Yujiang is close to Yedu, one of the twelve cities of Yanguo, and is a frontier city in the northwest of Yanguo.

It was the first time for Yu Cang to come to the border of Yanguo, so he couldn't help but be a little curious, but after being reminded by Wanquan, he realized that this place was actually still within the scope of Yedu, and the real Jade Frontier had to go further to get there.

So Yu Cang and a few people got on the military vehicle of the second company, and after driving through a vast desert, a black horizon suddenly became clear in the yellow sand...... No, it's not the horizon, it's a wall standing in the middle of the wilderness!

The Great Wall of Heaven!

This world is surrounded by wild beasts, and if humans want to gain a foothold in it, they must have the means to resist it.

There are not many countries on the Blue Star, but each one has its own unique skills. Just like the Sea Garden, the entire country is built in a super-large ocean whirlpool called the "Heavenly Waterfall Abyss", and even if it is a mythical beast, it is difficult to forcibly break into.

In this world, most of the other countries have relied on external forces, or the power of nature, or the power of spirit beasts, and some countries have not even fully understood what they are relying on until now, but only the Yan Kingdom relies on this man-made thing that stretches for thousands of miles-the Great Wall of Heaven.

Since the Ancestral Dragon Emperor, every myth has come to the Great Wall of Heaven to repair and fill in the gaps, which has made this miracle still stand until now.

Yujiang is a city that relies on the Great Wall of Tianjiang.

Coming to the entrance of the inner side of Yujiang City, Yu Cang looked up at the city wall of Yujiang through the car window, it was dozens of meters high, and this is only the inner side, the real Great Wall of Tianjiang will only be more majestic than this.

Even Lin Yunqing couldn't help but show a curious look when he looked around.

Entering Yujiang City, the buildings in it are not high, but they are all angular, and there is a lot of open space, which looks like it should be used for drills. Looking far away, a high wall can be seen spreading out in the distance, stretching infinitely to both sides of the line of sight.

The military vehicle did not stop, drove through a few streets, and came to their stronghold in Yujiang City in the past few days.

You can see that the base has been cleaned, and all the facilities inside are all clean, and you can move in directly.

"Company Commander Wan." Yu Cang found Wanquan, "Can we go out and take a walk?" ”

"Absolutely." Wan Quan nodded, "Yujiang is the kind of frontier city that is open to the outside world, most of the places here can be visited, and even if you submit an application in advance, you can also climb the Great Wall of Tianjiang from here to take a look at the scenery." ”

"Is that okay?" Yu Cang's eyes lit up.

"Well, you can ...... If you're interested, I can take you up to the city wall another day. Seriously, the view is really nice. ”

"Thank you very much!" Yu Cang smiled.

……

Leaving from Wanquan, Yu Cang called Lin Yunqing and walked out of the stronghold with the chess pieces.

"Here's for you." Lin Yunqing handed over a small bottle.

"...... this?" Yu Cang blinked.

"Sunscreen." Lin Yunqing had already put on sunglasses and a mask, "The wind and sand in Yujiang are strong, and the sun is also very strong, this is a necessary protective measure...... However, before the seniors came to Yujiang, didn't they prepare in advance? ”

"Forehead......" Yu Cang laughed.

He really wasn't prepared.

Glancing at the chess pieces around him who were curiously looking around, Yu Cang pondered for a moment.

was mentioned by Lin Yunqing, it was indeed a little negligent, he was fine, and the chess didn't know if he could stand it.

Fortunately, there are also some daily necessities stores here in Yujiang, so Yu Cang found one casually, walked in with the chess pieces, and when she came out, the girl had already changed her dress.

I saw that she put on a pair of sunglasses, stood in front of the mirror, and seemed to find that she was dressed very handsomely now, she stepped on a small stone, crossed her hands on her waist, and made a drag expression.

Yu Cang silently opened the terminal and took a photo of Qi'er, before saying, "Okay Qi'er, wear a mask, don't be choked by the wind and sand." ”

"Got it, brother."

Yu Cang took the girl's hand and was about to start visiting, when a voice came from behind him.

"Yu Cang? Is it a sting? ”

Yu Cang raised his eyebrows, then slowly turned around.

I saw that behind him, there were two people standing now, who didn't look very old, they should just be students.

