World Online

by Srtyi

Earth Online – a virtual MMORPG that takes place in the future year of 2190 – a game that everyone will bet their futures on. Set in a map that is ten times the size of real-world Earth, players battle for supremacy in the first game to feature personal adventure, territory construction, and grand warfare. For every death you experience in the game, your level would drop back to 0.

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Chapter 569-Scattering Bean That Turns into Soldier Talisman

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Gaia had set the starting bid for the Taia Sword as the same as the final price that Lin Jing had bought the Qixing Longyuan for.

"55 thousand!"

"65 thousand!""85 thousand!"

"100 thousand!"

In less than ten minutes, the price of the Taia Sword had rushed up to one hundred thousand gold. The worst part was that none of the old faces had opened their mouths yet.

This one hundred thousand gold price was just a sign of the things to come.

As the price climbed higher, it would be time for the more familiar faces to compete.

"150 thousand!"

The guild leader of Jianqi Zonglai - Yijian Xilai, took the lead to break the silence, adding fifty thousand gold all at once. He instantly set up a barrier that blocked most of the normal players.

"200 thousand!"

The one that bid next was an old rival of Yijian Xilai, Tingyu Floor's Jianqi Leiyin.

When Yijian Xilai heard this price, he looked toward Jianqi Leiyin with a pained and emotional expression on his cold face. Unexpectedly, he gave up on the item.

The ten famous swords were the most fitting weapons for sword wielders.

Yijian Xilai and Jianqi Leiyin, this ex-couple, could be considered the most famous pair of sword wielders in the game.

However, they both ran different guilds.

Hence, they could both be considered the most powerful competitors for the Taia Sword. Yijian Xilai giving up was naturally to give in to Jianqi Leiyin.

It seems like some old feelings still existed between the two.

"What a complicated relationship, ah!"

Ouyang Shuo tilted his head and looked at Jianqi Leiyin. They were in the same suite, as she was part of the Shanhai Alliance. However, he was unable to see any emotion.

The heart of a woman was truly hard to see through.

After Yijian Xilai gave up, it seems like Jianqi Leiyin was bound to win.

"250 thousand gold!"

At this very moment, someone suddenly appeared to spoil the situation. He was the guild leader of Star Alliance, Xingzhe Zichen. Obviously, as a descendant of an aristocratic family, he had the funds and ability to participate in this matter.

Although the development of the Star Alliance in Jingdou was slower than he had expected, thanks to the support of his family, he had managed to gain a stable footing.

Since they had already revealed themselves to the world, Xingzhe Zichen had grown even more ambitious.

His occupation was the hidden occupation - Chi Cultivator. Logically speaking, he had little need for the Taia Sword. As such, no one understood why he had placed a bid.

When Yijian Xilai saw the situation, his eyes froze.

Speaking of which, the two of them were allies, so this act by Xingzhe Zichen made him extremely annoyed.

Even Di Chen could not help but frown when he saw the situation.

For Star Alliance to become stable in Jingdou, they had obviously relied on the full support of Jianqi Zongheng. If not, Shadow Alliance and Yimeng Pavilion, who Shanhai Alliance supported, would have eaten them clean.

At this moment, Xingzhe Zichen went to provoke the old lover of Yijian Xilai.

Was he tired of living?

Di Chen shook his head. For the first time, he started to weigh the pros and cons of his act.

"300 thousand!"

Evidently, Jianqi Leiyin would not accept defeat.

The moment her words sounded out, the entire auction house broke into a huge discussion.

No one had expected the first item to break the three hundred thousand gold mark.

When Ouyang Shuo heard this number, he basically gave up on picking up any scrapes. He knew that he was just here to watch the fun.Although he belonged to the Yanhuang Alliance camp, Xingzhe Zichen did not share the same suite as Di Chen and the others. Instead, he chose to have his own suite.

At this moment, within the 4th suite, an interesting conversation was occurring.

"Young master, let's stop while we can!"

The one who spoke was a middle-aged man sitting behind Xingzhe Zichen.

"Let me play a little more!"

Xingzhe Zichen grinned. He was sure that Jianqi Leiyin would play on, which was why he was so fearless.

His goal was to rip her off.

This kind of act that harmed others and did not bring any gains to oneself was something that only a person sick in the head could do.

"350 thousand!"

As expected, Xingzhe Zichen raised the price once more.

"400 thousand!"

Jianqi Leiyin was utterly triggered.

This time, the entire hall fell silent. No one had expected for the first auction item to reach such a price.

The guild had money, but money was not waste paper. For purchasing a god weapon that cost four hundred thousand gold, Jianqi Leiyin would definitely face a lot of pressure from within the guild.

After the dust settled, the Taia Sword officially entered the hands of Jianqi Leiyin.

The result of the first item had obviously pleased the auctioneer, and he revealed the second item with a smile on his face. It was actually a small talisman.

"Scattering Bean That Turns into Soldier Talisman. After use, can summon fifty thousand elite troops for half a day. Base price of sixty thousand gold. Similarly, there's no buyout, please make your bids!" The auctioneer announced.

Woosh!

A cold air rose through the venue.

This time, Gaia had really thrown out something unusual. The first two items were both absolutely rare.

Even legendary items had started to appear in the game.

All of a sudden, the eyes of the Lord gamemode players burned with fire.

Based on the definition of the system, the elite forces would be a 7th rank or higher soldier. Currently, amongst all the player territories, there were definitely less than three digits that met such a standard.

Fifty thousand elite troops were enough to decide the outcome of a battle.

The more terrifying aspect was that this fifty thousand could be summoned at any time, which would allow the user to catch their enemy completely off guard. If it was used well, it would be highly efficient and effective.

No wonder they could only last for half a day.

If not, it would truly be too overpowered.

Even so, it was a god item to Lord gamemode players that was worth fighting for.

"200 thousand!"

Just the first bid destroyed the hopes of the normal Lords.

"250 thousand!""300 thousand!"

The price of the bid climbed at a terrifying speed.

It would almost certainly break the bidding record of the Taia Sword.

"400 thousand!"

The one that bid was the richest person out of all the Lords - Chun Shenjun.

When Ouyang Shuo heard him bid, he looked at Bai Hua and muttered, "He desperately needs this item!"

"It's a saving grace for him!" Bai Hua replied.

Ouyang Shuo nodded and turned his head back to the auction situation.

"450 thousand!" Wandering Magic made a bid.

Ouyang Shuo noticed that before Wandering Magic made his bid, he had exchanged glances with Xiong Ba.

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Chapter 570-Yijing Jin

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Since Ouyang Shuo could notice this little action, Chun Shenjun, who was in the same suite as them, could obviously notice it too. As such, his brows frowned up.

"Do we have to fight amongst ourselves?" Chun Shenjun looked toward Wandering Magic before turning his eyes toward Xiong Ba.

Wandering Magic was born in a small family. As such, he could not have obtained much from the achievement value exchange. Since he possessed such a huge sum of money, Xiong Ba was naturally supporting him.

When Wandering Magic had gathered the alliance army to attack Zhangchu, Xiong Ba had also acted behind the scenes.

Chun Shenjun knew that, which was why he directly looked at Xiong Ba instead of Wandering Magic.

When Wandering Magic saw Chun Shenjun's actions, his face could not help but cramp up. The feeling of being looked down on truly felt uncomfortable.

"There is no need." Xiong Ba nodded.

When Chin Shenjun heard this reply, he was delighted and thought that Xiong Ba planned to compromise. Although he was surprised, he also felt that it was expected. After all, Chun Shenjun did not think that Xiong Ba would go all out because of Wandering Magic.

Who knew Xiong Ba that would continue, dragging Chun Shenjun down, "Since you're so righteous, then I thank you in advance!"

Xiong Ba looked at Chun Shenjun with a mischievous smile filled with delighted, like he had sunk Chun Shenjun's boat.

Chun Shenjun's face instantly turned black.

"Then let's see who's better!" Chun Shenjun said coldly.

At that moment, the conflict between the two had reached an irreparable state.

Di Chen quietly sat at the side and did not saying anything. However, the look in his eyes became more and more complicated.

Although the Yanhuang Alliance had signs of rising back up, the internal cracks had worsened. No one knew how long the entire alliance could last for.

Making use of the exchange event, Chun Shenjun wanted to raise his status in the alliance.

However, be it Di Chen or even Xiong Ba, neither of them was willing to look up to others.

With the three of them existing together, it was enough to push the entire alliance toward an unknown future. The cooperation between strong people was like that, someone needed to compromise.

If not, they would just butt heads and bleed.

In this aspect, the young children of the aristocratic families were far from the level of their parents.

Each aristocratic family was trying to use this chance to mould and train their next generation.

Most importantly, in order to maintain the stability of the alliance, they needed to choose a boss.

However, ever since Di Chen crashed and burned, the position of Yanhuang Alliance leader had been left empty.

The atmosphere in the 2nd suite suddenly turned extremely weird.

Of course, the auction still continued.

"550 thousand gold!"

Chun Shenjun threw out a bid that made everyone else feel despair.

No matter how magical the item, 550 thousand gold was truly too much.

"560 thousand gold!"

Wandering Magic, or in truth, Xiong Ba, accepted the challenge.

"580 thousand!" Chun Shenjun did not hesitate in the slightest.

"590 thousand!"

"600 thousand!"

Finally, Chun Shenjun pushed the price to a whole new peak. The atmosphere in the entire auction house froze, as they witnessed the two powerhouses of the Yanhuang Alliance go head-to-head.

When he saw that Wandering Magic wanted to bid again, Zhan Lang, who had remained silent, suddenly spoke up, "Brother Xiong Ba, let's stop here; there's no need to be like this."

Only the neutral Zhan Lang could stop the current internal conflict. As for Di Chen, there was hatred between him and the two of them, so he naturally had no room to speak.

As expected, Xiong Ba's expression turned solemn when he heard Zhan Lang speak up.

During the battle to destroy the Huangchao uprising army, the two of them had a close working relationship. These two neighbors still had many opportunities to work together in the future.

Hence, Xiong Ba naturally needed to seriously consider Zhan Lang's suggestion. Additionally, the bid was already close to his bottom line.

Seeing that, he nodded to Wandering Magic. He was truly a formidable character; he knew when to pick things up and when to place down things.

When Zhan Lang saw Xiong Ba concede, he smiled in delight.

Xiong Ba giving him face and respect made him feel honored.

This huge internal conflict ended just like that.

Di Chen had to feel the most despondent; he remained silent.

As time was limited, the third item was quickly revealed - a book.

"Yijing Jin (Art of Tendon Changing): A pinnacle emperor rank internal cultivation heart cultivation method. It has the miraculous effect of changing tendons and washing bones. Base price of fifty thousand, no buyout option." The auctioneer introduced.

Everyone in the China region would have heard of this name.

Undeniably, be it adventure gamemode players or Lord gamemode players, they would all crave this technique. One could only obtain such a great cultivation method through pure luck.

A person would be blessed for the rest of their life if they obtained such a technique.

Especially the players, as they could directly use this authentic internal body and organ cultivation method, which made it even more valuable. The earlier they cultivated this technique, the greater their advantage and lead.

For Ouyang Shuo to obtain the Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Method was a grace from god. Just by cultivating this technique, his permission level had risen by two levels.

If this matter was announced, many people would feel jealous.

One could say that no one was able to resist the temptation of the Yijing Jin.

Within the 1st suite, Lin Jing was the most excited.

Since she had obtained the Qixing Longyuan, she had strived to obtain a top rank cultivation method to complement it. Amongst which, her sword technique was king rank, so she was temporarily using it.

As such, she currently lacked such an internal cultivation technique.

During last year's new year, when Bing'er obtained the Wugou Heart Sutra, the one that felt the most jealous was Lin Jing.

Hence, she currently felt a deep desire to grab this item.

After all, in terms of financial ability, War-Snow Rose was ranked first or second out of all the guilds.

This item also raised the interest of Jianqi Leiyin, who had just obtained the Taia Sword.

She had the exact same idea as Lin Jing.

Apart from them, this item also tempted Moon Shines Over the River, Ji Yinghu, and Mengyun Tunding, these three guild leaders. The only guild leader that showed no interest was Qing Sikou.

As for Bai Hua, Xunlong Dianxue, Gong Chengshi, and the others, they wanted this item but lacked the ability to obtain it.

They were like Ouyang Shuo, only coming here to take a look. This trip was just destined to be a sort of excursion and nothing would come out of it.

Since Feng Qiuhuang had lost the support of her family, she was also in the same situation.

One could say that the 3rd system auction was destined to be a battle between the prominent guilds and families. Other people, including Ouyang Shuo, could only watch on as bystanders.

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Chapter 571-Assist

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As expected, the Yijing Jin caused a new round of crazy bidding.

"60 thousand gold!""150 thousand gold!""250 thousand gold!""300 thousand gold!"

Ten minutes, in just ten minutes, the price skyrocketed to three hundred thousand gold.

The base price that Gaia set completely lacked value as a reference point. Instead, the players used the previous two bidding prices as a gauge.

"400 thousand gold!"

Lin Jing finally made her bid. It was the price that the Taia Sword went for, reaching the first mark.

The entire auction house stopped.

A short while later, a greater eagerness and excitement broke out.

400 thousand gold was not enough to scare them off.

There was only a total of ten items a year during the yearly auction.

One could be considered extremely lucky if they grabbed even one item.

Hence, as long as one had prepared some gold, they were not ready to miss any chances.

"420 thousand gold!"

"450 thousand gold!"

The bids the players called out continued to rise without any intentions of stopping.

A serious expression finally appeared on Lin Jing's face.

She had not expected the Yijing Jin to actually cause such a crazy reaction.

Everyone present acted like they were utterly crazy.

Some even wondered if Gaia had placed all the good items at the front.

Everyone was filled with excitement and interest.

"600 thousand gold!"

The second time Lin Jing threw out a bid, it was the price that the talisman was sold for.

She also wanted to use such a strategy to force out the lucky survivors. At the same time, she wanted to tell her opponents that she badly wanted the Yijing Jin.

As expected, after she made this bid, all the players became extremely careful.

600 thousand was not an easily acquirable sum, even to a big guild. Furthermore, they were bidding for an internal cultivation technique that only one person could use.

No one could not truly spend the guild funds as they wished.

The 600 thousand gold that she had bid already approached the limit of the funds that she could use.

Last year, she had spent a huge amount of gold to obtain the Qixing Longyuan, which caused some unhappiness in the guild. Luckily, Ouyang Shuo had opened up Yashan City, allowing Lin Jing to help remove such negative effects through a series of good guild decisions.

Everyone was looking on, focusing on whether or not the auction record would be broken once more.

Outside of the auction house, they were broadcasting the auction in real time.

When Lin Jing bid the sky high price of six hundred thousand, the people on the entire street felt their blood boil. Their cheers mixed with one another and combined like a huge wave.

Toward these normal people who had set up stalls, six hundred thousand was a sky high price.

They were all witnessing a myth of riches and wealth.

"650 thousand!"

Myths were meant to be broken.

The one that bid was Chun Shenjun, who had obtained the Scattering Bean That Turns into Soldier Talisman.

This move surprised everyone.

Even Ouyang Shuo could not help but turn his eyes toward the 2nd suite.

It seems like this time, Chun Shenjun's family was determined to go all in on the game.

"700 thousand gold!"

Before the wave died down, another rose up.

Just as Chun Shenjun made his bid, a third person broke it.

Moreover, the bidder had risen the price by a full fifty thousand gold!

The Yijing Jin possessed a greater charm and temptation than expected.

The new bidder was also a member of the Yanhuang Alliance, Feng Qingyang.

This matter did not surprise anyone.

Feng Qingyang was a famous martial idiot. In fact, him giving up on the Taia Sword had already shocked everyone.

However, he obviously had no intentions of giving up on the Yijing Jin.

After all, his family's internal cultivation technique could not compare to this.

Most importantly, he had found out that the Yijing Jin had a hidden specialty; it could greatly raise the bone structure stat of players.

Since Feng Qingyang solely focused on martial arts, there was nothing more important to him than the Yijing Jin.

As such, he had given up on the race for the Taia Sword.

Of course, this was in part because the Taia Sword did not fit with his sword technique. Out of the ten swords, he mainly cared about the tenth sword, the Chengying Sword.

The Chengying Sword was the formless sword; it was the most mysterious and unpredictable sword.When they saw the price of the Yijing Jin rise to seven hundred thousand all of a sudden, Lin Jing and Xie Siyun exchanged glances and gave each other a pained smile, giving up on this race.

Lin Jing was not a foolish person.

Although they could take out seven hundred thousand gold without too much difficulty, it was not worth it.

Furthermore, it was not the most suitable technique for Lin Jing, so she did not need to go all in to purchase it.

On the other hand, Chun Shenjun's expression made one feel many thoughts.

If someone else had bid for this item, Chun Shenjun would have raised the price without hesitation.

However, it was Feng Qingyang this time.

Feng Qingyang could be considered one of his closest allies in the Yanhuang Alliance.

The only problem was that Chun Shenjun also craved the Yijing Jin.

Of course, the martial way was not his goal.

He wanted to use this internal technique to strengthen his body. Moreover, since he had so much funds, it was hard for him to really give up on it.

Everyone was waiting for Chun Shenjun to bid once more.

Chun Shenjun was not the only person that had not given up on this item.

The others were just looking at the battle between the two before deciding when to act.

However, the auctioneer had started the count down.

"700 thousand going once!"

Chun Shenjun did not react; his expression was extremely difficult to read.

"700 thousand going twice!"

Chun Shenjun raised his head and looked at Feng Qingyang, as he opened his mouth.

The eyes of everyone focused on the 2nd suite.

From his expression, it looked like he was about to make his move.

The other players all rubbed their palms together, preparing for the final battle.

"700 thousand gold, thrice!"

At this very moment, the auctioneer slammed the hammer.

Unexpectedly, Chun Shenjun did not make a bid, directly giving up on the race.

The whole field was shocked.

Some people reacted and realized that Chun Shenjun had played them as fools.

When the auctioneer called the bid once, Chun Shenjun had probably hesitated.

But at the second call, he decided to give up and give Feng Qingyang a beautiful assist. It allowed Feng Qingyang to obtain the Yijing Jin at a minimized price.

At this current moment, everyone felt extremely frustrated.

Unfortunately, the dust had settled.

One could only say that they were too greedy.

On the other hand, Feng Qingyang looked toward Chun Shenjun with a bright and wide smile.

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Chapter 572-Mongol Iron Cavalry Training Manual

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Chun Shenjun was extremely a shrewd person. Between his personal strength and his family's future, he had decided to choose the latter. He gave up on the Yijing Jin and won the friendship of Feng Qingyang.

This deal was definitely worth it.

Obviously, Chun Shenjun had thought the matter through. His family was giving everything they had, and they could not allow him to act arrogant or stubborn. His every action must serve the family.

As for personal interests, he temporarily could not care about those.

In the end, Feng Qingyang smoothly obtained the Yijing Jin for a sky high price of seven hundred thousand gold.

Among the first three items, each successive item was better than the last, making the hearts of the players unable to hold on.

Finally, Gaia slowed down the pace and tempo of the auction.

The fourth item was a substitute doll.

During the 1st system auction, Ouyang Shuo had purchased a substitute doll for 250 gold.

At that time, players had not realized the value of the substitute doll. Now, it had already become the pinnacle collector item for players.

A treasure that allowed one to revive without penalty had become more and more valuable as the game progressed. If a player managed to possess many substitute dolls in their hands, they could finally feel safe.

However, this item was extremely hard to obtain.

A person could only obtain this item as a reward through large-scale chain quests. Based on incomplete results, there were less than twenty of these dolls in the entire China region during the 2nd year of Gaia.

From that, one could see how rare this item was.

Hence, although it failed to attract as much excitement as the first three items, it was nonetheless popular.

In the end, it was sold for two hundred thousand gold.

From that day onward, a new craze over the substitute doll started.

Undoubtedly, from the 3rd year onward, more and more quest teams would purposely focus on chain quests to obtain substitute dolls to earn gold.

As long as they could obtain one of these dolls, becoming rich overnight would no longer be a dream.The auctioneer still had a wide smile, as his efficiency was higher than normal.

Next, the auction of the fifth item.

The red cloth was pulled away, revealing another old book.

None of these books, be it cultivation secret manuals or technical manuals, were worthless or useless.

The players were hooked once more.

"Mongol Iron Cavalry Training Manual. After use, one can obtain the entire secret training method set of the mongol iron cavalry, allowing one to train up an elite cavalry unit. Base price of sixty thousand gold, there's no buyout price. Please place your bids." The auctioneer announced.

There were two ways for players to train a special soldier type.

Firstly, to train using a related general.

For example, Baiqi training the iron eagle swordsmen.

Secondly, to use the related training manuals.

The Mongol Iron Cavalry Training Manual was the second case. It was suitable for territories that lacked the related general. As long as one gave their generals the equipment, even normal generals could train up these special soldier types.

Hence, any Lord with some knowledge could see the immense valuable of this manual.

Especially for the Lords in the north; their eyes were on fire.

The Lords in the north lacked good war horses. If their war horses were unable to compare to the old mongol war horses, even if their cavalry forces took shape, they could not reach the combat strength of the mongol elite cavalry.

Even the number of Qingfu Horses in Shanhai City could not keep up with their expansion speed.

Ouyang Shuo was already planning to look for new war horse sources.

Unfortunately, he saw little result.

The northern territories were different. They were close to the mongol plains, and they could train with the tribes. The current mongol plains had not welcomed that almighty king.

The ones who bid the most eagerly were the Lords in the north.

"120 thousand gold!""250 thousand gold!""400 thousand gold!"

The bidding price had once again reached a level where normal Lords could only look on in despair.

The only people that remained were Sha Pojun and Di Chen.

It was another internal Yanhuang Alliance PK.

During this auction, the Yanhuang Alliance had truly stood out.

Be it Asura City or Handan City, they were both close to the mongol plains.

Hence, they both naturally had a strong desire for this manual.

Especially Sha Pojun, who had remained silent for too long. He needed to slowly walk out into the public eye once again.

This auction was probably a good time for him to rise up once more.

Hence, he did not care about Di Chen's expression. He simply continued to bid, determined to go all the way.

"450 thousand gold!" Sha Pojun shouted.

Di Chen's face looked a little ugly. During the achievement value exchange, because of other considerations, his family did not rashly exchange for gold. Hence, he only had a limited amount of gold compared to the others.

"500 thousand gold!" This was his maximum bid.

"550 thousand gold!"

However, Sha Pojun was loaded with cash.

When Di Chen heard this bid, he was expressionless and just gave up.

As the dust settled, Sha Pojun had successfully clawed one back and smoothly grabbed the Mongol Iron Cavalry Training Manual. In the near future, a strong cavalry force would probably be born in Asura City.In the blink of an eye, half the auction was over.

Some people were happy, while others were sad.

The ones who had obtained the best returns were naturally Yanhuang Alliance, taking up three items on their own.

The next half of the auction was destined to be even bloodier.

After a short rest, the show continued.

The sixth beauty walked forward and removed the red cloth, revealing another book.

"Glass Making Technical Manual. After use, grasps the glass making technology. Base price of forty thousand gold; there's no buyout price. Please make your bids!" The auctioneer introduced.

Glass was not a modern day material. In fact, it was already present in the olden times.

However, in the olden times, the glass making process was extremely complicated. It was an item that was comparable to gold and gems, to the point where only the upper class could use it.

As it was an item from Gaia, it was naturally not an ordinary item.

The glass heating technique in the manual was far superior to the techniques of the olden times. It was only a little worse than the modern day techniques.

Hence, this was a money making opportunity for the territory that grabbed this technical manual.

A monopoly of a technique was far greater than a monopoly of funds.

Hence, toward those Lords with a lot of money on their hands, using their funds to purchase this manual was a way for them to open up a money making route.

Undoubtedly, it was a worth it decision.

While gold would continue to depreciate, monopoly on technology was hard to break due to the restrictions to the technology tree in the game.

Hence, even Ouyang Shuo felt tempted when he saw it. Unfortunately, he lacked the ability to compete.

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Chapter 573- God Weapon Set

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The Glass Making Technical Manual had given rise to a whole new round of craziness. In less than twenty minutes, the bidding price had soared to four hundred thousand gold.

Ouyang Shuo wondered if Gaia was using this auction to take back a vast quantity of gold. Apart from the substitute doll, no item was sold for less than four hundred thousand, which was a terrifying matter.

"550 thousand!"

For the first time of this auction, Xiong Ba made his bid. This price basically approached his limit.

Originally, Chun Shenjun had wanted to obtain this technical manual.

The problem was that Xiong Ba had already allowed him to obtain the talisman.

If he continued to compete with Xiong Ba, things might turn ugly.

In the end, the manual fell into the hands of Xiong Ba.

The Yanhuang Alliance won another round.

The seventh item of the auction was a huge gem.

"Giant Interspatial Stone. It can expand the space of the storage bag to ten thousand cubic meters. The starting bid is forty thousand; there's no buyout option. Please place your bids," the auctioneer introduced.

Ouyang Shuo had used a large interspatial stone on his storage bag, so it had a space of a thousand cubic meters; this giant interspatial stone was a good fit for him.

Thinking about the voyaging plan, Ouyang Shuo was instantly tempted.

"Little aunt, can you lend me 200 thousand gold?" Ouyang Shuo asked.

After not obtaining the Yijing Jin, she had a huge sum of funds in her hands.

"You're interested in it?" Lin Jing asked Ouyang Shuo.

"That's right!"

"Okay!" Lin Jing agreed without hesitation.

Speaking of which, she had borrowed money from him to obtain the Qixing Longyuan last year. He rarely opened his mouth to ask for help, so she naturally had no reason to reject his request.

During their short conversation, the price had already risen to two hundred thousand.

If the price rose any higher, the players would grow more careful.

After all, to a portion of the players, the giant interspatial stone had no use. Especially in battle, which prohibited storage bags.

To normal players, a large or even a medium-sized storage bag was enough. If a huge influx of gold did not occur due to the exchange event, the price would not even reach two hundred thousand gold.

Of course, there were still a large number of people who were willing to bid.

Seeing the situation, Ouyang Shuo bid for the first time, "300 thousand gold."

All of a sudden, the auction house froze.

His bid did not shock the players. However, this was the first time he had placed a bid. As the most shining presence in the previous auctions, others would scrutinize his every move.

His background was not a secret.

He was born from a common family. Despite that, he actually became the world's best Lord. This had spun into numerous different versions on the forums, and the common players worshipped him.

Hence, even if he momentarily fell behind because of this exchange event, no one would say anything.

Shanhai City did not need to prove anything to the world. Its existence itself was a huge threat.

However, he still acted.

Hence, everyone chose to watch on and spectate. Even Xingzhe Zichen, who liked to stir up trouble and Chun Shenjun, who hated Ouyang Shuo, did not come out to spoil the moment.

This was might! This was power!

In the end, Ouyang Shuo smoothly obtained the giant interspatial stone.

The seventh auction item could be said to have ended with no excitement.

Even so, the auctioneer's next actions launched the auction house into a frenzied ocean.

The eighth and ninth beauties step out together to reveal the mysterious items on their trays - a set of armor and a pair of war boots.

Be it the armor or the boots, their surface shone with a bright lustre.

Those who knew a thing of two about weapons would clearly know that only god items would possess such a light.

Probably only Gaia would have the boldness to auction off two god equipment at once.

Everyone present sucked in a deep and cold breath.

The people on the middle street outside felt their blood boil, and excitement poured out even before the auctioneer introduced the item.

The players' eyes were filled with greed and desire.

God weapons were items that every player dreamt of.

When the auctioneer saw their reaction, he smiled and introduced, "The armor is known as the Golden Beast Swallows Cloud Armor, and the boots are known as the Flowing Clouds Chasing Moon Boots. These two god items belong to the God Weapon Set, War Blood, and they will be auctioned off together. The base price is 120 thousand, no buyout option. Please make your bids."

Si!

The generosity of Gaia had once again exceeded their expectations. It was actually the pinnacle grade god set, no wonder they were auctioned off together.

If they were to separate these two items, they would definitely earn the ire of the players.

Any equipment, apart from the specialty of an individual item, would also have a stronger set specialty.

Gathering a god equipment set was the end goal of any adventure gamemode player.

In front of them, two pieces of god equipment had appeared at once.

Although the remaining pieces, especially the weapon that stood as the core of the set, was very difficult to obtain, it was still enough to drive players crazy over it.

None of the guild leaders could maintain their composure.

On the contrary, the normal players had lost hope, and they did not even show interest in bidding.

"550 thousand gold!"

Eighteen Horsemen of Yanyun's guild leader Yanzi Lisan broke the silence and made the first bid.

As expected, just the first bid made all the normal players despondent.

This item auction was destined to be a battle between the prominent leaders.

The War Blood Item Set was obviously suited to general occupation players. Sword wielders like Yijian Xilai and Lin Jing were unwilling to wear such heavy armor.

Yanzi Lisan was the most orthodox war general. Moreover, he was a cavalry general. Hence, this War Blood Set naturally tempted him.

"600 thousand!"

Yimeng Pavillion Guild Leader Mengyun Tunding had the intentions of competing for this item. He was also a cavalry general.

This auction was not just a battle between the top 10 guilds.

"700 thousand!"

Another one joined the chase for the War Blood set - Moon Shines Over the River.

Qingfeng Pavillion mostly had strategists, but the guild leader was a general.

"800 thousand gold!"

Each increase in bid was actually in the hundreds of thousands.

Such a scene was enough to drive a person crazy.

The bidder this time was the top adventure gamemode player in the China region, the guild leader of Blood Evil Mercenary Group - Blood Romance.

Blood Romance was also a general.

The four war generals in the China region threw themselves into the chase one by one.

However, all of them had a huge guild supporting from behind.

Even Blood Romance did not have the confidence to say that he would win 100%.

Now, it all depended on who was willing to go all out.

As expected, the first bidder Yanzi Lisan chose to follow strongly. He had no intentions of giving up.

The smell of gunpowder grew stronger and stronger.

Everyone watched on with bated breath at this historical moment.

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Chapter 574-Territory Structure Adjustment

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As tens of thousands of eyes watched on, a stunning number suddenly jumped out.

"One million gold!"

The bidder was Blood Romance.

When Moon Shines Over the River heard this price, his face froze up, and he was the first to back out of the chase. The funds in his hand were not only to support the development of the guild. He also needed to care about Consonance City, so he could not continue his gamble.

"1.1 million gold!"

Yanzi Lisan gritted his tooth and chose to follow up.

In the end, it was a battle between Blood Romance and Yanzi Lisan.

"1.2 million gold!"

Blood Romance naturally had no reason to give up.

"1.25 million!"

A tinge of struggle filled Yanzi Lisan's eyes.

Everyone could see that this bid had already reached his limit.

Now, it all came down to whether Blood Romance would continue to bid.

"1.35 million gold!"

As expected from the number one adventure gamemode player in the China region, Blood Romance had increased the bid by one hundred thousand gold. Then, Blood Romance said to Yanzi Lisan, who stood a distance away, "Brother Yan, this will be my final bid."

Evidently, Blood Romance did not want to continue this battle without a limit.

1.35 million was already a sky high price. Even Lin Jing could not take out so much gold.

As expected, the Blood Evil Mercenary Guild had an amazing foundation.

When Yanzi Lisan heard these words, he sighed and backed out of the bid reluctantly.In the blink of an eye, the auction had reached the last item.

The final item had finally been revealed - a talisman.

"Emperor Rank Historical General Summoning Talisman. After use, there is a 100% chance of summoning an emperor rank historical general. Base price is one hundred thousand. There is no buyout option. Please make your bids," the auctioneer said.

The summoning talisman was even rarer than the substitute doll.

Not only was the summoning talisman an emperor rank talisman, but it was also a type specific one, lowering the randomness.

After the baptism of the War Blood Set, the players were much calmer when they saw this item.

The ones who really needed this item was the Lord players.

Or put it another way, those that lacked a general that could help them lead the lines needed this item.

However, all the Lords that had the power and the funds came from Yanhuang Alliance.

Amongst the Yanhuang Alliance, Di Chen had Lianpo, Chun Shenjun had Tian Dan, and Xiongba had Wuqi; they were all famous generals of their times. Zhan Lang had Zhao Zhuang, so he did not desperately need more generals.

As for Feng Qingyang, he was utterly uninterested in this aspect.

Hence, the one who really craved for the summoning talisman was Sha Pojun. Especially after he obtained the Mongol Iron Cavalry Training Manual. He needed a general to lead and command his army.

Unfortunately, within the alliance, the number of people who were close to him were little, and no one would let him easily get what he wanted.

Although Di Chen and the others had famous generals in their territory, they did not mind adding another one. After all, when compared to Shanhai City, their general lineup was incredibly lacking.

After a hard chase, Sha Pojun finally obtained the talisman for 650 thousand gold.

The entire auction officially ended.

The 10 items were sold for a total of 5.25 million gold.

This auction was destined to be a tale of riches that would be forever etched in history.

After the auction ended, the auctioneer announced a shocking piece of news.

As they say, good things do not cross three.

This year's auction would be the last system auction in the China region.

In future years, it would be impossible for players to purchase valuable items like those displayed during this auction.

When the players heard this news, all of them instantly exclaimed.

Only Ouyang Shuo remained exceedingly calm.

