Chapter 204

As expected, the so-called teleportation array was opened by a Dust Shadow believer.

As a flower of the other shore expanded and then converged, the group crossed a long distance and descended directly into the Wucheng.

"Lie Tian believer · Si Xianxian."

On the vast sandy field, three soldiers faced the group, led by a middle-aged male soldier.

If nothing went wrong, he should be the coordinate for the teleportation.

This person had a square face, was expressionless, and looked at the 6 young people with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Me." Si Xianxian waved her hand.

The male soldier nodded, and his gaze also fixed on Lu Ran.

Lu Ran took the opportunity to say: "Hello, what is your surname?"

"My surname is Zhou, Zhou Tian."

"Instructor Zhou." Lu Ran took a step forward, "This girl in the white dress and I want to help our companions with their labor reform..."

After Lu Ran recounted it in detail, Zhou Tian nodded: "I know, I have already received the notification just now."

Lu Ran: "..."

Then why did you make me say a bunch of stuff!

Do you like listening to me talk that much?

Zhou Tian looked at the three people behind: "You are all at the Stream Realm, Fifth Stage, and are not allowed to cross the Wucheng.

This is the North Wucheng; if you want to train, you can only go through the South Gate."

"Yes!"

"Understood." Several people responded one after another.

Zhou Tian gestured to the side: "This is your accompanying instructor."

To the side, a female soldier raised her hand: "You three, come with me in a while."

Due to the special situation of the squad, three River Realm students were going to the buffer zone to perform a mission. For the sake of safety, Jiang Ruyi hired an instructor for Deng Tianchang and the others.

Zhou Tian beckoned to Lu Ran and the others: "You three, come with me."

Jiang, Lu, and Si followed immediately.

"Be careful!"

"We'll see you in the Wucheng tonight!" From behind came the concerned voices of Tian Tian and the others.

Jiang Ruyi turned her head to look, smiling and nodding at them.

Watching the trio leave, Chang Ying sighed deeply: "Sigh..."

A Stream Realm, Fifth Stage, was like a natural chasm, completely cutting the squad apart.

In everyone's original plan, they were supposed to train and travel together for several days before briefly parting ways in this Wucheng.

However, plans couldn't keep up with changes.

Si Xianxian, this "labor reform convict," had directly taken Jiang and Lu away.

Lu Ran had relied on his "face" again to receive great care from the military, skipping the travel segment and being teleported directly to the Wucheng...

The female soldier looked at the disappointed expressions of the three and could imagine what the trio was going through.

This kind of situation was common in this realistic and cruel world.

The female soldier said: "You may advance at any time, possess water flow armor, and thus gain the qualifications to enter the buffer zone.

Instead of being sad and disappointed, immersed in meaningless emotions, it is better to focus on the present; advancing as soon as possible is the correct solution."

"Yes." Deng Yutang nodded heavily.

A dignified Red Scarf believer never needed too much comfort and encouragement.

"Thank you, sister, for your guidance." Tian Tian said in a low voice, but her gaze kept following Jiang Ruyi's back.

What a pity.

Originally, she could have stayed with Sister Ruyi for several more days.

Strength, strength...

Chang Ying leaned on her big axe with one hand and stopped talking, only looking at their figures getting further and further away with eyes full of envy.

Lu Ran and the others walked out of the sandy field and headed all the way to the North Gate.

Until they reached outside the city gate, two soldiers transformed into crows simultaneously.

"Flap, flap, flap~"

One crow flew into the high sky, while the other landed on Lu Ran's shoulder.

The black crow spoke in human language: "The city wall is 2 kilometers away from here; my teammate and I will lead the way for you.

Let me remind you that your situation is special; you are absolutely not allowed to harm any demons on the way.

If there is any violation, the crime will be doubled."

"Got it, got it." Si Xianxian waved her hand impatiently.

She had participated in labor reform in other demon dens before.

It was precisely because of these rules that the more she reformed, the greater her crimes became...

After being slapped hard by reality several times, Si Xianxian stopped reforming.

Tired,

Whatever happens, happens~

Zhou Tian suggested: "I suggest you speed up and avoid contact with the Vicious Dog clan as much as possible."

