Chapter 439
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Chapter 439: People Are Forced to Adapt
The next morning, the Beastmen army arrived at White River City as Luo Cheng had anticipated.
With the north now stabilized, Liu Meng could finally rest and recover, having fully entrusted military affairs to Zhang Lue.
Meanwhile, a battle report was swiftly delivered to Luo Ji in Mirror City.
Luo Ji, leaning back in his office, read the report, a hint of worry on his face.
However, this worry wasn’t due to the Mammoth and Ice Bear warriors mentioned in the report.
To be honest, upon learning that the barbarian army’s trump cards were Mammoth and Ice Bear warriors, he felt relieved.
Because he had plenty of ways to deal with these fierce beasts.
For example, the bloodletting spears equipped by Luo Cheng’s 500 cavalry could almost be called the bane of these beasts.
In other words, this attacking barbarian army was indeed a small surprise for him, but for them to do as they pleased in his territory? Not a chance!
Thus, what Luo Ji was truly worried about was another matter mentioned in the battle report.
Liu Meng had actually been directly struck by an Ice Bear, resulting in several broken ribs and internal organ damage.
The doctor said the injuries were stable, and that recovery would depend on slow recuperation and how he healed.
Luo Ji rolled his eyes when he read this sentence.
Didn’t that essentially mean whether he recovered depended entirely on fate?
Luo Ji certainly couldn’t accept such a result.
“He Liang, go fetch that old wild ginseng that was delivered before.”
The old wild ginseng Luo Ji spoke of was something Ye Qingxuan had given him earlier.
It was quite large, looking almost thicker than a baby’s arm.
Luo Ji had even specifically gone offline to research it.
Without professional research experience, he couldn’t quite figure out how old this wild ginseng was.
But just by its size, it felt like it had been growing for at least several hundred years.
It might even be a thousand-year-old wild ginseng.
And ginseng, as it happened, nourished the five internal organs, which should be highly beneficial for Liu Meng’s injuries.
However, to prevent Liu Meng from being too weak after his injury and accidentally consuming too much, leading to his body being unable to absorb the nourishment, Luo Ji specifically wrote a letter, giving instructions.
Given the ginseng’s age and medicinal potency, just a thin slice would likely be more than enough when brewing tea or simmering soup.
As for support, there was actually no need to send more troops in this situation.
Luo Ji simply ordered a batch of bloodletting spears to be transported to the front line.
The meaning was clearly self-evident.
After finishing these arrangements, Luo Ji himself couldn’t rest, quickly flipping through the reports on his desk.
Lately, there has been quite a lot happening.
On one hand, the salt works had expanded considerably.
Salt, as one of their Civilization’s important resources, required Luo Ji to personally handle many matters.
On the other hand, there were issues from the grasslands.
Winter was approaching, and it wasn’t just the northern barbarian tribes that were restless.
The grasslanders were also quite agitated.
To plunder food resources and stockpile food for winter, their Myriad World Civilization’s grain transport teams had been attacked by grasslanders no less than five times this month.
In terms of threat, the horse bandits on the grasslands were actually not as formidable as the barbarian tribes from the north.
But in terms of how much of a headache they caused, they far surpassed them.
The reason lay in their geographical location and familiarity with the terrain.
The northern barbarian tribes were unfamiliar with the terrain, and their means of attack were limited.
To plunder food, they essentially had no choice but to attack White River City.
Given this premise, it was simply too easy for Luo Ji to defend against the northern barbarian tribes.
For example, now that the Beastmen army was stationed at White River City, did he still need to worry about what would happen next?
But the horse bandits on the grasslands were different.
After long skirmishes with them, they had become incredibly cunning.
They were very familiar with the routes of their grain transport teams.
Coupled with their fast horses, they came and went like the wind.
They would snatch the grain and immediately flee, leaving one utterly helpless.
To ensure the safety of the grain, Luo Ji had already begun to increase the escorting forces for the grain transport teams.
However, this was merely a temporary solution.
Because if they couldn’t plunder grain, the horse bandits could directly attack the herders.
Luo Ji’s three grassland cities, Wild Horse City, Eagle City, and White Horse City, held countless cattle, sheep, and horses.
Herders had to lead their livestock out daily for grazing, and the horse bandits were everywhere.
This situation truly gave Luo Ji a massive headache.
There’s a saying that people are driven to their limits.
For example, Luo Ji himself was previously maliciously invaded by various players.
Facing such situations, one either rose to the challenge under pressure or was destroyed by it.
Luo Ji decisively developed under pressure.
And now, having developed, he had become the one exerting pressure on others.
Those grasslanders had clearly developed under the pressure he exerted.
They were now becoming increasingly troublesome.
Vaguely, there was a tendency for them to grow into a major hidden danger.
Luo Ji, with a headache, rubbed his temples and sorted out his future plans.
First, he would deal with the barbarians outside White River City.
As for the grasslands, any action there would have to wait until next spring, considering the time it would take.
Trying to clear out all the tribes across the entire grassland in one go was clearly unrealistic.
However, next time, he would definitely make them pay a heavy price.
Those grasslanders, if their morale wasn’t thoroughly shattered, they might truly believe that after a period of cowering and developing, they could do as they pleased right under his nose.
Luo Ji, having made up his mind, had undoubtedly put the matter of military action against the grasslands on the agenda.
Meanwhile, on the other side, in the combat meeting room of White River City’s military camp, all the generals in the city were gathered, with the exception of Liu Meng, who was recovering.
On the human side, there were Luo Cheng and Zhang Lue.
As for the Beastmen side, their numbers were much greater.
After all, Luo Ji had directly conscripted the forces of five major tribes this time.
There were Wolf Tribe Chief Li Ke, Fox Tribe Chief Hu Fei, Kobold Tribe Chief Gou Miao, Minotaur Tribe Chief Niu Xian. As for Elephantman Tribe Chief Xiang Yan, due to his large size, it was inconvenient for him to enter the city, so he could only remain outside.
Naturally, so much fuss wasn’t needed just to deal with a group of barbarians.
But Luo Ji’s original intention for mobilizing the Beastmen army wasn’t here.
His initial thought was to let the beastmen achieve more military accomplishments.
Before humans and beastmen could fully accept each other, he wanted the beastmen’s military achievements and contributions to look good, at the very least.
That way, when the two major races truly began to integrate, the Beastmen’s contributions to his Myriad World Civilization would be evident, making it difficult for the human populace to cause trouble.