As someone experiencing a second life, he had already predicted this event.

He also knew that in the 4th year, although there was not a Jingdou Auction, Gaia would organize a worldwide auction.

At that time, everyone in the world would fight for ten precious items. Just the thought alone would make one's blood boil.

After setting the time for the gathering of the Shanhai Alliance with Bai Hua and the others, Ouyang Shuo left the auction house.

Of course, he did not leave Jingdou.

Since he came here, he naturally needed to have a conversation with his allies Ji Yinghu and Mengyun Tunding. The location was still chosen to be the office of Shanhai City in Jingdou.

The three of them chatted for an entire afternoon before they dispersed.

That night, Ouyang Shuo left Jingdou and returned to Shanhai City.

The next day, after half a month of discussion and planning, the new structure plan for the Nanjiang Governor-General House was officially out and announced. It signified another step forward for the territory governing system.

The entire plan involved three reorganizations.

Firstly, they would upgrade the four departments.

The Administration Department, the Financial Department, the Internal Affairs Department, and the Military Affairs Department all became bureaus.

Behind this name change was an actual practical use.

Firstly, the Internal Affairs Department had the science, education, culture and health department, while the Military Affairs Department had the combat logistics department. As such, their names would cause some mix up and blurred lines.

After making these a bureau, these worries would cease to exist.

Secondly, the three grades of government offices: prefecture, House, and county, would follow the structure of the Nanjiang Governor House. Only the Military Affairs Department remained an exception.

Hence, there was also an unclear definition and positioning between the other departments and the Nanjiang Governor-General House. After the change, the four new bureaus would become unparalleled and unique presences.

Although the names of the departments changed after the upgrade, the title of director was not changed.

Ouyang Shuo had thought about naming them ministers.

Helplessly, although he had the power to open up Houses and grant people power, he did not have the right to name people ministers.

To term them as ministers privately was already crossing the line. Ouyang Shuo naturally did not dare to officially name them ministers.

Only after setting up the country could he really take such action.

Secondly, expanding the four departments.

After destroying the Taiping Country, the territory had seven prefectures of land.

The current structure of four departments and seventeen divisions was not enough to maintain the territory's rule.

For example, the Meritorious Service Division.

Based on his starting idea, they would be in charge of the territory ruling of officials. In truth, the division was only in charge of the examinations of officials and minor officials, which was completely different from actually controlling the officials' style of governing.

Ouyang Shuo wanted to try and revamp this style of governing, so he had no choice but to directly affect the administration director.

That was the case.

If one expanded the Meritorious Service Division, one would not face such a problem.

A similar problem happened in the Science, Education, Culture, and Health Department. Ouyang Shuo wanted to push out the basic public facilities revolution, but he knew the Culture and Education Division could not handle it. Hence, he could only give it an upgrade.

There were many similar administrative problems.

Hence, they needed to expand the four departments.

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In truth, expanding the four bureaus created a more specific separation of duties of the divisions under them. This was so to keep up with the heftier and more complicated problems of the territory.

When the conditions were fulfilled, the divisions could also rise up to become departments.

The first step was to promote the Meritorious Service Division under the Administration Bureau into the Official Ruling Department.

The Official Ruling Department was similar to the Personnel Department of olden times. Under it, there was the Personnel Division, Merit Title Division, Evaluation Division, and the Records Division. It was in charge of the evaluation of officials, their promotions and demotions, as well as their rewards.

For the position of the first director of the Official Ruling Department, Ouyang Shuo chose Zhang Tingyu.

The letter memorial system that Zhang Tingyu had previously taken charge of had already been approved; it was currently in use. It was time for him to be pushed up to a more important post and display his excellence.

Apart from being the director of the Official Ruling Department, Zhang Tingyu would also act as the Deputy Director of the Administration Bureau. As a result, he had a say in the other departments and divisions under the bureau.

Even Su Zhe did not obtain such special treatment.

With one jump, Zhang Tingyu became the second man in the Administration Department; his position was only lower than Xiao He's.

Evidently, Ouyang Shuo held him in extremely high regard.

The original Meritorious Service Secretary Qin Shijian would become the Secretary of the Evaluation Division.

Although he did not have any eye catching performances, he had worked hard and fulfilled his tasks in the Meritorious Service Division. Especially after helping the two Administration Directors get familiar with their roles; he had helped stabilize the rule of the territory. His ability could also called exceedingly steady and impressive.

With that, he also gathered up a lot of civil servant evaluation experience.

His placing in the Evaluation Division showed that he had gained Ouyang Shuo's recognition.

Secondly, they would upgrade the Regulatory Division into the Regulatory Department.

The role of the Regulatory Department was similar to the censorate in olden times; it mainly audited, impeached, and gave suggestions. At the same time, it also had the power to trial important cases.

The upgraded Regulatory Department would hold power aplenty, and it would also shoulder many huge responsibilities.

The future Internal Affairs Bureau would be a combination of the olden censorate, the ministry of justice, and the Supreme Court all in one.

The Director of Internal Affairs would be the Minister of Justice for the state.

The original Regulatory Secretary Chang Jingjian would continue to be the Regulatory Director.

As an official, Chang Jingjian was iron faced and fair. He dared to speak the words on his mind, and he was naturally a good choice to take the role of censor. He had the decisiveness of martial artists and the intelligence of civil servants, so he was a very well rounded individual.

Only such a person could take charge of such an important and crucial department.

As for his personal relationship with Internal Affairs Bureau Director Wei Yang, Ouyang Shuo believed that it would not affect his rationality and decisiveness.

Thirdly, the Industry Division under the Financial Bureau would upgrade to the Industry and Development Planning Department.

When Ouyang Shuo informed Cui Yingyu that he was going to ask her to step down, he revealed that he planned to raise the position of the Industry Division. This adjustment had fulfilled his promise.

The Industry and Development Planning Department would be in charge of industrial development, investment, and regulation. It was a more modern type of organization that would take charge of the core industries of the territory.

This department would lead the industrialisation strategy of the territory. Any related unit in the Nanjiang Governor-General House would be merged into this department to prevent the crossing of roles and responsibilities.

Without a doubt, Cui Yingyu would continue to manage this department.

The three upgraded departments were the most core organizations in the four bureaus.

After dealing with these three departments, the administrative efficiency of the Nanjiang Governor-General House would rise by at least 100%. As for the other divisions, Ouyang Shuo did not completely adjust them.

The main problem was still the lack of civil servants that could work independently.

In the future, Ouyang Shuo would upgrade the divisions based on the needs of the territory.Fourthly, the relevant personnel arrangements.

This organization adjustment involved hundreds of civil servants.

They made the adjustments based on the civil servant evaluation that they had just concluded.

In the Governor-General House, the civil servants that were not up to par were sent to other prefectures and counties for training. Similarly, civil servants from other places that performed well would be moved to the core area of the territory.

With that, it helped the core and the other places have an orderly and systematic exchange and interaction.

This organizational adjustment plan was released late to the public because they wanted to complete the personnel changes first.

At this point, the entire plan had finally reached completion.

Only after completing this plan did Ouyang Shuo have the confidence to solidify the foundations of the territory during the 1st half of the Gaia 3rd year.

Just as Shanhai City was busy adjusting its organization structure, the China region did not remain calm.

The most busy area was the Zhongyuan Region.

As Ouyang Shuo had expected, Chun Shenjun was not willing to fail just like that. He wanted to take a gamble before the winter season completely arrived. He wanted to take down the Zhangchu Regime in one swoop.

The day the auction ended, Chun Shenjun mobilized a million gold to hire people in the various imperial cities. Overall, he hired one hundred thousand adventure gamemode mercenaries.

His use for them was obvious.

It seemed like the north had calmed down because of the winter.

The war in the Zhongyuan Region was still stuck in a stalemate.

The one time exchange event Gaia pushed out had become Chun Shenjun's saving grace.

He was going to give it his all before the winter came to launch a stunning blow against the Zhangchu Regime.Gaia 3rd year, 1st month, 5th day, Zhongyuan Province.

Chun Shenjun's number one general, Tian Dan, led the 150 thousand alliance army, the 100 thousand mercenaries, and the 50 thousand soldiers from the Scattering Bean That Turns into Soldier Talisman. Overall, they had 300 thousand troops, which they used to suddenly attack the south troops of Zhangchu.

This was a totally unexpected move.

They had originally prepared to rest for the winter.

Who knew that the enemy would launch such a ferocious attack at this time. Moreover, they even had 150 thousand more troops.

In just a day, the alliance army broke the south army; the south army could only attempt to flee.

When Tian Dan saw their actions, he lead the troops out and aimed straight for Zhangchu's capital city, Chen County.

All of a sudden, the capital city was thrown into a state of panic.

Chen Sheng had no choice but to move the troops housed in the north back to reinforce Chen County.

When Di Chen saw this move, he went down south and officially declared war on Zhangchu. Ten thousand troops headed down from the north of Zhangchu.

Af the same, Wandering Magic's troops on the west turned from passive defending to aggressive attacking.

The three armies acted with great coordination.

This operation was a result of the internal coordination of the Yanhuang Alliance. In the face of victory and defeat, they had placed down their differences and worked together.

With that, the Zhangchu Regime was attacked from three sides and faced a perilous situation.

It seemed like the last uprising army was going to end up in ashes during this winter season.

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Chapter 576-The Earth Is White

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"It's snowing!"

Ouyang Shuo stood under the eaves of the building, looking out at the distance.

Lianzhou Basin's four seasons were warm as spring. However, the current skies had a rare sight - snowflakes were floating down. The snowflakes transformed Shanhai City, dressing it up in silver, forming a truly enchanting scene.

The Lianzhou people had never seen snow before, so this snow was undoubtedly the most heart warming gift from the heavens during this winter season.

The entire city entered a craze because of the snow.

The streets and alleys were filled with playful children having snowball fights, and even the adults could not help but join in. At unassuming corners stood snowman after snowman, decorating Shanhai City in an exquisite manner.

It was not only the Lianzhou Basin. In fact, snow covered the entire China region.

The solemn killing intent gathered during the winter season had finally reached its peak. Before this, the red clouds that hung overhead had miraculously disappeared.

The devilish red transformed into a pure white.

From north to south, the snow grew bigger and thicker.

Gaia 2nd year, the wilderness massacre lasted for a full year, leaving behind many bloodstains and corpses. After this sudden coming of snow, they were all covered and ceased to exist.

Looking out, the heaven and the earth was left under a boundless white.

The white snow covered all the dirt and ugliness of the world.

The world looked like it had returned to a peaceful time.

At the same time, the wilderness welcomed the arrival of the new year.

Even the recently chaotic Zhongyuan Region regained a hard to come by peace.

Winter brought along an unblockable cold and had officially arrived in the north.

Under the joint assault of Chun Shenjun, Di Chen, and Wandering Magic, Chen Sheng's Zhangchu Regime finally could not hold on, and they were forced back.

Especially after the fall of the South Army, causing the entire Zhangchu to collapse.

As they say, a slight move in one part would affect the whole body.

In just one week, Zhangchu's territory was mostly lost.

During the later stages of the battle, Feng Qiuhuang could not remain a spectator any longer, and she send out her troops. She wanted to cut off a fat piece of meat from the weak Zhangchu.

No one could have expected that the regime would be so weak that it could not take one hit.

If West Chu Overlord Xiang Yu did not personally lead troops to reinforce the Chen County at the crucial moment, Chen Sheng would have failed to even keep his imperial city. He would have crashed and burned with his empire.

News spread that the moment the battle had ended, Chen Sheng fell sick.

In this cold winter, Zhangchu was on its last legs.

The four uprising armies could not avoid their fate, and they all fell under the blades of the Lords.

When Ouyang Shuo received the news, his eyes froze.

Xiang Yu did not lead his troops to assist Chen County out of pure motives.

Who knows how this West Chu Overlord would shock the world during the Gaia 3rd year.

It seemed like before one wave died down, a new wave would rise up once more.

Ouyang Shuo had a feeling that a new king was going to appear in the Zhongyuan Region.

During this battle, the losers felt desolate, while the victors also did not obtain any huge joy.

The moment the battle ended, the four armies that had worked together started to be on guard against one another.

Everything was a chase of self-interest.

After taking down the Zhongyuan Province, splitting this huge cake would involve a lot of discussion.

Logically speaking, Chun Shenjun had invested two million during this battle, so he should be the biggest winner. Unfortunately for him, Pill Sun City was just too far away from the Zhongyuan Province.

Furthermore, be it the one hundred thousand mercenaries he hired or the fifty thousand soldiers from the talisman, they had all left after this battle.

Chun Shenjun's forces did not have an advantage in terms of combat strength.

On the contrary, even though Feng Qiuhuang had not moved her troops, she became the strongest side. If it was not for Di Chen and the others working together, Feng Qiuhuang would truly become the biggest winner.

After all, Fallen Phoenix City was not far away from the Zhongyuan Province.

The four powers were destined to have another battle with one another during this cold winter. Compared to a war, this was a complicated and hard negotiation.

The four fought for population, resources, land, surrendered soldiers, and other such factors.

Especially population, which was what everyone wanted.

Be it Chun Shenjun, Di Chen, or even Wandering Magic, they were too far away from Zhongyuan Province to run this region of land.

The only way would be to shift the population of people in Zhongyuan Province.

Population would always remain the most valuable resource in the wilderness.

After all, population represented an endless supply of production power.

Before this, after Zhan Lang and Xiong Ba worked together to destroy the Huangchao Uprising Army in Wannnan Province, they had taken a three empty policy approach.

They emptied out the population, resources, and surrendered soldiers.

The huge Wannan Province became an empty region after this battle. After the alliance left, the province became a place where bandits ruled and returned to an extremely primitive state.

Everything returned to its starting point.The part that made them helpless was that the snow had blocked up the mountains, making it hard to travel.

The plans of Chun Shenjun and the others could only take a break and wait for the coming year.

It seems like the Lords in the Zhongyuan Region could not have a calm new year. Who knows what would happen during this winter.

It seems like the current Chun Shenjun would face the worst situation. He definitely would not have thought that this snow would come so suddenly and quickly.

In just one night, the earth had totally changed color, looking completely new.

After paying two hundred thousand gold, Chun Shenjun needed to think of a way to get back his money and even earn some interest.

In the end, Chun shenjun was still a businessman.

Such people would always chase profits.

Before setting out, the elites of the Chun Shenjun family had already calculated that even without the year end reward from Gaia, if everything went well, they could still get something out of this war.

However, the sudden snow had disrupted all their plans.

As such. Ouyang Shuo had to push back the meeting of the Shanhai Alliance to give Feng Qiuhuang time to deal with the matters of Zhongyuan Region.

Originally, Ouyang Shuo had planned for them to hold this year's alliance meeting at Fallen Phoenix City.

Helplessly, this huge snow made all the members not want to head up north. Even Feng Qiuhuang wanted to escape this damn winter.

After a discussion involving everyone, they actually chose the meeting point to be Yashan City in the end.

In the entire China region, only Yashan City currently had good weather.

No wonder it was a favored holiday destination in real life.

All the members of Shanhai Alliance wanted to enjoy a beach party during this winter.

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Chapter 577- The Sudden Battle

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Everyone had thought that this huge snow would bring about a period of utter silence to the wilderness.

At least before the lunar new year, they had thought that things would be relatively calm.

No one had expected this peace to be broken so quickly.

No one had thought that before the lunar new year, the fifteenth territory would upgrade to prefecture in the China region.

This upgraded prefecture was also a dark horse. It was the Lord that had grabbed the 8th placing on the rankings during the year end rewards - Earth-shaker.

Earth-shaker had obtained twenty thousand merit points and upgraded to a class 3 marquis. After half a month of hard work, he completed the upgrade mission and his territory became a grade 1 prefecture.

Hence, he successfully triggered the fifth battle.

Gaia 3rd year, 1st month, 15th day, a system notification sounded out in the China region.

"System Notification: 15 territories have upgraded to prefecture in the China region, triggering the 5th battle map, Battle of Mobei. It will start in three days, please look forward to it. Friendly Reminder: the Battle of Mobei is not a compulsory battle map, and only the top 50 territories can sign up."

The Battle of Mobei had suddenly struck!

During the 4th year of Yuanshuo, Emperor Wu of Han moved 140 thousand cavalry, 140 thousand war horses, and 100 thousand infantry. Wei Qing and Huo Qubing took the position of commanders, separating into east and west troops, as they set out toward Mobei.

When the Xiongnu Chan Yu (leader of the tribal alliance) heard the news, he shifted their elite troops toward the north of the desert to welcome the Han troops.

When Wei Qing exited the stronghold and learned that Chan Yu did not go east and proceed forward, he ordered Li Guang and Zhao Shi to flank from the east. Wei Qing led his troops and traveled thousands of miles across the desert to face off against Chan Yu's forces, who were already prepared for battle. He arranged heavy armored chariots in a ring, creating mobile fortresses that covered the archers and crossbowmen. Then, he sent five thousand cavalry to act as reinforcements to these mobile fortresses.

At sunset, when the winds started blowing and the sand and stones smacked the enemy in their face, Wei Qing led his cavalry to surround Chan Yu from the wings.

He observed that the Han Dynasty Army held the numerical advantage. Moreover, their soldiers and war horses were stronger. As such, his chances of winning were slim, so he led hundreds of elite cavalry to break out from the north west.

Wei Qing hurriedly sent the light armored cavalry to chase, as he led the main forces forward. By the time they reached Zhao Xin City, they had killed nineteen thousand and burned down the resources of the enemy.

Li Guang and Zhao Shi lost their way in the desert and failed to meet up with Zhao Qing in Mobei. Wei Qing summoned Li Guang to his manor for questioning, causing him to commit suicide out of embarrassment and anger.

After Huo Qubing left the stronghold, he brought small amounts of resources and heavy equipment, making the captured Xiongnu prisoners act as vanguards to lead the way. They crossed the desert and the river, capturing Chan Yu's important minister, Zhang Qu. Then, they crossed the Nanhou Mountains, capturing three Xiongnu lords and 83 nobles.

During this expedition, Huo Qubing's men captured 70,443 men with a loss of ten thousand of their own. At this point, Xiongnu's left and right wings were cut off, and only Xiongbu remained in Mobei.

Huo Qubing conducted a series of rituals on the Khentii Mountains to symbolize the Han victory. Then, he continued his chase up to Lake Baikal, where he effectively ended the Xiongnu Clan.

After this battle, the three famous generals of their time all faced different treatment.

As his contributions were offset, General Wei Qing did not obtain any rewards.

Old General Li Guang killed himself, causing the people to weep when they received the news.

General Huo Qubing was greatly rewarded and was living the high life. Two years later, he suddenly died at only 24 years of age.

Without a doubt, all the players would fervently chase these three famous generals, especially Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.

Even Ouyang Shuo was not an exception. One must know that both of them were listed among the top 10 generals of olden China. They were people on the same level as Baiqi and Han Xin.

"System Notification: Congratulations players Qiyue Wuyi for meeting the requirements to join the Battle of Mobei. During this battle, no matter how high your rank, you can only bring three thousand men. Please prepare in advance."

When Ouyang Shuo heard this news, he could help but frown.

Three thousand men was only the limit of a normal 1st class earl.

He was now a 1st class marquis. Based on the usual rules, he could bring fifty thousand troops.

Comparing the two, it was a sixteen to seventeen times difference; it was like comparing heaven and earth.

Gaia definitely did not make this rule of everyone bringing the same number of troops because of Ouyang Shuo alone. One could only say that this battle would be greatly different from the previous ones.

Rank had always been the most important and core goal of Lords.

Ouyang Shuo definitely did not believe that he as a 1st class marquis would receive the same treatment as a 1st class earl. If not, what purpose would there be for his hard earned merit points?

As for what compensations he would obtain, he would probably only find out when he entered the battle map.

Apart from the number of troops, Gaia also restricted the number of Lords that could join.

Currently, around five hundred territories remained in China.

Apart from some poor ones, the rest had basically reached grade 3 county.

If everyone joined, even if every single Lord only brought three thousand men, it would still result in a huge 1.5 million player troops.

However, Gaia had taken out 90% of the Lords with this one shot.

At this stage in the territory development, upgrading to prefecture was extremely difficult. As such, the grade difference between territories were not as obvious as previous years. However, this did not mean that there was not a difference in development between the various territories.

In the China region rankings, when the grade of the territories were the same, the four territory indices would decide the positionings.

The higher their four indexes, the higher their relative positions.

Before this, the battle of rankings was just a battle of face. The further in front one was, the more face they obtained.

From now on, the battle for territory rankings meant much, much more. After all, whether or not one could join a battle map was a huge influence on the development of their territory.

In a serious context, it would affect whether one could upgrade to the prefecture grade or not.

In the future, as Lords strived to upgrade their territories, they would not forget to pay attention to the four indexes. After all, these four basically covered all aspects of the territory.

Internal administration and external diplomacy, a territory could not be lacking in either aspect.

To train these young Lords, Gaia had truly expended a lot of effort.

With that, even if all fifty eligible Lords joined the battle map, the number of player troops would not cross 150 thousand.

It seems like the players could not cause a definite influence to the Battle of Mobei.

Since they would bring the same number of troops, the many Lords would start on the same starting line. Something like this had not happened in a long while.

Shanhai City did not have their usual numerical advantage this time.

"This battle will be extremely difficult!"

Ouyang Shuo let out a long sigh.

More importantly, during this battle, how would players choose their camps? Would players actually choose the Xiongnu camp that was destined to lose?

Even if one wanted to take a gamble, they could not get past the race divide.

Help the Xiongnu fight the Han Army? One would get a headache just thinking about it.

Furthermore, Xiongnu did not even have any generals that were worth recruiting. Meanwhile, the side of West Han had three famous generals and a number of other smaller and weaker ones.

Which side to choose was such a simple question.

Wouldn't Gaia be afraid that the difference in player numbers of the two camps would be huge?

Amongst all this, what was Gaia planning?

Everything was a total unknown.

Even Ouyang Shuo, who was living his second life, did not know what was going on.

In his last life, any information related to this battle was rarely revealed on the forums.

If not, Ouyang Shuo would have started preparing for it a lot earlier. All he could do now was order the Combat Logistics Department to make some preparations based on the uniqueness of the desert.

For example, they would produce a huge batch of military grain pills.

Grain supply was the hardest problem while traveling in the desert.

If not, Emperor Wu of Han would not send one hundred thousand infantry troops to take charge of the logistic of the cavalry.

Now, Gaia had restricted each Lord to only three thousand men. With that, all of his previous plans were useless.

"What a bad beginning!"

Since he could only bring three thousand men, Ouyang Shuo did not even hesitate and decided to bring the Divine Martial Guards.

After all, he could not possess a numerical advantage, so Ouyang Shuo could only hope to obtain some advantages through the combat strength of his troops.

Such an advantage was not too large.

One could ask, in the wilderness, which territory would not be able to bring out three thousand elite cavalry? Their elite troops would not be that much weaker compared to the Divine Martial Guards.

As for the generals that would follow him, Ouyang Shuo was not going to summon Baiqi or Han Xin.

It was not that they could not rush over.

After the system update, if an army member wanted to join the battle, they did not need to use a specific teleportation formation. As long as Ouyang Shuo submitted a name list, no matter where they were, they would be teleported to the battle map.

This setting was made after considering that as the territories expanded, three days of preparation would not be enough to gather up forces.

For example, if Ouyang Shuo wanted to bring fifty thousand troops, he would have to move the three legion corps.

Just the travelling time would cover more than three days.

On this point, Gaia was really humane and flexible.

Ouyang Shuo did not summon them, as he did not want to act excessively and make himself stand out too much. Moreover, three thousand Divine Martial Guards did not give Baiqi or the others much to work with.

Even if they considered all the troops of the Shanhai Alliance, they had less than twenty thousand in total.

If he mobilized Baiqi, that would be like killing a chicken with a butcher's knife.

Why not just let them stay in the wilderness to continue organizing the army?

At the current stage, Ouyang Shuo could be considered a strong general.

Apart from that, he was also planning to take along an advisor. The person he chose was the Deputy Director of the Military Affairs Department and the War Secretary, Zhao Kuo.

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Chapter 578-Choosing Wei Qing or Huo Qubing

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For this battle, Ouyang Shuo did not gather the other members of the alliance for a discussion.

They had already reached the 5th battle map and everyone knew how to prepare, so he did not need to micromanage them.

Furthermore, for their territories to develop to such a stage, they were all capable individuals.

If he added more words, it might just worsen the situation.

People were like that. As their positions grew higher, their attitudes would change too.

Let us not mention the prideful Feng Qiuhuang and Bai Hua, even Gong Chengshi and the others were all great Lords in their region, and a large portion of players worshipped them.

Hence, Ouyang Shuo paid a lot of attention to his actions and words.

Instead, he took the time to fetch Little White from Yashan City.

If one continued to call it Little White, it would seem a little inappropriate.

Since Yashan City's establishment, the three spirit beasts had been training in the Spirit Beast Hall in Yashan City. Apart from Xue'er, who was a little special, Little Green and Little White were close to maturity.

Little Green, the Nian Beast, was close to its parent in size. The sight of Little Green was enough to incite fear. During the time it cultivated in the hall, Little Green would sometimes go out to play around at the beaches and sea regions of Yashan City.

Basically all the players that frequented Yashan City recognized this special Nian Beast. Many players viewed it as the protector beast of Yashan City.

In truth, that was indeed the case.

The neighbouring sea regions became incredibly peaceful thanks to Little Green. The beasts in the sea did not dare to approach Qiongzhou Island. If they careless got close, they would become its food.

Little White grew bigger by the day.

It was no longer the little wolf pup from the start. Instead, it was now a ferocious and handsome white wolf. However, its eyes remained as lazy as before.

As for Xue'er, it became much more mysterious.

Even after cultivating for so long, there were no visible differences on the surface.

It was still so pure and romantic.

Ouyang Shuo could not even check out its stats.

Cultivation in the Spirit Beast Hall was undoubtedly incredibly dry and boring.

When they saw Ouyang Shuo, the three were exceedingly warm and close. Especially Xue'er, who stuck to him like glue.

If Bing'er did not come here to visit them often, they probably would not have managed to hold on till now.

Ouyang Shuo bringing away Little White caused Little Green, who had never bothered about him, to feel a little reluctant.

Ouyang Shuo just had a feeling that the Wolf God Little White could help him during the Battle of Mobei. As for the other two, they naturally could not follow along.

As for the voyaging mission, Ouyang Shuo could consider bringing Little Green along.

In the following two days, everything went on as usual.

All the battle preparations were completed in an orderly fashion.

To the current Combat Logistics Department, preparing for three thousand people was an easy matter.

Each Divine Martial Guard was equipped with the best.

Items such as Mingguang Armor, Tang Blade, Horse Lance, and God Arm Crossbow were all standard issue items handed out.

Especially the God Arm Crossbow, which the Combat Logistics Department had specially modified. Even at charging speeds, as long as one was trained, they could fire three successive shots.

Apart from that, the Divine Martial Guards skilled in archery were also equipped with a longbow. On the other hand, the mountain barbarian warriors chose single-handed shields based on what they were comfortable with.

Every Divine Martial Guards had their equipment tailored to their needs.

The value of an entire set was no less than a hundred gold.

Each one of them brought a full bag military grain pills, which was enough to last their horses and the individual soldiers for more than a month.

After heading deep into the desert, it would be extremely difficult for the Han Army to obtain resources and logistical supplies even if they wanted to.

Hence, they needed to bring a sufficient amount of military grain pills.

Ouyang Shuo believed that the other Lords would make similar arrangements.

The only difference was that Shanhai City's Combat Logistics Development led the region.

It was reported that the Combat Logistics Department was researching a Super Military Grain Pill. One small pill could last a cavalry and his horse for one full day.

They had also brought a sufficient number of military tents.

After the new generation of military tents were fully folded, they were only the size of a backpack. As for the weight, it was practically nothing to the elite Qingfu Horses.

If one did not have a tent when travelling the dessert, it would be extremely hard for them to get past the night.

Apart from that, the Combat Logistics Department also modified the capes of the Divine Martial Guards and added a hoodie to the capes. When worn, the hoodie could largely reduce the effect of the sandstorms.

Ouyang Shuo had originally planned for the Combat Logistics Department to research a type of goggles.

Helplessly, Shanhai City did not obtain the Glass Making Technical Manual, so they could not proceed with the matter.

Apart from that, the boots, backpacks, daggers, belts, and even their inner shirts were all the new generation of gear.

When building the special forces base, they had already started researching these relevant equipment.

Now, all of the equipment were basically complete.

The current Divine Martial Guards could be considered to have the structure of an olden special force unit.

Of course, there were some problems that the Combat Logistics Department could not solve.

For example, water.

Water was just as important as grain when traveling in the desert.

One could even say that it was the most important item.

Helplessly, there was nothing in this world that could compress water.

Just the water in their bags was definitely not enough.

However, for this point, he could only leave it to the Divine Martial Guards to settle the problem themselves.

During the auction, the giant interspatial stone he acquired could expand the storage bag to ten thousand cubic meters.

Unfortunately, the storage bag could not be used in the battle map.Gaia 3rd year, 1st month, 18th day, 9 AM, system notification sounded out on time.

"System Notification: 119 BC, after the Monan and Hexi Battles, although Xiongnu led his troops to mobei, they kept on attacking the north prefecture of the Han Dynasty. They were trying to bait Xiongu's troops over the desert. Emperor Wu of Han sent General Wei Qing and General Huo Qubing to each lead fifty thousand men, separating into two groups to enter Mobei to destroy the main force of Xiongnu. He also gathered one hundred thousand infantry and many horses to act as logistical support.

This battle was a strategic attack by the Han Dynasty against Xiongnu, and it was also Xiongnu Chan Yu's fight for coexistence against West Han. In the end, the Han Army achieved complete victory. The 5th battle map, Battle of Mobei, officially begins!"

Shanhai City, imperial city square, the three thousand Divine Martial Guards had formed up, awaiting departure.

"Checking participation conditions, confirming number of men participating."

Just as Ouyang Shuo was about to choose his camp, a system notification sounded out.

"System Notification: For the Battle of Mobei, all players are in the West Han camp. There is no need for selection."

"Forced selection? Interesting." Ouyang Shuo muttered.

It was not over yet, as another system notification sounded out.

"System Notification: West Han camp, split into Wei Qing Army and Huo Qubing Army. Please choose."

"What's this? Before the battle even begins, we need to choose a side?"

Ouyang Shuo frowned; this battle was filled with mysteries.

In history, the Battle of Mobei was indeed split into two lines of troops.

Wei Qing led his troops and set off from Dingxiang, while Huo Qubing set off from Daijun.

Hundreds of miles separated the two cities.

In that case, there was truly a need to choose a side to join for the battle proceedings.

"Is there a difference?" Ouyang Shuo was still not at ease.

"Your choice will affect the General recruitment quest." Gaia finally revealed this matter.

"How?" Ouyang Shuo asked.

"If you choose the east line, the first to reach the Khentii Mountains can recruit Huo Qubing. If you choose the west line, there are two quests."

"What two?"

Hearing that he could directly recruit Huo Qubing, Ouyang Shuo's heart directly convulsed.

This time, Gaia was ready to go all out.

"If you follow General Wei Qing, as long as you kill Chan Yu, you can recruit General Wei Qing. If you chase after Li Guang and Zhao Shi, as long as you can find them and guide them on the right path, preventing Li Guang from committing suicide, you can recruit him." Gaia was extremely specific.When Ouyang Shuo heard this news, he was utterly speechless.

This time, Gaia was just putting the three famous generals on a plate for everyone to fight for.

At first glance, it seemed like the chance to recruit these generals was there for the taking.

However, this just made Ouyang Shuo worry even more.

There was no such thing as free lunch in this world.

One definitely had to pay a price to recruit a god general.

Most importantly, even if one paid a heavy price, they might end up with nothing.

There were only three famous generals and over fifty participating Lords.

The bigger test was the quest itself. None of the quests sounded easy to complete.

"First to reach Khentii Mountains?"

That was an unprecedented task the genius general Huo Qubing completed alone.

Could the player Lords complete this task with just three thousand soldiers?

"Assassinate Chan Yu?"

Even the great General Wei Qing could not do that.

Even finding Li Guang was completely based on luck. Even Li Guang, who had fought against Xiongnu for his whole life, could lose his way in the desert.

For the player armies that were coming into contact with the desert for the first time, they needed more than normal luck to succeed.

Hence, no matter which task they chose, it would seem almost impossible.

It was like Gaia was giving the fifty Lords a sweet illusion.

To make matters worse, Gaia had told them about this fact right before they had to set off.

Because of that, be it Shanhai alliance or Yanhuang Alliance, they could not discuss matters and work together with their allies. Their individual choices were completely random.

However, they were helpless, as this bait was simply too alluring.

Even Ouyang Shuo, who knew that this was a hole, could not help but close his eyes and jump in.

Now the crucial question was which to choose?

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Chapter 579-Mobei Battle of Speed

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Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, and Li Guang; Ouyang Shuo needed to choose one out of these three to pursue.

Ouyang Shuo eliminated the old General Li Guang first, despite having plenty of confidence of finding this general. After all , he had brought along the descendant of the Wolf God, Little White.

However, Ouyang Shuo was not willing to give up on the other two generals.

