsmen.
Outside, junior swordsmen can be used as sword disciples of the head of the Holy Sword Sect, but here, they are just watchmen.
From this, Lu Ming thought that although Jiantang did not have too much power, but his staff, any of them were talents, elites, in a real battle, a large number of people did not necessarily mean an advantage, but would be a burden. Compared with the national army, which force is more huge is actually self-evident, and I think this is the reason why the country is also constantly cultivating its own elites. (To be continued......)