The news that Black Wind Stronghold was massacred spread rapidly in the south of Chaos Territory. The details were constantly exaggerated, and the name of Earth Walker Lin Qin became more and more famous and mysterious.
A few days later, in the open space outside Dragon Rock Stronghold.
Seven people were holding boulders weighing hundreds of kilograms and walking around the field. Sweat soaked through their burlap clothes and left dark marks on the ground. The seven people were of a complex composition: farmers whose fields were destroyed by Theocracy cavalry, veteran Ke'er whose right arm was chopped off in a mercenary fight, and two half-grown teenagers with eyes as fierce as wolves.
Lin Qin stood on the sidelines, watching silently.
Scarface Mercenary Hake gasped and said, "Sir, we have all practiced Battle Qi. Isn't it too stupid to practice strength like this?"
Lin Qin didn't answer. He walked to a bluestone half a man's height and pressed his right hand on the stone surface. Without any luck, the boulder sank silently into the hard ground for half a foot, as stable as a rock.
"Can your Battle Qi make roots grow under your feet?" Lin Qin asked.
Hake looked at the stone embedded in the ground and closed his mouth.
"Continue." Lin Qin command.
The training continued, with only heavy breathing and footsteps. Half an hour later, someone began to shake and their arms trembled. The two teenagers' faces were pale, their lips were biting and bleeding, and they were still standing upright.
Lin Qin occasionally gives guidance.
"Straighten your back."
"Breathe to match your steps."
Old Jack walked out of the stockade and saw this scene, his cloudy old eyes flashed with light. He was initially skeptical of this stupid method, but several guards had practiced this method for half a month, and their lower body was surprisingly stable. Together they could block more than ten of his moves. Only then did he become convinced.
"Master," Old Jack approached, "there are more people coming to surrender. Twenty-three, the leader is called "Can Dao" Hosen, a figure in the south, a seventh-level warrior. They want to see you."
Lin Qin didn't look away from the training ground. "Let them wait."
Can Dao Hosen and his two dozen brothers stood outside the wooden fence, looking at the people holding stones in the open space with ugly expressions. They were ruthless bandits licking blood from their knives, not here to work as coolies.
"Brother, this airs too much!" a subordinate complained in a low voice.
Hosen said nothing, squinting at the gray-clothed figure in the field. The man's aura was as calm as a stone, but Hosen's intuition was screaming, warning him that this man was extremely dangerous.
The sun turned to the west, and Lin Qin shouted to stop. The seven people collapsed on the ground, their chests heaving violently, but their eyes had a tempered light.
Lin Qin turned and walked towards the village gate.
Hosen took a step forward and clasped his fists. "Master Xingzhe, I have long admired you. I, Hosen, have brought my brothers to join us. I am willing to do my best."
Lin Qin glanced at this group of people. The evil spirit was strong and his eyes were unruly.
"Reason." He spat out two words.
Hosen is very direct. "First, you are strong, so you will have meat to eat. Second, we just killed Blood Wolf Gang, a hall leader, and there is a reward of 500 gold coins, so we need to find a backer."
"I don't have many rules here." Lin Qin said in a clear voice, "But the rules are strictly prohibited. Violators will die."
The word "death" is ordinary and ordinary, but it makes Hosen and others feel a chill in their hearts.
"If you can do it, stay. Just like them, practice from scratch." Lin Qin pointed to the people helping each other up in the open space, "If you can't do it, turn around now. I won't hold you accountable."
Hosen looked at the tired and paralyzed people, his eyes twitched, he looked back at his brothers, gritted his teeth. "Okay! We stay!"
There were more than twenty gangsters on the training ground who were cursing and holding rocks. Their resentment was high, but when Lin Qin's cold eyes swept over them, all the noise disappeared.
Ten days later, before dawn.
Lin Qin clicked on the twenty-three people from Hosen, plus the five most outstanding people in the training, leaving Dragon Rock Stronghold. The target was Black Wind City fifty miles away.
Black Wind City has nothing to do with Black Wind Stronghold. It is a medium-sized city in the south. The city owners Barton and Eighth-level Warrior are attached to the "Crimson Flame" alliance. This person is greedy and the city defense is lax. He chose it to establish his authority and seize a real stronghold.
