Starting as a centurion, he fought his way through the chaos of the world.

Chapter 12 Ten Days
"Master!"

When Lu Minggang arrived at the backyard, he heard Li Xirou calling softly.

Although she tried her best to remain calm, her bloodshot eyes betrayed her state of mind.

Clearly, Li Xirou hadn't slept all night.

"Don't worry, everything will be over after today." Lu Ming quickly stepped forward and embraced Li Xirou.

Although his body reeked of blood.

But now, Li Xirou feels an unprecedented sense of security and warmth.

After returning to the house, he fell into a deep sleep a few moments later.

Looking at Li's wife lying on the bed, Lu Ming couldn't help but feel guilty.

Since marrying him, this delicate rich girl has lived in constant fear.

However, things should get much better after today.

Given the size of the Zhang family, they can't support too many people. This band of bandits who came today is probably their last trump card.

After taking care of it myself, I probably won't dare to do it again for a while.

Moreover, he also plans to improve his strength as soon as possible.

Being so passive is not his style.

Then, the online store was opened.

"Wow, such a good haul?"

We killed quite a few bandits last night, probably over a hundred, plus Li Xiong.

This brought his points to over 35,600.

I glanced at the online store; it was packed with items, but only a few were truly useful to me.

Armor-piercing crossbow, body-tempering pill, trial scroll.

[One Bone Forging Pill worth 2000 points]

Finally, after searching through the entire current level-one shop, I found the Bone Forging Pill, which I can use now.

But if you want to exchange for something of a higher level, you need to get promoted.

I glanced at the level 2 shop and found that it not only had various cultivation techniques, but also methods for refining pills.

For example, there are Body Tempering Pills and Bone Forging Pills.

And armor was also included.

The reason so many of my men died in last night's battle was because they didn't have armor. If they had armor, I could have held off not just two hundred, but five hundred men.

"No, we need to upgrade the store as soon as possible."

Lu Ming muttered to himself.

Then, he exchanged for five more armor-piercing crossbows in one go, spending five thousand points.

I also exchanged for a trial scroll.

There are also five Bone Forging Pills.

That should be enough for him to cultivate for a while.

After having these...

He believed that his abilities would definitely improve significantly.

After glancing at his wife, who was already sleeping soundly, Lu Ming took the silver and headed towards the backyard.

Zhang Meng has returned, and the doctor he summoned is bandaging the wounds of the veterans.

The body has already been placed in the coffin.

They're just waiting to be sent back.

Outside the door were weeping family members, but they did not go directly into the Hundred Household Office.

"boom!"

Lu Ming placed the silver box on the ground.

It made a dull sound.

“Zhang Xun, you’re in charge of distributing the silver. One tael of silver for killing an ordinary bandit, five taels for those who cross the border, ten taels for the bandit leader, fifty taels for a dead brother, twenty taels for a seriously wounded one, and three taels of silver for each person who participated in the battle.”

So many people died yesterday; to stabilize morale, we need to distribute a lot of money as rewards.

Lu Ming was naturally aware of this.

Otherwise, who will want to work for you in the future?

"Yes, sir!" Zhang Xun replied and then beckoned someone over to collect the silver.

Even the family members who were crying at the door have stopped crying now.

They squeezed to the front, staring intently at the silver.

With these, the living have hope.

Just then, Zhang Meng rushed over excitedly, carrying Li Xiong's head in his hand.

"My lord, this is Li Xiong from Tiger Roar Ridge. He's on everyone's radar in the prefecture. The centurions in the surrounding towns will reward anyone who kills him with three hundred taels of silver and a promotion!"

As he spoke, he unconsciously revealed a few more large, yellow teeth.

"Sir, you may not know, but his notice was posted four years ago. It seems he killed the son of a high-ranking official. But as you know, this is the situation around here. Who can catch him?"

So no one brought it up again. Now that you've killed him, your promotion and honors are inevitable!

Zhang Meng's voice was filled with excitement.

He had finally managed to cling to Lu Ming's leg, and now he dared not let go.

All he hoped was that Lu Ming could rise to prominence so that he could also prosper.

Lu Ming hadn't expected this to happen.

He paced back and forth a few steps.

He said to Zhang Meng, "Wait a minute!"

Then, he went to the backyard and, after a short while, took out a silver box.

He threw it on the ground, stomped his foot, and said, "Take this to the prefectural city, find Qian Yong, the garrison commander, and tell him that it was a gift from me. Then give him the head, and don't say anything else."

"Yes, my lord!"

Zhang Meng immediately responded.

His face was solemn.

Lu Ming didn't let him leave immediately. After a moment of silence, he continued, "Take a few more people with you, disguise them as vendors selling mountain goods, and come back quickly. I'll be waiting for you."

This time, Zhang Meng didn't say much, selected five people, and then left.

Qian Yong was his father's former comrade-in-arms, and the two families had some connection.

The only reason he could serve in the army was because the other side exerted force.

He was actually quite good to him.

However, it's a bit unfair to transfer him to Fenglei Town this time.

That's normal, though, since the amount of money I gave them wasn't much, and the situation in the towns and villages below was pretty much the same.

Moreover, each person has their own designated spot.

Forcing it in is also inappropriate.

There happened to be a vacancy in Fenglei Town, so they transferred him here.

Furthermore, when they came, they explained the situation: it was the original owner who insisted on coming, and there was nothing anyone could do about it.

This time, he put two thousand taels of silver in the box, which was definitely not a small amount; it was enough to buy a centurion.

Besides, he had also made contributions.

Getting promoted one level should be a sure thing.

Logically, he should be the one to run for an official position, but there are too many things to do here. The centurion's office has just started up and has just gone through a fierce battle. He is even more worried about leaving his wife at home.

Therefore, we had no choice but to send Zhang Meng.

His family members were all in town, so he wasn't afraid of running away with the money.

Moreover, one should trust those one employs and not employ those one distrusts.

It's only two thousand taels of silver; it's worth a try.

"Sir, all the soldiers' wounds have been bandaged and medicine has been left in place."

The doctor carefully approached Lu Ming and said.

The other person nodded.

A silver ingot was tossed into his hand.

"Don't talk about what happened at the Hundred Household Office, or you'll face the consequences!" Lu Ming said, glancing at the doctor opposite him.

"I know, I promise I won't tell!"

Lu Ming nodded and then waved for him to leave.

After giving all the instructions, Lu Ming began cultivating again.

For the next few days, he spent almost every day at the Hundred Household Office with Li Xirou, and then he would cultivate.

After burying the fallen soldiers, he sent people to recruit more, bringing the total number of men in the centurion's office to one hundred.

At the same time, they also hired several cooks to prepare meals.

Moreover, he thoughtfully bought two maids for Li Xirou to take care of her daily life.

As for Lu Ming himself, he naturally focused on cultivation.

After ten days, only one of the five Bone Forging Pills remained.

The Hundred Household Office has also completely changed.

(End of this chapter)