Chapter 40: Martial Alliance
"The so-called martial alliance is a martial arts alliance set up by the government. Most of the martial alliances are bounty missions issued by the court, hunting down some wanted criminals for the government and receiving rewards.
"There are also various tasks like guarding the courtyard and teaching that I just mentioned. The martial alliance will also accept various tasks from ordinary people. Ordinary people can spend silver to ask for help from martial artists.
"These are probably all the ways to make money in Anyan City."
After talking for a long time, Pan Sheng took a sip of tea and moistened his throat.
"At present, the most suitable for you is to be listed in name. If you are interested, I will go back to the sect to ask for you later. With your current strength in the bone refining period, it is more than enough to be listed in name."
Han Yi thought for a moment, bowed and saluted, "Thank you, Senior Brother Pan!"
"We are all brothers, why are you polite..."
Following Pan Sheng's instructions, Han Yi came to Ruidefang with ease. The martial alliance is an institution established by the government, so it is naturally here.
Although Han Yi decided to see if he could find a small gang to make some extra money, he still planned to come to the Wumeng.
Last night, when he arrived at Ruidefang, it was already late and there were few pedestrians on the road.
Now in the daytime, pedestrians are in a hurry on the streets of Ruidefang, and from time to time, you can see a few officials wearing standard long swords on their waists.
There are people coming and going at the entrance of the Wumeng. There are two stone lions more than one person tall standing on both sides. The plaque on the door reads "Wumeng" in two golden characters, which is very impressive!
After Han Yi entered the door, he glanced at the people in the lobby.
I saw that the average strength of the warriors in the Wumeng was not as high as that of the Yishifang.
Looking around, most of them have a comprehensive strength between '15~30'. Obviously, these warriors are at most in the skin and bone refining period. Even among them, Han Yi saw some ordinary people with values between '1~3'.
At this time, a clamor like a quarrel in the market came into his ears, and Han Yi frowned slightly.
He looked over and saw a man who seemed to be arguing in front of the counter.
"I have clearly completed this escort mission, why don't you pay me!"
In front of the counter, a tall and strong man clenched his fists and roared angrily at the official inside.
Han Yi looked at the value floating above the strong man's head, which was '19~28'. The strength of this strong man is probably in the late stage of bone refining. He is also a top person in the hall, and the official is just an ordinary person with a strength of '1~2'.
"You accepted this mission and completed this escort, but you lost the owner's escort."
The official behind the counter said slowly.
Bang, bang, bang
"Damn it, I don't care. My weapons and armor have been damaged after the escort mission. You have to pay me!"
The sturdy man became more and more excited as he spoke, and the counter was banging under his heavy fists.
Suddenly, many eyes from the surroundings were cast over, but in these eyes, there was an unbelievable look. There were actually ignorant people who dared to cause trouble here!
"This sir, watch your words, it's insulting to the culture..." The official said in a light tone with a normal face.
"Your mother..."
The sturdy man was even more furious, rolled up his sleeves, and strode forward.
"You, a small official, dare to fool me!" He grabbed the official's collar.
"Tell me, are you going to pay me?"
The people around him showed a playful look of watching the fun, as if the big man was going to be in trouble.
A skinny arm suddenly grabbed the strong man's right arm from behind.
"Where did you come from, you bastard, to dare to mess with me..."
The strong man suddenly loosened the collar of the official with his left hand, and looked back, and saw a thin middle-aged man standing behind him.
The strong man didn't think twice, and threw a powerful left swing punch at the middle-aged man's face.
The wind from the fist was whistling.
Even though Han Yi was standing at the door, he could hear the gusts of wind.
Snap!
The middle-aged man looked calm, raised his hand, and casually grabbed the strong man's wrist.
Han Yi's eyes flashed, the middle-aged man looked thin, but the value floating on his side was as high as '165~195', which was a few points stronger than the Elder Li he had seen before!
This is actually a martial artist in the Tongmai period! Han Yi's eyelids twitched.
The strong man was stunned, followed by a sharp pain deep into his bone marrow. The middle-aged man's two palms were like iron clamps, tightly slapping the strong man's arm.
The sturdy man's muscles were knotted all over his body. He tried to break free, but it was no use.
The middle-aged man increased his strength again, and he cried out in pain, tears streaming down his face.
"Why is this friend so angry? Although the weather is hot, we must not lose our manners." The middle-aged man said in a low voice.
As he spoke, the big man was dragged into the back hall like a chicken.
"Is this the first person to come to the Wumeng to make trouble in the past few months?"
"Yes, it just so happens that the general store is still on duty today. He really doesn't know how to live or die..."
It was not until this time that the eyes in the hall were retracted, turned around, and continued to do their own things. They seemed to be familiar with such scenes.
"Huang family, Huang Shanjun, the general store of Anyan City?"
Han Yi got this information from the words of the people around him.
When he was in the unusual room, he felt a great pressure from the strength of the warriors in the hall alone. In the martial arts league, a guard came out with the strength of Tongmai period!
My strength is still not enough!
At this time, Han Yi had already thrown away the arrogance of breaking through the blood refining.
"Hang on, and keep growing............" He secretly warned himself.
