Chapter 160: An Unexpected Reward

“Beep~ Congratulations to Player ‘Daydreaming’ for successfully raiding the Water Bandit camp ‘Swallow’s Nest’. You have received a reward of 30 Silver Coins, 1 Territory Expansion Map, and 1 Building · Small Fishery.”

When Mo Xiaobai came to the camp’s Stone Stele and struck it down with one blow, he soon heard the Intellect Brain’s reward notification in his ears.

There was no public announcement, and the rewards were much worse than the first time he raided a bandit camp.

But Mo Xiaobai was never aiming for these rewards in the first place. Getting a “Small Fishery” was a pure bonus, and the Expansion Map and Silver Coin rewards were just a nice extra.

Compared to the rewards given by the Intellect Brain, the real gain was actually the loot that the Water Bandit leaders had stolen and robbed from people over the past few days.

There was no need to mention the war horses, but Mo Xiaobai even saw two large boxes filled to the brim with salt.

That was several hundred jin, no less!

“My Lord, a soldier just reported that the Water Bandit leader is still not dead,” Li Ji said, hurrying over just as Mo Xiaobai was about to order everyone to leave.

“He’s been shot into a hedgehog and still hasn’t died? That man’s life is just too long!”

“I do not know how this subordinate should handle this.”

Hearing Li Ji’s question, Mo Xiaobai thought for a moment and then shook his head. “Forget it. Since he didn’t die on the spot, there is no need to kill him again. Bandage his wounds and take him back. Whether he lives or dies depends on his fate.”

“Yes.”

Li Ji bowed his head and stepped back. He did not really care about the life or death of a bandit leader. He simply followed his own principles and handed the decision-making power over to his lord.

Since the main leader was still alive, the heads of the other three leaders naturally had to be packed up and taken away. Mo Xiaobai was counting on these heads to boost his Renown value.

Once the entire camp had been thoroughly searched inside and out, and Mo Xiaobai had gained a fortune, he immediately ordered his troops to return.

They had traveled lightly coming here, but leaving was not so easy. Transporting over a hundred war horses alone would require several round trips.

After much trouble for most of the day, until night fell, all the Soldiers finally landed on the shore.

“Maogong, take them back to the Village first. Flying General and I will go to the north to deal with those few bandit heads.”

Coming out of Daye Marsh, Mo Xiaobai had no intention of returning to the Village immediately. Since he knew that a bandit’s head was worth 300 Renown, he could not just leave it unclaimed.

Who knew if the mission would be cancelled in a few days?

“My Lord, please be safe on your journey. Flying General must protect you well.”

“Haha~ Don’t worry. Flying General and I will head off now. Giddap!”

Mo Xiaobai swung himself onto his horse, whipped it, and set off. Li Guang also mounted a brown horse and followed closely by Mo Xiaobai’s side.

…

Jizhou, East City.

A place that did not exist in history, created entirely by the Plane.

However, even though it was different from a Prefecture City like Juancheng, which had a recorded history, it was still part of the Great Han Dynasty’s territory and followed the laws of the Great Han Dynasty.

Therefore, Mo Xiaobai and Li Guang were sadly stopped at the city gate.

In the Great Han Dynasty, after nightfall, the City Gates would not open easily unless there was an urgent matter, even if Mo Xiaobai had the status of a Baron.

So Mo Xiaobai had to spend the night in the wild. Fortunately, there was still some firewood left in his Xumi Bag that could be used to make a fire for warmth and to dry their wet clothes.

The two of them spent the night outside the city gate until sunrise the next morning, when the gate opened, allowing them to lead their horses into the city.

Mo Xiaobai was also not unfamiliar with East City.

After all, he had visited it no less than a hundred times in his past life, having toured almost every place he should and should not have visited.

After finding a Restaurant to rest and organize himself, waiting until the hour of Si in the morning, Mo Xiaobai finally headed to the Prefectural Governor’s Residence.

