Lord of the Desert

Chapter 101
December [-]th, early in the morning.

The snow stopped at night, and the morning light was bright.

A wooden fence was blocked outside the martial arts arena of the Hong Mansion, and all the idlers were cleared out.

On the huge campus, there are only five people, Hong Li, Hong She, Hong Lie, Hong Fan, and Jiang Youde, plus two outsiders.

"Go outside and block it, don't let anyone come in."

Hong Li signaled Jiang Youde to guard outside the arena, and then said to a fair-faced middle-aged official.

"Master Gongsun, everything is ready."

Hearing this, the latter nodded in courtesy.

This person is none other than Gongsun Shi, the military inspector of Jinhai who came to visit with his men.

Dahua School of Martial Arts is responsible for monitoring the world's martial arts and martial artists, so it is natural that it will not be indifferent to new martial arts and killing methods.

The purpose of his visit today was to order the Shaliu Knife and the Deserted Sand Battle Armor that Hong Fan used earlier.

"Second Young Master, let's start with the Shaliu Knife."

Gongsun Shi said to Hong Fan, pointing to the three targets on the side.

These three human targets are all about 1.7 meters high and made of hard wood, and the second and third ones are covered with leather armor and steel armor respectively.

Hong Fan didn't talk nonsense, he walked a few steps to the bare wooden target and stood still, with his left hand raised flat.

The real essence of the sand world is running.

Under his feet, the snowflakes were instantly penetrated by the fine sand, disintegrating into discrete crystals.

After one breath, the high-speed sand flow explodes and shoots a flying stab, easily piercing through the bull's-eye.

The sword finger moved in the buzzing sound.

When Hong Fan received his move, a palm-wide opening had been made in the [-] cm thick hardwood, through which he could see the snow behind the target.

"It's so easy, it's really extraordinary."

Gongsun Shi took a step forward, glanced at the wound, and said immediately.

"Next is the Cotton Armor Target."

"Second son, please."

Hong Fan didn't need to take back his breath when he fired the second knife in a row, but deliberately slowed down his steps.

He understood Gongsun Shi's purpose almost immediately - continuous trial moves were originally a kind of stress test.

After three breaths, the Sand Flow Knife roared for the second time.

After the same duration, leather armor and hardwood were not accidentally penetrated.

Gongsun Shi frowned slightly.

Except for the penetrating power, he failed to gain more information from the second attempt.

And then the third time.

The steel armor is as fragile as a piece of paper when cut by [-] megapascal energy.

"Thank you second son."

Gongsun actually went forward and carefully inspected the fracture of the steel armor's chest, then turned around and said.

"The military supervisor is polite."

Hong Fan smiled back and asked again.

"Is it okay to order the product like this, and only need to show it three times?"

"It really just needs to show."

Gongsun Shi said seriously.

"As for how many things can be seen from it, it is the matter of this prison."

"Of course, if the Second Young Master is willing to inform this supervisor of the true energy route and practice methods, then it is a wish."

"However, martial arts are all the efforts of warriors, and they are the first-class resources in the world. Although the Martial Arts Institute is strong, if you want to force everyone to hand over their roots, then they will die from the world."

Gongsun Shi said frankly.

"Thank you, Martial Inspector, for clarifying the confusion."

Hong Fan nodded.

"So the next step is the Desolate Sand Armor..."

As he spoke, he urged the sand world to put on the sand armor at a slower speed than usual.

Seeing the sand and gravel dance wildly and condense into a bright yellow armor nearly two meters high in a blink of an eye, Gongsun Shi's eyes couldn't help but brighten.

"There are rumors in the city that the second son used this armor to break through the barrier first, and he regards the rain of arrows as nothing. Seeing him today is really extraordinary!"

He praised loudly, and opened his hand to draw an ordinary long sword from the weapon rack several meters away.

"Since this killing method is armor, the main defense, how about asking the second son to take three strikes from me?"

"I also ask the Martial Supervisor to be merciful."

Hong Fan smiled modestly and took the initiative to take a step forward.

The wind suddenly picked up.

The long sword slashed towards the shoulder armor, the strength was about the middle of the penetrating realm, and it was easily blocked.

