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There is an advantage in troubled times, everyone can arrange an official position for themselves, without the consent of the government, the only difficulty for people is to get enough people to recognize, this "enough" to say more and say less and less, thirty or fifty people are fine, thirty or fifty thousand is not too much.

The title of "Yao Xiaowei" of the ancient god sect is self-proclaimed, and it is passed on by word of mouth in the Jiangnan area, and there are many people who know it, so when I heard that he was invited, the whole small city was a sensation.

It is said that it is a city, but in fact there are only five or six hundred inhabitants, and it is a survivor gathered from within a hundred miles in the vicinity, after the catastrophe of the five elements, many similar towns have appeared in various places, and they have suffered relatively little damage in the catastrophe, which naturally attracts refugees in the vicinity.

Captain Yao was originally called Yao Qi'er, and in honor of General Mu, he called himself Captain to show his humility. At dusk, he took his only retinue to the town by boat, and most of the land routes of the Holy Fu Dynasty were destroyed, the waterways became the smoothest lines of communication, and most of the surviving towns of mankind were built along the water.

More than half of the residents stood on the humble wharf to greet guests, and a small half hid underground, and the world was not peaceful nowadays, and women and children were afraid to come out to meet people.

The small city 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 intact, and because of the rampant banditry, the inhabitants of all parts of the country are reluctant to build new houses, preferring to develop underground.

Captain Yao was not surprised by this, for more than two years, the towns and villages he had walked through were like this, and those magnificent cities were now just skeletons of giant beasts that were rapidly decaying, and when people thought back to the Holy Rune Dynasty in the past, people would think that it was a dream that never became a reality.

The residents looked at the guests silently, a little disappointed in their hearts.

Dressed in a peasant-style shirt and trousers, with a hat on his head and three idols around his neck, Captain Yao looked more like a wandering beggar than a well-known protector of the ancient gods.

Captain Yao was used to seeing this kind of expression. I don't care, the more troubled the times, the more people value appearance, I think at the beginning, he also regarded the ragged General Mu as a madman.

"I'm Captain Yao of the Ancient God Sect. He took off his hat and introduced himself, his gaze swept over everyone's faces one by one, "Time is pressing, let's start arranging." ”

There were no officials in the city, and the only elder had to step out of the crowd. He smiled and said, "Doesn't Captain Yao find out about the situation first?"

"Say as you go. Captain Yao strode into the crowd, walked to the high place and glanced at it, pointed to the northwest and said, "It's relatively flat there, you can set up a formation, call everyone out, the more the better." ”

The crowd didn't move, and Captain Yao's self-confidence did leave a good impression on them, but it was not to the point of obeying their words.

Captain Yao was also not surprised by this situation, and tore off the statue on his chest. Hold it high. The clay statue glowed like a jewel, and at the same time, a red circle appeared on the foreheads of Captain Yao and his entourage, like a brand. It's like a third eye, an eye like fire.

Miracles are always useful, and in a world that is rapidly collapsing, it is arguably the most useful line of action. Far surpasses the fresh clothes and angry horses of the rich, comparable to the honor guard of the emperor.

The Cult of the Old Gods is now a very common belief, and people on the docks have taken out their idols. I was surprised to see that it was also glowing, reflecting each other with the statue of Captain Yao.

Captain Yao held the statue high and walked to the northwest, and everyone unconsciously followed, and some people ran to summon the other residents.

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

It would be better if he flew here, the elder thought to himself, squeezing out more smiles on his wrinkled face, "A total of seven monks, who came to our Divine Blessed City three days ago, set up spells around them, saying that they were allowed to enter but not to leave, and that we should prepare some gold, silver, and food, and come to fetch them on the second watch tonight." But in this chaotic season, there are not many people alive, robbers are everywhere, just around here, there are at least three kings, robbing people and things every three or five times, how can we have leftovers to give to the monks, their appetite is still big, a mouth is a hundred taels of gold, ten thousand taels of silver, dozens of stones of grain, it is the prosperity of the year......"

The elder complained vigorously, and Captain Yao just nodded, he had heard a lot of similar words, and knew which ones should be taken seriously and which ones didn't need to be cared about.

The city is not the original name of this place, but the new name given by the residents themselves, and the more dilapidated the place, the brighter the name, and the words "god", "emperor", "emperor", "dao", etc.

The open space in the northwest was also full of wood and stones, Captain Yao put away the statue of the god, looked at it for a while, the miracle had been done, it was time to do something practical, and he said to his only entourage: "Liu'er, the place is big enough, right?"

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

"There are more than 500 people in our Divine Bless City. The elder chimed in, saying that there was enough space.

"Let's get started. Captain Yao walked to the middle of the open space and removed the stones and blocks at his feet, making room for a wide open space.

Luo Xiaoliuer didn't take off the burden, just carried it on his back, and waved to the crowd behind him, "Come here, I'll arrange a place for you." ”

Captain Yao is known for being good at arranging formations, and it is said that the places where he sets up formations will become safe, thieves will stay away, and scattered cultivation will not invade.

