"Is this the seed of power? ”

In the rented courtyard, Luo Xiao gently stroked the finger-sized amber with his second index finger and looked at the sunlight. Through the yellow amber center, you can see a seed-like object the size of a soybean with a faint glow.

Through consulting with the arbitration deacons and instructors, Luo Xiao has roughly figured out the ins and outs of this power seed and the conditions for its use.

The power seed comes from the only power tree in the secret land of the Wu family, this tree only bears one mother, called the "power mother fruit", and the mother fruit will bear a number of solid seeds every ten years, which is the seed. These seeds were then given to the best of the clan, given as gifts to the powerful, or traded with other families, and so on.

These seeds need to be nourished by a rich aura all the time, and will wither once they leave the right aura environment. The Wu family could only use a small number of medium-grade spirit stones and a large number of low-grade spirit stones to create an environment with acceptable aura to preserve the power mother fruit, and they really had no ability to preserve the seeds for the children of the clan. In desperation, there is only one compromise method, that is, to seal the seeds with amber, and the children who get the seeds get enough spirit stones according to their abilities, and then crush the amber, take out the seeds and raise them by themselves, and when they bloom and bear fruit, it is time to harvest.

The seed in Luo Xiao's hand was still sealed, indicating that its original owner, Wu Junyan, the fifth son of the Wu family, was not yet capable of cultivating it. However, it is also soon, according to Luo Xiao's knowledge, after being promoted to a warrior, the children of the Wu family will usually receive a reward from the family - a full ten low-grade spirit stones, as the beginning of cultivating the seeds of strength. Coupled with the various family gifts, the family resources are tilted, and if you become an official of the imperial court, you can basically maintain an aura environment with enough strength for the growth of seeds.

In this way, it will take about ten years to bear fruit. And ten years is almost the time when a Xuanwu warrior is promoted to a white tiger warrior, just enjoying the results.

Wu Junyan is already a fifth-order consummation, and he is only half a year to a year away from being promoted to a warrior, if he doesn't lose the bet, he will soon unseal the seed and put it in the exclusive secret room of the clan to cultivate. It's a pity that he lost this power seed, and the Wu clan has never had a precedent for making up for it. In other words, if you lose it, you will lose it, and you will lose the qualification to get the second one forever.

Luo Xiao could imagine how strongly Wu Junyan wanted to get this seed back, so he forced the fifth prince to make an oath to advance to the White Tiger Warrior first before redeeming the power seed in full view of everyone. Of course, he would not be naïve to think that Wu Junyan would give up on this, let alone really return the seed of power - Lao Tzu won it with his ability, why should he pay it back?

Luo Xiao just wanted to gain time, and before he practiced the Shadow of the Wind, he would not be under strong pressure from the Wu family, one of the three major families of Yishui. He was sure that in just three months, at most half a year, the shadow of the wind would be completed. I hope that during this period, this fifth prince and his Wu clan can settle down.

Luo Xiao thought like this, his fingers lightly forced, crushed the amber, and threw it into the Immortal Stone Cave at the moment when the power seed was about to appear: "Ten years? No, I want to nourish for a hundred years to see what kind of fruit you can grow into in the end!"

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In previous years, at this time, it was the time when the new students entered the school, and the gate of Xiuwutang would be very lively, and the school-age boys and women in the whole city and the surrounding areas and even far away counties would flock to the thousand-foot peak under the leadership of their parents and teachers to accept the qualification test. Those who pass cheered, those who lost howled, and there were really a few joys and a few sorrows.

However, since there are new entrants, there are naturally some who leave after the cultivation period expires. Ten years of penance, once the fruit is proven, the successful one jumps into the dragon gate, the loser falls into the dust, since then one is in the court and one is in the opposition, the identity gap between each other is like a cloud of mud, the so-called ten years of friendship with classmates, will eventually be gradually annihilated in front of the strict barriers.

At this moment, at the foot of the thousand-foot peak, in front of the training square of the Xiuwu Hall, eight hundred disciples gathered, arranged in twelve phalanxes, and were listening to the thunderous words of the Supervisor Lord.

