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Lu Yun'er couldn't help muttering.

"Is this really the border guard of our Qianlan Empire? Why does it feel like a street gangster?"

Nangong Qi didn't speak, but her frown also showed the dissatisfaction in her heart.

Han Feng was also a little surprised, it was completely different from the Beiyang Pass he had imagined.

In his opinion, the Qianlan Empire is one of the four great powers in the Lingwu Continent after all, and even if the border soldiers are not elite soldiers, they should have strict military discipline and order.

But today, from the soldiers on the city wall to this Lord Qianhu, it can be seen that the military discipline at Beiyang Pass is loose and chaotic.

Although the lord guard was polite to the four of them, Han Feng could feel it.

The other party is enthusiastic on the surface, but in fact has a somewhat perfunctory attitude.

Everyone had their own thoughts and followed Jiang Biao down the tower.

After walking for more than a quarter of an hour, they came to the northwest corner of the inner city, a room named "Army Depot", which was actually just a larger thatched hut.

Jiang Biao asked Han Feng and others to choose suitable military uniforms and weapons in it.

The door was pushed open, and there was a damp, rotten, smoky smell mixed with sweat, which almost fainted Jin Buhuan who was walking in front.

Everyone endured discomfort to choose military uniforms inside, but found that these military uniforms were not only full of dirt, they hadn't been cleaned all year round, and there was no complete set of military uniforms at all.

Not to mention those swords and shields, most of them are rusted or incomplete.

Finally, Lu Yun'er couldn't bear it any longer, she squeezed her nose and rushed out of the armory, angrily said to Jiang Biao.

"Jiang Qianhu, your armaments are almost becoming antiques, how do you tell us to choose them? Aren't you embarrassing us?"

Hearing this, Jiang Biao took a sip of wine without haste, looked up and down at Lu Yuner's proud and delicate body, and said with a grin.

"Little girl, judging by your delicate skin and tender flesh, you should come from a rich family.

Our place is different, the conditions are indeed more difficult in the bitterly cold borderlands.

Anyway, you only stay for a month before you can go back and enjoy it, so just let it go. "

As he spoke, Jiang Biao hiccupped heavily, stretched his waist, and fell asleep leaning on the stake beside him.

Lu Yun'er was annoyed by the other party's casual attitude, and was about to explode, but was stopped by Han Feng's hand.

"It's okay, let's just find some clothes and wash them."

Lu Yun'er gritted her teeth, held back her anger, and in the hut with the others, managed to find four sets of equipment. Everyone had the weapons, so she didn't choose.

Seeing that the four had chosen their equipment, Jiang Biao led them to a dilapidated compound not far away, pointing to the two rooms in the side yard.

"This is your dormitory. The two of you live in one room each. If you have any other needs, you can solve them yourself. If you really can't, come find me again."

With that said, Jiang Biao yawned, turned around and was about to leave.

At this moment, Han Feng spoke up.

"Master Qianhu, please stop!"

Hearing this, Jiang Biao looked back at Han Feng and said impatiently.

"What else?"

Han Feng said calmly: "Lord Qianhu, you seem to have forgotten to arrange duty tasks for me."

4 Chapter Sixty

Hearing Han Feng's question about "duty duty", Jiang Biao was taken aback for a moment, and then he laughed.

"If you don't tell me, I really forgot, we border guards have nothing to do, just patrol inside and outside the city every day.

If you don't want to patrol, you can rest here for a month. If you're bored, just stroll around the city occasionally. After a month, you can still complete the mission. "

Hearing this, Han Feng couldn't help but froze for a moment, then frowned.

"Thank you Jiang Qianhu for your kindness, but we have received the mission of the academy, so naturally we can't get away with it. I will trouble Master Qianhu to arrange patrol errands for us."

Seeing what Han Feng said, a trace of surprise flashed in Jiang Biao's eyes.

Immediately, he showed a lazy expression again, underestimating in his mouth.

"Hey...it's really troublesome."

As he spoke, he took out a thin book full of oil stains and a writing brush with few hairs left from his pocket.

"Write your names on it."

Everyone took the booklet and saw that it was the booklet of Jiang Biao's subordinates.

Han Feng flipped through the roster to the end, only to find that there were only a hundred or so names on the roster, which was far from the establishment of a thousand households.

Jin Buhuan couldn't help asking: "Jiang Qianhu, why do you have so few people under your command?"

Jiang Qianhu's expression remained unchanged.

"Resources are scarce in the northwest frontier, and the soldiers have all gone to the southern coast to fight against the war. If I can have hundreds of people in my thousand households, it is already good.

Alright, hurry up and write your names, stop talking nonsense. "

Although the three of Jin Buhuan were of noble background, they didn't know much about military and political affairs, so they didn't think much about it.

On the contrary, the corner of Han Feng's mouth curled into a playful sneer.

In my previous life, I had to study the history of the past dynasties because of my professional specialties. Among them, it was not uncommon for border guards to "kill the good and pretend to be meritorious" and eat "empty pay".

Now it seems that this kind of thing also exists in Qianlan Empire.

Jiang Biao's subordinates command ten hundred households, and each team actually has only about ten people.

The four of Han Feng were separately listed as a team by Jiang Biao, and Han Feng was made the captain of the eleventh team.

Immediately, Jiang Biao issued waist cards to the four of them again, exhorting them.

"Since you are going to participate in the patrol mission of the city guards, from tomorrow onwards, gather under the city gate at every hour and hour.

The guards in the city have to patrol the two places "inside the city" and "outside the city". They rotate every three days and have one day off every seven days.