"It's you......" Yu Cang took off his sunglasses, and a distant smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "...... Wenyang. ”

"Long time no see, Yu Cang." Wen Yang smiled, "Why, don't you call me senior brother now?" ”

"I've been kicked out of the lab, so forget about it." Yu Cang looked at Wen Yang's eyes, "You're here too, so to speak...... Is your project finally complete? ”

"yes, it's not easy." Wen Yang sighed a little, "I've been working with this armament overhaul since I entered school, and now I'm already a researcher...... What about you, Yu Cang, are you here? ”

Yu Cang's face finally showed a sincere smile.

Luck, it seems.

I met you in the first session......

Wen Yang, who was a student led by his previous teacher Wu Chutai in the imperial capital, was mainly involved in the project of preparing for a major armament overhaul.

Of course, the person in charge of this project is Wu Chutai himself, and Wen Yang is just a starter. But for a student, being able to participate in a project of this caliber is already amazing.

Thinking like this, Yu Cang said: "Of course, it is also for the sake of armament reform. ”

"Oh?" Wen Yang's eyes lit up, "It seems that you have mixed well since returning to the ancient capital...... The ancient capital came to participate in the armament overhaul, and he was able to bring you with him. ”

"yes, luck." Yu Cang smiled lightly.

Wen Yang suddenly leaned closer and whispered, "Eh, what project did you come to this time with the ancient capital?" Can you tell us about that? ”

"Sorry, no."

"Eh, classmates, let's exchange news...... I can tell you, our result this time is a breakthrough in the healing power of the light attribute and continuous combat...... Well, I'm embarrassed, I've told you everything, and you can give us some news. ”

Yu Cang is happy.

He said, "Okay, it's mechanical. ”

"Huh?" Wen Yang was stunned, "Yu Cang, don't bluff me...... What kind of toys in the mechanical department can have to do with the armament overhaul? ”

"If you don't believe it, forget it." Yu Cang smiled, "You'll know when the big change starts...... We still have something to do, so let's go first. ”

After saying that, he ignored Wen Yang and turned to leave.

On the side, Lin Yunqing looked at Wen Yang carefully through his sunglasses, and then followed Yu Cang.

"Eh, Yu Cang!" Wen Yang stretched out his hand to stop it, but was unsuccessful.

"Okay Wen Yang, what nonsense to talk about with this kind of person." The person next to him snorted and spit out the grass roots in his mouth, "This kind of uninteresting person, no matter how much you talk to him, it's useless." ”

“…… Huchen, I just wanted to find out the information. Wen Yang looked at Yu Cang's back and gritted his teeth, "This kid ...... If you don't want to say it, forget it, what's the matter with the mechanical system to lie to me! Do I seem to be so easy to deceive! ”

"Aren't you lying to him too, the healing power of the light attribute ...... Laughing to death. ”

"It's different, so I didn't just talk nonsense to fool people."

"Cut, a virtue." Hu Chen pursed his lips, "Okay, let's go quickly, don't waste time." There is no point in gathering intelligence at all, and you have seen the results this time, which is very strong. In addition, this year's armament overhaul has changed the subject, and the first is already in our pocket, so don't do superfluous things. ”

“…… All right. ”

……

After walking out of the road, Qi'er suddenly pulled Yu Cang's hand: "Brother, that person laughed so fakely." ”

"It's okay, ignore him." Yu Cang rubbed the girl's head.

Lin Yunqing looked over at this time and said, "You guys had a festival before?" ”

"I can't talk about it."

He and Wen Yang didn't have any holidays, although they were both students of the same teacher at the beginning, but because the armament overhaul project needed to be kept secret, they didn't have much intersection.

The only few times he had contact, he gave himself the impression that it was very utilitarian.

There is nothing wrong with utilitarianism, but it also makes Yu Cang have no desire to make deep friends.

Just like this time, it's obviously not that familiar, and it's hard to get close, and the information he gave is ...... Forget it.

He didn't think Wen Yang would be stupid enough to casually leak information about his laboratory, and there were people standing next to him.

"Need me to gather some information?"

"Oh?" Yu Cang was a little curious, "How do you want to collect it?" ”

"I haven't thought about it yet." Lin Yunqing stroked her sunglasses.

