Chapter 167
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Chapter 167: Support
Thunder rumbled, and a torrential downpour soaked the entire mountain forest, making it feel muggy.
At this moment, figures walked with difficulty through the dense forest.
The muddy and slippery mountain path made them afraid to walk too quickly, fearing they might lose their footing and fall down the mountain.
Leaning against the trunk of a large tree, Cao Peng’s face was grim.
He never expected that after finally managing to snatch a newcomer, he would encounter trouble in a mountainous forest area.
Facing the dense trees, the 10 archers he brought were practically useless.
Furthermore, the sudden thunderstorm today made him feel utterly miserable.
The already difficult mountain path instantly became deadly.
And that woman named Ye Qingxuan was incredibly cunning, playing hide and seek with him.
Relying on her familiarity with the terrain, she had stalled him for several days!
This tactic of simply dragging things out, waiting for him to retreat in the face of difficulty, utterly disgusted Cao Peng.
He cursed continuously, unaware that he was the truly despicable one for immediately pouncing on a newcomer’s name to take advantage.
The continuous setbacks made him increasingly irritable.
His fierce expression suggested he wouldn’t leave until he had destroyed the other side.
Faced with this situation, Ye Qingxuan, who was currently hiding with her tribe’s people in a mountain cave, listened to a subordinate’s report and couldn’t help but furrow her delicate brows.
Her eyes revealed undisguised disgust.
“They can’t find us but are still stubbornly clinging on. What annoying guys…”
“Chief, why don’t we fight them!”
As he spoke, Ye Feixing, the tribe’s bravest warrior, gripped the stone spear in his hand, his face filled with righteous outrage.
“Compared to those damned outsiders, we, who grew up in these mountains, definitely have an advantage!”
“And Xiaofei’s revenge must be taken!”
Upon hearing the name ‘Xiaofei,’ Ye Qingxuan’s expression dimmed.
Xiaofei was a child from her tribe.
On the second day of Cao Peng’s invasion, their outer cave camp was discovered.
He was then shot dead by an arrow from the enemy during their retreat.
“Their weapons, equipment, and numbers are superior to ours.”
“We cannot fight them head-on.”
Ye Qingxuan gritted her teeth, maintaining her composure, and made a rational judgment.
“So, are we just going to keep hiding here?”
“Although this cave is located deep within the mountains, if those outsiders penetrate any deeper, we’ll eventually be exposed!”
The hatred in Ye Feixing’s heart caused his emotions to slightly spiral out of control.
“Rather than wait for those outsiders to find us, it would be better if I…”
“Enough! Feixing!”
Ye Feixing’s words were forcefully interrupted by a stern voice.
Ye Hua, who had been sitting silently nearby, finally looked up.
After glancing at the emotional Ye Feixing, he calmly said, “You have overstepped.”
“Everyone is grief-stricken by Xiaofei’s death, but the chief is right.”
“If we fight those outsiders head-on, more of us will die.”
“Because of your momentary impulse, how many more people do you want to die at the hands of the outsiders?”
Ye Hua’s words pierced Ye Feixing’s heart like a sharp sword, instantly turning his face pale.
“No, no, that’s not what I meant, I just…”
“Ye Hua, what you said just now was too harsh.”
Ye Qingxuan slightly rebuked Ye Hua, looking at the Ye Feixing’s pale face.
Hearing this, Ye Hua lowered his head a bit and apologized.
“I’m sorry, I lost my composure.”
“No, I’m the one who should apologize…”
Looking at Ye Hua with downcast eyes, it was only at this moment that Ye Feixing clearly felt the sorrow hidden beneath Ye Hua’s calm face.
Yes, Xiaofei used to love running around trailing behind Ye Hua.
After a few seconds of silence, Ye Hua spoke again.
“However, continuing like this isn’t a solution either, Chief. Even if we can’t fight them head-on, we must do something…”
“Don’t worry, I have a plan!”
Meanwhile, in another world, Luo Ji, who was temporarily staying at Iron Wall Tribe, was in his tent handling his work.
Just then, a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.
[System notification: Your ally ‘Ye Qingxuan’ is requesting support. Do you accept?]
A hint of surprise appeared in Luo Ji’s eyes when he heard the system notification.
Although he had told her to fight as much as possible on her own to accumulate combat experience, Ye Qingxuan, who previously had no such common sense, had actually managed to hold out until now by relying on the tactics he had taught her.
This truly surprised Luo Ji.
Along with the system notification came a letter, similar to a plea for help.
In the letter, Ye Qingxuan provided a fairly detailed description of her current predicament.
“I see, so the opponent is stubbornly refusing to leave…”
Luo Ji frowned after reading the additional content.
In his opinion, the opponent’s actions were rather irrational.
However, on second thought, if the opponent had a sufficiently rational mind, they wouldn’t be reduced to only bullying newcomers.
Given Luo Ji’s strength, dealing with such a character was not difficult, especially since Ye Qingxuan had sent over the opponent’s troop strength and composition, which made it even more convenient for him.
“Accept support request.”
[System notification: Please confirm the dispatched support units!]
A virtual interface quickly appeared before Luo Ji.
On one side, in the unit selection bar, all of Luo Ji’s various units, troop strength, generals, and even military equipment were listed.
At the same time, a ‘military cost’ amount was marked next to each unit.
“Bringing one shield-axe soldier costs 70 civilization points?”
“So bringing 20 shield-axe soldiers would cost 1,400 points just for military expenses?”
This military cost was indeed not cheap for ordinary newcomers who had just left the novice protection period.
As thoughts rapidly spun in his mind, Luo Ji also tested it out slightly.
It turned out that the military cost would also change based on the soldier’s weapons and equipment.
For example, a shield-axe soldier carrying a brass battle-axe required 70 civilization points in military cost, while if it was replaced with a stone axe, the required military cost would drop to 60 civilization points.
If ordinary soldiers had this military cost, then generals’ military costs were obviously even more expensive.
Including his battle-axe, leather armor, and other weapons and equipment, Liu Zheng’s military cost alone was as high as 1,130 civilization points, which truly surprised Luo Ji.
In comparison, players themselves did not need any military cost when going on expeditions, which was why many players preferred to go themselves rather than dispatch their generals before.
They simply couldn’t afford it.
However, among unranked players, Luo Ji was clearly one of the very wealthy ones.
Although he had already determined the opponent was a weakling, that weakling might also call for support, so to be safe, he decisively brought Liu Zheng, that fierce general.
He himself, of course, also had to go.
As for troop strength, it was a mountainous forest area, full of trees, and a thunderstorm was ongoing.
Large scale volleys from archers would likely not inflict much damage, so bringing too many would be meaningless.
Bringing only 5 for safety was enough.
As for the shield-axe soldiers, as the main force, he would bring 15 directly, plus seven days of dry rations.
With that, the entire support configuration was decisively selected!