"Here." Lu Ran handed the Rosy Cloud Blade to Si Xianxian.

"What for?" Although Si Xianxian was curious, her body was very honest, and she gripped the hilt of the blade.

She had already habitually obeyed Lu Ran's orders.

Lu Ran: "Avoid contact with the Vicious Dog clan."

Si Xianxian: "Oh, I see!"

The Rosy Cloud Blade flew up suddenly, carrying Si Xianxian into the night sky.

On Lu Ran's shoulder, the black crow looked up, its crow pupils flickering slightly.

A divine weapon!

As expected of the legendary Lu Ran, who was known as "the best in Rain Alley."

It had been nearly forty years since the gods and demons descended.

Counting the generations born in the Rain Alley City area over these forty years, Lu Ran was the most dazzling one!

Lu Ran was immersed in cultivation and training all day and didn't yet know to what height he had been elevated by all walks of life in Rain Alley.

The best in Rain Alley!

Especially after the night of the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, this saying became even more widely spread.

This student, who should have been participating in the final exams, took the Fifth Elementary School as the center and, under the witness of countless citizens and Moon-Gazing people, guarded one block after another.

What added a touch of legend to the name "Lu Ran" was:

That night, he fought his way to a sky anomaly!

Afterward, he returned to the city area with a divine weapon and continued to perform patrol missions.

After that night, even the dullest people knew that Rain Alley City had hit the jackpot and a real Heaven's Pride had appeared!

"Can you lend me the Cool Night Sword?" Lu Ran looked at the girl in the white dress beside him.

Jiang Ruyi looked at Lu Ran with a smile, with a hint of playfulness: "Why don't you beg it?"

"Hehe." Lu Ran also laughed.

Honestly, he really liked this side of Jiang Ruyi.

After all, when she faced others, she always had an elegant and quiet appearance, like a fairy who didn't eat the food of mortals.

This made Lu Ran feel that he was very special.

Hmm... it just made him very happy~

"Come." Lu Ran beckoned to the Cool Night Sword.

Under the gaze of Zhou Tian's astonished eyes, the Cool Night Sword flew up automatically and landed in Lu Ran's hand.

Zhou Tian was completely dumbfounded!

It was already jaw-dropping that Lu Ran could cultivate a divine weapon.

How did another one come along?

Did Rain Alley City's luck turn around?

Could Heaven's Prides be clustered together in such a small place?

"Whoosh~" Four white jade plaques also appeared around Jiang Ruyi's body.

"Let's go, Instructor Zhou." Lu Ran shrugged his shoulders, gesturing to the black crow on his shoulder.

"Whoosh~"

The Cool Night Sword darted into the night sky, and Lu Ran gripped the hilt with both hands and flew high up.

A mere two kilometers was reached in the blink of an eye.

Lu Ran exerted his eyesight to the limit, looking at the majestic city wall below, his heart full of shock!

The thick city wall was nearly twenty meters high, and its length was simply immeasurable; it stretched to the left and right sides until the end of the night.

On the city wall, torches flickered.

It was like a giant dragon of fire, entrenched in this desolate realm, using its majestic body to block the invasion of demons and petty thieves.

How great of an engineering project must this be?

What a great achievement this was, completed by the relay of several generations?

"Flap, flap, flap~"

The black crow flew down, transformed into human form on the city wall, and negotiated with the guard soldiers.

The soldiers looked at the young people holding divine weapons and flying in the air, and they were also a bit confused.

Such powerful believers... coming here for labor reform?

I mean, is it absolutely necessary for you to enter this Vicious Dog Village?

Making mistakes is normal.

Wouldn't it be better to train in other demon dens when you have the time for labor reform?

When the guard army heard that they were not only here for labor reform but also to complete a special training mission, the soldiers nodded secretly.

That's right, this makes sense.

Although... hmm, divine weapons appearing in the hands of a few young people is still very wrong!

"Flap, flap, flap~"

The black crow flew back to Lu Ran's shoulder: "Go, cross the city wall and land directly into the buffer zone."

"Yes!" Lu Ran tugged at the Cool Night Sword, "Let's go down."

