C260 Erde Imperial Palace

Mu Like felt a headache coming on as he read the report.

Because of the war between Mace and Ara, Erde used this rare opportunity to carry out large-scale reforms in order to quickly develop and replace Mace as the number one country. It was also because of this that the memorials she wanted to approve would become a small mountain everyday. Since she had taken over this stall, she would not regret or be afraid of working hard. However, the contents of the imperial report he had submitted today really puzzled her.

In the end, she summoned her trusted minister here to ask her what was going on.

"Is what it says true?" she asked slowly, rubbing her aching temples, as if her voice might become unreal if it were to be any slower. "Could it be that the local officials are making up lies to raise the budget?"

The Minister hurriedly bowed and replied, "Reporting to Your Majesty, based on our indirect verification, it was initially determined to be true!"

"Three villages turned into ruins overnight?" She still had some doubts as she looked at the imperial reports and said, "Apart from the bones and the destroyed buildings in the village, not a single thing was left behind, not even food or clothes?"

"Yes, this is what the person who presented the memorial said to this old official."

"Human corpses turned into bones overnight?" Mu Like shook his head suspiciously. He could not accept this, "Is this a lie concocted by them to shirk their responsibility as supervisors?"

Seeing her angry look, the Minister hurriedly explained, "This place is under the jurisdiction of Minister Bao. The policy of reporting the situation here is to be done by local officials once a day, this is something the little Chen can guarantee for Your Majesty."

Mu Li was clear on this point, and it was precisely because of this that she was so confused.

"One night, one night …" She stood up and paced back and forth in the room. "Could it be that a monster capable of turning into human flesh and blood has appeared there?!"

"It doesn't seem to be …" Seeing that she was staring at him intently, he continued, "According to what the newcomers have said, apart from the bones, every corpse has meat left on it, and the way it looks now is as if it was bitten by a wild beast …"

"It was bitten by a wild beast, could it be that the wild beast will steal the clothes of a human, put on the clothes of a human, and eat the food with its own fire?!" Speaking to here, the angry Mu Like suddenly realized something and couldn't help but shiver. "Could it be … Was this caused by the orc? A large scale orc army has already invaded my land?

If that was the case, then how many more days would the Erde have to live in peace!

Chang Jing smiled as she listened to Yin Man's complaints, then asked, "Is it going smoothly? Can we participate in the selection now?"

Looking at Chang Jing's expectant expression, Yin Man lowered her head, exhaling deeply, he answered softly, "I'm really sorry …"

"Can't I?" Chang Jing was disappointed, she sighed and comforted her, "If you can't do it this time, then it's fine, but don't blame yourself. I believe that you will still have the chance in the future."

"Why after?" Yin Man suddenly raised her head, blinked her large eyes and said mischievously, "I've been busy for so long, if they don't let you participate and see how I won't bomb them, then! I am very sorry for you, but it is only because you will have to work hard for me from tomorrow onwards. If I succeed, I can be promoted to two levels, and if there are five or six people selected for the position of Tyrant, wouldn't I be able to become a high-ranking official? "Hahaha …"

Chang Jing was stunned, only after thinking about it for a long time did she finally understand that this little girl was messing with him!

"Alright, alright, that's for the best!" He threw up his hands and shook his head. "What day exactly?"

"Are you going to eat breakfast early or a little later? Do you want to let them have a good rest?"

"No need, we are already getting impatient. The sooner the better!" Chang Jing rubbed her hands together as if she was eager to give it a try, and replied excitedly, "The reason why we took the risk to come to the Erde to seek development is only for fame or profit, but if we succeed, wouldn't we get everything?! My lifelong wish, how can I allow it to come late?! "

"That's for the best," Yin Man nodded happily. "The day given to me is tomorrow, and I was worried that you guys might not have gotten used to it yet, but you still wanted to fawn on those officials and take your time!"

"Then I'll go and tell them the news now!"

No matter how funny it looked, it was a joke. However, firstly, it was to hide his gratitude, and secondly, he was very happy when he heard the news, because it meant that she was one step closer to saving Xi Yan!

