Chapter 130: Mountain Camp

Longmen Pass, located outside the Sunset Mountains, is famous for its rugged terrain and is the location of a second-level spiritual vein.

This place is not only a strategic location, but also a natural barrier that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The city wall of Longmen Pass is towering into the clouds, one hundred feet high and thirty feet thick. Even in the fog, you can still see a wall winding out, which forms a corner with the seven major cities and helps each other. Meng Ying, the chief of the Black Dragon Army, is stationed here.

When Zhou Qingshan and his group arrived, a large number of warriors and lords had already gathered at Longmen Pass.

He asked around at the first sight, but couldn't find his grandfather Wei Shijiang and Xi Jinzhong. He only heard from the soldiers here that they had already been on standby in Fenghuo Town.

At Longmen Pass, if the lords are familiar with each other, they can form a "camp" and advance and retreat together.

As for those warriors who have not entered the country, they do not have the right to choose. After the selection, it is best for them to be valued by the commander and be accepted under his command. If they are not valued, they will be assigned to other commanders.

After the garrison general registered the strength of Shengfengling's personnel, his attitude changed drastically when he heard Mo Yanqiu's name.

Then Zhou Hu showed his strength slightly.

A military commander, a warrior, a warrior, six incoming warriors, ten blood coagulation guards, and three thunder knights.

The commander of the troops is Mo Yanqiu, Zhou Hu breaks through to become a warrior before setting off, and the warrior is Zhou Qingshan who has restrained his aura. In fact, there are three warriors, plus Zhou Shiqi holding a conspicuous Xuanbing large shield.

This overall strength.

The garrison general gave Zhou Qingshan a "commander-in-chief" badge without saying a word, and then asked Zhou Qingshan to recruit 100 soldiers at Longmen Pass within 15 days.

Go to Fenghuo Town to receive orders.

Three days later, Zhou Qingshan received a flag at Longmen Pass, a large amount of Danliang pills and blood-replenishing pills, and a small amount of spiritual seeds.

The word "mountain" was written in a flamboyant style on the flag.

——Mountain Camp.

This is the official organization of the Black Cloud City’s army. “Danliang” and a certain amount of “Spiritual Seeds” will be distributed every month.

Zhou Qingshan entrusted this flag to his third son, who had already become an incoming warrior, to serve as the flag bearer.

With the flags flying and the organization established, Zhou Qingshan began to formally recruit soldiers in a large parade ground in Longmen Pass.

Those who signed up are all martial artists from the martial arts world. Although they are called martial artists, in fact most of them are only strong enough to cultivate their blood, or have just started practicing martial arts. Only a very small number of them are incoming martial artists.

During the recruitment process, Zhou Qingshan noticed the wide age range of applicants. They included young teenagers, middle-aged adults, and elderly people. The youngest was only fourteen years old, still with the innocence and curiosity of a child; while the oldest was a fifty-year-old white-haired old man, his face full of traces of time.

Before recruiting, Zhou Qingshan carefully asked every person who came to register and learned that most of them were from farmers' families around Heiyun City, and there were also a group of workers who made a living on the street.

They may choose to join the army because of their livelihood or in pursuit of higher glory and status.

Zhou Qingshan curiously asked everyone the same question: "Aren't you afraid of death?"

There was a fierce light in the eyes of each of them, and they firmly replied to him, "You will be rewarded with a title for your meritorious service." Even the young boy was no exception.

There are too many examples in Black Cloud City, too many lucky people who have started a family lineage with glory from the military, and the family tree begins with him.

The same is true of Zhou Qingshan's father.

"This is Qin, the tiger and wolf!"

Zhou Qingshan communicated with these people, and seeing the fanaticism in their eyes, their desire for war, and their expectations for the future, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

In just a few days, Zhou Qingshan successfully recruited a hundred soldiers.

Stand in military posture, distinguish between left and right, and select one person from three people to be the leader. The captain of the ten people will be the blood coagulation guards and the incoming warriors.

A week later, with enough meat and elixir for every meal, the soldiers of Shanzi Camp held their heads high, held their spears in hand, and were able to follow orders and look respectable. However, Zhou Qingshan knew that most of these people had not seen blood, they were just for show.

I'm afraid that if the farmers in the territory encountered a bloodthirsty beast, they would be scattered on the spot.

This is why these independent martial artists would stay here. It takes at least three months of training to activate the combat soldiers, and they have to be famous generals who are well-versed in military books.

Warriors who serve as commanders are often willing to recruit rural lords and their battle-hardened guards to form a powerful combination. However, there is not enough time for these new recruits to adapt on the battlefield.

Unless it is an incoming warrior.

