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Chapter 20: Dynasty and Ma Han's Advancement
Chapter 20: Dynasty and Ma Han's Advancement
September 25, 2017
Lu Hai Kong had high hopes and expectations for the advancement of Dynasty and Ma Han. This guy had a touch of obsessive-compulsive tendencies; no matter what, he believed that since he had named Dynasty and Ma Han, they should be better than ordinary bandits.
Unfortunately, Dynasty and Ma Han were not living up to his expectations. After three days, Lu Hai Kong couldn't see any outstanding qualities in these two, whom he had initially thought were more spirited than the other bandits.
This made Lu Hai Kong furious. He felt that these two good-for-nothing brats were letting him down as their boss. If it weren't for the fact that all the bandits were a bit dim-witted, Lu Hai Kong would have felt like he had lost face.
This wouldn't do. No matter what, they were the ones he had personally named, and since they couldn't show any superiority over the other bandits, Lu Hai Kong felt it was necessary to take matters into his own hands and give them an edge, making them more outstanding than the rest.
The 'Bandit Chief' Promotion Certificate was that edge, and he had spent a hefty amount of ten gold coins to acquire two of them, which was almost half of Zhao Lun's entire wealth. If these two didn't live up to expectations, well!
Lu Hai Kong handed the two Promotion Certificates to Dynasty and Ma Han and eagerly watched as they used them.
The advancement process for Dynasty and Ma Han was brief; it was over in a flash of light, and they seemed to have only become slightly more robust and their eyes a bit more spirited than before, with no other noticeable changes.
While Lu Hai Kong couldn't see any obvious changes with his naked eye, the system quickly provided him with the answer.
"Congratulations, your subordinates, 'Dynasty' and 'Ma Han', have advanced to Bandit Chiefs. Follower System and Loyalty System activated, and intelligence blockade lifted."
Lu Hai Kong didn't bother reading the system message but eagerly checked Dynasty and Ma Han's attributes.
Name: Dynasty
Occupation: Bandit Chief lv: 01
Lord: Lu Hai Kong
Loyalty: 75
Attributes:
Strength: 5, Agility: 5, Intelligence: 5, Constitution: 5
Internal Power: 10
Basic Leadership lv: 1
Skills: Basic Gun Technique lv: 1 (1/500) (Piercing Heart Shot)
Basic Archery Technique lv: 3 (1/500)
Basic Internal Power lv: 2 (27/500)
Status: Healthy
These were Dynasty's attributes, and Ma Han's were very similar, except that Basic Gun Technique was replaced with Basic Blade Technique, also at level five, unlocking a skill called 'One Slice, Two Cuts'.
With these attributes, Lu Hai Kong was satisfied. Indeed, the advantage of spending a hefty sum of five gold coins was immediately evident as Dynasty and Ma Han instantly stood out from the ordinary bandits. Moreover, after advancing to Bandit Chiefs, their status changed; they were no longer Lu Hai Kong's soldiers but had become his direct subordinates, and a loyalty system was added.
Lu Hai Kong wasn't too concerned about this. What interested him the most was the 'Basic Leadership' skill that both Dynasty and Ma Han had gained. For Zhao Lun, this was excellent news, as it meant he could use them to expand his forces, instantly doubling his number of followers from ten to twenty.
Ever since seeing that Rally Token, Lu Hai Kong's mind had been set on a small goal beyond just food. He wanted to establish his own bandit camp and open a 24-hour non-stop mess hall.
Well, you can ignore that last part.
In any case, his goal was to obtain a Rally Token, establish a bandit camp, and fulfill his ambition as a bandit with dreams and aspirations.
However, to achieve this goal, Lu HaiKong currently lacked the necessary strength, whether it was personal or in terms of his subordinates.
Lu HaiKong had been relying on the shortcut of monster grinding, and his strength and assets had skyrocketed. But within three days, he had basically swept through all the refugee camps in the surrounding area. If a refugee camp was eliminated, it would take at least half a month for it to respawn. In other words, within half a month, all the refugee camps nearby, except for the largest one, would be unavailable for Lu HaiKong to grind.
This meant that Lu HaiKong had directly lost his reliable source of income, and the rapid growth of his strength would gradually slow down.
There were still several bandit camps in the area, and it seemed that capturing a camp would yield a much greater profit compared to refugee camps. However, the current stage wasn't suitable for Lu HaiKong to take down a bandit camp, not even the smallest one.
In the 1691 book bar, there was a version without mistakes!
Don't be fooled by the fact that Lu HaiKong and Moon had only cleared one bandit camp together. That was in non-campaign mode, a special welfare feature for Unusual Individuals who preferred solo grinding. If Lu HaiKong brought his subordinates, the campaign mode would activate, and they would face a camp with hundreds of bandits. At the very least, it would be impossible for them to infiltrate the camp by disguising themselves as bandits like Moon did. Their only option would be to fight their way in.
If Lu HaiKong could keep the number of people below ten, he might be able to grind the bandit camp in non-campaign mode. However, Lu HaiKong knew that even with eight bandit soldiers, they wouldn't stand a chance against a single bandit chief. Moreover, he remembered that there were only three sets of bandit uniforms, meaning only three people could infiltrate at once, making it even more uncertain for Lu HaiKong.
To grind the bandit camp, Lu HaiKong had no choice but to enhance his strength as much as possible, preferably unlocking his strength value. He needed to recruit more subordinates, but at this moment, Lu HaiKong encountered a problem, a huge problem. He suddenly realized that his once-flourishing finances were now in crisis.
If Lu HaiKong wanted to expand his forces, recruiting twenty bandits would cost him one gold. This was just the recruitment fee; according to Lu HaiKong's current standards, he would need a total of eight gold to fully equip them. However, he only had three gold and five thousand copper coins left.
Furthermore, there were no more refugee camps available for him to grind, which meant he couldn't increase his finances. Even if he managed to equip his troops, feeding them would be a significant challenge. The daily rations for thirty soldiers would cost four thousand five hundred copper coins, a substantial amount.
Lu HaiKong suddenly regretted his impulsive decision to buy the 'Bandit Chief' promotion certificate for Dynasty Ma Han. Now, he couldn't even afford to fully equip his subordinates.
Despite the financial crisis, Lu HaiKong decided to expand his forces to thirty soldiers. However, he didn't plan to arm the newly recruited twenty bandits with the current equipment. He would give ten of them longswords and the other ten long spears, and that would be it.
Even with this simple equipment, Lu HaiKong spent one gold and eight thousand copper coins, leaving him with only one gold and seven thousand copper coins.
His remaining funds could only support him for three days, but Lu HaiKong believed it was enough. Within three days, he aimed to take down that massive refugee camp!
He was confident that the resources from the refugee camp would alleviate his financial crisis.
(End of Chapter)
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