“...... With the advent of the new year, the new class of students will enroll, and there will also be a group of students who will complete their term of education or drop out. It's a pity that those who can successfully become warriors and become samurai, they will squeeze into the warrior clan, change their fate, and become the good horses of the family and the pillars of the country. And those who are unemployed can only work hard and find their own way out...... In previous years, we will recommend students based on their abilities and qualities. However, there are many monks and few porridges, and after all, there are only a few people who can achieve their wishes, and the vast majority of students who have dropped out of school will not be able to achieve their wishes, especially those who have not even been able to meet the standards of disciples who have entered the room......"

The twelve phalanxes, eight hundred disciples, were still quiet, but at least half of the disciples had their hearts beating like drums and their heads rumbling. Some of these people are the current batch of retired disciples, and some of them are close to the end of the term, and they know that they will never be promoted to red belts in just a few years. These people are the most frightened and helpless, because they are not even qualified to be referred. Whether it is the escort of a wealthy merchant or the retinue of a powerful person, it is at least a fourth-order. Below the fourth order, they belong to the bottom of the warriors, and they can only serve in the army or escort the caravan, and earn some money in the hard work.

"This time, however, you will have a new and different choice, and this choice comes from the gift of the court, the favor of the king. Lord Jianzheng's clear and loud voice clearly sounded in the ears of every disciple, showing the great strength of the ninth-order powerhouse.

"Due to the changes in the northern Xinjiang, the border is not quiet, and the rash deployment of troops is afraid of provocation on the border, therefore, the imperial court issued a convening order to the Xiuwutang of the three major cities adjacent to the counties, whether it is a disciple who is about to complete the term, or a disciple who has not completed his cultivation, but knows that he has no hope of successfully leaving the school, he can leave his studies in advance and participate in the border defense. For a period of one year, if you continue to serve the imperial court after one year, you can transfer to the military. However, those who respond to the call of the imperial court can go to the city to guard the government to settle 20 taels of silver, and after the expiration of one year and discharge, they can be recommended by Xiuwutang preferentially. In the meantime, if you make military merits, you can be a military official, and if you make great merits, you can be a national soldier. ”

As soon as Lord Jianzheng's words fell, the silence of the training ground was suddenly broken, causing an uproar among the eight hundred disciples.

This is too attractive, or rather, for those disciples who have been practicing penance for ten years but have no hope of being promoted to samurai, and for those who have known that they have no hope of being promoted to the samurai after ten years, it is undoubtedly another window next to the door to the official career that has been blocked.

Moreover, the conditions for this imperial court recruitment are very generous, with an application fee (placement silver), a time limit (one year), priority promotion, and priority recommendation, not to mention that as long as there is military merit, you can be promoted to a military officer. Compared with the qualifications of the military in previous years, and the non-retirement of the military within five years, I don't know how much better.

All of a sudden, there were many responses - of course, most of them were green belt and yellow belt disciples, and as for the red belt and above, they all had a good future, and they had the possibility of being promoted to samurai, and most of them would not take this path. Except, of course, those who have not been able to break through at the end of the decade.

"Alien races are rampant, and it is the time for my generation of warriors to rise up, break the enemy's blockade, and raise my martial might. ”

"Exactly. The fame is taken immediately, and you dare to laugh at Hu Er's husband--out of the plug!

"Let's go, sign up. ”

"Go together, go together!"

In the midst of the disturbance, Luo Xiao watched quietly, he saw Heipi, Huang Qi, and even Xu Yuan. Cheerfully or hesitantly, they walked up to the scribes sent by the castle guard, wrote their names in the register, pressed their handprints, and received the settlement money.

He saw Wu Junyan clasping his arms and being silent, his eyes cold.

He saw that Pan Yang had already taken a step, but he looked down and thought about it, clenched his fists, slowly gathered his feet, and returned to the queue.

He saw Duan Qinglan biting her lip, shaking her head slightly, refusing the persuasion of Xu Yuan, who was returning with the silver tael, and bowed her head in shame in her best friend's sad and incomprehensible eyes.

"If I hadn't had that chance, maybe I would have been one of them. Luo Xiao watched silently, for a long time, and suddenly smiled, "However, everything has changed, hasn't it? ”