For the current Shanhai City, one more general like Li Guang could not cause any breakthrough like results. On the contrary, one more god general would be enough to lift up the 4th legion corps.

As such, eliminating Li Guang first was the obvious choice.

However, Ouyang Shuo found it hard to decide between Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.

Wei Qing and Huo Qubing; this uncle and nephew duo were the two pillars of the Han Empire.

Both of them were extraordinary generals, and even their best tactics were similar. They both liked to pierce deep into the enemy lines and grab miraculous victories; they also employed long distance attacks and encirclements.

Wei Qing was the inventor of this lightning quick battle style, while Huo Qubing made it famous.

Of course, between the two, there was still a huge difference.

Wei Qing was good at commanding the entire field, and he did not care how many men he sacrificed. He focused on strategic targets, dealing the enemy an economic blow and obtaining their resources. He would cause his opponents to lose their foundations, beating them in such a manner.

One could say that Wei Qing was a commander with a clear strategy. He was modest and humble; he loved his soldiers, and he was a really kind-hearted general.

Huo Qubing was different. He was a genius vanguard that was flexible, and he did not stick to a certain battle pattern.

During battle, he did not bother about the enemy resources. Instead, he concentrated on killing the enemy. The army just needed to take the enemy down, and they would not wait for their reinforcements and resources.

With that, he could maintain the mobility and flexibility of his own troops, ensuring that they could catch more enemies and harm more of them.

Between the two of them, each had their pros and cons.

Hence, no matter which one he acquired, they were both extremely suitable for Shanhai City.

As such, Ouyang Shuo needed to weigh the differences in the quests to recruit them.

Wei Qing's quest was to kill Xiongnu Chan Yu.

In truth, this mission had an extremely great randomness factor. Along with the fact that Ouyang Shuo only had three thousand troops and lacked any suppressive advantage, recruiting Wei Qing was difficult.

On the contrary, the recruitment quest for Huo Qubing was to reach Khentii Mountain first.

Although this road was extremely dangerous and tough, with Little White, Ouyang Shuo's chances were greater than the other Lords.

Hence, after weighing everything, Ouyang Shuo decided to choose Huo Qubing in the end.

"Choose Huo Qubing line," Ouyang Shuo said.

"System Notification: Line chosen; congratulations player Qiyue Wuyi for activating the battle map teleportation. Number restricted to three thousand; teleportation begin!"

After a short delay, Ouyang Shuo and his men finally appeared on the Mobei Battlefield.

"System Notification: Welcome player Qiyue Wuyi. Descending on the main camp of the West Han east line, Daijun."

Ouyang Shuo landed in the barracks outside of Daijun City.

In the barracks, white lines shone, indicating that the player forces had descended.

At this very moment, another system notification sounded out in his ear.

"System Notification: congratulations player Qiyue Wuyi, since you are a 1st class marquis, you will receive a special compensation of 500 battle resource points. Friendly Reminder: these points can be used in the barracks or along the way to exchange for military needs. These points are extremely valuable, so please use them wisely."

"Battle resource points? Another new trick from Gaia!"

Ouyang Shuo guessed that since he had obtained 500 points, a 2nd class marquis would get 200, and a 3rd class Marquis 100.

As for a 1st class earl, they had just reached the three thousand men requirement mark, so they would receive no compensation.

Now, Ouyang Shuo felt much better inside.

Things did not end there; another system notification sounded out.

"System Notification: Congratulations player Qiyue Wuyi. Since you are a 1st class marquis, you are rewarded ten thousand merit points, and your battle contribution points are increased by 15%."

The battle had not even started, yet he had easily obtained ten thousand merit points as basic compensation. However, these ten thousand points seemed too little, since it could not compared to the reduction in his number of men.

Originally, Ouyang Shuo had wanted to obtain at least obtain one hundred thousand merit points from this battle.

It seemed like he only had an extremely slim chance of grabbing that many points.

As for the extra 15% battle contribution points, how much he could obtain would depend on the ability of his troops.

As expected from Gaia, it was fair and did not purposely target him.

At this point, the compensations ended.

Ouyang Shuo let Wang Feng lead the troops to rest, while he looked around the square. He wanted to observe what other strong opponents had chosen the same line as him.

Looking around, the player armies came and went; it was a bustling scene.

This was not surprising. After all, Huo Qubing was a king level presence in their eyes. In the wilderness, Lords that liked Huo Qubing could be easily grabbed and spotted.

Furthermore, this recruitment quest seemed the easiest. Naturally, more people would choose this quest line.

As expected, the battle report ended up confirming his guess.

"Battle Report: Battle of Mobei, a total of 45 Lords have joined. Huo Qubing line has 22 Lords, Wei Qing 18, and Li Guang 5."

45 Lords; this count meant that before the battle had even started, five Lords had given up.

Those who had given up probably did not hold much hopes for this battle. Sometimes, decisively giving up was also a wise choice.

As expected, Huo Qubing was the first choice of many Lords.

Around half of the Lords had chosen his quest line.

Old General Li Guang was a sad case, with only five Lords choosing him. If these five did not have any secret weapons, they would have to go into the battle blind.

"Such intense competition!"

Ouyang Shuo was filled with emotion, as he continued to search for his targets.

He truly met a few old faces.

The first was Ouyang Shuo's old rival; the one who had stood out during the auction - Sha Pojun.

He had also brought three thousand elite cavalry.

Upon closer inspection, they were different from the Zhongyuan Cavalry. They wielded the rarely seen curved knives, and even their war horses were all mongol war horses.

"Mongol Elite Cavalry?" Ouyang Shuo's eyes focused.

It seems like Sha Pojun had achieve a level of progress with the Mongol Iron Cavalry Training Manual. These three thousand elite cavalry must be the results of the training.

Three thousand mongol elite war horses, Sha Pojun was truly going all in.

A general that stood beside Sha Pojun caught Ouyang Shuo's eyes.

Originally, Ouyang Shuo did not recognize this person.

The Han Army soldier in the barracks was the first to recognize this general.

"Lieutenant greets Commander Zhou!"

There was a commotion in the barracks.

Ouyang Shuo thought for a moment and immediately guessed the general's identity.

"West Han famous general, Zhou Yafu?" Ouyang Shuo muttered.

Sha Pojun was truly lucky to the max. He had actually managed to obtain such a famous general through the summoning talisman.

On the topic of Zhou Yafu, his best war result was during Emperor Jing of Han's time. At that time, he had settled the mess of the seven countries. Based on the battle map time, the time of his death was less than twenty years from now.

No wonder the Han Army soldiers could recognize him.

With this person helping him, Sha Pojun could receive a level of special treatment.

Originally, Ouyang Shuo had also thought about bringing Han Xin over to pull some strings. However, thinking back to Han Xin's ending, he tossed aside that thought.

It was better that he did not raise up the sad past of this god general.

Further on this topic, Zhou Yafu was also a founding minister of West Han, and the son of Zhou Bo. Moreover, Zhou Bo had pledged his loyalty to Feng Qiuhuang after the Battle of Julu.

Originally, when the West Han entered the wilderness after the Battle of Mobei, Feng Qiuhuang would have a chance to recruit Zhou Yafu.

Who knew that Sha Pojun would recruit him through the talisman.

It was really a case of enemies often crossing paths.

"This guy is a formidable enemy!"

Ouyang Shuo did not want to look at Sha Pojun's gleeful expression, so he continued to search for other targets.

Within the Yanhuang Alliance, apart from Sha Pojun, two more had chosen the Huo Qubing line; they were Di Chen and Zhan Lang.

The cavalry that Di Chen brought also rode on mongol war horses.

As for Zhan Lang, he was a level weaker.

After all, the Jianye Region lacked good horses.

As for the Qingfu Horses in the Lianzhou Basin, they were an abnormality.

Di Chen choosing the Huo Qubing line did not surprise Ouyang Shuo. After all, Di Chen had already recruited Lianpo. If he could recruit the young genius Huo Qubing as well, he would have found a match made in heaven.

What surprised him was that Zhan Lang was actually interested in Huo Qubing.

The charm of a genius general was really different.

In truth, when Ouyang Shuo saw Di Chen and the others, they had also noticed his presence. Of course, Di Chen and the others were not happy to find him here.

Especially when Di Chen and the others noticed the Divine Martial Guards beside Ouyang Shuo.

This unit was already famous across the land, and everyone knew about it.

Under even circumstance, no one in the entire China region had the confidence to fight against the Divine Martial Guards.

"So unlucky!"

Di Chen could not hide his disappointed.

Zhan Lang smiled. However,his eyes contained a thread of fighting spirit.

On the side of Shanhai Alliance, Ouyang Shuo was obviously not alone.

Bai Hua and Xunlong Dianxue had also chosen the Huo Qubing line. Needless to say, their main generals were Zhang Liao and Qinqiong.

Comparing the two alliances, Shanhai Alliance was not at an absolute disadvantage.

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Chapter 580-Use of Battle Resource Points

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The three members of the Shanhai Alliance naturally gathered together.

Ouyang Shuo asked Bai Hua why she would choose Huo Qubing's line. After all, traveling thousands of miles was a very arduous journey.

Hence, when he saw Bai Hua in Daijun, Ouyang Shuo was extremely surprised.

"That's because Huo Qubing is handsome!"

Bai Hua's reply could not hide the fact that she was a star struck fool.Black lines covered Ouyang Shuo's forehead. What kind of stupid reason was that!

Speaking of which, when the show Haney Great Emperor was broadcasted, the Huo Qubing actor had dazzled millions of girls. Who knew that Bai Hua had also been poisoned.

"Big sis, let's stop messing around, can we?" Ouyang Shuo felt conflicted.

"F* you." Bai Hua would not act courteous toward Ouyang Shuo. She punched him lightly and smiled, as she explained, "I'll stay here and see if there are any branch quests. I will leave the real expedition to Zhang Liao."

"That's more like it." Ouyang Shuo let out a sigh of relief.

At that very moment, the person in charge of the camp gathered the various Lords for a meeting.

For the Battle of Beimo, Gaia did not even choose a player representative, dragging everyone into the meeting.

In the barracks, Ouyang Shuo saw the main general.

This person was not the famous Champion Lord General Huo Qubing. Instead, it was a nameless general.

"What's happening, where's the Champion Lord?"

This made everyone who wanted to witness the glory of Huo Qubing extremely disappointed.

Amongst which, there was naturally a love sick girl.

"Everyone, please calm down." The main general of the barracks knew that he was a placeholder, so he explained, "The General has already led the troops out."

The camp was thrown into an uproar.

"He has already set out on the expedition? Then what about us?" Some Lords asked.

"The current barracks is only the logistics supply of the army. All of you can grab some resources for now. Tomorrow morning, you will lead your troops into the desert and chase after him."

Immediately, the soldiers carried maps and passed them to the various Lords.

"What you all are receiving is the abbreviated drawing of the troop movement plan." The main general explained.

When Ouyang Shuo took it and had a look, he frowned.

"This really is too simple!"

The entire map was made of goat leather, and only it had a few squiggly lines that depicted the movement plan of the troops from Daiqun to Khentii Mountain.

As for the water sources, supply points, and where the Xiongnu tribes were located, there was no information regarding those things at all.

Ouyang Shuo even felt doubtful about smoothly crossing the desert, let alone reaching the mountains.

"Gaia god. Are you hell bent on making us Lords unable to recruit Huo Qubing?"

Ouyang Shuo could not help but complain in his heart.

The other Lords were also extremely unhappy when they saw the so-called troop movement plan.

They were only at the first step of the recruitment quest, yet they had handed everyone a tough problem already. Those Lords who had held hopes of getting lucky instantly regretted it.

It was apparent that the difficulty of this quest had far exceeded their expectations.

Before the battle, they had wanted to lead their troops to follow the main army.

Who knew that Gaia would actually toss out such cards without a basis of normal logic.

Li Guang was an old general that had faced off against Xiongnu for an incredibly long time. Even so, he could get lost in the desert.

With that, one could see the treacherous nature of the desert environment.

If the players decided to try their luck without someone guiding the way, they would most likely end up with a terrible outcome.

Taking a step back, even if they walked out of the desert, how would they find Huo Qubing and his men on the vast grasslands?

One must know that Huo Qubing's troops were famous for their mobility and flexibility. Even the Xiongnu people could not catch them, so how could the Lords do so?

Furthermore, they had already set off three days ago.

To chase up to them was an impossible task.

The scary part was that they might not find the Han Army main force. Instead, they might bump into the Xiongnu tribes.

Just thinking about it, their futures looked bleak.

Some of the Lords already had the intentions of giving up.

"This is such a scam!" some of the Lords grumbled.

The main general of the barracks did not care, and he announced the end of the meeting.

The Lords were helpless; they could only shake their heads and leave.Once they had walked out of the tent, Bai Hua asked, "Wuyi, what are your thoughts?"

Before Ouyang Shuo replied, Xunlong Dianxue took the opportunity, "Gaia would not give us a baseless quest. We only have no idea because we have not found the clues for the quest yet."

As expected from the quest maniac, his understanding of quests were extremely accurate.

Even Bai Hua could not help but nod her head when she heard these words.

"Then where do you think the clues will be?" Bai Hua asked.

"The barracks!"

Xunlong Dianxue was exceedingly confident.

"Oh, why so?" Bai Hua was curious.

Xunlong Dianxue pointed at the tents and smiled, "Daijun or the barracks is the main camp of Huo Qubing's troops and also the core of the logistics. This is the only place where we can come into contact with, so there's not much chance that the clue will jump out of this boundary."

"Is there a chance that it's within the city?" Bai Hua stated her own thoughts.

"I would not exclude that possibility."

Xunlong Dianxue did not wildly come to conclusions.

"It seems like we need to split up and act." Ouyang Shuo cut in at the appropriate time.

In truth, Ouyang Shuo's heart was not here at the moment.

In the camp, he had paid special attention to Sha Pojun and the others.

Who knew that he would actually manage to notice something out of the ordinary.

Ouyang Shuo noticed that when the other Lords were crestfallen, Sha Pojun had broken out into a smirk.

Although it was a momentary change, it could not escape Ouyang Shuo's eyes.

Evidently, he was not a Lord that could not keep his emotions in check.

Compared to the shrewd Di Chen and Zhan Lang, Sha Pojun was unable to keep his happiness to himself.

It seemed like the Yanhuang Alliance, or at least Sha Pojun, had obtained some internal information about this battle beforehand.

This was also the advantage of a strong family, something that Ouyang Shuo was helpless against.

Of course, Ouyang Shuo was more inclined to believe that Sha Pojun himself had obtained some relevant intel.

If not, the Yanhuang Alliance would have planned even harder and schemed even more for this battle. However, in the end, only three of them chose this line.

"Hmm, this is really interesting!"

Ouyang Shuo's fighting spirit was ignited.

However, he did not raise this finding with Bai Hua and Xunlong Dianxue.

No matter what, finding the clue was the most important mission right now.

Bai Hua prepared to head into the city, while Xunlong Dianxue would search the barracks.

As for Ouyang Shuo, he did not go anywhere. He just headed straight for the logistics point. He wanted to understand what resources and items the Han Army had provided.

Apart from that, he also needed to be clear about how to use the 500 battle resource points.

Based on the general's words, all of the players could obtain supplies.

The one in charge was naturally the grain officer. He was around thirty years old, and he was really fat with a huge belly that almost tore his uniform.

In front of the storehouse, there were many Lords who had come over to make inquiries.

Ouyang Shuo did not rush. He just stood to the side, patiently waiting.

Through his observations, Ouyang Shuo understood many matters.

Normal Lords without battle resource points could only obtain a one time resource supply pack limited to three thousand people.

Based on the grain officer's words, do not even think about obtaining an extra grain of rice.

The grain pack received would only include basic resources such as biscuits and forage. At most, one could obtain some roughly made bolts and arrows.

They would not even have a chance to see proper equipment.

Those Lords that coveted small advantages and did not bring any resources all broke out into tears. They had hoped that the situation would be like the previous battle maps.

Was Gaia trying to force all the Lords into a dead end?

Ouyang Shuo waited for the Lords to disperse. Only then did he step forward.

It was also a weird situation. The grain officer seemed really proud and confident in front of the other Lords.

However, when he saw Ouyang Shuo, his attitude seemed to change by 180 degrees, and he smiled widely like he had seen his own mother.

Smiling like that for no reason, are you hiding nefarious intentions?

Ouyang Shuo's heart instantly became wary.

He also noticed that although this grain officer looked really useless and incapable, he was actually extremely smart. Moreover, deception filled his small eyes.

Otherwise, he could not have reached the important role of grain officer.

"Lord, are you here to replenish resources?"

This grain officer bowed unctuously. Who would have guessed that he could bow so flexibly with his body size.

As they say, do not hit the smiling person's face.

No matter how wary Ouyang Shuo felt in his heart, his face did not show anything. He asked, "Sir, have you heard of battle resource points?"

Ouyang Shuo noticed that the grain officer's eyes instantly lit up.

The smile on his face became more and more flattering.

"I've heard about it, heard about it."

When Ouyang Shuo heard this reply, he felt a chill run down his spine.

"How do we exchange these battle resource points?" Ouyang Shuo asked.

"Lord take a look!" Like magic, a thin booklet appeared in the hands of the grain officer. He respectfully handed it over to Ouyang Shuo, his eyes filled with yearning and greed.

That grain officer was dressed untidily, and his hands were oily.

However, the booklet was extremely clean and lacked any filth. Obviously, it was a precious item.

Ouyang Shuo bore the grossness that built up in his heart and took the booklet.

Flipping it open, his eyes instantly lit up.

"So that was where the mystery laid!"

He found a series of rare items listed in the booklet.

The first item on the list made Ouyang Shuo delighted.

'Specific Troop Movement Plan.'

Just the name alone allowed a person to tell the incredible value of this item.

Undoubtedly, all these rare items needed battle resource points to exchange for.

However, just a single map needed a hundred battle resource points.

"Con, what a con!"

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Chapter 581-Despicable

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Battle resource points were a good thing, but it made one's heart pained to use it.

Even as the only 1st class marquis in the China region, Ouyang Shuo only obtained 500 points. He could only exchange for a few items from this mysterious booklet.

He needed to give the matter deep thought.

Apart from the map, there were two other items that Ouyang Shuo wanted to exchange for.

Rapid Troop Movement Scroll: After use, 50% increase in movement speed for four hours without any negative effects. Costs 200 battle contribution points.

Undoubtedly, this was a last minute sprint weapon. With the movement speed of the Divine Martial Guards and the buff from this scroll, they could travel two hundred miles in four hours.

More crucially, after using this scroll, there would not be any side effects. If not, just one use of the scroll would cause many war horses to die, which was completely not worth it.

Ouyang Shuo bought this item without any hesitation.

The other item was not an object but a living person.

It was something Ouyang Shuo lacked the most right now - a Xiongnu Guide. This guide was a person familiar with the desert and the grasslands.

The guides sold by the grain officer also had different grades.

The highest grade Xiongnu Guide was not just familiar with the route. They could easily find the water sources, and they were great cavalry warriors with a strong sense of smell.

In the words of the old Emperor Wu of Han, they were the highest grade of hunting dogs.

Amongst Huo Qubing's army, there were presences that could freely roam the Xiongnu lands.

A guide was good, but the price was not cheap. A single guide cost 250 resource points.

At the current stage, only Ouyang Shuo could afford it.

The problem was that if he bought the guide, he would not have the resource points to purchase the map.

He could not get both.

Since he could obtain a living map, there was no need for a dead one.

In the end, Ouyang Shuo gritted his teeth and bought the highest grade guide.

In just a short time, he had used up all the battle resource points on hand. Ouyang Shuo took a look, but there was nothing meaningful he could exchange for anymore. As such, he just kept the remaining 50 points.

Didn't Gaia say that there were replenishment stops on the way?

Who knows, he might have a use for these points!

Ouyang Shuo generous spending made the grain officer on cloud nine. His fat tummy shook up and down, as he laughed.

Ouyang Shuo even speculated that Gaia had given the grain officer some special orders.

However, Ouyang Shuo had no intentions of investigating this matter further. He wanted to test the wares now.

He stored away the Rapid Troop Movement Scroll, while the guide revealed its true appearance.

At first glance, he was a typical Xiongnu person, and his five features were really distinct from the Han people. He wore an exquisite Han Army uniform.

"Greetings Lord, my name is Huyan Qiu."

Ouyang Shuo nodded. Then he brought Huyan Qiu and left.

After completing such a huge transaction, the grain officer showed some rare generosity. He promised Ouyang Shuo that he would sincerely equip and gear up his forces.

When Ouyang Shuo heard this promise, he nodded his head in thanks.4 PM, Bai Hua returned to the barracks.

Regarding clues about the quest, Bai Hua had returned empty handed. However, she had obtained a few branch quests. With that, she decided to stay in the city.

Ouyang Shuo raised the matter of battle resource points with Bai Hua.

Bai Hua was a 2nd class marquis, so she had 200 battle resource points.

Amongst the Lords, she could already be considered a really rich person.

When Bai Hua heard his news, her eyes lit up, as she turned and left.

As for the quest maniac Xunlong Dianxue, he had actually found a clue.

Apart from some broken information, he had fortunately managed to recruit a limping guide. Although this guide could not compare to Huyan Qiu, he was free. It would be around the same level as the basic guide that was sold, allowing him to save 100 battle contribution points.

One had to mention that in terms of completing quests, Xunlong Dianxue was truly a level higher than others.

As for the use of battle resource points, Xunlong Dianxue had naturally found out, and he did not need Ouyang Shuo to tell him about it.

Ouyang Shuo did not ask what the two of them had exchanged for. After all, only one person could recruit Huo Qubing.

Although they were allies, strictly speaking, they were currently competitors.

At most, they would help each other out at the early stages.

As for the later stages, it would be good if they did not backstab each other.Amongst all the rushing and chaos, night finally fell.

Daijun was located at the border of the desert, so its weather was also extremely dry.

Looking out, one could roughly see a circular sun slowly sinking. The glow of the setting sun dyed the desert a golden yellow, creating a truly beautiful sight.

Who could imagine what kind of malicious things hid in this beautiful desert.

Under the instructions of Huyan Qiu, the three thousand Divine Martial Guards once again geared up.

The grain officer kept his promise, and he actually gave them fifty war horses.

One must know that during the Han Dynasty, a good war horse was worth tens of thousands of gold.

When players entered the battle map, they could not bring any extra war horses. Each cavalry could only bring one. Hence, although each Divine Martial Guard had three horses, they could not bring them in.

Although fifty war horse were not that much, they might still come in handy at certain times.

Apart from war horses, there was also some secret weapons the Han Army had prepared to combat the weather.

There were so many items that Ouyang Shuo did not understand it.

On the contrary, when Huyan Qiu saw these items, he could not help but nod his head.

Evidently, the grain officer had actually taken out many of his treasures.

The sight of this treatment caused the eyes of the other Lords to turn red with jealousy.As the sun set in the west, the night sky officially descended.

The barracks that had been boisterous for the entire day finally quietened down.

Tomorrow morning, the troops would all set off.

The next step was naturally for them to have a good rest and replenish their energy. To the player army, this was going to be their best night's rest.

The entire camp was exceedingly quiet.

In the wee hours of the morning.

Just as Ouyang Shuo was about to fall asleep, he heard a Wuwu!

"Not good!"

Ouyang Shuo instantly woke up, as he recognized that the sound came from Little White.

Back when Little White appeared in the barracks, it had attracted many people's attention.

No one had expected the Lianzhou Lord to bring in a spirit beast white wolf into the battle map. Thinking about the desert environment, some of the Lords could not contain their envy.

Ouyang Shuo quickly got up and quickly headed out of the tent.

"Lord!"

The personal guards bowed.

Ouyang Shuo waved them off and followed the noise, walking toward a corner in the barracks.

The guard members glanced at one another and felt that something was weird with their Lord, so they quickly followed. As they walked, they tightly grasped the Tang Blades at their sides.

The atmosphere in the barracks instantly became nerve racking.

Wuwu!

The sounds from Little White became even more rushed, and there was even a hint of pain.

When Ouyang Shuo heard these sounds, his face turned cold, as he broke out into a run from his brisk walking pace. The two guards behind him knew that something was wrong. One of them quietly left.

A short while later, after turning past a tent, Ouyang Shuo finally saw Little White.

The sight before his eyes made him furious.

He saw ten soldiers around Little White that were stabbing it with spears.

If Little White had not cultivated in the Spirit Beast Hall, it would have already died. Even so, blood covered its body.

Ouyang Shuo even noticed two soldiers prone on the ground behind the encirclement, their status unknown.

If things were as expected, Little White had managed to harm them.

"Who are you?"

The bunch of soldiers were alert.

"Preposterous!"

Ouyang Shuo shouted, as his Chixiao Sword exited its sheath and gleaned with a cold light.

The current sword was far different from before. The red dragon spirit was infused into it, creating a sword spirit.

Although the sword did not advance to the realm of saint weapons, its power had become much stronger than a normal god weapon.

If he experienced another lucky break, it would only be a matter of time before the Chixiao Sword became a saint weapon.

When the Chixiao Sword exited its sheath, the other swords by their waists could not help but tremble. The current Chixiao Sword had the power of the king of swords.

Other prized swords were a level lower in front of it.

"Lianzhou Lord!"

Someone recognized Ouyang Shuo and panic appeared in his eyes.

This time, the soldiers did not hesitate; they wanted to escape.

"You want to leave? Too late!"

Ouyang Shuo raised his sword and charged toward them.

The killing sword once again appeared.

The formless killing intent covered the entire area. The soldiers that had tried to escape could feel a force preventing them from running.

This was an aura.

The aura of the killing sword.

Such might was extremely alluring and terrifying.

Ouyang Shuo flowed around like water. As his sword gleaned, enemies fell. The guard behind Ouyang Shuo and Little White also joined the battle.

In less than ten minutes, the fifteen soldiers all collapsed to the ground.

Ouyang Shuo did not kill them, as he wanted to investigate their background.

The intentions of the enemy were truly vicious.

They must have noticed that Little White was special. Afraid that Ouyang Shuo would take the lead, they wanted to get rid of Little White to remove a potential cancer.

However, they had not expected the unassuming Little White to be so strong. Under the encirclement of so many elite soldiers, it still had not fallen to too much of a disadvantage.

Furthermore, they did not expect Ouyang Shuo to be so alert. Even when he was supposed to be asleep, he had come to reinforce the spirit beast so quickly.

If not, their scheme would have definitely succeeded.

Ouyang Shuo wanted to see who had employed such despicable methods.

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Chapter 582-Entering the Desert

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Right as Ouyang Shuo took down the ten or more soldiers, a flurry of footsteps sounded out in the darkness of the night.

Ouyang Shuo's eyes contracted, while he grasped the sword in his hand.

An entire squadron of soldiers appeared in his line of sight. They wore the same uniform as the previous group of soldiers.

"They are in cahoots?"

Ouyang Shuo muttered.

In a one against one hundred situation, Ouyang Shuo would need to carefully weigh his options.

Luckily, he was not fighting alone.

Just as the enemy wanted to attack and retrieve their injured brothers, another flurry of footsteps sounded out. It was Chen Dameng and the personal guards; they emitted a suppressive aura.

The personal guard on night watch felt that something was weird, so he went to inform his captain.

Chen Dameng finally arrived before both sides engaged.

These two forces bumped into one another coincidentally.

As the space was small and limited, it appeared extremely cramped.

The smell of gunpowder permeated the air.

"Lord!"

Chen Dameng glared at the enemy before calmly bowing toward Ouyang Shuo.

"Take them down!"

Ouyang Shuo did not hesitate at all. The enemy squadron that had just arrived should be the troops in charge of clearing up loose ends. Since their plan had failed, they wanted to destroy the bodies.

How could Ouyang Shuo allow them to act so bold and shameless?

After receiving the order, Chen Dameng did not say anything else. He simply led his men and charged toward the enemy.

In a head to head battle, the Divine Martial Guards did not fear anyone.

Furthermore, the personal guards formed the most elite presence among the Divine Martial Guards.

The battle between the two sides had totally shattered the peace and quiet of the barracks. Everyone was alerted and woke up.

After a short while, many Lords had gathered outside the tents to take a look at the situation.

The sight of Ouyang Shuo standing there with his sword in hand left them stunned.

Then they noticed the bloodied Little White beside Ouyang Shuo, and they started to grasp the situation.

These people just watched on and did not help.

Ouyang Shuo remained expressionless when he saw that.

Chen Dameng did not let him down.

When the Han Army patrol rushed over, Chen Dameng's forces had already taken down the army.

"Lord, what is going on?" The leading officer asked.

Ouyang Shuo described the entire course of events to him.

This time, the situation had completely blown over.

He had living evidence and material evidence, so the culprit could not refute his allegations.

However, this was a battle map. Each of the Lord's troops were not registered individually. As such, finding out which Lord this group of men belonged to would be highly difficult.

The officer had a difficult expression on his face, he was truly afraid that Ouyang Shuo would use this matter to stir up trouble.

Ouyang Shuo looked around at the surrounding Lords and coldly uttered, "Why, you dare to do it but do not dare to admit? What a scum, to use such despicable methods."The entire field remained silent. Since the culprit had acted secretly, they would not stupidly step out and admit their wrongdoings.

Be it those who were present of those who were not, they were all suspects.

Since no one admitted to the matter, Ouyang Shuo was also helpless. Moreover, as time was limited, he could not interrogate them one by one.

"Officer, why don't you leave these men for me to deal with?"

Ouyang Shuo turned around and looked at the patrolling officer.

"Lord, please proceed!"

The officer was naturally delighted to rid this problem from his hands.

Normally speaking, for battles between players, they would try their best to not interfere.

Ouyang Shuo nodded. His eyes suddenly turned cold, as he signaled to Chen Dameng.

Chen Dameng understood. He led his troops forward, and each one of them pulled out their Tang Blades. They held their weapons against the necks of the enemy, ready to enact justice.

The captured soldiers were real men; none of them pleaded for mercy.

At this sight, Chen Dameng cut down with his Tang Blade first.

Instantly, around one hundred heads dropped to the ground one by one, and blood spilled everywhere.

The fresh red blood vividly described the cruelty of this battle. Before the army had even set out, the Lords had started to stab at one another.

Amongst the Lords present, some of their faces could not help but tense up.

When the surrounding Lords saw the mercilessness of the Lianzhou Lord, they felt a chilly wind.

Ouyang Shuo wanted to use action to establish his dominance; he wanted to warn his other enemies to not have any ideas about him.

Do not touch a tiger's rear.

If not, you would not only fail to steal the chicken, but you would lose the rice you had fed it too.

Ouyang Shuo had no intentions of finding out the mastermind right now. As long as this quest had not ended, the fox tail of the enemy would surely reveal itself.

After the commotion, the barracks regained its peace and quiet once more.

As for whether or not some people could sleep peacefully, that was a whole other matter.

The next half of the night remained tranquil.

Early next morning, the barracks grew busy once more.

The events of last night had zero effect on the eagerness of the Lords.

Some of them had even led their troops to hurry out of the barracks, throwing themselves into the desert. Ouyang Shuo did not hang around; he gathered Zhang Liao and Xunlong Dianxue and left together.

Early in the morning, the red sun started to rise.

The desert seemed utterly calm; the sand dunes were like waves, having many ups and downs. It looked incredibly gentle, reducing the worries the Lords had for the desert.

Only Huyan Qiu entered his zone the moment he stepped into the desert. He looked around at the shapes and surroundings of the desert, and he would occasionally glance up at the sky. He did not have a relaxed expression.

Ouyang Shuo rode on his war horse and looked around.

As they had just entered the desert, the troops were all close together. There were player forces all around him. The sharp-eyed Ouyang Shuo also noticed that some of the Lords were looking at him strangely.

He had felt these same eyes on him last night.

Since his morning, the strange feeling had grown stronger and more intense.

Upon closer inspection, it was not hard to see that more than six groups of troops were following behind them.

They were being stalked!

"Big brother, something is not right!"

Xunlong Dianxue was not a fool. He had also noticed them, so he came over to Ouyang Shuo's side.

"It is not right." Ouyang Shuo nodded.

"But why? There's no reason for them to go head-to-head with us. They'll get nothing in return." Xunlong Dianxue could not hide his doubts.

"Normally, they would have nothing to gain. But what if someone spurred them on on propose?" Ouyang Shuo slowly gathered his emotions.

"Are you talking about Di Chen?"

Xunlong Dianxue immediately reacted.

"Apart from them, who else likes to play these kinds of games?" Ouyang Shuo replied.

"What would make those Lords willing to take such a risk?" Xunlong Dianxue muttered before he slowly said, "Items exchanged for by battle resource points?"

Ouyang Shuo nodded and smiled, "Eighty percent chance of that."

Just the detailed troop movement map was enough to tempt all those Lords. Without it, they had no chances of winning.

As a result, those Lords were willing to take such a risk.

"Truly despicable!"

Xunlong Dianxue could not hide his despise toward Di Chen and the others.

Ouyang Shuo showed no emotion.

Who knows, their plan might backfire on them instead.

After all, to squeeze into the top 50 territories of China, you could hardly be a fool.

Thinking about it further, it was not hard to come to certain conclusion.

In comparison, the three alliance armies of the Shanhai Alliance was a harder bone to chew on.

