Chapter 87 The Oath of Protection
Looking at Beicheng.
It is said to be the main city of mankind, but in fact, in this era of backward productivity, it is just a larger human settlement.
There are not even decent city walls, only low earth walls.
The outer city is lined with rows of houses and shops of civilians, while the inner city is where the samurai class live. The City Lord's Mansion, located in the center of the inner city, is a relatively grand group of villas.
However, Bai Pu did not underestimate this backward city.
In his opinion, even a towering city wall cannot stop a demon like the Demon Spider Girl who is good at climbing and demonizing spider silk.
Wangbeicheng’s method of defense against monsters lies in the demon-conquering charms surrounding the city!
These talismans are invisible to the naked eye, but Bai Pu has the ability to mentally scan a small area. When he was close to the "city gate", he could already feel the subtle pressure brought by those talismans.
Just as Bai Pu was looking at Wangbeicheng, his strange appearance carrying a headless corpse was also seen by the gate guards.
"Who are you!"
The gate guard stopped Bai Pu and shouted sternly.
Bai Pu put the body down and said lightly: "I am a wandering warrior from afar. In the jungle of monsters, I saw a poor man who died innocently and in vain, so I brought his body back specially. Ask the family members to identify him.”
“It turns out to be a wild samurai.”
The guard at the gate rubbed his fingers and wanted to ask for benefits, but when he saw the turtle body and snake tail pattern on the back of the corpse’s clothes, it turned out to be a wild samurai. A sudden jolt.
"It's the Xuanwu family emblem of the Beiming family!" the guard said sharply, "Go and report to the city lord. Master Tie Yue of the Beiming family has found... uh, found the body."
City Gate After a lot of fighting, Bai Pu was surrounded by heavy soldiers and entered the city lord's mansion.
The lord of Wangbei City is named Luan Shan.
The Lord of Luanshan City did not dare to meet Bai Pu at first. He first asked his two warriors to use a probe-like device to prick Bai Pu's fingertips to draw blood. .
Bai Pu inquired and learned that this is a "magic detection needle" that can detect evil spirits and evil spirits. If Bai Pu lied and there was a demonic presence in his blood, the magic needle would turn black.
Bai Pu asked: "When I snatched back the body of Master Beiming Tieyue, I fought with a demon spider. What if my body is contaminated with the aura of demons?"
The warrior shook his head and said: "The demon-detecting needle will only react to the demonic aura in your own blood, and will not change due to contamination by external aura. Otherwise, those onimusha who hold demonized weapons will not be able to prove their innocence."
Bai Pu was relieved. In this way, even if those awakened ones who entered first wanted to frame him, it would be difficult to do so.
After the magic probe confirmed that it was correct, the Lord of Luanshan City finally agreed to show up.
The Lord of Luanshan City is a fat, middle-aged man with a slightly curly mustache and a somewhat shrill voice:
"Hmm... Are you the wild warrior who brought back the body of Master Tie Yue? You are indeed somewhat capable of defeating the Demon Spider Girl in Hanging Mountain. But if you want to gain the trust of this city lord, there is something you must get."
Spirit World Will Prompt Message:
[Your camp selection progress has been updated: Bring the headless corpse to one of the main cities of the guarding camp. 】
【You have joined the guardian camp. 】
[Based on your merits of defeating the Demon Spider Woman and retrieving the body of Beiming Tieyue, your initial reputation in the guardian camp has increased by 400 points, and you have gained 40 points of merit. 】
[Current reputation level: Friendly (400/1000). 】
Bai Pu asked: "What is it?"
"The oath seal of the Beiming family."
The Lord of Luanshan City twirled his beard and said The whole story is, "Wild warriors like you who fight against demons are easily infected by the aura of demons for a long time and can easily degenerate into demons! Therefore, if you want to fight to protect this city lord, you must have the oath seal of the Beiming family. ." Bai Pu secretly pouted. The Lord of Luanshan City was just trying to show his face by saying "fighting to protect the Lord of the City." According to his understanding, the strong men in the world of inner demons generally fight for their obsessions. For example, people you care about - relatives, lovers, etc.
When you have obsessions, you will be restrained. Although strong Aboriginal people are powerful individually, the relatives, friends and loved ones they care about often do not have this power.
In order to let relatives, friends and loved ones live happily in the world, the strong will also succumb to the powerless city lord.
Of course, there are also some strong people who do it for some special "obsession".
For example, the famous contemporary head of the Beiming Family, the contemporary leader of the Beiming Xuanjing Flow, and the powerful man known as the "King of the North" - Beiming Jihu, his obsession is to "become a mortal." The body has reached the highest realm of swordsmanship."
To sum up, the strong men in the guardian camp are not so much "fighting to protect the city lord" as they are "fighting to protect the people". The consciousness of the powerful people in the world of inner demons is much stronger than this city lord who feels good about himself.
"With the oath seal, will I not be affected by the demon's aura?" Bai Pu asked.
The Lord of Luanshan City sneered and said: "What are you thinking? If the demonic aura is so easy to isolate, there will be no vicious incidents of Onimusha degenerating into demons. The function of the oath seal is to protect you in case you degenerate. When you become possessed, you can give everyone a warning... a warning to stay away from you!"
The prompt message from the spirit world comes:
[Main Mission I: The Oath of Protection]
[Mission goal: Obtain a seal of oath to protect the camp. 】
[Task period: 10 days. ]
[Task difficulty: B-]
[Task reward: Turn on the merit redemption function of the guardian camp]
[Failure penalty: exile. 】
Bai Pu, who triggered the main mission, nodded slightly. He no longer had the interest to continue chatting with the fat city lord. He stood up and said, "I understand. I will obtain this qualification."
When leaving the city lord's mansion, Bai Pu vaguely heard the shrill voice of the city lord Luanshan behind him: "A wild warrior from a small place just doesn't understand etiquette... If he hadn't brought back the body of Master Beiming Tieyue, he would have done some credit. ..."
...
Walking on the relatively tidy streets in the inner city, Bai Pu felt a sense of hunger in his belly.
The shops in the inner city are higher-end than those in the outer city. There are many shops selling snacks along the street, and the aroma of delicious food is astonishing.
Bai Pu, who had just consumed a drop of pure blood, moved his index finger. This was an instinctive reaction from his body. His heart wanted to absorb more psychic nutrients and store new pure blood.
But Bai Pu held it back, for no other reason than he was short of money. He missed the time when he was in the Three Kingdoms: Chibi Plane World, holding a thousand pieces of pocket money in his hand, as well as a large amount of military expenses for purchasing medicinal materials, and spent it however he wanted.
It's a pity that the thousand gold and silver exchanged can't bring out the red cliff scene, otherwise Bai Pu wouldn't have to worry about money when exploring the spiritual world.
Gold and silver valuables in the real world cannot be brought to the spiritual world. Only currency also produced in the spiritual world can circulate in the spiritual world.
Bai Pu walked a few steps quickly and left the snack street. His target was a dojo next to the city lord's palace.
Beiming Dojo!
As one of the four inherited families, the Beiming Family is undoubtedly the uncrowned king of the entire Xuanwu Mountain.
Although this mysterious family of powerful men does not care about secular politics, the various human cities in the Xuanwu Mountains, regardless of whether the city owners are fatuous or not, maintain a high degree of awe for the Beiming family.
Beiming Dojo is the only stronghold of Beiming Family in Wangbeicheng.
The "Oath Seal" that Bai Pu wants to obtain in the main mission comes from this dojo.
(End of this chapter)