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Chapitre 16: Human Village

Éditeur: Modlawls123

“Your Majesty! We’ve finished researching Taming!” After Zhao Fu gave those orders, Bai Shan ran over with an expression of joy on his face.

When Zhao Fu heard this, he felt quite delighted. After waiting for so long, the Research Workshop was finally showing some results. He nodded and headed over to the Research Workshop, and there, he saw a few Scholars and a new stone stele.

When the Scholars saw that Zhao Fu had arrived, they respectfully retreated to one side. Zhao Fu walked up and placed his hand on the stone stele, and some information was transmitted to his mind:

[Tamer]: F+ grade Military. Description: Receives the ability to tame wild beasts. Effect: Receives skill [Taming].

Seeing this, Zhao Fu brought two villagers to change their profession to Tamer and then ordered people to catch some wild ducks and geese to tame.

Right now, the Great Qin Village severely lacked people. There were many things to do, so they had to use many of the Goblins to make up for their lack of people. As for exploring the crack, they were waiting for the stairs to be constructed before going in again.

After going west of the Great Qin Village, Zhao Fu went to have a look at the newly-constructed Gnome Village. The Gnomes all lowered their heads respectfully and retreated to one side. Zhao Fu found five Mechanics Scholars and instructed them to start researching ballistae.

After returning to the Great Qin Village, Bai Shan came up and asked, “Your Majesty, what would you like us to research next?”

Zhao Fu had almost forgotten that the Scholars didn’t have anything to do now that they had successfully researched Taming. There were simply too many matters to take care of, and Zhao Fu started to feel somewhat overwhelmed. After he thought for a moment, he replied to Bai Shan, “Start researching teleportation channels!”

Teleportation channels were absolutely necessary. If the Great Qin Village could successfully research teleportation channels, they would make going from village to village more convenient, and Zhao Fu also needed to be able to visit a main city. Right now, they had nowhere to spend the money they had earned, so he wanted to go to a main city to see what they could buy.

After receiving his orders, Bai Shan took his people and returned to the Workshop to start researching.

At this moment, someone came up to report that they had discovered a Human Village about five kilometers north of the Great Qin Village.

Zhao Fu immediately took some people to have a look. He wanted to determine if it was an ordinary village or a village of bandits. However, no matter what it was, Zhao Fu wanted to gain some more villagers from this village. Relying on the summoning each day was too slow, and the Great Qin Village greatly lacked villagers.

An hour or so later, they arrived at the Human Village. They stood on higher ground and looked down at the village, and Zhao Fu inwardly muttered, “Outlander villages can’t compare to human villages at all.”

For defense, the village had thick wooden boards as walls, and there were people on alert patrolling around. As soon as there was an enemy attack, they would immediately sound the alarm. The guards were also densely gathered because their village was in the wilderness. Because of this, they were constantly surrounded by danger, so they had to focus on defense.

The village had around 400 people. There were around 60 elderly and children and around 160 women. The other 200 or so people were men, making the village seem more like an ordinary village than a bandit village. Moreover, most of the guards had leather armor and iron sabers, so the village was much more prosperous than the Great Qin Village. After all, the Great Qin Village was still using weapons made of Iron Wood, and the soldiers only had 10 or so sets of leather armor.

Most of the soldiers were Militia, but a few of them held bows and arrows and a few others held shields, though they did not have the corresponding profession. Archers, Shieldbearers, and Cavalry needed to be researched or unlocked when a village leveled up. Intermediate Villages could unlock Shieldbearers, Advanced Villages could unlock Archers, and Towns could unlock Cavalry.

Right now, those who were holding bows and arrows and shields were relying on their own efforts and skills. They did not have the profession stats or skills, making them half as effective as those with a profession.

If Zhao Fu could conquer this village, he would be able to instantly gain the numbers he needed for the Great Qin Village. However, if he brought his people and attacked, he would be facing solid defenses and enemies with twice his numbers, so he would definitely lose many of his soldiers and most likely suffer defeat.

It seemed that they would not be able to take care of things through fighting, so Zhao Fu turned and said, “All of you go and hide for now. Bai Qi and I will go negotiate with them!”

Zhao Fu and Bai Qi headed to the entrance of the village, and the guards immediately called out in a loud voice, “Who are you people?”

Bai Qi was about to reply, but Zhao Fu signalled him to stop and said, “I’m the Village Chief of the Great Qin Village, a nearby village, and I’ve come to visit your village. Could I trouble your Village Chief to meet with me?”

The guards immediately went to report this matter, and after a while, the gates opened as a fair-skinned youth walked out and smiled at Zhao Fu, cupping his hands respectfully as he said, “Father invites you in!”

Zhao Fu returned the courtesy, after which he and Bai Qi followed the youth to a building. After walking in, they saw a white-bearded elder sitting down. When the elder saw Zhao Fu and Bai Qi, he stood up and smiled as he gestured with his hand for them to sit down, and the serving ladies brought some tea.

