Dragon God

Wushan Town is an ordinary town in the Kingdom of Finlay to the west of the first mountain range of the Magnolia Continent, the 'Warcraft Mountains'.

The morning sun is rising, and the small town of Wushan Town still has a cool air in the morning, but almost all the residents in the town have already come out to start work. Even the six or seven-year-old children have almost all gotten up and started. Traditional morning exercise.

In the open space to the east of Wushan Town, the warm morning sunlight shines through the big trees next to the open space, leaving mottled light spots on the open space.

I saw a large group of children, and I estimated there were about one or two hundred. This group of children was divided into three teams. Each team was lined up in several rows. The children stood quietly in the open space with serious expressions. The children in the northernmost group of this group of children were about six to eight years old. The middle group is about nine to twelve years old, and the southernmost group is a group of teenagers between thirteen and sixteen years old.

In front of this large group of children were three sturdy middle-aged men, all wearing short vests and coarse trousers.

"If you want to become a great warrior, you must train hard from an early age." The middle-aged man in the lead said coldly with his hands behind his back and his head held high. His cold eyes even glanced at the northernmost team. The six or seven-year-old children all pursed their lips and stared at the middle-aged man with dark eyes, not daring to say anything.

The leader, a middle-aged man named Hillman, is the captain of the guard of the 'Baruch Family', the owners of Wushan Town.

"You are all ordinary people. It is impossible for you to have the powerful secret training of Dou Qi like those great nobles. If you want to stand out and not be looked down upon by others in the future, you must practice according to the oldest, simplest and most basic methods. Exercise and work hard, you understand!"

Hillman glanced at the group of children.

"Understood." A group of teenagers roared loudly.

"Very good." Hillman nodded indifferently with satisfaction. Most of the six or seven-year-old children had confusion in their eyes, while the eyes of the teenagers were very determined, because they understood what Hillman meant. meaning.

Almost every man in the entire Magnolia Continent has to train hard since childhood. If anyone doesn't train hard, he will be looked down upon in the future! What represents a man's status is strength and money! Even women will look down on a man who has no strength.

I want my parents to be proud, I want girls to admire me, I want a bright future!

You must become a great warrior!

They are all civilians, and it is impossible for them to practice those precious Dou Qi secret books. Their only way is to exercise and strengthen their bodies since childhood! hard working! Spend more energy and effort than those nobles!

"In the morning, the sun rises, and everything is full of vitality. This is the best time to absorb the essence of heaven and earth and improve our body's potential. The old rule is to spread your legs shoulder-width apart, bend your knees slightly, and put your hands at your waist. When doing the Qi Yun Pose, you must remember to 'concentrate, keep your mind calm, and breathe naturally'." Hillman said indifferently.

The Qi Yun style is the simplest and most effective way to exercise the body. This is the experience accumulated by our ancestors over countless years.

Suddenly one or two hundred children were doing the postures required in the 'Yunqi pose'.

"Remember, concentrate, be calm, and breathe naturally!" Hillman said indifferently while walking among the teenagers.

At a glance, it was obvious that the teenage boys on the south side were all calm and breathing naturally. At the same time, each and every one of them achieved 'deep, flat and stable'. It is obvious that there have been some achievements in the 'Yun Qi Style'.

But if you look at the six or seven-year-old children in the north, their knees are bent to different degrees, their legs are loose, they obviously have no strength, and they are not stable at all.

Hillman said to the other two middle-aged men: "You are in charge of the two teams in the south and the center respectively. I will manage the children."

"Yes, captain." The two middle-aged men responded immediately, and then they carefully watched the two teams in the center and the south respectively, and sometimes kicked the legs of the teenagers to see if they were standing firmly enough.

Hillman walked toward the group of six or seven-year-old children in the north, and those children immediately became nervous.

"No, the big devil is coming." A big-eyed blond child named 'Hadley' whispered.

Hillman walked into the middle of this group of children. Looking at these children, Hillman's face was indifferent, but he sighed in his heart: "These children are really too young. They are far from enough either physically or mentally. They are not good enough for them." The requirements cannot be too high. However, it is better to cultivate physical training from an early age. If you exercise seriously from an early age, you will have a greater chance of surviving on the battlefield in the future."

And teaching children... to induce them and attract them is the most effective way! Force can only be counterproductive!

"Stand up one by one." Hillman snorted coldly.

Suddenly, each child puffed up his chest and looked forward.

A smile appeared at the corner of Hillman's mouth, and then he walked to the front and took off his vest. The muscular lines on his body made the children open their eyes wide. Even the teenagers in the central and southern areas were envious. He looked at the muscles on Hillman's body.

In addition to the almost perfect muscle lines, Hillman's exposed upper body had knife marks, sword marks, and dozens of various scars. All the children looked at those scars with bright eyes.

Knife marks, sword marks, these are the medals of men!

They all admire Hillman from the bottom of their hearts. Hillman, a great sixth-level warrior, a warrior tempered in life and death! Even in big cities, he is a great figure. In Wushan Town, he is a big shot that everyone respects.

Seeing the fiery eyes of those children, Hillman couldn't help but smile. He just wants these children to have admiration and desire in their hearts. This way they will work harder and be more motivated!

"Add more fire." Hillman laughed secretly in his heart, and then walked to a giant stone lock, which weighed three to four hundred kilograms.

