Chapter 7: Battle Losses? They Don’t Exist!
Bingzhou faction, in front of a Level 2 village.
Corpses littered the ground. They were all militia. At the entrance of the village ahead, quite a few mountain bandits were still holding large sabers and laughing loudly.
“Overestimating yourselves! You actually dared come looking for trouble with your grandfathers? We’ll chop you all up!”
“Still, that little girl just now was a pity. She had such smooth, tender skin, but I accidentally killed her with one slash.”
“No matter. Let’s go back and keep drinking wine and eating meat! There are plenty of women in the village too. We can just grab one later.”
...
Mocking voices drifted through the air and entered Shen Shuyi’s ears.
Shen Shuyi stared at the battlefield before her and fell silent.
Rank-Five general Sun Shangxiang had led one hundred militia to attack a Level 2 village.
The result...
Total annihilation!
Even Sun Shangxiang had died protecting her.
Shen Shuyi was stunned. The crowd of spectators watching the show in the livestream room was also dumbfounded.
For a time, bullet comments filled the entire livestream screen.
[Holy crap! A one-sided massacre? My big sister suffered a crushing defeat?]
[Uh... after seeing how brutal Level 2 villages are, I decisively recalled the army I had just sent out.]
[Hiss... Level 2 villages are terrifying indeed. I feel bad for my big sister. Her general’s initial revival count only has 2 left.]
[Damn it! This Level 2 village definitely isn’t meant for people to clear! Even a Rank-Five general died. The rest of us are probably even more doomed!]
[The person below agrees. If anyone can clear a Level 2 village with the same configuration, I’ll livestream myself kneeling on durians!]
...
As bullet comments and pop-ups swept across the screen, within the full server, a loud announcement rang out once again.
Announcement: Ding! Congratulations to player Half-Journey Through the Mortal World for being the first to conquer a Level 2 village. Achievement unlocked: Village Assault Pioneer. Reward: Random Equipment Draw ×1.
The crisp notification echoed throughout the game.
The livestream room instantly fell into deathly silence.
Only countless dots and periods drifted past...
Shen Shuyi stood on the General Summoning Platform, watching as light flickered and Sun Shangxiang revived. Then, listening to the sound of the game announcement, she immediately fell silent.
So...
So strong!
...
Inside Luoyun Village, Xiao Wen stood at the center of the village. After occupying the village, he directly spent 50 Yuanbao in the game shop to buy a [Territory Transfer Deed], turning this place into his new territory. Then he took out the two major buildings he had previously recycled into his inventory and placed them down.
After Xiao Wen arranged the two buildings properly, he heard the system announcement coming from the sky.
A draw?
It really is the same as I remember.
Still, I wonder what I’ll draw this time.
Xiao Wen muttered silently, but did not hesitate. He directly opened the draw interface.
Prompt: Would you like to perform a random equipment draw? Current remaining draw chances: 1 (Gifted)
Yes!
Xiao Wen made his choice. A virtual roulette selection interface appeared. The pointer spun, then stopped. It was a one-pull miracle, directly bursting with platinum light.
Ding! Congratulations to player Half-Journey Through the Mortal World for obtaining Heaven-tier Exclusive Equipment: Eight Formations Diagram. Confirm?
The crisp notification sounded beside his ear.
Xiao Wen froze instantly.
Eight...
Eight Formations Diagram?
A one-pull miracle?
Did I suddenly become a pretty boy blessed by luck?
A gifted draw gave me Heaven-tier?
Cough, cough...
Whether it was Heaven-tier or not did not matter. The main thing was that this great lord found the Eight Formations Diagram pleasing to the eye.
[Eight Formations Diagram]
Type: Exclusive Equipment
Exclusive To: Zhuge Kongming
Status: Sealed
Grade: Heaven-tier
Attributes: ???
Overview: A sealed formation diagram. When it encounters its destined person, it will erupt with powerful strength.
