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(Today's update, 2 in 1 Chapter)
Chapter 343 "Female Butcher, Female Executioner"
Speaking of which, Ruo Lin's trip to Nanyang was indeed full of twists and turns. Back then, she was on the way back to Nanyang with the old priest, Ben Carson. Old Ben Carson was a shrewd old man, he guessed that the other party was going to use this opportunity to draw a nautical map. When he was leading the way, he deliberately took a detour. In the end, he was seen through by Ruo Lin and was taught a lesson.
Throughout the history of the Empire's expeditions to Nanyang, even the furthest place the fleet reached was far away from Brahman Island. Because of this, the Nanyang people living on Brahman Island were able to live in peace. Otherwise, if the Empire were to find out that there was such a large island in the far reaches of Nanyang, it would be equivalent to a small continent. Not to mention, it was also rich in natural resources. If the Empire were to find out, how could they not attack?
Unfortunately, Ben Carson's scheme was seen through and the nautical map was successfully drawn by Ruo Lin.
But when they arrived at Brahman Island, the situation they faced was not so simple.
It turned out that since the last expedition of the Luo Lan Empire's fleet, the largest resistance since the establishment of the Nanyang United Kingdom was defeated by the Empire's powerful navy. This caused the new United Kingdom to be filled with despair from top to bottom. The people of the United Kingdom were even more disheartened. Many of them even had the idea of continuing to move south to the more distant Southern Seas.
When Ruo Lin arrived with the fleet, the Nanyang United Kingdom was in an extremely fierce dispute. Under the suffocating pressure of the behemoth that is the Roland Empire, the various tribal chiefs within the United Kingdom have different standpoints. Pessimism dominated the majority. They believed that they should give up on Brahman Island and move south. Of course, there were also a few fierce tribes that advocated for war. Some of them wanted to gather their strength and fight to the death with the Roland Empire to protect their homeland.
What's even stranger is that in this phenomenon, there was actually a strange faction. There were even a few tribes that came up with a third way: to seek peace with the Luo Lan Empire.
But whether it was the fleeing party, the pro-war party, or the peace-seeking party. However, all of them had one thing in common: they did not seem to have much interest in continuing to preserve this "kingdom". As for the current interim king of the United Kingdom, he was the chief of one of the more powerful tribes. The patriarch, however, deeply trusted the High Priest Ben Carson, so he insisted on waiting until the High Priest who went out to search for the "descendant of God Father" returns, and then everyone can discuss the decision.
Under such circumstances, Ruo Lin led a fleet of eighty giant ships to Brahman Island.
It was conceivable that after the Roland Empire's repeated invasions, the Nanyang people had developed an almost instinctive fear and hatred towards the people of the Roland Empire.
Therefore, when such a large fleet of eighty giant ships arrived at Brahman Island, it immediately caused panic. On land, Ruo Lin was greeted by the hastily assembled "United Kingdom Army".
Looking at this "army" from afar, Ruo Lin's subordinates almost laughed out loud – if this could be considered an army.
These natives did not have a uniform armor, not even a uniform. Many of them were only draped in animal skin, and some even wore rattan "armor". The weapons in their hands were also mottled and disorderly. Some used metal weapons, some used inferior bows and arrows, and some even used sharpened wooden sticks.
Ruo Lin deeply understood that in order to complete Du Wei's "extortion" mission, she must first "establish her might"! Therefore, even if the High Priest Ben Carson begged, the female Knight still made a decision: to fight!!
The eighty giant ships fired a volley of ballistae!
Almost in a moment, the originally crude port was bombed into ruins. Hundreds of Tulip Family's guards on the ships fired a volley of arrows, causing the United Kingdom Army to suffer heavy losses in the first confrontation.
Only then did those fellows flee in fear.
In the first confrontation, the Nanyang people were beaten to the point of being afraid. Afterwards, Ruo Lin sent Ben Carson ashore to communicate with the Nanyang people. When the other side saw the High Priest return, they immediately called for a meeting. Then, they had no choice but to welcome the female Knight from the Roland Empire ashore.