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After a brief training, Zhou Qingshan led the Mountain Camp deep into the fog and set out for Fenghuo Town.

Fenghuo Town is three hundred miles away from Longmen Pass.

There are multiple spiritual realms along the way, and each key spiritual realm is garrisoned by a commander leading soldiers.

Although Zhou Qingshan had the ability of his eyes, he did not travel at night.

In the middle, Zhou Hu led the soldiers to surround and kill the strange beasts for training. After a lot of haste, ten people finally surrounded and killed a strange beast that was not of the first rank. Three of them were slightly injured, not by the strange beast, but because they moved too much and accidentally fell in the fog...

Zhou Qingshan finally understood this clearly. The combat power of these hundred people was just weak before their Qi was activated.

During the rest time in the next spiritual realm, there was a night banquet. For the brave fighter in this battle, Zhou Qingshan rewarded the lucky fighter with three "Jade Spirit Seeds" in front of all the soldiers in the camp.

A thousand gold coins to buy a bone horse.

This move aroused the envy of all the soldiers, and they were all as enthusiastic as if they had been injected with chicken blood. Even the ten blood coagulation guards led by Sheng Feng could not hide their excitement.

Without him.

That's a spiritual seed!
This is a spiritual food that no one present has ever tasted in their lives. It is said to be miraculous among farmers, and it is said to prolong life, and that taking it can continuously circulate qi and blood, and dramatically increase one's cultivation level.

Ordinary soldiers could only get one Danliang Pill a day, and one Blood Replenishing Pill every ten days. As for the Spirit Seed, that was just a pipe dream.

The commander has the right to distribute spiritual seeds and elixir rewards.

These resources will not flow to ordinary soldiers, and this cannot be considered as being swallowed up by the commander. In fact, they are given to the commander and his personal guards for daily training.

Generally, the commanders are warriors jointly nominated by several rural lords, and these resources will naturally be digested internally.

And Commander Zhou Qingshan is actually willing to share such scarce resources?

They didn't know that the jade spirit seeds were piled up in the small wooden house like a cloud chessboard. For Zhou Qingshan and the entry guards and others, the jade spirit seeds were already commonplace and they were almost tired of eating them.

After this incident, Zhou Qingshan clearly felt that the soldiers of the Shan Camp became more motivated.

Along the way, Zhou Qingshan occasionally used the "Clairvoyance" to explore the fog, and occasionally found ordinary strange beasts he was familiar with. He then asked Zhou Hu to lead the men forward for training. After a few rounds, the soldiers of the Shan Camp cooperated more and more tacitly, and there were few casualties.

The journey was smooth and we quickly passed several cities.

Zhou Qingshan took out the animal skin map he carried with him and after careful study, he found that as long as they crossed one more mountain, they would reach their destination - Fenghuo City.

After traveling ten miles in the fog, Zhou Qingshan activated his "clairvoyance" as usual, and found ten giant rabbits and a group of aliens similar to "mountain spirits" three miles away. However, these mountain spirits were not as thin as those encountered in "Changsheng Street". They were huge and could easily hold iron bars thicker than themselves.

These are the mountain elves’ royal elite - the trolls.

And they were rushing towards this side, and judging from their route, they would definitely run into the Shanzi Camp.

"It's the Rabbit Tribe!"

Zhou Qingshan sat on his warhorse and raised his hand to stop the Shanzi Camp from moving forward.

Zhou Hu stopped immediately, looked vigilantly in the direction Zhou Qingshan pointed, and made a gesture to the soldiers behind him.

It means: "Something is happening, stop and keep silent, and wait for orders."

The soldiers behind him stopped and started running towards the rear, whispering messages one by one, and soon the Shanzi Camp received the order.

The soldiers of the Shanzi Battalion quickly followed the order. They seemed to blend into the surrounding environment, blending into the mist, rocks and trees, and it was almost impossible to detect their presence. Those with war horses were also calmed down and stood quietly without making any noise.

The mountain roads were too narrow for more than ten people to walk side by side, and it was impossible to raise flags, so messengers had to go one by one to report.

In the fog, we are all like blind men groping in the dark. If we go in a group of three away from the main force, it is like a drop of water merging into the sea. We must always remain vigilant, because the next moment, a face-to-face encounter could determine life or death.

When the hundred men from the Shan Camp and their war horses ride away, it will make a huge noise, and the other side will also be prepared for battle.

Zhou Qingshan didn't want to make any noise and disturb the rabbit tribe.

"How many people are on the opposite side?" Zhou Hu asked in a low voice.

"Two miles to the southeast, there are a total of thirty-two monsters, ten of which are rabbits and twenty-two trolls. They all have the strength of inbound warriors, but there are no little arhats." Mo Yanqiu spoke up from the side. She always wore dragon-scale black armor and never left Zhou Qingshan within ten steps.

