Laughing at Chang'an

"Hello."

The dignified female clerk slightly bowed to Geng Yan, and said in a formulaic tone: "Is there anything I can do for you?"

The huge reception hall was empty, and even the clerk was the only one. Geng Yan knew something was wrong since he walked in, but nothing surprised him now, it was nothing more than soldiers coming to cover up the water and cover it up.He stood in front of the counter, put Li Shen on his back on the seat beside him, let out a tired breath, took out his mercenary license from his pocket, and handed it to the other party.

"Please check for me, how much guild contribution value do I still have?"

"Okay, wait a moment... the total is two thousand six hundred and seventy twenty-five thousand four hundred."

This number is not top-notch in Chang'an City. Unlike the election of the guild president, there is no group leader bonus, but the contribution value obtained by actually performing tasks.Ever since the development of the Geng Army was on track, Geng Yan hardly ever went out to perform missions in person. Compared to this, Li Shen, who was leaning on the side and sleeping stupidly at the moment, was the No. Residents.

"I want to issue a mission." Geng Yan nodded and said, "Please give me a mission list."

After getting the blank task sheet, he bent down and filled it out quietly on the counter.Because her eyes couldn't see clearly, she buried her head very low. The female clerk seemed to be aware of this, and moved her body quietly to prevent her shadow from blocking the light—although she still had a formulaic expression on her face , but there was unconcealable curiosity in his eyes, sometimes he looked at Geng Yan who was busy filling out the form, and sometimes glanced at Li Shen who was sleeping with his head tilted.

The two most legendary men in Chang'an City in recent years were both in front of her, and their numbers were randomly selected by the system. This luck could make her show off for many years.

"That..." Geng Yan suddenly raised his head, raised the task list halfway up, and asked, "Is there any regulation on the task deadline?"

The female clerk withdrew her stalled thoughts in an instant, quickly glanced at the filled places, then frowned in embarrassment, and hesitated: "Generally speaking, the longest mission period for an important person like you to protect the mission is one day. years, but if agreed to by both parties to the mission, the longest time frame that has precedent is ... three years."

"Then apply for three years first." Geng Yan filled in the word 'three years' in the column of the deadline, and then handed the filled task form back to the female clerk, "Please check if there is any problem."

The content of the task is not complicated. Geng Yan is rewarded with all his guild contributions, and assigned the task of protecting his and Li Shen's personal safety to Hui Guang and Da Mo. However, there is a problem that is easily overlooked. The clerk confirmed to Geng Yan: "Are you sure, is it just for personal safety?"

She has made it very clear that the mercenary guild has been established for thousands of years, and various mission loopholes have been discovered. Some mercenary regiments with low morals even deliberately use such loopholes to defraud their employers. There are also many examples of the reverse. However, the inspectors sent by the guild may also be bribed and not reported. All in all, whether it is accepting tasks or issuing tasks, it is all technical work.

"I suggest you apply for an all-round protection mission." The female clerk suggested sincerely, "Just in this case, you need to set a mission scope, but it can also avoid unnecessary risks."

Geng Yan raised his head and looked at her quietly.Stared at by those deep eyes, the female clerk flinched subconsciously, and then tried to look back calmly.

After a few seconds, Geng Yan looked away and said, "Okay, according to what you said, change it to an all-round protection mission, and the scope of the mission is set in Chang'an City, is there no problem?"

The empty task hall and the clerk in front of him were naturally arranged by Li Mubai, except for Hui Guang, no one else could do such a feat.What is the most valuable thing in Chang'an City?talent?No, it's land.And the biggest landlord in Chang'an City was undoubtedly Hui Guang.This Weiyang Palace has belonged to Huiguang since the time of Li Sanduo, and was later given to Xue Tuqi by Li Qingyin as a dowry, and was snatched back by Hui Guang after Xue Tuqi died... Although it has always been used by the mercenary guild , and never paid any rent, but the name on the land deed was always Li.

Geng Yan supported the counter and patiently waited for the female clerk to handle his task list. Although his physical condition was not as relaxed as he appeared, his mood was not heavy, and even a little happy.

As for why?That's probably the crazy cells in his bones at work.

"Hello, your task order has been successfully issued." The female clerk returned to the counter and handed the completed original order to Geng Yan, "Is there anything else I can help you with?"

"Hmm." Geng Yan laughed, but suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood. He covered his mouth with a frown, and roughly wiped the blood from his lips. Red teeth, showing a slightly ferocious smile.

"As the head of the Geng Army, no, the black prison mercenary group, I request to call the team contribution value, please, please check it for me, how much is it?"