Gongsun Shi didn't let go, but twisted his wrist suddenly.

In an instant, the blade of the sword that was passively bitten by Shajia twisted like a twist and snapped.

"It's a trick."

Gongsun Shi said quickly, and at the same time drew another saber from the weapon rack...

Soon, three strokes passed.

Seeing Hong Fan leaving Shajia, Hong Li took the initiative to ask: "Master Wu Jian, how are you?"

His speech rate was significantly faster than usual by three points.

"The two Fate Star Killing Techniques are both exquisite. I'm ashamed to say that I can't fully understand them just by observing them three times..."

Gongsun Shi sighed sincerely, his eyes were full of regret, and the ulterior motives were clearly revealed.

This is a common routine used by the Martial Arts Institute, and it is often effective for young people who are not deeply involved in the world.

But when he looked at Hong Fan, he found that the latter just looked at him silently, and his expression was three points more sincere than his.

If the routine fails, Gongsun Shi has no choice but to give up.

"Although it's not perfect, there is no doubt that the Shaliu Knife and the Deserted Sand Armor are at least above the skill level."

He said.

Hong Li breathed a little anxiously: "So, it's the second product?"

"It's the second product, and at least the top one in the second product."

Gongsun Shi nodded heavily.

"If the second young master can reveal some more ways, I privately speculate that the grades of these two killing methods may be able to go up enough..."

He tries one last time.

But Hong Fan remained unmoved.

Creating a second-rank killing method at a young age can certainly reap fame.

But if he created one rank and created two sects at a time, it would be a little bit fearful that right and wrong will not come close.

On the side, Hong Li felt relieved when he heard the words.

"It should be the second rank, and I, Jin Haihong, finally have a second rank killing method!"

He took two steps back and forth, and the more he looked at Hong Fan, the more he liked Hong Fan, and he really wished that he had a daughter in his prime to marry him.

Hong Lie was also excited, but he didn't want to show too much in front of his elders, so he stepped forward and punched Hong Fan on the shoulder.

"After the second product killing method is finished, each set of courtyard will give a subsidy of 500 taels."

"The two sets total 1000 taels. After the supervisor reports it, it will be delivered to the residence within ten days."

After Gongsun Shi confessed, he declined the meal and went back directly to the government office.

Among the remaining five, Hong Li's seniority was too high, and Jiang Youde's status was low, so they also left one after another.

Therefore, the luncheon that was originally prepared was enjoyed by the young people of the Hong family.

In the most exquisite wing of Ming Shan Tang, the maid filled the wine glass, bowed and retreated.

The three of them clinked glasses and drank each.

"You were the first to win the battle of Hongduo Mountain. Didn't the clan reward you with 300 taels; this time there is another 1000 taels for the order, but it's [-] taels."

Hong She said.

"There is also the head of Fang Tianzong last time, tsk, a total of 800 taels, which is more than the city guard gave every year..."

He looked at Hong Fan with unstoppable envy.

There are eight taels and one mu of fertile land; a small shop on Anning Street costs only four or fifty taels of silver.

This amount of wealth is enough to allow three generations to live a prosperous life without working.

"It is indeed a lot."

Hong Fan followed suit and poured wine for the two clan brothers.

"However, in the hands of those nobles in Xijing and Shenjing, this money may be nothing more than one or two pills."

Hearing what he said, the two couldn't help but nod their heads, their expressions of envy fading slightly.

"By the way, have you sorted out all the spoils of Haifei?"

Hong Fan toasted and walked around for a while, then asked.

"It's sorted out, it was already allocated last night."

Hong Lie replied in a low voice.

He is the eldest son of Hong Li, and he has a close relationship with his father, and he is the most well-informed.

"Excluding those that cannot be valued in a short period of time, there will be a total of more than 6 taels of silver."

"This time, with the help of the Elder, our family will probably get [-]%, and Li Chi's family will each get [-]%; the rest will be distributed by other families who have contributed."

"But don't spread the news outside."

Hong Lie added.

"The things that fly in the sea are all looted from the caravans of the high-ranking households in Liangzhou. A lot of property has bitter owners. Not only is it not easy to circulate, but it is also easy to cause trouble."

(End of this chapter)