Great River Hall

"Li Si, Bright Saber Hall."

"Wang Wu, Bright Saber Hall."

"Pang Liu, Bright Saber Hall."

Li Daoqi read out seven names in one breath, all of whom were joining the Bright Saber Hall. It wasn't until the eighth name that someone was assigned to the Great River Hall.

Having stayed here for three months, Lin Xiao had also learned about the division of responsibilities among the four halls of the Great River Gang.

The four halls of the Great River Gang were: the Elite Hall, the Great River Hall, the Bright Saber Hall, and the Assassination Hall.

Needless to say, the Assassination Hall and the Elite Hall were specialized in assassination and killing, and only elites could join the latter. New members were generally assigned to the Great River Hall or the Bright Saber Hall. Among these, the Bright Saber Hall had the largest number of members in the Great River Gang, but it was also the hall with the lowest status. This was because anyone who did not meet the standards during the three-month new recruit training was automatically assigned to the Bright Saber Hall.

The Great River Hall, on the other hand, was positioned between the Elite Hall and the Bright Saber Hall. If the Bright Saber Hall was the bottom rung and the Elite Hall was the reserve for the upper echelons, then the Great River Hall was considered the backbone of the gang.

One by one, names were called out. Most were assigned to the Bright Saber Hall, with only two assigned to the Great River Hall, and none to the Elite Hall or the Assassination Hall.

Soon it was Lin Xiao's turn. Li Daoqi glanced at him and said:

"Lin Xiao, Great River Hall!"

He immediately cupped his fists in a salute and strode behind the sturdy man in tight clothes who was in charge of the Great River Hall, becoming the third new recruit assigned to this hall.

This was surprising to the other newcomers, but it was within Lin Xiao's expectations. After all, both the Three Rivers Heart Method and the Three Saber Techniques he had displayed had reached the second level.

He didn't want to be too high-profile, but he also couldn't be too low-profile. At the very least, he had to show some of his abilities to get slightly better treatment. After all, the Bright Saber Hall was essentially a cannon fodder hall. Those assigned there did the hardest, most tiring, and most dangerous work. Escorting, patrolling, and standing guard were all tasks for the low-level members of the Bright Saber Hall, and they also lacked freedom, making it inconvenient for him to do anything he wanted.

The Elite Hall, on the other hand, was a bit too high-profile. They were constantly under the watchful eyes of the gang's higher-ups, making it inconvenient to do anything.

Only the Great River Hall was ideal, situated between the two. It was the future core of the gang's middle management, receiving a certain degree of attention without being treated as cannon fodder, and without being constantly under scrutiny.

As more names were called out, it soon came to the last one, Lin Yiqing. He seemed to know where he was going, his head held high with confidence and anticipation. Li Daoqi also looked at him with approval and said:

"Lin Yiqing, Elite Hall!"

As expected, it was the Elite Hall, which was within expectations. After all, he was the only genius who had cultivated the Three Rivers Heart Method to the third level within three months. He had already alerted the gang's high-ranking officials, so joining the Elite Hall was inevitable.

Afterward, Li Daoqi said a few perfunctory words and left. The fastest to leave was the sturdy man in tight clothes from the Assassination Hall. It was strange that none of the more than forty people in this batch could join the Assassination Hall.

The sturdy man from the Elite Hall said a few pleasant words to Lin Yiqing with a kindly expression and led him away. As he left the courtyard, Lin Yiqing glanced back at Lin Xiao with a look of triumph in his eyes.

Then, the sturdy man from the Great River Hall turned to look at Lin Xiao and the other four young men and said:

"Follow me."

The four immediately followed. Among them, a young man named Xu Bing, who was very outgoing, leaned over and asked in a low voice:

"Brother, can you explain the gang's rules to us?"

The sturdy man chuckled and said:

"No problem. This is precisely my responsibility. Although our Great River Hall cannot compare to the Elite Hall, it is definitely much stronger than the Bright Saber Hall. You are lucky to have joined us. Once you join the hall, you can receive ten taels of silver each month. Even when assigned tasks, you will start as a minor leader, unlike the Bright Saber Hall where you start as a mere grunt."

