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Chapter 77 Check-in
After passing through the deep and dark gate tunnel of the south gate of Yishan City and galloping through the city gate, Su Daoshan came to the wild world again.

Just like when I first came to this world ten days ago, the scenery outside the city was still desolate. Without the city walls to block it, the wind and sand seemed to have instantly increased in intensity. As soon as I left the city gate, it hit me head on, making it impossible to open my eyes.

The refugee camp outside the city looked far more miserable than when they entered the city that day.

Although everyone was ragged and skinny before, at least people could be seen everywhere. But now, the streets of the camp are empty, and many of the shacks have collapsed and become unattended ruins. The ground is full of sewage and garbage.

The previously bustling employment area was now deserted. Seeing someone riding a horse and galloping out, a few dishevelled men stood up and looked around with hope. When they saw that the horse team was not stopping, they sat back down again in dejection.

From a distance, they look like petrified sculptures.

And in the distance, there was a blazing fire, and the air was filled with an indescribable smell.

That was burning corpses.

These refugees were already starving and on the brink of life and death. Although it was only two short days, the number of elderly, weak and disabled people who died from hunger and disease increased exponentially.

In order to survive, most people in the refugee camps chose to leave. Some chose to go to other cities or refugee camps to look for opportunities, while some were said to have simply gone deep into the mountains.

Although the entire world was eroded by the phantom fire and the plants growing there were filled with deadly phantom poison, there were still some strange beasts in the mountains that had adapted to the new ecology. If one only ate the meat of these mutated beasts, the accumulation of phantom poison would be slow.

Everyone knows that this is a short-term solution. Everyone knows that in the end, the human body will continue to mutate as the poison accumulates, and eventually turn into a mindless madman.

But for these refugees who are already struggling on the brink of death, this is the last resort.

It is better to die with a full stomach than to die with a hungry stomach.

Those who have never experienced extreme hunger will never understand the terrible feeling. When people are extremely hungry, they have lost their minds. They would rather be corroded by the poison, or even die under the claws of wild beasts, than endure this.

As the war horses galloped, the city gate and the refugee camp were gradually left farther and farther away.

Su Daoshan felt a little heavy.

It had only been ten days since he came from his original world. Although he had tried very hard to understand and integrate into this world, the scene before him was still hard for him to accept. Compared to this world, his life in his original world was simply heaven.

There is air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter. There is water, electricity and wifi. After class, I can go out to drink and eat with friends on the roadside. If I don’t want to cook, I can order takeout. The most annoying thing every day is that I am tired of eating at the restaurants around and don’t know what to eat.

Since coming here, even though he is a child of a rich family, the food on the table every day is of a single variety and not very greasy. These days, Su Daoshan feels that his pretentiousness has been washed away by reality.

If only I could have a hot pot meal... Su Daoshan couldn't help thinking. Then he felt that it was a sin to just think about it in the face of the miserable scene before him.

While they were daydreaming, they had already run several miles, from the plain outside the city to a hilly area with undulating terrain.

The surrounding hillsides are neither high nor low, ranging from 20 to 30 meters to over 100 meters.

When Su Daoshan stood on the Yishan wall and looked down, he saw a bunch of curved terrain that looked like countless silkworms lying there. But if you look at it from another angle, these undulating hills are connected together, just like the veins of leaves.

It is precisely because of this terrain that Yishan City was built. The entire Yishan City wall was built and connected based on these hills.

The plants on the hillside were sparse and looked a little weird. The pleasing green color presented by the green mountains and clear waters in the previous life, on these mutant plants, it looked as dull as paint.

Moreover, even this bit of rigid green appears mottled and messy. On the branches and leaves, on the trunks, there are a lot of gray, black, brown, dark purple and other colors everywhere. The whole world appears to be sick.

"Second Young Master, be careful of the bushes on the roadside," Feng Ting warned, "Once you get caught by the thorns, you will be infected with the ghost poison. Although the poison is mild and not fatal, it is still very uncomfortable."

"What are the symptoms?" Su Daoshan asked, moving his horse a little to the middle of the road, away from the bushes on the side of the road.

"You will have a fever, spots on your body, dehydration, convulsions, and even unconsciousness." Feng Ting said, "Even doctors don't have any good solutions. You can only bear it. Or go to Fengyuan Temple to ask for help from the gods. But if the poisoning is too severe, even Fengyuan Temple can't do anything."

"What about high-level warriors?" Su Daoshan asked curiously, "Can't they resist?"

"This poison is very insidious. It not only flows along the blood, but also penetrates deep into the bone marrow, infecting any muscles and organs along the way. Therefore, it is difficult to force it out by relying on internal Qi alone. At most, it can only temporarily alleviate the symptoms."

Su Daoshan nodded silently.

Continuing forward, when they turned the road around the foot of a mountain, Su Daoshan suddenly felt something and turned to look to the right and rear.

"What's wrong?" Feng Ting, who was running beside him, followed his gaze and asked in confusion. Wherever he looked, there was nothing. Just a desolate little hill.

"Nothing." Su Daoshan glanced at Feng Ting, and from his blank expression and empty eyes, he confirmed that he didn't see anything, so he shook his head woodenly, "I seemed to hear some sound just now, maybe I misheard it."

"Oh," Feng Ting had no doubts about this gentlemanly Second Young Master. He nodded and pointed ahead, saying, "We are almost there. The Garrison Fort is ahead... Tsk, there are quite a lot of people here."

