Chapter 1016 Captain

One good thing about troubled times is that everyone can arrange an official position for themselves without the consent of the government. The only difficulty for people is to get recognition from enough people. This "enough" can be more or less, three or five. Ten people are enough, and 30,000 to 50,000 is not too much.

The title of "Yao Xiaowei" of the Ancient God Cult was self-proclaimed. It was spread by word of mouth in the Jiangnan area, and many people knew about it. Therefore, when they heard that he had been invited, the whole town was shocked.

Although it is said to be a city, there are actually only five or six hundred residents, and they are survivors gathered from within a hundred miles nearby. After the Five Elements Tribulation, many similar towns appeared in various places. They suffered relatively little damage in the disaster. Naturally, it attracts nearby refugees.

Captain Yao's original name was Yao Queer. In memory of General Mu, he called himself Captain to show his humility. At dusk, he took his only entourage to the small town by boat. Most of the land routes of the Holy Talisman Dynasty were destroyed, and the waterways became the smoothest transportation lines. Most of the surviving human towns were built along the water.

More than half of the residents stood on the simple pier to greet the distinguished guests, and the remaining half were hiding underground. Today's world is not peaceful, and women and children dare not come out to meet people.

The small town used to be a big city, but now there are only a few sections of the city wall left, and not a single house is complete. Due to the rampant bandits, residents everywhere are unwilling to build new houses and would rather develop underground.

Lieutenant Yao was not surprised at all by this. For more than two years, this was the case in the towns and villages he had walked through. Those magnificent cities were now just the skeletons of giant beasts that were rapidly decaying. Looking back on the Shengfu Dynasty in the past, people would feel It was a dream that never became reality.

The residents looked at the guests silently, feeling a little disappointed.

Captain Yao was wearing peasant-style shorts and trousers, a bamboo hat on his head, and three statues of gods hanging around his neck. He looked more like a wandering beggar than a famous protector of the ancient divine sect.

Lieutenant Yao was used to seeing this kind of expression and didn't take it seriously. The more troubled the times, the more people paid attention to appearance. Back then, he also regarded the ragged General Mu as a lunatic.

"I am Captain Yao, the Protector of the Ancient God Sect." He took off his bamboo hat and introduced himself, his eyes scanning everyone's faces one by one, "Time is running out, let's start setting up the formation now.

There were no officials in the city, so the only elder had no choice but to step out of the crowd and said with a smile: "Won't Captain Yao understand the situation first?"

"Let's talk as we do." Lieutenant Yao strode into the crowd, walked up to a high place, took a look, pointed to the northwest and said, "It's relatively flat there. We can set up formations and call everyone out. The more the better. "

The crowd did not move. Captain Yao's confidence did leave a good impression on them, but it was not to the point of obeying his words.

Lieutenant Yao was also not surprised by this situation. He took off the statue from his chest and held it high. The clay statue shone like a jewel, and at the same time, a red circle appeared on the foreheads of Colonel Yao and his entourage, like a brand, and like a third eye, an eye like fire.

Miracles are always useful. In a world that is rapidly collapsing, it can be said to be the most useful outfit. It is far more useful than the bright clothes and angry horses of the rich and powerful, and is comparable to the emperor's guard of honor.

The Ancient God Religion is now an extremely common belief. Everyone on the pier took out their own statues and were surprised to see that it was also glowing, reflecting each other's reflections with Captain Yao's statue.

Captain Yao held the statue high and walked toward the northwest. Everyone followed him unconsciously, and some people ran to call other residents.

The elder trotted to catch up, finally believing the rumors that had been spread for many days: Captain Yao was the messenger of the ancient gods, and he was the only one willing to provide protection to ordinary mortals.

It would be better if he flew here, the elder thought, and squeezed out more smiles on his wrinkled face, "There are seven monks in total. They came to our Divine Blessing City three days ago and set up spells around it. , saying that they were allowed in but not allowed out, and asked us to prepare some gold, silver, and food, and we would pick them up at the second watch tonight. However, in this time of war and chaos, there were not many people alive, and there were robbers everywhere, and there were at least three of them nearby. Your Majesty, we are robbing people and goods every once in a while, how can we have anything left to give to the monks? Their appetites are so big that they can get a hundred taels of gold, ten thousand taels of silver, and dozens of stones of food with just one mouthful. This was the prosperous age of those years..."

The elder kept complaining, but Lieutenant Yao just nodded. He had heard similar words many times and knew which ones should be taken seriously and which ones should not be ignored.

Divine Blessing City is not the original name of this place, but a new name given by the residents who took refuge themselves. The more dilapidated the place, the more glorious the name. It must have the words Shen, Emperor, Huang, Dao, etc. among them.

The open space in the northwest was also filled with wood and stones. Captain Yao put away the statue and looked at it for a while. The miracle had been completed and it was time to do practical things. He said to his only follower: "Liu'er, the place is big enough." Bar?"

Luo Xiaoliu'er is a sturdy young man, carrying a big burden, with a simple and honest appearance. He nodded, "It can accommodate a thousand people."

"We have a total of more than five hundred people in Shenyou City." The elder interjected, saying that there is enough space.

"Then let's get started." Captain Yao walked to the middle of the open space and moved away the stones and wood blocks at his feet to create an open space of more than ten feet wide.

