Chapter 157: Serial Number
After the visit, Ling Mo originally wanted to take Zhu Zhuqing to visit South Mountain, but he had already seen that Ross had brought people and appeared at the foot of the mountain.
“Let’s go, they’ve arrived!”
On Star Picking Tower, separated by several thousand meters, Ling Mo clearly saw Ross bringing several hundred people to appear at the foot of the mountain, without stepping into Ghost Gate.
“Good!”
Zhu Zhuqing softly agreed, and flew down from Star Picking Tower with Ling Mo, heading straight to the foot of the mountain.
In less than three seconds, the two appeared at the foot of the mountain.
At this time, Ross was extremely anxious at the foot of the mountain. He had sent the people, but no one had come out yet.
The aura of this Ghost Gate was too eerie; he didn’t dare to enter at all.
He had long heard that Ghost Gate was very strange. Originally he didn’t believe it, but now he did.
“Consul Ross, thanks for your hard work…”
At this time, a sound came from behind. When Ross turned back, he found Ling Mo had already appeared behind him.
After Ling Mo appeared, Ross was clearly stunned for a moment.
When did he arrive?
Ross was drenched in sweat, thinking that if Ling Mo had attacked him just now, he would have been done for.
This guy was too strange, appearing silently behind him without revealing any aura.
This kind of aura-concealing technique seemed to only be achievable by those at the Titled Douluo level, right?
Moreover, Ross was also a strong expert at the Soul Douluo level, yet he couldn’t detect his presence…
“No trouble at all, no trouble! I’m handing the people over to you. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going first…”
Ross really didn’t want to deal with Ling Mo anymore; he was terrified.
Just the aura of this Ghost Gate alone made him shudder; he didn’t want to stay a moment longer.
“Alright! Take care…”
Ling Mo didn’t stand on ceremony. He carefully counted them: a total of three hundred and forty-five people, not one missing.
Most were familiar faces he had seen at the auction house earlier; the other side hadn’t pulled any switches.
Ross led his people in retreat, leaving only these three hundred and forty-five people.
“Follow me…”
Ling Mo said just that, leading the way ahead and taking them up the mountain.
However… after stepping onto the stairs of Ghost Gate, some people were clearly a bit scared, seemingly frightened by this strange atmosphere.
Ling Mo noticed that most people still had a trace of fear.
Ling Mo didn’t speak, but silently noted their faces.
Being afraid was a good thing; it meant they still had fear.
It seemed the auction house hadn’t completely erased their souls; at least they still retained some so-called humanity.
Entering Yanluo Hall, the group of more than three hundred stood in front of Yanluo Hall, quietly awaiting Ling Mo’s arrangement.
Perhaps in their hearts, entering this sect meant only switching to a darker place.
Among them, they often experienced such things: some were bought by nobles and, after being toyed with, usually killed.
Therefore… they didn’t think they could survive here.
However… surprisingly, they didn’t resist at all! Or rather, they were already numb.
Even if they resisted and escaped from here, they still couldn’t escape death.
In their eyes, with no survival techniques, besides serving others, they knew nothing else.
“Now, line up single file by age. I will assign numbers to you based on your age.
Once here, forget all the names, codenames, and such from the auction house.
Here, you have only one codename: a string of numbers…”
After speaking, the more than three hundred people began to line up in order, quickly forming a long team.
“Very good. From left to right, number them from Three Thousand and Two to Three Thousand Three Hundred and Forty-Six. Understand?”
Three thousand?
As soon as Ling Mo said this, Zhu Zhuqing was stunned and asked puzzledly: “Why three thousand?”
She didn’t know that besides Ghost Lord and Number Five, Ling Mo also had Three Thousand Armored Soldiers.
Including the seven Titled Douluo, excluding Ghost Lord, Ling Mo had a total of three thousand Yin Soldiers.
These three thousand in front were the codenames for these Three Thousand Armored Soldiers.
“You’ve been up the mountain so long, and haven’t noticed anything around?”
Ling Mo didn’t rush to explain, but looked meaningfully at the surroundings, signaling Zhu Zhuqing.
“Things?”
At these words, Zhu Zhuqing was stunned, directly activating her Martial Soul, her Star Pupils opening instantly.
Suddenly… she saw an astonishing scene.
In those dark corners, in the mountain forest, so many strangely dressed people were actually hidden.
Each of them wore the same clothes as Number Five, hiding in the mountain forest, constantly watching here.
“Oh my god! This…”
Zhu Zhuqing was dumbfounded. She had thought that Ghost Lord and Number Five were Ling Mo’s last trump cards, but unexpectedly he had so many experts.
“Surprised, right? These are our Ghost Gate’s final trump cards…”
Ling Mo said proudly; there was no need to be modest about this.
In this strength-respecting world, strength was the best way to speak; Ling Mo didn’t need to be modest.
“Where did you get so many experts from?”
Zhu Zhuqing was completely shocked. If earlier she had worried whether Ling Mo could deal with Star Luo Empire, now… she had dispelled that thought.
What a joke, this force of Three Thousand Armored Soldiers was enough to crush any force on the continent.
“Hehe, that’s a secret for now…”
The secret of Jing Jue Ancient City, Ling Mo didn’t want to tell anyone, because it might involve great karma.
“Alright, go call out that Cat Girl…”
Pinching Zhu Zhuqing’s nose, Ling Mo said softly.
“Hate it! Don’t pinch my nose…”
Zhu Zhuqing said angrily, then walked into Yanluo Hall and called out the Cat Girl she had placed there earlier.
A total of three hundred and forty-six people.
And this Cat Girl was the head of this group.
Number Three Thousand and One!
As for Ghost Lord, Ling Mo wouldn’t rank him, mainly afraid he’d smack him with the greatsword.
Last time in Jing Jue Ancient City, Ling Mo had experienced the feeling of being chased and smacked by Ghost Lord everywhere.
It was simply worse than death.
“From now on, you’re Number 3001, responsible for managing these people. Understand?”
Ling Mo said to the Cat Girl. She was clearly a bit panicked, but after looking at Zhu Zhuqing, she still nodded.
She was also the only normal one among this group.
“Alright, follow me…”
Saying that, Ling Mo directly led them up the mountain, crossing Sunset Bridge and entering North Mountain.
“This is where you’ll live from now on!
Once you enter Ghost Gate, you’ll be Ghost Gate disciples. In a couple days, I’ll arrange someone specifically to teach you and pass on some things.
Also… there are some books and such that you need to study carefully.
My Ghost Gate doesn’t have so many rules; don’t bring that auction house nonsense here.”
Ling Mo had wanted to try changing their thoughts, but found… after talking for so long, they didn’t even move.
He then gave up, gave simple instructions, and began arranging their dormitories.
Almost all were two per room. Jade Ling Hall was very large, able to accommodate several thousand people; these few hundred were no problem at all.
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