“I never thought that this village would receive such distinguished guests. I apologize for our poor hospitality,” the elder said apologetically.

Zhao Fu calmly smiled as he replied, “Village Chief is too courteous. Our village has not been here for too long, and we’ve only just discovered your esteemed village and come to visit. We’re quite late in doing so, so we hope you don’t hold this against us.”

The Village Chief felt quite surprised. “This old man was feeling quite curious why a village had suddenly appeared near us. So you’ve only been here for a short period of time. In the wilderness, dangers lurk everywhere, and it’s hard to find a place of safety.”

Zhao Fu nodded and was just about to say something when a youth walked in with a serious expression, reporting, “Village Chief! The Wild Wolf Village’s people have come demanding food again.”

The elder’s expression became serious and apologized to Zhao Fu and Bai Qi before leaving with the others.

“Your Majesty!” Bai Qi said as he turned to look at Zhao Fu.

Zhao Fu nodded and they followed the Village Chief outside. They saw 10 or so vicious-looking people standing there, and a big, dark-skinned, and ugly-looking thug roared, “Damn old man, hand over your food!”

The fair-skinned youth became furious and was about to step up to say something but was held back by the elder, who ordered, “Give them the food!”

The villagers complied with the elder’s commands and brought out 10 or so sacks of food and placed them at the entrance of the village.

The thug laughed with satisfaction after seeing so many sacks of food and called out, “You’re quite a smart one, damn old man.” After speaking, the thug ordered the others to carry the sacks of food and left.

When the fair-skinned youth saw them leave, he coldly harrumphed. Zhao Fu went up and asked what had just happened, and the situation was explained to him by the Village Chief.

This village was called the Li Family Village, and the Village Chief was called Li Youcai, while the fair-skinned youth, his son, was called Li Wen.

The Wild Wolf Village was a bandit village about eight kilometers away from the Li Family Village. The Wild Wolf Village had around 300 people, but as a bandit village, it essentially did not have any women, elderly, or children, and most of the 300 or so people were men. They were all bandits, rogues, and thugs, and they had quite a decent fighting force.

If the Wild Wolf Village wanted to attack the Li Family Village, with their solid defenses, the Wild Wolf Village would still lose many people. The Li Family Village was also afraid that the bandits would pillage and destroy their village, so they had maintained a non-aggression pact. However, the Li Family Village needed to hand over a certain amount of food every month.


Chapitre 17: Poison

Éditeur: Modlawls123

Even though the Li Family Village and the Wild Wolf Village were ‘at peace’, the Li Family Village was in a weaker position, so the Wild Wolf Village was able to act so arrogantly. Of course, if the Wild Wolf Village found an opportunity, the men of the Wild Wolf Village would definitely break the current status quo and pillage the Li Family Village.

Even though the Wild Wolf Village had been eyeing the Li Family Village for a while, it had never found an opportunity to act, and the Li Family Village had always been on its guard against the Wild Wolf Village.

At this moment, Li Youcai kindly said to Zhao Fu, “Sir, your village will be discovered by them sooner or later. It’s best that you make preparations now, or it’ll be too late by the time they find you.”

Surprisingly, Zhao Fu lightly shook his head and said sincerely, “Village Chief Li, if I help you deal with the Wild Wolf Village, what will I get in return?”

Hearing this, everyone around them looked over at Zhao Fu. Some had looks of doubt, others had looks of trust and gratitude, and several had looks of fear.

“Sir, if you can help us destroy the Wild Wolf Village, the Li Family Village will follow you from now on!” Li Wen said emotionally.

Li Youcai quickly grabbed Li Wen and said, “Apologies, my son is young and insensible; please don’t take his words seriously.”

Zhao Fu smiled and asked, “In that case, Village Chief Li, what can I get if I destroy the Wild Wolf Village for you?”

Li Youcai hesitated. On one hand, he knew that the Wild Wolf Village had been eyeing the Li Family Village this entire time, and he wanted to find an opportunity to act against them. Li Youcai was not stupid, and he believed that the bandits would one day attack the Li Family Village. That was why they were defending with such fear every day. However, they couldn’t keep going on like this – one day, the Wild Wolf Village would attack them, which was why they were attracted to Zhao Fu’s words.

Another one of his worries was that Zhao Fu would not be able to stand up to the Wild Wolf Village, resulting in the Wild Wolf Village directing its anger to the Li Family Village as well. In that case, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Zhao Fu could tell that the Village Chief had his worries, and he said, “Don’t worry, Village Chief Li, we won’t need a single one of your soldiers, and even if something does happen, it won’t affect the Li Family Village at all.”

When Li Youcai heard what Zhao Fu said, Li Youcai finally made up his mind and asked, “What would you like in return?"

Zhao Fu slightly smiled and said, “I want the Li Family Village to join the Great Qin Village!”

Li Youcai hesitated and thought for a while before finally agreeing. If Zhao Fu could really destroy the Wild Wolf Village, the Li Family Village would join the Great Qin Village.

