Chapter 489
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Chapter 489: Not Annihilating, But…
While Luo Ji’s Civilization was diligently preparing sleds and grain, out on the grasslands, after that battle, Batel and his tribal forces parted ways directly with the horse bandits.
Having witnessed the formidable strength of Luo Ji’s Civilization’s cavalry, Batel clearly understood that relying on those horse bandits was pointless.
To prevent his tribe’s location from being discovered, after leaving the battlefield, he deliberately led his forces on a circuitous route, spending considerable effort before finally returning to the Khanar tribe.
“It’s Batel…”
“Batel is back!”
Batel’s return was met with cheers from the tribal people.
Just like his name, to the people of the Khanar tribe, he was essentially a heroic figure.
The chief of the Khanar tribe, Batel’s father Bileg, also quickly emerged from his tent upon hearing the commotion, to welcome his proud son.
Batel’s heroic appearance undoubtedly came from his mother.
Bileg, as the father, could only be described as simple in appearance.
But his weather-beaten face held a unique sense of composure.
“Father.”
Dismounting, Batel quickly walked before his father, simultaneously signaling his accompanying forces to set down the grain seized from the Central Plains people.
He hadn’t actually seized much grain this trip.
After all, One-Eyed Buhe and several other groups of horse bandits were also looting.
What fell into his hands was only 50 to 60 bags.
And according to the population of their Khanar tribe, this meager amount of grain, even if rationed, was merely a drop in the bucket.
If things continued like this, the tribe’s remaining few cattle and sheep would have to be slaughtered for meat.
Bileg, being the chief of the Khanar tribe, naturally saw this point.
Looking at his son, who seemed to have something on his mind, he patted Batel’s shoulder with his rough hand.
“Let’s go, speak in the tent.”
It must be said that, compared to the still young Batel, Bileg, who had seen much hardship on the grasslands, was far more composed than him.
After returning to the chief’s tent, Batel poured out everything he had been holding inside.
After listening, Bileg’s slightly grizzled, thick eyebrows furrowed slightly.
“One truly cannot underestimate those Central Plains people…”
“Then, Father, what should we do next?”
Facing his son’s question, Bileg pondered for a moment before slowly speaking.
“After you left the tribe, I sent another group of people to scout the surroundings and discovered traces of several other tribes. They should have migrated here just like us. There’s no hope in those horse bandits. We’ll find an opportunity to contact the people from those other tribes later.”
“According to your description, it will probably be difficult to seize enough food from the Central Plains people with just our strength. If we can unite with the people from several other large tribes, that would naturally be for the best.”
Meanwhile, on the other side…
Having delegated all the tasks, Luo Ji naturally continued his grand project of seizing grain.
At the same time, he needed to quickly accumulate more special points.
For Myriad World Civilization, he wanted to quickly max out the “Racial Coexistence” project.
And for the Beastman Civilization, he also wanted to quickly level up those somewhat deceptive prerequisite levels to see if he could unlock any powerful special units.
With these thoughts, Luo Ji planned to use a beastman army for this siege.
This way, Beastman Points could be earned faster, and it wouldn’t hinder him from earning Conquest Points.
However, the military expenses for the beastman tribes certainly gave Luo Ji a headache.
Take the Werewolf Warriors, for example.
The military expense for 1 Werewolf Warrior was 280 Civilization Points!
For humans, a standard equipped Swordsman and Shield-wielder’s expedition cost was only 80 Civilization Points.
Minotaur Infantry were even more expensive, with one costing 350…
Luo Ji’s heart sank.
But he admitted that their individual combat power was fierce.
Take the Minotaur Infantry, for example; 3 or 4 regular human soldiers probably wouldn’t be enough to take down just 1 of them.
So, it was worth the price.
After pondering for a while, Luo Ji decided on his troop composition: he would directly bring 100 Minotaur Infantry, 300 Werewolf Warriors, plus 1 Elephantman Slinger.
This trip, Luo Ji brought more Werewolf Warriors.
On one hand, he had just upgraded the “Werewolf Warrior” unit project.
On the other hand, hadn’t Li Ke been training in his tribe’s territory recently?
This was a good opportunity to see the results.
Additionally, considering that none of the five beastman tribes had highly mobile cavalry units, Luo Ji, as before, brought 300 Bow Cavalry as a precaution.
In terms of armaments, to counter the enemy’s siege weapons, he had to bring 1 Triple-Bow Bed Crossbow.
Auxiliary units like grain transport teams, cooks, and medics would also definitely need to be included.
As for commanding generals, Luo Ji only planned to bring Li Ke of the Wolf Tribe.
One exceptionally strong fighter was enough.
If he brought all five beastman tribal chiefs, the expedition costs would increase by tens of thousands.
All in all, the military expenses were just over 200,000, which was within Luo Ji’s control.
Then, he casually picked an unfamiliar name and once again embarked on his grand project of seizing grain.
Luo Ji, originally relying on sheer strength, was already quite aggressive when launching invasion sieges.
Now, with a beastman army, he had even less need for reason with his opponents.
The attack horn blew.
The Triple-Bow Bed Crossbow, relying on its range, directly destroyed the enemy’s siege weapons.
Then, the Elephantman Slingers hurled giant stones.
Immediately after, the Minotaur Infantry cleared the path ahead, followed by the Werewolf Warriors.
300 Bow Cavalry hovered on the flanks.
It was utterly unstoppable.
Without exaggeration, if the opposing player didn’t station 2,000 or 3,000 troops in their border city, they simply couldn’t stop him!
The beastmen army, fighting head-on, was truly formidable in assaulting cities!
Afterward, under the blessing of Luo Ji’s “Speed is of the Essence in War” tactic, three cities were breached before the enemy player’s reinforcements could arrive.
Luo Ji tied up the defending generals and city lords, emptied the three cities’ warehouses, and simply left.
7 days later, after the retreat, he could open for business again, making a huge profit with his captives.
He was having a blast getting rich, running this business.
At the same time, his reputation also spread thoroughly through these invasion battles, which, while not aiming for complete annihilation, were utterly unstoppable.
For a time, the name “Luo Ji” became quite infamous among some Bronze tier players.
Of course, it was more often associated with the term “profiteer.”
He was also perfectly misunderstood as a “Beastman Civilization” player.
It was precisely because of this that, for a long time in the future, many Bronze tier players began to station large numbers of troops in border cities, despite the cost and effort.
