Chapter 27: Famous Now
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
"Who on earth is the number one player? How did his score shoot up by 1000 points all of a sudden?"
In Guanzhong, Eastern Han, the player originally ranked first place, "Jiujiu Old Qin," was bewildered.
A player with the username "I Just Want to Farm" was ranked tenth at first, yet he took a leap to come in first place in the last couple of days. Such an outcome left all the players with their jaws dropped in awe.
The first-place player got replaced in just an instant, his cumulative score exceeding the second player by 700 points!
A heavily built commander stood beside "Jiujiu Old Qin". That was the special hero summoned by another player from the Eastern Han, Meng Wu, the father of Meng Tian.
Although he had a powerful commander, "Jiujiu Old Qin" did not possess Chu Tian's luck, who had launched a raid with his cavalry and came across Zhang Kai at a time when he did not have many close guards with him.
There were Yellow Turban soldiers in the Guanzhong region as well, but the Yellow Turban generals were all followed by hundreds and thousands of high-grade Yellow Turban soldiers and even leaders. It was almost impossible to kill a Yellow Turban general by serendipity, otherwise the reward wouldn't be as much as 1000 points.
If anyone managed to kill Zhang Jiao and his two brothers in the event this time, their score would be far more than 1000 points.
"There are only two days left, it's not possible to catch up with number one anymore. I can only keep my second place secure. 'I Just Want to Farm' from Xu Prefecture might become my opponent one day in the future. It's a pity that you're in Xu Prefecture, while I'm in Guanzhong… I hope you can survive until then."
Jiujiu Old Qin stared at the ranking, memorizing the player with the weird username.
"Who knows 'I Just Want to Farm'?"
"If nothing unforeseen happens next, this person will have first place. There are only two days left, so unless a miracle happens, no other player can overtake him."
"Xu Prefecture, it's a feudal lord from our Xu Prefecture! He will probably become the greatest feudal lord of Xu Prefecture now!"
"His territory is currently ranked in the 23rd place in Xu Prefecture."
"I'm more curious to know what the reward for first place is. This event is different from internal testing, even the rewards remain a secret."
All of a sudden, the players of the entire Eastern Han were astonished!
The Yellow Turban event was exclusive to the Eastern Han. The other civilizations had their own events as well, such as the "Kaga Rebellion" of the Dongying region and the "Crusades" of the Vatican region.
This time around, all the players of Eastern Han had their eyes pinned on the ranking of their own civilization.
Nearby, in Xiaopei City of Xu Prefecture, a female feudal lord frowned when she saw the top-ranking player. This player, "I Just Want to Farm", was from her guild, wasn't he?
The other members in the guild also found out that the top-ranking player was a member of their guild, one who kept a low-profile even and barely even spoke a word.
"Jeez, there's a top-ranking player with such a high score in a guild like ours?!"
"Unbelievable. The chairman's ranking isn't low either, she can make it to 77th place in the Eastern Han."
Having gained sudden fame, Chu Tian received dozens of enquiries out of nowhere. All of them wanted to know where Chu Tian's territory was located.
Chu Tian did not reply to the members of the guild, neither was he willing to disclose Xia Village's location. The bird in the lead would always be shot first.
Chu Tian assessed the attributes of the two construction drawings. They were spoils from Zhang Kai, so their grades must not be too low. One of them was a drawing of a Grade 3 infantry camp, an elite Yellow Turban camp. An elite Yellow Turban camp could recruit Grade 3 infantrymen, the Yellow Turban leaders.
Yellow Turban leaders were the advanced army of the Yellow Turban soldiers, only one of them would be chosen among ten soldiers.
[Army type]: Yellow Turban leaders
[Grade]: Grade 3 infantrymen
[Attack power]: 11 [Defense power]: 5 [Speed]: 6
[Skills]: Mid-grade plunder (more resources can be obtained while plundering towns and villages), low-grade fervor (falling into fervor can transiently increase combat power, but morale will decrease marginally after fervor wears off)
[Characteristic 1]: The heavens are dead, the yellow sky should now stand (total attribute +1 when Yellow Turban heroes take command)
[Characteristic 2]: Bandits (popular sentiment and public security of the territory will decline)
[Soldier's pay]: None
[Essential prerequisites]: Yellow Turban soldiers of Grade 30 or above have 10% chances of being promoted to the position of Yellow Turban leaders
"Grade 3 infantrymen that need no wages?"
Chu Tian was checking the attributes of Yellow Turban leaders, their attack power surpassing that of elite infantrymen and light cavalrymen. That did not really matter. More importantly, Yellow Turban soldiers needed no wages as long as they were fed, making them very suitable for repeated sacrificial attacks.
In other words, Yellow Turban soldiers and leaders could be recruited with just food, and 10% of Yellow Turban soldiers beyond Grade 30 could be promoted to the position of Yellow Turban leaders through the elite Yellow Turban camp.
However, Yellow Turban soldiers reduced the popular sentiment and public security of the territory, leaving him with mixed feelings toward them.
There was another, even more lethal restriction. Only 10% of Yellow Turban soldiers above Grade 30 could be upgraded to Yellow Turban leaders, which meant you had to own 1000 Yellow Turban soldiers in order to recruit 100 Yellow Turban leaders, and then you had to train them so they could achieve Grade 30 and above.
"Repeated sacrificial attacks really aren't my thing."
Chu Tian gave up on the elite Yellow Turban camp.
It seemed like a possible trap to him. Not only were the attributes of Yellow Turban leaders attractive, they did not even need to be paid. Ordinary players wouldn't be able to resist such a temptation, going down the path of sacrificial attacks and robbing for a living. The entire territory would probably have to serve the military.
Chu Tian preferred to take a steadier path, amassing great stocks of forage for now and claiming the throne later.
The second drawing was an economical one, a Level 4 fish market.
"A drawing of Level 4 economical constructions..."
Chu Tian was slightly taken aback when he received the drawing. The highest-grade building Xia Village had so far was only a Level 2 one, Level 4 economical buildings were only available in cities and towns.
Theoretically, even a village could build a Level 4 fish market as long as they had a construction drawing and fulfilled the construction requirements.
Xia Village was situated near the Yi River. The catchment area of Yi River was ten times larger in Feudal Lords and the river surface was broad, which made it suitable for developing a fish-catching and breeding industry. If a fish market was established, the villagers in nearby villages would be drawn over to trade as well. He decided to keep both the drawings.
There was also a high-grade skill book.
[Title]: Superior Marksmanship (1/10)
[Grade]: High-grade archery
[Power]: 10
[Additional effects]: Marginally increases accuracy, easily hitting the enemy's vital spots.
[Comments]: There was a person in the Chu Kingdom named Yang Youji, who was a great archer. From a hundred yards away, he pierced a leaf with his arrow, never missing a shot.
Chu Tian's astonishment when he saw the high-grade skill book was in no way lesser than when he saw the Level 4 construction drawing. High-grade skill books were the tool that free players always longed for.
It might be easier to perceive its value through price. In Langya City, a low-grade skill book was priced within the range of 1 to 10 taels, while a mid-grade one cost 10 to 100 taels. As for a high-grade skill book, it had a price but was not on display. Players would be willing to purchase it with several hundred taels of silver.
Even if there were high-grade skill books, Chu Tian might not want to purchase them. Several hundred taels of silver was enough to raise a small troop.
Should he sell it for money or keep it for his own use?
When Chu Tian returned to Xia Village with his handful of cavalrymen, Xia Tianliang was standing at the entrance of Xia Village with the local soldiers from Xiaozhu Village.
She exclaimed with excitement when she saw Chu Tian, "You are famous now!"
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