Fire Monster

Chapter 101 Ding Wanjin's Trap
"Brother Zhao, do you want to try it?"

When Zhao Guanshan walked to the cab of the rail vehicle, he saw Wang Chen sitting in the co-pilot's seat, looking extremely weak and with no desire to live.

But the one driving the chariot at this moment was the spearman named Zhang Dayong.

There is no doubt that in the past five days, Wang Chen was probably like a kid who just got a game console and played it all night long, but now the novelty has finally worn off.

"Haha, I won't bother with that. I'm not interested in this. Brother Wang, how about you go and take a rest and I'll watch over you?"

Zhao Guanshan asked tentatively.

"Why rest? We have been peaceful these past few days. It is said that the frontline battlefield is advancing smoothly, so there are fewer low-level demons in our area. I think that in another three to five days, this war can be over. We brothers will earn another seven years, hahaha!"

Wang Chen laughed loudly, feeling happy from the bottom of his heart. Who wouldn’t be happy to live seven more years?

"By the way, yesterday, the governor sent twenty Qi-refining apprentices, and also selected fifty new recruits from the war reserve camp in the rear, two psychic heavy crossbows, and that old Ding Wanjin is back in action. I remember you wanted to borrow that operating table, and there are only five days left. Don't waste time. There are two of us here, so you can go there in a moment."

"Okay, thank you both for your hard work, Brother Wang." Zhao Guanshan also felt the need to go and take a look.

"Haha, that's nothing, Dayong, stop when we get to the camp headquarters."

Zhao Guanshan chatted with Wang Chen for a few more words before climbing onto the top of the carriage. The past five days had seemed like a dream to him, so it still felt a little unreal to him.

The sky was still dark, with a large amount of demonic clouds rolling, but occasionally one could see the huge spirit-offering tower, which was unknown how high it was, and the occasional flash of spiritual light.

I didn't know it before, but now I understand that it is actually a demon-suppressing net used to divide the evil army.

In short, whoever came up with this defense is absolutely awesome.

The entire stronghold town was still as dull, dead silent, and gray as ever, but in some places, there was a bit of life, as those Qi-refining apprentices who had been recruited here were repairing the damaged barracks in the city.

Deng Jiu's team spread out in a large circle, listlessly providing vigilance and protection to these Qi Refining apprentices.

Zhao Guanshan’s eyesight is very good now. At a glance, he can even see a few familiar faces among the twenty Qi Refining apprentices.

It seemed that they all worked in the workshops on West Street, and one of them was even the servant of the proprietress whose half face was disfigured.

So this was a forced conscription?
Or labor dispatch?

It should be the latter, after all, this is not a battlefield.

The rail vehicle sped across the area, and then passed by the vehicle driven by Yu Che's team. Yu Che seemed to be still in a playful mood, sitting in the driver's seat, greeting Zhao Guanshan heartlessly.

He looks like a teenager addicted to the internet.

"Hey, Brother Zhao! Don't forget your Zhao family motto!"

From the city wall a few hundred meters away, the thief Sun's shouting and waving his hands were heard. Zhao Guanshan pretended not to see it.

This guy, in the past five days, he seems to have come to collect debts three or four times?
We agreed that we are half brothers, so what are you talking about with just two points of merit?

When they arrived at the battalion headquarters, the rail vehicle slowly slowed down and was very stable. Even the slightest shake could not be felt on it. Zhao Guanshan was amazed at the level of tuning.

Wang Chen and Zhang Dayong helped, and the three of them each carried a dozen broken psychic weapons and headed straight for the camp headquarters.

At the entrance of the camp, there were two martial arts apprentices standing guard with spears in their hands. They were new recruits who arrived yesterday.

In short, these two are facing a formidable enemy.

"I am Zhao Guanshan, the deputy captain of the first team. I have something to ask the commander."

"Zhao Guanshan?"

One of the recruits suddenly spoke in surprise, then pulled open his visor, revealing it to be Li Guangyu, a neighbor from the slum lane.

I actually ran into an acquaintance here.

Zhao Guanshan was also surprised and immediately pulled open his visor. However, after confirming that it was him, Li Guangyu became quite excited and his body was shaking.

“Zhao Guanshan, Brother Zhao! I, I, I, I, you, you, you——”

He was not excited because he saw Zhao Guanshan, but because he entrusted his family to him before he left.

So Zhao Guanshan stepped forward and said quickly: "I was forcibly conscripted to the battlefield, but before I left, I had already settled your family. I upgraded your Imperial Seal Hut to level two, and I also settled the families of Huang Wei and the other three. Don't worry, the evil army has not been able to break through the Imperial Seal Great Wall, so they are very safe."

He knew what Li Guangyu was most worried about.

Sure enough, after hearing him say this, Li Guangyu breathed a sigh of relief, quickly wiped away the tears in his eyes, and pulled down his visor again.

"Brother Zhao, the pollution here is quite high, you'd better take precautions."

Zhao Guanshan smiled and also pulled down his armor.

"Brother Zhao, thank you so much. I really don't know how to thank you. I also thank you on behalf of Huang Wei and the other two. Unfortunately, of the four of us, only I survived."

"It's okay. It's good to be alive. I'm the deputy captain of the first team now. If you have any problems, just come to me." This was all Zhao Guanshan could say.

