Cold Mountain Stronghold.
Zhang Tieniu, who had been ordered to investigate the surrounding situation, came back first to report.
"Stronghold Lord!"
"How is it? How much have you investigated of the factions bordering Cold Mountain?" Looking at Zhang Tieniu in front of him, Qin Shujian asked in a deep voice.
Zhang Tieniu respectfully replied, "This time, I went to the Stone Forest. There are three bandit groups there, each with seventy to eighty people.
Their individual strength isn't much weaker than our Cold Mountain Stronghold.
However, these three bandit groups don't disturb each other. They divide the Stone Forest into three areas, each occupying one side.
Their leaders are at least at the fourth or fifth stage of the New Martial Realm. "
Hearing this, Qin Shujian's expression didn't change.
According to Zhang Tieniu, the forces in the Stone Forest were about the same as his Cold Mountain Stronghold.
However, compared to the Cold Mountain Stronghold, the bandits in the Stone Forest each occupied one side. Therefore, the average strength of both sides was about the same.
However, if the Stone Forest was unified, the former Cold Mountain Stronghold would have no chance of resisting.
Looking at the big picture through a tube.
From the situation in the Stone Forest, Qin Shujian could also roughly estimate the strength of the forces in the other places.
If it was a day ago, he would have prepared for a rainy day.
But now, Qin Shujian didn't have this thought for the time being.
First, his Body Tempering Scripture had reached perfection. In the Cold Mountain area, he was equivalent to a sixth stage of the New Martial Realm.
According to Zhang Tieniu's previous words, among these factions, only the Xining rebel army in the west had an expert that surpassed the fifth stage of the New Martial Realm. Moreover, it was possible that they were supported by other factions.
Once they left the Xining rebel army's territory, it was unknown whether they could maintain their strength.
In other words.
With him overseeing the Cold Mountain Stronghold, it was equivalent to having a sixth stage of the New Martial Realm overseeing it.
Before there were too many unforeseen events, Cold Mountain Stronghold could be maintained without any worries.
Moreover, the thing that was truly worthy of Qin Shujian's attention.
It was the players who had descended into the world.
No one knew better than him how much potential the players had.
And how quickly the players could increase their strength.
If he didn't think of a way to solve this problem, then sooner or later, he, the mini boss of Cold Mountain Stronghold, would be killed by players.
Before Qin Shujian could think too much, Wang Tiezhu, who had been investigating the players' situation, returned to report.
"Twenty miles east of Mount Liang, there's a new village. Many mutants have gathered there."
"Village?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Shujian's face darkened.
All of a sudden, there was an additional village. Even if he didn't use his brain to think carefully, he would know.
This must be the Beginner's Village in the game.
Qin Shujian didn't expect that there would be such a coincidence. A novice village was right under his nose.
This was tantamount to roasting him on the fire.
"Do you know how strong that village is?"
"From what I can see, there are quite a few guards in the village. I can see dozens of them on the surface. I can't tell how strong they are without fighting them. However, they don't look too weak."
Wang Tiezhu answered truthfully.
If there were dozens of guards on the surface, then there could be more than a hundred guards in the dark.
This kind of strength wasn't weak at all.
Although Wang Tiezhu didn't understand what mutants meant.
However, the sudden appearance of such a force within Mount Liang's sphere of influence was bound to have a big impact on Mount Liang.
Qin Shujian was deep in thought and didn't say anything for a while.
The appearance of a novice village meant that a large number of players had gathered.
Since Cold Mountain Stronghold was here, it was basically impossible for them to move.
If they couldn't move, then when the players developed, Cold Mountain Stronghold would definitely bear the brunt.
The one who strikes first gains the advantage, and the one who strikes later suffers.
Since they would face each other sooner or later, they had to grasp the opportunity in their own hands.
— —
Outside the novice village.
On an open field in a paddy field, a large number of players were chasing chickens and ducks with their bare hands.
"F * ck, this game is too difficult!"
"At the beginning of the game, they don't give any weapons or skills. These chickens and ducks also run fast. If this continues, when will they be able to reach the first stage of the Basic Martial Realm?"
In the paddy field, many players were powerlessly complaining.
When they first entered the game, they were excited because of the realistic realism of the game.
However, after their excitement cooled down, they were faced with a cruel reality.
For novice players, other than being given a set of clothes at the beginning of the game to avoid looking unsightly, they weren't even given a single copper coin, let alone a weapon.
Then, if they wanted to level up, they needed to learn cultivation techniques.
Therefore, they eagerly ran to the dojo to learn cultivation techniques.
Cultivation techniques and dojos required money. Since the players were poor, they didn't have any money to pay.
Therefore, they could only turn around and find other villagers in the village to do miscellaneous jobs to earn some copper coins.
When they had saved enough money to learn cultivation techniques, the players discovered that after learning cultivation techniques, they couldn't directly level up.
If they wanted to level up, they could only cultivate step by step.
If they spent a year or so, they might be able to level up.
This kind of situation naturally caused the players to collapse.
Fortunately, some people later discovered that there was no need to cultivate step by step. They only needed to kill monsters like in other games to accumulate the cultivation progress of the cultivation method and indirectly increase the level of the realm.
However, for unarmed players, they could only deal with some wild monsters that weren't much of a threat.
Therefore —
This created the situation before their eyes.
Suddenly, a player stopped and looked in a certain direction in the distance. His eyes couldn't help but light up.
"Look, there's a humanoid NPC!"
"What!"
"It really is a humanoid NPC, and it's even carrying a sword. It's obvious that its strength isn't simple."
Hearing this, the other players also discovered this point and immediately started discussing it.
As he spoke, he looked at the NPC with a burning gaze.
There was suddenly an NPC in the wilderness.
Moreover, looking at its equipment and appearance, its identity was obviously not simple.
In the eyes of the players, it was like a walking mission board.
Looking at the many players swarming toward him, Qin Shujian frowned slightly. However, he didn't directly attack. Instead, he said pleasantly, "Everyone, I … I want to go to the village in front to rest. Please make way."
"Of course, of course!"
When the other players heard this, they consciously made way for him.
This was because in their opinion, an NPC that could talk was very likely to be able to issue missions.
If they fell out with the NPC because of a small matter, causing them to not be able to receive missions, it would be a loss for the greater good.
However, although the path was cleared, there were still many players who didn't give up and continued to ask questions.
"Is there anything I can help you with?"
"What's your problem? Why don't you tell me and see if I can help you?"
"Hello …"
"…"
Qin Shujian had a smile on his face the entire time. Surrounded by many players, he walked towards the village.
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