Chapter 227
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Chapter 227: First Battle of the Bronze Tier
There was nothing much to say.
At this moment, Luo Ji was acting like a seasoned veteran, opening silver and black iron treasure chests with practically no emotional fluctuation.
Mainly, he couldn’t think of anything he was lacking at the moment.
If he had to say something, it would probably be skill books, but skill books were always needed.
After maximizing skills for one person, you could always give them to the next, and as long as his civilization was developing and the population was growing, there would always be a next.
After opening three black iron treasure chests, yielding two barely satisfactory black iron-grade skill books and one black iron-grade design blueprint, Luo Ji calmly tossed the three black iron-grade items into his system inventory.
Then, when opening the silver treasure chest, he got something quite good, a silver-grade ‘Horsemanship Mastery’ skill book.
Bai Ze already had this skill, and Luo Ji had witnessed Bai Ze’s horsemanship many times.
He still vividly remembered those two flying leaps on horseback, and it was practically like cheating!
Holding the skill book in his hand, Luo Ji hesitated for a moment.
Then he used the skill book on himself, because after thinking it through, he realized that the person who most needed to improve their horsemanship was actually himself…
There was no need to mention Bai Ze’s and Burigude’s horsemanship, it was absolutely first-rate.
As for Liu Zheng, Luo Yong, Luo Cheng, and Guo Zhen, as military commanders, their daily task was to lead troops in training, and their own horsemanship had long been perfected.
They didn’t need such a horsemanship mastery skill to add to their already excellent skills.
On the contrary, Luo Ji himself, due to limited time, had not made much progress in horsemanship, so this was just what he needed.
After using the skill book, Luo Ji confirmed the ‘Horsemanship Mastery’ skill that had appeared on his attribute panel.
He stretched his limbs, intending to go to the tribal horse field and ride Liaoyuan Huo for a couple of laps to get a feel for it, but unexpectedly, at that moment, the system notification sounded…
[(Private chat channel) Shang Jun (Group Member): @Liu Ye, Brother Ye, I just saw Luo Ji on the list. He’s advanced to the Bronze Tier, but in the blink of an eye, he was gone.
I wonder which beast was so quick and snatched him up.]
[Liu Ye (Group Leader):]
[Liu Ye (Group Leader): @All group members, was it someone from our group? If you know, speak up.]
[Lin Leshi (Group Member): It should be Wang Luzong. I also saw Luo Ji’s name just now, and at the same time his name disappeared, Wang Luzong’s status on my friends list changed. He must have gotten to him first.]
After a brief exchange of messages, the entire group chat fell silent again, but this was only on the surface.
Underneath, it was anything but calm…
[(Private chat channel) Shang Jun (Friend): Damn it! That brute Wang Luzong was so fast? Could he have been staring at him the whole time?]
Shang Jun sent this to Lin Leshi via private message.
After all, some things were not convenient to discuss directly in front of Liu Ye in the group chat, and he and Lin Leshi had a close friendship, so they had no qualms talking about sensitive topics privately.
[(Private chat channel) Lin Leshi (Friend): I told him.]
Seeing this message, Shang Jun was momentarily stunned.
Then he quickly sent another message, asking.
“What’s going on? I remember you don’t have much of a friendship with that brute?”
“Indeed, no close friendship. I just told him to go and test Luo Ji’s depth first.”
Lin Leshi replied, with a mocking tone in his message.
Shang Jun frowned at his friend’s remark.
“Aren’t you afraid that brute Wang Luzong will go all out and just eliminate him?”
“Although he’s considered the weakest among us, he’s still an old Bronze Tier player.”
“If he really puts his mind to it, can’t he deal with a newcomer who just advanced from unranked?”
To this, Lin Leshi calmly replied.
“That Luo Ji was able to break through the opponent’s city gates within half a day and forcibly end the invasion battle, even when other unranked players were stubbornly defending.”
“From this alone, it’s clear his strength is not weak, and he shouldn’t be that easy to eliminate.”
“Moreover, given Wang Luzong’s personality, he wouldn’t be willing to spend a fortune against an opponent whose depth is unknown.”
“Military expenses of tens of thousands, or even over a hundred thousand for one battle, would probably pain him to spend.”
“So, he’ll most likely send a certain amount of troops to test him out first, win a small victory, retreat immediately, and then in the next round, he can make targeted deployments to eliminate Luo Ji with the minimum cost.”
When Lin Leshi sent this message, he was full of confidence, clearly having a firm grasp of Wang Luzong’s personality.
But the Shang Jun seemed a bit slow to react.
“So what should we do?”
Lin Leshi, seeing this message, couldn’t help but roll his eyes in exasperation.
Then he quickly typed.
“After he finishes his first round, we’ll directly @ him in the group chat and ask him for information about Luo Ji.”
“But he won’t tell us…”
Shang Jun replied, bewildered.
“Idiot! With Liu Ye there, he has no choice but to tell us!’
“Liu Ye only wants to kill Luo Ji and Ye Qingxuan to avenge his useless cousin, but he doesn’t care who does the killing.”
“Given Liu Ye’s current mindset, any information should be shared.”
“If that brute Wang Luzong dares to hide anything, he will inevitably incur Liu Ye’s displeasure!”
Shang Jun still a bit worried, asked.
“But what if that guy tricks us with false information?”
“If we believe it, won’t we be set up by him?”
On the other hand, Lin Leshi’s words still exuded confidence.
“He wouldn’t dare. That guy talks a big game, but in reality, he’s a coward who is outwardly strong but inwardly weak.”
“If the opportunity for the second round of invasion is snatched by someone else, and then they come back and say he tricked us with false information, his deception will be exposed.”
“At that time, the person who was tricked will definitely hold a grudge against him, and the others in the group who were almost tricked will also dislike him.”
“He doesn’t have the guts for that.”
Amidst entangled interests, various players with their own hidden agendas constantly exchanged information, calculating each other’s moves while carefully considering what they should do themselves.
And amidst these undercurrents, Luo Ji, who had just been promoted to the Bronze Tier, officially welcomed his first battle.
And this time’s invader was none other than Wang Luzong!
“Reporting, Chief! Signs of an outsider invader have been found outside the West Gate!”
Hearing the messenger’s report, Luo Ji took a deep breath.
“Pass down the order!”
“Leave a small team to guard the East Gate, and concentrate all other forces at the West Gate!”
“In addition, bring Liaoyuan Huo over to me…”
