Devour

Cheng Bai quickly eliminated a dozen of the bandits' minions, revealed his true form and asked, "What do you mean family? Didn't you mean the director of suburban affairs?"

The crooked-necked swordsman quickly jumped off his horse, saluted and said with a smile: "The title of suburban affairs supervisor is that they were all recruited by the Disaster Legion to serve the Legion. Naturally, they are a close family."

"Can't you just straighten your neck when you speak?" Cheng Bai was annoyed when he saw him always tilting his neck.

The crooked-necked swordsman flattered, "I have long admired the legion commander, the White Jade Banner Master. I have been imitating the Banner Master and looking forward to it day and night. It has become a habit. It is an honor to have a crooked neck."

Seeing that Cheng Bai did not show any satisfaction, he hurriedly added: "Not only me, but everyone in the Crooked Neck Corps, including the Corps Commander, admires you and tries their best to imitate you. They have been waiting here for a long time and are willing to follow you and make their names known through the ages. The Crooked Neck Plains and the White Jade Banner Master have the same characteristics, which shows God's will."

Cheng Bai couldn't understand this line of thought, so he patiently asked, "Where is the Crooked Neck Army?"

"I am willing to lead the way."

The crooked-necked swordsman served attentively and took Cheng Bai, who was also riding a horse, to ride for a long time to the east of the plain, gradually approaching the old fortress on Yema Ridge.

"That is the Waibazi Fortress where the Crooked Neck Legion is located. Please follow me." The Crooked Neck Swordsman urged his horse to speed up.

Cheng Bai had played horse riding on Earth, so he was familiar with the controls after a while. He reined in the horse and observed the terrain around him. The Waibazi Fortress was mainly made of earth and wood, and many parts were in disrepair. The defense was not strong and the walls were not high.

Seeing that he didn't follow, the crooked-necked swordsman said, "Please allow me to go and report."

He rushed into the castle quickly and closed the gate. After a long time, he saw the figure of a crooked-necked swordsman appear on the wall of the castle, surrounded by a large group of people.

"Ahahaha, how dare a little brat like you pretend to be a master of the Disaster Legion? They can tell at one glance that you are not a master. Thanks to my cleverness, I tricked you back and you escaped with your life." The crooked-necked swordsman was very proud of himself, and the people around him followed suit.

What a dramatic actor! Fortunately, I sensed something was wrong and did not follow him in. Otherwise, I would have been besieged by a large number of bandits and hacked to pieces.

Cheng Bai looked up at the other person and said in a daze, "Are you the leader of the Crooked Neck Legion?"

"I am Cha He, the commander of the Crooked Neck Legion, and the best swordsman in the Crooked Neck Plain." Cha He drew out his four-foot broadsword and swung it around like a general defending a city. He took a stance and shouted, "Men, shoot him."

Many archers crowded out from the walls of the city, drawing their bows and shooting arrows.

Cheng Bai quickly jumped off his horse, waved his mace to block the arrows, and retreated out of the range of the bows and arrows, leaving his horse as the target of everyone's arrows, and he died tragically on the spot.

"You let me know where you are and know your background, yet you still act so arrogantly. I will deal with anyone who shows up." Cheng Bai sneered and walked away. For several days in a row, he hunted and killed bandits nearby.

If the Crooked Neck Legion was left alone when they went out, they would suffer heavy casualties.

Upon learning this, Cha He was furious and led his army out of the city to search everywhere, but found nothing. When he returned, the few people who were left alone were knocked out with clubs and died in disgrace.

Cha He was so angry that he couldn't eat or sleep well, cursing, "How can you be so despicable and shameless, you yellow-haired boy?"

The subordinate reported: "Captain, that young man started a fire outside and seemed to be provoking."

Cha He ran up to the top of the fortress wall and looked into the distance, angrily saying: "I, Cha He, was once a level 6 hunter, why should I be afraid of him? Gather the troops and horses, call more people, and follow me to encircle and suppress him."

Cheng Bai lit a bonfire outside the range of bows and arrows and grilled the gray moonlight deer he had just hunted. It was cooked to perfection. He ate while waiting and was almost getting impatient when he saw Cha He leading a large group of minions to kill them.

He burped, threw away the remaining venison, and hid to the side, watching as several leading robbers on their horses missed their steps and fell into the dug trap, falling off their horses and men. Several robbers behind who couldn't stop also fell down.

Cha He was shocked and angrily yelled, "Shameless boy, do you dare to come out and fight?"

Cheng Bai ignored him, knocked down several robbers with a club, took his venison and furs, and left.

Cha He could do nothing but watch his subordinates with their brains splattered, and retreated in defeat.