Li Guangyu was silent for a while, then he said: "Brother Zhao, I'm sorry, the commander has ordered that your first team is not allowed to enter without permission. In addition, the commander is not here."

"You are not allowed to enter, hehe, this old thing!" Zhao Guanshan was not surprised. It would be strange if Ding Wanjin would still greet them with a smile after his face was torn.

"It doesn't matter, Brother Wang, you two can leave the things here, I'll wait here, I don't believe this old man dares to go back on his word and play dirty!"

"Otherwise, let's wait here too!" Wang Chen was a little worried.

"Really? You should keep the rail cars running and carry out daily patrols. Don't let that old man find any evidence against us. Without any evidence, he can't do anything to us. After all, isn't the Governorate known as the place where rules are followed the most?"

After sending Wang Chen and Zhang Dayong away, Zhao Guanshan squatted at the entrance of the camp. He didn't care about his image and just waited for Ding Wanjin to come back.

Li Guangyu was unable to help, and after looking at him awkwardly for a while, he suddenly said, "Brother Zhao, your friend Yang Mao is here too."

"What? But isn't he a student who has not yet graduated from the 9th level of the military department?" Zhao Guanshan was very surprised.

"That's what I was told, but a few days ago, the Taoist Academy announced a new order that all martial arts students who have passed the ninth level of the martial arts department must join the Great Wall Garrison Battalion. Yang Mao was personally selected by the commander-in-chief, and is now one of his personal guards."

"Personal guard?"

Zhao Guanshan blinked. Not only did Old Man Ding recover his health, he also became scared and even sent his personal guards. But that guy Yang Mao, well, Yang Mao was indeed very strong, at least stronger than Li Guangyu, the martial arts apprentice who had graduated for a year.

When encountering the evil demon in the Slum Alley before, Yang Mao suffered a loss because he had no psychic weapons and no imperial armor. Otherwise, as a top student in the 9th grade of the Taoist Academy's martial arts department, how could he be in such a miserable state?

He could doubt that Old Man Ding was cunning and scheming, but he could never doubt Old Man Ding's vision.

Moreover, this is to train personal guards from among the students. Tsk tsk, if you just win them over, they will be loyal to you.

"Then do you know Liu Erya? Did she come here too?" Zhao Guanshan asked again.

"As for her, I haven't seen her. But I only saw Yang Mao once in the past two days. He seemed to have become more mature and didn't talk much. He was training inside. The commander selected a total of ten personal guards this time, and he was one of them."

"Oh, you've become mature?"

Zhao Guanshan blinked and thought of many possibilities in an instant.

It is unlikely that Liu Erya died, but it is more likely that she either got married quickly and became pregnant, or married a martial artist.

Neither of these two requires the Imperial Seal on the Great Wall.

However, it doesn't matter.

Zhao Guanshan nodded and was about to continue chatting for a while when he saw a first-level imperial chariot speeding in from outside the camp in a show of force. When it reached the entrance of the camp, it swung its tail like a dragon and stopped steadily.

Then the car door opened, revealing Old Man Ding's dark and gloomy face.

It looks a bit like the Dragon King returning, full of domineering power.

What’s going on? Is their pioneer camp also equipped with imperially-sealed chariots?

This old man Ding's blood recovery speed is amazing.

"Commander, I'm Zhao Guanshan from the first squad. I'm here to borrow the operating table."

Zhao Guanshan pretended to bow and greet.

Ding Wanjin frowned slightly. He was truly disgusted and angry with this guy who was bargaining with him madly.

Who the hell are you? How dare you blackmail me?

However, they could only endure it. Since the Taoist Palace had strict rules and laws to restrain ordinary people, there were naturally the same rules and shackles to restrain the Provincial Government and the Demon Suppression Department, although such restrictions gradually changed with the passage of time.

But still can't break the bottom line.

For example, no matter what, you cannot punish anyone without a legitimate reason.

The Chief Secretary is a place where rules are followed.

But is this kid in front of me a law-abiding person?
Thinking of this, Ding Wanjin could not help but reveal a gentle smile. When he saw this kid for the first time that day, he knew that this was definitely not a stable person. He would definitely make mistakes and would definitely mess up. He thought he was very smart and treated others as fools. Tsk tsk!
If such a person were in the Demon Suppression Division, he might be able to do well.

But in the Chief Secretary, it was very interesting.

Did you really think that he couldn't guess what this kid was trying to do?

Do you really think that Ding has been idling away his time in the Governor's Office for the past 30 years?

What kind of heroes and geniuses has he not seen?
The methods used by liberal arts students may seem mysterious in the eyes of martial arts students, but in his eyes, they are all shit, just what he has left over.

You want to assemble a psionic vortex generator, right? Isn't that the purpose of purchasing so many broken psionic weapons for the sake of mystery?

Hahaha!
Come on, I set a trap for you myself, waiting for you to jump in!
"So it's Deputy Captain Zhao. I haven't seen you for a few days and I've missed you a lot. The matter of the operating table is easy to talk about. I always keep my word. Look, I've prepared everything for you."

"However, the rules cannot be violated. This is the key document of the third secret vault. Bring your identity badge and register according to the process. Then you can enter the secret vault and use the operating table. There are only five days left. Don't waste it. Come on, everyone, help deliver it to Deputy Captain Zhao."

At this moment, Ding Wanjin seemed to have transformed into the kind old grandfather next door. He was so amiable and approachable.

(End of this chapter)