From Douluo Dalu to Queen

Chapter 351 The Place of Exile
"I am Li Yuyuan, the old man, and I am the master of this Jibing City branch hall. I have been in this position for nearly fifty years."

"Fifty years?" The old man's words immediately stunned Leng Xiyao. What does it mean to stay in the same position for fifty years?
The old man in front of him has the strength of a high-level Soul Douluo and is approximately eighty years old. This means that he became the master of the Jibing City branch hall when he was thirty years old.

This talent is not horrible, but it is considered above average. In this land where there is nothing, the possibility of further progress is undoubtedly stifled. But even so, the old man has become a powerful Soul Douluo.

If I can develop in Wuhun City, I will definitely be able to become a Titled Douluo level warrior, right?

"Miss Leng, you may not know that most of our Spirit Hall members graduated from the Spirit Academy. Each new member needs to be randomly assigned to a branch hall of the corresponding development level according to their strength at the time of graduation to serve in a management position. As for guards and the like, they are basically recruited by the masters of each branch hall."

Leng Xiyao knew about this. In the Spirit Hall's system, no matter what their background was, they had to work at the grassroots level to gain experience, just like her father, who was the eldest son of the Leng family but had to serve in the Pope's Guard.

"In that era, the Spirit Hall was far from being as strong in martial virtue as it is now, and it was in need of people. When I graduated, I was only a Soul King, and I was assigned to come to this Ice City to serve as the Hall Master."

"At that time, His Holiness the Pope had just discussed relevant matters with the people from the Northern Province. Living in the interior, it was difficult for us to imagine what kind of place this was. Therefore, most of the people assigned to the Northern Province were extremely happy. Everyone took on a position beyond their capabilities, which also meant that their future was much brighter than that of their peers."

"You know, Jibing City is a provincial-level city, almost the same as the capitals of ordinary kingdoms."

"But when we came to this place, we found that our imagination was too good to be true. The performance required for the promotion of members of our Spirit Hall is actually to recruit talents who are willing to join the Spirit Hall. If they fail to meet certain standards, they will not be transferred from their current area."

"If that's all, then it's easy to say, but where are the free people in this far north? Even civilians will have the labels of the major forces on them, and naturally it's not our turn to take in the children they give birth to. In order to meet the target, we can only collect some abandoned babies and train them to develop martial spirits when they are six years old. Those with martial spirits can be sent to the Wuhun City as achievements and handled by the Wuhun City. Those without talent can only be apprentices or sent to the Snow Hunters."

"Snow Hunters?" Leng Xiyao was a little surprised: "If the Spirit Hall and the Snow Hunters are connected, why don't they work together to eliminate these forces? A clear and peaceful northern province would obviously be better for the Spirit Hall, right?"

"That's the truth. Unfortunately, we can't decide the policy of the Spirit Hall. We can collect babies and decide their future destinations, but we can't break the Pope's policy of wanting peace in the northern provinces." Li Yuyuan smiled bitterly, and then continued: "The Snow Hunters have always taken as many children as they can from these children without soul power. As long as our Spirit Hall people wear uniforms to transport these children, other forces may be dissatisfied, but they dare not do anything more openly."

"But in secret, as long as we leave the Spirit Hall's range and are not wearing Spirit Hall uniforms, it will be difficult for us to return intact."

"In order to prevent abuse of power for personal gain, the higher-ups have stipulated that Spirit Hall members cannot wear uniforms to wander around during non-working hours. So if you want to leave the Spirit Hall's sphere of influence during your free time and go out for a stroll, you must take off your uniform. However, if you take off your uniform or wear it to wander around during working hours and are discovered by those people, leaving evidence, and reporting it to Spirit City is also an extremely serious crime, and the higher-ups will directly convict you for this."

"Over time, serving in the northern provinces is like being in prison. The range of movement in the city is very small, and outside the city, even walking in such a cold environment is a torture."

As he spoke, Li Yuyuan looked at Leng Xiyao's very thin clothes.

Leng Xiyao was a little embarrassed. Tian Meng had been driving his domain all the way. No matter how cold the weather was outside, the temperature of the environment they were in was constant. She herself had the skill of being immune to harsh environments and could not feel the cold at all.

"By the way, those people are so bold, so the people above don't care?"

"No matter. We don't have the ability to do it. At that time, we were competing with the two empires. How could we have the energy to deal with the things here? These forces said that the members of the Spirit Hall were mistaken for intruders because they were not wearing uniforms. It sounds very reasonable. It is undoubtedly stupid to break with them because of such a small matter."

"Everyone hopes that the children they have found can grow up quickly. As long as their performance is good enough, they can apply for transfer. However, even the performance required for a lateral transfer will take more than ten years to complete."

"And now, because of your presence, Miss, everyone can be directly transferred to other provincial capitals to take up positions that are almost the same. Compared to the current situation, it is not an exaggeration to say that they have been promoted three levels. The Northern Province, the burial place of youth that all young people are afraid of, will no longer exist. I think if they knew you were here, they would probably kneel down and kowtow to you excitedly."

Leng Xiyao understood. This was just like the soldiers in ancient times. The treatment of soldiers guarding the border and those guarding the interior was completely different. One side had to deal with vicious and fierce nomadic peoples, and from time to time the supplies would not be enough, and they would go hungry; the other side only had to manage public security or deal with bandits and robbers. The working environment was very different.

"Well, old man, with your qualifications, you should have been transferred long ago, right? Why are you still staying here?"

In fifty years, the Pope has been replaced twice. Leng Xiyao couldn't figure out why this old man would stay here.

Li Yuyuan pressed a button on the table, and then a crystal ball rose up from the table. With a flash of light, a projection appeared on the wall not far away. The image on it was exactly the lobby on the first floor.

The crystal ball is equivalent to the terminal of the monitoring system. Images can be projected directly, which is very convenient.

At this time, Qin Menglan and Nishizumi Miho also joined in the task of coaxing the children. It was not known whether it was a spur of the moment idea or if they really liked these children.

"Miss, do you know what the fate of these children is?" Li Yuyuan looked at this scene with a smile on his face.

"Yeah, I roughly know." If nothing unexpected happens, he will probably become a thug or an evil soul master in such a place. In worse cases, he will become a slave and work as a laborer in various mines. If he does not fall into darkness, it will be considered good if he can live beyond the age of 20.

"I was born an orphan, and I have no ties to anything. I naturally know how pitiful these children are. Rather than returning to Wuhun City to marry, have children, and create my own family, it is better to stay here to save more people and give them the opportunity to show their talents!"

(End of this chapter)