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Outside the blocked Weiyang Palace, everyone was waiting.

Li Mubai flapped his fan slowly, but his mind was not on Yuan Pao and Han Danru in front of him, nor even on Geng Yan in Weiyang Palace, but rather vaguely remembered the phone call he received before he left.

It wasn't the old pawn's wooden hunchback, but a phone call from another unexpected person behind the other party.

Because of that phone call, in his eyes, this incident has risen from a group of ungrateful villains to a deeper meaning.Now that the period of great turmoil in Chang'an has passed, he has long been determined to take the opportunity to reorganize the situation. It is impossible to clean up the whole situation. It was originally a strategy of boiling frogs in warm water, but it was disturbed by Geng Yan's sudden awakening... However, this disturbance, But it also stirred up something next to it.

The Great Tang established the country with military force, but implemented the self-government system of chambers of commerce. Needless to say, the mercenary regiments in each dominion, even in Chang'an, except for the old-fashioned mercenary regiments with historical background, most of the middle and lower-level mercenary regiments have relationships with various chambers of commerce. The inseparable cooperative relationship is even a vassal mercenary group cultivated by certain chambers of commerce.However, this kind of vassal situation is rare. After all, in this city where force is paramount, any famous mercenary group will no longer be willing to be controlled by others, so it is more of a mutually beneficial cooperative relationship——Fist With money, after all, the party with the fist has the right to speak.

But there are exceptions to this. When the money reaches a certain level, the fist must be subdued in front of it. For example, the Penglai Chamber of Commerce.

Li Mubai frowned suddenly, put away the folding fan, didn't even bother to say a word, turned around and left.Yuan Pao and Han Danru, who were left aside by him, looked at each other, not knowing whether to stop him from leaving, or rush into the blocked Weiyang Palace immediately.But this daze was only for a moment, because just a moment later, Huang Sha's figure appeared on the Xiama Bridge.

"Xiaofeng him..." Huang Sha stepped forward to stop Li Mubai, lowered his voice, and said with an ugly expression, "Do you know what's going on?"

Li Mubai raised his eyebrows, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, his voice was somewhat cold, more impatient: "I know, but why should I explain to you? When he wakes up, you can just ask him if he is right? "

Huang Sha was an honest person, he was so blocked that he had nothing to say, Li Mubai left him and walked a few steps, then turned around, and said solemnly: "Remember to wash the clothes and send them back to me."

Good life, hold your breath.

Huang Sha, who was so angry for no reason, had nothing to do with Li Mubai. In the public, the media were all staring there. A story of discord.However, the other people who are still outside the gate of Weiyang Palace are not treated so well. They catch up with Master Huang in a bad mood, and he is planning to make a statement, so they disagree... No, without even words, Huang Sha will leave. aura.

The aura of the altar.

The altar powerhouses also have their own preferences for the use of aura. Hades likes swirls and twists, Li Teahouse likes to fan people, Geng Yan is boundless, Li Shen is full of face, and when it comes to Huangsha... That is the top of Mount Tai.

Mount Tai does not refer to one mountain, but many, many, many... mountains.

The Yuanliu, which was almost condensed into a solid body, was suppressed with great momentum, and only Huang Sha was left alone on the entire Xiama Bridge. Under the altar, no matter how high or low the cultivation level was, they all lay on the ground.

The ground is lying all over the place, but Huang Sha's mood is a bit bleak—thinking of how prosperous Chang'an was at the time, the older generation had Hades and Li Tea House, the middle generation had him, Gaoyi and Yang Hingxing, and the younger generation even had Geng Monsters like Yan Li Shen, King of Fenghe, Ziyun Road, Cangfutu... If you really want to count them all on your fingers, you can't count them.

The great war five years ago not only ended the Guangming Empire that lasted for thousands of years, but also brought an abrupt end to Chang'an's long-lost prosperity. It will be decades or hundreds of years before the next prosperity.

After all, he still didn't want to suppress these people alive here, sighed silently, and stepped lightly on the bridge.

"get out."

Before the words fell, the suppressed people on the bridge suddenly felt their bodies loosen, and a shock force came from the bridge below them. Most of them were trying their best to resist the pressure on their bodies. One involuntarily bounced into the sky.This scene is quite funny and interesting, the media in the distance will not let it go, the flash lights are on, and they rush to take pictures.

Han Danru and Yuan Paohou are at least half-step altar cultivation base, although this cultivation base is a lot of water, more relying on massive resources forcibly piled up, but it is more than enough to save face.The two only bounced up a little and then controlled their bodies, as if they had jumped up and stood firm, but the humiliation in lying together, I'm afraid no one except the person involved could understand.