Hillman grabbed the stone lock with one hand and started swinging it very easily. The three to four hundred kilogram stone lock looked like it was made of wood in Hillman's hand. The children opened their eyes wide and opened their mouths.

"It's too light, Luo Rui. When you have time after training, you can make some larger stone locks." Hillman flicked the stone lock, and the stone lock flew more than ten meters. "Peng!" fell heavily. Next to a big tree, the ground shook. Then Hillman walked up to a group of rocks.

"call!"

Hillman took a deep breath, and his muscles were visibly highlighted. Hillman punched one of the blue stones, his fist pierced the air, and the children next to him were shocked by the sharp whistling sound. He couldn't help but open his eyes wide. I saw Hillman's big fist hitting the huge bluestone hard.

"Peng!" The heavy and low impact of fists and bluestones made all the children's hearts beat hard.

That's a hard bluestone.

I saw seven or eight cracks appearing on the bluestone after a few vibrations, and eventually the "peng" fell into pieces, but Hillman's fist had no scars at all.

"Captain is still so awesome." Luo Rui, one of the other two middle-aged men, said with a smile while walking towards Hillman.

Another middle-aged man, 'Roger', also came over. Generally, when the children are practicing the 'Yunqi Style', these three instructors have a relaxing time to chat. They occasionally pay attention to the children and are not lazy.

Hillman smiled and shook his head: "No, when I was in the army, I exercised hard every day and fought bloody battles on the battlefield. But now, I just relax my muscles and bones every day at most, and I am not as passionate as before. "

All the kids looked at Hillman in adoration.

The huge bluestone was smashed to pieces with just one fist. What kind of strength is this? Those stone locks weighing three to four hundred kilograms can be swung at will. What kind of strength is this?

Hillman turned around and looked at the eyes of this group of children. He was very satisfied with the children's reaction.

"Remember, even if you don't rely on fighting spirit and simply train your body to the limit, it is theoretically possible to become a sixth-level warrior! And a sixth-level warrior can easily become a mid-level officer when he joins the army, and can easily obtain the title of a sixth-level soldier in the army. Fighting Qi training method! Even if you cannot become a sixth-level warrior, as long as you become the most common first-level warrior, you will be qualified to join the army. Remember, a man who cannot even reach the first-level warrior is not a man!" Hill Man's face was cold and stern.

"As a man, you should stand tall and face any challenge without fear!"

Hearing this sentence, the six or seven-year-old children couldn't help but smile on their faces, and each one of them suppressed their laughter. This sentence is Hillman's mantra, and it is also what Hillman often says when he teaches his children. a sentence.

"Stand firm one by one, look at the brothers on the south side, how are they standing?" Hillman scolded.

The six or seven-year-old children immediately struggled to stand firm one by one.

After a while, the six or seven-year-old children all staggered. Each child felt that their legs were so sore, but they gritted their teeth and persisted. After a while, each child fell to the ground and sat paralyzed. On the ground.

Hillman's face was still cold, but he nodded secretly in his heart. He was very satisfied with the performance of these children who were only six or seven years old.

After a while, some of the ten-year-old children in the center couldn't resist anymore and fell to the ground one by one.

"You can persist as long as you can. I won't force you to do it. It's just that you can only blame yourself if you are inferior to others in the future." Hillman said coldly.

"Huh?" Luo Rui suddenly looked at the team to the north in surprise.

At this moment, many of the ten-year-old children in the central team collapsed and collapsed on the ground, while there was actually a six-year-old child in the northern team who was still holding on.

"This is the first time Lin Lei has come to exercise today. He is so good!" Luo Rui said in surprise. Roger and Hillman next to him also noticed that Hillman also looked over there. At the moment, there was only one person in the north team. The little boy with brown hair persisted. This little boy pursed his lips, looked ahead firmly, and clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

Hillman's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

"What a boy!" Hillman praised in his heart. At only six years old, he was able to catch up with a ten-year-old child in the 'Qi Accumulation Style'. This talent can be seen from a glance.

Linley, whose full name is Linley & Baruch, is the eldest son of the Baruch family that owns the entire Wushan Town. The Baruch family is a very ancient family that was once very prosperous. However, it has been passed down for thousands of years and now there are only three members in the entire family, the patriarch Hoge and Baruch and their two sons. The eldest sons Linley and Baruch are only six years old this year. The youngest son, Wharton & Baruch, is only two years old. As for the mistress of the Baruch family, she died after giving birth to her youngest son. Linley's grandfather also lost his life in the war in the army.

Linley's legs were trembling. No matter how determined he was, his extremely sore muscles were beyond his control. He finally fell to the ground and sat down.

"Lin Lei, how do you feel?" Hillman walked over with a smile.

Lin Lei grinned, showing his small fangs: "It's nothing, Uncle Hillman." Hillman is the captain of the Baruch family guard team, and he also watched Lin Lei growing up. The relationship between the two is naturally very close.

"Good job, like a man." Hillman touched Lin Lei's head, which immediately made Lin Lei's hair as messy as straw.

"Hehe." Linley grinned, feeling very happy for Hillman's compliment.

...

After resting for a while, he continued training again. The level of training for children aged six or seven is much lighter. And the training level of those teenagers is very scary.

I saw this group of teenagers, including the children, with their heads and feet resting on flat stones. Their entire bodies were suspended in the air, supported entirely by the strength of their waists.

"The waist, the hips, this triangular area." Hillman gestured to the area of ​​the abdomen with both hands. "This area is the center of the entire body. Whether it is speed or strength, the core is this triangular area. This core triangle area is very important."