Ruo Lin did not relax. She ordered the fleet to be vigilant and ready for battle at any time. She also ordered that no one was allowed to leave the ship. No Nanyang people's small boats were allowed to come close to her fleet. Anyone that came within the firing range of her fleet was to be killed without mercy.
After that, Ruo Lin swaggered onto the shore with a few attendants in a small boat with a swagger.
Next, she was received with a grand ceremony all the way to a 'city' on Brahman Island – let's call it a 'city' for the time being. At the meeting of the United Kingdom Patriarchs, after hearing the High Priest Ben Carson's statement, they learned that the 'descendant of the Father's tribe' had been found.
After all, the Nanyang people's faith in the Father is still very strong. Immediately, whether it was those who wanted to fight, those who wanted peace, or even those who wanted to escape, most of them thought that the little Fick should be welcomed back.
However, there were still two or three tribes that raised objections. They thought: Since they were already preparing to escape, there was no need for a new king. Then, it was not worth it to pay such a huge price to welcome back a child.
In the end, the argument turned into a quarrel. In the end, these guys almost fought.
This quarrel went on for ten days without a conclusion, making Ruo Lin extremely impatient. In the end, in front of all the patriarchs, she ruthlessly said to the female Knight:
"If you are not willing to pay the ransom, then I don't mind going back and asking our Duke to immediately behead that kid! Moreover, I brought a huge fleet here, if I go back empty-handed, I won't be able to answer to my master! Since you are not willing to pay … .then I will take it myself!! Tomorrow, I will return with my fleet. Anyway, from here to the Roland Continent, we will pass through countless islands and countless of your tribes. I will kill and rob along the way! "
These words were enough to shock everyone!
To be honest, the 80 ships that Ruo Lin brought with her were really scary. At the very least, even the previous expeditionary force of the Roland Empire didn't have this many ships. Even Du-Wei's father, Earl Raymond, only brought 30 ships with him during his expedition.
However, Ruo Lin was actually bluffing. After all, her fleet was different from the Empire's navy. Although her fleet was huge, there weren't many combat personnel on the eighty ships. She only kept the sailors. After all, these ships came here to transport things. If they were fully loaded with troops, where would they have the space to transport things?
Although the fleet looked huge, it was actually not that strong.
But even so, the Nanyang people were scared. They were not afraid of the Roland people coming ashore, but if they let Rolynn swagger her way back, burning, killing, and looting along the way, even though the big tribes living on Brahman Island were not afraid of it, after all, this was the Chieftain's Assembly. There were also many people from the surrounding small islands who came.
Suddenly, a lot of people leaned towards High Priest Ben Carson's position.
On the night of Ruo Lin's ruthless words, a large number of Nanyang people came to the shore. They slaughtered pigs and goats, and sent fruits and delicious food to the fleet, hoping to appease the Roland Empire's terrifying invaders.
Those tribes who had a strong stance angrily withdrew from the Patriarch's Assembly. Some of the tribal chiefs even went back to prepare for war!
Ruo Lin saw all of this and made a decision in her heart.
The series of events that followed fully demonstrated the growth of Ruo Lin, the female Knight. Even Du Wei could not help but sigh after listening to Ruo Lin's narration: What a good Ruo Lin! What a good female Knight!!
It turns out that Ruo Lin coldly watched from the sidelines and saw the internal conflict between the Nanyang tribes. She actually quietly brought her own people back to the ship. That night, she mobilized all the combat personnel in the fleet and transferred out 800 people. This was already the limit. She also quietly transferred out two large ships and personally led 800 warriors to sail around Brahman Island under the cover of night.
According to the results of the secret investigation, Rolynn had circled around to the side of Brahman Island within three days. Then, she suddenly landed and attacked a tribe that strongly opposed her. Five hundred elite warriors of the Tulip Family, using superior weapons and armor, as well as brilliant battle techniques, almost collapsed that tribe in a single night.
