The system rewarded him with 10,000 experience points and a skill. Meng Lin was happy for a while, but then he was depressed because he realized that the experience points for leveling up had doubled again.
"Damn it, leveling up now actually requires 50 times the experience? Just leveling up from Level 44 to Level 45 required 2500 EXP.”Meng Lin cursed in his heart.
He had only earned over 10,000 EXP from raiding a town, yet he had only managed to level up from Level 40 to Level 45. It was indeed difficult. However, thinking that this was all for nothing, Meng Lin felt comfortable. Furthermore, Meng Lin's stats were relatively high. Level 45 was even higher than an average person's level 50, so his combat strength was quite good.
If he were to fight Li Qian again, Meng Lin could guarantee that he would be able to kill him within 300 moves.
"Watch the captives carefully. Kill whoever moves.”Lin Meng ordered loudly.
"Yes!"
Meng Lin smiled in satisfaction and looked at Cai Wenji.""Miss Wenji, why don't we take a look at the granary?”
Cai Wenji rolled her eyes at him unhappily and said aggrievedly,""You only remembered me now? I wanted to help you before but didn't want it. Hmph!”
Meng Lin was moved by her passionate look. He laughed and rode his horse forward. Cai Wenji also caught up with him shyly.
This Dongling County had obviously been transformed into a temporary granary and warehouse for the Yellow Turban bandits. The people here had either joined the Yellow Turban Army or had been killed or expelled. The streets were cold and empty.
The granary was in the innermost part of the town. When Meng Lin arrived, the battle had already ended. Only the cavalry were cleaning up the battlefield.
Du He and Guo Chuan rushed over and knelt on one knee before shouting,"Sir, the granary was successfully taken down. The thieves wanted to prevent the fire from burning the grain, but the fire has been extinguished.”
"Very good, bring me there." Meng Lin said in surprise.
"Yes, sir!"
Du He and Guo Chuan excitedly led the way. This was a great achievement. They had earned a lot by taking down such a large granary. What was the most valuable thing in this chaotic world? Of course, it was food. What was more precious than this? With food, there was life.
There were huge granaries that stored countless provisions. There was also a warehouse that stored weapons. There were knives, spears, clubs, and even bows.
"Sir!" Du He swallowed his saliva and said excitedly,"We roughly estimate that the grain here here is over 100,000 dan, which is three months 'worth of food for a 100,000 strong army. Also, these weapons were able to equip over ten thousand people. This was definitely a great contribution. Once this was reported to Lord Tao Qian, he would definitely reward Lord Tao Qian handsomely.”
"100,000 stones, one stone is equivalent to 100 catties, that's 10 million catties of food.”Meng Lin muttered. Even he was shocked.
It was unknown how many places the Yellow Turban bandits had robbed to get this dense and endless amount of food, but now it was all in Lin Meng's hands. Moreover, those weapons were also very precious. As long as they could recruit people, they could immediately form an army.
Meng Lin grinned and suddenly looked at Du He with a faint smile."Who told you that I wanted to give these things to Tao Qian?”
Du He and Guo Chuan widened their eyes in fear. They were not fools. Lin Meng called Tao Qian by his name without any respect at all. Moreover, he didn't want to report the supplies. He was clearly trying to rebel.
Cai Wenji frowned and asked carefully,""Meng Lin, do you want to start your own business?”
"Of course." Meng Lin said coldly,"I was originally a small soldier in Xuzhou City. I was promoted because I fought bravely in the battle against the Yellow Turban bandits. I have no connections in Xuzhou City, and my foundation is unstable. Many jealous people want to kill me." The attack on Dongling County was a good example. It would be strange if no one was behind it.”
"Du He and Guo Chuan, the world is currently in chaos. Do you think it's better for me to stand on my own or to hide under Tao Qian and be plotted against at any time?”
Lin Meng's eyes were fixed on Du He and Guo Chuan, scaring them so much that they directly knelt on the ground.
The two of them were not stupid. They hurriedly shouted,"I swear my loyalty to you."
"Very good! Get up." Meng Lin laughed in satisfaction.
Du He and Guo Chuan heaved a sigh of relief and smiled. Thinking about it, it made sense. They would be the founding fathers of the country if they followed Lin Meng and established their own sect. There would be many benefits in the future. Staying in Xu Prefecture meant that they would be ordinary generals and would not have the chance to stand out. They would definitely know how to choose.
Cai Wenji wanted to say something, but in the end, she forced a smile and fell silent.
"Meng Lin, I owe you my life.”Cai Wenji thought to herself.
No one objected. Meng Lin heaved a sigh of relief. He had succeeded in setting up his own sect. He would not object to it if he was full of pets. Now, Meng Lin was the real boss. Although Meng Lin only had a few hundred men and a few hundred guns, and he was still in the enemy's territory and could be hunted down by hundreds of thousands of enemies at any time, he was confident that he could make his own world.
"This place will be my first step in conquering the world.”Meng Lin felt heroic.
However, it was not easy to stand firm. First, the enemy would counterattack crazily. He had to be prepared now.
Lin Meng said coldly,"Du He, take your men and guard the granary. Guo Chuan, take your men and build an inner wall behind the city wall. Also, tell Man Chong to gather the Yellow Turban bandits and form an army as soon as possible. Kill those who refuse to obey."”
"Yes, sir!"
Three
days later, in the base camp of the Yellow Turban bandits outside Peng City, the muscular Guan Hai roared angrily,""What's going on? How could Dongling County fall? Where did this enemy come from?"
"General, General, we don't know about this.”The messenger replied in horror.
"Trash!" Guan Hai roared,"The Eastern Tomb is one of the three great granaries of our army. Now that it's gone, what do you want us to eat and drink? Li Qian, you piece of trash!"”
"General, please calm down." A big black man in the tent laughed sinisterly and said,"I, Zhou Cang, am willing to take back Dongling County. I only need three thousand soldiers for this small county. If I can't get it back, I'll bring my head to see you.”
"General Zhou Cang is willing to go?" Guan Hai was stunned for a moment, then he continued with a wild smile: "That's great. As long as the general recaptures the Eastern Tomb, I will definitely report to the marshal and promote you to the position of canal marshal.”
"Good!" Zhou Cang laughed loudly."It's really boring to stay here every day. I definitely won't let you down."”
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