Di Chen and the others had probably noticed this point.

Setting out in the morning, Ouyang Shuo paid special attention and noticed that the three of them were not present.

Even so, Ouyang Shuo believed that a bunch of rats had also followed them.

In the current situation, their two alliances had become the prey of the other Lords.

"This battle quest is becoming more and more interesting." Ouyang Shuo smiled.

Xunlong Dianxue gave him a stunned expression. How could Ouyang Shuo laugh at this moment?Just like that, Ouyang Shuo slowly led his troops forward across the boundless desert, as a huge tail followed them.

The Lords following behind them were not willing to charge forward to try and forcefully snatch the guide.

If they could follow the Shanhai City troops all the way, why do anything extra? Of course, if someone else was willing to act as the vanguard, that was another matter.

The morning had an extremely harmonious and weird atmosphere.

The players had finally dived deep into the desert.

Looking out left and right, it was all endless desert.

In their eyes, apart from sand, there was more sand.

Their curiosity toward the desert at the start slowly became boredom and disinterest.

Especially as time went on, the temperature in the desert grew higher and higher. At noon, the sun hung high overhead. The fiery sun scorched the earth, making one unable to raise a single bit of energy.

These player troops did not have any desert battle experience. Hence, under such circumstances, all the troops appeared really spiritless.

Even Little White was listless and showed a lack of energy.

Last night, Ouyang Shuo had taken a look at its wounds. Luckily, they were only some skin deep wounds.

"Lord, something is not right."

Suddenly, Huyan Qiu, who had not spoken anything since the start, galloped on his horse over to Ouyang Shuo.

"What's wrong?" Ouyang Shuo asked.

"Looking at the situation, it seems like a sandstorm approaches." Huyan Qiu reported the bad news.

When Ouyang Shuo heard these words, he looked up, only to see the clouds hanging high up in the sky. Nothing seemed to be off.

Of course, Huyan Qiu was professional, so Ouyang Shuo heeded his advice. He immediately ordered his troops to shrink their formation.

Facing the sandstorm head on was a bad idea.

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Chapter 583-Desert Bandit Ambush

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"Lord, there are some stone structures ahead. We can use those to avoid the sandstorm."

As expected from the living map of the desert. Huyan Qiu had paid attention to the unassuming landmarks and knew their exact location in the desert.

When Ouyang Shuo heard that, he heaved a sigh of relief.

Just this point alone was worth the 250 battle resource points.

He immediately asked Huyan Qiu to lead the way, so they could settle the army before the sandstorm arrived.

The tail at the back also wanted to follow them.

This time, Ouyang Shuo did not remain courteous.

He asked the Divine Martial Guards to give those behind them a rain of arrows as a warning.

After this warning, as expected, they did not dare to get close. They only arranged a few scouts to keep a lookout. As for their main force, they trudged on slowly behind.

In their eyes, there were still many days to go, so they did not need to rush. As long as they knew the location of the Shanhai City Army, they would not be afraid of getting lost in the desert.

Little did they know that Ouyang Shuo was digging a hole for them using the sandstorm.

Half an hour later, they really saw the stone structures.

Ouyang Shuo ordered everyone to dismount and act like they were resting.

In truth, the army was silently getting into formation and setting up camp.

At this time, the sky above the desert suddenly became gloomy and dark.

The terrifying sandstorm had arrived as expected.

Dust suddenly flew about the desert, which was calm moments ago. Further away, a huge sandstorm swept forth like a wave.

The beautiful sky instantly turned pitch black.

Only the sounds of strong winds filled the entire vicinity.

Only at this moment did the players following the Shanhai Army notice the arrival of the sandstorm. They also wanted to copy the Shanhai Army and hide at the stone structures, but it was too late.

A nine thousand elite cavalry strictly guarded the stone structures. Any enemy that tried to rush over was met with an arrow rain.

This time, the player armies were left in total desperation.

No matter how they moved, they would face a dead end.

The crazy sandstorm was like a cavalry soldier, sweeping toward them.

In the desert, horses and people flipped.

The players finally learned of the brutal and cruel side of the desert.

Even the Shanhai City Army, who had their backs against the stone structures, were barely holding on. If they did not pay attention, the sandstorm would also sweep them away.

The Shanhai City Army surrounded Ouyang Shuo, who stood in the middle. He could not open his eyes at all. When he tried to open his eyes to look around, he only saw the sandstorm. It was like he was in the middle of an apocalypse.

Occasionally, one would still hear painful screams.

Every second, every minute felt so long.

In front of the might of the Earth, a single person seemed so small and powerless.

Who knows how long they waited before the sandstorm finally swept past and disappeared into the distance.

Ouyang Shuo tried his best to open his eyes; his whole body was dusty and covered in sand.

Moreover, he could be considered lucky.

Further away from them, the players who were unfortunate enough to get caught up in the sandstorm were left in terrible states.

However, Ouyang Shuo did not feel any sympathy for them at all.

"Generals where are you?"

Ouyang Shuo raised his energy and shouted.

"I'm here!"

Wang Feng, Zhang Liao, and Qinqiong stepped out.

Before leaving, it was settled that Ouyang Shuo would take the position of sole commander of the army.

He was going to lead all three armies.

Hence, Zhang Liao and Qinqiong, these two generals, also followed his instructions with the utmost respect.

"Immediately gather up our forces and destroy the enemy, as they are unstable and all over the place."

Ouyang Shuo unsheathed his sword and pointed it forward.

"Roger!"

The three generals felt their blood boil.

They liked this kind of clean and direct warfare.

As for striking the enemy while they were down?

This was war and not a game; it was not a place to talk about manners and morals.

After a short while, the army had formed up neatly.

"Kill!"

Under the guidance of the three generals, the army swarmed out.

On the other hand, Ouyang Shuo remained under the protection of the personal guards and commanded the troops from the backlines.

To the other players, this was simply the worst situation.

The sandstorm had caused them to lose more than half of their soldiers. A large portion were either dead or swept away, buried under the sand dunes.

If they saved them in time, they could probably recover a large number of their troops.

Unfortunately for them, Ouyang Shuo did not give them such a chance.

The strong Shanhai City Army directly charged toward them.

To these Lords, this moment felt like the heavens were collapsing on them.

Regret!

This only occurred because they fell for Di Chen's temptations.

A quick battle in the desert ended without any surprises. In less than two hours, the five to six player forces that had followed behind them collapsed.

Even those soldier that scattered and tried to escape were chased down and killed.

On the desolate grounds of the Gobi Desert, many corpses laid strewn.

As the wind blew, these bodies would be quickly buried.

A month later, no one would know that a battle had occurred here. Only the white bones buried deep under the sand would tell of this piece of human history.

This was the calm, violent, gentle, and viciousness of the desert.

Each and every side was its true self.

The part that made Ouyang Shuo feel weird was that during the massacre, he could actually see his battle contribution points swelling, "Killing people of the same camp also gives me battle contribution points?"

Gaia, Gaia was really evil!

This battle totally did not have any camps!

As long as you were from different territories, you were enemies.

There would only be one winner.

Ouyang Shuo started to understand the intentions of Gaia.

With that, it seemed like the killing between Lords would grow more and more cruel. Even if they were unable to recruit Huo Qubing, earning some contribution points and merit points was good.

After the battle, as they were still rushing, Ouyang Shuo did not even clean up the battlefield. Instead, he directly led them forward. They still needed to cover a distance before the sun set.

The period before night was the best time to travel. At this time, the weather was cooling, and it was not too hot or too cold. If night arrived, they would have no choice but to sleep in their tents.

After getting rid of their tail, the army could finally travel at ease.

'Plumes of smoke rise up into the evening sky of the Great Desert, while the Yellow River dims, as the setting sun goes down.'

Looking at the orange sun, Ouyang Shuo thought of this old poem.

Did the poet Wang Wei also have this kind of thought?

The glow of the setting sun cast out onto the golden yellow sand dunes. The army that had traveled for the entire day chose a suitable spot to set up camp, following Huyan Qiu's instructions.

Shortly after they stopped, Huyan Qiu brought a squad to fetch water.

The cavalry were equipped with water bags. If they used the water wisely, it could last for two days.

The battle in the day placed an intense toll on the water supply. Hence, they needed to replenish their supplies during this break period. If not, they could not travel tomorrow.

Ouyang Shuo could not imagine how they would be able to smoothly find water in the desert without Huyan Qiu.

Would it be the same case for Di Chen and the others?

Who knows if they had managed to escape the sandstorm that occurred during the day.

Malicious thoughts appeared in Ouyang Shuo's mind.The following two days were peaceful and without action.

Ouyang Shuo did not even see any player squads. He guessed that after entering deep into the desert, the players that were lucky to survive had scattered.

"Lord, in three more days, we can walk out of the desert!"

After setting up camp, Huyan Qiu reported to Ouyang Shuo as usual about their progress.

Ouyang Shuo smiled and nodded, "It has been tough on you!" Ouyang Shuo was not saying this out of courtesy. If they did not have Huyan Qiu, their journey would not have been so smooth.

Huyan Qiu was able to find a water source basically every day.

The ten thousand troops had never lacked water even once.

One had to say that this itself was a small miracle.

Apart from finding drinking water, they also noticed marks left by the Han Army along the way.

This made Ouyang Shuo extremely excited.

Just thinking about Huo Qubing's forces being not far away caused Ouyang Shuo's excitement to burn brightly.

Accidents often happen without one noticing.

On this night, Shanhai City Army would face a massive test.

On the sand dunes not far from their camp, two people suddenly appeared.

These two people were dressed in tattered clothings and were fully wrapped with clothes. Their grey wear made it hard for one to notice them in the desert.

They had been tracking the Shanhai City Army for more than a day.

"Big Brother, look at their formation, it does not look like the normal Han Army." One of them said with a hoarse voice.

"It really is not normal." The slightly older man replied.

"Then should be book it?" The younger one was a little hesitant.

"Book it? I also want to." In his tone, there was an indescribable sadness and bitterness, "Unfortunately, our stronghold has no more grain, and if we do not do anything, we will have nothing to eat."

"Isn't this too risky?"

The Han Army was a force that these desert bandits could not easily mess with. The moment they stabbed the bee's nest, if they did not pay attention, they would get killed instead.

Hence, not attacking soldiers had basically become a hidden rule amongst the bandit circle.

Of course, there were exceptions to everything.

For example, when one had no other options.

During this period of time, the Han Army had frequently used troops on Xiongnu, cutting off their merchant routes.

As a result, the lives of the desert bandits became extremely tough.

In the end, these bandits got by through their blades and stealing. If they had no way to live, they could make any crazy moves.

Wasn't it the case right now? A group of desert bandits had set their sights on the Shanhai City Army. They desired the military grain pills that the cavalry carried. These miraculous pills caused the desert bandits to drool after they noticed it.

They had not acted yet because they were still gathering reinforcements.

This time, the two strongest desert bandit groups in the desert were going to work together.

The two people on the sand dune were just the sentries in charge of monitoring the army.

The real force numbered in the tens of thousands. They were behind them, secretly gathering up.

They had set the time to act to that evening.

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Chapter 584-Cold and Cruel Poisonous Snake

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The desert bandits had chosen to strike at 8 PM in the evening.

At this time, the soldiers had already started sleeping.

The entire camp was extremely quiet.

The only sound was the night breeze blowing, causing the campfire flames to quiver.

Looking out into the sky, the stars shone bright. The Milky Way hung upside down, while the moon hung up high. Along with the vast and never ending desert, it gave one a truly lonely but peaceful feeling.

"Who?"

The soldier in charge of sentry duties noticed a few torches in the distance.

Puchi!

A sharp arrow replied to him.

The desert bandits, who had laid in wait for so long, finally revealed their fangs. Forty to fifty thousand desert bandits charged over from all directions, encircling the entire camp.

Torches that counted in the tens of thousands lit up the desert.

Successive arrows shot the soldier in charge of sentry duties.

His low cries alerted the other patrolling soldiers.

Following which, the entire camp woke up.

In an instant, a buzz replaced the silence.

Since they were travelling in the desert, Ouyang Shuo had already given out strict orders.

Apart from arranging people to patrol, all the soldiers were to sleep with their armor on and weapons beside them. These measures ensured that they could be thrown into battle. After all, Ouyang Shuo was wary of other players.

Who would have thought that desert bandits and not players would attack him first?

"What's the situation?"

Ouyang Shuo grasped his sword and walked out of his tent, emitting a stern and fierce aura.

"Lord, the desert bandits are attacking us."

Chen Dameng, this loyal soldier, had rushed over to the commander's tent right away.

"Desert bandits?" Ouyang Shuo was stunned, "They really are bold."

Ouyang Shuo's voice was not loud, but everyone could feel the killing intent within.

"Personal Guards!" Ouyang Shuo once again unsheathed his sword.

"Present!"

"Follow me out to battle!"

Ouyang Shuo was ready to personally fight this time.

"Yes, my Lord!"

The entire camp was already in a killing frenzy, and it was an utter mess. To form up any formation or tactic was a pipe dream. The only way solution was to go head on against the desert bandits.

To overwhelm and destroy them.

Hence, Ouyang Shuo did not even need to think about his commands.

He simply raised his sword and brought his personal guards into the battlefield.

One had to say, the desert bandits had truly chosen a good time.

The desert bandits excelled at night warfare, especially in the darkness. Such a situation was their home, and they were familiar with every aspect of it.

On the other hand, the alliance army was suddenly assaulted, and they were in a bad state. More importantly, the nine thousand alliance army troops were all cavalry.

Now, the cavalry had to fight a close combat battle against the desert bandits and not the high speed charging battles they were accustomed to.

This was what people feared!

Luckily, they had the three thousand Divine Martial Guards standing at the front.

The Divine Martial Guards were excellent at both infantry and cavalry battles.

On their horses, they were invincible cavalry; off their horses, they were the most valiant soldiers.

"Kill!"

Some of the desert bandits noticed Ouyang Shuo and his men, so they quickly surrounded them.

Ouyang Shuo laughed coldly; he twisted his Chixiao Sword and slashed out, cutting down one desert bandit. Following which, he slid forward, entering the midst of the desert bandits and engaging in close quarter slaughter.

The killing sword was meant for the battlefield.

How could normal desert bandits be Ouyang Shuo's opponents?

Especially their equipment, to use the words simple and crude would be a total understatement.

It was useless!

Among the desert bandits, none of them even have iron armor.

Most of them had leather armor loosely hanging from their bodies, while some even wore linen and cloth.

Ouyang Shuo could not imagine who gave them the courage to actually sneak attack his troops.

Their level of defence was like tofu before the Chixiao Sword.

Ouyang Shuo led his personal guards to slaughter across the battlefield.

Shortly after, more than ten bodies of desert bandits laid at his feet.

This sight caused the morale of the soldiers to skyrocket.

The leader of the desert bandits was not stupid, and he immediately noticed the changes on the battlefield.

Normal warriors could not even approach him.

Should he shoot an arrow?

The personal guards seemed to stand around loosely in bad positions, but in truth, they covered Ouyang Shuo tightly.

The desert bandits finally realized the terror of a proper elite army. It was night and day compared to the merchant protection squads they usually fought against.

After the army fought past their most chaotic period, even though they did not have the numerical advantage, they still managed to retaliate in an orderly manner. The soldiers grouped up in squadrons and weaved in and out of the battlefield.

On the contrary, the desert bandits were thrown into an utter mess.

The situation started to go sour for the desert bandits.

A sense of regret started to rise up in the desert bandit leader's heart.

Unfortunately, the arrow was on the bowstring, and he had to fire.

The desert bandit leader was ready to personally enter the battle. His target was exactly Ouyang Shuo. He gathered the most elite desert bandits and leaped straight for Ouyang Shuo.

"Finally some challenge?"

Chen Dameng spoke savagely, as he waved his giant blade and chopped off the head of a desert bandit. From the way he spoke and his tone, he was more backward than the desert bandits.

However, his personal guards captain was not someone to be trifled with.

Under Ouyang Shuo's personal training, his combat strength had grown by the day.

Even Wang Feng needed over one hundred rounds to take down Chen Dameng.

The desert bandit leader had met his match.

The two brutes engaged one another, making it hard for others to differentiate between them.

Ouyang Shuo, who stood at the side, did not think about killing the leader to show off his strength. To him, this battle was the best place to train his killing sword.

Even the elite bandits were no match for the sharp blade of the killing sword.

Especially as the battle progressed. The blood fog once again gathered on the Chixiao Sword, making it look alluring.

Dang!

The Chixiao Sword struck a long sword.

"Something isn't right!"

The moment they came into contact, he felt that this desert bandit was not simple. His sword seemed weak, but he struck out at extremely precise angles. His sword strikes were also amazingly quick, and each stroke aimed for his life.

"An expert!"

Ouyang Shuo looked up at the enemy, but it was a desert bandit that looked normal.

"Hen!"

Ouyang Shuo scoffed and raised his sword once more. He did not believe that someone that could match him would exist amongst the desert bandits.

The more they fought, the more Ouyang Shuo felt that something was wrong.

The enemy was a crafty fox, or one could say that he was a venomous snake. He utilized the flexibility and mobility of his body, and he did not go head to head against Ouyang Shuo. Instead, he used the crowd as cover.

He struck when Ouyang Shuo did not notice.

Every time he attacked, it shocked and surprised Ouyang Shuo.

"Despicable!"

This enemy left Ouyang Shuo enraged.

His Chixiao Sword was sharp, and each stroke was a lethal blow.

"Since you want to hide, I'll kill all that's in front of me."

Ouyang Shuo thought back to why he would feel so furious. Since he had cultivated the Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique and the killing sword, he had not faced such a situation.

He had even dared to face Chiyou.

Now, a nameless person had stunned him.

How could he not feel angry?

The Chixiao Sword seemed to be able to feel Ouyang Shuo's thoughts, as it grew more excited. Ouyang Shuo could clearly feel the sword spirit spreading its feelings to him.

"Go all out?" Ouyang Shuo muttered, "Okay, as you wish!"

This time, Ouyang Shuo used the primordial energy in his body.

The golden primordial energy covered the Chixiao Sword.

Gold and red mixed together.

The primordial energy sharpened the Chixiao Sword.

Before an enemy could even come close, they could feel the sharpness of the sword; it was sharp like a needle. As soon as the weapon of the desert bandit touched the Chixiao Sword, it was sliced into half.

Such might was unparalleled.

Ouyang Shuo looked like he was randomly killing, but in truth, more than half of his energy was focused on defending against the desert bandit that was sneak attacking him.

This time, he wanted to slay him.

As expected, when the normal-looking desert bandit saw Ouyang Shuo engrossed in killing, he grinned and sneakily moved behind Ouyang Shuo. The long sword in his hand was like a venomous snake, stabbing straight for Ouyang Shuo's heart.

"Finally got you!"

Ouyang Shuo smirked coldly; he moved his legs and body, suddenly tilting to the side and dodging the enemy's strike. His body had not turned completely, but the sword in his hand had slid across the enemy's blade.

The sword glistened, and the Chixiao Blade seemed sentient, as it directly stabbed into the enemy.

Only at this point did Ouyang Shuo turn around.

The moment he succeeded, Ouyang Shuo naturally would not give his enemy any mercy.

He twisted the Chixiao Sword and jolted, tearing apart the organs of the enemy.

Wuu!

That desert bandit stared at Ouyang Shuo in disbelief, as he collapsed on the ground.

"Leader!"

The surrounding desert bandits exclaimed.

"No wonder!"

Ouyang Shuo felt a light bulb light up in his mind.

That normal looking desert bandit was actually the leader of the other organization. While the other leader was fighting with Chen Dameng, this leader had sneaked beside Ouyang Shuo to try and sneak attack him.

Who knew that in the end, he would still lose his life to the Chixiao Sword.

The moment the leader died, the desert bandits lost their will to fight.

The entire battlefield started to loosen up.

When the leader that was fighting against Chen Dameng saw the situation, his face sunk, and he decisively shouted, "Retreat!"

Turning around, he disappeared from the battlefield under the protection of his bodyguards.

"Scum!"

When Chen Dameng saw them flee, he was furious. He felt like he had lost his face.

Along with the leader backing off, the remaining desert bandits retreated like a flood.

As expected from the local snakes, just as the Shanhai City Army wanted to chase them, they lost sight of them.

One could not notice them when they came, one could not find them when they left.

In the end, there was nothing they could do.

Meanwhile, Ouyang Shuo causally picked up a token.

The desert bandit leader had dropped this token after his death.

Apart from that, there was nothing else.

After this massive battle, Ouyang Shuo's battle contribution points increased by tens of thousands.

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Chapter 585-Out of the Bandit Nest but into the Wolf Den

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After the battle, the three generals entered Ouyang Shuo's tent to report on the casualties.

Although they had forced back the desert bandits, the alliance army had also paid a price. Consonance City and Xunlong City had lost around five hundred troops each. Even one hundred people from the Divine Martial Guards were lost.

The fierceness and brutality of the desert bandits were not a lie.

After they left, Ouyang Shuo finally had time to check out the token.

War Token: An unknown token that can only be used in a specified location.

The token's description confused Ouyang Shuo, as he had no idea how to use it. The only clue was that it could be used in the battle map.

Everything else was completely unknown.

As for this battle map, there were still many mysteries that Ouyang Shuo did not understand.

Gaia's settings for the Battle of Mobei had overturned all previous norms. Ouyang Shuo could not gain an advantage in every area like the other battles.

On the contrary, he was always on the back foot and had faced many problems.

The blistering sun, the sandstorm, and the desert bandits.

The tests from Gaia came one after another, making him unable to relax. Based on the current scenario, it seemed that less than ten player forces would walk out of the desert.

The next day, the army set off once more.

Probably because they had scared off the two largest bandit organizations, but their journey became exceedingly smooth. On the morning of the 5th day, the army finally crossed the desert and entered the grassland.

The desert that was devoid of life intersected with the green and colorful grassland.

Sudden, but natural.

One side represented death, while the other side represented life.

These two completely different entities perfectly merged at this area.

The line between life and death was drawn incredibly clearly.

Even so, looking out at the boundless green plains, Ouyang Shuo did not feel the slightest hint of happiness.

Gaia was not a philanthropist. Exiting the desert was merely the preliminary test for the Lords. The real test was on this seemingly harmless grassland.

Numerous Xiongnu tribes lived here, so it was difficult for the Lords to defend.

The players would soon face a much crueler test.

They would have to kill each other.

After both tests, only the strongest could walk out as the victor.

How could a god rank general be so easy to recruit?

"Send down my orders; ask the troops to stay on guard!" Ouyang Shuo commanded.

"Yes, my Lord!"

Suddenly moving from an intense environment to a place that made one feel peaceful and at ease would easily cause one to relax.

But the moment they relaxed, only death awaited them.

They were helpless, as the cruel battle map rules forced the troops to travel quickly, not slowly and carefully. As this was a battle of speed, carefulness meant falling back.

Falling back meant that one could not recruit the god general.

Hence, the troops needed to stay on their guard while traveling quickly.Although Ouyang Shuo was careful, the enemy was craftier than him.

As the army went past a small hill, the rumbling of horse hooves sounded out all around them. In addition to a whistling sound, it did not seem like a friendly hello.

"Not good, we are surrounded!"

The troops in charge of sentry duty on the outskirts immediately waved their flags.

Considering that they were in Xiongnu territory and lacked numbers, the patrolling forces did not dare to spread themselves too thinly in case they alerted the Xiongnu people.

The main force had remained in battle formation, and they were not spread too wide. Moreover, the grassland was boundless and wide, so they did not need to consider entering a narrow space.

Ouyang Shuo led the Divine Martial Guards at the front as the vanguard, Qinqiong led the middle, while Zhang Liao guarded the rear.

"Do not panic, keep calm!"

Ouyang Shuo remained exceedingly calm. He had already expected it to be the Xiongnu people.

Between the two of them, this battle would happen sooner or later.

Facing them earlier was better, as they could put this matter behind them quicker.

However, Ouyang Shuo had completely miscalculated this time.

After a short while, the battle intel spread to Ouyang Shuo.

This sneak attack was actually from a player force, and the preliminary estimations placed their numbers at more than thirty thousand men. As such, at least ten Lords had participated in this movement.

Ten?

Ouyang Shuo was astonished.

Based on his conjectures, not more than ten of the Lords could walk out of the desert. This meant that all the lucky survivors were participating in this attack.

Needless to say, someone was pulling the strings behind this entire affair.

As for their identity, wasn't it obvious?

Ouyang Shuo led the personal guards and quickly rode up a nearby hill. From his vantage point, he could see the thirty thousand enemy cavalry charging toward them from all directions; it seemed like a force that could swallow up mountains and rivers.

At the most north end, right in front of the army, Ouyang Shuo noticed Sha Pojun's forces. The mongol war horse and the curved blades were too easy to identify.

In front of the army, Zhou Yafu stood emotionlessly. Beside him was actually a squadron of Han Army soldiers. Upon closer inspection, they were actually members from the main camp.

On the left, Di Chen's forces appeared.

On the right, Zhan Lang's wolf head flag waved in the wind.

When Ouyang Shuo saw all of this, everything clicked.

Seeing these three together here seemed to explain all the impossible scenarios.

Obviously, this matter was carefully planned.

Their goal was to remove Ouyang Shuo and his group; they wanted to eliminate their greatest opponents.

Ouyang Shuo could not imagine how they had actually convince the other Lords to place down their suspicions and work together.

After all, such a course of action was basically trying to skin a tiger.

Everyone knew about the ambitions of Di Chen and the others!

The greatest possibility would be that they had obtained tangible benefits, which made them decide to give up and instead help the Yanhuang Alliance fulfil their strategic plan.

For example, the Yanhuang Alliance might have bought over these Lords with money.

Thinking back to the achievement value exchange, it was not hard to imagine how rich Di Chen and the others had become.

A questionable point still remained; the enemy was well-prepared, and they had purposely waited at a road that the Shanhai City Army needed to pass. As a result, they had caught Ouyang Shuo off guard.

The Shanhai City army had the living desert map, Huyan Qiu, allowing them to walk out of the desert so smoothly.

Then, what about Sha Pojun and the others?

They had actually exited the desert before Shanhai City, which Ouyang Shuo had not expected.

Apart from guides, the only possibility was Zhou Yafu.

Thinking back to the Han Army beside him, Ouyang Shuo's face turned cold. He had not expected that Zhou Yafu could influence the Han Army of this generation.

What a miscalculation!

It had resulted in the situation at hand.

"Big brother, what now?"

Xunlong Dianxue rushed over from amongst his troops.

"Let's split up and break out of this," Ouyang Shuo replied.

For the current situation, fighting head on would give them little chances of winning.

Eight thousand against thirty thousand.

Ouyang Shuo had confidence in the Divine Martial Guards, but he did not feel the same for the other troops. They were only on the same level as the enemy troops ahead of them.

As for the commanding generals, the enemy held the upper hand with generals such as Lianpo, Zhou Yafu, and Tiandan. Furthermore, the current situation was already against them, so fighting head on would only result in heavy casualties.

Ouyang Shuo would not do something so idiotic just to show off his bravery.

The battle quest was his end goal.

As for the schemes of Di Chen and the others? There would be plenty of time to deal with them in the future.

Ouyang Shuo did not want to allow Di Chen and the others to gain rewards just because he acted on impulse.

Hence, the best method would be to break out of this encirclement before it fully formed.

Of course, his reasoning also contained some slight selfishness.

Ouyang Shuo called Zhang Liao and the three of them to set the meeting point.

Following which, they had to choose the direction to escape in.

Ouyang Shuo took up the task; the Shanhai City Army would charge forward.

Without a doubt, the enemy defended the front the most, so it was the hardest bone to chew on.

The Xunlong City and Consonance City forces would separately break out from the left and right.

As for how many of them would remain, that was all up to the heavens.

"Brother, take care!"

Xunlong Dianxue cupped his fists and left.

"Lord, take care!"

Zhang Liao led his troops and left.

On the battlefield, things changed extremely quickly, so one could not hesitate.

After the discussions, the three forces started to try and break out.

Ouyang Shuo arrived at the front of the Divine Martial Guards, unsheathing his Chixiao Sword with a Shua! sound.

"Boys, step on them and kill our way out!" Ouyang Shuo hollered.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Shouts that reverberated through the heavens replied to his call.

The Divine Martial Guards feared nothing.

Since Ouyang Shuo had chosen to break this encirclement, he wanted to do so while dealing the most damage. He chose to head straight for Sha Pojun' troops, the most elite force ahead of them.

He did not act like this out of arrogance but because he had the ability to do so.

Such an attempt, probably even Zhou Yafu would not have expected it.

Since that was the case, their chases of winning would be higher.

Under the leadership of Ouyang Shuo, the three thousand Divine Martial Guards charged forward fearlessly.

If one looked down from the sky, they would see a truly stunning spectacle.

The Shanhai Alliance Army's front, middle, and back instantly split up. The front army continued to charge forward, while the middle suddenly turned left, and the back abruptly turned right.

The three forces were like sharp arrows, as they shot forward.

In front of them was the alliance army.

This was a breakout attempt that concerned their lives.

Only the courageous would win.

There was no need to exchange words.

The cavalries of both sides seemingly charged at each other at the same time.

On this vast grass plain, the land of the Xiongnu people, the paradise of the cavalry, the remaining player forces of the Huo Qubing line entered a battle.

This was cavalry versus cavalry, elite versus elite.

Blades out of their sheaths; war horses shrieked.

The blood of the warriors boiled.

This was a battle to decide their fates!

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Chapter 586-Killing Zhou Yafu

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Exactly how terrifying was three thousand Divine Martial Guards charging together?

Only their enemy could tell you the answer to that question.

Sha Pojun focused on the Divine Martial Guards, who were getting closer and closer. He felt the killing intent crash into his face, and he grew more and more serious. He had not imagined that Qiyue Wuyi would actually choose to break through from his side.

These series of schemes were all of Sha Pojun's design, from planning to kill Little White, to revealing the use of the battle resource points, to smoothly exiting the desert, and finally to this massacre.

Even Di Chen and Zhan Lang were merely following along.

This made Sha Pojun feel confident. He had been holding it in for so long. Moreover, his opponent this time was his greatest enemy, Qiyue Wuyi.

However, this development totally failed to follow his script. Originally, he had prepared himself for a tough battle.

Thirty thousand troops surrounding nine thousand. Oh, no, now it was eight thousand.

No matter how one looked at it, his chances of victory was high.

Even if they could not completely eliminate the Shanhai troops, they could severely damage their forces.

With that, utilizing the presence of Zhou Yafu, Sha Pojun would become the one with the greatest ability to recruit Huo Qubing.

Who knew that Qiyue Wuyi was actually so spineless.

Moments after encountering them, he actually chose to retreat.

"The script was not like this, okay?"

Sha Pojun was furious.

In a short while, the two sides had already engaged. The two high speed cavalry forces collided.

All of a sudden, people were flung from their horses.

The strength of the Divine Martial Guards was illogical.

In the face of absolute strength, a numerical advantage meant nothing.

The three thousand Divine Martial Guards stuck together under Ouyang Shuo's leadership. They were unbreakable and fearless, as they dove into the enemy lines.

No one could stop them.

They charged at high speeds, and their three thousand horse lances directly pierced the enemy formation, leaving behind a bloody trail.

This sight sent a chill down Sha Pojun's spine.

Ouyang Shuo remained expressionless.

After Sha Pojun and others made schemes regarding him, it would be a lie to say that Ouyang Shuo was not pissed off.

He needed to release this anger.

And his target was Sha Pojun's troops.

Even though they were breaching an encirclement, Ouyang Shuo wanted to tear off a piece of Sha Pojun's flesh.

After smoothly breaking into the enemy formation, his ambition grew. This time, he wanted to teach Sha Pojun an unforgettable lesson.

"Follow me!"

Ouyang Shuo smacked his warhorse and made a sharp left turn. Che Dameng and the personal guards quickly followed, with Wang Feng and his Martial Guards closely behind.

The Divine Martial Guards easily performed this high difficulty maneuver.

This change of direction made Ouyang Shuo's target extremely clear.

Zhou Yafu was on the left side of the Divine Martial Guards, where he stood under the cover of the Han Army and commanded the troops.

Ouyang Shuo actually wanted to take down Zhou Yafu.

"Qiyue Wuyi, you dare!"

This sight caused panic to flash across Sha Pojun's face.

At the crucial moment, Sha Pojun immediately led his troops to rush over and help.

Unfortunately, the battlefield was in utter chaos, so it was highly difficult for him to reach Zhou Yafu.

The Divine Martial Guards possessed an incredibly quick and sharp speed.

The troops in front of Zhou Yafu tried to cover for him to allow him to escape.

Unfortunately, it was all futile.

A short while later, Ouyang Shuo led his troops and killed to the front of Zhou Yafu.

"Zhou Yafu, prepare to die!"

Ouyang Shuo did not bother hiding his intentions.

As a general of a generation, Zhou Yafu had personally settled the chaos of the seven states, so how could he be an average individual?

Despite the Divine Martial Guards charging over, his eyes did not even show a trace of fear.

"Soldiers, kill the enemy together with me!"

Zhou Yafu unsheathed the sword at his waist and actually took the initiative to start the fight.

"Yes, general!"

The Han Army around him were all ironed up soldiers.

"Great!"