You also have to remember that every day at the beginning of Xu hour, after the curfew, you can only stay in the yard and you are not allowed to go out for half a step! "

For the last order, Jiang Biao raised his voice, seeming to be particularly concerned about this matter.

After Han Feng and others nodded to make it clear, Jiang Biao staggered and turned to leave.

Seeing Jiang Biao's leaving back, Lu Yun'er couldn't help cursing angrily.

"A group of drunks and rice bags, if someone really violates the border, can they defend Beiyang Pass? The empire should really send someone to deal with them!"

Nangong Qi on the side was calmer and said.

"This is not surprising, although Beiyang Pass is one of the northern gates of the empire, and it is very close to the Great Yan Empire, but after all, it is separated by the Beiyuan Forest as a barrier.

The chances of the two sides committing conflicts are extremely small, only some monsters appear occasionally, and it is normal for these people to be free. The real elite of the empire is still in the southeast coast to resist the invasion of sea monsters. "

Lu Yuner was not convinced and wanted to argue a few words, but Han Feng spoke out.

"Since it is an idle city gate and there is no external threat, why is the city still so depressed?"

Everyone was taken aback when they heard the words, and couldn't help but think of the scene of overlooking the entire Beiyang City in the void just now.

The city is indeed sparsely populated and a lonely scene.

Jin Buhuan couldn't help guessing.

"Could it be that people here have different habits and are staying at home at this time?"

Everyone was puzzled, so Han Feng said.

"Anyway, there's nothing to do today, why not go for a stroll in the city, and everything will be clear."

Everyone felt reasonable when they heard the words, so they went back to their rooms and changed into a set of casual clothes, left the dormitory together, and wandered around the city.

Beiyang City is not big, only half the size of Bailong County City.

The four of them wandered from the north to the south of the city, and found that the shops and houses on both sides were almost all closed, and the streets were deserted and sparsely populated.

Occasionally, I saw a few pedestrians, and Han Feng and others wanted to go up to talk to them, but these people left in a hurry without giving them a chance to speak.

After wandering around the city for half a circle, and the cold wind blowing all the way, all four of them noticed that the atmosphere in this city was a bit strange, but they didn't know why.

In the end, everyone was a little hungry, so they found one of the few small restaurants still open in the city.

Walking into the first floor of the restaurant, there are seven or eight wooden tables inside, two or three tables of guests are sitting sporadically, and the business is very deserted.

Seeing the four unfamiliar faces of Han Feng appearing, the customers in the store looked at them curiously, then lowered their heads, eating and drinking on their own, and the small discussions disappeared.

At this time, a shop waiter came forward to greet him.

"Several guest officers, please come inside, do you want to drink or stay in a hotel?"

Han Feng said casually.

"We want something to eat, find us a seat."

The waiter immediately agreed to lead the way, but there were still many empty tables on the first floor, so he led the four of them to the second floor.

When they arrived at the empty second floor, they ordered some food and drinks at random, and then exchanged glances, feeling even more weird.

Not long after, Xiao Er served the food and wine, and was about to leave in a hurry, but was stopped by Han Feng.

"Second brother, stay here."

"Hey...Guest officer, do you have any orders?"

Han Feng's eyes flickered slightly, and he spoke immediately.

"Second Brother, we are from Bailong County. We came to Beiyang City this time to visit the border scenery, but why are there no people in this city, and the doors and houses are closed everywhere?"

"Uh……"

Hearing the words, the waiter in the shop showed hesitation on his face, as if he was a bit taboo and embarrassed.

Seeing this, Han Feng calmly took out a handful of gold coins from his sleeve, placed them lightly on the corner of the wooden table, and said with a smile.

"We are newcomers, and we don't know anything, so I ask the second brother to help us out."

When the shop waiter saw these gold coins, his eyes lit up immediately, he hesitated for a moment, seeing no one around, he hurried forward to cover the gold coins with his hand, and quickly put them into his sleeve.

Immediately, a smile appeared on his face, and he lowered his voice and said to the four of them.

"Hey... dissatisfied with the four guest officers, our Beiyang City has been experiencing frequent strange things recently!"

"Oh……?"

Han Feng raised his eyebrows.

"Something strange happened."

The second brother received the gold coins and immediately knew everything.

"The first strange thing is those monsters in the forest outside the city.

In the past, in Beiyang City, there were not many of those monsters throughout the year, and they rarely approached the city gate.

But since the beginning of this year, there have been monster beasts attacking the city gate every now and then, and monster beasts rush into the city to hurt people from time to time. "

Han Feng nodded and said.

"That's why everyone in the city closed their doors?"

Xiaoer shook his head and said.

"That's okay, those of us who have lived in Beiyang City all year round are no strangers to monsters hurting people, although we are too scared to go out.

The main reason is that there have been "bandits" in our city recently. "

Hearing this, Jin Buhuan couldn't help laughing.

"Little brother, you are not even afraid of monsters, are you afraid of bandits?"

Xiao Er, however, shook his head with a secretive expression on his face, and immediately lowered his voice.

"Guest officers, you don't know that the bandits in our city are different from other bandits.

Every night we could always hear the sound of people fighting and screaming, but in the daytime, there was not even a shadow of a ghost, but there were many bloodstains on the ground.

In the night, some bold people followed the sound to see what the bandits looked like, but without exception, they all disappeared.

Later, I heard from an old man in the city that this group of bandits might not be living people, but a group of "yin soldiers and evil spirits" who are at work! "