Gu Mu had anticipated that the recruitment would go smoothly, but he hadn't expected it to go this smoothly.
Looking at the list of enlisted soldiers presented to him, Gu Mu fell into deep thought.
His people are so enthusiastic!
This recruitment effort yielded over 60,000 soldiers, which, combined with the existing 30,000 soldiers, brings the Southern Kingdom's military strength to 100,000.
However, compared to the nearly 300,000 troops remaining in the Eagle Nation, the Southern Nation's forces are still insufficient.
In this counterattack by the Southern Kingdom, Gu Mu wanted to show the world the spirit of the Southern Kingdom, so he did not want to borrow troops.
However, only ordinary people from the South signed up for military service. Because the imperial court and the martial arts world did not interfere with each other, people from the martial arts world did not participate in the military enlistment process.
But Gu Mu is different.
Thanks to the benefits of Hidden City and the system of having martial arts practitioners recruit others, a large number of martial arts practitioners have gathered in Hidden City over time.
After all, a trend began to emerge in the martial arts world, taking pride in becoming a citizen of the Hidden City.
Therefore, almost everyone in the martial arts world with a bit of standing has tried every means to become a citizen of the Hidden City, or at the very least, a temporary resident.
An army is raised for a thousand days, but used for only one.
Using various benefits to attract martial arts practitioners to join the Hidden City is simply a convenient way to use them for their own purposes.
This time, Gu Mu did not choose to enter the Hidden City using his consciousness. Instead, he disguised his true form before entering.
He was wearing a mask and a black robe. As soon as he appeared at the gate of Hidden City, all the people on the street looked over.
Although Hidden City has now become a sacred place that people in the martial arts world yearn for, relatively few people can freely enter it.
So they were very curious about who the newcomer to the Hidden City would be.
"Huh? You don't even dare to show your face?"
"Kid, are you too ashamed to face people?"
Immediately, disappointment appeared on the faces of those people.
You should know that in the martial arts world, those who dare not show their faces are basically those with bad reputations, because if they do, they will be hunted down by their enemies.
Moreover, if you are a citizen of the Hidden City, you will automatically wear a citizen badge of the Hidden City on your chest as soon as you step into the Hidden City.
This person not only dared not show his face, but also did not have a badge; he was merely a temporary resident.
Suddenly, those who had become citizens of the Hidden City ahead of time no longer looked at Gu Mu with enthusiasm—he was just a minor character.
Gu Mu had always regarded Hidden City as a transit point for communication between him, the parchment scroll, and the assassins.
Although he had been building momentum for Hidden City, he paid little attention to the power structure within it.
Unexpectedly, the Hidden City had already automatically divided into different levels.
Hidden City Citizens > Temporary Residents; Those who arrived earlier > Those who arrived later.
People like Gu Mu, who are later temporary residents, can enter and leave the Hidden City and are among the most envied in the martial arts world, but within the Hidden City, they belong to the very bottom of the social hierarchy.
Gu Mu originally intended to enter the main city government to issue a mission. The fact that the city lord of the Hidden City personally entered to issue the mission would cause a sensation in the Hidden City, allowing the news to be spread more quickly and making Gu Mu's recruitment process smoother.
But once he stepped into the Hidden City, things seemed to be a little different from what he had expected.
He felt the contemptuous looks in the eyes of those people from Hidden City.
No one came up to greet him.
Even if someone tries to build a relationship, they'll only do so with someone more capable than themselves; no one will actively try to build a relationship with someone less capable than themselves.
However, Gu Mu didn't care about any of this.
He walked through the crowd and headed straight for the main city.
But after taking only a few steps, he was stopped by someone.
“Hey, brother, that street further in is where the citizens of Hidden City live. Temporary residents aren’t allowed to enter.” An old man with white hair advised, “You’re new here and don’t know the rules. The citizens of Hidden City have already divided Hidden City into areas. Temporary residents can only enter and exit through this street.”
Gu Mu was stunned.
The old man didn't have a citizen badge on his chest; he was trying to dissuade Gu Mu out of kindness.
After all, those who can become citizens of the Hidden City have a certain status in the martial arts world, and their martial arts skills are naturally not bad. They are not people that temporary residents with little influence can afford to offend.
But Gu Mu had no idea that Hidden City was so strictly hierarchical.
Although houses in Hidden City can be sold, citizens can buy them, and temporary residents can rent them.
Unexpectedly, the people of the Hidden City had already automatically divided the city into "rich areas" and "non-rich areas".
In other words, although only the street leading from the main gate to the west side of the city is currently open, temporary residents are no longer allowed to approach this street.
However, Gu Mu must pass through the inner street to enter the main city to issue missions.
He wanted more people to receive the mission from the main city's mission panel, and the inner street had to be made accessible to everyone.
Gu Mu's expression darkened slightly, and without the old man with white hair's advice, he walked straight inside.
The white-haired old man sighed: "Young people who won't listen to advice, oh well. They're just young and impetuous after all!"
Although the white-haired old man had kindly tried to dissuade him, seeing that the young man Gu Mu wouldn't listen, he stopped interfering and crossed his arms, revealing a look of anticipation. Since this young man wouldn't listen to reason, then let him suffer a bit!
The white-haired old man stood leisurely at the street corner, watching Gu Mu's back, ready to watch the show.
Gu Mu stepped into the alley.
I could feel a powerful sense of oppression emanating from the inner street.
This is the pressure released by a martial artist with profound internal strength using their internal energy.
Although Gu Mu is not using Chaos Yuan now, the Yuan Shen Pill he took before has compressed the internal energy he had cultivated into a small point, freeing up more space in his sea of consciousness and expanding his upper limit.
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