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13.33% Lord of the Gaming World / Chapter 8: War Spoils

Chapitre 8: War Spoils

Éditeur: Dragon Boat Translation

"Our village killed 41 Yellow Turban bandits. The remaining Yellow Turban bandits fled. We got a total of 4 warhorses, 51 taels of silver, 15,417 coins, 17 long swords, 20 spears, and 11 single wooden bows. Plus, five wooden shields and seven usable leather armor."

Elder Li was in charge of counting the trophies, and his face was red with pride. This was a rare victory. They managed to win four warhorses; they had never had warhorses in Xia Village before.

Only the four war horses and the sum of money satisfied Chu Tian. He felt that this small group of Yellow Turban soldiers was very poor, so poor that they did not even have a single iron armor. The best armor they had was leather, and more commonly, clothing.

There really wasn't much money found on them. It was reasonable to assume that after this small group of Yellow Turban soldiers had ransacked nearby villages, they should have had a few hundred taels on them. The only explanation: they had placed the spoils elsewhere.

They should have kept a prisoner alive.

"Elder Li, how much would a warhorse like this go for, if we sold it at Langya City?"

Chu Tian didn't really know the prices in 'Feudal Lords' yet. Warhorses, as necessary provisions for training the cavalry, were probably not cheap.

"These four horses are only the most ordinary warhorses. If we sold them, each one should have been around 20000 coins."

"20000 coins..."

Chu Tian took a deep breath. Indeed, lords who could afford a cavalry were major lords.

In 'Feudal Lords', one tael of silver was 1000 coins. One ordinary warhorse was about 20 taels of silver.

In a word: expensive.

To have 10 thousand cavalries meant one needed 200 thousand taels of silver to just buy the horses, which did not consider the expenses of raising horses. 

Chu Tian didn't dare to think about it at this point.

Chu Tian looked at the warhorses' attributes.

[Name]: Ordinary Warhorse (Bronze Level)

[Weight-Bearing Capacity]: E

[Speed]: E

[Endurance]: E

[Impact]: E

[Feed]: 3 units/year

[Description]: Very ordinary warhorse, good for light cavalry, not for heavy load-bearing.

"With these attributes... they really are ordinary warhorses."

Chu Tian couldn't even find the energy to complain. He said to Hua Mulan, "Pick one, any one, among these four horses."

Although they were ordinary war horses, Chu Tian had no intention of selling them for money. If they were sold for 20 taels of silver each, one would need to pay more to buy them back. If you kept them for yourself, there was no middleman to mark-up the difference.

"I can pick myself?"

"Of course." Chu Tian mumbled to himself: "They are just bronze-level war horses."

Soon, Hua Mulan picked a white horse.

Chu Tian found that Hua Mulan's Loyalty had increased from 85 to 87, and the Level of Favor increased from 50 to 51.

He had seen official information before the public beta. Different heroes preferred different treasures. Giving the correct treasure would increase Loyalty while giving the wrong treasure would not increase but in fact, reduce Loyalty. This prevented players from messing around.

It was apparent Hua Mulan liked boys' stuff more than girls' stuff. Giving her fighting equipment would increase her loyalty.

"Village Chief, here is a drawing that we found on that little leader."

Elder Li gave a special kind of war spoil to Chu Tian.

Chu Tian's eyes lit up as he accepted the drawing.

It was actually a construction drawing for a barracks-type building.

[Name]: Barracks for Level 1 Yellow Turban soldiers (Bronze-Level) 

[Purpose]: For recruiting Yellow Turban Soldiers (Level One Foot Soldiers)

[Construction Materials]: 100 pieces of wood, 10 taels of silver

[Construction Time]: 2 days

[Training Duration]: 7 days

[Number of People Trained]: 100

Yellow Turban soldiers?

