"I have to admit that part of the reason I chose the Anti-Japanese camp was because of my feelings."
Bai Xiaowen paused for a moment before asking, "Shu Yi, if we had chosen to enter the Cain Planar World as the son of the Bloodspear Warlord, fought alongside a group of cannibals, and slaughtered the human cities … what would you have thought?"
Li Shuyi's face turned pale. He shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"Logically speaking, the Spiritual Realm is different from the real world. In the Spiritual Realm, you can join any camp, even the anti-human camp. However, even if there are no legal restrictions, what we do is still bound by the most basic moral rules in our hearts. Or rather, we have to protect the bottom line of humanity. "
Bai Xiaowen said, "In history, during the Jiajing Rebellion, the Japanese pirates attacked the southeast coast. After they broke into the city, the old and weak were killed. The young and strong became fake Japanese soldiers. The women weaved during the day and were raped by the Japanese pirates at night. They were worse than beasts. Therefore, I don't want to join this camp, even if it's only in the Spiritual Realm, even if it's only for ten days. "
The Japanese pirates during the Jiajing Rebellion were just like the invaders during the War of Resistance Against Japan. They had no humanity. If Bai Xiaowen was matched to a certain War of Resistance Against Japan, would he join the invaders? Obviously not. Even if the camp was better, Bai Xiaowen would not do that.
This was the bottom line of humanity.
Li Shuyi said with relief, "I agree with your opinion. When I was in the Cain Dimension, I felt that I could use 120% of my strength to kill the cannibalistic Orcs. If we stand in the Orcs' camp and kill humans, our combat power will be reduced. I don't even know if I have the courage to wield my sword. "
Bai Xiaowen nodded and said, "Of course.
"Of course, I have my reasons for choosing the Anti-Japanese Army Camp. From the background, the Anti-Japanese camp is in the Ming Dynasty. There are plenty of resources and people there. The quartermaster must have a variety of items that can be exchanged, and there might be some top-grade specialties. This can be seen from the increase in the camp's reputation. "
The Reputation Points of the Anti-Japanese Army were increasing at a slower rate. Usually, for a Reputation Point that was hard to increase, the quartermaster would be very rich, and his Merit Points would be more valuable.
As for the Wokou pirates, their forces were too scattered. As a result, most of the Wokou pirates' military supplies were definitely not in the best condition. It was easier to raise the prestige of the Wokou pirates, and it was also easier to complete the main quest. But so what if he reached Worship? They had a high reputation and a large amount of merit points, but they didn't have any good military supplies to exchange for. Reputation and merit points were meaningless.
"Then how should we join the Anti-Japanese Army?" Li Shuyi asked. "We are now in the vast sea. It's not easy for us to go back to land since we are new here … I think the rules of the Spiritual Realm favor us joining the pirates."
Bai Xiaowen laughed and said, "Joining the Anti-Japanese Army is definitely harder than joining the Japanese pirates. After all, one is an official, while the other is a thief. But don't worry, it's not like there's no way … Let's open the treasure chest first. "
After Zhao Zhixiong and Shi Feng used an S-rank tool to escape, it was equivalent to them giving up on the Treasure Chest.
Bai Xiaowen opened the treasure chest. The evaluation for killing Chen Duyan was B level. He quickly tapped on the Golden Cards and chose two of them.
His luck was not bad. A piece of Golden equipment was dropped. It was actually Chen Duyan's machete! This machete was a weapon that needed to be held with both hands. Its additional attack power was shockingly high, but it required 25 points of basic strength and 20 points of basic agility.
Bai Xiaowen put away the Golden equipment, the machete. Neither of them could use it.
The other item that dropped was called the [Ship's Log]. It was a log of Chen Duyan's pirate fleet's voyage and looting.
"Let's go down." Bai Xiaowen walked towards the bottom of the ship.
"Ah?" Li Shuyi was a little surprised. The two of them had killed their way up from the bottom of the ship. Why were they going back now?
"There should be some young men in the bottom of the ship that Chen Duyan kidnapped …" Bai Xiaowen said. "Do you think that Chen Duyan only kidnapped the four of us? That's impossible. He must have kidnapped other people. Most of them were fishermen from the coastal fishing villages. Let's rescue these fishermen and let them be in charge of steering the ship back to land! "
Bai Xiaowen knew that the rules of the Spiritual Realm would not cut off the Metahumans from joining the anti-Mao Ming army. In addition, with the identities of the Metahumans as a reference, it was certain that there were fishermen in the other cabins at the bottom of the ship.