The name of "King of Stun" gradually became famous in the Crooked Neck Plain, and the bandits were no longer as unscrupulous as before.

Cheng Bai rode a pony abandoned by bandits, left Yemaling, headed east to find Kaiyang City, and entered the city early in the morning.

Kaiyang City is the largest city within a thousand miles. It is an important transportation hub connecting the east and west of the continent. It has crisscrossing streets and a prosperous market with people coming and going and traffic everywhere.

People's clothing is similar to that of ancient times, but more exquisite. It is obvious that both aesthetics and practicality have taken a different path.

Cheng Bai's clothes had been through so many adventures that they were completely unrecognizable, and they smelled of sweat. At first glance, he looked like a refugee fleeing famine in the wild, but he had a unique strength and ferocity.

The people in the city looked at them from afar and thought they were hunters who had failed in their hunt for monsters and fled back to the city, so they avoided them and did not take the initiative to provoke them.

Cheng Bai relied on the convenience of the secret art of communication to welcome everyone he met. He captured a few kind people, asked around, and found the Hunter's Guild in the city.

The guild hall was magnificent and bustling with people. Hunter was the most common profession in Qiongqi Continent. Some people took it as a training, while others took it as a way to make a living. Regardless of their origins and backgrounds, there were all kinds of people.

The leisurely hunters who were looking for employers gathered in the hall, chatting and performing their own unique legends.

The conspicuous commission notice board attracted Cheng Bai's attention. Various commission tasks were updated early every day. Hunters could take on matching tasks based on their own strength levels, or form teams to challenge adventures.

After a rough look, I found that some of them were purchasing a few gray moonlight deer furs, some needed a few pounds of whistle fruit, and some were recruiting guards for the caravan. The bounties for these were no more than a few taels of gold.

The highest reward is to destroy the crooked neck bandit army occupying the town of Yemaling, destroy the crooked handle fortress, and bring back the bandit leader's bronze beheading broadsword as evidence, and the reward is 200 taels of gold. This task is quite hard work, the notice is old, and it seems to have been shelved for a long time.

Cheng Bai came to the trading counter and put down the various chips he had accumulated over the past few days.

These monster crystal core fragments have a wide range of uses. They can be used as materials for various instruments and certain power sources, and can be made into various treasures. The Hunter Guild purchases them all year round.

The teller in charge of the transaction counted and gave the price: "127 taels of gold."

The hunters who were resting, drinking and chatting around all looked at him with envy. This was a huge sum of money in Kaiyang City, and a hunter with such good results must have some fame.

But they lingered on Cheng Bai for a few seconds, and seeing that he was disheveled and smelled sour, they looked away. An excellent hunter would be well-equipped and would not be so shabby. Perhaps he was just a servant sent by a famous hunter to handle the inventory.

"I want a small treasure bag." Cheng Bai took the money and started to replenish supplies.

I found out when I came here that the treasure bag is a commonly used treasure, but it is actually a storage device in another space, also called a four-dimensional pocket. It looks small, but it can hold a lot of things. It can store food that is not easy to spoil, and can even hold living things. It is a must-have item for going out on adventures.

The smallest treasure bag cost 100 taels of gold, which will make it much more convenient to carry items in the future.

After the transaction, the teller reminded: "You haven't joined the Hunter Guild yet, do you need to apply?"

Cheng Bai asked, "Is there any discount for joining?"

"The buying and selling prices are the same, but hunter members can form hunting groups, find teammates, entrust buying and selling, initiate tasks, and obtain information about monsters, treasures, battles, etc. It is very convenient."

Cheng Bai learned in detail that the hunter level mark was not based on the strength level, but the corresponding points obtained from hunting crystal cores and completing tasks. It could also be exchanged for resources in the guild at one time, which was quite good, so he paid to register for a level 8 hunter membership.

The hunters around turned their eyes over again.

"There are not many hunters of this level in Kaiyang City."

"This place is a remote and poor place, there are no powerful high-level monsters, and the plains outside are mostly robbers who are out to get money. Who would be willing to come here to pick up scraps if they are doing well?"

"I heard that a stun king appeared in the suburbs. He specializes in robbing thieves. It's a strange story."

"Haha, I heard they even robbed bandits' horses. The good purebred horses are in Arrowtooth Prairie, and we only have some bridle horses here."

"Hey man, wanna team up?"

Hunters extend olive branches to adults, and higher-level hunters are always welcome in the team.

Cheng Bai refused. He had his own things to do. The most urgent thing was to find better treasures as soon as possible, exchange them for more powerful secret techniques, develop slowly, move towards the path of strength, become the son of the plane, and look down on the world. Being free and at ease is the kingly way.

Maybe we can return to Earth in the future. Travelers all have ideal hearts.