Chu Tian had just killed off a small group of Yellow Turban soldiers, he didn't expect that a drawing of the Yellow Turban barracks would be revealed. Moreover, looking at the name, this was only a first-level barracks, were there more advanced barracks for the Yellow Turban soldiers?

Right, Chu Tian remembered that Yellow Turban soldiers were divided into high-level soldiers, Yellow Turban commanders, and Yellow Turban strongmen.

So, this Level 1 Yellow Turban barracks could only recruit the lowest level of Yellow Turban soldiers.

Yellow Turban soldiers were also Level 1 foot soldiers, but they probably had better attributes than the local soldiers.

Should he go for these Yellow Turban soldiers?

Chu Tian hesitated. He looked at the Yellow Turban soldiers' attributes via the drawing.

[Arms]: Yellow Turban Soldiers

[Grade]: Level 1 Foot Soldiers

[Attack Power]: 7

[Defense Power]: 5

[Speed]: 5

[Skill]: Low-Level Raiding (Can earn more war spoils while raiding villages and towns)

[Characteristics]: The sky is dead, and the yellow sky stands (E-Level Characteristic. When the commander is a Yellow Turban hero, all attributes +1)

[Salary]: None

[Description]: Peasant rebels in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty. When there are Yellow Turban soldiers in the territory, it could reduce Popular Sentiment.

The names of these Level 1 soldiers were too domineering. The characteristic of local soldiers was 'those who win the hearts of the people win the world'. The characteristic of the Yellow Turban soldiers was that 'the sky is dead, and the yellow sky shall stand'. Unfortunately, both are quite useless.

The characteristic of Yellow Turban soldiers: When the commander was a Yellow Turban hero, all attributes +1. Early on, this could have been amazing.

But for Xia Village, which didn't have any Yellow Turban Heroes, this characteristic couldn't be used.

Yellow Turban soldiers had 2 more points in Attack Power than local soldiers, with a trade-off in reduced Popular Sentiment.

Chu Tian remembered that before the public beta, many players discussed which routes to use for their military strategy. There were posts summarizing different routes.

The Cao-Wei Route: All kinds of arms were fully developed, suitable for Central Plains' players.

The Shu-Han Route: Emphasized infantry and despised cavalry, considered a resigned choice for players not in horse-producing areas.

The Dong-Wu Route: Emphasis on water battles and despised cavalry. Top choice for players in southern areas with many bodies of water.

The Grassland Route: Emphasis on cossacks' skills, with a major building of cavalry. Represented by the Kingdom of Mongolia. Suitable for players with ranches in grassland areas.

There was an even more exotic route, the Peasant Rebel Army Route, which used up a large number of low-level Yellow Turban soldiers in the early stages and also recruited Yellow Turban Heroes and Heroes from peasant rebel armies of other dynasties, such as Song Jiang, Fang La, and Rebel King Li Zicheng.

While using up soldiers with the Peasant Rebel Army Route was an option, but...

As the Xia Village was growing well, there was no need for such a dangerous route. Nine out of ten peasant rebel armies always imploded in the later stages, or they would be destroyed by the nearby NPC princes.

Tao Qian, the governor of Xu Prefecture, was watching them from Xiapi.

"See if you can sell it to other players, and then go to Langya City to buy a regular infantry battalion drawing at a high price."

Chu Tian wanted to go for the Royal Route.

In addition to the actual war trophies, Chu Tian realized that he had gained 41 points of Military Merit because of the elimination of the Yellow Turban soldiers.

Titles had 20 levels in Eastern Han: First is Public Officer, second is Shangzao, third is Zanniao, fourth is Bugeng, fifth is Daifu, sixth is Official...

To be promoted from Public Officer to Shangzao required 100 Military Merits.

Titles were rather useful. One could use them to get jobs in government, raise Public Sentiment, and maintain commanders' Royalty. Most importantly, after one reached Level 20 in title, one could name themself as a duke, king, or emperor.