The garrison fort in the south of the city has appeared in the group's sight.

Su Daoshan was quite familiar with this place. After all, he had woken up on the wall of this small earthen fortress which was only 100 meters long and wide ten days ago.

At this moment, many people had gathered in the open space in front of the gate of the Garrison. There were soldiers assigned to guard the city, free warriors drawn from various districts in the city, and children of noble families and their entourages. Everyone lined up obediently and entered the fort one by one under the command of several warriors wearing the uniforms of the Fiery Army.

Su Daoshan followed Feng Ting and quickened his pace.

He didn't look back.

And on the hillside not far behind him on the right, a beautiful little girl was floating in the air, staring at him quietly.

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The garrison fort in the south of the city has turned into a noisy military camp.

The soldiers of the Dingzi Battalion who had come to report had packed the small earthen fort into a huge crowd. More people were arriving one after another. Everyone was rushing back and forth, creating a scene of chaos. The sound of footsteps, shouting, and quarreling could be heard everywhere.

Su Daoshan led the horse and entered the garrison fort with Feng Ting and others.

There were three tables placed every ten meters in the central open space. Behind each table was a Liehuo soldier doing registration. Not far away, a tall and sharp-eyed Liehuo officer was talking to several uniformed city guards. From the marks on his shoulders and cuffs, it could be seen that he was a second-class tiger lieutenant.

This is the highest-ranking person Su Daoshan has ever seen, except for Gao Shouquan, the commander of the Liehuo Military Camp in Yishan City.

Gao Shouquan was a first-class tiger lieutenant, while the city guard commander Wang Luliang was only a third-class tiger lieutenant.

The military rank system is a continent-wide military rank system developed and established by humans during the hundred-year war against the You Clan.

It is similar to the military ranks on Earth, but the difference is that the military rank system of Lanzhuo Continent is unified for all countries in the continent. In other words, the military rank of a Xiguo soldier is not only recognized in Xiguo, but also in the military of other countries such as Jingguo and Weiguo.

No matter where this person is at the time, as long as he is recruited to fight against the You tribe, his military rank will be uniformly recognized.

The military ranks from bottom to top are elite soldiers, armored soldiers, tiger lieutenants, dragon colonels and generals.

This system developed naturally when various countries worked together to fight against the You Clan, and it is also one of the most important foundations of the current continental order.

Of course, precisely because of this, military ranks are strictly controlled and promotions are not given casually.

Elite soldiers are fine, there are only first, second and third class. The difference is only in salary. In terms of authority, there is usually no actual difference. It is not uncommon for a third class soldier to beat a first class soldier in the army. It is not considered as a rebellion.

Unless the other party holds a position such as captain.

But when it comes to the soldier level, it’s different.

First, only warriors whose names are on the military roll can become soldiers. Second, to be promoted to a soldier, one must have accumulated enough merits in the army.

Because when you reach the level of Jiashi, you have already entered the ranks of officials. You have certain powers in the army. As long as you are in the army for one day, the monthly salary of a Jiashi can easily support a large family. The starting point for future promotion is also much higher.

If he was promoted to Tiger Lieutenant, it would be like a fish leaping over the dragon gate. In the old era, it was almost the same as passing the imperial examination.

Take the veterans of Sujiabao for example. When they followed their great-grandfather Su Qihong to fight, their lowest military rank was a third-class tiger lieutenant. Even though it has been decades since they retired from the army, they still receive a salary from the army and receive additional tributes during festivals.

On weekdays, even Gao Shouquan and Zhu Ziming had to put on a smile when they met.

This shows the importance of military rank.

However, in this era where the imperial court, noble families and clans jointly rule the world, noble families and clans do have some privileges after all. And the number of soldiers each year is one of the privileges.

For example, Mi Lang, an inner disciple of the Leiyun Sect, had no merits, but was awarded the rank of second-class armored soldier when he first joined the city guard. This was a manifestation of this privilege.

First of all, those who can be admitted to the sect are all chosen by heaven. Mi Lang joined the army as an inner disciple of the Thunder Cloud Sect, so his status and position are naturally different from that of ordinary warriors.

Secondly, with the support of the Zhou family, the Yue family, the Wang family and the Leiyun clan, although the Mi family is not a noble family, they can still get a place as a warrior.

But Jiashi is the highest military rank a city can offer. The higher ranks such as Tiger Lieutenant and Dragon Captain are not within the jurisdiction of the city guard system. Even Wang Luliang, a third-class Tiger Lieutenant, was promoted by the imperial court.

Moreover, if someone like Mi Lang died a few days after becoming a soldier, it would not cause the position to be vacant. The number of positions each year is limited, and if the city guards want to promote another soldier, they can only wait until next year. It is not the case that the position can be given to another person just because one person dies.

"He should be the commander of the Ding Camp." Su Daoshan speculated in his heart.

If it is a C-shaped camp, the battalion commander should be a first-class tiger lieutenant. If it is a B-shaped camp, it should be a third-class dragon lieutenant. A second-class tiger lieutenant is the right rank to be the commander of a D-shaped camp.

Several guards led the horses to the stable. Su Daoshan followed Feng Ting, chose a queue and patiently lined up at the back.

Looking around, he found that many children from aristocratic families had already registered before him and were standing aside chatting in groups of three or five. Yue Shifeng, Lin Xuan, Zhu Xuekang, Wang Mingzhe...

Suddenly, Su Daoshan narrowed his eyes slightly.

He saw Zhou Qinghe!
(End of this chapter)