Chapter 72: Mitaro Recruits Subordinates

Mitaro organized his dharma treasures and carried them on his person; furthermore, Zhang Cheng gave him several hundred silver dollars as travel expenses.

Zhang Cheng took out his own dharma seal and stamped it onto a piece of talisman paper, saying, "Mitaro, when you are out and about, you must not be reckless, you must not break the precepts, and remember, all your conduct abroad concerns the reputation of the Maoshan Sect."

"Remember strictly not to disturb the people, not to bully the weak, and when you see injustice on the road, decide whether to help based on your own abilities; just act according to your capacity. If any Daoist takes action against you, first show them this talisman paper; if the other party remains unreasonable, you may take action."

"If you are no match for them, you may call for me. In short, remember: repay kindness with kindness, and repay grievances with uprightness. Do you understand?"

Mitaro cupped his fists, bowed, and saluted, saying, "Don't worry, Master, I have remembered everything."

Zhang Cheng nodded slightly and said, "Mm, then go, and be careful on the road."

Only then did Mitaro turn and leave the villa; he was going to the wilderness to recruit usable ghosts and monsters.

Most ghosts and monsters do not dare to enter the city, unless they are generated within the city itself or are ghosts and monsters with high-level magic power.

Therefore, Mitaro had to go outside the city to recruit.

Mitaro did not walk many steps before jumping into the Huangpu River; he soon swam out of the city and arrived outside. He saw that a hilltop outside the city clearly had yin energy and demonic energy, so he went straight into the mountain.

Upon reaching the mountainside, he took a banner, a table, and a stool out of his Universe Bag, then set up the banner, on which the four largest characters read: "Recruiting Soldiers and Buying Horses."

Below were some smaller characters, mainly listing specific conditions; the worst ones had to be at the shape-shifting stage, which meant at least a hundred years of cultivation.

Mitaro set up the table and then sat in front of it to wait for the ghosts and monsters to come knocking.

There happened to be several dozen monsters on the hilltop, basically snakes, wolves, rats, cats, birds, and the like.

The strongest was a wolf demon, who said to a rat demon beside him, "Rat, you go and take a look."

The big rat said with dissatisfaction, "Why is it me?"

The wolf demon squinted and said, "Among us, your magic power is the weakest; do you expect us to go?"

The rat demon took a look; many of them were its natural predators. Seeing those covetous gazes, it shivered, hurriedly went down the mountain, and arrived before Mitaro.

Mitaro saw a rat demon coming over and took a quick look; it had about two hundred years of magic power, which was enough. Without waiting for the rat demon to speak, he took out the Xiezhi Divine Light Mirror and said, "Come, step forward and let it shine on you."

The rat demon took one look and saw that this dharma treasure was clearly extraordinary; it even felt a trace of pressure. It hurriedly asked, "What kind of dharma treasure is this? It won't hurt me, will it?"

Mitaro said with an arrogant look, "This is called the Xiezhi Divine Light Mirror; it can distinguish loyalty from treachery. Anyone with evil intentions cannot escape it."

Upon hearing this, the rat demon felt anxious and uneasy. It walked forward with some suspicion. Mitaro directly shone the Xiezhi Divine Light Mirror on it, and the rat demon felt a powerful pressure envelop its body, making it unable to move.

As for its entire being, it was as if it had been stripped of its clothes; everything about it was revealed without a doubt, without a single secret.

The next second, this feeling vanished instantly. Once it regained its senses, it heard Mitaro say, "What is your name, and what skills do you have?"

The rat demon dared not hide anything and said respectfully, "Master, this small one is called Hei Daqiang, a local demon. My current cultivation is two hundred and thirty-four or five years, and I am best at digging tunnels and running fast."

Mitaro noted down: "Hei Daqiang, Shanghai local demon, suitable for running errands."

Hei Daqiang bowed and scraped, looking just like a lackey.

Mitaro glanced at it and asked, "Are you willing to be my subordinate? The monthly salary is three hundred silver dollars, and if you perform meritorious service, you can be granted dharma treasures."

