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Chapter 418: Taking Over Wudu County
Chapter 418: Taking Over Wudu County
September 25, 2017
Lu Hai Kong's forces acted with remarkable speed. By noon on May 8th, they had arrived in Xianyang City, and before the day had fully darkened, they had completed all the preparations as instructed by Lu Hai Kong.
As night fell, the Blackwind Legion and Cheng Lian's troops simultaneously set off towards Wudu County. However, despite their simultaneous departure, the Blackwind Legion's speed was far beyond that of the infantry. It took the Blackwind Legion just two hours to reach the outskirts of Wudu County, while Cheng Lian's forces would likely need several more hours to arrive.
The Blackwind Legion did not wait for Cheng Lian's infantry. From the start of this campaign, Lu Hai Kong had no intention of utilizing any military force other than the Blackwind Legion. Thus, upon their arrival, the Blackwind Legion immediately commenced their operation.
What was this so-called operation of the Blackwind Legion? Undoubtedly, it was a full-on assault.
However, they did not launch the assault immediately upon reaching Wudu County. After half an hour of waiting outside the county, they only began their attack after Lu Hai Kong seemed to receive some news and ordered them to proceed.
At this time, the city gate of Wudu County had not yet been fully repaired, so there was hardly any barrier to impede the Blackwind Legion. Under Zhao Gang's leadership, the Blackwind Legion charged into the county.
What Zhao Gang did not expect was that when he led the Blackwind Legion into the county, the Uhuolun people of Wudu County were already in complete chaos.
They were unable to put up any resistance, and the Blackwind Legion proceeded to slaughter their way through. After more than an hour, over ten thousand Uhuolun people in Wudu County had been completely wiped out, and the battle came to an abrupt end, leaving Zhao Gang somewhat perplexed.
Nevertheless, the battle was indeed over. After the campaign concluded, Lu Hai Kong received a system prompt.
"Congratulations on completing a campaign. Your forces have recaptured a county occupied by foreign tribes. You gain 150,000 skill experience and one golden treasure chest."
"Congratulations on recapturing a county. You have eliminated ten thousand Uhuolun people, and your evaluation for 'Suppressing the WuXian Rebellion' has increased."
"That's it? It's even more successful than I anticipated. It seems those guys are even more capable than I expected," Lu Hai Kong said with a smile as he listened to the system prompt.
Zhao Gang was unaware that before their departure, someone had already set out ahead of them. By the time they reached Wudu County, the leader of the Uhuolun tribe there had already been beheaded, and the horses in the county had been tampered with. When the Blackwind Legion arrived, the horses were mostly in a state of chaos.
Without horses and with their leader eliminated, the Uhuolun tribe lacked command, and the Blackwind Legion's strength far surpassed theirs. It was no wonder this campaign ended so swiftly.
The four individuals who had accepted Lu Hai Kong's task were, of course, the ones who had taken the lead. Lu Hai Kong had casually assigned this task without expecting them to accomplish it so flawlessly.
While Zhao Gang was cleaning up the battlefield outside, Lu Hai Kong headed straight to the county government office in Wudu County. There, four Outsiders were waiting for him.
As Lu Hai Kong pushed open the door to the reception hall, three of the four Outsiders stood up to greet him, while one continued munching on snacks without even glancing at Lu Hai Kong.
"Well done, all of you. You performed far beyond my expectations," Lu Hai Kong said as he looked at the three men and one woman before him. It was evident that this task, though relatively smooth, was by no means easy, as all four of them showed signs of injuries to varying degrees.
"I have prepared your rewards: silver-level weapons and ten thousand gold are at your disposal. And if there's anything else I promised, feel free to ask. I will fulfill any request within my power."
Lu Hai Kong could tell that these three individuals were likely here for the promise he had made.
In fact, at this moment, Lu Hai Kong somewhat regretted making that promise. He had originally intended to trick someone, but now he had three people on his hands.
Upon hearing Lu Hai Kong's words, the first one to speak was the only woman among the four.