"Forget it...... Although Company Commander Wan said that before the armament overhaul, this process of testing each other's intelligence was also tacitly regarded as part of the competition, but for us, there was no need. ”

As mentioned earlier, the competition system of the armament overhaul is three compulsory and seven optional, which is a big emphasis on this.

Leaving aside the three mandatory choices for the time being, it is very particular which three of these seven options should be chosen.

Because, the scoring of optional items is based on your ranking in the project, and every achievement will definitely not be omnipotent, so you must try to choose your own strong subjects, or avoid the strong subjects of others.

This also means that if you can know the relevant information of other participating teams in advance, then you can use this to apply for projects in a targeted manner and make your ranking as high as possible. Even with a few strategies, you can get a better score for a project that isn't good.

Therefore, it is very important to obtain as much information as possible before the game, and the competition officials seem to be happy to see the scene of teams testing each other, after all, reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance are also part of the test of ability.

With the tacit approval of the organizers, the week leading up to each armament overhaul is going to be very exciting.

However, Yu Cang and they don't need to engage in these bells and whistles.

Because Lei Wanqing decided after discussing with Yu Cang - they had to choose all the seven optional items!

As long as seven projects take the first place at the same time, then naturally there is no need to think about intelligence!

Yes, you can choose all of them...... This is the rule of the armament overhaul, but before, no one dared to try it.

Because, no matter how many are chosen, the final score is the highest three, and multiple choices do not have much advantage, and it will only waste the physical energy of the fighters.

It is also very important to note that if you expose your shortcomings in some weak projects, then the final jury will not be polite to give you a low score that breaks through the lower limit, and even if they are in a bad mood, it is possible to give a negative score.

But Lei Wanqing is very confident.

This mechanical department can definitely hold up this style of play!

If he can overwhelm the crowd and make the seven options the first at the same time, it will definitely give Lei Wanqing a lot of face in front of other military regions.

It doesn't matter if there are a few runners-up, everyone understands this situation, and it will definitely shock the jury, and the score will not be low, and it will even affect their judgment and give other teams a low score accordingly.

Yu Cang was a little speechless about this kind of exaggerated play, but seeing that Lei Wanqing was quite serious, he still agreed.

Well, now that I think about it, it would be nice if I could completely suppress Wu Chutai's team.

Yu Cang and a few people walked on the street, and the pedestrians not far in front suddenly increased, and there were many shops selling souvenirs on both sides of the road, as well as some vendors, it seemed that it was the kind of commercial street that was specially oriented to tourists.

Yanguo has not experienced war for more than 100 years, and the border has been very stable, and the security line has been pushed dozens of kilometers away from the Great Wall.

Most of the people living in the cities are the descendants of the border guards, and it would be nice to increase their income through tourism.

Probably because the fire festival is approaching, there are already a lot of tourists on this street, but it is not too crowded.

Yu Cang and a few people walked into it, and when they saw something interesting, they bought it casually, which was also interesting.

Among them, it is naturally the chess that is the happiest, all the way down, there are already a lot of special snacks of Yujiang in the little belly, and there is also a small windmill in the hand.

"Huh! This little brother! ”

"Huh?" Yu Cang turned his head, "Call me?" ”

"Yes!" A young vendor walked out of the stall and said with a smile, "Little brother, how about buying a sachet for your girlfriend?" This fragrance can nourish people, and after wearing it for a long time, your skin and mood will improve. ”

Qi'er was holding Yu Cang's hand and walking forward, but when she heard this, she immediately turned her head and said, "Sister is not my brother's girlfriend!" ”

The peddler's face remained unchanged: "Then you can also buy one, I have a lot of fragrances here, which are suitable for both men and women." ”

Yu Cang smiled: "I'll take a look first." ”

He came to the stall, brushed the various sachets on the stall with his hand, and suddenly, his expression moved.

Yelai, who was resting on Yu Cang's shoulder, also raised his head slightly, but when he saw Yu Cang's changed expression, he seemed to smile and put his head back near Yu Cang's collarbone.

Yu Cang picked up a sachet and said casually: "This stall owner...... I don't like a local. ”

"Whew...... The little brother guessed accurately. The stall owner smiled and said, "I came to this place with my father, and setting up a stall is to make a living." ”

"That's right...... What's in this sachet? It's not harmful to the body. ”

"Little brother, you're joking, it's all some herbs and petals, I'm a small business, how dare I do those things that make money and kill people."