"kill?"

When Zhou Hu heard this, he frowned and glanced back.

The strength of the thirty-two rabbits and trolls, who are equivalent to the incoming warriors, is not something that the group of recruits behind them who have not activated their Qi can resist.

However, the good news is that there are no little arhats from the rabbit tribe.

Two armored warriors, plus the master's bow and arrows, and at a certain cost in casualties, can keep these foreigners here forever.

"Wait."

Zhou Qingshan shook his head, holding the "Feihong Treading Snow Bow" in his hand, and uttered a word.

His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, closely watching the movements of the rabbits and trolls.

Zhou Hu gripped the sword tightly and nodded silently.

The soldiers behind him felt the tense atmosphere and knew they had encountered a powerful enemy. The Shanzi Camp had been marching in the fog for many days, and except for one encounter with a second-level monster, the commander had never been so serious.

They held their breath, gripped their weapons tightly, and waited quietly.

Time passed by minute by minute, and a quarter of an hour passed in a flash.

Da da da.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard not far away, breaking the silence around.

The soldiers' hearts were so tense that they seemed like they would jump out of their chests at any moment.

This is obviously not a human army, but an alien race, and their number is huge.

The other half of the soldiers in the Shanzi Camp thought to themselves, "The enemy is in the open and we are in the dark. This is a perfect opportunity to fight! Great success!"

The soldiers of the Shan Camp held their breath, their eyes fixed on the aliens' every move, secretly thinking about how to use this advantage.

However, Zhou Qingshan was slow to issue the order to attack.

As the footsteps approached, the figures of the rabbit tribe and the trolls appeared and disappeared in the mist. They seemed unaware of the existence of the Shanzi Camp and continued to move forward without any precautions.

The footsteps of the rabbits and trolls gradually faded away. The soldiers of the Shan Camp became anxious when they saw that their commander had not given any orders yet.

The guards of Shengfeng Territory had been with Zhou Qingshan for a long time and knew that every decision made by the patriarch must be carefully considered. Therefore, although other soldiers were eager to try, the guards were able to restrain their impulse and patiently wait for Zhou Qingshan's instructions.

Zhou Qingshan watched these aliens pass by him. They were heading in a specific direction. He frowned and thought to himself:

"What is the purpose of these rabbits and trolls? Where are they going?"

Zhou Qingshan waited patiently until the rabbits and trolls walked a mile away, then he whispered, "Follow them, stay hidden, and don't make any noise."

Zhou Hu conveyed the order.

The soldiers of the Shan Camp acted quickly. They moved through the fog like ghosts, closely following the pace of the aliens.

Zhou Qingshan led the Shanzi Camp and carefully followed the rabbits and trolls. They took advantage of the fog and terrain and always kept a safe distance.

Zhou Qingshan used his "clairvoyance" from time to time to ensure that they did not lose track of the aliens.

As time went by, Zhou Qingshan followed the rabbits and trolls for thirty miles. He noticed that the aliens' actions became more and more cautious, their formations became more compact, and they communicated with each other more frequently, obviously being alert to the surrounding environment.

Zhou Qingshan's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, and he continued to closely observe the aliens' every move. He found that they began to move towards a seemingly inconspicuous small mound, and then stopped.

Zhou Qingshan used his magical eyes to penetrate the ground and peek into the secrets beneath the small mound.

He was surprised to find that there was a huge underground cave hidden under the mound, which was filled with a large number of rabbit warriors and mountain trolls. The number was so large that it was difficult to see them all at a glance.

He roughly estimated that there were at least three hundred alien warriors, and many of them were digging downwards.

Zhou Qingshan glanced and saw a corner of the underground cave, and his pupils suddenly shrank.

There were three particularly conspicuous rabbits drinking. They were ten meters tall, fat and big-eared, and wore necklaces made of human bones.

This exaggerated body shape belongs to the little arhat of the rabbit clan.

The strength of the Rabbit Tribe's Little Arhat is equal to that of a Military Commander. Three Military Commanders gathered here? !

Zhou Qingshan quickly opened the map to check the terrain. Ten miles ahead was a human city.

Realizing this, he couldn't help but take a deep breath: This was equivalent to the alien race gathering so many troops right under the noses of the human race. If these alien races launched an attack, the city would face a huge threat.

At this moment, he suddenly had another doubt.

The human race has the Dog-Tooth Clan, and dogs have sensitive noses that can smell scents. These roads and mountains are regularly patrolled by the Dog-Tooth Clan and the leaders of the surrounding spiritual realms to ensure safety.

Why haven't the bunnies and trolls been discovered yet?!

(End of this chapter)