Through his conversation with Zhang Tieniu, Qin Shujian gained a general understanding of Cold Mountain Stronghold.
When he took over Cold Mountain Stronghold, he discovered that even NPCs needed to eat.
Regardless of whether it was him or those brainless cannon fodder bandits, they all needed to eat every day.
Eating also meant spending money.
Wanting to farm in this godforsaken place like Cold Mountain and be self-sufficient was undoubtedly a fool's dream.
Therefore, the stronghold needed to go out and purchase food every once in a while.
In other words, they needed to go to other strongholds and scrounge for money.
However, Cold Mountain Stronghold was not strong and those strongholds had their own guards. Only when they had no other choice would they take the risk to scrounge for money.
Most of the time, it was the bandits of Cold Mountain Stronghold who went out to purchase food.
When Qin Shujian discovered this, he felt a wave of sadness in his heart.
Ordinary bandits were not restricted from leaving Cold Mountain at will. As long as they did not cause any trouble, they could go anywhere in the world.
Similarly.
As bandits, Cold Mountain Stronghold was naturally inseparable from robbing.
Although the location was not very good, caravans would often pass by.
Under these circumstances, the caravans would either pay a certain fee and Cold Mountain Stronghold would guarantee their safe passage out of Cold Mountain.
Or they would be eaten by Cold Mountain Stronghold.
This was the main source of income for Cold Mountain Stronghold.
Qin Shujian rubbed his forehead, feeling a little tired.
The entire Cold Mountain Stronghold only had fifty taels of silver left. Excluding him, there were seventy bandits in the stronghold.
Seventy bandits would consume two taels of silver every day.
This also meant that fifty taels of silver would only be enough to sustain Cold Mountain Stronghold for half a month.
As for what would happen when the silver ran out, Qin Shujian only needed to think about it to know the answer.
"Zhang Tieniu, take three brothers with you and scout out the strength of the forces around Cold Mountain Stronghold. Report their general situation to me."
"Yes."
Zhang Tieniu nodded in response.
Then, Qin Shujian looked at Wang Tiezhu. "Pay close attention to the area around Cold Mountain. See if any caravans arrive and report to me immediately."
"Yes." Wang Tiezhu accepted the order.
Qin Shujian felt a sense of satisfaction as he watched the two of them leave respectfully without refuting his words from beginning to end.
Most of the seventy bandits in the Cold Mountain Stronghold were not very intelligent.
However, this was something that could be refreshed. They were also loyal and would not have any thoughts of betrayal.
As long as he was still the Master of Cold Mountain Stronghold, he could always give orders to these bandits.
According to Qin Shujian's estimation.
Cold Mountain Stronghold was like a small game dungeon. There were fixed NPCs in the dungeon. Even if they were killed, they would automatically respawn after a certain amount of time.
However, there was one exception.
That was …
NPCs killed by players could respawn, but NPCs killed by other NPCs could not respawn.
In other words, the Cold Mountain Stockade bandits he had killed before were all in the category of not being able to respawn.
After he became the new Fort Master of Cold Mountain Stronghold, the system refreshed the bandits of Cold Mountain Stronghold.
Other than that.
If he wanted to expand the power of Cold Mountain Stronghold, he could recruit refugees and transform them into new bandits.
These transformed bandits were different from the bandits of Cold Mountain Stronghold.
They would not listen to the Fort Master's orders one hundred percent. There was also the possibility of them rebelling.
Then, Qin Shujian focused his attention on himself.
No matter what the problem was, improving his strength was the most fundamental.
"Currently, I only have eighteen points of vitality. It is impossible to improve the Body Forging Scripture. However, there is still room for improvement for the Black Tiger Saber Technique, which is Mortal Tier Middle Grade."
"Originally, I only had the Body Forging Scripture and did not have any offensive skills. Now that I have the Black Tiger Saber Technique, although my realm did not increase, my strength has increased by a lot."
"This way …"
Qin Shujian's expression changed slightly. He looked at the Black Tiger Saber Technique on the Attribute Panel and fell into deep thought.
In his opinion, realm was the foundation.
As long as his realm increased, his strength would also increase.
However, if he wanted to increase his realm, relying on his eighteen points of vitality, there was still a huge gap. It was obviously impossible to reach this step in just two days.
"Rather than living until old age, it is better to maximize the use of every point of vitality." After Qin Shujian thought this through, he no longer hesitated.
Looking at the plus sign behind the Black Tiger Saber Technique, he suddenly had a thought.
He saw that his vitality had decreased by three points, and the Black Tiger Saber Technique had gone from Beginner to Advanced.
A different kind of realization welled up in Qin Shujian's heart.
The Black Tiger Saber Technique in his mind, which was originally somewhat shaky, now seemed as if he had practiced it for many years. A faint aura emitted from his body.
After consuming three points of vitality, the Black Tiger Saber Technique had increased by one level.
Qin Shujian saw that the plus sign behind the Black Tiger Saber Technique was still there. He then looked at the remaining fifteen points of vitality and hardened his heart.
"Shua!"
The fifteen points of vitality were instantly reset to zero.
Before Qin Shujian had time to feel the pain, he felt a powerful memory surge into his mind, forcing him to close his eyes.
After a while, he finally finished digesting this memory.
The Black Tiger Saber Technique had also changed from the Advanced Stage to the Perfection Stage.
"Perfection!"
Qin Shujian grasped the Tiger Head Saber beside him. A feeling of good fortune emerged in his heart.
In an instant, the eighteen moves of the Black Tiger Saber Technique flashed before his eyes like an animation.
Just by holding the Tiger Head Saber, he gave off a ferocious aura, as if he was a ferocious tiger.
The next moment.
Qin Shujian directly left the Loyalty Hall and arrived at the empty field outside.
"Shua! Shua! Shua! "
His Tiger Head Saber emitted a cold light as the eighteen moves of the Black Tiger Saber Technique were displayed one by one.
There seemed to be a fierce wind whistling on the flat ground, and also a tiger's roar shaking the mountains.
Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain!
Shocking a hundred li!
Ferocious Tiger Turning Around!
At the end of the display, Qin Shujian felt as if there was a knot in his heart, causing him to feel uncomfortable if he did not vent it.
A long roar accompanied by a tiger's roar burst forth.
The cold light that filled the sky converged into a saber and fiercely chopped down on a large rock that was as tall as a person.
"Bang!"
The rock shattered and scattered in all directions.
Qin Shujian withdrew his saber and stood upright. His chest rose and fell slightly as he panted. There was an uncontrollable joy in his eyes.
Strong!
Very strong!
After he had truly executed this saber technique, he finally understood how powerful the Black Tiger Saber Technique, which was at the Perfection Level, was.
If it was before he cultivated the Black Tiger Saber Technique, the former would definitely not be able to last more than a few rounds in a confrontation.
Because —
One had a high realm, but did not have any means to deal with the enemy.
The other had the same realm, but cultivated a profound Saber Technique. Their strength would be much stronger.
Qin Shujian did not know which realm Wu Sheng had cultivated the Black Tiger Saber Technique to, but as long as the other party cultivated it to the Perfection Level, or even the Perfection Level.
In a head-on confrontation, even if he had the upper hand.
In the end, the one who would be defeated would still be him.
Exhausting all eighteen points of vitality in exchange for the Perfection Level Black Tiger Saber Technique.
This transaction was not a loss at all.
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