"Is this the Demon Exorcist Temple in Bishui City?"
The Demon Exorcist Hall has branches in every city, as do the Caifeng Hall and the Inspection Office. These are the three famous envoy institutions that the modern Sword Sect uses to rule these cities.
After donning the Demon Exorcist Hall uniform and entering the hall, I could clearly sense the Demon Exorcist Hall's official token vibrate. There was actually a sword formation here? The official token was a pass!
If I get a chance to get the sword formation in this world, I must study it. This recognition mechanism is quite powerful.
"Are you new here?" A tall man, nearly two meters tall, walked out of the hall and asked loudly.
"Yes, this is my identity token and position token."
"Xin Jiu? Yes, he is indeed our demon slayer. Come on, come in and talk." After a casual inspection, the big man let He Lin in.
He Lin and the large man walked into the main hall. The hall was dark in color and had a heavy aura. There must be a swordsman in seclusion in the hall, otherwise such a powerful aura would be impossible.
"We in the Demon Exorcist Temple don't have as many rules as other temples. You can call me by my number, Xinba, or by my nickname, 'Elephant.' It's best if you have a nickname here too. This is one of our rules. We generally don't call people by their real names. You'll gradually understand the intricacies of this."
"A nickname? Wizard, maybe."
"Wizard? Which wizard? What does this mean?"
"In ancient times, during the tribal system, the shaman was a special position responsible for communicating with totem gods. The shaman referred to the leader of the shamans. Since the great destruction of the ancient world, these powerful totem gods have disappeared. Without totem gods, the shamans responsible for communicating with totem gods also disappeared, and naturally the shamans, the leaders of the shamans, also disappeared."
These were all found while reading miscellaneous books in the library.
"Oh? So that's how it is. Your nickname is really unpopular, even rarer than mine, a large animal that only exists within the Fire Sea Sword Sect. You're awesome."
The big man laughed as he spoke. It seemed that he was a really strange person because someone had a nickname that was even rarer and more unfamiliar than his.
"Wizard, your partner is a Feng-collecting Envoy with the same number. Please go to the Feng-collecting Hall to meet him later."
"Oh well."
"Our Demon Exorcist Hall in Bishui City has a staff of five people, and with your arrival, the staff is now full. One person will be on duty, and each of the four districts will be responsible for one person. Well, I'll give you the simplest district, East District, which is also the aristocratic district."
"OK."
"When we in the Demon Exorcist Palace do things, we must have a Collector with us. If there is no Collector, we can call on an Inspector to take our place. This is the rule. The Collector is responsible for checking our merits. This is an iron rule, remember it." The elephant warned seriously.
"Oh, I see."
"Generally speaking, we demon hunters are very idle. Our partners, the information collectors, are responsible for collecting information. We will only go out after discovering demon cultivators. We can practice with peace of mind at other times." Having said that, the elephant looked at Herlin meaningfully.
He Lin smiled at the elephant but was surprised in his heart. He didn't expect that this big man looked barbaric and rude, but was actually very careful. He found out right away that one of the main reasons for him to come to the Demon-Exorcism Temple was to practice.
Thinking that Zheng Hao seemed to have the same guess, he tentatively asked, "Are all the demon slayers here here for cultivation?"
"How is that possible? Can't you practice in other positions? You're just a newly promoted swordsman, and you came to a famous city like Bishui City, which has few demon-slaying missions. If it's not for quiet time and practice, then what's your reason?"
"Oh, so that's how it is."
At this point, the elephant opened up and began to tell Herling
"There are basically a few types of people who come to the Demon Slayer Hall. The first type is that the majority of Demon Slayers are disciples of the sect who have committed crimes. Those whose crimes aren't serious, but who are unwilling to accept punishment, come to the Demon Slayer Hall to serve and earn merit points to atone for their sins. This type of people probably accounts for about 50% of the population."
"The second type is a group of battle maniacs. They come to the Demon Exorcist Temple just to fight. Tsk tsk, every one of them is a lunatic. If you meet them in the future, be careful. They account for 30% of the population."
"The third scenario is being ostracized to the Demon Exorcist Hall." The elephant shook his head and said with a self-deprecating laugh, "If you don't want to stand in line, you'll have no choice but to come to the Demon Exorcist Hall to exorcise demons. No one dares to interfere here. This is a place where the ears of heaven are heard directly." The elephant pointed upwards, his face showing a smug look.
Judging from the tone of his voice, it seems that the elephant was squeezed out to the Demon Exorcism Hall.
"This situation accounts for about 10% of the people. Then there's the fourth situation, where people are in urgent need of merit points. This situation isn't very common, but it's not completely absent. It's probably only about half of the people."
"Then there are other situations. People like you who have just been promoted and come to Bishui City to serve as a Demon Slayer are typical examples of those who are devoted to cultivation. Demon Slayer Halls in other places are rare, but in Bishui City, cases like you are very common, with one or two in every session. Among our five Demon Slayers, two come here to cultivate. Besides you, there is a little girl nicknamed Butterfly who came here a year ago. She is in charge of the Commercial District. In the past, she also served as the Aristocratic Family District. Now you each have one, which is perfect. These two districts basically don't encounter any demon cultivators in a year."
"Oh, are there so few magic cultivators in big cities?" He Lin asked curiously.
Elephant glanced at He Lin in surprise and said, "The aristocratic and commercial districts are all populated by the children of wealthy families, noble families, and aristocratic clans. The probability of a demon cultivator emerging among them is already extremely low, let alone in Bishui City, under the watchful eyes of the Bishui Sword Sect. The number is even rarer. On the other hand, there are quite a few demon cultivators in the civilian districts overseen by Snow Wolf and the slums under Mad Bull. But they're mostly sword disciples and swordsmen, the kind of insignificant types. Their sheer number makes them troublesome, not dangerous."
Speaking of this, the elephant was a little proud. This place was a great place to earn merit points. He was in charge of the overall situation and could go to any area to exorcise demons. Occupying a large city and earning merit points naturally made him very proud.
It seems that this Bishui City is extremely polarized! Some areas have a lot of magic cultivators, while other areas have very few.
Regardless, I'll focus on my cultivation first. This demon-slaying mission is easiest to complete when you have the necessary strength.
After leaving the Demon Exorcist Hall, they arrived at the Caifeng Hall, where the five Caifeng Envoys were fully staffed. Xin Jiu happened to be on duty.
"I guess you'll be here soon, so I'll be waiting for you on duty at the Caifeng Hall." Xin Jiu, the Caifeng Envoy, was a female swordsman in her thirties. She spoke with great dignity and a heroic demeanor.
"Thank you for your trouble."
"It's not a question of whether I'm bothered or not. Even if you weren't here, the Chief and I would still take turns on duty. But now that you're here, it will be just the Chief on duty. That's why he was so kind as to let me cover a few more days."
The word "good intention" was emphasized a bit, and it was obvious that it was not really "good intention".
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