Hillman kept walking while talking, carefully observing whether each boy's movements were standardized.

"Stand up straight and don't let your waist sag!" Hillman shouted.

Immediately, many young men tried their best to push their waists upward. This was the first time Lin Lei had done this today. His little head and feet rested on two flat stones respectively. But at this time, Lin Lei could already feel his waist becoming hot and sore.

"Persistence, persistence, I am the best." Lin Lei encouraged himself in his heart. Linley's physical fitness has been very good since he was a child, and he has almost never been sick. In addition, having great perseverance and excellent performance are nothing.

"Plop!" The first child fell down.

However, the flat stones used for pillows and feet are only about 20 centimeters high, so children will not be hurt if they fall. (The alchemists of Magnolia Continent have formulated the unit of length '1 meter = 10 decimeters = 100 centimeters = 1000 millimeters')

"Plop!" "Plop!"... As time went by, each child could no longer hold on.

Lin Lei gritted his teeth tightly. He clearly felt that the pain in his waist had reached the limit, and he was almost unconscious: "My body is so heavy, I can't hold it anymore. Hold on, hold on a little longer." At this time, six to eight years old Lin Lei is the only one in this team who persists.

When Hillman saw Lin Lei, his eyes couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise and satisfaction.

"Lori." Hillman shouted suddenly.

"Captain." Luo Rui immediately stood up straight and waited for orders.

Hillman ordered: "Tomorrow you prepare some dye. When they are doing waist training, put a branch under each person's waist and smear dye on the branch. If anyone relaxes and his waist touches the branch, his body will be dyed." Add dye, and the training tasks will be doubled."

"Yes, Captain." Luo Rui responded loudly, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch, and he smiled secretly in his heart, "The Captain really has enough evil ideas, and those boys will be in trouble."

Isn't it?

The faces of those teenagers all turned bitter. Under normal circumstances, they could still be lazy with small movements, but once Hillman did this, they could no longer be lazy.

Hillman continued to speak coldly: "I can tell you that after a warrior practices fighting spirit, the location where the fighting spirit is stored is about a fist below the navel. You should be able to understand that this is also in the core triangle area. You guys Now you should understand the importance of exercising in the core triangle area! This is the core. Once it fails here, it will be useless to exercise in other positions."

A good educator is very important to children.

And Hillman is a great warrior. He knows the key points of exercise, he knows the step-by-step process, and he knows to what extent children of what age should train. If the degree is too great, it may cause the child's body to collapse.

"Grudge?"

Hearing this word, the teenagers and the children resting aside opened their eyes and looked at Hillman.

The common people's children were all looking forward to fighting spirit. Even Lin Lei, the descendant of a declining nobleman, also yearned for fighting spirit.

"thump!"

Linley finally couldn't resist anymore, but he still supported the ground with his arms and fell slowly.

"So comfortable!" Lin Lei felt a tingling sensation in his sore waist when he rested. The feeling penetrated deep into the muscles, as if deep into his bones. The comfortable little Lin Lei narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Who am I the first person to fall?" Lin Lei suddenly opened his eyes and looked around.

All the children in the six- to eight-year-old team fell, and even most of the ten-year-olds in the center also fell, but the teenagers aged fourteen or fifteen were holding on. But Hillman still had a cold face and said:

"You all must remember that the body is like a container or a wine glass. And Dou Qi is like wine! How much wine can be stored in a wine glass depends on the size of the wine glass. Likewise... the ultimate achievement of a person's practice of Dou Qi is also It depends on the degree of training of his body. If his body is too weak, even if he has a powerful secret code of fighting spirit, he will not be able to withstand much fighting spirit in his body and will not be a powerful warrior." Hillman told these children many important messages. .

Many fighters, because no one taught them when they were young, did not understand the relationship between physical strength and fighting spirit until later in life. But when they get too old, physical exercise has no effect.

The experience accumulated by many predecessors through many detours, Hillman quietly engraved those important experiences deeply into the minds of this group of children through his teachings again and again, like spring breeze and rain. Hillman doesn't want these kids to take another detour.

...

After experiencing the 'Yunqi style', which involved coordination exercises for the waist, legs, shoulders, back... all parts of the body, almost all the children collapsed on the ground. Hillman's training level and arrangement are very appropriate.

"Today's morning practice ends here." Hillman announced.

The training in Wushan Town is regular, divided into two times a day, one is morning training and the other is evening training.

"Uncle Hillman, tell us a story." As soon as they were dismissed, some children immediately shouted. At the end of every morning practice, Hillman would tell these children about what happened in the military or elsewhere on the mainland. story.

Children who have grown up in small towns are eager for the outside world and the military.

Hillman smiled slightly. Telling stories to the children was also a way he came up with to make the children full of motivation for training. Hillman always believed that only by letting children actively desire to practice can their achievements be achieved. will be high.

"Today, I will tell you about the four legendary ultimate warriors in the entire continent!" Hillman also had a look of admiration on his face.

The children's ears suddenly stood up and their eyes lit up. Linley, who was also sitting on the ground, felt his heart beat hard: "The four legendary ultimate warriors?" Linley's ears pricked up involuntarily and he looked at Hillman.