She beheaded thousands of people and destroyed a tribe of more than 10,000 people. Then, she burned the tribe to ashes. After that, he didn't stop at all. He led five hundred elites and went three hundred miles deep into Brahman Island. Wherever he went, he killed all the tribes that opposed the High Priest's proposal to welcome King Lufek back. They were all defeated.
This was her first time leading an army into battle, but she had grasped the essence of 'speed is the most important asset in war'. She suddenly attacked all the way, like a hot knife through butter. Every time she arrived at a tribe, before they could react, they would be slaughtered by the well-equipped warriors of the Tulip Family. In just this one time, Ruo Lin destroyed two small tribes in one breath and almost crippled a medium sized tribe.
As for the patriarchs of the three tribes who were originally strongly opposed, they had their heads chopped off by Ruo Lin.
Of course, Ruo Lin also lost a lot of her 500 elite warriors. But in Ruo Lin's view, this kind of sacrifice was worth it.
When this news spread to the patriarchs' meeting, those who were still arguing were immediately shocked.
Ruo Lin's sudden attack from the heavens made those guys feel insecure. In the end, High Priest Ben Carson, although he was helpless against Ruo Lin's bloody methods, he had no choice but to cooperate with Ruo Lin.
After Ruo Lin returned to the fleet with a few hundred men, she no longer went to the table. Instead, she sent people to deliver the heads of the three patriarchs that were killed by Ruo Lin to the Nanyang people. At the same time, she also sent Ruo Lin's final message: In three days, either you pay up, or I will bring my people back! Kill all the way back!
In these three days, a huge change occurred on Brahman Island. Those small and medium sized tribes that were frightened by Rolynn's slaughter immediately united under the leadership of the High Priest Ben Carson, "Surrender Faction".
As for the two large tribes, they were angered by Ruo Lin's methods and returned to gather their troops to take revenge.
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"And then?" Du Wei nodded.
"And then … …" Ruo Lin raised her eyebrows: "And then, of course, war."
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On Brahman Island, there are a total of more than 20 tribes. Among them, there are eight largest tribes. These eight tribes each have a few hundred thousand people. Because of Ruo Lin's methods and the High Priest's "surrender", the two tribes finally decided to declare war by force.
But due to their outdated equipment and civilization, they were destined to die before the war even started.
These guys gathered about 50,000 strong warriors, but unfortunately, they were unable to attack Ruo Lin who was at sea. Even if these tribes had boats, those small boats were unable to cause any damage to Ruo Lin's fleet.
Moreover, Ruo Lin once again showed her intelligence at this time. Facing the tens of thousands of troops from the two tribes, as well as the small boats from the tribes, Rolynn ordered the entire army to raise the anchor. On the same day, without even saying goodbye, she led the fleet of eighty large ships and left Brahman Island.
Ruo Lin's "escape" caused the two tribes to immediately become arrogant. They thought that their own army had "scared away" Ruo Lin. But since the war has already started, they can't return without any results. After losing their biggest "enemy" Ruo Lin, they and their soldiers could only turn their anger towards the poor High Priest Ben Carson and his "surrender faction".
As a result, the 50,000 troops of the pro-war faction attacked the "capital city" of the United Kingdom, while the High Priest Benka had no choice but to fight to protect himself. All the tribes of the "surrender faction" also joined forces and started a war.
In the beginning, High Priest Ben Carson didn't want to make a big deal out of it. He thought that as long as he could protect himself and beat back these hot-headed people, he could find an opportunity to slowly pacify them.
But once the war started, it was no longer under his control.
After all, there were originally so many tribes living on this land. For so many years, there were conflicts and even feuds between the tribes. With such a big deal, the tribes immediately took the opportunity to seek revenge. No matter how hard High Priest Ben Carson tried, he couldn't suppress the hatred and the war escalated …
In the end, it almost evolved into the eight major tribes of Brahman Island, splitting into two factions and fighting each other.
After the war lasted for 15 days, Ruo Lin who originally left with her fleet, suddenly brought her huge fleet back for a surprise attack!
