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Many people were capable of concocting such pills, and because of the war, the Pill Incense Pavilion had made many contributions. Giving away 1000 healing pills for free was definitely a huge sum of money.
Although the price of healing pills was much lower than that of Origin Condensation Pills, to the point that they couldn't even be traded for one in ten, it was undoubtedly extremely useful in battles. Even if ordinary people had Origin Condensation Pills, it was still useless. Most of the time when soldiers had healing pills, it could be considered as having an extra life.
However, after a thousand healing pills, he would have to use various herbs or money to buy the rest. Even so, the Pill Incense Pavilion still gave quite a large discount.
This morning, the siege of the Silver Wolf Country had temporarily stopped and they seemed to be reorganizing themselves. The City Lord's Mansion had already set up many temporary sites in the Floating City to recruit soldiers. Although there were quite a few people willing to participate, there wouldn't be too many.
After all, if they entered the battlefield, they would have to face life-threatening danger. It was very likely that they wouldn't be able to return! There were also a few poor people who had eaten all the food in the world, and some hot-blooded people who wanted to help the country.
There weren't many people like this, but their numbers were still quite impressive. After all, the City Lord was someone who was very popular. In addition, some of the families in the floating city had sent their own disciples to join the army. This could be considered a form of training, and it could also be considered a part of protecting the floating city!
Bai Yu Zhe and his entourage of eighteen people appeared at the recruitment point near the Aromatic Pills Pavilion. They did not arrive early, so there were still a few dozen people at the front.
"Name, age, and home address!" The person in charge of the recruitment was a middle-aged man. He wore a suit of chainmail and looked like he was made of iron and blood. He had obviously been on the battlefield before and had killed many people.
"Wang Liu, twenty years old, living at 135th Gou Wai Street!" At the very front of the line was a young man. His clothes were full of patches.
A large portion of the people who joined the army lived on Gouffe Street. Gou Lan Street may sound like a street, but it is actually not a small area. That is the main city of Floating City, where the poor live. A quarter of the people here ask for food, and there are a lot of other people who eat until the end of the day.
Therefore, there were quite a lot of volunteers who came to the recruitment point. Many people's greatest wish was to be able to eat their fill of rice. Furthermore, there were meat dishes for three meals a day, which was very attractive to them!
"Go over there. Pick a stone lock and hold it up. Pass!" As the middle-aged man was registering, he pointed at Wang Liu with his left hand. There was a row of stone locks, from the smallest to the largest, about a dozen of them. The smallest one was about twenty kilograms, and the largest one was bigger than a millstone and weighed several hundred kilograms.
Wang Liu walked in front of the stone lock and, after a moment of deliberation, picked a stone lock that weighed about fifty kilograms. Wang Liu walked in front of the stone lock and after a moment of deliberation, picked a stone lock that weighed about fifty kilograms.
"It's not bad, soldier. Go on!" The middle-aged man gave one of the tokens to Wang Liu before continuing on to the next one. As for Wang Liu, he had his men lead them into a makeshift tent.
Next, he only lifted a thirty kilogram stone lock and became an assistant soldier. Basically, he would not face his enemies directly, but instead, he would do some supporting work.
The next one, without even lifting the lightest stone lock, was naturally unqualified. He could not lift more than twenty kilograms, so there was no point in going. He even needed to take care of the food. Obviously, the Mayor's mansion would not do such a thing.
Very soon, it was Bai Yu Zhe's turn to line up. At the very front of the line was Tie Ta. His sturdy body gave off a sense of pressure as he stood there.
"Name, age, and home address!" After the middle-aged man took a look, he revealed a surprised expression, but his tone was still mechanical.
"Tie Ta, 14 years old, Gou Lan Street, 10 li temple!" Tie Ta answered in a muffled voice. That's right, he didn't know his own name, only his surname, Xiong. After so many years, he still called him Tie Ta, so he had almost forgotten his surname!
"True name!" The middle-aged man frowned and raised his voice a bit. Tie Ta? Is that even a name? At most, it would just be a nickname, of course I have to announce my real name when I join the army!
"Just call me Tie Ta, I don't have any other names!" Tie Ta's voice had also risen in volume as he spoke with a serious expression.
The middle-aged man thought for a while, but didn't say anything more. Based on the situation on Gou Wai Street, this could be true. Then, while he was registering, he pointed towards the stone lock.