The crowd was still a little timid, until the elder nodded, and then came over in a sparse manner, Luo Xiaoliu'er was not polite, and directly designated a place for everyone, and asked them to stand in a circle around Captain Yao, during which he rarely spoke, always pointing with his hand without question, even if there was a stone with a sloppy foot, the designated person must stand on it.

Yao Luo and the two had experience, and it was better to give orders than to explain, and mortals were more willing to believe in those who had confidence.

The concentric circle formation was quickly formed, and Luo Xiaoliuer returned to Captain Yao's side, put down his burden, and retreated to his position in the innermost circle.

The elder was placed in a second circle, pulling the stones at his feet with the cane in his hand.

Captain Yao looked around, and all he saw were the old, weak, sick and disabled, and many people even had a little difficulty standing there and shook it.

The sun had set, and the howl of wild beasts could be heard outside the city, and Captain Yao walked to the edge of the clearing, bent down and picked up a stone, raised it above his head and chanted a few incantations, and the stone turned into a beautiful statue of a god under the gaze of everyone. Like a thick candle.

Captain Yao placed the glowing idol on the edge of the clearing, picked up another stone, and as he cast the spell, the surrounding residents excitedly exchanged their heads and pointed at each other, and trusted this unsightly protector a little more.

Seventeen stone statues formed a circle, illuminating the entire circle as if it were bright and dark.

"I'm not afraid to retreat this time. The elder whispered in satisfaction, nodding incessantly at the residents.

Poof, seventeen lights went out at the same time, and the idol turned back into stone, which didn't seem like a good sign. The crowd was stunned.

"Captain Yao, is there anything wrong?" the elder asked aloud through the circle.

Captain Yao nodded, "No, there are too few people, and the power of the ancient gods can't be brought into play." ”

"Almost all the people in the city came, and it was ...... More than four hundred, isn't enough?" the elder was taken aback.

"More than 400 young adults, it must be enough, you ......" Captain Yao shook his head. "The enemy is seven loose cultivators, since they dare to come and ask for money, they must have some ability, and I will not fight an unprepared battle. Please disperse, run for your life, and we'll go. ”

The formation was all standing, but the protectors who had been invited with great difficulty retreated. Everyone panicked all of a sudden, some begged, and some reminded the two of them that God Bless City was now allowed to enter and not leave. Captain Yao ignored it, and Luo Xiaoliuer came over and carried the burden again.

The crowd was about to be chaotic, and the elder hurriedly raised his canes to stop everyone from moving, and then said loudly to Captain Luo, "Wait, the city is ...... There are others, is it enough to call them out?"

Captain Yao still shook his head, "It's all like you, five hundred more people are not enough, I thought that the ancient gods could make an exception, but it's a pity...... The idol is broken, and the circle is invalid. If you really can't do it, you should gather some money and beg to scatter your kindness. ”

The elder was so anxious that he pulled his beard, it would be better if these two people said no as soon as they came ashore, but step by step to the present, everyone's confidence has risen, and it is difficult to accept the result of giving up halfway.

"Wait, Captain Yao, aren't all the people in the city like us, there are some young people...... They stayed at home to protect the women and children, so they didn't come, so I called someone...... No, I'm going to call them all myself. ”

The elder turned around and wanted to leave, but Captain Yao stopped him, "No need, send someone else, as soon as possible." If you can't fight and cultivate, you can't keep anything, call everyone, even if it's a newborn baby, you have to bring it, the ancient gods value the number of people, and they value faith even more, you don't want to fully believe in the ancient gods, and the ancient gods will naturally not protect you wholeheartedly. ”

The crowd even said yes, and immediately two old men with sharp legs and feet ran towards the center of the city.

Captain Yao and Luo Xiaoliu'er glanced at each other, this is also a common thing for them, almost all the surviving mortals have suspicious characteristics, and they will never show all their family backgrounds at once.

Not long after, nearly 100 young men and women ran up, blushing, holding their children. Luo Xiaoliuer also arranged places for them.

Captain Yao stopped talking about the lack of numbers, and stood there looking up at the night sky, the seventeen stones around him did not turn into idols, let alone shine.

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

Captain Yao's eyes did not move, he hummed a few times, and said in a slightly mysterious tone: "The ancient gods are not very happy. ”

"Ah, the whole city has come out, why are the old gods still not happy?"

Captain Yao hummed a few more times, as if he was talking to someone who couldn't be seen, and then turned his head to look at the elder, "The ancient god reminded me that you have a treasure hidden here, and it is not gold, silver and food that you have come to ask for at all, but that treasure. The Old Gods are not rare mortal things, but they do not like to be deceived. ”

The elders and hundreds of residents were all dumbfounded, they didn't expect the ancient gods to know everything.

"We don't really have any treasures here. The elder almost wanted to kneel down and plead, and the enemy was about to attack, but the questions of the Dharma protector were one after another, and in a panic, he had to tell the truth, "There is a child, a little special, and he also has a ...... on his forehead Red circle, just like you. ”

"Yuan Baby. Captain Yao looked at Luo Xiaoliu'er, "Sanxiu really came for this." ”

Luo Xiaoliuer opened the baggage, revealing a bunch of magic weapons inside.

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