It turns out that Ruo Lin didn't leave at all. After she calculated everything, she brought her fleet away from Brahman Island and circled around the surrounding waters before stopping at a nearby island to recuperate. Along the way, she also destroyed two small tribes. When the war was about to end. Ruo Lin then led her fleet back for a surprise attack.
The huge fleet didn't directly participate in the war. Instead, Ruo Lin used the same trick again. She transferred all the combat personnel from the fleet, leaving only the sailors who could barely maintain the fleet. Then, using the enemy's weak defense, she circled around to the back of Brahman Island and launched a surprise attack on the two "pro-war" tribes!
With 80 ships, Ruo Lin gathered a total of 1000 subordinates who could fight. Relying on the innate advantage of sneak attacks, coupled with their powerful combat strength and superior equipment. Furthermore, the two pro-war tribes had mostly mobilized their young soldiers to the capital of the United Kingdom to fight in the civil war. The remaining forces were inevitably weakened. Ruo Lin fully utilized these advantages. In the end, the war was won!!
1000 people defeated the tens of thousands of soldiers left behind and smoothly took down their home. Ruo Lin didn't want to kill too many people, so she followed the same old method and wantonly set fire. She burned the two tribes' headquarters to the ground. Then, she let the old and weak run away. Ruo Lin didn't chase after them.
In the end, the news from the rear spread to the front. When the pro-war soldiers received the news that their home had been raided, their morale fell to the bottom. Without a fight, they were defeated by the surrendered army led by High Priest Ben Ka. The two tribal chiefs were also killed and beheaded.
In this battle, Ruo Lin cleverly instigated a civil war between the two sides. Eliminating the "pro-war" faction in the Nanyang United Kingdom, there were no more voices of opposition in the tribe leader's meeting. Moreover, after eliminating the two tribes, the land and population of the two tribes were divided among the other tribes. With benefits, naturally, there were no more voices of opposition. Even if there were still some tribes that had some objections, but seeing the fate of those who opposed, they didn't dare to say anything.
In the end, High Priest Ben Ka passed a decision in the tribe leader's meeting to pay the ransom and bring back Little Fick (their future king).
Next, it was the negotiation of the ransom amount. Ruo Lin had the upper hand and didn't give in at all. She ruthlessly made the Nanyang people bleed.
The eighty ships first emptied the treasury of the United Kingdom! Then, it was divided among the tribes one by one. In the end, Ruo Lin plundered for three whole months and squeezed every last drop of oil out of the Nanyang people on Brahman Island! But she wasn't satisfied. She sent people to the surrounding islands and plundered the tribes one by one.
In the end, the huge fleet of 80 ships returned with a full load.
This back and forth took a year!
On Brahman Island, the Nanyang people who were plundered miserably by Ruo Lin gave this female Knight from the Roland Continent a series of nicknames: female butcher, female executioner …
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"So, how much money do we have now?" Du Wei smiled.
Ruo Lin thought for a moment: "Sir, Nanyang is rich in gold and gems, as well as ivory and spices. These things are rare and valuable in our continent. I carefully calculated the 80 ships that I brought back. If we sell all these things, the amount we get … "
Ruo Lin seemed to ponder for a moment: "Based on the annual revenue of the Roland Empire which is 60 million gold coins, this windfall we got is probably equivalent to five to six years of the Empire's total revenue!"
Five to six years of the Empire's total revenue?!!
Even though Du Wei was already mentally prepared, when he heard this number, he couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air: "So much?!"
Ruo Lin nodded, but then the female Knight smiled: "However, this matter isn't over yet. Sir, this time I brought back a few envoys from the Nanyang United Kingdom. They requested an audience with you. Hmm, back when I was on Brahman Island, the High Priest Ben Carson introduced my background in order to convince these people. The master behind me is you, the Duke of the Tulip Family of the Empire. Ben Carson also said that you are one of the most influential people in the Empire, second only to the Emperor. You are the only one who can influence the Emperor. These Nanyang people were scared out of their wits by our attack. This time, they sent an attendant to ask for peace and surrender. They want the Roland Empire to stop their invasion. In exchange, they are willing to pay a certain amount of wealth every year in exchange for peace. "
Du Wei's eyes lit up as he looked at Ruo Lin: "You agreed with them?"
