Joining the Enforcement Team

"Xia Mo, I have a new patrol assignment here. Do you want to take it?"

"There shouldn't be much danger for you. This time, you won't be stationed in Peace Town—you'll just patrol the streets within Peace Town, so the risk is much lower. There are only two spots left now. Junior Xia Mo, do you want to go?" Sister Li asked Xia Mo.

"Then I'll trouble you to add my name, Sister Li," Xia Mo said. He had gotten a mission as soon as he arrived. What good luck.

"Alright." Sister Li quickly added Xia Mo's name with her pen, then put it away. Resting a slender hand against her chin, she said to the others, "That leaves only one final spot."

"I'll take the last spot." As soon as Sister Li finished speaking, a cold voice rang out. At the same time, a faint killing intent swept forward.

"Wu Hao? Fine." Sister Li swiftly added Wu Hao's name as well.

With a faint smile, Sister Li said, "Go back for now. If you have anything to take care of, do it quickly. You'll be carrying out the mission this afternoon."

Xia Mo returned to the dormitory. Xiao Yi Xian and the others had not finished class yet, so he sat cross-legged and began adjusting his condition.

Near noon, Xiao Yi Xian and the others finished class and returned to the dormitory.

Xia Mo told them that he had joined the Enforcement Team and would be taking part in a mission that afternoon.

"Is it dangerous?" Xiao Yi Xian asked worriedly as she looked at Xia Mo. She knew that the Enforcement Team often clashed with the thugs from the Black Corner Region. Once a fight broke out, it would be a battle to the death.

"It's fine. There's not much danger. This time, it's only a patrol mission in Peace Town. With my strength, nothing unexpected should happen," Xia Mo said seriously as he looked at Xiao Yi Xian.

"Little Mo, why did you suddenly decide to join the Enforcement Team?" Hu Jia asked.

"Uh, yesterday, someone from the Enforcement Team came to me for pills. He told me he was with the Enforcement Team, and after seeing him, I wanted to go there and gain some experience," Xia Mo said casually.

"Then be extra careful, Little Mo," Xiao Xun'er said as well.

"Got it."

After lunch, Xia Mo said goodbye to the others and headed straight to the Enforcement Team to report in.

The group soon assembled in the Enforcement Team's main hall. Xia Mo discovered that they were the same people Sister Li had spoken with that morning.

After an afternoon of flying on a magical beast, Xia Mo and the others had crossed the primeval forest outside Jia Nan Academy and arrived at Peace Town!

The next day, a group of Enforcement Team members gathered on the streets of Peace Town. At their head stood a five-star Da Dou Shi. Xia Mo and Wu Hao were among them.

Wu Hao stood beside Xia Mo with a blood-red greatsword on his back. His expression was cold, and he faintly radiated killing intent.

Standing beside Wu Hao, Xia Mo watched the team leader assign their tasks.

Xia Mo and Wu Hao were the youngest members of this Enforcement Team, yet no one looked down on them. Their names were well known even among these enforcers. Xia Mo in particular, as a Third-grade Alchemist, earned their respect, and none of them dared underestimate him.

"This time, we'll mainly be responsible for patrolling the streets of Peace Town's XC District. Besides my team in the central area, the entire unit has seven members at the Dou Shi level. Let's do this: two people per team, each accompanied by three Dou Zhes. The four main streets are spread out in a cross pattern, and each team will be responsible for one. If anything happens, send a signal to notify the others, and the rest will rush over as quickly as possible."

"Li Hao and Niu Fei, you two are a team. You'll be responsible for First Street in XC District."

"He Kun and Jiang Ping, you two are a team. You'll be responsible for Second Street in XC District."

"Wang Peng and Zhang Li, you two are a team. You'll be responsible for Third Street in XC District."

"Mu Yang, Wu Hao, and Xia Mo, you three are a team. Although Wu Hao isn't a Dou Shi, he has the combat strength of one. Since this is Xia Mo's first mission, let him stay with you for now. Your team is stronger than the others, so no additional members will be assigned to you. You'll be responsible for Fourth Street." Sun Hao, the captain of this Enforcement Team, gave his orders.

"Does anyone have any objections?" Sun Hao asked.

"No, Captain," everyone answered.

"Good. This mission will last three days. Someone will replace us after three days. Set out now and head to your assigned areas," Sun Hao said.

And so, aside from Xia Mo's team, the other teams—each consisting of two Dou Shis and four Dou Zhes—headed toward their respective areas.

Xia Mo's group of three also made their way toward Fourth Street, the area under their responsibility.

Although Peace Town could not compare to Jia Nan City, it served as a transit point between Jia Nan City and the Black Corner Region. Whether traveling from Jia Nan City to the Black Corner Region or from the Black Corner Region to Jia Nan City, one had to pass through Peace Town. As such, the flow of people here was quite substantial.

Following the others down the street, Xia Mo looked around at the shops with great interest. The streets were bustling with people, and business was booming. When he had first come to Jia Nan Academy, he had only spent one night here and had not had a chance to properly look around.

Peace Town might only have been a town, but to Xia Mo, it already felt like a city—just a smaller one.

There were clearly far more people with fierce auras in Peace Town than in Jia Nan City. Unsurprisingly, these people should all have come from the Black Corner Region, with blood on their hands.

As Xia Mo's group passed by, some people along the street saw the enforcement robes worn by Wu Hao and Mu Yang, and wariness quietly appeared in their eyes. Though they were somewhat surprised to see a youngster accompanying the two, no fool came forward to provoke them.

The Enforcement Team existed to maintain order in Peace Town and intimidate those vicious criminals from the Black Corner Region, ensuring that they did not dare act recklessly in Peace Town.

Of course, if someone unafraid of death caused trouble in Peace Town, Xia Mo and the other enforcers would eliminate them while on patrol.

Xia Mo and the other two did not walk very quickly. They made one round every half hour, then rested for fifteen minutes. After all, people were not machines that could operate every moment of every day. Even machines had to be allowed to rest. Thus, the three of them completed a full patrol circuit every hour.

"Xia Mo, how does your first patrol feel?" Mu Yang asked. There was no way someone as icy as Wu Hao would take the initiative to start a conversation.

Hearing Mu Yang's words, Wu Hao also looked toward Xia Mo. "It's alright, I guess. Just a little boring. These people are all fairly restrained. Looks like our Enforcement Team's deterrence is pretty strong," Xia Mo said casually.

"That's the reason our Enforcement Team exists—to deter them. But these people are wild and difficult to tame, and incidents in Peace Town are quite common. We still can't let our guard down," Mu Yang said.

"If they dare cause trouble, kill them," Wu Hao said coldly.

"Mm. Let's see if anyone dares to step forward," Xia Mo added.

Hearing Xia Mo's words, Wu Hao glanced at him. "You're not bad..." Even his icy aura seemed to lessen slightly.

Mu Yang was speechless as he watched the two of them, both eager for action. He knew Wu Hao was a battle maniac who killed without blinking, but he had not expected Xia Mo to be one as well.

If Xia Mo knew what Mu Yang was thinking, he would have asked: if he did not want to experience blood-forged trials, why would he join the Enforcement Team? He could fight at the academy instead.

Killing was forbidden in the academy. If he wanted to kill openly and aboveboard, this was the best place. Not only could it cultivate his fighting will, but true life-and-death battles could also stimulate his potential to the greatest extent and allow him to make even greater progress...

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