Lu Bu was baffled when he suddenly received the system notification. He had been engrossed in his cultivation for the past month. Other than the necessary food, he had not gone out at all. He was not too clear about the recent events in the village.
In fact, before Lu Bu went into seclusion, Furious Bears Village had already met the requirements to upgrade to a large village, both in terms of financial resources and manpower. However, they only had one large village construction blueprint. In the past month, Bull had gathered dozens of players with combat power above 20. They had painstakingly completed a mission to obtain a large village construction blueprint. Before Lu Bu went into seclusion, he had relaxed the management rights of Furious Bears Village, except for his three generals and Zhang Xue. All the resources of the other Furious Bears Villages could be mobilized by Raging Bull, and Raging Bull could also be responsible for leveling up himself.
This was the first time that Bull had completed a mission without relying on Lu Bu. Bull felt a sense of accomplishment, and his combat power had increased to 26 in the past month, which was not bad.
The winter in Jizhou was very cold. Because Bohai Prefecture was close to the sea, the air was damp and cold. As the number one territory recognized by players, there were naturally many players in Furious Bears Village. In addition to the cold weather, most NPCs stayed at home and rarely came out.
The door of the village chief's courtyard, which had not been opened for a month, finally opened again. Lu Bu's tall and handsome figure appeared at the door, immediately attracting a lot of attention.
"My lord!" Deng Kang led the five light cavalrymen responsible for guarding the pass to Lu Bu's side respectfully.
Lu Bu nodded. Deng Kang had obviously not slept for a few days, and his eyes were bloodshot. He suddenly felt relieved and patted Deng Kang on the shoulder. He was not very good at expressing his feelings, but he could inadvertently use a very casual action to make people feel his concern. Sometimes, a man's feelings did not need to be expressed in words.
"Go back and rest first." It was just a sentence, but it depended on who said it. Although Lu Bu was a man of few words, it was very infectious. Deng Kang felt a warm current rise in his heart.
[System Notification: Third-rate general Deng Kang's loyalty to you has increased to 85.]”
After letting Deng Kang go back to rest, Lu Bu headed straight to the administrative office of the village chief. The administrative office was not far from Lu Bu's courtyard, and it did not take long for him to reach it. Zhang Xue was handling the internal affairs of Furious Bears Village. Although Furious Bears Village was not big, it was still well-equipped. Moreover, she was the only civilian worker in the village. It was indeed tiring for her to carry all the things on her own.
Beside her, a handsome and quick-witted young man ran around, doing his best to help Zhang Xue. When he saw a stranger come in, he couldn't help but frown and shout in a childish voice,"Who are you?"
Currently, there were only 165 soldiers in Fei Xiong Village. 15 of them were Lu Bu's personal guards, who would not leave Lu Bu's side. Out of the remaining 100 soldiers, only 50 were patrolling the villages every day. The rest were trained by Lu Hu and Kuai Zheng. The 50 were divided into four villages, with only 20 guarding the main village. Excluding the necessary patrols and security personnel, there were only two people guarding the administrative hall, the political center of Fei Xiong Village. In addition, the door and wall here were not very high. If someone wanted to come in, they could just climb over the wall and come in.
" Lord!?" Zhang Xue raised her head and saw Lu Bu. She couldn't help but exclaim.
The young man had just been recruited recently, so he didn't know Lu Bu. When he heard that the burly man who had suddenly appeared was the owner of this place, he couldn't help but jump in fright. He knelt on the ground and looked at Lu Bu with trepidation. In this era, no one would question a person of his status even if Lu Bu killed him.
Lu Bu waved his hand. He had no interest in arguing with a little brat.
"Where's Bull?" Lu Bu looked left and right. Normally, if Bull wasn't training with Lu Hu and Kuai Zheng, he would be helping Zhang Xue with her internal affairs. He didn't know why he wasn't here today.
"Lord, Lord Barbaric Bull invited Lord Lu Hu and brought some heroes to the Flying Cloud Stronghold.”
"Flying Cloud Stronghold? He even brought Lu Hu along? Nonsense!" Lu Bu frowned. He was not angry, but he was intimidating. Hero was the honorific title that NPCs used for players in the game. However, Lu Bu had never looked down on the players. In Furious Bears Village, Bull was definitely at the bottom, but in the group of players, he was a top-notch expert. Just based on this point, Lu Bu, who valued martial arts, had an absolute reason to look down on the players.
The Flying Cloud Stronghold was a large stronghold. There were 400 elites with combat strength above 20 in the stronghold. The stronghold leader, Chu Feiyun, had a combat strength of 79. Even if he brought Lu Hu along, it would be useless. What was this guy up to?
After completing the task of building a large village, Bull was indeed feeling a little smug. Furthermore, Bull was a person with a strong sense of pride. Although he respected Lu Bu, he did not want to live under Lu Bu's wings for the rest of his life. Thus, he was eager to prove to Lu Bu that he could do it.