Ouyang Shuo smacked Qingdian and led the way. This time, he wanted to personally end Zhou Yafu.

A general of a generation?

Ouyang Shuo did not give a f*.

As long as they were enemies, they would remain enemies to the death.

Ouyang Shuo loved to make use of talents, but he would not act stupidly at this moment.

Dang!

The Chixiao Sword smashed against Zhou Yafu's sword.

Zhou Yafu was a true fighting general.

His sword strike carried immense weight and aimed an extremely precise angle.

"Chixiao Sword!"

Zhou Yafu's exclamation surprised Ouyang Shuo.

Chixiao Sword was the sword of the Han Ancestor, Liu Bang.

As a West Han General, Zhou Yafu was able to recognize the sword in Ouyang Shuo's hands.

"It is Chixiao!"

Ouyang Shuo said as he stabbed out.

"You actually dare to use the sword of the almighty emperor, such boldness!" This matter enraged Zhou Yafu and his sword strikes grew stronger and fiercer.

The sword in his hand was a typical Han Sword. Although it could not compare to a god weapon, it was also a decent sword.

His sword techniques were also extraordinary.

In this battle, they were both fighting neck and neck.

Ouyang Shuo finally understood the strength of an emperor rank general compared to a king rank one. Swiftly killing an emperor rank general was almost impossible.

Furthermore, time would not allow Ouyang Shuo to delay any longer.

Not far away from them, the anxious Sha Pojun had quickly led his troops over to help. The moment the enemy surrounded the Divine Martial Guards, they would completely lose their way to break out.

However, it was impossible for Ouyang Shuo to give up like this.

Ouyang Shuo gritted his teeth and pulled out a talisman from his bag.

Bloodthirst Talisman: After use, user enters a bloodthirsty state. Combat strength increases by two times, lasting for half an hour. After the effects wear off, user will enter a weak state for two days.

This talisman had an extremely similar effect to the berserk state of the mountain barbarians.

The Wild Boar King had dropped this talisman during the Siege of Beasts in the 2nd month, 1st year of the game. All along, Ouyang Shuo had remained busy with administrative matters, so he had rarely led the lines.

Hence, he had not needed to use this item.

However, his martial arts had greatly improved recently, so he had started to bring along a few of these talismans.

Apart from this, there was also items like the Stamina Talisman and the Movement Talisman.

This time, Ouyang Shuo was ready to borrow the strength of items.

With a Shua! sound, Ouyang Shuo tore the Bloodthirst Talisman into two. A blood red glow spread out from the talisman and entered Ouyang Shuo's body.

Ouyang Shuo's eyes suddenly turned red.

He could feel a sudden surge of strength emanate from within his body.

Naturally, the power the talisman ignited did not come from nowhere. It had brought out the potential hidden within his body. For this reason, this item had such strong after effects.

"Kill!"

Ouyang Shuo used this strength and the killing intent gathered within his body to slash out.

Zhou Yafu knew that something was wrong, so he completely focused on Ouyang Shuo.

Dang!

The two swords clashed once more.

This time, Zhou Yafu felt his hands numb from the impact, leaving him stunned.

After the 3rd system update, Gaia had removed the player levels and replaced it with a combat strength rank.

Ouyang Shuo's current combat strength had reached the high silver rank. After using the talisman, his combat strength had doubled, allowing him to enter the realm of low gold rank.

Silver rank to gold rank was a rise in nature itself.

Naturally, this power was not easy to describe.

The current Ouyang Shuo was like an asura. He suppressed Zhou Yafu, and the latter had no way to fight back.

Ouyang Shuo did not let his guard down, and the Chixiao Sword in his hand was like a part of his body. The sword strikes of the Killing Sword flowed out like water. The talisman had provoked the blood aura around the sword, causing the aura to thicken more and more.

It seemed like Zhou Yafu could not hold on any longer.

Sha Pojun, who was still a distance away, could not help but scold out, "Qiyue Wuyi, don't you try!"

He had injected a shocking amount of internal energy into his shout, so even people on the other end of the battlefield could hear it.

Di Chen turned around and coincidentally saw the scene.

Slight hesitation flashed across his eyes.

To save or not to save.

Logically, they were currently allies, so he needed to save Zhou Yafu.

But thinking back to the arrogant expression Sha Pojun had these past few days, Di Chen really did not want to save the former's general. Furthermore, they were competitors in the race to recruit Huo Qubing.

If Qiyue Wuyi actually killed Zhou Yafu, Di Chen would feel happy instead.

Thinking about these points, Di Chen considered lying in wait and observing the situation.

"Lord, if the lips die, the teeth will feel cold!"

Lianpo saw through his intentions and reminded him.

"En."

When Di Chen heard these words, he felt a little annoyed.

The old General Lianpo was strong, but he was too direct. Simply put, he was too rational and did not know how to look at matters from his Lord's perspective.

"Since that's the case, general, please help out!" Di Chen was still Di Chen. Even if he was unhappy, he would not easily deal a slap to the best general under his charge.

"Yes, my Lord!"

Lianpo did not care about Di Chen's thoughts and left.

However, even the relatively nearby Sha Pojun could not help out, so what more could Lianpo do since he was far away?

Lianpo naturally knew these facts.

As such, he only traveled a short distance before stopping.

He grabbed his bow and directly aimed an arrow at Ouyang Shuo.

Lianpo also possessed exceptional archery.

A sharp arrow broke through the air from a few hundred meters out.

It actually struck Ouyang Shuo's left arm.

Chi!

Currently, Ouyang Shuo had focused his attention on his battle against Zhou Yafu, so how would he expect an arrow to fly toward him?

This time, Ouyang Shuo was utterly enraged.

Ouyang Shuo used one stroke to sweep away Zhou Yafu's sword. Then, he slashed down and broke the arrow in his left hand, leaving the arrowhead stuck in his flesh.

Following which, Ouyang Shuo actually did not bother attending to his injuries.

He was determined to kill Zhou Yafu here and now.

The Chixiao Sword slashed down mightily and shattered Zhou Yafu's treasure sword.

The power of a god weapon was undeniable.

Ouyang Shuo's courage and ferocity stunned Zhou Yafu.

"4th, killing general!"

As expected, Ouyang Shuo launched his strongest strike.

The swordless Zhou Yafu had nowhere to hide.

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Chapter 587-Xiongnu Cavalry

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"Qiyue Wuyi, I'll get you for this!"

The moment Zhou Yafu fell, Sha Pojun cursed out.

As for Ouyang Shuo, he did not even bother listening to Sha Pojun.

He picked up the General Soul that Zhou Yafu had dropped, as well as a booklet. Then, he turned around, ready to leave. He was afraid that if he continued to stay, Sha Pojun would truly devour him.

There was also another reason why Ouyang Shuo needed to leave. The Bloodthirst Talisman only had an effective time period of half an hour. If he did not leave now, he would get killed.

When Zhou Yafu died, the forces around them were thrown into chaos.

On the other hand, the morale of the Divine Martial Guards reached a sky high state.

With the personal guards acting as the vanguard, they valiantly broke through the defences.

Sha Pojun was furious, and he led his troops to chase.

However, even the elite mongol war horses could not compare to the Qingfu Horses. After chasing around ten miles, the Divine Martial Guards had already disappeared into the distance. Sha Pojun was so angry that he bit into his lips and blood flowed.

Ouyang Shuo was really the cryptonite of Sha Pojun.

Sha Pojun had single-handedly planned everything. However, in the end, he had tricked himself. The cavalry unit that Asura City had just built would lose its direction because they had lost their commander.

Asura City's rise was going to halt mid-way just like that.

Sha Pojun was unlucky, but Ouyang Shuo was not in a good state either.

Not long after breaking out, the side effects of the talisman started to impact him. Ouyang Shuo could not muster any strength in his body, and he could not even hold onto the reins. If Qingdian was not intelligent, Ouyang Shuo might have fallen off.

Sha Pojun's chase truly terrified Ouyang Shuo.

Luck did not come in twos; misfortune does not come alone.

Not long after the Divine Martial Guards broke away from the chase, just as Ouyang Shuo was about to heave a sigh of relief, a Xiongnu cavalry force charged over.

The Xiongnu Cavalry force was like a pack of wolves that had spotted sheep, crying out.

Wuahhula!

From this distance, one could feel the sturdiness and cruelness of the Xiongnu people.

Their curved war blades shone coldly.

Upon close inspection, one would notice that blood stains and pieces of flesh stuck to the Xiongnu force's weapons.

This was a pack of real wolves.

Ouyang Shuo once again had a new understanding of his luck stat.

When one was unlucky, even drinking cold water would cause one's teeth gaps to be blocked.

Before this, although the Divine Martial Guards were able to break out courageously, they had also suffered heavy losses. Around six hundred Divine Martial Guards had perished on the battlefield.

Now, they had to face thousands of Xiongnu cavalry, so they really had to gamble with their lives.

However, they had no choice; they could only fight this battle.

Firstly, the Xiongnu warhorses were all elite warhorses. Furthermore, their troops were all adept at horse riding, so it would be extremely difficult to escape from the Xiongnu forces in the manner they got away from Sha Pojun's forces.

Secondly, the plains were the territory of the Xiongnu people.

Even if they could temporarily escape, they would not be able to cover their tracks.

In the end, they would still have to fight.

Who knows, fleeing might even attract more Xiongnu cavalry over.

Hence, the only way was to face the problem head-on and stand their ground.

However, Ouyang Shuo was now completely weak, and he did not have the energy to personally lead them.

In the following battle, Wang Feng would have to lead the lines and set the formations.

Zhao Kuo, who had followed along, would replace Ouyang Shuo as the battle commander.

During this battle, the personal guards would not participate. Their mission was to ensure Ouyang Shuo's safety.

Ouyang Shuo, who had performed so well moments ago, had now become the burden of his army.

Just thinking about this matter made one feel helpless.

Under the leadership of Wang Feng, the two thousand Divine Martial Guards engaged the four thousand Xiongnu cavalry.

The Xiongnu people thought that they were facing a flock of sheep. They had not expected to fight a pride of lions that had descended the mountains.

This was a battle between wolves and lions.

Neither side had a way to back off.

The Xiongnu cavalry was mainly composed of light armored cavalry. Especially in the case of such a scattered force, they were completely made up of light armored cavalry.

In their battles against the Han Army, they had made use of flexible tactics to cause the Han Army to suffer many loses.

However, they faced a tough bone this time.

The cavalry tactics of the Divine Martial Guards were unparalleled and also unseen in this era.

Ouyang Shuo had invited calvary generals like Luo Shixin and Shi Wanshui to teach the Divine Martial Guards. With such a stellar squad, how could the troops they had trained up be lousy?

Even Wang Feng was influenced and started to study cavalry tactics.

Advisor Zhao Kuo was also familiar with such tactics.

The Zhao Country in history had pushed out the riding and shooting tactic. As a general of that period, how could he not know about cavalry tactics?

Wang Feng and Zhao Kuo working together was a match made in heaven.

One charged in front, one commanded from the back, forming a flawless pairing.

It was not an exaggeration to say that in terms of cavalry battle, Huo Qubing's forces were not on the same level as the Divine Martial Guards. After all, Huo Qubing's cavalry tactics and strategies had yet to mature.

Hence, from the very start, the Xiongnu cavalry were completely suppressed. Their proud tactics were like child's play in comparison.

In terms of riding skills, the Divine Martial Guards matched them.

In terms of archery, although their skills were not as good, they were more than a level better than the Xiongnu people thanks to the God Arm Crossbow.

In terms of equipment, there was no comparison.

The Tang Emperor had especially designed the Mingguang Armor to face the Turk cavalry. Even the strong Turks could not do anything and fell against the Mingguang Armor.

What more could the current Xiongnu people do?

Their bows were much worse than the Turk bows. Facing the Mingguang Armor that countered arrows, the Xiongnu people were so depressed that they vomited blood.

Even so, this battle remained extremely intense.

The Xiongnu people were still the Xiongnu people.

No matter who the opponent, their brutality and guts would not change. Using their numerical advantage, the Xiongnu people inflicted great damage to the Divine Martial Guards.

Both sides went all out for the lives of the enemy, causing even the sky to change color.

As time went on, the balance of the battle finally shifted to the Divine Martial Guards' side.

The arrogant Xiongnu cavalry had finally tasted the bitter fruits of underestimating your opponent.

If they knew that they would meet such an opponent, they would not have charged over so rashly.

The history of this Xiongnu cavalry was not very glamorous.

It was not a coincidence that they had passed this area, as they were the survivors from the battlefield.

The genius general Huo Qubing, who was like a shooting star streaking across the sky, had defeated them.

Four days ago, Huo Qubing had led his troops and ordered the captured Xiongnu people to act as the vanguard to help open the path for the Han people. They crossed the desert and captured the minister Zhang Qu and killed the North Cheqi King. Then, they turned to attack the left two generals and obtained the enemy flag and drums.

This battled could shock even the heavens.

He had stunned the Xiongnu people, and the fear he had inspired lasted for numerous days.

Huo Qubing's name resounded throughout the entire grassland. This young general was like a massive shadow cast over the skies of the Xiongnu people, suppressing them to the point that they could not breathe.

Some people even spread that Huo Qubing was the god sent to punish the Xiongnu people.

A day ago, Huo Qubing had already led his troops back into their journey.

These cavalry were the subordinates of the defeated North Cheqi King, who had left the battlefield amidst the chaos.

Who knew that they would bump into the Divine Martial Guards.

They had a lot of pent up frustration after suffering losses at the hands of Huo Qubing, so how could they let this opportunity go?

In their eyes, the devil Huo Qubing was already far away. The HanAarmy at the back should be a reserve force that could not match their might. As such, they wanted to take these forces out to vent their anger.

Who knew that this army was just as strong as Huo Qubing's forces.

As the situation developed, the Xiongnu cavalry commander was left on the verge of tears.

"When did the Han Army cavalry become so strong?"

First, there was Huo Qubing. Now, even their backup forces were so strong?

As the commander of the Xiongnu cavalry, he felt a little depressed.

He could not help but feel worried about the future of his tribe.

The Han Army that they had previously handled and killed easily had truly become strong! The carefree plundering lives of the Xiongnu people was about to come to an end.

Before sunset, the four thousand Xiongnu cavalry were utterly crushed.

In this battle, three thousand of them were killed, while the remaining chose to surrender.

The bravery of the Divine Martial Guards had caused the Xiongnu cavalry commander to lose the courage to fight. From his perspective, this was destiny at work, and no one could change it.

Of course, the Xiongnu people had also made the Divine Martial Guards pay a heavy price.

Eight hundred Divine Martial Guards had fallen; they would be buried on the grasslands.

Of the three thousand Divine Martial Guards that had set out for this battle map, half were lost after three encounters

War was just this cruel.

Luckily, this was the battle map.

After a soldier perished, the Lord could use battle contribution points to revive him.

If not, such heavy casualties to the Divine Martial Guards would cause numerous problem for Ouyang Shuo.

However, to revive the soldiers, he had to wait till the entire battle map finished.

Hence, in the following few battles, Ouyang Shuo could only rely on the less than 1500 men he had left.

Thinking back to the dangers of this journey so far, this was the first time he felt uncertain about the road ahead.

Such a string of challenges, was Gaia trying to push them to the brink?

Ouyang Shuo dared to bet that it was not a coincidence that they had met the Xiongnu cavalry.

Who knows how the other two members of the Shanhai Alliance had fared?

When they had tried to break out, the situation was hectic and chaotic.

Ouyang Shuo did not have the time to pay attention to whether the others had successfully broken out.

If they broke out, did they meet something similar to the Xiongnu cavalry?

Under such circumstances, they could only fight for themselves.

As night fell, Ouyang Shuo ordered the troops to camp for the night. At the same time, he could interrogate the surrender soldiers.

Apart from his worries regarding the road ahead, Ouyang Shuo was most concerned about the direction Huo Qubing's troops had headed.

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Chapter 588-Using Battles to Replenish Troops

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The moon hung high above, while the surroundings were dead silent.

On the vast grassland, many green tents had suddenly appeared, merging with the plains.

Seeing the Han Army set up their tents so quickly, the surrendered Xiongnu soldiers felt extremely impressed. They could not imagine how a backpack-sized item could become a massive tent that could house so many.

Because of the side effects of the Bloodthirst Talisman, Ouyang Shuo had returned to his tent to rest long ago. He had left matters such as camp arrangements and the interrogation of prisoners to advisor Zhao Kuo.

As it was still early, Ouyang Shuo naturally would not fall asleep.

He held a jade pendant and a book in his hands.

The jade pendant was the General Soul Zhou Yafu had dropped.

On this topic, it was the first time that Ouyang Shuo had obtained an emperor rank General Soul.

In the Martial Temple of Shanhai City, there was still a king rank General Soul.

Wei Zhang's revival let Ouyang Shuo clearly see the importance of General Souls.

The future territory wars would only grow crueler and crueler. Shanhai City was massive, and they had many stars gathered, so who knows when one of them would fall.

At that time, a General Soul could save a life.

Without this General Soul, Sha Pojun could not revive Zhou Yafu. As a result, he had chased them relentlessly.

The current Sha Pojun would probably be coughing out blood in anger.

"So this teaches you that one should not be too arrogant!" Ouyang Shuo muttered.

As they said, personality decides destiny. Sha Pojun was an incredibly arrogant person, and he was condescending toward everyone. He did not know when to stop, which resulted in his defeat today.

On the contrary, Di Chen, who had suffered multiple defeats at the hands of Ouyang Shuo, had grown more and more mature. During this plot, he had hidden behind Sha Pojun, becoming a fisherman.

The Divine Martial Guards had suffered heavy losses, while Di Chen's forces remained perfectly fine.

During this battle, Ouyang Shuo did not leave everyone in his wake. If he did not act decisively and kill Zhou Yafu, the future situations would be much worse.

On this topic, the growth of these aristocratic family children during these two years was truly shocking. They were not at a complete disadvantage anymore in their battles against Ouyang Shuo.

Even Chun Shenjun had grabbed a big win during the year end.

Sha Pojun was the only exception. After this defeat, it would be hard for him to climb back up.

This time, Ouyang Shuo had indirectly helped Wandering Magic.

It was said that after the exchange event, in the battle of Guangxi Province against Wandering Magic, Sha Pojun had suppressed him at every opportunity. He acted like he was the big boss of the entire province.As for the small book, it was an unexpected reward.

After he obtained this item, Ouyang Shuo had been on the run, so he had lacked the time to take a look.

Mongol Cavalry Training Diary: This diary records what the famous general Zhou Yafu learned while reading the Mongol Cavalry Training Manual, as well as his thoughts when he trained the soldiers.

When Ouyang Shuo saw this description, he could help but break out into laughter.

The gods worked themselves in their own ways.

In the end, the two items that Sha Pojun had obtained from the auction had basically fallen into Ouyang Shuo's hands.

Although this diary could not allow Shanhai City to train an elite mongol cavalry, it could act as a guide to raise their cavalry training standards.

Apart from that, Ouyang Shuo also thought of Sun Wu. With the abilities of the War Saint and this diary as a base, he could probably start up mongol cavalry training classes in the Army Military Academy.

It was not impossible for the mongol cavalry training method to appear in Shanhai City.

This time, Sha Pojun had done Shanhai City a great favor.

After placing the two items into his storage bag, Ouyang Shuo started to cultivate. The side effects of the Bloodthirst Talisman lasted for two days, but the period could change and differ based on the person.

Ouyang Shuo possessed a strong body. As a result, the time period of the after effects would shorten.

Now, Ouyang Shuo wanted to use the Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique to speed up the healing process.

The Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique was a body changing medical technique.

Hence, the golden primordial energy was extremely good for healing internal injuries.

In the end, the Bloodthirst Talisman only activated the potential of one's body. As long as he nourished his body with the golden primordial energy, he could replenish himself and remove the side effects.

In such an uncertain world, it would be a huge matter if he really could not use his martial arts for two days. Hence, the earlier he recovered, the better.At 8 PM, Zhao Kuo entered Ouyang Shuo's tent.

"Lord!"

Zhao Kuo entered the tent and bowed before starting to report the interrogation findings.

The current Ouyang Shuo had finished adjusting his body.

The Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique did not disappoint him. Latest tomorrow noon, he would fully recover.

With the help of the military intelligence officer that had followed along, the interrogation process went incredibly smoothly. All of them, including the Xiongnu cavalry commander, had reported everything they knew.

After learning that these cavalry forces had just retreated from the front lines, Ouyang Shuo grew extremely interested. Regretfully, they did not know where his next target laid.

"Lord, how do we deal with these prisoners?" Zhao Kuo asked.

"What are your views?"

"I think we should keep some and remove some." Zhao Kuo replied.

"How so?" Ouyang Shuo smiled.

"During this battle, the Divine Martial Guards have suffered heavy casualties and badly need new members. Hence, I suggest that we learn from the Han Army and use the Xiongnu war prisoners to fight against the Xiongnu people." Zhao Kuo was truy implementing what he had learned.

"Since that's the case, why remove a portion of them?" Ouyang Shuo asked once more.

Naturally, removing some meant killing them.

In history, military rumors stated that killing the surrendered would result in bad consequences.

Baiqi did that and he had a bad end.

Li Guang did that and he had to commit suicide out of shame.

Hence, generals in the army were extremely against and worried about killing surrendered soldiers.

"Firstly, there's a limited number of Divine Martial Guards, so too many prisoners will pose a huge risk. Secondly, their standards vary, and the weak ones should be eliminated." Zhao Kuo explained.

Ouyang Shuo looked at him and did not speak for a long while.

After Zhao Kuo described his views, he was also expressionless.

Ouyang Shuo had no idea whether Zhao Kuo's words were his true feelings or if he was testing his Lord. Logically speaking, in history, Zhao Kuo's troops were conned by Baiqi into defeat.

Although Zhao Kuo had not personally killed the surrendered, he must have been familiar with the idea.

The thoughts of this advisor before him ran far deeper than most of his other generals. Sometimes, even Ouyang Shuo as his Lord could not grasp what he was thinking.

Of course, Zhao Kuo's loyalty was undeniable.

It was not that Ouyang Shuo had high perception or great deciphering ability. It was just that Zhao Kuo's loyalty stat had reached 90.

"In that case, for those surrendered soldiers that do not pass, take their equipment and their horses. Keep them out of the camp, and let them survive on their own." After a long while, Ouyang Shuo gave his final instructions.

"Yes, my Lord!"

Zhao Kuo nodded. The moment he lowered his head, happiness flashed across his eyes.

After Zhao Kuo bid goodbye, Ouyang Shuo was no longer in the mood to sleep.

The Battle of Mobei was a battle that Ouyang Shuo had the least idea about. From start till now, he had been passively solving everything that was thrown at him.

If it was not for the strength of the Divine Martial Guards, he would have been kicked out of this race.

Recruiting Huo Qubing was just a dream.

Zhao Kuo's suggestion had totally opened up Ouyang Shuo's eyes. During the Battle of Mobei, fighting alone was a bad idea. Using the aboriginal and native powers was the key to claiming victory.

With just three thousand men, they definitely could not keep up with their losses.

Only by replenishing themselves from the battle could they succeed.

Thinking about these points, Ouyang Shuo walked out of his tent.

Outside of his tent, the night curfew was already in place. All the soldiers were to stay in their tents and not come out unless new orders were given.

The entire camp was extremely quiet.

Only the place where the surrendered troops were locked up had cries and shouts.

Ouyang Shuo raised his head and looked at the sky; the stars were bright and the moon hung high overhead.

"Tomorrow will be another day of good weather!"

"Lord what are you looking at?"

Suddenly, a question sounded out from behind Ouyang Shuo.

"Who's there?"

Ouyang Shuo was extremely alert, and he pressed his hand against his sword. At this moment, he also felt that this matter was exceedingly strange. This was the camp of the Divine Martial Guards, so how could an outsider enter?

Turning around, the person that came into view stunned Ouyang Shuo so much that his mouth gaped open.

"Lord does not recognize me?"

His smile contained an undisguisable greed and trickiness.

The person that had suddenly appeared behind Ouyang Shuo was actually the grain officer of the main camp. His huge tummy was blinding to Ouyang Shuo's eyes.

"How is it you?"

Ouyang Shuo did not try to hide his surprise.

"I'm the grain officer. Naturally, I'm to send the Lord some supplies."

"Supplies?" Ouyang Shuo frowned. Then his eyes lit up, and he asked uncertainly, "You mean to exchange for battle resource points?"

"Lord is smart!"

The grain officer was incredibly smooth when he tried to flatter someone.

"But I currently only have a pitiful 50 points, just that can make you busy?" Ouyang Shuo did not dare to underestimate this person.

Obviously, this grain officer was similar to the mysterious merchants; he was a special NPC Gaia had arranged.

"Lord has a treasure in his hands, how can he be pitiful?"

The grain officer was as toady as usual.

"Treasure?" Ouyang Shuo was a little confused.

"Battle map token!" The grain officer unveiled the mystery.

Ouyang Shuo was enlightened. He retrieved the token from his back; it was the item he had obtained from the desert bandit leader. He still did not know what uses this item had, "How many battle resource points is this worth?"

The grain officer shook his head, "The Lord can use this token to make a request."

"Any request?" Ouyang Shuo's interest was piqued.

"The Lord can raise a request. Then I'll judge if it's viable or not," the grain officer replied.

Ouyang Shuo frowned; this trap of his was extremely deep! How would Ouyang Shuo know how much the token was worth? What if he raised a request that was too small, wouldn't he lose out on so much?

Ouyang Shuo could not help but think about the Silver Prayer House that was similar in nature.

It was truly a case of a leopard unable to change its spots; the grain officer was still incredibly crafty.

Ouyang Shuo definitely did not want to let himself be taken advantage of.

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Chapter 589-Chasing Huo Qubing

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"I want to lead my troops and directly teleport to the general's tent, is that possible?" Ouyang Shuo held the battle token and probingly raised his first demand.Ouyang Shuo's exorbitant demand left the grain officer speechless. The grain officer was already incredibly shameless, but he had not expected someone with the position of a Lord would be just as shameless.

"To achieve big things, doesn't one need to be efficient?"

The grain officer scolded Ouyang Shuo in his heard and replied, "Lord, you have to be joking!"

"Cannot do?" Ouyang Shuo was a little disappointed inside, and he continued, "Then taking a step back, can you revive all the dead Divine Martial Guards?"

To Ouyang Shuo, the three thousand Divine Martial Guards formed his biggest trump card in this battle. If they could recover their full strength, it would provide a massive benefit to his strategy of using battles to grow his forces.

The first request was just a joke.

The second request was his real goal.

After asking this question, Ouyang Shuo looked at the grain officer nervously.

The plump grain officer hesitated for a moment. It was like he was considering the pros and cons of this request. Finally, he nonchalantly replied, "Okay."

"Phew~"

Ouyang Shuo heaved a huge sigh of relief, while he scolded out in his heart, Your Father!

He even suspected that the grain officer was purposely sent here to make a fool out of him.

Seeing the grain officer fervently look at his battle token, Ouyang Shuo grabbed it tightly and asked, "Can I ask for another small request?"

"One token, only one request," the grain officer replied resolutely.

"Then it's okay, cancel my first request too."

As Ouyang Shuo spoke these words, he acted like he wanted to place the battle token into his storage bag. He was certain that the grain officer had rushed over because he definitely needed to retrieve this token. Otherwise, he would not have given up so easily.

As expected, the grain officer let out a bitter smile and desperately said, "Lord, do not put me on the spot. How about this, regarding your request, I'll see if I can help?"

"Nice!" Ouyang Shuo smiled, "I want an item that the General carries along with him."

Ouyang Shuo's request was extremely weird, and it had caught the grain officer off guard. This was not a really difficult task for the grain officer to complete.

As a special NPC, he was basically omnipotent to an extent that the players did not know the range of his powers.

However, he still could not and did not dare to break the rules Gaia had set.

"How about this? Lord, you take out your remaining 50 battle resource points, and I'll help you fulfil your request," the grain officer said politely.

"Deal!"

Ouyang Shuo read the situation well and knew when to stop.

"The Lord is intelligent!"

After the deal was completed, the grain officer was delighted, and his fat tummy jiggled up and down.

The two foxes both smiled, as they both thought that they had pulled a fast one over the other.

After the grain officer bid him goodbye, a pair of socks that belonged to Huo Qubing suddenly appeared in Ouyang Shuo's hands.

Even though the General was born into wealth and lived a life of riches, the smell of his socks was beyond pungent. Ouyang Shuo even suspected that this was the last prank that the grain officer was pulling on him.

Ouyang Shuo smiled and rushed into the tent, calling out, "Little White, come out!"

Awuu!

Little White reluctantly walked out. By now, its injuries had completely healed up.

Ouyang Shuo passed the smelly pair of socks to Little White, "Smell it, can you track it??"

Wuu!

Little White took a sniff and rolled its eyes at Ouyang Shuo in a human-like fashion.

The noses of wolves were many times better than humans. Normally, wolves or dogs had a sense of smell forty times stronger than humans. Moreover, Little White's sense of smell was more than a million times stronger than humans.

That's right, a million times; it was an uncountable figure.

Hence, to Ouyang Shuo, this sock was smelly, but to Little White, the smell nearly made it faint.

The genius general Huo Qubing also had times when he was abandoned and hated.

"Can you track it?" Ouyang Shuo asked once more.

Wuu!

Little White proudly raised its head.

"Then I'll depend on you tomorrow buddy."

Ouyang Shuo understood what it meant and smiled, as he stroked its head.

Little White nodded, before proudly returning back to its tent.

"Huo Qubing ah, Huo Qubing, you won't escape this time!"

Ouyang Shuo raised his head; he looked at the sky in the distance and smiled.

The next morning, the army set off once again.

The dead Divine Martial Guards were all quietly revived. However, be it the Divine Martial Guards or the captured Xiongnu soldiers, neither group paid much attention to this weird scene.

The strength of Gaia was truly something that mere mortals were unable to measure.

After a few rounds of selection, they only chose five hundred of the Xiongnu cavalry to follow them.

Those that remained were naturally thrown into the camp.

Luckily, this was the territory of the Xiongnu people, so there was no risk of these people dying for the most part. As for the battle contribution points, after weighing everything, Ouyang Shuo decided that it was not worth breaking his promise for.

After setting off, Little White walked at the front of the troops.

With its keen sense of smell, even if Huo Qubing was thousands of miles away, he could not escape.

During this army expedition, they were not blind anymore. Now, they travelled with a guide. Even without the detailed troop movement plan, the Divine Martial Guards could accurately locate the Han Army.

Along the way, they would meet Xiongnu soldiers that had lost on the front lines.

These calvary often sung the name of Huo Qubing. It made Ouyang Shuo understand more about this god general and made him set his heart on recruiting Huo Qubing.

The three thousand Divine Martial Guards had regained their full strength.

At the same time, Ouyang Shuo had completely removed the after effects of the Bloodthirst Talisman.

Naturally, they did not show courtesy toward these Xiongnu cavalry; they only knew one word: kill!

As long as the enemy army did not cross ten thousand in number, they could not match the strength of the Divine Martial Guards.

Sweeping across the area, Ouyang Shuo's battle contribution points continued to increase. Two days after he had set off, his battle contribution points had passed one hundred thousand, and it was still rapidly increase.

Amongst the force, the Xiongnu surrendered soldiers were changed wave after wave.

With the strength of the Divine Martial Guards, they did not face any pressure even when controlling three thousand surrendered Xiongnu soldiers.

Hence, after each battle, Ouyang Shuo would choose a batch of elite warriors to join the surrendered soldier camp. During every battle, this camp would act as the vanguard.

The moment the surrendered soldiers were injured, they would immediately be replenished.

Zhao Kuo's suggested tactic of replenishing troops through battles was being well executed.

The effect was incredibly apparent.

At the latter stages, the Divine Martial Guards did not even need to personally fight, and the surrendered soldiers could settle the battles by themselves.

With that, the Divine Martial Guards slowly became a sort of strategic threat.

Ouyang Shuo was using the Xiongnu soldiers to kill the Xiongnu cavalry and earn battle contribution points.

Such a method was pleasing to the max.

Hence, the losses for the Divine Martial Guards dropped greatly. After ten odd battles, they only lost less than five hundred Divine Martial Guards.

If one said that Huo Qubing was the nightmare of the Xiongnu tribe; then the Shanhai City Army that followed closely behind had become the devil to the survivors.

The strong Xiongnu tribe had become a sick cat all of a sudden.

At the later stages, the Xiongnu surrendered soldiers had gotten used to killing their old comrades in return for a chance to live.

Ouyang Shuo even made a blank cheque. All the surrendered soldiers that performed well would be reported to Huo Qubing, who would reward them.

With that, the Xiongnu soldiers grew more and more motivated.

Ouyang Shuo had successfully replicated Huo Qubing's strategy on the grasslands.

Of course, the situation going in his favour did not make him proud. He did not forget his most primary goal - catching up to Huo Qubing.

Hence, at the latter stages of the battle map, Ouyang Shuo tried to avoid those unneeded fights.

The cavalry swept forward swiftly, trying their best to catch up with the Huo Qubing led main Han Army force.

Based on what Little White communicated, the distance between the two was getting smaller. If everything went well, in at most four more days, they could catch up.

When Ouyang Shuo heard this news, he was completely energized.