"Yes." Yu Cang smiled and suddenly said, "Are you here to participate in the armament overhaul?" ”

"Huh?" The stall owner was stunned, "What kind of armament overhaul ......?"

Yu Cang's face narrowed slightly: "If it's not, then I'll call the police." ”

The stall owner's face changed, and he hurriedly said, "Don't, don't...... Alas, I'll just say, this trick can't deceive people at all, and you have to let me come! ”

A smile appeared on Yu Cang's face.

In this sachet, there is a breath of soul energy, although it is very subtle, but Yu Cang subconsciously opened the resonance just now, and he still noticed a little clue.

He secretly activated a detection card, but found nothing, if it weren't for Yu Cang's one-hour countdown on this sachet with the entry recorder, he would almost think that the soul energy fluctuations he had just sensed were his own illusions.

Yu Cang briefly tested it with words, and the stall owner was really tricked.

Seeing that the stall owner had already had a showdown, Yu Cang put the sachet back on the stall and said casually: "Where did the brother come from?" ”

"Miaodu Military Region ......" stall owner said stupidly.

"Miaodu." Yu Cang looked at him, "What's in this sachet?" It's so secretive that I almost didn't even notice it. ”

"Hey, hey." The stall owner scratched his head, "It's nothing...... It's just a few Gu worms......"

"Gu worm?!" Yu Cang's eyes widened slightly, and he couldn't help but take a few steps back, "You guys are playing so big?" Still give people Gu? ”

"No, no, don't get me wrong." The stall owner hurriedly explained, "This Gu worm only has a monitoring function, and there is no other ......."

Seeing that Yu Cang still looked unconvinced, he still wanted to explain, but at this time, several chengguan came to the side and walked straight towards him.

The stall owner's face changed, and he couldn't take care of Yu Cang, so he pulled up the car, got into an alley, and ran away!

"Stop!" The chengguan immediately caught up.

In place, Yu Cang looked at the stall owner who suddenly disappeared and was stunned.

You haven't even got a business license...... Even the chengguan didn't say hello!

Anyway, there is a military region standing behind it, so it can't even do this little thing.

Yu Cang thought that his stall was just a pretense, but he didn't expect him to be so perfunctory.

This...... If he accidentally didn't find out about this and was deceived by such perfunctory means, wouldn't it be very embarrassing.

However, no one should fall for it.

"It's stupid." Lin Yunqing commented.

"Forget it, leave him alone, let's go shopping somewhere else." Yu Cang sighed, took the little hand of the chess piece and left.

Walking out of this street, Yu Cang already had a few more bags of souvenirs in his hands, it was rare to come to Yujiang and bring something to the old man Ren Zheng and the frost.

Not to mention anything else, there is often wind and sand blowing here in Yujiang, if you don't pay attention, the skin will definitely be blown off, in this environment, the quality of the hand cream must be very good!

Yu Cang came to this conclusion after carefully observing the skin of those clerks.

When it was close to noon, Yu Cang took Qi'er and Lin Yunqing to find a store with good reviews nearby, solved the problem of lunch, and then wandered all the way back to the stronghold.

"Huh? Someone looking for me? Yu Cang was stunned, "Who?" ”

"Hmm." Wan Quan nodded, "I asked, and he said that his identity needs to be kept secret, but he also has a military rank and is a member of the military." ”

"Oh?" Yu Cang's eyebrows raised, and he had some guesses in his heart, "Okay, I know." ”

"Then I'll go back first." Lin Yunqing took off her sunglasses, "If you need to, feel free to contact me." ”

"Okay."

……

When he came to the reception room, Yu Cang saw the person in the mouth of the commander of Wan Company.

This is a middle-aged man, dressed in a military uniform and with a straight figure, sitting on a chair at the moment, with one hand on the side of his face and a book in the other, with a lazy look in his eyes.

It's just that this military uniform is a little too new, as if he doesn't usually wear it at all.

"You are?" Yu Cang wondered.