There was a hint of excitement in Hillman's eyes, but his voice remained calm: "On our continent, there were four ultimate warriors thousands of years ago. These four ultimate warriors all had strength comparable to that of giant dragons. They could One person roams among millions of soldiers and easily takes the heads of enemy generals! These four ultimate warriors are the dragon-blooded warrior, the purple-flame warrior, the tiger-striped warrior and the undead warrior!"

"There are nine levels of warriors. I, just a sixth-level warrior, can easily smash boulders and kick down big trees! And the ninth-level warrior is probably the strongest in our Kingdom of Finlay. In the ninth-level warrior Above the level warriors are the four ultimate warriors. They surpass the ninth level warriors and are at the pinnacle of warriors. They belong to the legendary strong men of the holy realm!" Hillman's eyes were full of longing, "The legendary strong men of the holy realm can... Let the huge icebergs melt, let the endless sea roar angrily, let the towering mountains collapse, let the cities with millions of people collapse and be destroyed, let the sky rain endless meteorites! They are invincible existences, supreme existences."

Silence, all the children were petrified.

Hillman pointed to the mountain to the northeast.

"Look at that Wushan, isn't it big?" Hillman said with a smile.

Those who had just heard Hillman say so much were frightened. They were nodding their heads at this moment. Wushan Mountain is thousands of meters high and thousands of meters long. In the eyes of humans, it is indeed a giant.

"But this Wushan, a strong man from the Holy Realm can destroy it in the blink of an eye." Hillman said with great certainty.

A sixth-level warrior can destroy a boulder with one palm, but a strong man from the holy realm can destroy a mountain. This made all the children's mouths grow wide, their eyes widen, and each one of them was trembling in their hearts. Deep in their hearts, they were involuntarily filled with fear of the powerful men of the Holy Realm, and at the same time, they were also full of expectations and desires.

"Destroy a mountain?" Hillman's words shocked Linley greatly.

Not long after, a group of children went back one by one with shock, and Hillman, Luo Rui, and Roger were the last to leave. Seeing this large group of children leaving in small groups, Hillman had a smile on his face.

"These children are the hope for the future of our Wushan town," Hillman said with a smile.

Luo Rui and Roger also looked at this group of children. Common people from almost every place on the mainland have been training hard since childhood. Seeing these children, Rory and Roger seemed to see their own childhood and adolescence.

"Captain Hillman, you are much more powerful than 'Old Porter' back then. Under your training, I believe our Wushan Town will become the most powerful town among the dozen or so towns around it." Rory said with a sigh.

The strength of the instructor determines the future of a place.

"By the way, Captain, how do you know that the Saint Realm experts and the four ultimate warriors are so powerful?" Luo Rui asked suddenly out of curiosity.

Hillman smiled sheepishly: "Well, actually, I don't know how powerful the four ultimate warriors are. After all, they are legendary figures. No one has seen them for many years."

"You didn't know, and you still lied to your children?" Luo Rui and Roger were speechless.

Hillman smiled slightly: "Although I don't know much about the power of the four ultimate warriors, I do know... Holy Magisters are magicians who have reached the Holy Realm. They can cast forbidden magic and destroy hundreds of thousands of people. An army, destroying a city. If the Holy Mage is so powerful, I guess the Holy Warrior is not much different."

"What's more, telling children this will make them more motivated. Haven't you seen the longing expressions on those children after hearing the story?" Hillman said with a proud smile.

Rory and Roger could only be speechless.

...

"Ray, goodbye."

"Hadley, bye."

After saying goodbye to his good friend 'Hadley', Linley walked towards his home alone. After walking for a while, he saw the mansion of the Baruch family.

The Baruch family's mansion occupies an extremely large area, and the walls of the courtyard are covered with moss, ivy and other plants. The courtyard walls are full of traces of time. The Baruch family mansion in Wushan Town is the ancestral home of the Baruch family. An ancestral house that has been passed down for five thousand years has been continuously repaired for thousands of years and is still standing here today.

However, with the decline of the family, the financial situation of the Baruch family also went from bad to worse, and in the end they could only rest on their laurels. More than a hundred years ago, the contemporary patriarch of the Baruch family decided that the entire family members would only live in a house that occupied one-third of the entire mansion. An area of ​​the front yard of the mansion, as for the courtyard behind, etc., will no longer be repaired and maintained. This saves a lot of money.

But even so, Linley's father, Hogg & Baruch, still needs to sell off some of the family's belongings to support the family.

The tall door of the mansion was open.

"Sacred warrior?" Lin Lei was thinking as he walked, "Can I become a sacred warrior in the future?"

"Linley." Hillman's voice sounded from behind. Hillman, Luo Rui, and Roger, the three last people to leave, also caught up at this moment.

Linley turned around and said happily: "Uncle Hillman!"

Linley then took a deep breath, looked up at Hillman, and asked anxiously and expectantly: "Uncle Hillman, do you think the holy warriors are so powerful? Then, is it possible for me to become a holy warrior?" In lei's heart, he has the same desire as most children.

Hillman was startled, and Rory and Roger next to him were also in a daze.

Sanctuary warrior?

"These kids are really brave enough to think. There are tens of millions of residents in the entire Kingdom of Finlay, but even so, there has not been a strong man in the holy realm for hundreds of years. If you want to become a strong man in the holy realm..." Hillman knew very well how difficult it was to become a strong man in the Sanctuary.

That requires hard training since childhood, family training, personal talent, and opportunities... Wait, how can it be so easy to become a strong man in the holy realm?