Dressed in black, wearing a mask, and with a longsword at her waist, she looked every bit the female warrior. But her request left everyone speechless: "Can you change that promise to ten thousand gold instead?"
Everyone stared blankly at the girl, and Lu Hai Kong's offer of a promise for 10,000 gold seemed absurd. If it weren't for the girl's soft and cute voice, Lu Hai Kong would have thought she was there to make a fool of him.
"Are you sure you want to exchange my promise for 10,000 gold? Don't you want to reconsider?" Lu Hai Kong asked with a peculiar expression.
"I need money now," the girl shook her head.
The guy next to her, who was munching on snacks, suddenly lit up and jumped in, "If you need money, you can transfer that promise to me. I'll give you 20,000 gold."
The girl was taken aback by his words and glanced at Lu Hai Kong before shaking her head firmly, "That's not appropriate. Moreover, my master said that as martial artists, we should consider wealth as external possessions. Having enough is good enough."
The guy with the snacks was about to say something else, but Lu Hai Kong silenced him with a glare.
"How about this," Lu Hai Kong suggested, "you can hold on to the promise for now. It seems you don't need equipment either, so why not exchange that Superior-grade equipment for money? If you agree, take this token with the Lu Seal and go to Xianyang to find Gao Shun. He'll give you 200,000 gold." As he spoke, he took out a token engraved with the Lu Seal, which had been crafted by the elder Gongsun recently and was used by Lu Hai Kong to issue commands.
Lu Hai Kong could tell that this girl was different from the other three. She was probably a novice who had just left her mentor's guidance, but her background seemed decent, and he guessed that she had a powerful ranger as her master. His intuition told him that befriending this girl would definitely be beneficial for his future.
Upon hearing Lu Hai Kong mention 200,000 gold, the girl's eyes behind the mask widened, and she shook her head vigorously. However, after Lu Hai Kong's persistent persuasion, she eventually agreed to his proposal.
The girl happily accepted the Lu Seal token and left with a bounce in her step.
"This girl is strange. She was so ruthless when she was killing, but now she's acting like a child," the snack-munching guy muttered as he watched the girl's departing figure. Lu Hai Kong ignored him and turned to the other two men in the room.
"What about you two?"
The two men exchanged glances and then looked at the snack-munching guy before falling silent, the implication clear.
"In that case, please wait outside the hall."
The two men nodded, not surprised, and left one after the other.
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Lu Hai Kong then turned to the snack-munching guy.
Seeing this, the snack-munching guy's eyes shifted, "If there's nothing important to say, there's no need to speak. You promised to grant a request if I completed the task."
"I'll agree to any requests I can fulfill, but I won't agree to your condition, no matter what it is."
Upon hearing this, the guy exploded, "Why won't you agree to my request?"
"You're too ugly," Lu Hai Kong said calmly.
"Ugly? You're saying I'm ugly?" The guy immediately removed his human skin mask, revealing a beautiful face.
"Now, tell me, am I ugly or not?" Ye Wu, the masked person, pointed to her exquisite face, brimming with arrogance.
"Why aren't you pretending anymore?" Lu Hai Kong seemed to have known this all along and wasn't surprised.
"Pretend what? Don't think I don't know that your last condition was just a bait to lure me in."
"Not bad, you're not stupid."
"Anyway, I don't care. Since you made the promise, you have to keep it."
During this time, Ye Wu, the masked person, and Lu Hai Kong had many exchanges. Xi Zhi Cai had many tasks that Ye Wu helped with, and the two had a pretty good relationship.
This guy seemed to be playing hard to get, and Lu Hai Kong hadn't expected to find this girl among his troops. Now that he had discovered her, Lu Hai Kong wasn't going to let her go to waste.
It was unclear what methods Lu Hai Kong used, but within half an hour, the girl was gone, leaving him feeling energized and satisfied.
After the girl left, the two male outsiders who had been there earlier entered the room.
Lu Hai Kong looked at them with a hint of surprise, "I didn't expect you to come here on your own. What's this? A sheep walking into a tiger's mouth?"
(End of Chapter)
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