The next day, the sky was clear and the weather was warm enough to be mistaken for spring.

Chang Jing and Yin Man took the lead, leading over a thousand people to the entrance of the's Sacrifice Hall, where the first round of preliminaries was held.

"Everyone be quiet," Yin Man waved her hand, signalling for everyone to be quiet, "The content of the first selection is actually very simple — — Magic cultivators test the magicite crystal to determine their own magic power, and to make it emit red light. Martial arts cultivators test their palm energy, lightness skills, and speed. Everyone split into groups. The Mage, please stand to the right, while the Warrior, please, will stand to the left. "

The group obediently separated according to her orders, and the number of people who trained in magic and martial arts became clear — the magic team on the right was extremely large, accounting for around eighty to ninety percent of the total number of people, with Yin Feng, Noticing Earth, Huo Wu and Xue Ge leading the group, while the martial arts team on the left only had a little more than a hundred people, led by Chang Jing.

This was not surprising. Most of these warriors who had been practicing martial arts in the army had lost their lives in the last battle. It was not easy to gather over a hundred people. But what made people feel strange was how did Chang Jing, this strong mage, manage to stand in the martial arts team?

Yin Man looked at Chang Jing in surprise and asked him in disbelief, "You didn't stand the wrong way, right?

"That's right," Chang Jing faintly smiled, "Could it be that you're forcing me to stand by your side? I was born in a martial arts family, what's so strange about cultivating martial arts? "

That was a fact. If the Jian Hun Family did not count the Wu Lin Family, then there were very few people in this world who could be called the Wu Lin Family.

"Hur hur, then just stand there and manage the martial arts team." Yin Man was amused by him, and did not forget to mutter after he finished, "I didn't think that your skinny and weak body was actually a martial arts expert, it is truly unbelievable!"

That was what he said to Huo Wu last night.

"Because I have some fame within the Erde, I don't want to be exposed because of this! Moreover, the house that the Saint level expert lived in was located right next to the martial arts practitioner, far away from the magic cultivator. "

So that's how it was!

While they were talking, the two teams split up at the test site.

Chang Jing admired Mu Like's heroic spirit even more when she saw the scale of the plaza. This place that was provided for the experts to cultivate was considered a very private place that should not have been built well, but right now, she was looking at a place that took up over a hundred mu of land. There was a large amount of ancient trees in the plaza, and as soon as she entered, he could feel the fresh air inside. What moved him the most was its design. The ancient trees were not distributed randomly, but rather cleverly divided the large square into countless independent spaces. While one could feel the emptiness here, they could not clearly see the situation in the space nearby, which provided the experts with a good ability of concealment.

"Boss, let's hurry up and go. I'm afraid that I won't be happy if we're late!"

One of the soldiers reminded Chang Jing. Ever since she had decided to come to the Erde, Chang Jing had asked them to call him "Boss", because even an idiot would be able to tell that they belonged to the same unit as the "General".

"Heh, I was too engrossed in looking at the arrangements here that I forgot we have serious matters to attend to!" Chang Jing laughed embarrassedly, and said, "Then let's hurry up and go over. I'm still curious about how they tested it."

With that, they sped up their pace, and soon, they arrived at their destination.

The space here was much larger than other places, it didn't feel crowded at all when accommodating over a hundred people, but instead had the feeling that no one was around, and other than them, there was no one else in the area. Forget about the examiners, there wasn't even a single chair or table, if not for the fact that there was a "Martial Arts Testing Grounds" sign in the small plaza, Chang Jing would have thought that she had walked into the wrong place.

"Everyone, stand here. I'll go take a look at the situation first."

After instructing these people, Chang Jing immediately walked forward, then turned around a tree that required five people to hug together, and suddenly felt enlightened. Inside, ten over huge stones were neatly placed there, and the people next to the stones were the five middle-aged men who were in charge of testing them!

The person standing in the center asked Chang Jing disdainfully when he saw someone walk in.

"You're the contestant for today's test?"

Chang Jing subconsciously nodded.

"Then why are you still standing here?" He had a big temper as he coldly scolded, "Hurry up and let them all come in. I still have things to do today!"