Hillman knew very well how much hardship he endured and how many times he wandered between life and death in order to become a sixth-level warrior. It's so difficult for level six warriors, let alone level seven, eight, and nine. As for the holy realm. Hillman probably only dared to think about it when he was dreaming.

But faced with lei's eager gaze.

"Lin Lei, Uncle Hillman believes in you. You will definitely become a warrior of the Holy Domain." Hillman stared at Lin Lei and said firmly. Hillman's words of encouragement made Lin Lei's eyes light up. Lin Lei's heart was filled with laughter. Desire also arises!

This desire is unprecedentedly hot!

"Uncle Hillman, can I train with the central team tomorrow?" Lin Lei suddenly said.

Hillman, Luo Rui, and Roger couldn't help but look at Lin Lei in surprise.

"My father once said that if you want to be a master, you must work harder than others." Lin Lei couldn't help but imitate his father's tone of voice.

Hillman suddenly smiled. He also saw Lin Lei's training today. Although Lin Lei is only six years old, his physical fitness is as good as that of a nine or ten year old child. He immediately nodded and smiled: "That's good, but then you can Don't back down, you know, this is not just a day or two, it will be a long time to come."

Lin Lei raised his little head and smiled confidently: "Uncle Hillman, just watch."

This is a very ordinary morning in Wushan Town, and it will be the same every day in the future. A group of children in Wushan Town continue to train hard under the guidance of the sixth-level soldier 'Hillman'. The only difference from the past was that Lin Lei, who was only six years old, was placed in a team with children around ten years old.

Another half year has passed in the blink of an eye. With hard training and strength, Lin Lei has spent the warm spring, the scorching summer, and entered the cool late autumn. ***There is a row of towering poplar trees next to the open space in the east of Wushan Town. Now every time the wind blows, there are always many withered yellow leaves floating in the air, spinning slowly and falling. The entire open space is also covered with withered yellow leaves.

It was getting dark.

There were a lot of people in the open space on the east side today, almost more than 300 people.

"This evening's training ends here." Hillman said with a smile. "Before that, everyone would like to wish our children from Wushan Town who are about to join the army."

After the busy farming season in autumn, it is time to join the army. In an era when martial arts are popular throughout the continent, every young man is proud to be a great warrior. Of course, there are many people who want to become magicians. It's just that it's too difficult to become a magician. Only one person in ten thousand has the qualifications to become a magician. With such a low probability, most people shouldn't even think about it.

Becoming a warrior is much easier. You have to reach adulthood at the age of sixteen, and you must reach the minimum level of a first-level warrior. As long as you agree with these two conditions, you can easily join the army.

"Uncle Hillman, thank you!"

One hundred and twenty-six young people aged 17 or 18 bowed respectfully. Usually these teenagers don't come to participate in training. They are adults and have their own jobs. But they were raised by Hillman. Hillman is their mentor.

Before joining the army, they came to say goodbye to Hillman.

Hillman looked at this group of energetic young people aged 17 or 18, and felt filled with emotion. Because he knew that these children were full of desire for a military career now, but after ten years of military life, how many of these children would be able to come back?

"I hope half of these 126 people will survive." Hillman hoped in his heart.

Hillman looked at the group of children and said loudly: "You boys, please listen clearly to me. You are men from Wushan Town. Men from Wushan Town should stand up and face any challenge without fear. Did you hear me?"

The seventeen-year-old boys all held out their chests, stood upright, and looked forward to their future military life in their fiery eyes. They all shouted back at the same time: "I heard it!"

"Very good." Hillman's straight body and cold eyes showed the unique demeanor of a soldier.

"You will set off tomorrow, prepare well tonight. I know your strength very well, and you can easily join the army! I, Hillman, will be waiting for you in Wushan Town to return to Wushan Town in glory!" Mann said loudly.

The eyes of the one hundred and twenty-six young men couldn't help but shine.

Returning home is the dream of every young man.

"Now, I order you to go back immediately, prepare well, and disband!" Hillman said coldly.

"yes."

One hundred and twenty-six young people responded respectfully, and then left one by one under the expectant and adoring eyes of nearly two hundred underage children beside them. And tomorrow, they will embark on a new journey.

"I have two years left and I am an adult. I can join the army by then."

"I really want to live a passionate life in the army. If I stay in Wushan Town all my life, it will be meaningless no matter how long I live."

...

A group of thirteen or fourteen-year-old boys were talking to each other. The boys were all looking forward to a passionate and passionate life. They want to make achievements, they want to be admired by girls, they want to be praised by their relatives in their hometown.

This is their dream!

"Lin Lei, your father Mr. Hogg has something very important today. Stop playing with other children here and go back with us." Hillman walked up to Lin Lei and looked at Lin Lei in front of him. Hillman felt that Very happy too.

Linley is very smart. Under the education of his father Hogg since childhood, he has learned many words and can read ordinary books.

Reading is a very luxurious thing. Generally only nobles have the opportunity to study. The Baruch family is a very old family with a lot of books.

"Uncle Hillman, I know, my father has asked me three times today. My father has never paid so much attention to something. I won't play here." Lin Lei said with a grin, revealing a line of pure white The teeth are just missing one in the middle of the row.

lei, has started to change his teeth.

"Okay, one of my front teeth is missing, and it leaks when I smile." Hillman said with a smile, "Let's go back."

****

In the front yard of the ancient mansion of the Baruch family, after the family had dinner, Lin Lei was playing with his two-and-a-half-year-old brother.

