Chapter Seventy-six Random Mission

  “……whatsthef－ck！！”

  Wu Yeyu was somewhat bewildered by the situation in front of him, what did he mean by letting him teach him the way of cultivation? Didn't you see that majestic Sword King father standing there?

  Wu Yeyu turned his head to look at Wu Zongyue, hoping to get some useful information from him. At least he wanted to ask what the situation was all about and why he had been so eager to find him to learn something.

  No one expected that he would only exchange a glance with Wu Ye Yu, and then immediately withdraw his gaze, enthusiastically greeting the more than 20 other guards, even stroking the head of the big black dog, but ignoring himself, turning around to lead the guards to the main hall.

  "Let's go! The welcoming banquet is all set for you, let's not talk about other things for now, let's eat first!" Wu Zongyue then started to continuously ask the guards about their well-being.

  "Damn your sister's husband!" Wu Yeru said angrily in his heart.

  Then, looking down at Wu Renjie who was kneeling on the ground with a somewhat pitiful expression, he didn't know what to say for a while.

  ……

  At the banquet, Wu Zongyue just roughly mentioned the situation at home, but didn't elaborate.

  However, from this brief conversation, everyone knew that when the master of the house rushed back, only Wu Renjie was left alive in the Wu family. All the others had been slaughtered by the assassins, and even a few livestock were not spared. Moreover, two Sword King-level assassins were left to ambush in the dark, intending to eradicate the Wu family. However, they were also solved by Wu Zongyue in just three or two moves.

  "Don't worry too much, everyone. The Wu family won't be attacked by these assassins in the short term. I've already sent a message to the Wen family through secret means, after all, this matter was caused by them. They definitely won't ignore it. So, the Wu family's top priority from now on is to focus on recovery and growth, accumulating strength for future progress! I hope you brothers will help me!"

  Wu Zongyue said, raising his wine cup and standing up, "I won't say more idle words. I'm sure everyone knows what kind of person I, Wu Zongyue, am. Those who are willing to stay, I, Wu, will treat as brothers. Those who don't want to stay, I'll provide with a sendoff and let them seek another path. I won't make things difficult for you all!"

  Saying that, Wu Zongyue glanced around and continued: "Those who are willing to stay, please drink with me!" After finishing speaking, he tilted his head and poured the full cup of wine into his mouth, waiting for everyone's decision.

  Only the sound of "clinking" was heard! At the banquet, a burst of chair movement sounded, and more than 20 guards stood up, almost without hesitation, and didn't say much. They directly poured the wine into their mouths, and then looked at Wu Zongyue with a firm face to express their determination. This seemed to be the best answer already.

  "Alright! I, Wu Zongyue, can have all of you brothers to help me, and we'll prosper together! No need for pretty words, just remember, as long as I'm here, you're all here too! I guarantee to everyone, within five years at most, a brand new Wu family will emerge!"

  ……

  After eating and drinking enough, Wu Yeru also lost interest in continuing to listen to the cheap old man's sentimental speech, so he left the banquet. The key is that for him, there was no point in doing so with his current body and bloodline, and he wouldn't leave the Wu family because of any danger or setback. Besides, he had gradually grown fond of this place.

  It was already late afternoon, the sun in the sky had gradually slanted to the west, and the clouds in the distance were dyed orange by the sunset. They were lined up one by one in the air, looking very beautiful, like pieces of cotton candy.

  Although the color was a bit off, Wu Yeru no longer had the mind to think of suitable decorative words at this time, because this stuff had been attracted by the task just released by the system and occupied all his attention.

  "Ding! System releases random task 'Initial Voyage of Power', task requirements: collect 30 extraordinary youngsters, male or female, age not exceeding 9 years old. Host must impart martial arts before selection, chosen ones must not have any internal cultivation foundation. Task can be assisted through slave system. Task time limit is three months. Task reward: 1 million energy points, 'Shu Mountain Swordsmanship (Basic)', 'True Martial Seven Calamity Sword Array'."

  "Meow! Sword technique!? Wipe! Although it's the basic chapter, this thing is worth a lot of money!" Wu Yeyu walked quickly towards his own courtyard, muttering to himself in a low voice.

  "This thing, I had been eyeing it for a long time! But it's worth 1 million energy points! Hmm, it seems like it was before I dug up the Earth Essence. After that, because there were too many things going on, I had to practice my basic secret skills myself, and also teach Little Loli how to do it, and from time to time, there would be assassins coming to attack, so I just forgot about it. Now it's actually delivered right to my doorstep, could it be that I'm destined to have a connection with this sword technique?!"

  After arriving at the small courtyard, Wu Ye Yu and the big black dog came in and casually inserted the courtyard door. Then they quickly entered the house, put the big black dog into the home system, and began to flip through the introduction of the basic chapter of the Imperial Sword Technique.

  This sword technique is divided into many types, and the cultivation method of refining truth is temporarily not mentioned. I still like the practice of achieving immortality through physical body.

  Apart from this, the Shu Shan Yu Jian Shu is the most famous, but its power may not be the greatest. The Yu Jian Shu rewarded by the system after completing the task is the one used by Li Shaoye, the protagonist of that famous game in his previous life. However, this Yu Jian Shu is a comic book version of martial arts, which includes not only how to control the sword but also comes with a set of practical swordsmanship. The above annotation is the basic chapter, so the secret book is just before the cultivation of Tian Shi Fu Fa.