However, the person who made them so embarrassed was the only altar strongman in Chang'an City, and the number one mercenary group in Chang'an City, the leader of the desert, Huang Sha.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Han Danru took a step forward and asked as calmly as possible: "Huang Sha, do you really want to intervene in this matter? I was definitely not the two who participated in the Geng Army incident. I wanted to kill Geng Yan and Li Shen is definitely not just the two of us, you..."

"Han Danru." Huang Sha interrupted in a flat tone, "In the original battle of defending the city, you were the top ten regiment at that time, but you were only willing to take on the second-tier defense segment and kept your strength everywhere. The new recruits were recruited as cannon fodder, I witnessed these things with my own eyes... During the war, I don't want to mention it to weaken morale, but have you ever asked yourself, ask yourself, are you worthy of being a Chang'an person?"

He didn't wait for Han Danru's answer, so he shook his head and asked himself: "Of course you haven't thought about it, and it's natural that you are not worthy."

Han Danru had a cold look in his eyes, and for a moment he could hardly suppress his killing intent, but he endured enough, finally endured it, and forced himself to calm down: "The mouth grows on you, I can't control what you want to say, but I will With a clear conscience."

Huang Sha never expected that the other party would have any repentance. Fortunately, he was strong enough and his glory was still there. Otherwise, if this group of people controlled the overall situation in Chang'an, that war would have been tampered with in the history books. What it looks like, I'm afraid it will be another farce where a bear becomes a hero, and a hero becomes a bastard.

"Within ten days, get out of Chang'an with your bayonet." He said calmly, but his words were loud.

"Otherwise, I will send you to hell with my own hands."

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The team contribution value of the Geng Army is naturally an astronomical figure. After the female clerk was shocked, she acted quite quickly, and soon reported a series of terrifying numbers to Geng Yan, and then she said: "To call the team contribution value, you need to confirm your My identity, as well as showing the team seal and personal seal that are consistent with the files, and verifying your signature." Seeing that Geng Yan was in the same place, she was obviously prepared, so she continued, "In addition, in the regulations During the time limit, you can only call up the team contribution value within one-tenth of the total amount."

"The stipulated time limit?" Geng Yan asked.

"It's like this." The female clerk explained, "From the time the team was registered, every ten years is a cycle. In this cycle, it is calculated based on the team contribution value when you call it. One minus the amount you have called before is the amount you can call left."

Geng Yan nodded thoughtfully, and asked, "Then how much credit can I call now?"

"13." The female clerk said without hesitation. It seems that she has already calculated the total amount when she inquired about it just now. "Do you want to exchange it into Datang coins, or do you want to check the exchange list?"

Unlike individual contribution points, team contribution points cannot be transferred, which is also a protection for fair competition among teams.So Geng Yan can't directly use these contribution points to release tasks, but in fact... there is no difference.

"Exchange it into Datang coins." He said calmly, "Half of it will be used as a mission deposit, and the other half will be used to release missions."

He raised his hand to stop the female clerk who wanted to take the task list, shook his head and said——

"What I want to send is a hidden mission."

At the beginning, Li Tieyi used sixteen hidden letters to force Yang Huxing to kill, and the total remuneration for those sixteen hidden letters was only more than one billion Tang coins.Now Geng Yan also has to send out the hidden letter task, although it is more than one billion, but this is the team's contribution value, and the exchange rate with Datang coins has never fallen below one to one hundred.

That is more than 1000 billion, Datang currency.

A task of this level has completely exceeded the authority of the female clerk, not to mention that what Geng Yan wants to release is not an ordinary task, but a hidden letter task.The so-called hidden missions are handled by specialized personnel within the guild, and if something goes wrong, the guild will also be held accountable.After reporting Geng Yan's request, she quickly received a reply, walked out from behind the counter, bowed and said to Geng Yan, "Please come with me."

Geng Yan nodded, bent down and picked up Li Shen's legs, hugged Li Shen in his arms, followed the female clerk to the elevator, ascended to the third floor, and then came to a reception room.

Sitting in the room was a man wearing a hooded mask and covered in a cloak. When he saw Geng Yan walking in, he stood up and bowed slightly, and said in a voice that was adjusted by a voice changer and was difficult to distinguish between male and female: " Hello, I am the clerk in charge of this hidden letter task, you can call me zero zero seven."

Putting Li Shen down on the sofa in the reception room, Geng Yan pulled up the tissue on the coffee table next to him very naturally, coughed up blood calmly, and pressed his hand at the other party, motioning him to sit down.