"Brother, hug, hug."

Little Wharton looked at Lin Lei with his pure eyes without a trace of impurity, and he ran towards Lin Lei with unsteady steps and stretched out his fleshy little hands. Lin Lei was squatting not far away and waiting for Little Wharton. Dun ran over.

"Wharton, come on, come on." Lin Lei encouraged.

Little Wharton runs at such a pace that people are always worried that he will fall. However, little Wharton finally rushed into Lin Lei's arms. Wharton's crystal skin, as soft as water, was now red. His pair of dark eyes looked at Lin Lei excitedly, and he shouted in a sweet voice: " Brother, brother."

Looking at his biological brother, Lin Lei felt endless love in his heart.

No mother, no grandparents. Although he is taken care of by his father and old housekeeper. But the precocious Lin Lei was very, very protective of his biological brother. In Linley's view, since he is the elder brother, he should take care of his younger brother.

"Wharton, what did you learn today?" Linley said with a smile.

Wharton frowned with a cute expression, thought for a while, and then said excitedly: "I learned how to use linen today!"

"Gunbu?" Lin Lei couldn't help but smile on his face, "What did you wipe off?"

Wharton broke his fingers and said: "I first wiped the floor with linen cloth, then wiped the chamber pot, and finally wiped... the bowl, yes, the eating bowl!" Wharton looked at Lin Lei excitedly, expecting Lin Lei's praise.

"You wiped the chamber pot and then the dishes?" Lin Lei's eyes widened.

"Why, isn't it right? I wiped it very clean." Wharton raised his little head and looked at his brother with confusion in his eyes.

"Master Lin Lei, your father is looking for you. Let me hold Master Wharton." I saw a kind old man with rosacea walking over. This old man with rosacea was none other than the housekeeper of the Baruch family, 'Xili'. Apart from the housekeeper, there is not even a maid or servant in the entire family.

Linley no longer cared about talking to Wharton, and immediately handed Wharton over to Grandpa Xili, while he got up and walked towards the living room.

"Father, why are you looking for me this time?" Even at a young age, Lin Lei felt that his father had something big to do with him this time.

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Walking into the living room, there is a clock that is taller than Lin Lei in the corner of the living room.

A clock is considered a relatively high-end item and is generally owned by wealthy or aristocratic families. At this moment, Linley's father was sitting in front of the fireplace, facing the fireplace. The flame of the fireplace was constantly burning, and from time to time there was the sound of cracking wood.

"Huh? Why did father change his clothes?" Lin Lei was surprised when he saw his father in the living room. When his father was at home, he usually wore very simple clothes. When having dinner just now, my father was just wearing ordinary clothes, but now, he was wearing a set of luxurious clothes.

Hogg's whole person has the unique temperament of an ancient aristocrat, and that kind of temperament cannot only be obtained by having money. That was cultivated by an old family tradition. How can a family with a heritage of five thousand years be compared to other families?

Hogg stood up and turned around. When he saw Lin Lei, his eyes couldn't help but light up.

"Lin Lei, follow me to the Zongtang. Uncle Xili, you also know about my family's affairs, so come with me." Hogg said with a smile.

"Going to the ancestral hall?" Lin Lei was surprised.

In the entire Baruch family mansion, family members generally live in the front courtyard of the mansion. As for the courtyards in the back, no one usually maintains the cleaning. There is only one ancestral hall at the back, where ancestors are worshiped. Someone still cleans it every month.

"Now is not the time to worship ancestors, so why go to the ancestral hall?" Lin Lei was full of doubts.

After leaving the living room, Hogg, Linley, and the housekeeper Xili, who was holding Wharton in his arms, walked along the moss-covered stone path with a long history toward the back courtyard.

In late autumn, the night is as cool as water.

The cool breeze blew, and Linley couldn't help but shiver. It's just that lei didn't say anything because he felt that the atmosphere was unusual. Following his father, Lin Lei and the others entered the clan hall.

"Squeak." The ancestral hall door was closed.

After lighting a row of candles in the ancestral hall, the entire ancestral hall suddenly became bright. Lin Lei saw at a glance the memorial tablets of his ancestors placed at the front of the ancestral hall. The densely packed spiritual tablets also illustrate the antiquity of the Baruch family.

Hogg stood quietly in front of the numerous memorial tablets without saying a word.

Lin Lei was also very nervous at this moment. The only sound in the entire ancestral hall was the burning sound of a row of candles. It was so quiet that it made people feel very depressed.

Suddenly, Hogg turned around, stared at Linley, and said solemnly: "Linley, there are a lot of things to do today. Before that, I will tell you some things about the Baruch family."

Linley felt his heart beating very fast.

"A family matter? What could it be?" Lin Lei was also looking forward to it in his heart, but he didn't dare to say anything.

With a touch of pride on his face, Hogg said loudly: "Lin Lei, our Baruch family has been inherited for five thousand years. Looking at the entire Finlay Kingdom, it is estimated that there is no other family as old as ours. "There was absolute pride in Hogg's tone.

Ancient, this is something that some nobles value very much.

"Lin Lei, do you know that there are four legendary ultimate warriors in the history of the entire Magnolia Continent?" Hogg turned around and looked at Lin Lei.

Linley's eyes lit up and he nodded: "I know. I heard Uncle Hillman say that the legendary four ultimate warriors are the dragon-blooded warrior, the purple-flame warrior, the tiger-striped warrior, and the undead warrior."