After coming to this agreement, Zhao Fu and Bai Qi left the Li Family Village.

After Zhao Fu left, some of the Li Family Village’s villagers said with displeasure, “The Li Family Village is going to join another village just like that? Isn’t this a bit too rushed? I’m opposed to this!”

Li Youcai coldly harrumphed and said, “You idiot! If the Great Qin Village can easily destroy the Wild Wolf Village, then it must be very powerful. If that’s the case, the Great Qin Village will be able to easily destroy the Li Family Village as well. Their visit this time was most likely diplomacy before violence, and if we hadn’t agreed, it could have been us that was destroyed first.”

Hearing this, everyone came to a sudden realization and felt quite fearful.

…………………………………………

After Zhao Fu and Bai Qi left the Li Family Village, they found the Wild Wolf Village based on Li Youcai’s directions. After observing it for a while, Zhao Fu smiled with a sense of confidence and returned to the Great Qin Village. He stopped everything that was going on and rapidly gave out commands.

At night, when it had turned completely dark, a skinny youth in the Wild Wolf Village looked around to find a tree to relieve himself when he felt a sharp pain at the back of his head. He then fell to the ground and fainted.

When he came to, he found that he was bound and in an unfamiliar place. There were a few people looking at him, and the youth seemed to detect something as he cried out, “Sirs, please spare me! I have nothing! Are you sure you haven’t caught the wrong person?”

Zhao Fu looked at the skinny youth and asked, “What’s your name?”

Wang Ergou felt that Zhao Fu was the leader here, so he quickly replied, “Sir, this lowly one is called Wang Ergou.”

“Very good! Wang Ergou, I want you to help me with something. If you do it, there’ll be many benefits for you in the future,” Zhao Fu said with a slight smile.

The Wild Wolf Village, a bandit village, was where the scum and dregs of society gathered, and none of its members felt much loyalty to it, so Wang Ergou quickly replied, “Yes, yes, I’ll do anything sir requires of me.”

When Zhao Fu heard this, he gave the order, “Untie him!”

A soldier stepped forwards and undid the ropes tying up Wang Ergou, who stood there with his head subserviently lowered.

“I want you to put this in everyone’s food at dinnertime tomorrow,” Zhao Fu said as he handed Wang Ergou a bottle.

Wang Ergou’s face stiffened because he knew that Zhao Fu wanted him to poison everyone in the village. Wang Ergou’s hands trembled as he received the bottle.

At this moment, Zhao Fu also handed him a red pill and said, “Eat this!”

Wang Ergou realized that this was not in his best interests, so he brightly smiled as he said, “This isn’t necessary, is it, sir? Don’t worry; I’ll definitely do as you told me.”

Of course, Zhao Fu didn’t trust his words. If Zhao Fu trusted a bandit like him, he would be sold out in a moment, so he coldly replied, “You can either eat it yourself or have someone help you!”

Wang Ergou took the red pill, looked at it, and hesitated.

Zhao Fu tilted his head, signaling the soldiers to ‘help’ Wang Ergou with it. Two soldiers stepped forwards, making Wang Ergou finally make up his mind. He swallowed the red pill, and a sullen expression appeared on his face.

Zhao Fu took out a wild rabbit from a cage and fed it an identical red pill. He tossed the wild rabbit to Wang Ergou’s side, and after a while, the wild rabbit hopped a few times before its body stiffened and it foamed at the mouth, blood coming out of its eyes as it died.

This caused Wang Ergou’s face to become as pale as a sheet. He understood that this would be his outcome if he did not complete this mission.

“This is also for you. Don’t worry; after you’re done, I’ll give you the antidote!” Zhao Fu said as he handed Wang Ergou five silver coins.

Wang Ergou nodded his head, and his hands shook as he received the silver coins. Following this, Zhao Fu ordered the soldiers to cover Wang Ergou’s head and to take him back to where they had picked him up.

The next day, Wang Ergou returned to the Wild Wolf Village with a pale face. Because he had been thinking about this matter the entire time, he was careless and bumped into a large thug. He was slapped to the ground, a fiery pain spreading through his face, causing him to come back to his senses and to be filled with resolve.

Zhao Fu also started to gather all of his forces, including the Gnomes and Goblins, and waited for an opportunity.

At night, within the Wild Wolf Village’s Hall, a tough, fierce-looking thug sat at the head seat and roared in a loud voice, “Brothers, eat and drink well tonight; tomorrow, we’ll go to the Li Family Village and get a few women to play with!”

“Yes! Yes! Big bro!”

Everyone in the hall passionately responded, and the scene seemed quite lively.

Outside of the Wild Wolf Village, Zhao Fu coldly stared at the Wild Wolf Village and said, “Bai Qi! Do you think that Wang Ergou will use the poison?”

Bai Qi immediately lowered his head, cupped his fists, and said, “This subordinate doesn’t dare to doubt Your Majesty’s brilliant decisions!”

Zhao Fu smiled and said, “Alright, no need to use such formalities. Tell me what you really think.”


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