"Are we finally going to meet the legendary General?"

Amongst the happy news, there were also things that worried him.

Two days ago, Ouyang Shuo had led his troops to the meeting point. However, he did not manage to find any signs of the Consonance City or Xunlong City troops there.

Hence, Ouyang Shuo had spent a full day there resting. He even sent out scouts to investigate.

Helplessly, he could only arrange ten Divine Martial Guards to lay in wait there.

The main force continued to proceed.

Between the two, they continued to communicate through Feng Birds.

This battle was a competition of speed.

Ouyang Shuo could not waste so much time just to wait for his allies. Who knows what kind of problems Zhang Liao and Qinqiong were facing?

The next day, another interesting matter occurred.

The scout sent out did not find the alliance army. Instead, they found traces of Di Chen's forces.

When Ouyang Shuo received the news, he immediately decided to give Di Chen a massive gift.

As they say, when one gives you a present, you must return it.

Since the Yanhuang Alliance had plotted against him, he should return the favor.

The current Shanhai Army had reached its peak.

With the help of the surrendered Xiongnu soldiers, even if Di Chen's forces were unharmed, they would still fall to them.

Furthermore, Ouyang Shuo had Huyan Qiu.

This guide did not lose his lustre because of Little White. Even without considering other factors, without his translations, Shanhai City could not have obtained any intel from the Xiongnu soldiers.

As for recruiting them to fight, it would have been impossible.

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Chapter 590-Giving the Enemy No Way Out

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Huyan Qiu was the key to Ouyang Shuo's tactic working.

The current grasslands were like the back garden of Shanhai City.

The moment Di Chen's forces revealed their movements, they could not escape from Ouyang Shuo. With the Xiongnu surrendered soldiers and the sentries, they could capture Di Chen's every action.

Very quickly, they crafted a complete plan to ambush Di Chen.10th day, morning of the battle.

Di Chen was leading his troops up the grasslands.

After their attempt to ambush Ouyang Shuo, Di Chen, Zhan Lang, and Sha Pojun had split up and gone their separate ways.

The other Lords had varying fates. Some were destroyed and backed out of the battle, some gave up and focused on branch quests, while others continued forward in hopes that they would get lucky. On the entire grasslands, no more Lords traveled together.

Everyone knew that this battle had reached its crucial moment. So called allies could become enemies at any moment. Since that was the same case, why not just travel separately?

However, not every army was as strong as the Divine Martial Guards. Nor did everyone have a guide like Huyan Qiu. Furthermore, not all of them would try to replicate Huo Qubing's strategy.

The suppressive and daunting Xiongnu cavalry made all the players taste defeat.

The Xiongnu calvary had crushed at least six Lords, forcing them to back out of the battle.

Even the most eye catching Sha Pojun was unfortunately swept from the battle map when he encountered the Xiongnu cavalry. After all, Zhou Yafu had died, and his three thousand elite mongol cavalry had suffered heavy casualties against the Divine Martial Guards.

Similar to Ouyang Shuo, Xunlong Dianxue's troops had met the Xiongnu cavalry army after breaking out. They fought a tough battle but eventually lost. Hence, they were helplessly kicked out.

Even Zhang Liao's troops found it hard to breathe.

As such, they failed to reach the designated meeting point to group up with Ouyang Shuo.

On the other hand, Di Chen was relatively lucky.

Under the leadership of Lianpo, they killed everyone in their way. Currently, they still had two thousand men remaining.

Their current advantage was partially thanks to Di Chen's craftiness.

During the ambush, Di Chen's troops did not even try to block the Shanhai Alliance troops. He allowed the alliance army, which they had paid, to take all the damage.

On the other hand, he had sat back and relaxed. If he did not make that choice, he could not act so carefree at this stage.

Today, Di Chen's good luck was going to come to an end.

A scene similar to that of their ambush played out once more on the grasslands.

Suddenly, three thousand Xiongnu surrendered soldiers, along with the near full strength of the Divine Martial Guards, attacked Di Chen and his troops.

"Qiyue Wuyi!"

Di Chen immediately recognized the golden dragon flag of Shanhai City. His first thought was to follow the same course of action as Ouyang Shuo, to break through and escape.

Unfortunately, Ouyang Shuo did not give him that chance.

Huyan Qiu had chosen an exquisite location. There were small hills to the left and right, while a lake laid not too far ahead. As for behind them, it was the strong attack point of the Xiongnu cavalry.

At this moment, Di Chen and his troops were trapped and could not escape.

As expected from the old General Lianpo, he immediately noticed the bad situation and reported, "Lord, it's really hard for us to get out."

When Di Chen heard these words, his face turned ashen white.

His first reaction was to think back to not long ago, when Qiyue Wuyi killed Zhou Yafu. Was Qiyue Wuyi going to act so ruthless again?

Thinking about this point, Di Chen's brows were locked tight.

If Lianpo was slain, Di Chen could not imagine what kind of detrimental effect it would have on Handan City.

Although they had recruited a few king rank generals during this period of time, Lianpo had always stood as the pillar and spine of the territory.

If he fell, the Handan City Army would need at least half a year to climb back.

Di Chen could not afford to pay this heavy price.

The problem was that it was six thousand versus two thousand.

No matter how valiant they were, Di Chen's forces were still being forced back.

"No, I won't allow it!" When Di Chen saw that the situation was not right, decisiveness flashed across his eyes. He tightly clenched the sword by his waist.

"General, do you have confidence in breaking out?"

Di Chen asked Lianpo as a form of final confirmation.

Lianpo was definitely not a rash individual, and he knew that his Lord had a reason for asking this question. He replied in an incredibly frank manner, "Lord our chances are less than 30%."

"Is that the case?" Di Chen muttered.

A 30% chance, if it was two years ago, Di Chen might have actually taken it. However, he now had a more careful personality. Hence, he did not dare to take the gamble.

"Since that's the case, let's back out." As Di Chen said these words, he turned his sword and killed himself.

His decisiveness made it difficult for Lianpo to stop him.

Di Chen's death caused the remaining Handan City forces to be teleported out. Through such an extreme method, Di Chen saved Lianpo's life.

In comparison, Sha Pojun lacked such decisiveness.

When Sha Pojun was hesitating and hoping that he could save Zhou Yafu, Ouyang Shuo had already killed Zhao Yafu.

This was the gap between them.

If one relied on luck, it was hard to cut off their desires, which was the biggest worry of a Lord.

Seeing Di Chen disappear, Ouyang Shuo naturally knew what had happened. He felt a chill run down his spine over Di Chen's decisiveness.

A person who knows when to pick up and when to let go was a terrifying opponent.The result of ambushing Di Chen was not what Ouyang Shuo had planned.

Hence, other thoughts were born in his mind.

From the start of the battle till now, he was not impatient to chase after Huo Qubing's forces. Ouyang Shuo's plan was to undergo a large-scale hunting operation behind the main forces.

If he could kill all the other Lords, the end victor would be him.

This logic was just too simple.

Ouyang Shuo relied on the Xiongnu surrendered soldiers to gain an advantage.

Apart from Huyan Qiu, Ouyang Shuo also found many talents amongst them.

Some were good at tracking.

Some were good at hiding and camouflage.

Furthermore, all of them were locals of the grassland.

With the help of Little White, Ouyang Shuo felt confident about finding the other Lords one by one.

After listening to Ouyang Shuo's plan, Zhao Kuo was speechless.

He had to admit that his foresight was still lacking compared to the Lord.

Such a tactic had broken far away from the plan that he had suggested.

Following this, Ouyang Shuo's plan was put into play.

From the start till now, the lucky survivors apart from Shanhai City would not number more than four.

As such, Ouyang Shuo was able to waste some time.

On the 1st day of the plan, one player force was killed.

On the 2nd day, there was no news.

Ouyang Shuo was not impatient; he continued to approach Huo Qubing's location while searching for enemies.

The two points were not contradictory.

After all, the final goal of everyone was to find Huo Qubing. Without the lead of Huo Qubing, no one was confident of reaching the Khentii Mountains.

Huo Qubing had become the bait of Ouyang Shuo's hunting mission.

If this god general knew what he was doing, who knows what he would think.

On the 3rd day, they found Zhan Lang's forces.

In contrast to Di Chen, Zhan Lang was a fighter of a Lord. During the ambush, he went all out. During his journey here, he had also fought many small battles.

Hence, Ouyang Shuo only needed to face a broken army.

Seeing the golden dragon flag, an anguished expression appeared at the side of Zhan Lang's mouth.

When Qiyue Wuyi broke out, Zhan Lang had a feeling that they would meet again. However, he had not expected the tables to turn to such an extent.

In terms of decisiveness, Zhan Lang was no different from Di Chen.

Only their choices were different.

Di Chen chose to kill himself, while Zhan Lang chose to fight to the death. The end of a soldier would always be the battlefield. Zhan Lang led his troops and charged into the lines of the Divine Martial Guards. All of a sudden, they engaged in all out slaughter.

Ouyang Shuo gave the utmost respect to such an opponent.

The two Lords went head to head.

As expected from Zhan Lang. Although he was not able to train an emperor rank cultivation method like Ouyang Shuo, his skills were also extraordinary.

The two of them fought for a full three hundred rounds.

Even the soldiers around them could not help but stop to look at this battle.

In the end, Ouyang Shuo used the primordial energy of the Yellow Emperor Internal Cultivation Technique and the sharpness of the Chixiao Sword to slay Zhan Lang.

"Carefree!" Zhan Lang looked at the sword in his stomach and laughed, "Qiyue Wuyi, if we were not in different camps, maybe we could be friends."

Ouyang Shuo laughed and spoke with deep meaning, "There will be a day."

"Haha!"

Zhan Lang laughed three times before dying.The death of Zhan Lang truly filled Ouyang Shuo with a lot of thoughts and emotions.

It was not a lie when he said that there would be a day for them to be friends. After all, compared to Zhan Lang, Ouyang Shuo was extremely clear about the direction of the game.

The 3rd year of Gaia was already in their faces.

In the game, the world war system that ignited one's hearts would soon start.

One must not look at how the Shanhai Alliance and the Yanhuang Alliance fought like their lives depended on it. When the world war arrives, the two alliances would have no choice but to work together.

Currently, they fought for the leadership position of the future world war.

Ouyang Shuo was familiar about the game's direction. Naturally, he would not allow that power to fall into their hands. He wanted to personally lead the Lords of the China region to take control of the world.

However, Di Chen and the others were born arrogant, so how would they allow others to lead them?

Hence, Ouyang Shuo needed to use his strength to convince them.

If they were not happy, he would beat them into submission.

For this reason, conflicts were present between the two alliances.

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Chapter 591-Killing Tuqi King of the Left

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Along with Zhan Lang's elimination, Ouyang Shuo basically had no opponents in the Huo Qubing quest line of the Battle of Mobei

In the next two days, Ouyang Shuo wiped out the remaining Lords one by one. Even the lost Zhang Liao troops were smoothly gathered with them.

Following which, Ouyang Shuo did not waste anymore time and headed for Huo Qubing.

As there were no more opponents, it was naturally a smooth journey.

15th day of the battle.

Under the guidance of Little White, the army finally met up with Huo Qubing's troops.

A tanned face, sharp brows, and glistening eyes; he looked extremely handsome.

He left an incredibly clear first impression on Ouyang Shuo.

During the Wu King of Han's reign, the minister once gave Huo Qubing such an evaluation, 'A knife that is sharpened too quickly is too sharp and easily breaks.'

His words came through in the end. The genius general Huo Qubing rose up like a shining star; he streaked across the skies of West Han but passed away early.

"Player Qiyue Wuyi greets the Biaoqi General!" Ouyang Shuo bowed.

"It's great that you are here. Tomorrow, we will face the Tuqi King of the Left's forces. You lead your troops and join in!" Huo Qubing did not hesitate and simply gave an order; his voice sounded extremely sure and strong.

"Yes!" Ouyang Shuo replied and said, "General, my army has some surrendered soldiers that have performed well for the Han Army. Please reward them."

As Ouyang Shuo spoke, he passed over a book recording their war deeds.

When Huo Qubing heard these words, he was extremely interested and took a look, "Not bad. Since they have performed well, they should be recorded. After this battle, I will report their deeds to the court."

Huo Qubing liked Ouyang Shuo's way of dealing with things. Naturally, he was happy about this matter.

This was the best way to get close to someone.

"Thank you, General!"

Ouyang Shuo smiled, with Huo Qubing's assurance, his promise of rewards was no longer empty. When the surrendered Xiongnu soldiers heard the news, they would definitely fight harder tomorrow.

This was Ouyang Shuo's plan.

He was the first and only player to reach the frontlines. Moreover, he was a 1st class marquis. Even Huo Qubing would not dare to treat him lightly.

For tomorrow's battle, Ouyang Shuo was named as the Baijiang, and he would lead the left wing of the army.

In contrast to his treatment of Wei Qing, the Wu King of Han did not arrange a Baijiang for Huo Qubing. He did not want to restrict the general's command over the troops, and he did not feel the need to try and keep him in check.

The king had sent him fifty thousand elite cavalry, the strongest in the Han Army.

The Wu King of Han declared that Huo Qubing could select the soldiers that he liked. Such treatment was something that not even Wei Qing received.

If Huo Qubing did not say that he only needed fifty thousand, the king would have sent even more troops to him.

From this, one could see how biased the king was toward Huo Qubing.

Some people said that Huo Qubing was the general that the Wu King single handedly brought up. For the king, seeing Huo Qubing was like seeing his youthful self.

As a king, he was unable to lead his troops out to battle. In essence, Huo Qubing on the battlefield also brought the emotions and feelings of the Wu King.

Hence, it was not hard to imagine how sad the Wu King felt when Huo Qubing suddenly died. He also directly built Huo Qubing's grave beside the emperor tomb.

Under his charge was also the personal soldiers of Huo Qubing. Amongst which, a few generals were surrendered generals of the Xiongnu tribe. For example, the most famous one was Zhao Ponu, who was in charge of the right troops.

Zhao Ponu wandered the Xiongnu region when he was young. After that, he joined the Han Army and became Huo Qubing's advisor. After numerous expeditions, he was given the title of Junji General.

Ouyang Shuo obtaining this position was partially because his tactics resembled Huo Qubing's. If not, with Huo Qubing's character, he would not have even bothered about this Lord.

During the battle tomorrow, without including the Shanhai City Army, there were fifty thousand Han cavalry and thirty thousand Xiongnu surrendered soldiers.

Huo Qubing personally led the middle troops, which included thirty thousand Han soldiers and twenty thousand Xiongnu soldiers. The right army of Zhao Ponu had ten thousand of each.

This left Ouyang Shuo with ten thousand Han soldiers.

Huo Qubing's plan could be called exceedingly last minute. It was made after considering the six thousand troops of Shanhai City.

Although Huo Qubing had not seen the strength of the Divine Martial Guards in battle, with his deduction abilities, he knew that this was a true trump card army.

Even without considering other factors, just the killing aura that the Divine Martial Guards emitted left him extremely interested.

In comparison, Huo Qubing's personal troops were much weaker.

How could he not respect such a strong army?

With that, Ouyang Shuo had obtained his respect and trust.

After understanding his orders, Ouyang Shuo left the commander tent.

As they said, arriving at the right time was better than coming early.

Based on history's progression, after he killed the forces of the Tuqi King of the Left, Huo Qubing wanted to kill Chan Yu, so he led the troops up north to the Khentii Mountains to worship the gods.

For the battle tomorrow, if nothing went wrong, it would be a crazy chance to obtain a massive number of battle contribution points.

Only one matter made Ouyang Shuo wary.

In history, the Tuqi King of the Left had led his personal guards to escape. If he could, Ouyang Shuo wanted to kill him as a form of a greeting gift for Huo Qubing.

In the Han Army tent, Xiongnu people in the Han Army uniform could be seen everywhere. Hence, it was not really shocking when Ouyang Shuo brought his three thousand surrendered Xiongnu soldiers in.

After setting up camp, Ouyang Shuo summoned Zhao Kuo to discuss about the battle tomorrow.

Based on Huo Qubing's arrangements, the Shanhai City Army would be on the left wing; Ouyang Shou would control everything there.

Under such circumstances, to smoothly kill the Tuqi King of the Left was highly difficult.

After all, orders were king in the military.

Without Huo Qubing's orders, Ouyang Shuo did not dare to do anything stupid.

His only hope was that the performance of the Divine Martial Guards would attract the general's attention.The next morning, the army immediately moved out.

The current Tuqi King of the Left did not know that Huo Qubing eyed him. In his eyes, the current Huo Qubing should be thousands of miles away.

Who knew that their forces were like a ghost.

Before noon, eighty thousand Han troops had charged into the Tuqi King of the Left's army, catching them completely off guard.

The two armies engaged in slaughter on the grassland.

The Han Army was strong, and the Xiongnu Army panicked.

As expected from a genius general. His constant victories did not come from luck but from his commanding skills and tactics. Ouyang Shuo felt impressed.

In Shanhai City, probably only Baiqi and Han Xin were better than him. Even the god general Sun Bin was a little weaker.

Under the leadership of Huo Qubing, the Han Army relentlessly attacked wave after wave.

The elite Tuqi King of the Left was suppressed to the point where he could not retaliate.

The Xiongnu people were adept at cavalry warfare, but they could do nothing before the Han Army.

At 3 PM, the Tuqi King of the Left's army looked like it was about to collapse.

"The general has orders!"

Ouyang Shuo was commanding at the left wing; he did not personally participate in this battle.

Wang Feng led the Divine Martial Guards and went to and fro on the battlefield, helping Ouyang Shuo earn an endless supply of battle contribution points. At a glance, he was close to crossing the two hundred thousand mark.

Even the kills of the three thousand Xiongnu surrendered soldiers added to his points.

Apart from that, even 20% from the ten thousand Han Army soldiers was included.

Ouyang Shuo did not expect that the role of left general would grant him such great rewards.

It seems like after this battle, he could make good use of these points.

Just as the killing reached its most intense state, a messenger ran over, "The general orders the left wing to route to the back of the enemy to cut off their retreat path!"

"I follow!" Ouyang Shuo was delighted.

He had gotten his wish.

Ouyang Shuo was worried that the Tuqi King of the Left would escape?

Huo Qubing immediately sent an order.

In normal situations, the one in charge of blocking the retreat path was the elite commander the main general recognized.

This time, Huo Qubing did not use the Zhao Ponu's right wing. Instead, he chose the left wing for this role. With that, it seemed like the performance of the Divine Martial Guards had completely impressed him.

In the end, he did not let Ouyang Shuo down.

During the tactical meeting yesterday, Zhao Kuo had suggested that Ouyang Shuo let the Divine Martial Guards fight without caring about loses and sacrifices. They needed to be at their strongest level on the battlefield.

Only then could he obtain Huo Qubing's recognition.

In the end, it was just as Zhao Kuo had said.

During this battle, Zhao Kuo had performed well twice.

Bringing him was worth it!

In Shanhai City, this general was previously scolded as a paper general. Now, he had finally shone brightly.With a Shua! Ouyang Shuo unsheathed the Chixiao Sword from its scabbard once more.

"Personal guards, follow me out!" Ouyang Shuo slapped his war horse and charged out.

This time, he wanted to personally kill the Tuqi King of the Left.

"Kill kill kill!"

When they saw their Lord personally act, the Divine Martial Guards felt their blood boil.

Everyone knew that whenever their Lord struck, it was the most intense moment of the battle.

Ouyang Shuo led three thousand Divine Martial Guards, three thousand surrendered Xiongnu soldiers, and also the ten thousand Han troops to leave the battlefield and charge toward the back of the enemy.

The vast grassland became the world of the cavalry.

With Huyan Qiu leading the way, Ouyang Shuo did not need to worry about getting lost.

"Tuqi King of the Left, your head is mine!" Ouyang Shuo muttered.

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Chapter 592-Completing Everything on Khentii Mountain

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Ouyang Shuo led the army from the side of the battlefield to directly stab into the back of the enemy.

The current Tuqi King of the Left was planning to retreat, so he was gathering his personal guards. Who would have guessed that just one hundred meters after they left, Ouyang Shuo would kill his way over?

"Tuqi King of the Left, where do you think you're going?"

Ouyang Shuo rotated his primordial energy and shouted, and his voice echoed through the wilderness.

On the battlefield, both sides could hear this shout.

When Huo Qubing heard his voice, his eyes constricted; he felt astonished. He did not think that this player Lord that had not revealed anything before him would possess such a strong and deep cultivation.

"What an amazing person," Huo Qubing muttered.

The strength of the Divine Martial Guards had already shocked him. Hence, he was curious about the might of their leader.

From that shout, Huo Qubing gained a little understanding.

Unknowingly, Huo Qubing started to think back to the king. Both of them kept their cards close to their chests. However, when they showed their skills, it was truly shocking.

This was the first time Huo Qubing had started to feel interested in Ouyang Shuo himself.When the Xiongnu cavalry heard that loud shout, they all turned around with dubious expressions.

The scene that they saw left them in disbelief.

They were still fighting on the front lines, while their king was actually preparing to desert them.

The Xiongnu cavalry screamed.

This was definitely a fatal blow to their morale.

Huo Qubing was extremely sharp. He immediately grabbed the chance to launch a relentless attack.

At the same time, he ordered people to recruit the surrendered to affect the fighting spirit of the Xiongnu cavalry.

When Tuqi King of the Left heard this shout, his expression turned exceedingly ugly, and he did not dare to raise his head.

A sense of guilt and shame lingered in his heart.

It seemed that it would be hard for this king of the desert to raise his head in front of his people ever again.

At the sight of this, Ouyang Shuo decided to leave the Han Army and Xiongnu forces to attack the main Xiongnu Army. He would lead the Divine Martial Guards to chase after the Tuqi King of the Left.

The prideful Little White ran at the front of the army, looking exceptionally mighty.

However, Ouyang Shuo had not expected this chase to last for ten odd miles.

The Xiongnu war horses were all exceptional. Moreover, the king's mount was an elite of the Xiongnu horses, comparable to the Qingfu horses.

To chase up to them was not an easy matter.

Furthermore, this region was also within the power range of the king.

No matter how familiar Huyan Qiu was with the area, his knowledge was still a distance from the king who owned this place. The king was also extremely crafty, and he used the geography of the area to trick the Divine Martial Guards several times.

As they continued the chase, the distance between the two slowly grew wider and wider.

This was no surprise, as Huo Qubing's troops had chased them all the way to Khentii Mountain and still failed to catch him. The craftiness of the Xiongnu king was far beyond an average level.

Another half an hour passed, and the Tuqi King of the Left had completely disappeared from their sights.

Luckily, he still had Little White.

His scent was still within Little White's range.

When he say that they could not make it otherwise, Ouyang Shuo gritted his teeth and bore the pain. He took out the scroll and directly tore it.

A white light shone and charged into the sky, covering the three thousand Divine Martial Guards. The white light flashed and disappeared into the bodies of the Qingfu horses.

Instantly, the Qingfu horses went crazy and charged forward.

This scroll was the Rapid Troop Movement Scroll that Ouyang Shuo had spent 200 battle resource points to purchase.

Originally, Ouyang Shuo had wanted to use this item for the final sprint. Now that the quest line was in his hands, he naturally did not need it anymore.

Even the remaining Zhang Liao troops numbered less than a thousand.

Zhang Liao had made it clear that he had given up on this chase. He knew that the relationship between Consonance City and Shanhai City stood at an exceptionally sensitive stage, so he naturally needed to act carefully.

In order to kill the Tuqi King of the Left, Ouyang Shuo was paying a great price.

After all, even if the scroll was not used when assaulting enemies, it had miraculous effects in other areas.

Rapid Troop Movement Scroll: After use, 50% increase in troop movement speed for four hours.

Under the strong buff of the scroll, the Divine Martial Guards were like soldiers from heaven, as they madly charged across the grasslands. In less than an hour, the forces of the Tuqi King of the Left once again appeared in his field of sight.

The rumbling sounds of horse hooves made the king's heart tremble.

Moments ago, he had started to feel gleeful about finally getting rid of that annoying fly. He did not expect the enemy to appear here.

Looking at the enemy troops that were getting closer and closer, his face turned ashen white. He could not imagine what kind of war horse they rode that could travel so quickly.

It seemed like no one could answer this question.

In an instant, the Divine Martial Guards had already arrived at their doorsteps.

At this time, any words were useless.

In this battle, it was either you die or I live.

Ouyang Shuo personally led his troops and jumped right into the enemy formation. His goal was the heavily protected king. This Xiongnu noble freaked out like a bird reacting to the twang of a bow.

The king had less than two thousand personal guards.

Facing the three thousand Divine Martial Guards, they had no ability to react.

The successive changes today were too exciting and exhilarating for the Xiongnu people.

Ouyang Shuo rode Qingdian, and the Chixiao Sword shone with a cold light. He moved amongst the enemy lines as he pleased. He used the killing sword's crowd control effects to its pinnacle.

No one could stop Ouyang Shuo's advance.

Ring after ring of Xiongnu cavalry troops were sliced open like paper.

Especially under the buff of the scroll, the assault from the Divine Martial Guards was incredibly alluring. The massive horse lances were like lightning bolts that pierced the enemy formation.

If the Divine Martial Guards did not possess strong bodies, the force behind the horse lances could have caused heavy damage to both sides. Even so, their hands felt numb from the impact.

On the other hand, the Xiongnu cavalry were similarly in a bad shape.

The high speed horse lances were no different from the death god, as they directly gored through multiple cavalry.

During the first assault, they pierced more than half of the cavalry and instantly killed them.

Such a battle result could be called a miracle.

Even the Divine Martial Guards themselves could not believe it.

Only Ouyang Shuo's expression remained unchanged, as he was clear that this was the strength of momentum.

Originally, he had wanted to do this to impress people.

The Divine Martial Guards swung their horse lances. However, there were too many bodies strung on, so they actually failed to swing the bodies off.

"Abandon the lances!"

When Wang Feng saw the situation, he made a decision.

Dang!

The horse lances and the bodies strung on them were all thrown to the ground. The entire battlefield instantly transformed into hell.

"Use your blades!"

Wang Feng shouted out once more.

Shua! They unsheathed their Tang Blades in an orderly fashion.

The entire process was as smooth as flowing water, taking less than half a minute.

With that, one could see how well trained they were.

When the Xiongnu soldiers saw their actions, they were stunned.

The current Tuqi King of the Left wished that his enemy was Huo Qubing. He would rather face that general than the devil before him.

The assault continued.

The killing was far from over.

Ouyang Shuo led the personal guards and approached the Tuqi King of the Left. Only a row of his most loyal soldiers remained.

"Killing all life!"

The blood aura on the Chixiao Sword corporealized and Ouyang Shuo did not hesitate to activate the 6th stroke of the killing sword.

The blood aura suddenly shot out from the sword and turned into sharp crimson daggers that reaped life after life. In a moment, the ten soldiers collectively collapsed.

The entire battlefield fell completely silent.

The Tuqi King of the Left was so scared that he shrieked.

As the killing sword struck out, blood flowed.

Even though the king had participated in hundreds of battle, he had not seen such a high level sword stroke.

Ouyang Shuo grinned, as the Chixiao Sword chopped down without any hesitation. Before the king could react, his head was already floating in the air.

The Tuqi King of the Left had died!

In just a short while, Ouyang Shuo had obtained ten thousand battle contribution points.

The moment the king died, his remaining forces lost their will to fight and wanted to surrender. However, Ouyang Shuo did not accept it. These soldiers did not amount to much, so he might as well kill them.

Most importantly, the sky was turning black, and he still needed to lead his troops to rush back to the camp before nightfall. The effects of the Rapid Troop Movement Scroll would last for two more hours.

The Xiongnu surrendered soldiers could not enjoy the buff of the scroll.

Hence, bringing them along would only be a burden.

In less than half an hour, a large portion of the remaining soldiers fell to the ground and died. As for those that escaped, Ouyang Shuo had no intentions of chasing them.

After the battle, the Divine Martial Guards swiftly cleaned up the battlefield.

Most importantly, they picked up the horse lances they had dropped in the battle. The Combat Logistics Department had crafted the horse lances that they wielded, and each lance was worth ten gold.

Ouyang Shuo used a torn cloth to wrap the Tuqi King of the Left's head and hung it behind the warhorse. A while later, he led his troops forward like a tornado.

He did not even bother to check the items that were dropped. Instead, he hurriedly kept them in his bag.

No one would know that the king of Xiongnu had fallen here.

Before leaving, Ouyang Shuo had started to think about the matter of the Khentii Mountains. There was nothing standing in the way between them and the mountains.

The sun set in the west.

The last bit of sunset reluctantly backed off from the horizon.

A circular moon slowly crept up into the night sky.

On the main battlefield, it was an utter mess, even tragic.

Under the command of Huo Qubing, the remaining Xiongnu cavalry finally surrendered unhappily. After this battle, the Tuqi King of the Left had lost most of his forces, and they would not pose a threat to the Han border.

Huo Qubing rode his warhorse and stood on the battlefield, as he quietly looked into the distance.

It was like he was waiting for someone to arrive.

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Chapter 593-Recruiting Huo Qubing

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Naturally, Huo Qubing was waiting for Ouyang Shuo and his army.

Under the night sky, the Divine Martial Guards were like a tornado, as they charged into the messy camp. When Ouyang Shuo threw out the head of the Tuqi King of the Left, the entire camp bustled with excitement.

"General, I've fortunately completed the task!"

Ouyang Shuo walked to the front of Huo Qubing and reported the battle results.

"Well done!"

Huo Qubing was a person of little words. However, his eyes contained an undeniable happiness and even a slight amount of shock.

After coming into contact with the Xiongnu people for an extended period of time, Huo Qubing had grown extremely clear about the incredible escape speed of the Tuqi King of the Left. Even Huo Qubing lacked the confidence to catch that fellow.

As such, he had never expected to see the Tuqi King's head taken down in less than four hours.

Just as Ouyang Shuo was thinking about how to approach Huo Qubing, a battle notification sounded out.

"Battle Notification: Congratulations player I'm Called Big Bad Wolf for locating the lost Li Guang and his men and successfully recruiting them. The Battle of Mobei Li Guang questline is officially over.""Battle Notification: General Wei Qing successfully led his troops to attack Zhaoxin City. Xiongnu Chan Yu escaped; no one managed to kill him. Wei Qing recruitment quest failed, Battle of Mobei Wei Qing questline is officially over.""Battle Notification: Congratulations player Qiyue Wuyi for helping General Huo Qubing kill the Tuqi King of the Left. As the Huo Qubing questline only has Qiyue Wuyi remaining, he has completed the mission and successfully recruited god rank general Huo Qubing. Battle of Mobei Huo Qubing questline is officially over."The three consecutive battle notifications dazzled all the Lords that remained in the battle map.

Three days ago, Wei Qing had already taken down Zhaoxin City.

Out of the eighteen Lords, there were only eight Lords left at the time of taking down Zhaoxin City. This included the likes of Feng Qiuhuang, Chun Shenjun, and Xiong Ba.

However, no matter how much they searched the grasslands, they could not find the Xiongnu Chan Yu.

They received no news for a few consecutive days.

Not to mention the Lords, even the Xiongnu people could not find their own Chan Yu. As the Chan Yu had lost contact with his troops during the battle, some people thought that he had died. As such, they crowned the Right Guli King as the new Chan Yu.

As for the Lord I'm Called Big Bad Bolf that found Li Guang, it was not pure luck. Like his name, this person owned a spirit beast wolf.

Just relying on this spirit beast, he had located Li Guang extremely early on and smoothly recruited him.

Gaia had not reported the matter to wait for the Huo Qubing questline. Before which, the Mission was to reach the Khentii Mountains first.

However, Ouyang Shuo had killed the Tuqi King of the Left, removing Huo Qubing's original target. If the script continued, Huo Qubing would end up returning to the palace.

As such, Gaia cleanly judged that the questline was over.

Since Zhang Liao's forces had given up and Ouyang Shuo's troops had contributed greatly, he was naturally deemed as the victor of the questline.

The moment this questline ended, Gaia also ended the Wei Qing questline.

This decision crushed the last hopes of the Lords.

Ouyang Shuo had previously held some slight ambitions regarding this matter. Originally, he had planned to convince Huo Qubing to lead his troops to assist Wei Qing. With the abilities of Little White, he would definitely find Chan Yu.

Who knew that Gaia would act so spontaneously.

The Battle of Mobei neared its end.

Along with the battle notification, the roles of Ouyang Shuo and Huo Qubing were immediately reversed.

In the main troop tent, Huo Qubing went to greet Ouyang Shuo.

"General Huo Qubing greets the Lord!" Huo Qubing bowed solemnly.

"General, please rise; I've admired you for so long!"

Ouyang Shuo smiled as spoke. Then, he eagerly checked out Huo Qubing's stats.

Name: Huo Qubing (God Rank)

Title: Top 10 Olden Chinese Generals

Dynasty: West Han

Identity: Shanhai City General

Occupation: Special General

Loyalty: 75

Command: 95

Force: 85

Intelligence: 88

Politics: 42

Specialty: Cavalry Battle (30% increase in cavalry morale, 50% increase in cavalry movement speed, 35% increase in killing strength of cavalry, 40% increase in stamina of cavalry)

Cultivation Method: Broken Capture Sword Code

Equipment: Eight-sided Han Sword

Evaluation: Huo Qubing used the Xiongnu people against their own country, making the Xiongnu tribes live in terror. During his ten years in battle, he attacked Wang Ting, climbed up the Khentii Mountains, and shocked the Xiongnu.

