Stamina was a hidden attribute in Hero. Players would not be able to see it normally. Only when their Stamina dropped to a certain level would the system alert them. This caused many skill-oriented players to be unable to adapt to it. They had also complained to the official developers, but the official developers ignored them. The two irresistible temptations of internal energy and longevity had already destined this game to become popular.
Moreover, there were potions to restore stamina in the game, but they were very precious. Moreover, there was a shortage of copper coins in the early stages of the game, and there was no exchange system in the game. A Heaven Reversal Pill that could restore 1% of stamina per second cost 1000 copper coins. Even a rich village like Furious Bears Village could not afford it. If one wanted to recover their stamina by themselves, they had to replenish water and food, and it would take several hours to recover. It was quite troublesome.
He had no choice but to stop practicing. However, his mind was still constantly calculating the way to use Whirling Sakura to consume the least amount of physical strength. He felt that he was not far from completely mastering Whirling Sakura.
After the previous experiment, Lu Bu had a better understanding of his stamina. At full strength, he could use the Cherry Whirlpool at full power and ensure that his stamina could continue fighting. He could use it three to five times. If he controlled his killing intent and ensured that his stamina was enough to deal with ordinary battles, he could suppress the Cherry Whirlpool's power and ensure that his stamina could continue to be consumed. He could use it fifteen to seventeen times. However, this still had potential. He felt that he should be able to release the small power of the rotating cherry blossom up to 20 times!
" System Notification: Player Lu Fengxian, please pay attention. Horse thieves have appeared around your village. Please prepare for battle.”
" System Notification: Player Lu Fengxian, please pay attention. Horse thieves have appeared around your village. Please prepare for battle.”
" System Notification: Player Lu Fengxian, please pay attention. Horse thieves have appeared around your village. Please prepare for battle.”
Just as Lu Bu was immersed in his deduction, he suddenly heard three consecutive system notifications. Lu Bu was slightly taken aback, but he quickly reacted and stood up, grabbing his halberd.
However, due to his lack of stamina, he rose too violently. His head felt dizzy and his vision turned black. His body swayed a few times, and he barely managed to hold himself up with his halberd.
"Master, what's wrong?" Bull had also heard the system notification and was about to come over to discuss with Lu Bu when he saw Lu Bu swaying. He quickly came over to support him.
"I'm fine. It's just that the sure-kill skill consumed a lot of stamina.”Lu Bu shook his head, indicating that he was fine. He broke free from the bull's restraints and stood up, frowning."What's with the bandits? Why are there mounted bandits here?" Lu Bu had fought all the bandits and other NPC forces within a hundred miles of Furious Bears Village. He could not figure out where these bandits came from.
"Master, this is a setting of the game, a test for lord players. When a village's financial resources reach a certain level, there will be horse thieves who will come to plunder wealth and population. If they encounter resistance, it is very likely that they will directly break through the village. Of course, if they can beat back or eliminate the horse thieves, they will receive a certain reward from the system.”Barbaric Bull explained the setting of the Horse Gang.
"How is his strength?"
"They shouldn't be strong. The strength of the Horse Gang is directly proportional to the strength of the village. They are probably a little stronger than the military strength of the village, but it is also limited.”This was mainly a test of the player's command and resourcefulness.
Lu Bu nodded and said," Then what are we waiting for? Gather the soldiers and prepare to face the enemy. I'd like to see how strong the bandits can be."”
"Master, let me go. With Lu Hu, Kuai Zheng, Zhang Xue, and the 125 soldiers you trained, it shouldn't be a problem to deal with them.”Bull hurriedly stopped Lu Bu.
"What about you?" Lu Bu suddenly turned his head to look at Bull, his sharp gaze exuding a domineering aura that made people not dare to look at him directly.
"I, I'll pass." "I'm not even as strong as a small soldier. What's the point of going?" Barbaric Bull laughed bitterly.”Bull's combat power had dropped to 20 after he died once. The weakest combat power that Lu Bu had trained was 22. Although Bull was strong in front of the players, in Furious Bears Village, Lu Bu's subordinates were not as good as Lu Bu's most ordinary soldiers. In terms of intelligence, Zhang Xue was there. Bull's current role in front of Lu Bu was probably to be a game consultant and to have knowledge that was thousands of years ahead of Lu Bu.
"Bastard!" Lu Bu suddenly shouted and looked at Barbaric Bull coldly,""If you want to take me as your master, then you must first get rid of this cowardly habit of yours. You can be inferior to others in terms of skills and then train back, but if you are timid before you fight, how can you be a general? If you don't even have this bit of courage, what qualifications do you have to be my disciple?”
Lu Bu's words were very infectious. Bull wanted to calmly persuade Lu Bu to talk about the principles of bravery, but the blood in his body was boiling with excitement. He couldn't help but blurt out,"Don't worry, Master. I'm willing to be the vanguard and behead the enemy general for you!”F * ck, as soon as he finished speaking, he wanted to slap his own mouth. What are you trying to do? Are you looking for death by fighting with the Horse Gang with just this bit of ability?
Fortunately, Lu Bu knew a little about Bull's capabilities and didn't really let him be the vanguard. He only nodded and said,""There's no need for you to be the vanguard. If you want to be my disciple, you must learn not only my riding skills but also my commanding skills.”