"Huh?" The man raised his head, his lazy eyes lit up, "Xiaocang, you're finally back, but I've been waiting for a long time...... What's the matter, you don't know me anymore? Alas, it seems that there was less bullying when I was a child......"

Yu Cang seemed to suddenly think of something, and his eyes widened: "Wait, you...... Are you famous? ”

"Uh-huh." Cheng Mingye snorted with a smile.

But Yu Cang immediately became vigilant, he hurriedly took out a soul card for detection, and scanned every corner of this room, which was not worrying, under the table, behind the stool, all the places where things could be hidden were searched by him.

“…… Alright, don't be busy. Cheng Mingye sighed, "If I still want to bully you, you kid won't be able to find a clue." ”

"What are you going to do?" Yu Cang still didn't let his guard down, and took a few steps back with his arms around the chess.

This famous Ye is his parents' classmate back then, and he has to call him Uncle Cheng, but the problem is that his personality is extremely bad!

He especially likes to play some childish games with his childhood self, and the means of playing tricks on himself are endless, and he is also very keen to stick with himself and prick himself with his stubble...... If you are really a child, forget it, but you have the soul of a traverser!

Because he didn't want his parents to see the signs that he was too mature, he faced some traps that were suspicious at first glance, and he had to step into them, and then looked speechlessly at the sudden appearance of Cheng Mingye laughing there, and there was no way to deal with him.

After Yu Cang later raised his guard against him, he even changed his tricks in a frenzy, and even used the soul card to deal with Yu Cang's little child!

This guy is terrible!

Fortunately, within a few years, this guy didn't know where he went and never came back, and Yu Cangdu was about to forget about him.

The sudden appearance today really scared him.

"What ...... me," Cheng Mingye smiled, "Why don't you guess?" ”

“…… Come less. ”

"Okay, okay, Yu Cang, you've become a lot more boring." Cheng Mingye yawned, then reached into his arms and took out a soul card, "Look, what is this." ”

Yu Cang was silent.

What he took out was exactly the same as the token soul card that Lei Wanqing gave him.

Yu Cang pinched his brows with a little headache: "Are you from the Admission Bureau?" ”

"Of course." Cheng Mingye stood up, "Do you know, old nephew, when I knew that there was a little boy named Yu Cang who was going to visit the admission bureau, I was so excited that I hadn't slept well for a few days, as soon as I heard that you came to Yujiang, I immediately came here, how is it, moved?" ”

Yu Cang: "...... I remember that I was going to go to the Admissions Bureau after the armament overhaul. ”

"Well, it's okay, it's the same if you're early." Cheng Mingye smiled, and he looked at the chess pieces on the side.

At this time, the girl had shrunk behind Yu Cang, only revealing a small head, looking at him very frightened.

Seeing that Cheng Mingye cast his gaze, the girl directly retracted her head completely behind Yu Cang, pretending that she was not there.

"Is this the soul card?" Cheng Mingye's smile gradually converged, and his tone suddenly became a lot lighter, "Don't worry, old nephew, I will never let it hurt you a little, I promise ......"

“…… Don't do that, we're afraid. Yu Cang swallowed.

"And ......" Cheng Mingye tilted his head slightly, his eyes fell on the night on his shoulders, and his eyes narrowed slightly, "There is still a suspicious little guy here...... It's the 'Night Come' of unknown origin, right......"

"Greetings to you." Yelai's eyes were calm, looking at Cheng Mingye.

……

Although he didn't want to see this guy a little, since he had already come to the door, Yu Cang still followed him to the Admission Bureau.

"I'm sorry, Yu Cang." The apology on Cheng Mingye's face looked very sincere, "My job is a bit special, I can't leave Yujiang, and I can't do anything after knowing what happened to you in the imperial capital." ”

“…… Do you still have time to follow me in the Admissions Bureau? ”

"Of course, you can't do anything else, but you can still gather some information." Cheng Mingye laughed again, "However, I don't think it's a bad thing for you, people, you always have to take more detours when you're young, the old nephew's talent is already high, if it's too smooth, I have to worry about whether you will start to be perverted like me." ”

"You know that...... Never mind. Yu Cang sighed.

"But then I heard that my nephew had made a lot of great things."

“……”

……

The long journey finally passed, the military vehicle stopped, and several people walked down in turn.