Huo Qubing's stats were on par with Baiqi. Interestingly, his politics stat was 3 points lower. He was a political idiot.

This was not surprising. After all, he had done little in the imperial court.

In comparison, Wei Qing's politics stat would be more than 80 points; he was an able minister.

However, the part that caught Ouyang Shuo's interest was his specialty.

As expected from the cavalry genius. Under the buff of his specialty, the combat strength of a cavalry basically doubled.

This trip was worth it since he had managed to recruit such a god general.

It was already late into the night, so Ouyang Shuo led his troops to take a rest.

The next morning, another battle notification sounded out.

"Battle Notification: The Battle of Mobei officially ends. Now, it is time to tabulate the contribution scores based on player contributions."

As all the Lords belonged to the same camp, there was no winner or loser camp. As such, the process directly entered the final battle tabulations.

A system notification sounded out by Ouyang Shuo's ear.

"System Notification: Player Qiyue Wuyi killed many enemies along the way, fighting the sandstorm, killing the desert bandits, making the Xiongnu surrender, and killing the Tuqi King of the Left. Awarded an extra forty thousand battle contribution points."

Compared to the previous battle map, the rewards for this one paled in comparison. The standout point of this battle would be the fight for the three historical generals.

Even so, Ouyang Shuo had still earned a sizeable amount of battle contribution points.

After tabulating all the extra battle contribution points, the final rankings were confirmed.

Position-Name-Battle contribution points

1st: Qiyue Wuyi- 300000 points

2nd: Chun Shenjun- 200000 points

3rd: Feng Qiuhuang- 180000 points

4th: Bai Hua- 150000 points

5th: Zhan Lang- 125000 points

6th: Di Chen- 120000 points

7th: Xiong Ba- 115000 points

8th: I'm Called Big Bad Wolf- 100000 points

9th: Xunlong Dianxue- 85000 points

10th: Sha Pojun- 80000 points

Looking at the rankings, all the battle contribution points of the Lords had greatly shrunk. Even Ouyang Shuo, who had fought over ten battles during this battle map, had only obtained half of the points he gained during the Battle of Julu.

The main reason was still the number of soldiers that joined. Be it the players or the natives, there were only one hundred thousand at most, a number incomparable to the battle maps that had millions.

This battle definitely would not leave that great of an influence on the classes of the Lords.

During the Battle of Mobei, I'm Called Big Bad Wolf was the biggest winner.

For every battle to birth a dark horse was truly an interesting matter.

Of course, even though he had shone brightly, he still could not compare to Ouyang Shuo. Even without taking into account other reasons, Ouyang Shuo had obtained first place in five consecutive battle maps.

It was not an exaggeration to say that Ouyang Shuo ruled the battle contribution points rankings.

Needless to say, after Huo Qubing officially moved into Shanhai City, who knows how many Lords' hearts were broken.

From the start of the battle, Ouyang Shuo had obtained an extra 15% of battle contribution points. Hence, his final count reached 345 thousand.

By the time the battle ended, a total of five hundred Divine Martial Guards had died.

Based on the battle map settings, to revive one dead soldier would cost 20 points; this was two times the points obtained from killing a normal soldier.

Gaia was truly black hearted, doubling the amount in a blink.

Hence, to revive the Divine Martial Guards, Ouyang Shuo used up ten thousand points.

In the end, based on the 10:1 exchange rate, Ouyang Shuo had obtained 33.4 thousand merit points. As for the commerce city, there was nothing that caught his interest.

Along with the ten thousand merit points he was given at the start, Ouyang Shuo had earned 43.4 thousand merit points during the Battle of Mobei.

With that, Ouyang Shuo checked his merit points total. It had reached a nice figure of 420 thousand. He was around halfway till the duke rank.

With such a rate, who knows how long it would take. It seemed he could only rely on world wars to quickly obtain merit points.

After the tabulation of the battle contribution points, the players also swept the commerce city clean.

At this point, the battle map had truly ended, and the Lords teleported back to the main map.

Ouyang Shuo, who had taken the crown of the battle map for the fifth time, stayed back once more.

Who knows what kind of special reward he would obtain for being the champion this time? With the generosity of the Wu King of Han, it should not be a small item.

Seeing that there was still some time, Huo Qubing invited someone to meet Ouyang Shuo.

He was Zhao Ponu.

As someone loyal to Huo Qubing, Zhao Ponu naturally wanted to come along.

When Ouyang Shuo heard that request, he laughed.

He did not expect that when recruiting generals, there was actually a two for one deal.

Of course, Zhao Ponu was not considered a prominent general. Even though he was graded as a king rank general, he was still one of the relatively weaker ones.

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No matter what, Ouyang Shuo still needed to take a look at Zhao Ponu's stats.

Name: Zhao Ponu (King Rank)

Dynasty: West Han

Identity: Shanhai City General

Occupation: advanced general

Loyalty: 70

Command: 70

Force: 72

Intelligence: 45

Politics: 35

Specialty: Breakthrough (10% increase in attack power of troops, 20% increase in movement speed of troops)

Cultivation method: Broken Capture Sword Manual (24 styles)

Equipment: Six-sided Han Sword

Evaluation: Zhao Ponu was born in the plains, and he spent his youth in the Xiongnu territory. Then he joined the Han Army and became the advisor for Huo Qubing's army. In the end, his whole family was killed because of the 91 B.C. attempted coup on Emperor Wu of Han.

Zhao Ponu's stats truly were not amazing. Even his command and force stats were at the lowest standard of 70. As for his intelligence and politics stats, they were even worse.

However, his specialty was a saving grace.

Overall, Zhao Ponu was exceedingly average, and he lacked any eye-catching performances. After Huo Qubing died, Zhao Ponu led twenty thousand cavalry to fight the Tuqi King of the Left. In the end, he was surrounded by eighty thousand enemy toops and was captured alive, and his forces fell.

Ouyang Shuo was not too disappointed about this matter.

The expansion of the three legion corps meant that they needed generals. No matter what, Zhao Ponu could still take up the role of a major general. Compared to the locally trained generals, he was a level better.

Since there was still some time, Ouyang Shuo recalled the items that the Tunqi King of the Left had dropped. As he had hurried to sleep last night, he did not have the time to take a look at them.

It was a book.

Xiongnu War Knife Crafting Technical Manual: After use, user learns the Xiongnu War Knife Crafting Technology.

Shanhai City already had the Tang Blade, so they did not have much need for the Xiongnu War Knives. At most, they would merge the crafting techniques to modify the Tang Blades.

Of course, the Mongol Cavalry Training Diary that Zhou Yafu had dropped would make building an elite mongol army possible.

To possess a variety of cavalry was always Ouyang Shuo's goal.

The Xiongnu cavalry including the Xiongnu cavalry each had their strengths. If not they would not have been able to rule the earth.

Apart from that, Ouyang Shuo was thinking about how to earn money.

Shanhai City did not need the Xiongnu War Knives. However, this did not mean that other territories did not need it. Furthermore, it was a very attractive item for adventure gamemode players.

Especially the chivalrous experts that loved war knives.

Hence, this manual could help Shanhai City create another money making route.

"The Tuqi King of the Left is a good fellow!"

During that short period of time, the final reward was finally delivered to his hands.

Ouyang Shuo took the item; it was actually a token.

Xiongnu Horse Token: After use, user can obtain ten thousand elite Xiongnu warhorses.

"A masterstroke!"

After Ouyang Shuo checked the description of the horse token, he could not help but cheer for the Hanwu Emperor.

Of course, Ouyang Shuo estimated that those Xiongnu warhorses were the battle rewards from this war. The Hanwu Emperor used these winnings to reward the best player Lord, while he himself did not lose much.

Before this, Ouyang Shuo had certain worries. Since the number of territory troops had increased too fast, even with the Shenjun Lake horse breeding farm and the Jifeng Valley horse stables, they still would not have enough.

Using this horse token, the Animal Husbandry Department could totally build another farm. With that, they could satisfy the short-term warhorse needs.

Training methods, warhorses, and war knives were all connected. As a result, Shanhai City would give birth to a strong mongol elite cavalry army.

After getting what he wanted, Ouyang Shuo did not waste any more time and led his troops out of the battle map.

When he returned to the main map, it was already the 1st month, 20th day. When he walked out of the teleportation formation, a system notification sounded out.

"System Notification; Battle of Mobei is officially over. The West Han historical people will automatically join the game. Please search for them!"Unknowingly, the history period of the game had progressed to the West Han.

Amongst the people of the West Han, Ouyang Shuo paid the most attention to Wang Zhaojun, as she concerned the Four Beauties quest. As for the other figures, it would be up to fate.

Next, the chaotic East Han period would follow. Especially the ending years of East Han, where wars started everywhere and many famous generals came into prominence. This was a period that could compare to the Warring States.

Zhou Yu, Zhao Yun, Lu Bu, Zhuge Liang...

Each name was a famous one that everyone knew of.

There was no Lord that did not wish for the arrival of East Han.

As for the sixth battle map that was going to start soon, Ouyang Shuo already had the inklings of a plan.

Regarding the specifics, he still needed to wait a little longer.

This was because Gaia had set the requirement for the sixth battle to fifty prefectures in the China region. Currently, the China region only had fifteen prefectures, so they were unlikely to meet that requirement in a short amount of time.

Following which, another system notification sounded out.

"System Notification: Wu King of Han has officially moved into Luoyang City, the Luoyang Imperial Court will become the Han Dynasty. Famous ministers such as Wei Qing, Zhang Qin, Sima Qian, and Sima Xiangru will follow him."Qinhuang Hanwu was not just a saying.

Following Qin Shihuang, another mighty lord of ancient China, Wu King of Han, had finally appeared in the wilderness. Of course, since Qin Shihuang had sent a precedence, the players were not too shocked this time.

Based on logic, the capital city of West An should be Chang An City. As for Luoyang, it was the capital city of East Han. Helplessly, the Tang Dynasty capital was also Chang An.

Hence, after Gaia calculated and weighed everything, it decided to choose Luoyang City as the capital city of the Han Dynasty.

There were nine imperial cities, so only nine emperors and kings. If Gaia based it on the dynasties, there would be far more than nine. Hence, Gaia naturally needed to make some sacrifices.

Even Ouyang Shuo did not know about this entire matter.

After all, in the five years of the game, there were some dynasties that did not join.

Along with the Hanwu Emperor entering Luoyang, the Zhongyuan Province that had just calmed down would grow busy once more. One must know that during the 3rd system update, Gaia had removed the outer barriers around the imperial cities.

The Imperial cities, especially the ones with dynasties, were going to have an immense impact on the wilderness.

At the very least, the decisive Hanwu Emperor would not allow players to taint the Luoyang Prefecture. It would be the same as the surrounding territory of Xianyang City, which Qin Shihuang had occupied.

After the Chinese New Year, a battle would probably take place in the Zhongyuan Province.

Of course, this worry was only limited to the nearby territories. Meanwhile, the hearts of the other Lords felt pained, as they could not recruit Wei Qing and the other famous generals and ministers.

If Ouyang Shuo had not recruited Huo Qubing, he would have probably entered the dynasty too.

The only way to recruit them was to destroy the imperial city and become their new king.

Of course, probably not many Lords had the ability or courage to compete against Qinhuang Hanwu.After arriving at the wilderness, Huo Qubing's mind was suddenly filled with a large quantity of historical information. After learning that the Wu King of Han had appeared in the wilderness, who knows what Huo Qubing was feeling.

On the other hand, Zhao Ponu, who learned that his race was wiped in the end, did not miss the king anymore. Ouyang Shuo even received a notification that his loyalty had risen by 10 points.

That was truy ironic.

Ouyang Shuo's treatment of Huo Qubing was unfaultable. The moment he returned to the manor, he immediately announced the duty of Huo Qubing.

He appointed him as the legion general of the Guards Legion and granted him the title of Great General. At the same time, Zhao Ponu would become the major general of the Dragon Legion Corps, 2nd legion, 4th division.

Based on logic, as a god rank general, Huo Qubing could rule a legion corps like Baiqi and Han Xin.

However, Ouyang Shuo did not appoint him to such a position.

Firstly, the territory army had just expanded, so it would not be easy to build another legion corps. secondly, the newly built guards legion badly needed a general.

With the position of the Guards Legion in the territory, it was not an insult to his ability.

Most importantly, Huo Qubing was a keen dagger. He was a great general but not a good commander. Leading troops in battle was his strength. However, making him command and lead a legion corps with many different soldier types would be asking too much.

Taking a step back, as the personal army of Ouyang Shuo, the Guards Legion needed such a general.

All things considered, before the battle map, Ouyang Shuo had planned everything clearly. He knew what position he would grant Huo Qubing if he succeeded.

After settling Huo Qubing, Ouyang Shuo immediately summoned Animal Husbandry Director Xia Houying.

"Greetings, my Lord!"

Towards this summon, Xia Houying was a little surprised.

"Take a look at this." Ouyang Shuo passed the Xiongnu Horse Token over.

"This, this is!"

When Xia Houying saw the token, emotion and excitement filled his face.

As the director, Xia Houying was more worried about warhorse matters than Ouyang Shuo. He clearly knew what this horse token meant to the territory.

"Quickly choose a grassland to build a horse breeding farm in the territory." Ouyang Shuo smiled.

In the game, the map was ten times larger than reality.

Choosing a horse ranch was not too difficult a matter.

"Lord do not worry. Three days, at most three days, we will have some rewards." Xia Houying was exceedingly confident.

As the director of animal husbandry, Xia Houying had performed an investigation on the parts of the territory suitable for building a horse breeding farm.

He just needed three days time to make a selection based on their research.

"With Director Xia doing things, I am naturally at ease."

This director left Ouyang Shuo extremely pleased.

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Chapter 595-Chasing All Philosophers Out, Only Leaving Confucianism

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After he returned to Shanhai City, Ouyang Shuo started to prepare for the alliance gathering.

On the 2nd day of the new year, the 4th day of the 2nd month, Ouyang Shuo would hold his wedding. Hence, he had especially moved forward the date of the alliance gathering to before the new year.

On the side of Yashan City, Tian Wenjing had already built the courtyard for the alliance meeting and was just waiting for the guests. Considering the need for scenery, the courtyard was built at the Tianya region west of Yashan City.

As for the specific location, it was the famous Cape Haijiao. The entire bay was cordoned off for the courtyard to enjoy alone.

Only in the game could one receive such heaven defying treatment.

As for the specific preparations, Ouyang Shuo naturally would not micromanage.

Instead, he focused on the contents of the meeting.

During this year's alliance gathering, Ouyang Shuo was ready to start off with a bang; he wanted to strengthen the alliance's power.

Xunlong City, Black Lion City, and Stone City were slowly falling off, causing Ouyang Shuo to sense a hint of danger. As the alliance leader of the Shanhai Alliance, Ouyang Shuo needed to step up at this time.

1st month, 21st day, Luoyang.

The 2nd day after the Hanwu Emperor moved in, he announced the political proposition of his rule, 'Remove all other school of thoughts, only Confucianism remains.'

In Luoyang City, schools and even the official courts had professors of the five classics: the Book of Songs, the Book of History, the Classic of Rites, the Book of Changes, and the Spring and Autumn Annals.

The study of classics would become the only recognized subject in Luoyang.

In essence, this moved aimed to protect the order and tradition of the rule. It worshiped and immortalized the rule of the emperor. As a result, it was a mainstream idea for two thousand years of Chinese culture and tradition.

All of a sudden, the numerous philosophers in Luoyang City were chased out.

The world was changing.

This historical event of West Han was repeating itself in the wilderness. One could not help but think back to Qin Shihuang's actions when he entered Xianyang.

It seemed like these two emperors were going to have a silent face off in the wilderness.

The conflict mentioned by the philosophers was once again going to be a popular topic in the wilderness.

Interestingly, despite the proponent of Confucianism being the only school of thought and Dong Zhongshu personally inviting Kong Zi to teach in Luoyang, he was still rejected.

It was obvious that Kong Zi did not completely recognize this study.

There were some differences between the two.

The study of Confucianism classics modified the thinkings of Kong Zi to protect the power of the emperor. It was utterly different from his main view.

Hanwu Emperor's actions benefited Shanhai City the most. As the Land of Philosophers, the many people chased out naturally saw Shanhai City as their first choice.

Over hundreds of philosophers joined Shanhai City everyday.

Along with the philosophers, there was also one more exceptional person. He shared the same father as Huo Qubing, buy they came from different mothers; his name was Huo Guang.

Huo Guang's father was called Huo Zhong Ru. During 141 B.C., he was sent as a minor official to work in the house of the Pingyang Lord. He and one of the maid servants there called Wei Shao'er had a child, Huo Qubing.

After Huo Zhong Ru completed his job there, he returned home and married a wife, who he had Huo Guang with.

During 121 B.C., Huo Qubing was given the role of Bianqi General. En route to killing the Xiongnu, the Pingyang Lord invited him over. There, he had sent someone to bring over his father for them to meet.

Huo Qubing helped Huo Zhong Ru buy land and servants before leaving. On his expedition, he once again visited Huo Zhong Ru and brought his brother Huo Guang to Chang An.

Huo Guang was only over ten years olds back then. However, with Huo Qubing's help, he became an official.

During 1167 B.C., Huo Qubing passed away. Huo Guang was appointed many roles in the palace like Fengche Duwei and Guanglu Dafu, and he served besides the Hanwu Emperor for over twenty years without committing a single mistake. Hence, he gained the emperor's trust and became an extremely powerful minister.

Compared to Huo Qubing's fame in the army, Huo Guang's achievements were massive too. He had worked for the Hanwu Emperor, the Hanzhao Emperor, and the Hanxuan Emperor. During his time, he was granted titles such as the Great General and the Great Advisor.

During Hanxuan Emperor's time, because Huo Guang had contributed to making the Xiongnu surrender, he was part of a drawing of eleven ministers that was displayed in the Qilin Court.

Huo Guang was listed as the top contributing minister out of the eleven ministers.

The two brothers were completely different in terms of their desire for power.

Huo Qubing had the loyalty and strive to fight for his country, and he did not bother about fame and riches. Meanwhile, his brother was totally different.

In history, others often incriminated Huo Guang. In the end, he was blamed for staging a coup to overthrow the emperor.

As a result, the Huo Family had a deeply saddening ending. Two years after his death, news that the coup had failed caused the entire family to be killed.

Along with the West Han entering the game, Huo Guang's family all entered too. After Huo Guang learned of the historical events, he naturally did not have the courage to work for the Hanwu Emperor.

Hence, heading to his brother's location was not a bad choice.

Huo Qubing died early. As such, when he entered the wilderness, he was only around twenty. As his brother, Huo Guang arrived in the wilderness as a young teen and not the old famous Great General.

However, he kept his memories and abilities.

Along with him was his wife Zi Xian, son Huo Yu, and daughter Huo Chengjun.

Huo Yu was the reason why the Huo Family was wiped out.

Huo Chengjun was the second empress of the Hanwu Emperor's time. After her family was wiped out, she was placed into the cold palace. Twelve years later, she killed herself.

The two of them were both four to five years old kids. Especially Huo Chengjun, who was a cute little loli. When she looked at the prosperous Shanhai City, she was extremely excited.

She ascended to the position of empress because her mother bribed the physician to kill the first empress.

These events were made into a T.V. drama known as Wulong Chuang Qing Guan, and the main female lead Huo Shui Xian was built in the image of Huo Chengjun.

When this drama came out, it was immediately popular.

Huo Shui Xian, who was played by Chao Yin, instantly became the goddess in the hearts of all men.Naturally, Ouyang Shuo welcomed Huo Guang's arrival.

In history, the main reason Huo Guang managed to hold so much power as a minister was because of the weak emperor.

Compared to the other important ministers in Shanhai City, Huo Guang lacked a solid base. Naturally, he could not become a minister that held too much power. During the Hanwu Emperor's time, Huo Guang did not show a single sign of being a minister who took control.

Furthermore, Shanhai City brimmed with talents.

Without even mentioning the four directors, just department grade directors like Zhang Tingyu and Su Zhe were enough to match Huo Guang. Hence, the only way for Huo Guang to do well here was to blend into the system.

Taking off the robes of a powerful minister, his administrative abilities were actually extremely high. Hanxuan Emperor even compared him with the best prime minister of West Han, Xiao He.

In the main hall, Ouyang Shuo welcomed Huo Guang and his family.

"Huo Guang greets the Lord!"

Huo Guang knew his position, and he bowed when he saw Ouyang Shuo. His past glory had all turned to nought. The current Huo Guang was only a basic official that was just starting out.

Huo Guang had a clear understanding of this point.

"Greetings, Lord!"

Following Huo Qubing, Huo Yu and Huo Chengjun both knelt down. The little loli Huo Chengjun looked at Ouyang Shuo with a curious gaze; she was not afraid at all.

"Please rise!"

Ouyang Shuo smiled, completing the act of treating his subordinates with respect and politeness.

Making use of the time, Ouyang Shuo took a look at Huo Guang's stats.

Name: Huo Guang (Emperor Rank)

Dynasty: West Han

Identity: Shanhai City civil servant

Occupation: civil servant

Loyalty: 75

Command: 70

Force: 55

Intelligence: 70

Politics: 90

Specialty: Powerful General (20% increase in efficiency, 10% increase in territory politics index, 15% increase in administrative standards).

Evaluation: Huo Guang was given the duty of bringing up the new young emperor, making him one of the trusted ministers of the dynasty. He crafted many evil plots, and he made his daughter the empress. He cared a lot about interest and profits. However, three years after his death, his entire family line was wiped out!

Huo Guang was truly extraordinary. Gaia had actually graded him as an emperor level person. Out of his four stats, none of them were exceptionally weak.

That afternoon, the Governor-General announced his appointment.

The Tax Division under the Financial Bureau would be expanded to become the Tax Department.

Huo Guang would become the 1st director of the Taxation Department.

The original Taxation Secretary Qin Shen would become the deputy director.

Ouyang Shuo had put in a lot of thought into the matter of Huo Guang's appointment.

Xiao He had taken charge of the Administration Bureau. As such, to prevent suspicion, Huo Guang could not take up a director role there. Apart from that, only the Internal Affairs Bureau and the Financial Bureau remained.

Considering that Huo Qubing had taken up the role of Guards Legion general, it would not be easy for Huo Guang to take up a role in such a sensitive bureau like the Internal Affairs Bureau.

In the end, Ouyang Shuo decided on the Financial Bureau.

With his ability, taking charge of the taxation department was fine. Of course, if he performed well in the future, his roles could change.

However, the army was an absolutely prohibited place for him.

Ouyang Shuo did not forget that the 3rd year of Gaia was the rise of aristocratic families. The matter of how to balance and restrict the rise of aristocratic families in the territory was something that weighed heavily in his heart.

Most crucially, he needed to enact strict prevention measures at the source.

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Chapter 596-Famous General Zhao She

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As the new year approached, it seemed to be an extremely suitable time to find loved ones and visit friends.

Following Huo Guang's arrival, another person came to Shanhai City the next day. This person was a general and Zhao Kuo's father - Mafu Lord Zhao She.

On the topic of Zhao She, his most famous moment was during the Battle of E Yu.

During this battle, Zhao She had led his troops to defeat the arrogant Qin Army, spreading his name across the six states. After the battle, the Zhao King awarded him the title of Mafu Lord, and he became a presence on the same level as Lianpo.

After the Battle of Changping ended, Zhao She had already entered the wilderness.

Zhao Kuo's loss at Changping broke the foundation of the Zhao Country, making Zhao She feel extremely ashamed. As a result, he did not want to reunite with this son of his. However, blood was thicker than water after all, so he continued to pay attention to his son's performance.

Currently, Zhao Kuo was shining brightly in Shanhai City. He was even Ouyang Shuo's advisor during the Battle of Mobei and had made miraculous contributions.

Hence, Zhao Kuo had finally obtained the recognition of his father.

Fittingly, the Chinese New Year neared, so he chose such a time to arrive. The other members of the Zhao Family also came along.

Regarding Zhao She's arrival in Shanhai City, the happiest person was definitely Zhao Kuo.

Yearning, recognition….

Various emotions interlaced in his heart; a complicated series of feelings.

The reunion of father and son was truly a touching scene.

At the current moment, be it Zhao She or Zhao Kuo, both were filled with thoughts and emotions.

Ouyang Shuo did not disturb them. On the contrary, Zhao She was the one who put his feelings on hold and immediately greeted Ouyang Shuo and swiftly announced his loyalty.

This was exactly how generals dealt with their matters.

At this point, Shanhai City had acquired another strong general!

Name: Zhao She (King Rank)

Dynasty: Warring States (Zhao)

Identity: Shanhai City General

Occupation: advanced general

Loyalty: 75

Command: 78

Force: 70

Intelligence: 58

Politics: 55

Specialty: Chase (15% increase in combat strength of troops, 20%15% increase in movement speed of troops.)

Cultivation method: -

Equipment: -

Evaluation: Mafu of the Zhao State, a majestic and chaste person. Started off as a minor officer and performed his duties well. He caught aristocrats who did wrong and was in turn promoted to the land tax collector. During the war, he was appointed to lead troops. In the end, he was promoted to the position of administrator of a district called Mafu.

Zhao She's stats could be considered a pinnacle presence amongst king rank generals. If the Warring States was not such a star studded period, he would definitely be considered an emperor rank general.

Ouyang Shuo was not careless and immediately appointed him as the 3rd division major general of the 2nd legion of the Tiger Legion Corps.

With his character, he could maintain fairness. As such, the most suitable position for him was Military Law Secretary, which was commonly known as the Judge Advocate General.

As there were no suitable choices for that position, Du Ruhui had been temporarily taking charge of the role.

However, Zhao Kuo was already the deputy director of the Military Affairs Bureau. If the father and son pair both worked in the same unit, it might cause rumors to spread.

Ouyang Shuo could only choose the second best option and send him to the Tiger Legion Corps.

Making use of this chance, Ouyang Shuo also named a Military Law Secretary. The person he chose was far from what Du Ruhui had expected, he actually chose the Taiping Country fallen general, Feng Yunshan.

Similar to Zhao She, Feng Yunshan had a righteous personality. With the learning opportunity at the Army Military Academy, it was within his ability to become the Judge Advocate General.

Apart from this, Ouyang Shuo had a deeper layer of meaning for appointing him.

During this military reorganization, more than half of the soldiers in the three legion corps were surrendered soldiers, so their discipline was lax and they fought against control. This matter had already became a huge issue for Du Ruhui.

Feng Yunshan being from the Taiping Army had both its pro and cons.

Making him the Judge Advocate General was both a consolation and also a warning to the surrendered soldiers that military discipline was not a child's game.

Solving the military discipline problem was a massive test for Feng Yunshan. The first test was if Feng Yunshan could be sufficiently vicious and merciless.

Ouyang Shuo believed that Feng Yunshan could understand the deeper meaning within this appointment.

Of course, Feng Yunshan's promotion was partially due to Sun Wu's recommendation.

As the principal of the Army Military Academy, although he did not participate in territory strategies, he had accepted Ouyang Shuo's request to evaluate the generals in the academy.

Only Ouyang Shuo could see these evaluations.

It was through his evaluation that Sun Wu pointed out that Feng Yunshan had an exceptional talent in military law. With that, after all considerations, Ouyang Shuo decided to choose Feng Yunshan.

Successively obtaining the loyalty of both Huo Guang and Zhao She delighted Ouyang Shuo.

Talents arriving without invitation was a sign of the prosperity of the territory.

Ouyang Shuo had reason to believe that with the pinnacle existences of West Han in Xiao He, Han Xin, Huo Qubing, Huo Guang, and Xia Houying, he would hold an immense attraction to the historical people of that era.

Regretfully, during the West Han period, Xiao He's children were all normal and were not moldable into capable talents. During the Northern and Southern Dynasty, Xiao He's 25th generation Sun Xiaoyan formed the Lianzhou Dynasty.

Meanwhile, Han Xin's family was destroyed, and he had no descendants left.

After Huo Guang's death, his family was also destroyed.

With this, one could see how difficult it was for an aristocratic family to last over several hundred years.

As an official, if one was not careful, the emperor could order for their entire family to be wiped out.

West Han had many talents that were largely gathered during the Hanwu Emperor's time, while the various dynasties after that had many lesser talents. The end of the Hanwu Emperor was also the turning point from good to bad.

The true talent explosion happened during the East Han.After dealing with the matters at hand, on the 1st month, 24th day, Ouyang Shuo set off toward the location of the alliance gathering - Tianya Villa.

Song Jia and Bing'er also followed.

After being busy for an entire year, it was time for Ouyang Shuo to spend time with his family and take a good rest.

The meeting was one aspect of the alliance meeting, while the other was to have a holiday. Not only Ouyang Shuo, he had already invited the other members to bring along their family.

This could also be considered an attempt at establishing relationships.

Apart from Song Jia, the parents of the others were all invited.

Before which, Song Jia had described Ouyang Shuo's time travel theory. Hence, that activated the rise of the Song Chamber of Commerce in Shanhai City.

Perfume, soap, and Qipao; the Song Chamber of Commerce developed all of these items, becoming worthy of being called a money-sucking machine.

Needless to say, just the emergence of perfume and soap attracted the attention of all the females in the city.

Dudou, Qipao, and similar items were popular due to the specialty of Shanhai City - the colored silk. The vibrant colors made these two items extremely popular, and they instantly became hot selling products.

Apart from that, as the wife of the Lord, Song Jia personally chaired the sales of these products. She gathered the rich missus of the city to display these new items.

With that, the sales routes truly opened up.

All of a sudden, the name of the Song Chamber of Commerce rose in prominence.

Since the chamber of commerce had a chance to rise up, Song Tianxiong was naturally filled with ambition. During the exchange, Song Tianxiong had convinced his family members to exchange for four hundred thousand gold.

Apart from a portion used to return loans, the rest of this sum of money was invested into the chamber of commerce.

Song Tianxiong's goal was to sell these items to the imperial city. Especially perfume, these items were small but the profits were high. Moreover, it was easily transported by the storage bags of players.

Of course, there were still some worrying factors.

These items were new and amazing to the natives, but the players with diverse knowledge immediately saw through the theory behind it.

News spread that in the various regions, similar items were appearing.

The current China region lacked monopolies. Furthermore, strictly speaking, the Song Chamber of Commerce was stealing modern ideas, so they had no right to say that other people were copying them.

Hence, Song Tianxiong had no choice. He could only hope to use funds to build up his brand and take up a huge portion of the market.

As for swallowing up the entire thing, that was nearly impossible.

Even without considering other reasons, they already had competition in the territory.

Their biggest competitor was naturally Thread in Yashan City.

Since the start, Thread was a player guild made of purely work occupation players, and they had a batch of advanced ranked players. Their researching ability regarding items such as perfume and Qipao was far superior to the Song Chamber of Commerce.

The reason why they had not adopted such an approach was because they were locked into habitual thinking. The moment they were awoken from that state, their research would not stop.

In less than a month, the products that Thread had pushed out were far better than the Song Chamber of Commerce in terms of both variety or quality, which gave Song Tianxiong a complete headache.

As for the funds advantage, that totally did not need to be mentioned.

No matter how rich the Song Family was, it was not enough to compete with a guild.

Thread in Yashan City was progressing at a tremendous speed, and its member count had once again climbed to one hundred thousand. They already had the ability to be listed as one of the top 10 guilds.

Qing Sikou had millions of usable funds in gold.

All of a sudden, Threat actually had a sign of coming from behind, its reputation blooming.

Luckily, at the crucial moment, Song Jia stepped up, making the other player work occupation guild Fallen Moon Guild work together with them.

Only then did the Song Chamber of Commerce gain a foothold in their battle with Thread.

Luckily, the current market was not oversaturated. Between the two, it was a friendly competition. If not, it would really put Ouyang Shuo in a tough situation.

From Ouyang Shuo's point of view, both sides were huge tax payers in the territory. He would not be biased just because of Song Jia.

On this point, Ouyang Shuo had a clear understanding.

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Chapter 597-Man at the Top of the Food Chain

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Gaia 3rd year, 1st month, 25th day, Tianya Villa.

Back when Shanhai Alliance had its first alliance gathering, nineteen people had joined. As a result, Ouyang Shuo had jokingly termed it as the Meeting of Nineteen.

In just a year, although there was still nineteen of them, but many things have changed.

Last year, Moon Shines Over the River was still chasing Hong Ying. Now, the two of them were already officially a pair, making all the single dogs jealous.

Last year, Lin Jing had relied on the god weapon Qixing Longyuan to become the biggest power amongst the adventure gamemode players. Today, Jianqi Leiyin, who had the Taia Sword, was able to stand on her level.

Most importantly, during the auction where he spent a million gold to purchase the War Blood God Set, Blood Romance was undoubtedly the strongest person.

Last year, Mulan Yue had accompanied Ouyang Shuo, today, it had changed to Song Jia. The news of their marriage had raised waves in the alliance.

Be it Bai Hua or Feng Qiuhuang, they all looked at Song Jia with weird expressions.

