There were quite a number of Second Grade pirates on the riverbank, but they were easily taken care of by the soldiers of Mountain Town.
There were over twenty waves of Second Grade pirates around the pirate camp, each wave having five people, making a total of over a hundred pirates. However, it was still nothing in front of the two hundred Third Grade soldiers and Second Grade archers led by Chen Ping and Chen Li. They collapsed at the first clash and happily contributed over thirty Second Grade skill books and a corresponding number of weapons and equipment to Yang Rui.
"Basic Water Combat: Second Grade Soldier skill book. Allows First Grade Militia to upgrade to Second Grade Water Soldier!"
"Three-Pointed Iron Fork: Normal Grade. Specifically used by Water Soldiers. Attack: 10-15. Level Requirement: 10. Durability. Although it was only a Second Grade skill book, Yang Rui placed great importance on it. With these skill books and the corresponding weapons and equipment, Mountain Town could quickly produce Water Soldiers and take the first step in water power.
Before this, there was still a small threat in the Black Dragon Pool adjacent to Mountain Town. That was the Stone Tortoise Camp that had yet to be controlled. As a result, Mountain Town was still facing the threat of the Stone Tortoises from the water. There were often incidents of fishing boats and even docks being attacked by the Stone Tortoises!
Although the Stone Tortoises were only First Grade monsters, they still brought a lot of trouble to Yang Rui. Currently, Mountain Town had already found the general location of the Stone Tortoise's nest. If there were a few Second Grade Water Soldiers, this problem would no longer exist!
The Second Grade pirates on the riverbank were easy to deal with, but the pirates on the water were not so simple.
When Yang Rui led the two groups of soldiers to the pirate camp, he discovered that the pirate's dock was actually separated from the riverbank. Between the dock and the riverbank were dense lotus leaves, making it impossible to distinguish the border with the green weeds on the riverbank. From afar, it looked like the dock was built close to the riverbank. This was why Yang Rui did not discover the truth when he came to check it out last time!
As the location of the dock was still beyond the range of the bows and arrows, Yang Rui and his 200 soldiers were blocked off on the shore. They could only watch helplessly, unable to do anything to the pirates that were coming in and out of the dock on the fast boats.
Actually, the pirates in the dock had already noticed the movements of Yang Rui's soldiers. After all, they were the target of over 200 people. However, these pirates only sent two boats to the shore at the very beginning. A total of 10 pirates came ashore to check out the situation.
Before the ten pirates could even get close to Yang Rui and the others, they were instantly killed by Yang Rui under a rain of arrows. They dropped two skill books and three weapons.
"Water Combat Advancement: Third Grade Soldier skill book. Allows a Second Grade Sailor to advance to a Third Grade Sailor!"
Attack 25-30. Level Requirement: 30. Durability: 30. However, with the instant death of the ten Third Grade pirates, the two ships near the shore had already sensed something was amiss. They immediately fled back to the docks, and the pirates in the docks never dared to approach the shore again!
It seemed like any humanoid NPC in the game that had the word 'Thief' in it, be it 'Pirates' or 'Thieves', were usually very timid and cautious! Just like the bandits in Highbridge Town and the pirates here, they all belonged to this type. Compared to 'Mountain Bandits' and 'Raiders', they were a lot less ferocious!
However, being cowardly also had a side that was difficult to deal with. In a situation like this, if it had been bandits or roving NPCs, they might have taken the initiative to pounce on Yang Rui's soldiers. However, if it had been these cowardly water bandits, they would have only stayed far away.
Furthermore, Yang Rui had no way to deal with this. He spent most of the morning leading his soldiers in circles, trying to find suitable materials to build a pontoon bridge to connect the dock to the river bank. Or perhaps he could find a narrow spot in the river where the archers could directly stop the pirate ships coming and going on the river.
Unfortunately, the location of the pirate camp was near the source of the Wenshui River. The shore of the river was mostly filled with reeds and aquatic plants, making it difficult to find suitable materials to cross the river to the pirate docks. Moreover, the Wenshui River was very wide, making it even harder to find a suitable spot to block the pirate boats.
Unable to kill the pirates for now, Yang Rui could only lead his soldiers back to the vicinity of the Water Origin Village. He simply let Chen Li and Chen Ping lead two hundred soldiers to clear out the accompanying monster groups around the village.
These accompanying monsters were mostly around Level 10. Naturally, they couldn't stop the attacks of the Second Grade and Third Grade soldiers. Yang Rui, on the other hand, took advantage of the afternoon to return to Mountain Town and brought a hundred of the Mountain Town's First Grade militia to Water Origin Village. Yang Rui's goal of clearing out the wild monsters around Water Origin Village was to pave the way for these militia to come over and farm monsters.
Although the location of the Water Origin Village was very remote, in the process of clearing out the surrounding monsters, Chen Li and Chen Ping discovered another player's village. It was only a few dozen miles away from the Water Origin Village. This distance couldn't even be considered a distance in the game map that was magnified by a hundred times!
This village was only a beginner village at the moment, and its population was only around a hundred people. It looked like the village had just been built not long ago. Moreover, its military strength was also very limited. Yang Rui only saw around ten militia looking through the wooden door of the village. As for the Second Grade soldiers, there wasn't a single sign of them!
When Yang Rui personally rushed over to take a look, the beginner village's door was already tightly shut, as if they were about to face a great enemy. It was no wonder that this village called 'Windy Fragrance Village' would have such a reaction. Just think about it, in a time when the military strength was so weak, someone bringing two hundred soldiers who were either First or Second Grade to loiter in front of their own home. Anyone would be nervous!
Yang Rui had no intention of disturbing the peace of this village. He only came over to take a look and after confirming that there was no threat, he brought Chen Li, Chen Ping, and the rest of the soldiers as far away from this frightened village as possible.
However, it was because of the existence of this' Windy Fragrance Village 'that the surrounding areas of the area were relatively denser. Just within ten miles of the village, Yang Rui had already found five accompanying monster clusters. These clusters were just right for Yang Rui's First Grade militia to level up.
At the same time, Yang Rui purposely gave the two skill books, Basic Water Combat and Advanced Water Combat, to the soldiers who were about to level up. He also arranged for them to comprehend and level up the skill books in the Black Dragon Pool Mountain Town's dock.
If they couldn't think of a way to deal with the pirates in a short period of time, they might have to wait for these soldiers to level up before they could start farming the pirates!
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