"Hum~"

Even though it was Jiang Ruyi's divine weapon, it listened very well to Lu Ran's orders.

Apart from not having a mental connection with the Cool Night Sword, Lu Ran was really no different from the sword master.

The trio landed steadily, and Si Xianxian was full of excitement, obviously having not flown much.

If nothing else, just being able to have close contact with a divine weapon made this trip worth it!

"Lu Ran, the Rosy Cloud Blade became a divine weapon, why didn't you tell me!" Si Xianxian's excitement hadn't faded yet, and she made a fist and poked Lu Ran's shoulder.

Lu Ran smiled and asked back: "Is it fun?"

"Mm-hmm." Si Xianxian nodded repeatedly, "Exciting!"

Lu Ran took the opportunity to say: "Cultivate your obsidian hammer well; in the future, it will also be able to take you flying."

Si Xianxian: "..."

That's easy to say!

Do you think divine weapons are some kind of dime-a-dozen goods?

"Listen." Zhou Tian transformed into human form, landed steadily, and pointed to the side, "You need to drive the vicious dogs into that prison."

Lu Ran turned his head and saw an iron fence gate opened at the base of the city wall.

On the other side of the city wall, there was also an iron fence gate.

The thick stone city wall was 15 or 16 meters wide, and together with the iron fence gates on both sides, it formed a simple prison.

Zhou Tian: "After driving the Vicious Dog clan into the prison, our people will conduct a review.

Only after confirming that there are no vicious dogs above the River Realm, Third Stage, will we open the iron gate on the other side.

Afterward, you still need to continue driving the released vicious dog pack toward the direction of the Wucheng.

Only when the vicious dog pack disperses and no longer circles the city wall can you be considered successful."

Lu Ran nodded: "Instructor Zhou, how many vicious dogs do we need to drive?"

Zhou Tian: "Si Xianxian still needs more than 2 months to be unbanned from the blacklist; you need to drive 400 vicious dogs to help her complete the reform mission.

As for your own training mission, there is no upper limit to the quantity.

The more vicious dogs you drive, the higher the evaluation on the evaluation form we issue for you will naturally be."

"Understood!"

"Vicious dogs of the River Realm, Third Stage, have a body length of over 2.8 meters." Zhou Tian said, "I will accompany you throughout the process to help you distinguish them."

"Thank you, Instructor Zhou; there's no time to lose, let's get to work!" As soon as Lu Ran finished speaking, mist surged under his feet.

"Swoosh—"

Lu Ran shuttled forward, heading straight for a pile of rubble.

Zhou Tian: "..."

He put one hand in front of his face and waved it, his face full of mist and dust.

The environment in the buffer zone was different from the wilderness outside; there were strange rocks and piles of rubble everywhere.

Obviously, this was an environment specially arranged by the military to better screen demons.

Lu Ran darted onto a giant rock, exerted his eyesight to the limit, and looked around.

This place was close to the city wall, and the surroundings were silent, with no sign of vicious dogs.

"Plug your ears!" Lu Ran shouted loudly, "If you hear it, control yourselves too, don't come to kill me!"

Everyone: "..."

The next moment, a highly penetrating sheep bleat spread across the pitch-black rubble wilderness:

"Baa~~~"

Lu Ran stood at a high place, transformed into a fragile little lamb, and bleated loudly, luring the ferocious vicious dogs to come for a meal.

"Lu!"

"Woof! Woof!!" Under the night sky, a burst of dog barking could be heard faintly.

Lu Ran narrowed his eyes and scanned rapidly, seeing one thin dog after another.

Tsk tsk, there are quite a few, aren't there?

A mere 400 vicious dogs can complete the labor reform mission?

Lu Ran turned his head, looked at Si Xianxian from afar, and gave her a thumbs up.

Si Xianxian covered her ears tightly, which showed she had self-awareness.

Seeing Lu Ran's action, she let go of her hands and said loudly: "What's wrong?"

Lu Ran said loudly: "Just wait, in three hours at most, I can make you a new person!"

Si Xianxian:???

Everyone: "..."

(End of chapter)