Chu Tian also picked a warhorse for himself. After he upgraded Xia Village to a second-level village, then he'd leave for Langya City to buy some supplies. He could also establish diplomatic relations with other villages on the way.


Chapitre 9: Level 2 Villages and Special Constructions

Éditeur: Dragon Boat Translation

On the seventh day of being in the world of Feudal Lords for Chu Tian, Xia Village finally fulfilled the population requirement, which was 240 villagers for being upgraded from a Level 1 village to a Level 2 village.

"Upgraded to a Level 2 village." 

Chu Tian selected the upgrade option without any hesitation.

Xia Village trembled vigorously as the area of the village extended outward.

Hua Mulan stayed by Chu Tian's side, serving as his guard.

"Ding! Xia Village has been upgraded to Level 2. You have received special constructions: a [Level 1 Hospital] and a [Level 1 Celadon Factory]."

"Ding! The special talent system has been unlocked. When special talented figures enter and get stationed in constructions apart from normal residences, the quality of construction will be enhanced."

Chu Tian looked up information regarding Xia Village.

[Territory]: Xia Village (Level 2 village)

[Feudal Lord]: Chu Tian (Level 1 public officer)

[Jurisdiction]: Langya Nation, Xu Prefecture, Eastern Han

[Specialties]: Crude celadon (Level E specialty)

[Population]: 241/1000

[Popular Sentiment]: 81

[Public Security]: 79

[Level of Prosperity]: 71/200

[Administrative Efficiency]: 10/100

[Agricultural Efficiency]: 10/100

[Economical Efficiency]: 10/100

[Cultural Efficiency]: 11/100

[Military Score]: 562 (A royal special hero, a bronze hero, 102 local soldiers)

[City Defense Works]: Wooden fence

[New Constructions]: Level 1 hospital, Level 1 celadon factory

...

"I have received a new hospital and a celadon factory. They must be the random rewards for upgrading your village. What on earth is the special talent system though?"

Chu Tian found out that there was much more content in a Level 2 village. Due to the addition of the special construction, [celadon factory], the first specialty of Xia Village had come into existence.

Specialty meant special products, of which there were many varieties that could be categorized into categories such as special crops, special weapons, etc.

These special products would bring in extra revenue for the territory and increase tax revenues.

As for special talents… Chu Tian realized that there were 11 special talented figures among the 241 villagers of the Xia Village, among them a doctor.

[Name]: Li Lan

[Age]: 27

[Rank]: 35

[Command]: 5 [Strength]: 7 [Intellect]: 37 [Politics]: 10 [Charisma]: 75

[Occupation]: Low-grade doctor (during his residence in the hospital, hospital's effect +3%)

[Skills]: Minor revitalization, low-grade herb-gathering...

[Experience]: The daughter of Elder Li of Xia Village, possesses a certain degree of talent in herbs, currently striving to be a mid-grade doctor.

All of a sudden, Chu Tian understood what was so unique about special talents.

The influence of special talents on constructions was equal to that of commanders on military troops.

"I never thought Elder Li would have a daughter who's a special talent..."

Chu Tian's current thought process was to come up with ways to fully exploit the remaining labor value of Elder Li's family, utilizing them for the development of Xia Village.

Apart from a low-grade doctor, there were three low-grade carpenters, two low-grade blacksmiths, two low-grade miners, a low-grade chef, a low-grade kilnman, and a low-grade bricklayer.

Special talents were similar to players who walked the paths of real-life occupations. They were divided into low, middle, high, special and saint grades, which resulted in different degrees of reinforcement.

There were quite a number of players who chose real-life occupations because their life skills could help earn fixed incomes, which would then be converted into earth currency in reality. 

However, with all the players trapped in the world of Feudal Lords at the moment, earth currency could no longer affect this world. All the players had to survive in this world with their own abilities, and they were restricted to the use of the currency produced in this world.

Players who opted for real-life occupations were the same as these NPC special talents, who provided service to officers and feudal lords.

