Chapter 42: Warrior Selection
Gu Yun came to the most lively area of the Western Fortress with an ice dragon on his shoulder without looking sideways. Looking at the streets where people were rushing, the ice dragon was already ready to fight bloodyly, but he didn't expect that the pedestrians coming and going showed surprise eyes when they saw it, but after seeing Gu Yun's appearance, they all gave a look of trust.
What's going on?
Could it be that when it was in seclusion in the extreme north, the "muddle collector who likes ice dragons" had become a new profession that could be seen everywhere and had high acceptance?
It looked at the group of soldiers who were unsuspecting to the infiltrators around it with compassion.
Otherwise, you should stop fighting, the battlefield may not be suitable for you.
It thought silently.
However, it was thanks to the trust of the soldiers that they arrived at the busiest area of the fortress without any obstacles. After getting closer, their shouts, cheers and ridicule were shocking. Only then did Gu Yun realize that this was not the downtown area he imagined. Not far away was a huge arena, and the arena was almost full.
The audience's outfits were obviously different from those of the garrison near the city walls. They wore uniform black armor, and the structure of the black armor was slightly different. They seemed to distinguish the differences between each unit.
Most of the people wearing black armor are humanoid creatures, but there are people under the helmets, tiger-faced, lion-faced, and short but quite solid people. These people were obsessed with watching the fights in the arena. Whenever blood splattered, they would raise their arms and shout.
The people fighting in the arena were wearing the iconic silver armor of the North. Their opponents were either northerners wearing the same armor or refugees in ragged clothes and holding various weapons.
Among the noisy crowd, Gu Yun also noticed several beautiful women wearing collars around his neck and were harassed by soldiers with iron chains roughly in his hands. This probably explained the final where the prison van outside the city was going.
The treatment of these prisoners is somewhat similar to the punishment imposed by the northern people on surrendered tribes. The only difference is that the northern countries use strong prisoners as laborers, and these people regard them as objects of entertainment.
At this time, the knight in the arena burst into a cry of despair. He tried hard to stab the long sword into the chest of the man wearing the same armor as him. The action of drawing the sword splattered blood all over the floor, and his behavior once again ignited the atmosphere in the audience.
The knight who defeated the enemy sat on the ground in a collapsed manner. After a moment, two arena staff carried him back.
“What is this doing?”
After taking his seat, Gu Yun asked the person who was waving his fists aside.
The man seemed to hear a strange question and gave Gu Yun a puzzled look, "What else can I do when I select a warrior?"
"Warrior selection?"
Gu Yun was stunned. Could it be that he had misunderstood? These people gathered here not just for entertainment?
"The man just now is said to be a captain from the Western Fortress. He was once trusted by the Three Princesses. Unexpectedly, he really has some skills. After the battle just now, he defeated ten opponents in a row. I really don't know which unit such a good player will be absorbed into?"
After saying a lot of words on his own, he said again, "Isn't this common sense? Why don't you even know this?"
He looked at Gu Yun carefully.
This man did not wear the same uniform black armor as they did, and the questions he asked were quite suspicious. If he hadn't looked very similar to his own temperament, he would have been unable to help but press the other party to the ground.
"I'm new."
Gu Yun showed his identity without hesitation, "Just arrived here today."
“New?”
The soldier pondered for a moment, and a guess soon emerged in his mind, "Did he come from the village on the other side of the mountain?"
"How did you see it?"
"I didn't see it, brother."
The soldiers' eyes lit up and immediately patted Gu Yun's shoulders with brotherly voice, and their tone became extremely enthusiastic, "I am from the Third Army. We are elite troops responsible for cleaning and local strikes on the battlefield. There are not many people, but each of them is a good player. Not only that, our commander is still a great beauty."
"oh."
Gu Yun didn't know why this soldier was so excited. You must know that even his subordinates were not so happy when they saw him back to the village.
"When you go to report later, you must fill in the registration form for our three armies. The only one army and the second army can be ranked ahead of us. The second army was taken down some time ago. The first army was mixed with fish and dragons. In addition, the first army's commander character is a complete destructive maniac, and it is difficult for newcomers to get along there."
The soldiers became more and more excited the more they spoke.
No wonder he felt very kind when he saw Gu Yun, but he didn't expect that the other party really came from the village.
As far as he knew, the people in that village were all outrageously strong, and the Senate above the commander had issued an instruction a long time ago--anyone who came to join them from the village would not need to undergo any assessment and would be admitted directly out of order. This is enough to show the leaders' importance to that village.
If Gu Yun could be absorbed into their troops, he would be able to turn his face in front of the commander.
As far as he knows, the commander had not had a good time because of the adventurers' problems some time ago, and it was time to make her happy.
"Now joining the Third Army, you can also receive free spirits and female companions."
No, who said he wanted to join you?
Gu Yun narrowed his eyes. He always felt that this person looked like a member of a pyramid scheme organization.
He remembered the various dangers his sister mentioned, "I'll consider it again... You just mentioned what happened to the person who defeated ten opponents in a row?"
"This is a custom made by a certain adult himself."
After confirming Gu Yun's identity as "his own person", the soldiers no longer retained it and said, "We gave the prisoners the opportunity to regain their freedom, but before that, they must prove their worth - defeating five opponents in a row, they can go to the fortress's garrison battalion to report, defeating ten opponents, and choosing any unit from the First to Seventh Army, but few people can do this."
Before he finished speaking, the knight was pushed into the venue by the staff of the arena.
The silver-white armor had been removed. He was naked and covered with scars of varying degrees. He was also wearing the knight's sword that had been killed by his opponent before. The sword blade had been stained with blood.
This time, the enemy appeared from the opposite side of the arena, but a giant who was over three meters tall and covered with black armor.
The giant carried a giant axe on his back, and every time he took a step, the ground seemed to tremble.
"That's the commander of the First Army."
The soldier couldn't help but lower his voice, "Oh, another good man was won away by the First Army."
The knight staggered to the giant, who looked down at him with a condescending look and handed the brand new black armor in his hand to the other party.
However, at this moment, the knight suddenly shouted angrily, as if he had been waiting for this opportunity.
Chapter completed!