"All hidden letters will only take effect while I am alive. If I die, all the remuneration will be entrusted to the guild to be used as pensions for the families of victims and disabled soldiers in previous wars. Is there any problem?"

The masked guild clerk showed only a pair of eyes. After hearing Geng Yan's words, those eyes were obviously shocked, even though it was only for a moment.

"No problem." He quickly realized, bowed his head respectfully to Geng Yan, "Thank you for your benevolence."

Geng Yan was not modest and polite, wiped off the blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth, and continued: "Then let's start, I said, remember, the first hidden letter is sent to Huiguang Li Mubai, the task content is..."

From noon to sunset, Geng Yan stayed in Weiyang Palace for a full afternoon.

The task that was released publicly at the beginning was quickly spread outside Weiyang Palace. Whether it was the person who wanted to kill him or the unrelated people who were watching the show, they were not too surprised by this result.If Geng Yan wants to survive, he naturally has to find a way to win over Damo and Huiguang. The contribution of more than 2000 million is worth half of the family. Converted into Datang coins, it is more than one billion for the family, which is quite a generous reward...but it still seems a bit Not enough to watch.

Compared to the rewards that those who wanted to kill him and Li Shen were willing to offer, this amount of money could only be said to be a toothache.

However, this is just the beginning.

This afternoon, from the Weiyang Palace that was stared at by countless pairs of eyes, came out one after another guild envoys covered in tight cloaks, and each of these guild envoys undoubtedly carried a Seal a top-secret letter that only the task issuer, the guild commissioner, and the designated recipient can know its content.

One hundred and eight special envoys, carrying one hundred and eight hidden letters, walked into the guild hall of the top [-] mercenary groups in Chang'an City.

The whole city was in panic.

Yellow sand in the desert, Huiguang Li Mubai, Donggong Shen Murong... the old wooden hunchback, the bayonet Han Danru, the tiger killing Yuan Paobao... one hundred and eight, no matter whether the enemy or us stand, there is no one missing.

Standing on the Xiama Bridge, Huang Sha, who was the door god, held the thin hidden letter, looked at the simple words "invite you to drink" on it, and the mere reward of [-] Tang coins at the bottom, and laughed dumbfounded.

After returning to the guild hall, Li Mubai took another bath, lying on his stomach beside the bathtub, folded the sent Jin Guiyin letter into a fluffy boat, put it on the hot water surface, and looked at its impenetrable appearance, full of malice. I pressed my finger on it.

In Donggong's guild hall, Shen Murong was lost in thought, and after a long time, he called Zhang Puqiu.

Han Danru and Yuan Paobao, who had returned home from a feather, once again entered the multi-person communication. The atmosphere in the line was unusually silent, and in the end it was the tired voice who spoke first: "Geng Yan did this to drive us apart. Next If those people don’t mention it, the few of us will definitely not fall for it.”

"Mr. Zhu is right." The old voice echoed, "This is Geng Yan's treacherous scheme, we must never fall for it."

"Geng Yan has a cunning mind. He clearly sent a secret letter to make everyone suspect each other and make it hard to get together, and he just took advantage of the chaos to escape." Han Danru said sadly, "But I think his trick is out of his wits. The task deadline stated in the hidden letter is until his death, and now, I’m afraid everyone is even more wishing for his early death.”

"That's right, just 300 million Tang coins, you think you can attract everyone's heart? He is too underestimating people." Yuan roared.

As soon as this remark came out, Han Danru and Mu Tuozi thumped in their hearts. Their hidden letter stated that the reward was not 300 million, and it was not just Datang coins... If Yuan Paoyao is not lying, then It proves that Geng Yan's hidden letter to everyone is different.

Little did they know that their silent reaction also made Yuan Pao and Mr. Nazhu see the clue, did Yuan Pao lie?Of course I did.The reward on the hidden letter is indeed 300 million Tang coins, but there is a line of words below - Tiger King Jue practice to the eighth level will vary from person to person. Those who are not fit enough, unless there is a corresponding pulse-shaping method supplemented by rainbow chalcedony to reshape the source vein, they will stop at the eighth floor for life. The pulse-shaping method is in my hands, Geng Yan.

Yuan Pao didn't know how Geng Yan knew the secrets of his cultivation, but the damn thing was, what the other party said was right, there are no mercenaries who don't care about their own cultivation. How tempting it is.In the hidden letter Geng Yan gave him, the task content is also quite simple - to kill Han Danru.

On this day, Geng Yan used one hundred and eight hidden letters to light a fire in Chang'an.

A big scene, a fire of turmoil.