Just then, Lin Xiao heard the roar-like voice of the sturdy man from the Bright Saber Hall from behind him:

"Everyone be quiet! Line up and follow me. Don't run around the gang's territory later, or you'll be punished according to the gang's rules and laws."

Lin Xiao: ...

Indeed, the difference was huge. Just the attitude alone was completely different. The other young men also heard the loud shout, and their faces showed the same expression as his.

This sturdy man from the Great River Hall was named Gu He. He had been in the gang for seven or eight years and was now in the middle management, with dozens of people under him. He led Lin Xiao and the others through alleys to a courtyard surrounded by high walls. According to his introduction on the way, this large area was the territory of the Great River Gang, and the courtyard before them belonged to the Great River Hall.

Next, upon entering the hall, they would pay their respects to the deputy hall master. The hall master was very busy and not at the main headquarters, and the newcomers were not qualified to meet him.

The deputy hall master was a plump man with a white and round face, always smiling like a Maitreya Buddha. He gave them a few words of encouragement, bestowed waist tokens, assigned each of them a single room, two sets of uniforms, a steel long saber, and the ten taels of silver in advance.

This was just the beginning. Every month, the gang would provide a set of uniforms and other benefits. If there were missions, there would be additional benefits. This was incomparably better than the Bright Saber Hall.

The steel long saber was of good quality, with a blade length of 1.3 meters and a hilt thickness of 3 centimeters. The handle was about 30 centimeters long, hard and sharp. Lin Xiao tried a Rushing Waves Slash, and the blade remained motionless, unlike inferior sabers that would sway lightly after a chop.

On impulse, Lin Xiao tried performing the Three Rivers Saber Five Forms in succession. The room was filled with the whistling sound of the saber cutting through the air.

Rushing Waves, Galloping Waves, Ebbing Waves, Surging Waves. Each move was more powerful than the last. Especially the final move, Furious Waves, when unleashed with the limited inner energy, he vaguely saw a flash of light on the blade, like a saber aura.

"Dong dong dong!"

There was a sudden knock on the door. Lin Xiao put away his research, sheathed his saber, and opened the door to find the three young men who had joined the Great River Hall with him standing outside: Xu Bing, Xu Ji, and Ji Zitao. Xu Bing, the most outgoing, smiled and said:

"I just found out from Brother Gu. We in the Great River Hall can enter the city usually, as long as we return on time before midnight. We haven't been to the city in months, do you want to go out for a good meal?"

Lin Xiao thought about it. It was a good opportunity as he also wanted to change his diet, so he agreed.

He had no choice. Although they had been provided with plenty of meat and fish every day for the past three months, they had grown tired of eating it every day. More importantly, the taste of this large-scale catering was the same every day. After three months, none of them had much appetite.

Moreover, Lin Xiao also wanted to experience the customs and traditions of this world and see what ancient times were like.

After informing Gu He, the four of them, with their waist tokens, were allowed to leave.

He had originally wanted to invite Gu He to join them for a meal to strengthen their relationship, but unfortunately, he had a mission and couldn't get away.

The headquarters of the Great River Gang was not located within the city but in a huge complex outside the city. Its area was equivalent to a small city. In fact, it was a small city, but besides the members of the Great River Gang, there were no other people in the city, nor were there any businessmen. Gang disciples who wanted to have fun could only go to the nearby Linshui City.

Lin Xiao stood at the city gate and looked for a long time. He recognized the characters, but he had no impression of Linshui City at all. It seemed that there was no Linshui City in ancient China that he had heard of.

Perhaps, this was just a low-martial world similar to ancient China.

In the chaotic void sea, due to the collision and fragmentation of several great universes during the end of the epoch tribulation, the myriad worlds scattered in the void were not only in the style of ancient China but also included worlds with styles from other great universes that had collided and shattered with the Primordial world.

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