"Didn't you say go to the Admissions Bureau?" Yu Cang looked around, "Where is this?" ”

It looks like an ordinary cul-de-sac, between two high walls, and there is not a single figure in sight.

"This is it." Cheng Mingye smiled, then stretched out his hand and took out the token soul card, "Yu Cang, next, remember my movements." ”

I saw him stretch out his slender finger, and the soul card automatically levitated, and it grew larger and larger in the air, and the darkness in the card pattern also expanded, drowning out all the information of this soul card until it covered the entire card surface.

In the end, this soul card had swelled to the size of the door, and with a slight movement of Cheng Mingye's fingers, it immediately rushed forward and stuck to the wall at the end of the dead end.

There seemed to be a buzzing sound, and the soul card seemed to be embedded in the wall, and the darkness above the card continued to flow, forming a "door curtain".

"Alright, this is the gate of the Admissions Bureau." Cheng Mingye turned his head and smiled at Yu Cang, "I'll wait for you inside, come quickly." ”

With that, he took one step and entered the dark curtain, and immediately, the door rolled up in an instant, and then disappeared.

Yu Cang looked at the token soul card in his hand.

"So, is this soul card the key to the Admission Bureau...... Or is he the gateway to the Admissions Bureau? It's kind of magical. ”

It seems that this soul card seems to be exclusive to everyone, just like Cheng Mingye, the door he opened with his token soul card can only let him enter by himself, and Yu Cang can't follow him.

It's a pity that the token soul card in his hand is only for his own use temporarily, and when the chess thing is over, he still has to take it back.

"Okay, let me see, that's how it works, right......" Yu Cang stretched out his finger, and the token soul card continued to expand, and finally opened a door on the wall.

Yu Cang took a deep breath and tightened the chess piece's hand.

"Let's go, let's go in."

"Hmm!" The girl nodded nervously.

Taking one step, Yu Cang only felt that it was dark in front of him, and when he opened his eyes again, the scenery in front of him had changed greatly.

Yu Cang's eyes widened slightly.

What I saw...... It's a bit different from what he thought.

He thought that the reception bureau should be like his laboratory, at most it should be tighter, with more rooms and tighter protection.

But the immediate ...... Not to mention a lab, it's not even a house.

This is a void space, whether the line of sight is up or down, there is no end in sight, Yu Cang has reason to suspect that it is also the front and back, but at this moment, countless soul cards are arranged in a circle along his surroundings, forming a wide cylindrical shape, which is combined around Cang to form the shape of a tall tower.

These soul cards are layered on top of each other, but they are not placed tightly, and from the gaps between the soul cards, you can see many yellow slender straight lines swimming in the dark, which looks very technological.

These soul cards look the same as the token soul card in Yu Cang's hand, to be precise, they are the same as the token soul card that has become the door.

There is no ground here, Yu Cang stood on a soul card at this moment, and after feeling it for a while, Yu Cang realized that the soul card he was stepping on was the token soul card. It's just that now I'm standing on the back of the card.

Airplanes......

There was a buzz, and a soul card suddenly turned out of the void, and the figure of Cheng Mingye walked down from it.

At this moment, he had already changed out of his military uniform and put on a loose white coat, and when he came out, he was still fastening the buttons on his clothes.

"Ah...... It's still comfortable to wear. After the door disappeared, it immediately turned into a soul card and appeared at the feet of Cheng Mingye, and he smiled, "Welcome to the Admission Bureau." ”

"It's ...... here," Yu Cang's tone was a little surprised, "It's much more spectacular than I imagined." ”

"Of course—this place is actually inside a heirloom soul card." Cheng Mingye walked towards Yu Cang, and the token soul card automatically moved under his feet, and the pattern on it also moved backwards with Cheng Mingye's forward and backward movements.

It doesn't look like the token soul card carries him flying, it's more like there is a floor here, but it's invisible, and the part where the token soul card is located happens to appear.

Yu Cang tried to take a few steps, and the token soul card under his feet really moved.

"Actually, it's a little more spectacular here as soon as you enter the door, and the rest of the place is no different from other labs." Cheng Mingye said, "Let's go, take you to another place...... By the way, every suspended soul card you see in the Void contains a forbidden card. ”

Thank you for the tips from Chonggong L Mio and ★ Lotto ★!

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