Enforcement Team

Ever since making an agreement with Instructor Ruo Lin, Xia Mo had accumulated quite a few medicinal herbs over the past few days by refining pills for others.

One of the people who had come to him for pill refinement was Wu Hao, disciple of Wu Tianlang, the commander of the Enforcement Team. He was a nine-star Dou Zhe, just like Hu Jia. That was right—over the past month, Hu Jia, the girl everyone called a tomboy, had also broken through to become a nine-star Dou Zhe.

Wu Hao was a local student from the Black Corner Region and carried a heavy aura of slaughter. Because he wielded a blood-red greatsword, the students of the academy had given him the nickname Blood Sword, and he was known as Blood Sword Wu Hao.

Xia Mo was interested in him because he was a true man who dared to fight and risk his life. Though his killing intent was heavy, he was loyal, admired the strong, and could be considered open and forthright.

In terms of talent, Wu Hao might have been slightly inferior to Hu Jia, but his future achievements would by no means be inferior to hers. He might even surpass her slightly.

Xia Mo had not expected to meet Wu Hao like this, and it gave him an idea.

Xia Mo thought that he had recently obtained quite a few medicinal herbs through pill refinement. He planned to use an Alchemist's methods to continuously refine those herbs and obtain energy essence.

Then, he would join the Enforcement Team and use constant battles to accelerate his absorption of the energy essence, temper his Dou Qi further, and ultimately create a positive cycle that would help him grow stronger quickly.

At the same time, joining the Enforcement Team would also earn him contribution points. He could accumulate some points and exchange them for useful items later on.

That day, Xiao Yi Xian and the others had already gone to class. Xia Mo was sitting in the doorway, basking in the sun, when someone walked over and their shadow covered him completely.

"You're Xia Mo?" Wu Hao looked at the child before him without changing expression and asked in an icy tone. It was not intentional; it was simply a result of the cultivation technique he practiced.

Xia Mo raised his head slightly, and the figure looked down at him. Their gazes immediately met directly in midair.

This figure carried a dense scent of blood. Killing intent showed in his cold eyes, faintly accompanied by a trace of ferocity. In contrast, Xia Mo's gaze remained quite calm.

"You know me?" Xia Mo asked in surprise.

"I didn't, but I do now. I heard you're very strong?" Wu Hao's eyes shifted slightly, sharp light surging within them. What he loved most was fighting strong opponents.

"No, no. My strength is actually quite ordinary," Xia Mo said modestly.

"No. You're not ordinary. Very far from ordinary."

Wu Hao shook his head, light flickering in his eyes. "Could we have a fight sometime?"

Having sensed Xia Mo's unusual nature from up close, his fighting spirit had already risen.

"Forget it. There's no need to fight. Did you come to have pills refined?"

"I'm Wu Hao of the Enforcement Team. I did come to have pills refined this time. I also heard from others that you're very strong, so I wanted to spar with you," Wu Hao said, looking at Xia Mo.

"Let's really forget about fighting. But I want to join the Enforcement Team. Can you take me there?" Xia Mo asked.

"I can, but can you refine my pills first? These pills are rather important." Although Wu Hao was somewhat surprised that Xia Mo wanted to join the Enforcement Team, he said nothing more. As long as one was strong enough and unafraid of death, the Enforcement Team welcomed all comers.

"Sure. Give me the medicinal herbs. You know the rules, right?" Xia Mo asked.

"Here." Wu Hao took a ring off his hand. "Refine Bone-Growing Pills and Body-Restoring Pills. The medicinal herbs are inside. By your Alchemists' rules, three sets of materials for one batch of pills. The payment is in there too."

"Come pick them up in three days." Xia Mo inspected it. They were both second-tier pills, so they should be fairly easy to refine; there was simply a larger quantity.

"Fine. I'll come again in three days." After saying that coldly, Wu Hao turned and left directly.

Watching him go, Xia Mo shook his head. Wu Hao himself was quite taciturn, and coupled with his heavy killing intent and disdain for speaking with ordinary people, he seemed extremely cold and distant.

Three days later, Wu Hao returned before Xia Mo, still carrying a murderous aura and wearing the same icy expressionless face.

"Here, your pills." Xia Mo tossed the previous ring to Wu Hao.

Wu Hao said nothing. He caught it, checked its contents, nodded to Xia Mo, then prepared to turn and leave.

"Don't be in such a hurry to go. Take me to join the Enforcement Team," Xia Mo hurriedly said when he saw Wu Hao about to leave.

"Follow me," Wu Hao said simply.

Xia Mo followed Wu Hao as they sped along and arrived before a building. This was the registration point for the Enforcement Team.

The Enforcement Team was responsible for Jia Nan Academy's safety year-round and dealt with the vicious criminals of the Black Corner Region. Battles often broke out.

The first floor was a reception hall and also the place for registration. Xia Mo followed directly behind Wu Hao and entered.

Quite a few people had gathered in the hall, chatting softly among themselves. It was fairly lively.

Behind the counter stood a young woman in the long robes of the Enforcement Team. She appeared to be in charge of registration and was chatting enthusiastically with several Enforcement Team members.

"Sister Li, sorry to interrupt. I brought someone here to register," Wu Hao said to the young woman in Enforcement Team robes.

The Enforcement Team student Wu Hao called Sister Li stopped talking when she heard someone call her and looked over. The others looked over as well.

"It's Wu Hao. Who wants to join the Enforcement Team? Is he your friend?" Sister Li was rather surprised to see Wu Hao bringing someone to register.

To the members of the Enforcement Team, Wu Hao merely seemed cold. They did not find him frightening like the other academy students did.

"Uh..." Wu Hao did not know whether Xia Mo counted as his friend. After all, they had only met twice and were not familiar with each other. Xia Mo had merely asked him to bring him here and help register him.

Seeing this, Sister Li understood that the two might not be friends. Still, Xia Mo was not afraid of Wu Hao like everyone else.

"What a handsome little brother. You want to join the Enforcement Team? Have you thought it through? The Enforcement Team often has to deal with vicious criminals from the Black Corner Region. You need sufficient strength and mental preparation," Sister Li said seriously to Xia Mo.

Because the Enforcement Team dealt with the Black Corner Region, it was extremely dangerous. The minimum requirement for joining was to be a one-star Dou Zhe. Ordinarily, newcomers had to have their cultivation tested, and those who did not meet the standard could not join.

"Sister Li, I've already thought it through. Please register me," Xia Mo said calmly.

"Alright then, little brother. What's your name?" Sister Li asked.

"My name is Xia Mo. I'm from Yellow Class Two," Xia Mo replied.

"Oh, so you're that freakishly talented genius from the Outer Academy. No wonder you're so young," Sister Li said, patting her forehead.

There was currently only one child cultivating in the Outer Academy. After all, children that age generally could not meet Jia Nan Academy's admission standards, so she had failed to recall it for a moment.

"Sister Li, you flatter me. I'm neither a freak nor a genius, just an ordinary new student of Jia Nan Academy," Xia Mo said.

"Class Two of the Yellow Rank, Xia Mo!" Sister Li muttered. "If you're ordinary, then what are we?" Rolling her eyes, she wrote Xia Mo's name into the registry. She did not ask about his strength; after all, being able to refine a third-tier medicinal pill already proved that he was stronger than many others.

"All right, Junior Xia Mo. You're registered now. From today onward, you're a member of Jia Nan Academy's Enforcement Team. Here's your badge. Just wear your own clothes for now and put on the badge. We don't have uniforms in your size at the moment. I'll have someone make a set for you and give it to you later," Sister Li said.

"Okay. Thank you, Sister Li," Xia Mo said.