This time, he had spent a lot of benefits to invite Lu Hu to attack the Flying Cloud Stronghold. Moreover, 20 ordinary soldiers from Furious Bears Village had been selected to follow him. In addition, Bull had organized nearly 1,000 players with strength above 10. Among them, there were even a few high-end players whose strength was not much weaker than Bull. With such strength, it would definitely not be a problem for Bull to attack a stronghold with only 700 people.
Players attacking cities were not as violent as Lu Bu. As for the strength of the Flying Cloud Stronghold, Lu Bu had also received information about it. He knew that attacking by force would not work, but the players 'ability to play dirty could not be underestimated.
Poisoning, digging traps, playing with fire, they used everything they could think of. At this stage, the only advantage that players had over NPCs was the items from the system store. However, with the current financial resources of the players, they could only buy some medicine that could cause diarrhea. Arsonism required specialized arsonism items or arsonists. Although Furious Bears Village had many talents now, they were only compared to the players. They could not compare to the power of the NPCs. Besides, the arsonist referred to the Taoist priests or strategists who had special arsonist skills such as Scarlet Flame. Zhang Xue was the only counselor in Furious Bears Village, not to mention the Taoist priests and necromancers who could appear and disappear unpredictably.
For this reason, Raging Bull had hardened his heart and spent 500 copper coins to buy a three-use fire can. As for the so-called poison, it was the homemade croton powder made by some lifestyle players. Lifestyle players were not afraid of losing their strength. A very fierce Apothecary player bravely carried a can of homemade croton powder and rushed into the mountain stronghold. Under the stunned gazes of the Flying Cloud Stronghold bandits…he jumped into the well.
"Brother Bull, the fire is lit!" the short player said excitedly to Bull.
"Alright, if we succeed this time, I will remember your contribution. Tell our brothers to prepare to attack!”Barbaric Bull was also very excited. He was about to conquer a large mountain stronghold, and he would have the confidence to speak in Furious Bears Village in the future.
The players 'wisdom was infinite. A diversion tactic that had been used countless times by the predecessors was used. A small number of players were sent to set fire to the backyard of the Flying Cloud Stronghold, while the main force followed the Barbarian Bull to wait in the front of the stronghold. As long as the other party was in chaos, they would rush in and burn, kill, and plunder.
It was a good idea, but reality was cruel. There were more than 700 people in the Flying Cloud Stronghold, and more than 300 of them were doing odd jobs. A small matter like putting out a fire would not cause chaos in the stronghold. The elite mountain bandits in the stronghold would not be sent to do such small things. Their responsibility was to guard the stronghold and rob.
"Brother Bull, what should we do?" Seeing the mountain bandit standing still on the sentry post, the short man couldn't help but feel anxious.
"Let's charge!" Brutal Bull said fiercely. He was also very anxious. That was 500 copper coins. Heroes did not have a currency exchange system, and it was difficult to earn money in the early stages. On the black market, a copper coin was worth five Chinese dollars. 500 copper coins was 2,500 dollars. Although Furious Bears Village was rich and had accumulated more than 20,000 copper coins, they did not belong to him. Without Lu Bu's permission, who would dare to touch them? Lu Bu would give him some copper coins every month, and now, Bull had more than 2,000 copper coins. With his current wealth, he could not afford to be tortured like this.
" Swish!" Four steel claws accurately latched onto the stronghold gate.
"Pull hard!" Raging Bull shouted. The four ropes, each with dozens of players, used all their strength.
"Creak ~" Although the gate of a large stronghold was not as fragile as the gate of a small or medium-sized stronghold, it could not withstand the combined force of more than a hundred players with Strength above 10. The thick wooden door finally loosened under the combined force of the players. Through the gap in the door, one could see many bandits pulling back the gate with all their might, competing with the players.
"Quick, bring the giant tree up!" Bull shouted excitedly. He could already see the hope of success.
The giant tree was a tree trunk, which was modeled after the hammer used to attack the city. However, the craftsmanship was limited. The giant tree that Barbaric Bull and the others prepared was just a big tree that was peeled and added with some handles that were convenient for people to use. However, it looked like a model.
"Ram!" Barbaric Bull had been following Lu Bu for a few months and had learned a lot about the war of this era. In addition, he had a few thousand years of experience that surpassed Lu Bu's, so he had the demeanor of a general. He commanded in an orderly and calm manner.
"Charge!" More than ten players carried a crude battering ram and rushed towards the stronghold gate. Raging Bull ordered his men to release the rope that was holding the claw.
The bandits inside couldn't see what was happening outside. They only knew how to pull the door in. Suddenly, they lost their strength to resist them. Due to inertia, these bandits pulled the door and ran a few steps back.
"Boom ~" The City Rushing Hammer hit the village gate at the right time.
" Creak!" The mountain bandits 'pulling force and the impact of the hammer caused the wooden bolt on the gate to groan in pain. Cracks appeared on the smooth surface. However, to Bull's disappointment, the gate was not broken as expected after such a huge impact.
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