  To tell the truth, this comic version of the Sword Art is still very practical. Compared to the game version which only has a small-scale sword rain skill, it's much more complex. And compared to the TV drama version where they were careless and rough due to budget constraints, its power is naturally much greater, there's simply no comparison.

  At least in the comic book version, the initial stage is already able to wield a sword with one's mind, making one's own sword fly. Later, there are also matching swordsmanship techniques to assist in attacks, and the swordsmanship takes a nimble route, often when others have just made one move, oneself has already stabbed out a full screen of sword light, not to mention that visually it is absolutely cool to the extreme!

  "Hmm, if I master the basic techniques later and find that they're not powerful enough, I can just spend some energy points to get the advanced sword techniques too. Not to mention the Sword God Style, even just one style of the Heavenly Sword should be able to sweep away many ordinary soldiers, right?" Wu Ye Yu lay on his bed, constantly imagining himself flying with his sword in the future, and a few drops of saliva flowed down from the corner of his mouth without him realizing it.

  After a long time, he finally woke up from his self-absorption, then shook his head and wiped his face.

  "Alas! Let's not think about it for now, bread and milk will always be there. Instead, let's think about how to complete the task first. After all, if one can't even finish their own tasks, everything else is just an illusion." Wu Yeyu adjusted her mood and began to think.

  "This gathering of talented youngsters, the best place to go is naturally the slave market, but usually I'm really annoyed by those poor people with shackles, so I haven't been to the slave market in the small town. I think there should be quite a few kids inside..." Wu Yeyu thought, frowning as he lay on his side.

  So-called slave market, as the name suggests, is a trading square specifically for trading slaves. This Qing Shui Town may not be big, but it's like a sparrow, small but complete with all five internal organs. The town may be small, but it has all five poisons. Moreover, being close to the Monster Forest, it's a key town on the front line, and various slaves are available in abundance.

  Of course, the slaves sold inside would not have people from the Daxia Empire. Even if they were serious criminals in the empire, their treatment was much better than that of the slaves. If anyone dared to use their own citizens as slaves, they would be beheaded on the spot, and all the slave traders and buyers involved would be beheaded together.

  Moreover, the Great Xia Empire has a special department for this purpose. One of the regulations is to heavily reward informants, and the amount of the reward is enough for an ordinary citizen to live a life of luxury for their entire lifetime.

  After all, it's a big country, and the people are also dignified, with different identities and varying rights. For example, Wu Yeyu's mother's family was confiscated by the imperial court, but they were not reduced to slaves, only some were sent to the army or demoted to work in the countryside.

  The main source of slaves sold in the slave market, most of them were prisoners of war captured on the battlefield, or civilians from a defeated country who were unlucky enough to be caught by slave traders. Of course, some slaves were also persecuted in neighboring countries and sold to their home country.

  In addition, there is another kind of slave, which refers to the slaves of other races outside the human race. Every year, a large number of slaves from other races are transported from outside the human territory to Daxia. The empire naturally cannot control these things, and not only does it not control them, but it also has a hint of indulgence.

  The old saying goes well, "If they are not of our kind, their hearts must be different." No matter what the situation is, this sentence is always reasonable. This is also a truth that has been verified by time.

  At that time when our human race had not yet truly established itself on the continent, countless humans were slaughtered by alien tribes. So now, turned around, we naturally also have no reason to be polite to them.

  Thinking of this, Wu Ye Yu slightly shook his head, thinking somewhat melancholically: "In the end, is it all just about survival? Who has the time to care about who's right or wrong? This world has always been one where strength is revered, sigh..."

  "Besides the slave market, another place where you can easily find qualified slaves is at auctions. And the slaves that can be auctioned off are not ordinary goods either. Except for those with special skills and exotic slaves, most of them are high-quality slaves... Ah, of course, there are also many handsome men and beautiful women... Whoa! Not suitable for minors! Wu Ye Yu didn't know why, but as he thought about it, his mind started to wander and his head felt a bit hot. He quickly shook his head to clear his mind."

  "Hmm! Since it's easy to get slaves whether at a slave factory or an auction, now my problem has arisen." He gently patted his forehead, Wu Ye Yu's face looked somewhat unpleasant, "Has I, the young master, already fallen to this extent?"

  Whether it's a slave factory or an auction, finding a slightly better slave is naturally easy, after all, that's what they do. Although Qing Shui Town is a small town, as long as you have good luck, sharp eyesight, and quick hands, you can still find good goods among them. But now Wu Ye Yu cannot go there to buy slaves because he lacks money...

  "It's said that our family has suffered quite a loss recently... damn it! The Wu family has been demolished twice in a row, not to mention the cost of rebuilding the mansion. And let's not forget, this time we've hired so many new servants again, looking at their diligent appearance, thinking about how our family just suffered a disaster, all the servants were slaughtered, in this situation, even if you think with your butt, you know these servants are attracted by the high salary of Old Man Wu, so this part of the expense is definitely not small." Wu Yeru scratched his head, and couldn't help but think.

  "The family members of the household guards must be properly settled, and a lot of money is needed. Moreover, in the future... Wu Zongyue will likely recruit and train many useful talents, which will also be a huge expense...... Alas! Although I don't know how much wealth my old man has now, but as a transmigrator, I couldn't bear to go ask him for money like this."

  He flipped over, facing upwards, his eyes gazing blankly at the sky. Wu Ye Yu's mind was racing: "There are plenty of valuable things on me, but most of them can't be sold, or I'd definitely get into trouble, and even bring trouble to this Wu family... sigh~"

  "Huh? That's right!"

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