Chen Duyan's subordinates on this ship had been eliminated. Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi walked to the bottom of the ship and summoned the vampire Keats. They ordered him to break the door and pick the lock. Soon, more than 20 fishermen were released. Most of them were young men. There were also a few women who were not fully clothed.
These fishermen were just ordinary templates and were weak.
After Bai Xiaowen stated his request, the fishermen were in a dilemma. In the end, they pushed a man who was about 30 or 40 years old forward.
The man bowed with his hands folded in front. He had the demeanor of a scholar. He said respectfully, "We dare not disobey your orders. But there are two difficulties."
"Speak."
"The fishermen usually sail with small boats. They have never operated a large ship like this before, so they can only try to figure it out. However, the speed of the ship will definitely be slower than the experienced Wokou pirates, "the man said." Another difficulty is that we have been locked up in the bottom of the ship. We don't know where we are or which direction we should go. We want to return to the Great Ming Dynasty, but we might have to sail to Southeast Asia. It's fine if we go to Southeast Asia, but I'm afraid that we might encounter some submerged reefs. All of us will be finished. "
"What's your name? What's your occupation?" Bai Xiaowen could tell that this man was not a fisherman.
The man said, "My name is Xie Sheng. I'm currently the head teacher of the Xie Family Village."
"You're a scholar." Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly and handed the [Sailing Log] to Xie Sheng. He said, "This log records the route of the pirate ship. Read the log in detail for these fishermen to understand. Let them confirm the course and return to land along the way. "
Xie Sheng quickly thanked Bai Xiaowen. More than ten fishermen steered the ship and raised the sails. The ship slowly turned around.
On the other ships, the battle between the pirates was also coming to an end.
Originally, it shouldn't have ended so quickly. However, Chen Duyan's death was a huge blow to the morale of the pirates. Many of the pirates under Chen Duyan's command could only throw down their weapons and surrender when they saw that their leader was dead.
They wouldn't die if they surrendered.
The various factions of the Wokou pirates welcomed these pirates who had seen blood and killed people. They were much more useful than the newly captured fishermen.
Although Chen Duyan was dead, the pirates with white scarves wrapped around their arms didn't intend to let the flagship go. After a short period of reorganization, they raised the anchor and raised the sails. They actually chased after them!
Li Shuyi saw several sailboats approaching and frowned. He said, "Why are they chasing after us? Chen Duyan is clearly dead. They saw it too."
"I flipped through the last few pages of the sailing log. Chen Duyan had just attacked a county and plundered a lot of goods. I reckon that this battle also had something to do with these goods … The goods they plundered were mainly on the flagship. Thus, it's obvious why they're chasing after us … "
Bai Xiaowen walked to the cargo hold at the bottom of the ship. This kind of hard work was done by Kitts again. He used his claws to dig and quickly pried open the door of the cargo hold.
"Whoa …" Kitts whistled.
Li Shuyi was also somewhat surprised. At a glance, he saw gold and silver utensils and silk cloth piled up all over the cargo hold.
"These are all items that can't be taken out of this world. They aren't of much value to us," Bai Xiaowen said.
"Boss, are you going to return them?" Kitts said with a toothache. "What a pity. There are so many good things. If we take them ashore, how many girls can we sleep with?"
"Return them? That's impossible. Besides, even if we return them, those pirates won't let us off. "Bai Xiaowen saw it clearly.
"Boss is wise," Kitts flattered and said with a smile. "How can we spit out the meat that's already in our mouths!"
"Do you still think you're a bandit?" Bai Xiaowen glanced at Kitts.
Kitts shrunk his neck and laughed awkwardly. "That's true. I've washed my hands clean … I don't do this anymore."
"These are all ill-gotten gains that the Wokou pirates plundered. After we get ashore, we should hand them over to the government and return them to the people," Bai Xiaowen said righteously.
Seeing that the ship was approaching, a tall and thin pirate leader wearing sharkskin armor stood at the bow of the ship. He raised his voice and said, "Which road are you on? Do you know who owns this ship? "
Bai Xiaowen stood at the stern of the ship. "It belongs to the people of the Great Ming Dynasty."
"…"
The tall and thin pirate leader's voice became cold. "Meddling in other people's business. You're looking for death!"
The speed of the pirates was indeed much faster than that group of newbie fishermen. Under the force of the wind, the sails of the ship cut through the waves as they advanced.
Bai Xiaowen took out his Desert Eagle. Holding the gun with both hands, he aimed at the ropes of the enemy's sails.
The tall and thin pirate leader sneered. "I don't believe that you have the ability to shoot with such precision …"
Ping, ping, ping!
Gunshots rang out continuously.