Hogg smiled and nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, I want to tell you now! The four ultimate warriors actually represent four ancient families, and our Baruch family is the ancient family that contains the blood of the noble dragon-blooded warriors. !"

"A family of dragon-blooded warriors?" Lin Lei felt his head suddenly buzzing.

From Lin Lei's point of view, his family is just an old and declining family. How did he get in touch with the four legendary ultimate warriors?

"You don't believe it?" Hogg had a touch of pride on his face, "Lin Lei, you can go up and take a closer look at those spiritual tablets. You are literate now. The deeds of this ancestor are engraved on the back of each spiritual tablet. The top one The ancestors represented by the three spiritual positions are all dragon-blooded warriors!"

Huo grabbed Lin Lei's hand and said, "Follow me."

Hogg took Linley to the back of the side where many spiritual tablets were placed. Hogg picked up Lin Lei and said, "Look carefully at the writings on the back."

lei opened his eyes wide and looked--

The writing on the back of the top spiritual tablet is deeply engraved and very clear. The ancient handwriting with a history of five thousand years tells earth-shattering deeds one after another!

"Baruch, the first dragon-blooded warrior in the Magnolia continent. In the year 4560 of the Magnolia calendar, Baruch fought against the frost dragon and the black dragon at the gate of Linnan City, and finally killed the frost dragon and the black dragon, making him famous all over the world. Magnolia In calendar year 4579, Baruch faced the Hydra Emperor on the North Sea coastline of the mainland. Tsunamis continued that day and the city collapsed. After a day and night of fierce fighting, Baruch finally killed the Hydra Emperor... and finally established the Baruch family. Luke is the first generation patriarch!"

"Ryan Baruch, the second dragon-blooded warrior in the Magnolia Continent, defeated and conquered a sacred golden dragon in the Warcraft Mountains in the year 4690 of the Magnolia calendar, and became a golden dragon paladin! In the year 4697 of the Magnolia calendar..."

"Hazard Baruch, the third dragon-blooded warrior in the Magnolia Continent, was born in the year 5360 of the Magnolia Calendar. He fought a fierce battle against the sacred monster 'Blood-Eyed Mane Lion' in the Sunset Mountains. He defeated the Blood-Eyed Mane Lion and left it in ruins. Escape and become famous all over the world..."

...

Each great name and shocking deeds made Lin Lei's blood surge with passion.

"My family is actually a family of dragon-blooded warriors?" Linley was excited for a long time.

Hogg next to him said in a low voice: "In the first three generations of our Baruch family, three consecutive ones were dragon-blooded warriors. Once they become dragon-blooded warriors, their lifespans will be extremely long. The second-generation patriarch, Ryan Baruch, will wait until 700 When they are many years old, they marry and have children."

"What's behind?" Lin Lei asked in confusion, "Father, why are there no dragon-blooded warriors in our family now?"

Hogg nodded and said: "To become a dragon-blooded warrior, it mainly depends on the concentration of dragon-blooded warrior blood in the body. The higher the concentration, the better. As generations of children are passed down, the descendants of the Baruch family will have the dragon-blooded blood in their bodies." The blood concentration of warriors will become thinner and thinner. But... it is not absolute, because as it is passed down from generation to generation, sometimes there will suddenly be a certain child with a higher concentration of dragon blood warrior blood."

"About a thousand years after Hazard Baruch, the fourth dragon-blooded warrior appeared in our Baruch family. Then it took about fifteen hundred years and dozens of generations before our family finally The fifth dragon-blooded warrior appeared. However, in the following more than a thousand years until now, there has not been a single dragon-blooded warrior."

Hogg shook his head and sighed: "The fifth dragon-blooded warrior only existed on the Magnolia Continent for more than two hundred years, and then disappeared. After more than a thousand years, our Baruch family has completely declined. "

In more than a thousand years, no matter how glorious a family is, it may decline.

"However, there is still hope for our family. Maybe one generation of children will have the concentration of dragon-blooded warrior blood in their bodies to meet the conditions for becoming a dragon-blooded warrior. As long as they meet that condition, they can become real dragon-blooded warriors after decades of hard work. Warrior. Our Baruch family can once again restore the glory of the original 'Dragon Blood Warrior Family'!" Hogg's eyes lit up, "Lin Lei, you are also six and a half years old. According to the rules, when you reach six years old, the dragon blood detected The blood concentration of a warrior is more accurate, and today, I will test it for you."

Lin Lei was shocked: "Test the blood concentration of the Dragon Blood Warrior? Test mine?" Lin Lei understood the meaning of his father's actions. This test will detect whether you have the conditions to become a dragon-blooded warrior.

"Lin Lei, wait a moment, I'll go get the 'Dragon Blood Needle'." Hogg said slightly excitedly, and then he walked towards the secret room behind the ancestral hall.

"Dragon-blooded warrior? Will I become a dragon-blooded warrior?" Lin Lei felt uneasy in his heart.

Standing there, Linley was feeling very flustered in his heart. There was expectation, but also a hint of fear, fearing that the blood concentration of the dragon-blooded warrior in his body would not reach the required level.

"If it fails, my father will probably be very disappointed." Lin Lei couldn't help but think. Lin Lei has been dependent on his father and younger brother since he was a child, and he doesn't want his father to be disappointed. It's just that the blood concentration of the dragon blood warrior in the body is not something he can decide.