With this thing, doesn’t that mean this great lord can try recruiting that eternal strategist, Zhuge Kongming, later?
If I can bring that man under my command...
Just imagining that scene is exciting!
Confirm!
Xiao Wen chose to confirm. The next moment, golden light flashed inside his inventory, and an Eight Trigrams plate lay flat inside his bag.
Although this item could not be used for the time being, that did not stop Xiao Wen from keeping it.
Good things had to be used at critical moments.
As Xiao Wen thought this, it was not long before Ma Chao came forward to report that the battle losses had already been counted.
“General, how are the battle losses?”
“Six dead, zero heavily wounded, thirteen lightly wounded. My lord, our army won a great victory in this battle!”
Ma Chao grinned as he spoke, his gaze toward Xiao Wen filled with admiration.
The fact that they could achieve such results in this battle ultimately came from his lord’s brilliant strategy. Everything had already been calculated in advance.
Even though that group of mountain bandits had the advantage in numbers, once they were lured into narrow terrain, having too many people could no longer be called an advantage. It became a disadvantage instead.
In this battle, Ma Chao and the others had precisely grasped this point, which was why they had won.
Six dead and thirteen lightly wounded?
That’s still within my control.
Xiao Wen muttered to himself.
He was fairly satisfied with this answer.
The battle losses were still within an acceptable range.
“Arrange for them to go rest. In one shichen, two hours, there will be another operation.”
Xiao Wen quietly spread open the parchment scroll, but his gaze could not help falling upon the nearby Level 3 village.
The Level 2 village had already been conquered.
Could the Level 3 village still be far away?
“My lord, I have heard that the strength of a Level 3 village and a Level 2 village are not on the same level. Attacking a Level 3 village so quickly... isn’t that a little impulsive?”
Ma Chao frowned and offered his advice.
He had originally thought that even if his lord wanted to dispatch troops, he would attack a few Level 2 villages of the same level first, gathering resources while also raising their levels along the way.
Yet unexpectedly, his lord had completely ignored common sense.
He had directly marked a Level 3 village as the target!
“We can beat it.”
Xiao Wen turned back, looked at Ma Chao, and answered in a calm tone.
What he held in his hands was a vast amount of game experience and knowledge.
Even now, he still clearly remembered how the first player in his previous life had conquered a Level 3 village.
Since that player in his previous life could do it, he could replicate it in this life too!
However, using a Level 1 territory to attack a Level 3 village was indeed somewhat forced.
This great lord should level up first.
The thought flashed through his mind, and Xiao Wen opened the territory construction panel, beginning building construction.
Would you like to construct the Lord’s Manor? Cost: 0. Time required: 30 minutes. Cannot be accelerated.
Yes!
Xiao Wen made his choice.
The next thirty minutes were a quiet waiting period.
Thirty minutes later, the Level 1 Lord’s Manor was completed.
After it was completed, Xiao Wen directly chose to upgrade the Lord’s Manor.
Ding! Would you like to upgrade the Lord’s Manor from Level 1 to Level 2?
Condition: Conquer a Level 2 village. Completed.
Cost: 0.
Time required: 1 hour. Cannot be accelerated.
Yes!
Xiao Wen chose yes, and then began waiting again.
One hour later, light bloomed, and a notification sounded beside Xiao Wen’s ear.
Ding! Congratulations to player Half-Journey Through the Mortal World. Level 2 Lord’s Manor successfully constructed. Territory level upgraded to Level 2 Village!
Warm Reminder: The next territory upgrade from Level 2 to Level 3 requires the condition: conquer a Level 3 village.
Ding! Congratulations to player Half-Journey Through the Mortal World. Territory level has risen to Level 2. Some hidden basic buildings are now unlocked. Barracks soldier recruitment capacity expanded to 94/200.
It’s here!
A recruitment limit of two hundred soldiers!
Double the number of troops.
Conquering a Level 3 village was not impossible!
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