Chapter 162: The Armory

Nine Noble Family Retainers versus fifty Tier 3 soldiers in their eyes.

The Rattan Armor Soldier template, though far weaker than the General template, was still a top-tier beginner Unit Type. Even the weakest Rattan Armor Soldier had an Attribute value above 60.

In a one-on-one fight, they might not have been the Retainers’ match, but when a few worked together and set up a Soldier Formation, they were both attacking and defending. They did not give the Noble Family Retainers a single chance to strike when they were weak.

Before the nine Retainers, fighting separately, were surrounded and before the village soldiers outside the valley gate could hear the noise and arrive, there was no opponent left standing around the Rattan Armor Soldiers.

“You are of unknown origin and dare to attack us. Since you refuse to leave, none of you shall go.”

“Take them all back to the Territory!”

The Centurion snorted and gave the order. He felt nothing but disdain for these so-called Noble Families.

They actually dared to call themselves just soldiers?

Lock them up for a few days first. Let’s wait until My Lord returns to deal with them!

As the Rattan Armor Soldiers, who only recognized My Lord and his orders, forcibly picked up the Retainers lying on the ground, the several members of the Noble Families in the carriages began to lose their cool.

When had they ever been treated this way?

In this mere rural land, a group of ragged soldiers wearing torn rattan grass armor had actually knocked down their guards.

“You dare!”

Seeing the Rattan Armor Soldiers jump into the carriages to grab people, the young man from the Wang Clan shouted in panic. Unfortunately, except for the coachman, there was no one else around him. He could not draw his sword and was no match for the Rattan Armor Soldiers anyway.

When Guo Yuan and Li Ji heard from Fatty that there was another group of “uninvited guests” outside, they hurried to the valley gate. They just happened to see the Rattan Armor Soldiers forcefully pulling Noble Family members out of the carriages one by one.

The scene was too beautiful, so beautiful that Guo Yuan couldn’t bear to look at it.

Guo Yuan opened his mouth to tell the Rattan Armor Soldiers to stop for now, but he did not expect Li Ji to grab his arm: “Since they have already started fighting, there is no use in trying to make peace now. Zini does not need to interfere.”

After saying this, Li Ji walked forward in three or two steps. He looked over the several members of the Noble Families and their attendants one by one. With a wave of his right hand, he said: “Those who dare to rush into the Territory cannot be easily forgiven. Take them all to the Drill Ground.”

“Yes!”

Seeing Li Ji, the General Administrator of My Lord’s Troops and Horses, speak up to support him, the Centurion’s voice rose a few degrees. He walked past the bodies of the Noble Family members with his head held high. His expression spoke for itself.

It was an outright display of power!

Seeing that they were about to be taken away by these soldiers, a young Scholar looked at Li Ji immediately: “Greetings, General. I am Cai Heng. I had no intention of rushing into your Territory. It was just a slight verbal disagreement just now. I have come to visit the descendants of the Yi Family.”

“Take him away!”

Li Ji only glanced at the man twice. He did not waste a single word and did not start a conversation with this group of people.

He was very clear that as a General of Daming Village, his job was simple: eliminate all potential threats and protect the safety of the Territory.

As for other matters, even if he knew the truth, he would not get involved.

Seeing that Li Ji was as strict as an iron mountain, Guo Yuan also knew he could not say anything. He had been in Daming Village for quite some time and knew that My Lord was very suspicious of strangers.

These members of the Noble Families had just barged in casually. They deserved to suffer.

The farce ended with a complete victory for Daming Village.

…

When Mo Xiaobai rode with Li Guang on fast horses, spending four or five days traveling from Jizhou back to the Territory, he was not yet happy about the successful auction of Lingzhi Wine. Instead, he was shocked by the news reported by Li Ji.

So much happened while I was gone?

Several young men from famous Great Han Noble Families were captured alive by my Rattan Armor Soldiers?

“Do you know which Noble Families and forces they belong to?” Mo Xiaobai asked while rubbing his temples. He felt he needed to wake up his brain.

“This subordinate only guarded them at the Drill Ground and did not interrogate them.”

Li Ji saluted and replied. Then he added: “But according to the Centurion of my Rattan Armor Soldiers, they included those with the surnames Wei, Wang, and Cui. Also, one person claimed to be Cai Heng.”

Wei? Wang? Cui? Cai?

Great!

The leading families of the Prefecture Cities in the Great Han seem to be holding a symposium at Daming Village.

“Since they are already locked up, let them stay quiet for now. Let’s talk about the Territory first.”

Before figuring out how to deal with them, Mo Xiaobai simply set this group of NPCs aside. He called Li Ji, Guo Yuan, and Li Guang into the residence and took out some of his gains from this trip: “This time, when I went out to suppress the bandits, besides the loot you brought back, I also have a Territory Expansion Map, a small Fishery, and a random Special Building.”

“Guo Yuan, you take the Expansion Map and the Fishery. You can use them whenever is appropriate. The random Special Building, Maogong, is your responsibility to activate. Do it now and see what it is.”

After distributing the three Items to his two subordinates, Mo Xiaobai’s gaze fell on Li Ji.

Since the village was Village Level 3, it could set two Deputy Village Heads. Therefore, Li Ji’s position in Daming Village had not changed, and he could still use Items.

Mo Xiaobai really wanted to know how long Li the Great Overtime could go red.

Just like the last few times, Li Ji took the Item and confirmed its activation immediately.

In the next second, the Item in Li Ji’s hand changed instantly into a small workshop Item.

“Special Building: Jiaozuo Military Armory!”

“Building Effect: Manufacture all kinds of military armaments and weapons.”

“Building Introduction: A workshop under the Jiaozuo Jian, possessing strong military armament production capabilities. It has a list of thousands of single-combat equipment.”

“Usage Limitation: The workshop must be managed by a Master Artisan of military armaments and is only allowed to manufacture equipment already activated in the list. Activation requires the corresponding weapon blueprints.”

A Military Armory?

Mo Xiaobai raised his eyebrows slightly and nodded with a smile: “It seems Maogong’s luck hasn’t changed. Although we currently have no Master Artisans for military armaments in Daming Village, we can build the Military Armory first. It will always be useful when the time comes.”

“Yes!”

Li Ji saluted and agreed, naturally putting away the “Jiaozuo Military Armory.”

After watching Li Ji activate the Item, Mo Xiaobai immediately looked at Li Guang beside him: “On this trip back to the village, the Flying General will be relieved of duty from the Rattan Armor Barracks. For now, Maogong will serve as the Main General in addition. When Gao Lan returns, hand over the Rattan Armor Soldiers to him to command.”

“I plan to set up a Cavalry Camp in Daming Village, to be commanded by General Li Guang. Of course, the Cavalry Camp will also be under Maogong’s jurisdiction. You two should negotiate the necessary resources and troop sources yourselves. If you need help, you can find Zini. I only look at the results. I hope this Cavalry unit is formed within one month.”

One month, Cavalry formed!

This was Mo Xiaobai’s requirement for Li Guang.

Because there were no related Items, the camp Mo Xiaobai built himself would not automatically change equipment and form like the Village Soldier Drill Ground or the Rattan Armor Barracks, nor would it have a one-day refresh training CD.

Li Guang would have to teach everything hand-in-hand.

With horses in hand now, Mo Xiaobai did not want to wait until he got Items later to form the Cavalry. He also had confidence in Li Guang. The Cavalry trained directly by the Flying General would not necessarily be worse than those trained using Items.

Just like the Heavy Halberd Soldiers under Zhang He. Even without an Intel Brain Military Camp, they were still a group of Elite strong troops.