In just a moment, Hogg walked out of the secret room behind the ancestral hall, holding an extremely thin transparent needle nearly twenty centimeters long.

"Dragon blood needle?" Lin Lei looked at the long needle in his father's hand and naturally guessed the name.

"Okay, Lin Lei, this needle tip just pricks the skin lightly. It won't hurt. Stretch out your hand." Hogg said with a smile. Lin Lei nodded, then took a deep breath and stretched out his right hand nervously. . The slightly trembling right hand also reflected that Lin Lei was really nervous at this moment.

Not only Linley, but even Hogg himself was very nervous.

"Be patient." The transparent dragon blood needle in Hogg's hand gently pricked Linley's right index finger, easily piercing the skin. Linley felt a sharp pain, and the dragon's blood needle turned from transparent to red.

Hogg immediately put the dragon blood needle in front of his eyes tremblingly and observed it carefully.

Lin Lei raised his head and looked at his father without blinking. He felt uneasy in his heart: "Is the concentration of the Dragon Blood Warrior blood in my body enough? Father, why did he look at the 'Dragon Blood Needle' for so long?" Lin Lei I had a bad feeling in my heart.

"Alas..." With a sigh, Hogg put the dragon blood needle aside.

Hearing his father's sigh, Lin Lei, who had been nervous for a long time, knew that the dragon blood warrior blood in his body must not meet the requirements, and tears flowed out.

"Lin Lei, why are you crying? Don't cry, be good, don't cry." Hogg immediately picked up Lin Lei. Looking at the crying Lin Lei, Hogg also felt heartbroken. After all, Lin Lei is only six and a half years old now. Still a child.

"Don't cry, um, don't cry." Lin Lei sobbed twice and held back his tears, "Father, I'm sorry, I let you down."

When Hogg heard what Lin Lei said, he only felt a warmth in his heart. He couldn't help but hold Lin Lei tightly in his arms: "Lin Lei, don't be sad. In fact, my father didn't have much hope. It has been more than a thousand years and dozens of generations. No one in the world has become a dragon-blooded warrior. If you can't achieve it, it's okay. Father doesn't blame you."

Feeling the warmth of his father's chest, Lin Lei gradually relaxed in his heart.

At this time, Wharton, who was only two and a half years old, had already fallen asleep in the arms of housekeeper Shirley.

"Linley, now I, you and your brother are the only ones left in the Baruch family. I don't have a big goal in this life. I don't dare to hope to become a dragon-blooded warrior." Hogg laughed at himself and became a dragon. Blood Warrior, is it so easy?

lei also looked up at his father.

Lin Lei rarely saw his father talking to him like this. Usually his father was so strong and stern.

Hogg looked at the rows of memorial tablets and said with a hint of longing in his eyes: "My real goal is to recover the treasure inherited from our Baruch family."

"What is the treasure of inheritance? Why haven't I heard of it?" Lin Lei asked curiously.

Hogg said proudly: "The inherited treasure of our family - the sword 'Slaughter', is the weapon of Baruch, the first generation patriarch of our Baruch family and the first dragon-blooded warrior in the entire Magnolia Continent. Alas... descendants are unfilial. , more than 600 years ago, due to the decline of the family, the patriarch of that generation actually sold the inherited treasure of our family for his own luxury."

Speaking of this, Hogg's body trembled with anger.

"Selling the inherited treasure?" Lin Lei was also a little angry in his heart. Even though he was only six and a half years old, he understood it after reading many books. No matter how difficult it is, you should never sell the inherited treasure. What's more, according to what my father said, the patriarch of that generation was just for his own luxury.

Hogg shook his head and said helplessly: "Every generation of clan leaders after that wants to get the sword 'Slaying' back. But for this goal, our descendants have worked hard for six hundred years without success. After all, the sword 'Slaying' was originally It was sold for 180,000 gold coins, 180,000 gold coins, let alone we can't get it out, even if we can get it, others won't sell it to us."

As an ancient dragon-blood warrior family, all the family's inherited treasures have been sold.

This is a shame!

The shame of the ancient dragon blood warrior family!

Every generation of tribesmen want to get the sword 'Slaying' back, but they have tried for six hundred years without success.

As the contemporary patriarch of the family, Hogg is of course also looking forward to it. But the entire family's financial situation is now very poor. One hundred and eighty thousand gold coins? Even if he sells his ancestral home, he probably won't be able to amass such a huge fortune.

Aside from the treasure of inheritance, this shame often made Hogg feel heartbroken and ashamed, unable to face his ancestors.

Linley saw his father's expression and comforted him: "Father, don't worry. One day, I will bring back our family's inherited treasure."

"You?" Hogg laughed and stroked Linley's head lovingly.

Hogg secretly said in his heart: "Lin De, how do you know, this sentence... I also told your grandfather back then." The efforts of so many generations of disciples for six hundred years have not been successful, how can it be so easy to do it? Arrived? After all, someone who can collect swords to 'kill' is definitely not an ordinary person.

How can they sell it?

Even if it is sold, how can the price be affordable by the declining Baruch family?

"Father doesn't believe me?" Lin Lei raised his head and looked at his father in confusion.

"Believe it, believe it." Hogg laughed.

The father and son cling to each other, and the ancient dragon blood warrior family has been passed down to this day, with only these three members remaining. When will this ancient family, which has been in decline for more than a thousand years, regain its former glory? But at this moment, Lin Lei, who was lying in his father's arms, had his fists clenched tightly!