After dismounting outside the Prefectural Governor’s Residence, Mo Xiaobai no longer needed to bribe the guard Soldiers at the entrance. He simply showed his status as a Baron, and a Soldier immediately led him and Li Guang to the living room.

Within half a tea cup’s time, a long-bearded man wearing the robes of a Prefecture Shepherd walked over slowly. As soon as his eyes fell on Mo Xiaobai, a smile immediately appeared on his face. “I suppose this must be the Baron Bai Ri from Juancheng, right? Young and promising, young and promising indeed.”

“This subordinate greets the Prefecture Shepherd.”

Mo Xiaobai was not surprised by the Prefecture Shepherd’s arrival. After all, he now held the dual status of Baron and Colonel. If a Chief Clerk came to dismiss him, that would be too insulting.

“I am sorry for disturbing you, but I happened to hear someone mention that you have been plagued by a group of bandits recently?”

“Oh? Does a Baron know about this?”

The bearded Prefecture Shepherd narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, then nodded. “That is correct. Recently, a group of bandits came from somewhere, acting in a strange and vicious manner, committing crimes in my jurisdiction multiple times. I have already issued a proclamation that anyone who captures or kills the bandit leaders will receive a heavy reward from this Prefecture Shepherd.”

“That is a coincidence. Two days ago, I was originally taking my Territory Citizens out for a walk, and I happened to meet a few ignorant bandit leaders on the way. My Lord, why don’t you take a look?”

Mo Xiaobai spoke with a smile, then took out three wooden boxes.

The bearded Prefecture Shepherd approached with suspicion, opened the boxes one by one, and soon a look of shock appeared in his eyes. “This, these are indeed the severed heads of the bandit leaders causing trouble under my jurisdiction.”

“Haha, it seems this trip of mine was not a waste after all.”

“What are you talking about, Baron? I could not have expected this. Truly, I could not have expected that a Baron could destroy them all in one net. Wait, no, there should be one more bandit leader.”

“That guy was wounded and escaped. I had no intention of chasing him. Besides, their hiding place in the Water Bandit camp at Daye Marsh has already been destroyed by me by the way. The entire thieves’ den burned to ashes during the battle.” Mo Xiaobai was simply making things up. After all, no one else was there to see it. He could make up the story however he wanted.

He said this mainly to shut up the Prefecture Shepherd in front of him, so he wouldn’t ask any questions that would make everyone feel awkward.

The bearded Prefecture Shepherd was also a shrewd man. He heard the subtext in Mo Xiaobai’s words, which was nothing more than about the whereabouts of the loot. Although he wanted those goods too, Mo Xiaobai had already said “burned to ashes,” so he naturally would not continue to ask.

He laughed cheerfully, closed the wooden box, and nodded. “I have confirmed the bandit leaders. The heavy reward promised earlier can now be handed over to the Baron.”

After saying this, the Prefecture Shepherd also took out a Xumi Bag. Just when Mo Xiaobai thought he would give it directly to him, the Prefecture Shepherd took out a velvet box from the Xumi Bag.

Damn it!

Stingy!

Back then, after suppressing a few small bandit camps, I even received a Xumi Bag in Juancheng.

Now I, the Lord Baron, have destroyed a large camp for you!

And you give me this broken box?

Watching the Prefecture Shepherd put the Xumi Bag back, Mo Xiaobai could only take the velvet box from his hand. He did not need to open it to see; the Intellect Brain’s new reward notification had already sounded in his ears:

“Beep~ Congratulations to Lord Player ‘Daydreaming’ for completing the Jizhou Anti-Bandit mission ‘Mysterious Road Bandits’. You have received 50 Silver Coins, 950 Renown, 1 Random Territory Special Building, and 1 Territory Migration Talisman (Village Level).”

With the rewards distributed, Mo Xiaobai finally got the nearly thousand-point Renown value he wanted most.

However, aside from the Renown reward, Mo Xiaobai had not expected that the velvet box, which he did not care about, actually contained a model of a Random Territory Special Building and a Territory Migration Talisman.