As he spoke, he took the Seven-Star Treasure Sword and armor, which he had exchanged for one hundred merit points, out of his Universe Bag.

Hei Daqiang's eyes lit up at the sight; such a dharma treasure was something it could hardly obtain even if it exhausted its whole life.

It hurriedly knelt down and said, "Master is above, please accept this bow from your small one, Hei Daqiang!"

Mitaro waved his hand and said, "Master said that this is a new era, so don't use these kinds of salutations. I see there are still many monsters on the hilltop; go and tell them."

Hei Daqiang immediately cupped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Boss, this small one will go do it right away!"

It hurriedly ran up the hilltop. The wolf demon saw Hei Daqiang arrive and immediately asked, "Rat, what was the situation just now? I saw that big demon take out a mirror to shine on you."

Hei Daqiang held its head high and puffed out its chest, saying, "Ahem! I am now a subordinate of Boss Mitaro. I have come to tell you all that our boss is currently recruiting underlings, and the spots are limited."

"As for what you asked, Big Wolf, that is the Xiezhi Divine Light Mirror, a powerful dharma treasure that can distinguish loyalty from treachery. Let me tell you, no matter what thoughts you have, in front of that Xiezhi Divine Light Mirror, everything will be revealed without a doubt."

The snake demon saw Hei Daqiang acting a bit arrogant and, flicking its tongue, said, "Hei Daqiang, you've gotten cocky, haven't you?"

Hei Daqiang laughed and said, "Little Sister Liu, you're right. You have to know that I am now under someone's protection!"

"Who wants to sign up?" Hei Daqiang looked around and asked.

The wolf demon sneered, "Even a piece of trash like you could get chosen; I want to see what kind of trash this Mitaro is."

The wolf demon immediately went down the mountain, and Little Sister Liu and the other monsters hurriedly followed.

Big Wolf arrived before Mitaro with a fierce look in its eyes. It snorted coldly, "Brother, you didn't even say hello before recruiting people on my turf; that's not the way things are done."

Mitaro thought for a moment, then took out a bag of money and said, "Then I will use one hundred silver dollars to rent this piece of land for a few days."

Big Wolf laughed out loud, and many monsters followed suit, mocking him.

"What use is silver dollars to us?"

Mitaro asked, "You eat human things; do you not pay for them?"

Big Wolf intimidated Mitaro, saying, "Heh, it's already good enough that we don't eat people; eating a bit of their food is a favor!"

Mitaro immediately slapped the table and stood up, shouting, "You thieving monster! Today, I will act on behalf of Heaven!"

Having said that, he pulled the Seven-Star Copper Sword directly from his Universe Bag and slashed at the wolf demon. The wolf demon was greatly alarmed and hurriedly dodged.

"Boom!"

Several large trees fell in response to the sound.

The crowd was shocked and pale; what a powerful dharma treasure!

The wolf demon broke out in a cold sweat and glared at Mitaro, saying, "You actually want to kill me?"

Mitaro laughed, "My master is a disciple of Maoshan; I and evil cannot exist under the same sky!"

The wolf demon's face turned red and then white. It immediately fled the scene, and only after running far away did it make a threat: "Kid, you wait, I'll find my boss to come and beat you!"

Mitaro said with disdain, "Hmph, spineless coward."

As he spoke, he looked at the remaining monsters and asked, "Who wants to apply?"

The monsters who had just been thinking of watching the show suddenly lost their spirit. Hei Daqiang said arrogantly, "Hurry up, line up, line up! Everyone come to the Xiezhi Divine Light Mirror and get checked!"

The wolf demon ran to another hilltop, where a tiger demon was resting and waiting for news.

The tiger demon looked at the somewhat disheveled wolf demon and asked in confusion, "Big Wolf, why are you in this state?"

The Wolf Demon immediately complained, "Lord Mountain Monarch, that River Imp is truly arrogant!"

(End of this chapter)