"Uh…yes." Bull's expression froze. He had only heard of Wen Hou's bravery and invincibility, but he had never heard of Lu Bu's strength as a commander. There was nothing strange about it. Lu Bu had led his troops to battle, and he had never lost in a head-on battle. Although Lu Bu was valiant, his invincible commander could at most boost morale. No matter how strong or heaven-defying Lu Bu was, how many people could he kill alone? One thousand people, that should be enough, right? However, Lu Bu's life was not a small battle. The famous battles in history, from Luoyang with Ding Yuan against Dong Zhuo, to the battles at Hulao Pass, to Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and other battles, which one was not a large-scale battle of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands? It wasn't that 1,000 people were useless in such a large-scale battle, but their usefulness was limited. Could Lu Bu fight alone?
However, Lu Bu rarely had a record of failure in a direct battle. There were many opponents who were too weak, but there were also many tough people like Cao Cao and Liu Bei. How could he possibly defeat someone as strong as Cao Cao with just his bravery?
It was just that Lu Bu's personal strength was too strong, and the halo of being the number one general of the three empires had overshadowed his talent in commanding.
"Order Lu Hu to gather the 125 people of Flying Bears Village at the village entrance!”Lu Bu ordered in a deep voice. Because the drill ground could only be built after reaching the town level, the training of the Flying Bears Village was usually carried out outside the village, and the gathering was usually at the village entrance.
"Yes." " Yes!" Barbaric Bull subconsciously replied. It couldn't be helped. Lu Bu's voice seemed to be naturally infectious, making people involuntarily obey his orders.
"My lord." When Lu Bu arrived at the village entrance, Lu Hu and Kuai Zheng had already organized the 125 soldiers of Furious Bears Village. At present, it was indeed a waste of talent to let a third-rate general and a high-level general be the deputy generals of an army of 125 people. A junior or intermediate general could handle such a small matter like organizing military affairs. However, Furious Bears Village only had this many people, so there was no other way.
"Where are the bandits?" Lu Bu nodded and asked.
"Replying to my lord, scouts have been sent out to investigate. I believe that there will be news soon.”Lu Hu said respectfully. Normally, a village level territory would not have scouts. However, Lu Bu had 15 elite light cavalry under him. These light cavalry were enough to act as scouts.
Not long after, the fifteen light cavalry that had been sent out returned. The Horse Gang was now more than ten miles away from Furious Bears Village, and they would probably arrive soon. There were about 150 of them, all of them cavalrymen, and the leader was a third-rate general.
Lu Bu frowned when he heard the news. Furious Bears Village did not have a city wall, and the low fence could not stop the cavalry from charging. However, the pikemen in the game had a certain restraining effect on the cavalry. Lu Bu was not used to this. In the past, when he led the cavalry to fight, the pikemen were basically useless in front of him!
Although he was puzzled, he had to familiarize himself with the fighting style of this world. Lu Bu quickly ordered the thirty spearmen in the village to gather and form a battle formation. The sword-shield men did not have much of an advantage against the cavalry and were instead defeated. Lu Bu left them behind to protect the archers.
The speed of a normal light cavalry was about 3 kilometers per minute, which meant that they could advance six miles per minute. A distance of more than ten miles was covered in less than two minutes.
From afar, under the lead of a tall and sturdy knight, they quickly charged over. As the village level territory rarely had cavalry to investigate the enemy's situation,(Lu Bu's Flying Bears Village was an exception.) Moreover, they did not have enough troops to station troops in every subsidiary village. Therefore, they were more relaxed about the Horse Gang's attack on the village. The Horse Gang would only attack the main village. Sending cavalrymen out to investigate was actually an unnecessary move. However, it was not completely useless. At least they could know where the other party had gone and where they were attacking from, so that they could take precautions early on.
The charge of over a hundred cavalrymen at full speed was quite imposing. At the very least, it had a shocking effect on Bull and the players behind him. However, for Lu Bu, who was used to seeing thousands of cavalrymen fighting, this charge was child's play.
Looking at the approaching bandits, Lu Bu suddenly said to Zhang Xue,""Xue 'er, can your speed reduction only work on a portion of the soldiers?”
Zhang Xue shook her head and said,"Please forgive me, my lord. With my current strength, the minimum number of people who can reduce the enemy's speed is 500, and the maximum is 2000. It can't be reduced or increased."”
Lu Bu nodded his head in disappointment. He had originally wanted to use Zhang Xue's speed reduction to slow down the front line of cavalry. This way, the cavalry that suddenly slowed down would definitely collide with the cavalry that did not change their speed. The effect would be like a trap. Even if the remaining cavalry charged over, their speed would be greatly reduced. Without the advantage of speed, the cavalry would only be infantry on horses, and their combat strength would naturally be greatly reduced.
Since he couldn't use his skills, he had to use force. Lu Bu waved his hand and shouted,""Prepare to face the enemy."
(I'll be going back to school in two days to complete the graduation procedures, so I've been busy with trivial matters such as my graduation thesis. Moreover, I won't be able to update normally for at least a week in the next two days. I still have to prepare manuscripts for everyone, so I'll be updating slowly in the next two days. I hope everyone can forgive me.)
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