Bai Xiaowen's shooting specialty was level 3. Even with the help of the Strongest Academic Genius, it was only level 4. He didn't have the ability to hit the ropes with 100% accuracy while the two ships were moving at high speed from such a distance. However, he activated his continuous shooting mode and used quantity to replace accuracy.
As long as one out of ten bullets hit the target, it would be enough.
Under the furious gaze of the tall and thin pirate leader, the ropes of the sails of the ship he was on were shot apart. The sails immediately fell, and the ship lay horizontally on the surface of the sea. Following closely was the second ship, and the third ship …
The fishermen on Bai Xiaowen's ship cheered and praised in unison. They gradually grasped the knack of operating the ship and gradually increased their speed. Not long after, the group of pirates wrapped in white towels disappeared from their sight.
The tall and thin pirate leader's face was gloomy. He wanted nothing more than to tear Bai Xiaowen into pieces. At this moment, one of his subordinates came to report that the ropes had been fixed. Should they continue the chase?
"Chase my ass."
The tall and thin pirate leader waved his hand. "This time, we've killed Chen Duyan. Half of our goal has been accomplished. We can also report to our brother. Turn around and return to the village! "
Suddenly, a small boat quickly rowed over. A pirate reported, "Sir Hong, two people suddenly appeared on Brother Er Biao's ship. Scholar Luo said they were … suspicious! Do you want to go over and take a look? "
"What's wrong with Er Biao? How could he let people sneak onto the ship without anyone noticing? If they were spies from the government, wouldn't it be bad? "The tall and thin pirate leader, Sir Hong, said angrily.
"Sir Hong, you don't know. Those two people fell from the sky. They have nothing to do with Brother Er Biao." That pirate was obviously Er Biao's confidant.
"Really?" Sir Hong didn't believe it.
"It's true. All the brothers on the ship can attest to it. Those two people also said that they have admired Master Xu for a long time and are here to seek refuge. Previously, when Chen Duyan was killed, the two of them could be said to have contributed greatly! "
"If that's the case, then the people who stole my goods and ran away are also their accomplices?" Sir Hong said angrily. "I'll have to ask!"
…
Bai Xiaowen finally stepped onto land.
The fishermen who were kidnapped, including their teacher, Xie Sheng, thanked him profusely. Bai Xiaowen took out some goods and coins from the cabin and distributed them to them. This way, when they returned, they wouldn't have to live on the streets and starve because of the destruction of their homes.
After all, these goods and coins couldn't be brought out of the Spiritual Realm. Bai Xiaowen didn't feel bad about giving them away. As for why he didn't give them more? Bai Xiaowen understood the principle of 'an innocent man gets into trouble because of his wealth'. In the Ming Dynasty during the Jiajing Dynasty, the rich and powerful were no better than the Japanese pirates when it came to robbing.
Bai Xiaowen ordered his summoned creatures to move the goods to a secluded place. Then, he asked the vampire, Keats, to guard the goods. After doing all this, Bai Xiaowen brought Li Shuyi along and asked around. They found the nearest coastal defense base of the Anti-Japanese Army. It was called Chongwu.
In the Ming Dynasty, the coastal defense of Fujian had 'five guards and twelve bases'. Chongwu was one of them. However, during the mid to late Ming Dynasty, the combat strength of the Ming Army was really average. The Ming Records recorded that the Ronin Warriors formed a group of a hundred people and traveled thousands of miles, killing thousands of Ming Army soldiers.
In history, the Japanese rebellion was quelled mainly because of three people, one civil and two military.
Let's talk about the two generals, Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang, who were known as Yu Long and Qi Hu. According to Bai Xiaowen's memory of the Ming Dynasty, Yu Dayou was strong and Qi Jiguang was good at commanding troops.
As for the civil official, his name was Hu Zongxian.
The Ming Dynasty had always valued the civil and despised the military. No matter how strong a general was, he had to be controlled by a scholar. Hu Zongxian was the superior of Yu Long and Qi Hu.
However, unlike in dramas where the civil officials always dragged the generals down, Hu Zongxian was a capable person. He reorganized the coastal defense and set up the water strongholds. He tidied up the military affairs that the Ming Dynasty had neglected. What he was best at was not training and strengthening the troops, but what he was good at.
During the Jiajing Dynasty, Wang Zhi was the godfather of pirates. He called himself King Hui and used Japan as his base. His nickname was' Ship Owner Wu Feng '. There was a saying that showed how powerful he was, 'The pirates of the sea cannot exist unless they are controlled by Wang Zhi.'
However, such a person was tricked by Hu Zongxian to come ashore. Then, he was captured and killed. One could see how scary a person could be.
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