Ruo Lin immediately shook her head: "Of course not! Sir, I am only your subordinate. How can I have the qualifications to make such a big decision? Ruo Lin will only listen to Sir's orders. Of course, you have to make the decision on such important matters. " After a pause, Ruo Lin saw the satisfied smile on Du Wei's face. She sighed in relief and said: "However, I think there is no harm in agreeing with them. After all … … Speaking of which, this time I plundered a bit too much. I'm afraid that the Nanyang people don't have much left. Conservatively speaking, they won't be able to recover for the next ten years. Even if the Empire launches another expedition, I'm afraid that we won't be able to squeeze anything out of them. "
Du Wei's face was solemn. He closed his eyes and thought carefully for a moment. Then, he made a decision.
He stood up, looked at Rolynn, and solemnly said: "Rolynn, you've handled this matter very well, very well, very well, I'm very satisfied! In the future, you don't have to stay at sea. After this, you will follow me back to the Northwest and serve in the Tulip Family's army! Hehe! I didn't expect you to be so talented in leading troops. Since you have made a great contribution this time, I won't treat you unfairly. I will appoint you as a commander and lead a few thousand soldiers … … Don't think it's too low. There will be a great war soon. As long as you do well, you will be the first female general under my command! "
Ruo Lin immediately took two steps back and knelt on one knee on the ground. It was a solemn Knight's salute.
Du Wei glanced at her and continued: "Also, make a list of the warriors who sacrificed themselves in the Nanyang trip with you. Give me a list of their families' pensions … … all of them will be given ten times!
At this point, everything was reported. Ruo Lin had traveled a long way and looked quite tired. Du Wei was about to let her rest when Ruo Lin suddenly remembered something: "Sir, I also brought something back from the Nanyang trip. It is said that this thing was left behind by the gods in the ancient temple. After the temple was destroyed by the mountain fire, the descendants of the gods wandered into the human world and brought this thing down. At first, there was an original copy kept in the treasury of the United Kingdom. Later, the noble chiefs thought that this was an auspicious thing left behind by the gods and made a copy for themselves. However … … no one knows what these things are used for. Milord, you instructed me to pay more attention to any strange occurrences that I encountered during my trip. Thus, after I learned of the existence of this item, the clan stations saw that I was interested in it and took out a set for me to bring back. "
After saying that, Ruo Lin immediately went out. A moment later, she came back with a long wooden box from her bag. She solemnly placed it in front of Du Wei.
"Oh? Left behind by the gods? "Du Wei muttered in his heart. Could it be something left behind by Aragon again?
He took a deep breath and opened the box with a solemn expression. After taking a look inside, his face immediately changed. It was as if someone had suddenly stuffed seven or eight eggs into Du Wei's mouth.
Du Wei stared at the thing in the box with his mouth agape. It was hard to tell whether he was crying or laughing.
"This … … is this the thing?" He choked out this sentence.
Ruo Lin was curious: "This is … … Eh? Sir, you seem to recognize it? "
Du Wei reached out and touched the neatly arranged things in the box.
Ten thousand, ninety thousand, eight, two … … North, South, East, West … …
Damn, this … … this … …
Isn't this just fucking mahjong!!
Suddenly, an image flashed through his mind. A thousand years ago, in the temple on the sacred mountain of Brahman Island, countless natives at the foot of the mountain prostrated themselves in the direction of the temple. In the temple, Aragon had a cigarette in his mouth and sat at a table with his disciples. After drawing a card, he shouted, "Draw! He won!! "
Du Wei: "…% …"
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PS: I didn't think of the Mahjong prank. It was a fanfiction written by a reader that gave me the inspiration. Thank you, Early Morning Apple. Looks like we're kindred spirits. If there's a chance, let's play mahjong together ~
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