My power increases 100 Jin a Day-Chapter 374 - 180: Settling Down and Conscription (Part 4)

Chapter 374: Chapter 180: Settling Down and Conscription (Part 4)

"You wench, how dare you beg for mercy!"

Slap slap slap slap!

Soon the sound of whips striking flesh echoed, exceptionally jarring, with screams filling the air, exceptionally shrill.

"Son, don’t hurt my son..."

Soon a quivering voice of an old lady echoed, rushing out from the house.

"Get lost!!"

With a crack, the whip struck out.

An old woman in her eighties spat blood and was sent flying, crashing at a distance, no longer moving.

"Mother!"

The man on the ground cried out in pain.

"Smash it for me!"

Crash bang!

The sounds of demolishing the house quickly rang out, followed by raging flames, thick smoke rising, accompanied by a series of mournful screams as a family shattered into ruins.

Afterward, the remaining Black Dragon Army continued to swiftly search every house and household, the noise immense, truly resembling bandits raiding a village.

Jiang Shi stood in the yard, quietly listening to the commotion outside, sighing in his heart.

As soon as a group of Black Dragon Army soldiers found their way here, his body flickered and vanished in an instant, preparing to temporarily avoid confrontation.

The military conscription system of the Great Heng Dynasty had continued for countless years, it’s not something an outsider like him could resist at will.

At present, there’s only one thing he can do.

Preserve himself, respect customs!!

"There’s no one in this courtyard, must have escaped, smash it for me!"

A Black Dragon Army soldier stood in Jiang Shi’s yard, angrily shouting.

Crash bang!

The sound of smashing the courtyard echoed again.

Then a blazing fire was set again, quickly burning down the small courtyard and house Jiang Shi had just rented, thick smoke billowing, making the entire yard and house look utterly devastated.

Then the remaining Black Dragon Army continued swiftly searching through other houses.

One by one, the young men were taken out and whipped under spiked leather whips, their screams echoing as they quickly left the area.

The entire street underwent a massive turmoil.

People were terrified, chaos reigned.

Only when the sun had set did this chaotic street gradually calm down again.

Jiang Shi’s body silently reappeared in the courtyard, gazing at the charred and devastated little courtyard, frowning.

"In this world, it’s indeed the same everywhere, how could there truly be any prosperity? It’s all just a facade by those in power."

He sighed softly.

Unfortunately, in the face of military conscription, these people don’t even bother to maintain the facade.

Jiang Shi turned and left, heading toward another place.

There’s still three days until the Golden Spirit Sect’s enrollment day.

In these three days, he’ll need to lay low.

But soon Jiang Shi understood what it meant to be as difficult as walking on eggshells.

As his household registration was newly processed, it lacked any service record imprint, so entering inns, restaurants, or teahouses was impossible.

All inns, restaurants, teahouses, without exception, began checking the Household Registration Order.

Only those who had served would have service marks on their Household Registration Order.

Others without it were denied entry on sight.

Even the original stalls on the streets were heavily affected.

The entire White Dragon City was in utter chaos.

Jiang Shi frowned, increasingly feeling the strictness of military conscription in this world!

Fortunately, his cultivation was high enough, even without staying at an inn, he could find a place to manage for a few days.

Immediately his body vanished from the location, and soon he appeared outside the city.

Outside the city, mountains stretched, a grand river ran through, creating unique scenery.

After half an hour.

A campfire lit up, emitting strands of greasy smoke.

The air was filled with a rich aroma.

Jiang Shi crouched down, a fire in front of him, roasting a freshly caught wild boar, its golden meat exuding an unspeakable fragrance.

Rustle rustle...

Suddenly, faint sounds came from all around, slowly closing in.

Jiang Shi’s eyes turned cold, his gaze sweeping around.

He saw a group of over a dozen figures, faces tense, cautiously approaching Jiang Shi, becoming exceedingly apprehensive.

"This... this hero, could you sell us a boar leg? We’ll pay, we’ll pay!"

A man hastily said.

"Who are you people? Are you also evading military service?"

Jiang Shi frowned.

The faces of the group fluctuated, each lowering their heads in sorrow.

"Yes!"

The previous man spoke bitterly, "But it’s not that we don’t want to serve, we’ve served before, according to the Thirty-Six Alliance’s rules, anyone who serves three times consecutively need not serve again, we’ve all met the requirements, but the Black Dragon Army accepted bribes and wanted to conscript us again, transferring our waiver quotas to others, that’s why we fled."

"Can quotas even be transferred to others?"

Jiang Shi asked.

"That’s right."

The man said complicatedly, "Every year during conscription, the Black Dragon Army caught countless people, seizing the opportunity to make a fortune, the situation inside is far too complex to explain in a single sentence."

"Alright, come over here, I can’t eat this whole boar alone, let’s eat together."

Jiang Shi spoke, intending to gather more information.

"Thank you, hero, thank you, hero!"

The group of refugees quickly spoke up, immediately rushing over to start tearing at the huge wild boar.

During this time Jiang Shi continually asked for more information.

The man answered everything he knew, sharing all the information with Jiang Shi.

Ten minutes passed.

Suddenly!

Whoosh!

A rapid sharp sound of an arrow slicing through the air came from the forest not far away, a particularly thick Black Iron Arrow carrying immense force shot fiercely toward the man’s back, incredibly fast.

Thwack!

Jiang Shi casually grabbed, firmly catching the thick Black Iron Arrow in his hand.

The group of refugees, previously engrossed in eating, suddenly changed expressions, quickly rising.

"The Black Dragon Army is here, run!!"

"Run!"

The group didn’t hesitate, scattering like startled birds.

"You bold fools, daring to desert your duties, courting death, all of you will be executed!"

A harsh voice rang out directly from the forest.

A tall figure emerged first from the forest, clad in black armor, exuding a fierce aura, with a vicious gaze. As he appeared, chaotic footsteps from the forest revealed dozens of people who quickly drew large bows and shot thick arrows toward Jiang Shi.

Jiang Shi remained expressionless, swiftly waving the arrow in his hand, moving at incredible speed, batting all the arrows away in an instant.

The lead soldier’s expression changed, shouting sharply, then his entire body surged with energy, expanding several times, transforming into a terrifying three-to-four-meter form.

"How dare you! Hundred-Step Divine Fist, die for me!"

Boom!

A punch smashed out, currents roared, like a horrifying dragon charging fiercely, aiming to smash into Jiang Shi.

Yet this unparalleled divine punch was firmly intercepted by Jiang Shi’s single finger, with a rumble, the ground trembled, yet Jiang Shi didn’t even move.

"I don’t want to kill you, don’t provoke me, scram!"

Jiang Shi said coldly, a flick of his finger.

With a thud, the soldier flew back, crashing at a distance, face flushed, quickly getting back up, eyes wide with shock and anger.

"You! Fine, you’re something, we’re leaving, let’s go!"

He dared not linger for another moment, turning to leave.

The remaining soldiers all followed and quickly retreated. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Jiang Shi’s expression was cold, he dropped the thick arrow in his hand, losing even the mood to eat, his body flickered, swiftly leaving.

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Been busy these past days, sorry for the late update!