Last year, Black Mamba was specially invited. Now, he had transformed after the disbandment of the Rattlesnake Mercenary Group. The more mysterious Black Snake and the Black Snake Guards that terrified the enemy had replaced him.

Similarly, the Song Wen and Song Wu brother pair was not present.

One became the mayor of Zhenhai City, while the other became the deputy major general of the Leizhou Garrison Division. After the year, Ouyang Shuo was prepared to promote Song Wu to major general of the Xunzhou Garrison Division.

Since some people had left, there were naturally new additions.

As an important member of the guild alliance, The appearance of Thread's guild leader Qing Sikou was not surprising at all. What surprised them was the appearance of Ji Yinghu and Mengyun Tunding.

It was obvious that Ouyang Shuo wanted to use this chance to completely bring Shadow Alliance and Yimeng Pavillion into the Shanhai Alliance.

After all of this, with four in and four out, they ended up with nineteen people again.

Apart from that, there was also a special presence, Bai Xiaosheng.

Gaia 2nd year, 5th month, Bai Xiaosheng established the Wilderness Publications. From the name alone, one would know that this was a very special guild, and it was mainly composed of reporters and editors.

The main job of this guild was to work with the officials to post on the forums in a special news column known as the Quick Daily News. They were in charge of reporting all the important matters in the wilderness.

Although Quick Daily News was a paid service, with the talent of Bai Xiaosheng's team in digging out news, they had insane sales. Every day, he could obtain some interesting news.

Players even said that just by reading the Quick Daily News, they could easily understand everything that was happening without even leaving their homes.

The reporter station of the Quick Daily News not only spread out across the nine imperial cities, but they even existed in more than 90% of the layer territories. Shanhai City was naturally not an exception.

Developing to this stage, the number of subscriptions to Quick Daily News had already broken one million. This also meant that one out of every ten in China had subscribed.

If one excluded the children, this ratio was truly astounding.

Reading the Quick Daily News every day had also become one of the habits of a large portion of the players.

The subscription fee of Quick Daily News was extremely affordable at two copper daily. With that, one could read all the available news content.

Even if one read it for ten years, they would not need to even spend one gold.

However, due to the massive subscriber base, they made humongous profits. Each day, they would be able to take in two thousand gold.

Apart from subscription fees, ad revenue was also another source of income.

Be it guilds or territories, if they wanted to post recruitment advertisements, the Quick Daily News was the best choice. If they posted it on the forums, unless they were a huge shark like Shanhai City, their posts would definitely be drowned out.

Apart from recruitment, the promotion of products, trading news of top grade items, chain quest news, and other similar matters were popular posts on the Quick Daily News.

The items pushed out by the Song Chamber of Commerce had also appeared in the Quick Daily News.

Now, similar news media had appeared. Amongst which, there were territory based ones like the Jingdou Publications, and there was also specific media like Swordsmen Island.

Various news media filled the reading news of the variety of players.

Even so, the Quick Daily News continued to hold almost a monopoly of the industry.

Because of that, Bai Xiaosheng's reputation had bloomed, and he even climbed onto the famous people rankings. Some people said that if Qiyue Wuyi was a giant amongst the Lords, then Bai Xiaosheng was undoubtedly a media shark.

Just one year ago, he was just a relatively known commenter on the forums. His sudden rise was due to the unique business model of the Quick Daily News.

The sneaky rise of the media industry made many people saw the profits within. Or to put it another way, this rise had once again affected the player's understanding of the game.

To say that the business model was unique was just in the case of the game. In reality, such subscription-based services had appeared two hundred years ago.

Bai Xiaosheng's breakthrough was to put this model and implant it into the game. Just like the items pushed out by the Song Chamber of Commerce, which were a mental and ideological blow to the players.

Between them, there was a similarity; they treated the game world like the real world.

Simply put, it all went back to the time theory that Ouyang Shuo had mentioned.

From how Gaia was setting up columns for the Quick Daily News, it was not hard to see that Gaia was supporting it.

To make the game world real had always been one of Gaia's goals.

In the future, when they reached planet Hope, Earth Online could still continue to run and become a part of the player's lives.

After all, the moulding and selection of talent was a process that never stopped.

People with a business mind had already smelled some opportunities from the rise of the media industry.

On the forums, there were many products being developed that lacked a platform for complete integration.

For example, a network.

Actually, a year ago, players had used the game as a base to create similar web novels like fantasy, history, and military.

These were just random fictions that the authors wrote up.

But if they were able to obtain the support from the officials like Quick Daily News and have a reading platform to promote and run their stories, this would entirely change.

After all, in reality, subscription based reading was already a trend.

Furthermore, dramas and movies.

The shooting equipment that Gaia provided, along with the adventures, battles, and war elements, would allow for someone to create a great movie or drama provided they had professional directors and scriptwriters

Now, the forums were filled with people filming for self-enjoyment.

Undoubtedly, only a more elite and professional production process would push this area forward.

And all of this was only the entertainment related matters.

If one jumped out of this box, one's imagination would be even larger.

Like online sales and purchases.

Ever since the removal of the Super Auction Platform, cross-territory sales had turned into a dream.

However, in reality, it was a commonality.

Making use of the forums, they could build an online shopping platform. Afterward, they could use the relay to build a parcel service. Using such methods, one could easily replicate Taobao.

There were many more examples and a variety of business opportunities.

As a person who had been through this already, Ouyang Shuo naturally knew that all of this had happened in the last life. Not just this, the future industries would all jump out of the control of the forums.

As the game progressed, the entertainment needs of the players would grow limitlessly.

In future days, the singers and stars in reality would appear in the game.

Ouyang Shuo remembered that in the 4th year of Gaia, superstar Lin Luo held an olden style concert in the square of Jingdou, attracting two hundred thousand people.

With that concert alone, she had earned five hundred thousand gold, and she was known as the money making queen.

Not only stars in reality, as the game progressed, a new batch of stars appeared. They were either highly skilled experts or the pinnacle of work occupations.

All in all, the future game world become more and more similar to the real world.

The reason why Ouyang Shuo did not use his advantage to attack this area was because, 'Jack of all trades, master of none.'

Bai Xiaosheng did not rely on luck to build the wilderness publications. In reality, he was an experienced media person, and he had vast media experience.

If not, the Quick Daily News would not have gotten popular so quickly.

Similarly, for the other professions to thrive, they needed similar professionals.

To Ouyang Shuo, rather than worrying about other factors, he might as well focus on just running his territory well. Like now, even Bai Xiaosheng, who others had termed as the media giant, was shocked and honoured by Ouyang Shuo's invitation.

In the end, in the game, Lords still stood at the top of the food chain.

Apart from that, there was another problem.

Be it online dramas, online shopping, or even superstar concerts, the game had to be stable for such events to thrive.

In a chaotic world, all of this was just a pipe dream.

In his last life, only during the 4th year of Gaia did similar businesses start to show themselves.

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Chapter 598-Four Seas Bank Sneak Attack

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Ouyang Shuo had invited Bai Xiaosheng over for the Quick Daily News to promote his plan. To Bai Xiaosheng, the chance to interview the mysterious Shanhai Alliance was also a breakthrough.

Both sides had their needs.

Apart from that, Ouyang Shuo was also ready to establish a newspaper. It would have the simple name of the Shanhai Times.

In contrast to the Quick Daily News, the Shanhai Times would aim at the natives. This was because the natives could not log onto the forums, and they could only read paper newspapers.

On this aspect, Bai Xiaosheng had a vast experience.

Ouyang Shuo's plan was to use Bai Xiaosheng as a bridge to dig up a group of newspaper industry talents.Sun Xiaoyue had personally designed the Tianya Villa, and it replicated a real life holiday villa. She had created a truly exquisite piece of work. Additionally, pure white beaches stood a short distance before the villa.

The clear sea water was a light blue, ten times clearer than the sea in real life.

A line of deck chairs and umbrellas had been placed across the beach.

The first day of the alliance gathering was not the meeting. Instead, it was a day for the members and their families to enjoy the holiday spirit on the beach.

Ouyang Shuo followed his promise and did not look for any member to discuss alone.2nd month, 26th day, morning, main hall of the villa.

The meeting place was escarole, the same as the meeting hall in real life.

As the alliance leader and the host, he sat at the head of the table. The five Lords sat to his left, while the guild readers sat to his right.

All the other members were not invited.

However, there was a special part to this meeting; the treasurer of the Four Seas Bank, Meng Zhida, sat in attendance next to Ouyang Shuo.

"What are your views on the one time achievement value exchange Gaia pushed out?" Right from the start, Ouyang Shuo asked an extremely odd question.

The members on both sides looked at one another.

"What a scam; it's not fair."

Talking about this matter, Gong Chengshi felt incredibly annoyed.

"It was practically designed for Di Chen, Chun Shenjun, and the others. There's definitely something fishy going on." Xunlong Dianxue was always a person who believed in conspiracies.

"The pressure is huge!" Bai Hua had a helpless expression.

Weirdly, only the Lords spoke up.

As for the guild leaders, they had benefited from the matter, so they did not say anything.

Ouyang Shuo smiled; the reactions was as he had expected, "As they say, extremely dangerous moments are also a chance for a lucky break. Did any of you think about using this chance to do something?"

"What can we do? Watch on as they overtake us?"

Gong Chengshi was filled with anger and hatred. In real life, he was a person who hated the rich and the powerful.

"Wuyi, what thoughts do you have?" Bai Hua asked.

"As for the specific situation, I'll let Treasurer Meng Zhida explain it to you all!" Ouyang Shuo turned around, signalling to Meng Zhida that it was his turn.

The Four Seas Bank had branches everywhere. As a result, Bai Hua and the others were naturally familiar with him.

Meng Zhida got up and passed a set of documents to everyone.

"In your hands is the plan of how the Four Seas Bank will react to the achievement value exchange. The name of the plan is known as the Financial Nuclear Bomb."

Meng Zhida described the matter fluently, explaining the plan in a detailed manner.

The core of the plan was to use the Four Seas Bank as a platform to suck in the excess gold in the players' hands to be used in the building of territories of the Shanhai Alliance.

With that, a disadvantage had become an advantage.

When Gong Chengshi and the others heard these words, their eyes brightened up, and they were immediately energized.

"How can we ensure that players will be willing to save their money?" Bai Hua asked.

"What players are worried about is the gold they exchanged for depreciating. Hence, the high interest returns will create a huge temptation. This is also a massive precedence to the Financial Nuclear Bomb plan," Meng Zhida replied.

The various imperial cities all had banks.

However, the ancient bank system lacked interests, and they also needed to pay fees. Hence, players would rather store their funds in their storage bags than the system bank.

"Just this point is far from enough." Meng Zhida continued, "Any financial organization, if they want to attract loans, needs to have reputation and reserves. Shanhai City's unshakable position in the China region is the biggest reparation. Its monthly financial income is the best reserve."

Normal territory banks, even if they had high interests, would calm the hearts of players.

This was because of the environment of the wilderness and the war between territories.

After all, under normal circumstances, most territories might get occupied by others. In that case, wouldn't they lose all their hard earned money?

Shanhai City was completely different.

With their current strength and status, no one would think that others could occupy Shanhai City.

This was the greatest trust.

Even Di Chen and the others did not have such a reputation.

Those seated did not have any objections toward this point.

"Shanhai City's monthly income should be far from this reserve fund, right?" Feng Qiuhuang doubted.

Being born in a prominent family, Feng Qiuhuang understood the banking industry and saw through the core of the problem.

In modern day banks, the reserves were normally at 10% but no lower than 6%. With the reputation of the Four Seas Bank, they would need around 10% before players would feel at ease. Which meant that every for one hundred thousand loans, the Four Seas Bank needed to have ten thousand in reserves.

Shanhai City's monthly income, after deducting military expenses, stood at one hundred thousand. As a result, Shanhai City could absorb one million in loans at most.

One million gold was not enough to allow the Shanhai Alliance to fly up.

To the large number of players, one million gold was far from enough. The main point would be that territory finances were calculated monthly, while players loved to save at the first few months of the year.

Conservatively speaking, the Four Seas Bank needed to prepare three million and above to obtain the trust of the players. Obviously, Ouyang Shuo did not possess such an amount.

"That's right." Meng Zhida did not avoid the problem and turned to his right and smiled at the guild leaders, "The problem of funds; I think that you guild leaders will be able to solve this problem for us. The gold in your hands is similarly depreciating, right?"

"If we do that, what benefits will we obtain?" Jianqi Leiyin was rather direct.

"Naturally." Meng Zhida was extremely confident, "The best cooperation is a win-win. Hence, the Four Seas Bank is willing to take out a portion of our shares to invite you all to invest and share the profits."

In truth, from the start, Ouyang Shuo had never expected to swallow all the funds on his own.

The funds in the players' hands reached a conservative estimate of more than one hundred million. With the appetite of the current Four Seas Bank, they could only take a portion of it at most.

As such, inviting allies to invest and tying their interests together was the best choice. Moreover, such a course of action would make the cake bigger.

Of course, the share power of the Four Seas Bank would still be firmly in his hands.

"Can you be a little more specific?"

As expected, Jianqi Leiyin and the others were exceedingly interested.

"1% of the shares of the Four Seas Bank will be sold for two hundred thousand gold. Each guild will have an upper limit of 5%. Of course, if in the future the number of shareholders increase, the shares will naturally shrink."

Siii!

Ouyang Shuo's appetitie astonished Jianqi Leiyin and the others. Based on this, the value of the Four Seas Bank stood at a shocking twenty million.

Thinking about it, it did make sense.

If the Financial Nuclear Bomb plan truly worked, this valuation was a conservative one.

"Snow-War Rose is willing to invest one million." Before Jianqi Leiyin could even say anything, Xie Siyun did not hesitate to announce her position, as expected from one of Shanhai City's strongest allies.

"Qingfeng Pavillion, one million!" Moon Shines Over the River was alert and smart too.

"Thread, six hundred thousand!" If it was not for the perfume business expanding too quickly, Qing Sikou would have invested a million.

To Qing Sikou, Ouyang Shuo was her biggest benefactor.

It was Ouyang Shuo who single handedly gave Thread a way back.

"Shadow Alliance, six hundred thousand!"

"Yimeng Pavilion, six hundred thousand!"

Ji Yinghu and Mengyun Tunding basically shouted out at the same time. To them, obtaining shares of the Four Seas Bank was a chance to completely merge into the Shanhai Alliance, so how could they miss out on such an opportunity?

More importantly, no matter how one looked at it, it was a sure win deal.

The guilds would place their depreciating funds into the best bank in China.

The future was a bright patch.

When Jianqi Leiyin saw the situation, she could only laugh out awkwardly, as she was the last one. "Tingyu Floor, one million!"

Meng Zhida smiled.

With that, the Four Seas Bank had took out 24% of their shares and gathered 4.8 million gold.

"Thank you everyone for your generosity. This sum of money, Shanhai City will not touch a single cent, and it will all be the funds of Four Seas Bank." Ouyang Shuo stepped out at the appropriate time to clear the air.

When Jianqi Leiyin and the others heard these words, they felt more at ease. They were also in awe at his magnanimity. Even if Ouyang Shuo used one to two million, no one would say anything.

Ouyang Shuo wanted to toss aside small gains to make everyone trust him. Only with that could the alliance stay strong and not fall.

In truth, through the Four Seas Bank shares allocation, he had tied Shanhai City and the six guilds altogether.

And this was the greatest gain for Ouyang Shuo.

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Chapter 599-Ouyang Shuo's Ambition

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When Bai Hua and the other Lords saw the Four Seas Bank sweep in close to five million in such a short while, it would be a lie if they said they were not envious. Them Lords looked glamorous, but in truth, their coffers were exceedingly pitiful.

Even asking them to directly take out two hundred thousand gold would be pushing it.

Naturally, Ouyang Shuo would not treat them badly. After all, using the Four Seas Bank to tie the interests of the entire alliance together had been his goal. He smiled and said, "Lords, why don't all of you invest two hundred thousand in exchange for 1%? If you have financial difficulties, the two hundred thousand can be changed to low-interest loans, how about that?"

"Good idea!" Bai Hua said.

In the alliance, all members were equal, so Ouyang Shuo definitely could not just give shares to the Lords.

Following which, they needed to discuss how to adjust the organizational structure of the Four Seas Bank.

New shareholders joining in meant that the governing system of the Four Seas Bank had to change.

First, on a management level, they needed to set up an administrative council. This council would act as the highest level decision making organization, taking charge of all important decisions.

Ouyang Shuo personally took charge and took up the role of the director.

The eleven Lords in this meeting all became members of the board. Feng Qiuhuang and Xie Siyun, who were the representatives of the Lords and the guilds, were pushed up to deputy directors.

For the beginning structure of the bank, Ouyang Shuo did not follow the modern day bank structure and set up a Board of Directors. Instead, below the council was immediately the management level.

Meng Zhida would act as the head of the management level, and he would be in charge of the daily runnings of the Four Seas Bank.

Apart from that, Ouyang Shuo also announced that Shanhai City would build an elite force to take charge of the safety of the various branches of the bank.

This force would be known as the Jinwu Guard.

Shanhai City would shoulder the military expenses for the Jinwu Guards.

"To develop the Four Seas Bank into the most influential bank in China and even the world, our setup must be big and our foresight must be far. Be it Lords or guild leaders, anyone who is willing to be friends with the Shanhai Alliance is welcome to join," Ouyang Shuo stated.

Since he decided to make the Four Seas Bank massive, Ouyang Shuo did not wish for the matter to be a joke.

After the meeting ended, the Four Seas Bank started up branches in the nine imperial cities to attract the spare cash of the adventure gamemode players.

As they say, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake.

For the Four Seas Bank to gain a stable footing in the various imperial cities, it needed to gain the support of the local guilds.

If not, they would be faced with many problems.

Till date, the influence of guilds, especially in the imperial cities, could not be overlooked anymore.

Ouyang Shuo had never looked down on others.

Within the alliance, Jingdou, Jianye, Luoyang, and Dali were temporarily alright. However, they lacked reliable allies in the other five.

Hence, Ouyang Shuo needed to expand the friend circle of Shanhai City.

For the following people to invest into the Four Seas Bank, they did not need to be allies of the alliance. As long as they recognized the progress of the bank and agreed with the obligations, they could become partners.

Ouyang Shuo was eager to gain allies. Moreover, apart from the above considerations, he had to take into account the factor of Di Chen and the others. He believed that the moment the Four Seas Bank started running, Di Chen and the others would not sit still and watch on.

At the very least, Chun Shenjun's Huitong Bank would be a competitor.

In terms of ability, Chun Shenjun had many professionals. In terms of reserves, the Yanhuang Alliance were not any worse than them.

In terms of reputation, they were only a little weaker than Shanhai City.

If the Four Seas Bank could not jump out of the fence which was the Shanhai Alliance, they would definitely lose in this competition.

"Quanzhou's Streamer, I can take a shot." Bai Hua said.

Before entering Earth Online, Bai Hua was a representative figure in the esports circle, and she had a vast circle of friends. The guild leader of Streamer Jun Yilao could be considered her old friend.

Bai Hua did not complete her words, as she was just trying to be careful and safe.

"Great!" Ouyang Shuo was delighted.

"I can try Chengdou's Laojun Temple," said Xie Siyun.

Similar to Bai Hua, Xie Siyun was also one of the pinnacle existences in the esports circle. In terms of influence, how could she be lower than Bai Hua?

"Nice!" Ouyang Shuo was on cloud nine.

If everything went well, there would be six out of the top 10 guilds investing in the Four Seas Bank. Guild players were the biggest weakness of Di Chen and the others.

The remaining Jianqi Zongheng, Eighteen Horsemen of Yanyun, and Jin Yi Wei were all loyal to the Yanhuang Alliance. Even if they wanted to invest, Ouyang Shuo would not allow it.

All that remained was the neutral Blood Evil Mercenary Guild.

As the top guild, it definitely had the ability to exclude itself. Be it Ouyang Shuo's good intentions or Di Chen's temptations, he had rejected it all.

However, Ouyang Shuo was not prepared to let him go this time.

"On the side of Blood Evil Mercenary Guild, I have confidence." Ouyang Shuo smiled and announced this shocking news.

"Really?"

Xie Siyun and the others were astonished. Everyone knew that Blood Romance was famous for being stubborn. The moment he decided on something, there was no way to change his mind.

"I've never spoken false words," Ouyang Shuo replied.

Hearing this, the others did not ask any more.

Bai Hua and some of the others had been in contact with Ouyang Shuo for a long while. As a result, they could roughly feel that he still had many trump cards in his hands.

For example, Xie Siyun still could not understand how Ouyang Shuo knew of the Rattlesnake Mercenary Group, and how he had quietly digested them.

"Wuyi's body is covered with a mysterious veil."

Bai Hua had spoken such words during the first gathering.

"Apart from the guilds, should we consider recruiting some Lords?" Feng Qiuhuang asked. She first thought about the members of her branch alliance.

One had to mention that the strategic eyesight of Feng Qiuhuang was a little stronger.

"Naturally we can." Ouyang Shuo replied without any hesitation.

In truth, the moment the Four Seas Bank started running, it could absorb almost tens of millions of reserves. With the six territories of Shanhai Alliance, they could not completely finish it.

One must know that these reserves all needed interest payment. If they just placed the money in the vaults of the bank, it would be a massive waste. To Shanhai City, it would be a burden instead.

Hence, a successful bank could obtain savings, while loaning money out at high interest rates.

Only with that could the bank use the price difference to profit.

"Before which, the territories that are close to us are all the ones we need to target. Apart from the territorial alliances you have all created, you can choose a few good ones to attract." Ouyang Shuo explained.

Normally, the people who wanted to borrow money were commoner Lords.

In this round of exchange, they were the biggest victims. One must know that the moment the Four Seas Bank reached out, they would definitely receive the recognition of these Lords.

Ouyang Shuo's plan was slowly becoming clear. Bai Hua could not help but remark in awe, "Wuyi, you're playing a big round of chess!"

"It's not me, it's us." Ouyang Shuo corrected.

"Haha!"

Laughter broke out through the entire meeting room.

At that moment, everyone felt more and more confident about the future of Shanhai Alliance.

The dark clouds that had gathered in the 2nd year were all swept clear.

One could foresee that once the Four Seas Bank truly started running, they would attract a massive amount of funds. At that time, the territories would not need to worry about low-interest loans.

With the help of such a large sum of funds, the various territories would definitely improve a level.

This was also one of Ouyang Shuo's goals.

However, Ouyang Shuo's current goal was not limited to that.

Just like Bai Hua had remarked, Ouyang Shuo was using the Four Seas Bank as a chessboard to play a round of chess. However, this game of chess far exceeded the knowledge of Bai Hua and the others.

As the world's best Lord, Ouyang Shuo's foresight had planned till ten years later.

To the federation, Ouyang Shuo's rise in the game was a total anomaly. Meanwhile, Gaia was naturally delighted.

However, among the higher ups of the federation, not everyone liked this dark horse. For example, Di Chen and the others, and the families behind them. None of them had a good feeling toward Ouyang Shuo.

In the end, Gaia's wishes were like the decrees from god. However, when they reached planet Hope, the real speaking rights were still in the hands of the federation.

Hence, Ouyang Shuo could not foresee whether they would pull some tricks if his achievements far exceeded what the federation could accept. He did not know if they would try to directly kick him out.

On this point, the current Ouyang Shuo was powerless.

As a person who had reincarnated, he needed to plan ahead.

The Four Seas Bank was undoubtedly a great chance. In other words, Gaia's achievement value exchange had given Ouyang Shuo a good chance to grab.

Bai Hua and the others definitely had not thought about this point.

Ouyang Shuo's end goal was to use the Four Seas Bank to obtain funds and tie in as many adventure gamemode players to Shanhai City.

Both would prosper together or fall together.

The moment Shanhai City was damaged, a large portion of the China players would be hurt; this was something the federation could not afford to allow.

In that case, the federation would have to be wary against Ouyang Shuo, and they would not dare to use some behind the back schemes. As for outright competition, Ouyang Shuo was never afraid of that.

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Chapter 600-Crazy Money

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After dealing with the matters regarding the Four Seas Bank, this Shanhai Alliance gathering could be called half-completed.

Following which, they needed to discuss the cooperations between the various guilds and territories.

The main person Ouyang Shuo wanted to discuss matters with was Bai Hua. Since their territories were connected, they needed to honestly share their plans for the Gaia 3rd year.

Ouyang Shuo's end goal was to pull Consonance City into the Shanhai City system in a logical and rational way.

On Bai Hua's part, there was actually not much of a decision to make.

Mulan Yue becoming the Zhen An Prefecture Governor was already the strongest signal Ouyang Shuo had sent out. If she merged into Shanhai City, she would only be put to bigger use; there was no chance of getting buried.

In terms of power and status, the current Mulan Yue was comparable to Gong Chengshi and the others, and not a bit weaker.

Of course, all of this would have to wait till the latter half of the year before they could settle it.

During the alliance gathering, Ouyang Shuo had already announced the resting plan of Shanhai City and the voyaging expedition.

This also meant that during the 1st half of the 3rd year, Ouyang Shuo might not have the time to deal with alliance matters. On this point, Feng Qiuhuang and the others had to correctly evaluate their situations.

Ouyang Shuo meant that if they wanted to do anything, they had to prepare themselves for Shanhai City not having their backs. They must be confident of handling the issues themselves. If not, there might not be anyone there to save them.

The next day, good news arrived successively.

Both Streamer and Laojun Temple gave eager replies toward the invitations from Bai Hua and Xie Siyun.

Both of them were invited over to Tianya Villa as guests.

That afternoon, they completed the shareholder matter regarding the Four Seas Bank.

Streamer and Laogun Temple each invested six hundred thousand gold for 3% of the Four Seas Bank. Both guilds would also take up the role of protectors of the banks in Quanzhou and Chengdou.

Ouyang Shuo decided to strike when the iron was hot. Since there was a bit of time, he purposely made a visit to Xianyang.

The headquarters of the Blood Evil Mercenary Group was in Xianyang.

Since Ouyang Shuo was personally visiting, even if they were the best guild in China, they would not dare to treat him lightly. Strangely, Ouyang Shuo only spent less than two hours there before taking his leave.

When he left, he had already obtained one million gold in investments.

Blood Romance was expectedly generous when he took action and also incredibly decisive. The moment he decided on a matter, he would not drag things on.

The secret that Ouyang Shuo used to persuade Blood Romance was actually really simple.

During the system auction, the War Blood Set that Blood Romance had purchased only included the armor and the boots. As such, to gather the full set would be an extremely difficult matter.

Coincidentally, the person who obtained the most core equipment of the set - the weapon Red Blood Sword, had posted his quest on the forums.

The return that Ouyang Shuo gave Blood Romance was the quest clues regarding the Red Blood Sword.

This clue was invaluable to Blood Romance, and it was the same as Ouyang Shuo doing him a massive favour. Although he was a person with a weird personality, he was still a righteous warrior.

He agreed to the demands of Ouyang Shuo without any hesitation.

However, the Blood Evil Mercenary guild would remain neutral.

Ouyang Shuo was not one to force him.

He believed that with this as a starting point, both sides could have more chances of working together.

Once again, he returned to the Tianya Villa. At this time, Ouyang Shuo allowed Bai Xiaosheng to use the Quick Daily News platform to release a portion of the plan regarding the Four Seas Bank.

After obtaining such breaking news, Bai Xiaosheng was naturally delighted, and he felt that this trip was completely worth it.

The following part of the alliance gathering was a completel holiday.

People who had something on could leave early.

Those who did not could stay until the eve of the chinese new year.

Xie Siyun even had the intention to just spend the chinese new year in the villa. After all, guild leaders like her did not need to hold any worship ceremonies.

Bai Xiaosheng knew his place, so he left after obtaining the news.

The next day, 1st month, 29th day, a piece of news was posted on the front page, front line of the Quick Daily News.

Snow-War Rose, Qingfeng Pavillion, Blood Evil Mercenary Guild, and other guilds, for a total of nine guilds; Consonance City, Fallen Phoenix City, and five other territories; all of these parties had invested into the Four Seas Bank. The bank was now officially open to the public.

The reserves at the starting stage had reached a total of six million gold.

The moment this news spread out, it shook the world.

Three points together allowed the players to relax and trust this bank: the Shanhai Alliance, especially the reputation of Shanhai City, and nine elite guilds coming together to raise such a massive sum.

All of a sudden, people started to relentlessly search for and ask about news regarding the opening hours of the Four Seas Bank.

Ouyang Shuo did not make them wait for long.

In truth, the branches of the Four Seas Bank in the nine imperial cities had already been prepared under the management of Meng Zhida. Once the reserves reached the required amount, they could start business.

Xie Siyun and the other guild leaders knew what to do.

On the 28th day, the six million gold was all in position, stored in the headquarters of the Four Seas Bank.

Ouyang Shuo had also purposely taken a photo of the vault and sent it to Bai Xiaosheng. On the news article, a mountain of gold blinded the eyes of the players.

Ouyang Shuo had also specifically instructed the city protection division to increase the surveillance of the vault. He had no way to ensure that people would not grow greedy because of the massiv sum of gold.

29th day, afternoon, the branches in the nine imperial cities opened up one by one. Jianqi Leiyin, Blood Romance, and the others all appeared in their local imperial cities to help cut the ribbons.

Players in a rush to store their money in the bank lined up all over the streets.

As the Jinwu Guards were still in the process of construction, Ouyang Shuo could only send the Guards Legion. He arranged for one thousand guards to each imperial city to maintain order.

The local scene formed a people mountain, people sea, a truly joyous atmosphere.

Meanwhile, the Divine Martial Guards directly defended the vaults of the banks.

What about Ouyang Shuo?

He stayed in Tianya Villa, but he still paid attention to the proceedings from far away.

That night, the first batch of savings was tabulated.

Upon looking at the simple summary, Ouyang Shuo's mouth gaped open.

In just one afternoon, the nine branches had sucked in six million gold.

When Bai Hua and the others received the news, they were delighted and cheered out.

This start opened up for the rise of the Four Seas Bank.

The successive good news made Bai Hua and the others feel restless, and they all left. They had two missions. Firstly, they needed to check how much their territory had loaned and could loan.

The low-interest loans of the Four Seas Bank was not more the merrier.

If the territory could not use the loans to create profits and instead just paid interest, it would result in a massive financial burden to the territory.

Hence, even directors of the committee like Bai Hua and the others needed to go through a strict vetting process before they could obtain a large loan.

Firstly, they needed to submit a report of the territory finances.

The managing team with Meng Zhida at the helm would audit. After an evaluation, they would confirm which territory had the ability to take more loans.

As for the use of the loans, the bank also set strict restrictions.

Only then could it prevent the various territories from messing up.

Ouyang Shuo truly did not want to see a territory go bankrupt because they were unable to pay for loans.

With the position of the Shanhai Alliance in the China region, they would not need to worry of people who ate the heart of bears and had the courage of leopards to not pay up.

However, every loan needed collateral.

Moreover, the contracts were Gaia verified and had legal implications.

Hence, even if Di Chen and the others tried to use a third party to obtain loans, they could not use any underhanded methods.

Of course, at the current stage, they also did not have such a chance.

Their second mission was to evaluate all their branch alliance allies. Only the trustable ones could obtain loans.

Normal allies temporarily could not take loans.

With these precautions, it would be impossible for Di Chen and the others to mess things up.Gaia 3rd year, 1st month, 30th day, 28th day of the lunar calendar.

There were two more days left till the most important new years eve.

Weirdly, a large number of adventure gamemode players did not think about buying new year goodies on this day. Instead, they surged to the Four Seas Bank.

They quickly stored their funds that they had bore the pain to exchange for. This was the most important matter at hand. If not, if they just placed the gold in their storage bags, it would only depreciate every day.

The smart chinese naturally could understand this.

Compared to last afternoon, thanks to the power of word of mouth, the number of players that went to the banks doubled.

When he received the news, Ouyang Shuo felt both delighted and worried.

Helplessly, he could only instruct the recently appointed Huo Qubing to increase the number of men in the various imperial cities.

This Guards Legion major general definitely did not expect his first mission would be to maintain order.

If one said that out loud, no one would believe it.

However, it was an order from the Lord, so Huo Qubing did not dare to not follow it.

After a day, the Four Seas Bank had once again swept up a large sum of gold, this time fifteen million.

Such a result made Chun Shenjun and the others look on in envy. They had never expected the Shanhai City to actually pull such a stunt a day before the new years eve.

The other Lords in the wilderness had a completely different attitude, especially the commoner Lords. Now, these Lords had started to try and get closer to the members of the Shanhai Alliance.

Their motive was naturally to obtain a loan.

Ouyang Shuo had an ambiguous reaction to this.

He did not agree, but he did not reject them either. He gave the same reply to all who asked - wait till after the chinese new year to discuss.

Ouyang Shuo did this to whet their appetites.

As they said, one would only cherish the things that were difficult to obtain.

People would not cherish things that were easily obtainable.

If he did not let these Lords see the preciousness of the loans, how could he make them willingly agree to the terms of the Four Seas Bank?

Ouyang Shuo had let out the word that for one to apply for a loan, they needed to open their territories to the Four Seas Bank, allowing them to open up branches and invest in the local specialties.

These terms were far more stringent than those for the allied territories.

The Four Seas Bank had become an important tool for Ouyang Shuo to expand his influence in the wilderness.

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