Luo Xiaoliu'er didn't even take off the baggage, he just carried it on his back and waved to the crowd following him, "Come here, I'll arrange a place for you."

Lieutenant Yao was famous for being good at setting up formations. It was said that any place where he set up formations would become safe, with thieves staying away and casual cultivators not invading.

The crowd was still a little timid. It was not until the elders nodded that they came over sparsely. Luo Xiaoliuer was not polite and directly designated a place for everyone and asked them to stand in several circles around Captain Yao. During this period, he rarely spoke and was always not tolerated. Pointing doubtfully, the designated person must stand on it even if there are rocks that are hard on the feet.

Yao and Luo have experience. It is better to give orders than to explain. Mortals are more willing to believe in those who are confident.

The elder was placed in the second circle, using the crutch in his hand to pull the stones at his feet.

Captain Yao looked around and saw only the old, weak, sick and disabled. Many of them had difficulty standing still and were shaking constantly.

The sun had set, and the howls of wild beasts could be heard outside the city. Colonel Yao walked to the edge of the open space, bent down to pick up a stone, raised it above his head and chanted a few spells, and the stone turned into an exquisite statue under the gaze of everyone. The statue of the god shines brightly, like a thick candle.

Lieutenant Yao placed the luminous statue on the edge of the open space and picked up another stone. As he cast the spell, the surrounding residents excitedly whispered and pointed, trusting this humble guardian even more.

Seventeen stone statues formed a circle, illuminating the entire array.

"I'm not afraid of rogue cultivators this time." The elder whispered with satisfaction, nodding at the residents.

Poof, seventeen rays of light were extinguished at the same time, and the statue turned back into stone. This was not a good sign, and everyone was suddenly confused.

"Captain Yao, is something wrong?" the elder asked loudly from a circle of people around him.

Colonel Yao nodded, "No, there are too few people, and the power of the ancient gods cannot be exerted."

"Almost everyone in the city is here, more than... four hundred. Isn't that enough?" The elder was surprised.

"More than four hundred young adults must be enough. You..." Colonel Yao shook his head, "The enemy is seven casual cultivators. Since they dare to come to ask for property, they must have some skills. I will not fight an unprepared battle. Please Disperse and run for your lives, we’re leaving now.”

The formations were all in place, but the protector who had finally been invited backed down. Everyone panicked. Some begged, and some reminded them that entry and exit are now allowed in Shenyou City. Captain Yao ignored them all. Xiao Liuer came over and picked up the baggage again.

The crowd was about to become chaotic. The elder hurriedly raised his cane to stop everyone from moving, and then said loudly to Captain Luo: "Wait, there are still some people in the city... is it enough to call them out?"

Lieutenant Yao still shook his head, "If you are like you, another five hundred people won't be enough. I thought the ancient gods could make an exception, but unfortunately...the statue of the gods has been broken, and the magic circle is invalid. If it doesn't work, you should collect some money, please. Have mercy on the casual cultivators."

The elder was so anxious that he was pulling his beard. It would have been better if the two people said no as soon as they landed. But step by step, everyone's confidence has increased, and it is difficult to accept the result of giving up halfway.

"Wait a minute, Lieutenant Yao, aren't all the people in the city like us? There are some young people... They stayed at home to protect women and children, so they didn't come over. I'll call someone... no, I'll go and get them all myself. Call."

The elder turned to leave, but Lieutenant Yao stopped him, "No need, send someone else as soon as possible. If you can't defeat the rogue cultivators, you can't protect anything. Call everyone here, even the newborn baby. The Ancient God values ​​numbers more than belief. If you don’t want to trust the Ancient God completely, the Ancient God will naturally not protect you wholeheartedly.”

Everyone claimed that it was true, and immediately two old men with more agile legs ran towards the center of the city.

Captain Yao and Luo Xiaoliuer looked at each other. This was a common thing for them. Almost all surviving mortals were suspicious and would never reveal their entire family fortune at once.

Not long after, nearly a hundred young men and women came running over, blushing and holding their children. Luo Xiaoliuer also arranged positions for them.

Lieutenant Yao stopped talking about the insufficient number of people and stood there looking up at the night sky. The seventeen stones around him did not turn into statues, nor did they shine.

There were less than two quarters of an hour before the second watch, and the elder became anxious, "Colonel Yao, don't you need to light up the statue?"

Lieutenant Yao kept his eyes still, hummed a few times, and said in a slightly mysterious tone: "The Ancient God is not very happy."

"Ah, everyone in the city has come out, why isn't the ancient god happy?"

Lieutenant Yao hummed a few more times, as if he was talking to someone invisible, and then turned to look at the elder, "The ancient god reminded me that you have treasures hidden here. What the monks came to ask for was not gold, silver and gold at all." Food, but that treasure. The ancient gods don’t care about mortal things, but they don’t like to be deceived.”

The elders and hundreds of residents were all stunned. They didn't expect that the ancient god knew everything.

"We really don't have any treasures here." The elder almost wanted to kneel down and beg. The enemy was about to attack, but the problems of the protector came one after another. In panic, he had to tell the truth, "There is a child, a little Especially, there is...a red circle on my forehead, just like you."

"Nascent Soul." Captain Yao looked at Luo Xiaoliu'er, "Sure enough, the casual cultivators are here for this."

Luo Xiaoliu'er opened the bag and revealed a bunch of magic weapons inside.