Tie Ta walked over, directly heading for the largest stone lock. He didn't even glance at the other small stone locks. At the front, he held the handle of the stone lock with one hand.
"Rise!"
With a loud shout, Tie Ta's entire body tensed up. His sturdy arm steadily lifted the huge stone lock, and then abruptly raised it above his head. After spinning three times on the ground, he slowly placed it on the ground.
"Hua …"
Seeing Tie Ta's performance, everyone besides Bai Yu Zhe and the others, whether they were members of the army or members of the military, went into an uproar with their jaws dropped!
What kind of power was this? One must know that the stone lock was probably two hundred kilograms, a full four hundred kilograms. With one hand, he lifted it up, and it didn't seem like much effort to him …
"No way …" He's only fourteen? "
Suddenly, some of the people in the back thought of Tie Ta's report of his age and were stunned, unable to believe that this was the truth. Originally, after that eccentric name of his had disturbed everyone from paying attention to his age, there was suddenly someone who remembered …
"How is this possible? How could a fourteen year old grow up to be like this? And its strength is that terrifying? " Many people exclaimed one after another. It was obvious from their voices that they didn't believe it.
Even the middle-aged man did the same as he looked at Tie Ta with a puzzled expression. He even cautiously asked, "Again, how old are you?"
"Fourteen!" Tie Ta's attitude was still sincere, and he even had a hint of doubt in his voice. So what if he was fourteen years old? Who made the rule that you couldn't grow so strong at the age of fourteen?
No one spoke as the middle-aged man looked at Tie Ta. Looking at him closely, there was a hint of childishness in his expression, and his face was very smooth with only a few strands of fur, which was not a beard.
"Superior soldier!" The middle-aged man didn't have any more doubts and gave Tie Ta a metal token. Then, he asked someone to take him to the tent to gather!
At the back of the queue, there were even those who had passed the examination before. At this moment, there were quite a few people who were standing outside with an envious expression on their faces. Even though a high ranking soldier was only one level higher than a low level soldier, the treatment of such soldiers was much better.
A meritorious military service to all civilians was a matter of honor to their ancestors.
Of course, the possibility of dying in the war was not small.
"Monkey, 13 years old, Ten Mile Temple on Gou Wai Street!" The next person to step up was Monkey. After the middle-aged man asked the same question a thousand times, he answered. His circumstances were the same as Tie Ta's; he didn't even know his surname.
The hundreds of people who could see the scene were once again dumbfounded. However, this time, they were not at a loss with regards to the name. The previous Tie Ta, who was fourteen years old, had a physique that could not be considered eighteen years old.
And now, this monkey called 'Monkey', no one doubted his age, and his figure was really similar to his name. His height was definitely not even close to Tie Ta's chest, and if one did not look carefully, one might think of him as a monkey!
How many pounds of strength could this person have?
"Nonsense, you're not the army …"
The middle-aged man was a bit angry. He felt that the kid in front of him was here to make fun of him. But before he could finish, Monkey had already arrived beside the stone lock. His speed was so fast that ordinary people couldn't see him clearly. Then, he chose the stone lock, which frightened everyone once again.
He actually walked directly to the largest stone lock. He held the handle with both hands and suddenly lifted the stone lock that was several times bigger than his body over his head. He lasted for three seconds.
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Boom …
He smashed the stone lock onto the ground and felt the earth tremble slightly.
This time, the commotion caused by the monkey was even more shocking than that of Tie Ta, even though everyone could tell that this weight was already considered the limit for this skinny boy whose weight did not even exceed 30 kg.
But they still had to look at that person's body. No one doubted that the smallest stone lock would be able to completely crush him …
However, who would have thought that with such a small body, he could lift a stone lock that weighed hundreds of kilograms? He must be seeing things...
That's right, strength was definitely a weak point of this monkey. However, one must not forget that he was close to the middle stage of the Heart's Gate. Moreover, under the treatment of Bai Yu Zhe's pill, his strength had increased by several folds! Not to mention, what he was training in was a Xuan Level cultivation technique. Raising a heavy object that weighed several hundred kilograms was within reason!
"Up..." "An officer!" The middle-aged man wiped the sweat off his forehead. He spoke a bit more slowly and then gave Monkey a metal plate. When Monkey walked behind him, he couldn't help but look back. Only then did he adjust his state of mind and continue with the recruitment!
"Earth Rat, 14 years old, Ten Mile Temple on Gou Wai Street!"