Worlds’ Apocalypse Online

Nine heads were laid out neatly on the ground.

An officer sitting crouched on the ground was comparing each head to different portraits in his hand.

A few moments later, the officer put the portraits away and reported: "Sir, they are indeed that group of bandits and thieves"

The one on the main seat was a middle-aged man just a bit over 40 years old with slightly drooping eyes, his grey beard and goatee left to grow only to a certain degree, his expression suggested that he was quite exhausted.

Hearing his subordinate's report, he took a short glance at these people's heads and waved his hand without changing his expression: "These severed heads are ridiculously foul------- hurry up get rid of them already"

"Yes sir" the officer said.

Both of them then turned to Gu Qing Shan.

The middle-aged man smiled speciously: "What a surprise, who would have expected that there would be such an expert in such a small village?"

Gu Qing Shan clasped his fist: "County Magistrate sir, these bandits simply drank too much and got completely wasted. They already had their guards down, I simply waited until the middle of the night to act and luckily succeeded"

The County Magistrate's expression became relaxed as he slowly told him: "They are weaklings, but they know how to hide and move around in the barren wilderness. We don't have too many people we can use, so we haven't managed to spare any effort to eliminate them, but now you've gotten rid of this trouble for us"

He yawned and continued with a tired expression: "Congratulations, Village Guard Gu. The bounty that the superiors put on these bandits' heads isn't a small amount at all, you've really earned quite a bit, youngster"

Gu Qing Shan paused briefly.

-------bounty?

No matter how much money goes into my hands, it would still be the same as not getting any, so it's best if…

Recalling the various calamities he had witnessed on the way here, Gu Qing Shan clasped his fist: "Sir, all the villages that are hundreds of miles around here are all under your jurisdiction. In that case, even my contributions of killing these bandits should actually be considered your contributions, so I implore that you directly decide what to do with the bounty money, sir. This humble servant would definitely not take it all for myself"

"Hm?"

The County Magistrate opened his eyes, the exhausted expression from earlier having vanished.

He slightly leaned forward to evaluate Gu Qing Shan and said: "These are clearly rewards for your effort, how could this one possibly decide for you?"

Gu Qing Shan answered without much worry: "This humble servant has never been able to save a lot of money, so this humble servant believes that it would be best for sir to take command------ considering how the surrounding villages run into disasters so frequently, there should be a lot of places where money can be spent. This humble one merely wishes to contribute what this humble one can to this region"

The County Magistrate laughed and stood up, walking in front of the heads and carefully examined them once again.

"Take a look at them, both of them are bandit leaders, so they have at least 10 other lives to their names, their heads are worth the most; as for their subordinates, since each of them has committed many crimes, they're actually worth quite the sum"

The County Magistrate happily spewed out comment after comment.

"That is so, sir" the officer from earlier followed up.

He then handed the wanted posters of the bandits over for the County Magistrate to see.

The County Magistrate took a brief look at them and called out: "Gu Qing Shan"

"I'm here, sir" Gu Qing Shan replied.

"There aren't many people within my jurisdiction who have both the capabilities and the will to work for the people. If you have any requests, you may make them now" the County Magistrate said.

"This humble servant wishes to not be a Village Guard anymore" Gu Qing Shan replied.

"Ah, so that was it. You really are as smart as you seem" the County Magistrate commented full of implications.

"I hope that sir will be able to grant this small request" Gu Qing Shan clasped his fist and said.

The County Magistrate took those wanted posters and silently calculated to get a number, then finally spoke up: "Old Liu, how many Patrol Officers do we have left in our county?"

The officer from earlier reported: "Sir, the last time they went out of the city to work, they refused to listen to your orders, so not only did they ruin the matter, they also scurried back to the city with considerable losses"

"That bunch of empty barrels!" the County Magistrate cursed them, then turned to Gu Qing Shan.

It's useless to rely on those fellows who achieved their post through the backdoor.