Chu Tian assembled the special talents of Xia Village and assigned them various duties in managing different premises. The low-grade doctor was dispatched to the hospital, the low-grade kilnman to the celadon factory, and the miners to the mines.

Elder Li's daughter, Li Lan, was a woman who appeared weak and delicate but was the only low-grade doctor in the entire village. Apart from being a doctor, two villagers had made her their master and were learning from her, becoming medical apprentices.

Medical apprentices would not enhance the hospital's attributes by getting stationed in it but having turned from [refugees] into [medical apprentices], they had completed their choice of occupation. In the future, they could be promoted to low-grade doctors.

[Name]: Level 1 hospital

[Owner]: Chu Tian

[Doctors]: 1/2

[Apprentices]: 2/5

[Operating Efficiency]: 45%

[Reinforcement]: 3%

[Effects]: Provides a certain amount of income every month, directly related to the village's population. Recovery speed of injured soldiers +5%, death rate of injured soldiers -1%, rate of unnatural deaths among the territory's population -0.5%.

The function of the hospital was multifold. Not only would it bring in income, it would also decrease death rate. It was a very important construction, which could help secure a big portion of the population and troops.

The prosperity level of Xia Village had become 71. To upgrade Xia Village to a Level 3 village, one of the requirements was to achieve 200 in prosperity level.

The level of prosperity was derived from various aspects of the village. Solely relying upon natural growth would lead to a very slow upgrade, not doing much to boost the development of the village,

Therefore, Chu Tian planned to head to the big city nearby, the headquarters of the Langya Nation of the Xu Prefecture, Langya City.

Zhuge Liang was born into a prestigious family in the Langya Nation. Chu Tian wasn't sure if he was in the Langya Nation at the moment.

"Purchase architectural drawings, especially drawings for an infantry camp, private schools, Level 2 mines and so on… The village is still short on many constructions. Let's see how the other players are doing, maybe I could ally with some of them."

Chu Tian had received more than 60 units of silver for destroying a small group of Yellow Turban soldiers. Combined with the 50 units of silver that Xia Village had received as its initial capital, there were 110 units of silver altogether. That could probably buy them a few drawings.

Feudal Lords did not consist of its own auctioning system. Otherwise, players would be able to replenish their resources anytime they wanted without stepping out of their territories, which would disrupt the balance of the game because transportation teams would no longer be needed.

Therefore, in order to purchase important resources, players had to be present in the actual auction houses of the city in order to carry out auctions, establish their own auction houses within their territory, or allow NPC caravans or players' caravans to participate.

Xia Village had no special constructions like auction houses. But even if there were auction houses present, with the current prosperity level of the tiny village, no NPC caravans or players' caravans would be willing to reside in it.

"Hua Mulan, bring two local soldiers and follow me to Langya City. As for the rest of the local soldiers, they should protect the village, with Zhao Qi as their commander.

"Elder Li, continue recruiting refugees. Those who practice martial arts should be allocated to the local soldiers. Pay extra attention to making sure you recruit heroes.

"I will certainly return to the village before the harvest in June."

Chu Tian calculated his schedule meticulously and made appropriate arrangements for the village before he left.

In the world of Feudal Lords, the type of crop, time of growth, and amount of water required varied from place to place.

The area where Xia Village was located was equivalent to Linyi, Shandong, which was near the Yi River. According to the game settings, the staple crop of the village was winter wheat. Sown between the end of September and early October, it matured in early June, meaning the villagers would need to remove weeds, fertilize the land, keep insects away, etc. before then…

It had been 1st of May when the game began, and the date now was the 7th of May, which was very close to the time of harvest for the first batch of crops. If their manpower was insufficient during that time, production would decrease.

In the ancient times, wars would not usually happen during harvest season. Regardless, Chu Tian would make it back before the crops were harvested in June no matter what, just to make sure they could be reaped. 


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