In the night, Lin Qin stood on a hill outside the city, looking at the outline of the city wall in the distance.
"Hosen, take your people to East Gate. Feint attack and make the noise bigger."
"You five, follow me to Ximen."
Hosen was stunned. "Sir, the west gate has the strongest defense, there are two defensive crossbows..."
"I know." Lin Qin interrupted, "Execute."
Hosen swallowed his words and led the people to the east.
Soon, East Gate screamed for death and burst into flames. There was a commotion at the top of the city, and the defenders sent reinforcements.
"Follow up."
Lin Qin shouted, and rushed out, heading towards Ximen.
The defenders of the west gate were attracted by the movement in the east. Lin Qin soared into the air like a big bird, with their toes at a few points perpendicular to the city wall, and jumped to the top of the city several feet high.
"Enemy..." a guard just shouted half a word, Lin Qin Heavy Sword's sword ridge slapped his chest. With a muffled "bang" sound, the guard flew backwards and hit the wall, making no sound.
The other four guards thrust their spears at them. Lin Qin refused to dodge, and Heavy Sword shot them horizontally. The iron gun shaft broke, and the four men suffered broken tendons and fractures.
"Abandon your weapon, you can live." Lin Qin's voice was heard above the noise in the distance.
The remaining dozen or so people looked at him, and then at the Dragon Rock Stronghold master behind him who had just jumped onto the top of the city. I don't know who threw the weapon first, and the sound of surrender was heard.
Lin Qin left two people to control the west gate, and led three people to rush towards the city lord's palace in the center of the city.
The city lord's palace was in chaos. Barton was pulled up from the bed by the soldiers, rushed into the courtyard with a battle ax, and saw a young man in gray standing quietly in the courtyard, with seven or eight unconscious guards lying at his feet.
"Earth Walker Lin Qin?!" Barton's face turned pale. He was only at level eight and had no chance of winning against a strong Saint Realm.
"Surrender or die." Lin Qin looked at him.
Barton looked hard, threw the tomahawk at Lin Qin, turned around and ran towards the side door. Lin Qin slapped the tomahawk away with his sword, stepped out, and blocked the side door.
Barton roared in despair, Battle Qi exploded all over his body, and his fists struck Lin Qin's face with red light.
Lin Qin raised his hand and clasped his fist with five fingers. The violent Battle Qi hit the invisible barrier and dissipated instantly. Lin Qin exerted force with his fingers.
"Crack!"
Barton's fist bones were shattered, and as soon as he screamed, Lin Qin pointed his other hand like a sword at the Qihai point in his lower abdomen. Barton Battle Qi collapsed and collapsed on the ground.
"Tie it up." Lin Qin ordered.
The city lord was captured, and East Gate's resistance collapsed. Hosen rushed in with people, with excitement after the fight on his face.
"Sir, East Gate won! Killed a dozen of those who resisted, and the rest were surrendered!"
At dawn, Black Wind City changed his head to the Dragon Rock Stronghold flag - a gray background with black lines embroidered with the mountain peak and Heavy Sword.
Lin Qin stood on the watchtower of the city lord's palace, overlooking the awakening city. He did not kill Barton, but only destroyed Battle Qi and imprisoned him in the dungeon. He wanted everyone to understand the consequences of resistance.
Hosen quickly came up to report, "Sir, the inventory in the warehouse is complete. There are enough grains for three months, five hundred sets of weapons and armor, and 13,000 gold coins. Three families in the city sent people to check the news."
"Tell them that everything will continue as usual and the tax will be reduced by 30%." Lin Qin looked down, "But whoever dares to collaborate with foreign enemies will be executed."
"Yes!" Hosen responded and hesitated, "Sir, we occupy Black Wind City, Crimson Flame Alliance..."
"Let them come." Lin Qin's tone remained unchanged.
Hosen refreshed himself and went down to deliver the order.
The flag of Dragon Rock Stronghold was officially planted with the name of Black Wind City. Earth Walker Lin Qin, representing an emerging force. Chaos Territory The pattern of the south has changed since then.