This Village Guard could kill the bandits, although he had taken advantage of them being drunk, it still shows that he had some level of bravery and a firm hand when it mattered.

-------not to mention his tactfulness.

Having such a person at my disposal will be a pleasure.

The County Magistrate had made his decision and said: "Village Guard Gu, what do you say about staying in the county and working as a Patrol Officer?"

Before Gu Qing Shan could even say anything, the officer was already urging him: "Youngster, you're basically settled for life, being allowed to remain in the county like this. Aren't you going to thank sir County Magistrate?"

"Thank you, sir" Gu Qing Shan said.

------after leaving the village for about two hours, I found that the mountain path was already cut off, so there was literally nowhere to go.

I tried to take the long way round, but halfway through my journey, I saw with my own eyes how a gigantic centipede emerged from the ground outside of the mountain range to devour everybody in a certain village.

Having no other choice, I could only head back and start heading downstream using the bamboo raft.

--------since that young girl was able to predict my arrival, she should have been very familiar with the surrounding environment as well.

The water current should be the relatively safest route.

Sure enough, the bamboo raft reached this county city after only half a day of travel.

I've lost my memories, so I'm completely clueless about everything right now.

The best choice would be for me to remain here and slowly get accustomed to the surroundings, collect more information, then come up with a more concrete plan.

Seeing him agree, the County Magistrate ordered his subordinate: "You, take him to the back and give him a badge---------"

He looked at the scrap metal blade hanging on Gu Qing Shan's waist and added: "Also bring him to the supply room to receive the standard issued equipment, and also delegate him some travel fees as well. Rest up for the night and come see me again tomorrow"

"Yes sir"

The officer led Gu Qing Shan to the back.

The two of them headed straight towards the supply room, where his name and identity were then confirmed, giving him a new badge as well as a standard-issue leather armor.

The officer then said: "Village guar----- ah no, I should be calling you Patrol Gu from now on. We're all going to be allies here, so I've informed the others of your arrival-------- it's a bit too late for an introduction today, so we're going to officially greet you tomorrow, do you have any issues with that?"

Gu Qing Shan clasped his fist: "Thank you, brother Liu. I'll be relying you a lot more from now on, so let me invite you next time"

Officer Liu laughed out loud and happily said: "The fact that you can kill bandits means that you're a competent one, and this old Liu likes those who can carry their own weight. Now go and choose your weapon"

Gu Qing Shan became focused.

Why does killing a few bandits matter?

This small matter had already been mentioned more than twice already, by both a superior and a colleague, so could there be something amiss?

He silently thought while entering the weapon vault with Officer Liu.

Various weapons of many types were neatly arranged in this place, which included blades, spears, staves, bows, maces, axes, swords, as well as some hidden weapons.

Instinctively, Gu Qing Shan approached a sword and wanted to take it off the wall.

Instantly, a line of bloody text appeared from the void of space.

[DO NOT!]

With how sharp Gu Qing Shan was, he abruptly halted and pulled his hand back when he was inches away from touching the handle.

Officer Liu's voice was heard from behind him: "Ahahahaha, brother Gu, swords aren't something that a normal person would be able to handle properly"

Gu Qing Shan appeared surprised and said: "So this is a sword? I've never seen such a strange weapon in the village I grew up in"

His gaze was still focused on the void of space, as new lines of bloody text appeared bit by bit:

[Grasping a sword will definitely trigger the awakening of your power]

[The five Elements have yet to be determined, the Human realm is still chaotic, and all Chosen Saints currently have lost all their powers. if you were to awaken now, you will definitely draw the attention of the entire Samsara, causing this sneak through to fail]

[Keep this in mind!]

Gu Qing Shan silently read this, but his expression remained unchanged as he headed in another direction and picked up a blade.

"I'm still used to using a blade after all" he said.

Officer Liu agreed: "Of course, blades are the easiest weapons to use. Swords aren't really suitable for swinging or slashing, so normal people can't really grasp their use"