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Chapter 22: The Scholars of the Refugee Camp (Part 2)
Chapter 22: The Scholars of the Refugee Camp (Part 2)
September 25, 2017
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Lu Hai Kong quickly arrived at the refugee camp and began drawing monsters with his bow and arrows.
This time, the refugee camp seemed much more cautious. After Lu Hai Kong fired a dozen or so arrows, the camp finally seemed to be thoroughly enraged, and two to three hundred refugees rushed out of the camp, charging towards Lu Hai Kong.
These refugees were essentially the majority of the refugee camp's strength. If Lu Hai Kong could defeat them all, it would be considered a successful raid.
A refugee camp of about fifty people could bring Lu Hai Kong several gold coins in income. This camp should yield around 10 gold coins, right? If he's lucky and finds the Basic Internal Power manual, that's an additional 5 gold coins in earnings.
With the hope of clearing out this refugee camp, Lu Hai Kong eagerly led the refugees into his carefully prepared battleground, and a relatively easy battle soon commenced.
On the other side, three guys were grinning from ear to ear.
"It's done! That guy has lured most of the refugees away. Brother Wang, we can now directly charge into the camp and take down that boss. This time, we might even get the 'Village Establishment Document' to drop," said a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy excitedly, holding a steel knife and sporting a ponytail.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Although most of the refugees have been lured away, I'm sure there are still several 'Refugee Leaders' guarding the camp. It would be more challenging for us to go in now. It's better to wait here for the player who's playing as a mountain bandit to lure out the monsters, and then we can go in and reap the rewards," said a boy with a longsword beside him, his tone somewhat sinister.
The 'Brother Wang' also revealed a cold smile: "You're right. That mountain bandit player won't dare to resist if we threaten to expose the location of his camp. It won't be too difficult, and we might even be able to extort him. I bet this guy is behind the elimination of all the refugee camps in the area."
"That's true. After clearing ten refugee camps, he must have at least 10 gold coins on him. This time, we're going to make a big profit," said the ponytailed boy with the longsword, laughing.
These three guys were players born in Shanwu County, known as 'Unusual Individuals'. Due to the remote location of Shanwu County and the scarcity of Unusual Individuals, there seemed to be only these three. They often hung out together, led by 'Brother Wang'.
The leader was named Wang Ke, the one with the knife was Zhang Feng, and the swordsman was Li Yi. These three had been up to no good, stealing and causing trouble. Recently, they had taken an interest in monster grinding and happened to encounter Lu Hai Kong, who was currently raiding this refugee camp.
"By the way, I noticed that guy's archery skills are pretty good. He's at least level five. What if he doesn't cooperate?" Zhang Feng asked cautiously, showing signs of nervousness.
"Pfft, don't worry about it. You know how hard it is to level up skills. It takes at least two to three months to reach level five in Basic Archery. I bet he's mainly focused on that skill, so his close combat abilities probably aren't that impressive. Our Brother Wang has a level six Basic Gun Technique and knows One Shot to the Heart. Do you think we still need to fear him?"
Wang Ke nodded proudly, indicating that he could easily handle someone like Zhao Lun with one hand tied behind his back.
On the other side, Lu Hai Kong, unaware that he had caught someone's attention, was in the midst of a heated battle against the refugees. His mountain bandits, with their superior attributes, easily overwhelmed the refugees, and with their well-prepared defensive tactics, they maintained control of the battle despite the refugees' numerical advantage.
Lu Hai Kong himself did not engage in the fight, instead focusing all his attention on commanding his troops. He skillfully utilized his thirty men, taking full advantage of the terrain, and prevented the refugees from crossing the trench.
After half an hour, they had slowly but surely defeated all the refugees.
With the refugees, numbering around two to three hundred, defeated, Lu Hai Kong's battle was essentially over. The system immediately calculated the results.
"Congratulations! You have won a minor battle of the weak defeating the strong. Your Junior Command skill proficiency has increased. You have gained 5,000 experience points, and your subordinates have also improved."
"Your Junior Command skill proficiency is full. Junior Command skill level up, current level: 2."
"Your Bandit Chief profession level is full. Bandit Chief level up, current level: 2."
Three consecutive system messages appeared, but Lu Hai Kong ignored the first and third messages as they didn't offer any immediate combat advantages. He paid close attention to the second message instead.
Lu Hai Kong was particularly interested in the Junior Command skill upgrade. He guessed that each level of this skill would provide some kind of improvement.
Indeed, Lu Hai Kong was correct. The second level of Junior Command increased the number of subordinates he could command from ten to twenty. The only downside was Lu Hai Kong's current financial situation. If this battle didn't yield good results, he couldn't even think about expanding his forces and might have to consider reducing the number of his subordinates.
In the 1619 version of the book, Lu Hai Kong took a look and then closed the system. After some thought, he led his men, including Dynasty, Ma Han, and eight 'Bandit Infantry', directly to the refugee camp. As for the twenty bandits, their strength was not impressive, and the remaining refugees were likely of the same level as the refugee leader. Lu Hai Kong was concerned about potential casualties.
This wasn't because Lu Hai Kong particularly cherished his subordinates, but because each time a bandit died, he had to pay a compensation of five thousand copper coins. This rule was likely implemented to prevent bandits from being used as cannon fodder. It was a rather humane rule, but the humane aspect was only for the bandits.
For Lu Hai Kong, this was embarrassing. He couldn't afford any losses at the moment, and even a single death would pain him for days.
Leading his men, Lu Hai Kong charged straight into the refugee camp. In the center of the camp, five unusual refugees awaited him.
Four of them were the type of refugee leaders Lu Hai Kong had encountered before, nothing special. But the one in the middle was different.
This man, around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, wore a headscarf and had a scholarly air about him. His eyes sparkled with intelligence, unlike the typical refugees. He seemed more like a scholar than a refugee leader.
(End of Chapter)
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