Xu Qingtong squeezed his way to the table and cupped his hands in salute. "I'd like to sign up. Please see whether I meet the requirements."
The man glanced at him and said, "Mid-stage Demon General. You qualify. Give me your name!"
"Guo Zirui!"
"This is the City Lord's Manor's recruitment Token. Keep it safe. Before the You Hour, go to Yalai Town and report to Commander Xue, who is stationed there!" With that, the man handed Xu Qingtong a Token.
Xu Qingtong took the Token, turned, and left the mustering platform. He had been in Hanshui City for less than a day, and now he was about to leave again. Even he found it rather amusing.
He looked at the sky. There was still some time before the You Hour, so he began wandering the streets. The shops in Hanshui City were far inferior to those in the Human Realm. For one thing, they had little to sell; for another, there were few buyers. As a result, all the shops seemed deserted.
Suddenly, Xu Qingtong spotted a storefront by the road called the Ouye Blacksmith Shop.
"There are blacksmiths here too? Could they be making farming tools for mortals?" Pondering this, Xu Qingtong approached the entrance.
An artifact refining furnace stood in the middle of the room, with an anvil beside it. The shopkeeper was an old man in his sixties, holding an exquisite iron hammer and hammering away. Two rows of shelves stood to either side, displaying various demonic treasures.
So he's an artifact refiner! Xu Qingtong muttered inwardly.
As he entered the shop, the old man glanced up at Xu Qingtong without a word, then continued hammering with a steady clang.
Xu Qingtong walked over to the shelves on the left and examined the demonic treasures on