'To escort, to transport the darts to Shanxu City, you need to be more than bone refining, ten taels of silver. '
.............
"Wanted order, outside Anyan City, Black Rock Mountains, Black Wind Village's big boss, Tie Tu, unknown status, suspected to be Tongmai period, good at using swords, reward of one thousand taels of silver!"
"Wanted order, near Anyan City, 'Bi Lin Sword' Luan Biao, unknown origin, strength, middle stage of blood refining........."
Han Yi browsed the various tasks in the notice board. After skipping tasks like escorting and guarding the courtyard, the first on the wanted list was the Black Wind Village's big boss!
"The leader of the Black Wind Village, Tie Tu... one thousand taels!!" Han Yi looked at the information on the wanted order and had to say that he was tempted.
If he could take down Tie Tu, he probably wouldn't have to worry about money for a few years.
However, with Tie Tu's strength in the Tongmai period and the 'Black Wind Horse', Han Yi guessed that there should be very few people in Anyan City who could match him.
Otherwise, with such a high reward, how could Tie Tu always be ranked first on the wanted list!
Han Yi continued to look down at the wanted list.
"Hey, isn't this an old acquaintance!"
His eyes lit up and he saw a familiar name on the wanted list.
"Wanted order, outside Anyan City, Black Rock Mountains, the second leader of the Black Wind Village, Tie Sha, unknown status, strength, early stage of blood refining, good at using knives, reward of one hundred taels of silver."
Tie Sha, Han Yi had fought with him before, although Han Yi at that time took advantage of the 'Molotov cocktail' to defeat him.
But now Han Yi believes that now he can easily take down Tie Sha even without those tricks!
However, unless he can catch Tiesha alone and fight him one-on-one, Han Yi has no chance at all.
However, he can give this person's wanted order a try.
Han Yi looked at a wanted order at the bottom of the wanted list.
"Wanted order, suspected to be near Anyan City, 'Silver Sword' Wu Awei, unknown status, strength, early stage of bone refining, good at swordsmanship, reward of 25 taels of silver."
This guy is only in the early stage of bone refining, while I am in the early stage of blood refining. It should be more stable to suppress him by one major realm.
After all, Han Yi is best at defeating the weak with the strong!
"Besides, after I broke through the blood refining stage, I haven't experienced actual combat. I haven't seen blood, and my combat effectiveness will definitely be poor if I have high values without blood."
Just like the bandit Han Yi encountered when he was on his first mission in the ninth team, although his overall strength was obviously much higher than that of the bandit at that time.
However, he was beaten badly by the sudden outbreak of the bandit.
"To celebrate my breakthrough in the Blood Refining Stage, I'll use you as a sacrifice, Awei!"
The most important thing is that there is still a lot of silver after completing the bounty, which is just enough to make some extra money to supplement the empty wallet!
Han Yi asked the official for a wanted poster with the portrait of Wu Awei, the 'Silver Sword', painted on it, folded it casually, and put it in his arms.
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Bang, bang, bang
"All is well..."
Late at night, the midnight had arrived, and the sound of the night watchman could be vaguely heard on the streets of Changlefang.
Han Yi was wearing a nightgown, wrapping his whole body tightly, revealing only a pair of bright eyes.
He squatted in the shadow of a towering house, looking around here, and happened to be able to see most of the movements of Changlefang at a glance.
At this time of the night, thousands of households in Changlefang had already fallen asleep.
Changlefang is similar to Changningfang, and is also located at the junction of two forces. There is no big force to protect it.
But most of the people living in Changlefang are businessmen and wealthy people, which is much richer than the slum of Changningfang.
Today is the third day. Since Han Yi received the wanted order that day, he has been keeping a good spirit during the day and has come here every night to keep an eye on him.
The wanted order records the location, time, and means of Wu Awei's previous crimes.
Based on these records, Han Yi found that although Wu Awei committed crimes at irregular times, it was as short as five or six days, and as long as eleven or twelve days. The interval between each crime would not exceed two weeks, and he would come out to make trouble.
Moreover, Wu Awei was also smart. He specifically chose Changlefang and Changningfang, which were not protected by big forces in Anyan City, and his strength was not weak. No one could do anything to him in a short time.
His methods were not very clever. Wu Awei usually used smoke to knock girls unconscious, and then took the opportunity to do obscene things. Once, he was even discovered.
But Wu Awei's long sword was as fast as lightning. He stabbed the person who found him on the spot and left calmly before the officials arrived.
A despicable and vulgar flower thief used a long sword, and was therefore named "Silver Sword".
This incident caused panic in Changningfang and Changlefang.
Everyone with a virgin girl at home was in danger, and they wanted to hire more guards to watch over the yard. As a result, the price of hiring guards in the Wumeng has risen recently.
Of course, the families harmed by Wu Awei would definitely not give up, and they went to the county government to complain and asked the government to solve the problem.
The government just agreed, ordered the patrol inspection department to send more police patrols at night, and then posted a bounty in the martial arts alliance.
However, this matter involved Changningfang, a no-man's land, and Wu Awei was quite skilled, so the patrolling police were just doing their job and wasting time.
This is why Wu Awei is so arrogant and domineering, and he has been at large ever since.
