Zhao Fu was delighted that he had finally levelled up. After returning to the Great Qin Village, he gave Deng Li and the 36 pieces of armor that they had taken from the Ferocious Tiger Village's bandits to Wang Dawu and had him repair them.
The Blacksmith Shop and Tailor Shop were seriously short of manpower. They had yet to repair the weapons they had obtained from the Big Crack. Now that they had the armor, Zhao Fu had no choice but to hire more people for them.
After that, Zhao Fu rebuilt the Tiger Village to the west of Qin Village and sent a few people to manage it. He then went to the Village Hall to check the Intermediate Village's attributes.
Village Name: Qin Village (Legendary)
Level: Intermediate Village Area: 5 square kilometers
Village Territory: 250 square kilometers
Popular Support: 80
Special Attributes: Territory Crop Yield + 40%, Territory Crop Growth Time -40%, Population Limit + 20%, Residents' Attributes + 2, Soldiers' Attributes + 2, Population Attraction + 30%, High Quality Attraction + 30%.
Affiliated Village Limit: 8
Affiliated Villages: Logue Village, Jean Village, Dorun Village, Li Family Village, Wolf Village, Tiger Village.
In terms of attributes, it was an expected increase of 10%, so Zhao Fu was not too surprised. However, the number of affiliated villages surprised Zhao Fu. There were eight affiliated villages at once.
However, the Great Qin Village's population would always be a problem. Right now, the Great Qin Village only had 465 people, while the Great Qin Village's population limit was 6,000. Apart from the Great Qin Village, the other villages' population was not yet full. This was especially so for the Wild Wolf Village and Ferocious Tiger Village. Zhao Fu had transferred all of the people from the Wild Wolf Village and Ferocious Tiger Village to the Great Qin Village, so the two villages now had less than 20 people.
The Li Family Village had been full, but two thirds of them had been brought to Qin Village by Zhao Fu, so there was a population gap.
This caused Zhao Fu to sigh. However, one couldn't become fat in a single bite, and the development of a Village required time and effort to slowly become stronger. At the very least, with the Great Qin Village's bonus stats, they would be able to spawn 40 or so villagers every day. Zhao Fu sighed.
As for the bottom of the Great Rift, Zhao Fu did not plan to explore it for the time being. Instead, he planned to form two special teams to explore the bottom of the Great Rift.
First of all, Zhao Fu planned to form a team of Mages. Because magic skills were rare, they could be a very powerful offensive method. As such, Zhao Fu planned to lead some people to hunt magic beasts and help tame some large wild beasts, such as cows, pigs, and horses. Because Zhao Fu lacked horses, he hadn't formed a cavalry yet.
Cavalry was the most mobile unit in the era of cold weapons. With horses, there was no need for them to run here and there.
After spending some money, Zhao Fu obtained the Taming skill without changing his profession. He then brought Bai Qi, Old Logue, 10 Shieldbearers, 10 Bladesmen, and 10 Archers. In the end, Liu Mei insisted on going, and after thinking about it, Zhao Fu agreed.
Qin Village was at the outermost region of the Forest of Horrors, and as they went deeper into the forest, there would be more and more magic beasts. As such, Zhao Fu and his group headed west.
On the way, the trees became taller and taller, and the treetops seemed to reach into the clouds. The lighting around them was quite poor, and the trees looked quite strange. Occasionally, a few rabbits would run past, causing some noise.
Zhao Fu did not mind this and continued onwards. Soon, they found a female wild boar and eight baby wild boars looking for food.
Wild boars were creatures that lived by themselves once they reached adulthood, and they were quite difficult to catch, unlike other creatures that lived in groups. If they could find a Den, it would be great.
Dens were like Villages, and they would also spawn wild beasts. However, Dens were not like Villages – there were very few of them, and they were all guarded by wild beasts, ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands.
Now that they were quite far away from Qin Village, they couldn't go back just for this female wild boar and the baby wild boars, so they decided to let the female wild boar go.
Zhao Fu continued onwards!
At that moment, Zhao Fu stopped and found that there were ten or so Azure Oxen next to a small stream. The Azure Oxen's hide was light azure, and their horns gave off a metallic luster.
As long as they could catch these Azure Oxen, they would be able to open up farmland and transport iron ores, which would take a lot of time and effort. As such, Zhao Fu immediately turned his gaze to the herd of Azure Oxen.
However, these large wild beasts were not easy to catch, so Zhao Fu and his group rushed up. If the Azure Oxen went berserk and charged at them, Zhao Fu would have to dodge. His ten Shieldbearers would not be able to stop the charge of these ten or so Azure Oxen.
They also could not use Archers to attack. It was fine to shoot a few arrows at the Azure Oxen, but as long as their arrows did not hit their vitals, they would run. How could a person chase after an enraged Azure Oxen? Moreover, if the Azure Oxen ran away in fear, there was nothing they could do.
Perhaps they could have Archers shoot at the Azure Oxen's legs, injuring them so that they would not be able to run. However, it was also possible that the Azure Oxen would become crippled. Thinking about ten or so crippled Azure Oxen opening up farmland and transporting iron ores, that was not very feasible.
Right now, using traps was the best method. Zhao Fu turned and told Bai Qi and the others about his plan, and they nodded in agreement. They then started to set up traps to the north of the herd of Azure Oxen.
Zhao Fu, Bai Qi, and Liu Mei split up into three teams, each with a few people. As for Old Logue, because of his age and being a Goblin, he could not run very fast, so he stayed behind to control the situation and use fireballs to ensure that the Azure Oxen would fall into the traps.
Following this, Zhao Fu, Bai Qi, and Liu Mei split up and headed towards the herd of Azure Oxen from the east, south, and west. As they got closer, the Azure Oxen sensed danger and stopped grazing, looking up at their surroundings.
At that moment, Zhao Fu, Bai Qi, and Liu Mei rushed out with their people. They did not attack, only yelling or slamming their sabers against their shields to show off their power. They did not allow the Azure Oxen to attack them, making them feel afraid and choose to run.
The three of them rushed out with their people, and the happiest one was Liu Mei. She laughed as she waved her whip and rushed over. When the three teams rushed out, the Azure Oxen were given a fright. Seeing that there were people in all directions, they could only run north.
The three teams gathered together and chased after the Azure Oxen. If any of the Azure Oxen slightly deviated from their path towards the traps, Zhao Fu would order people to shoot arrows to help correct them.
Soon, the Azure Oxen rushed into the traps, and in the next moment, ropes wrapped around their legs.
Bang, bang, bang …
The Azure Oxen tripped and fell to the ground, giving off muffled sounds and kicking up a lot of dust. Soon, the Azure Oxen got back up and tried to run, but they were unable to break free from the ropes around their legs.
The ropes were as thick as two fingers put together, and they were tied to trees that were one meter thick. As such, no matter how much the Azure Oxen struggled, they were unable to break free.
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