The story had to start from the Cold Fragrance Village, which was a primary village.
Previously, Yang Rui was worried about causing unnecessary misunderstandings, so he purposely stayed away from the Cold Fragrance Village. However, right after he left, other people came to visit! These people were the pirates that Yang Rui wanted to conquer but couldn't reach!
The Cold Fragrance Village was located southeast of the Water Source Village and was very close to Wenshui. The founder of the village, Han Laixiang, had inadvertently obtained a Village Creation Token not long after the game started and quickly built the village. It had already been more than two months in real life!
When he chose to build the village near Wenshui, Han Laixiang had his own reasons. On the one hand, Han Laixiang was a person who liked peace and quiet. The source of the Wenshui was surrounded by hills that extended from the mountain range and were covered in shrubs. The flatter areas were filled with streams, swamps, and weeds. Very few people would come to these areas.
On the other hand, Han Laixiang also felt that this place was suitable for the development of the village. From the very beginning, Han Laixiang had discovered that the Wenshui River, which flowed slowly, had many fishing resources. Moreover, there were many sandy shoals on both sides of the Wenshui River, so she could catch quite a few fish with her bare hands and use them as food.
Thus, Han Laixiang chose to build the village here. In the beginning, the development of Han Laixiang's village was very smooth. With the replenishment of the fishing resources in the Wenshui River, the Cold Fragrance Village solved the food shortage problem that plagued most villages. The population quickly accumulated to 500 people and was about to upgrade to an intermediate village.
Because of this, Han Laixiang even called over two of his few friends in real life to develop the village. In the early stages of the game, Village Creation Tokens were very rare. When these two friends received Han Laixiang's invitation, they naturally happily came to join his village.
However, the good times didn't last for long. Just as the Cold Fragrance Village was about to accumulate enough resources to upgrade to an intermediate village, the pirates suddenly appeared on their boats! These pirates, who had appeared out of nowhere, came from upstream on fast boats. They charged into Windy Fragrance Village indiscriminately and started killing and plundering. They destroyed more than half of the buildings that were needed for leveling up and almost turned the entire village upside down!
After a series of burning, killing, and looting, there were less than 100 villagers left in Wintry Fragrance Village. All the units that could fight had been killed, and almost all the resources had been taken away. The only buildings left were the Town Hall and a dozen thatched cottages!
It could be said that the Wintry Fragrance Village was almost destroyed after the pirates' raid. Han Laixiang and her other two friends' confidence had also been greatly damaged. The only thing worth rejoicing over was that the pirates didn't destroy the town hall and the village wasn't destroyed!
Han Laixiang and her friends did not become discouraged because of this. Instead, they worked hard to develop the village, gathering farmers once more, renovating the buildings, and accumulating resources once more … At the same time, they strengthened their surveillance of the surrounding environment to prevent the pirates of the Wenshui River from harassing their village again.
Unfortunately, within a few days, Han Laixiang had found the pirate's lair along the river. The pirate's dock was only 60 to 70 miles away from their village. Compared to the vast map of the game, it was not worth mentioning. As long as the pirates had the intention, they would be able to reach their village with a stretch of their legs with the help of fast boats and barges.
Sure enough, in less than 10 days, the pirates once again visited the Wintry Fragrance Village and plundered all the resources in the village. They destroyed most of the buildings except for some of the thatched cottages and massacred the villagers. The population of the village was once again reduced to around 100 people!
The pirates did not want to let the Wintry Fragrance Village go! This was also Han Laixiang's fault for not being careful enough when choosing the location to build the village. However, it was too late to say anything now!
After being visited by the Wenshui pirates for the third time, Han Laixiang's two friends had thoughts of retreating. They repeatedly advised Han Laixiang to give up on the village and look for other developments. However, Han Laixiang was still unwilling! Even when his two friends left the Wintry Fragrance Village, he did not waver in the end!
After the village was plundered several times, Han Laixiang also concluded the pirates' pattern of activity. They would "visit" the Wintry Fragrance Village almost every 8 days (2 food production cycles). Every time, they would keep around 100 villagers (and also keep a small amount of food for these villagers). They would destroy most of the buildings but leave behind enough thatched cottages for them to live in. As for the soldiers defending the village, they would all be massacred every time!
Furthermore, the pirates' "visit" was not limited to the Wintry Fragrance Village. Han Laixiang had once discovered a system village and an abandoned player village downstream. He had personally witnessed the scene of the system village being plundered. It was very similar to the Wintry Fragrance Village's situation. Only a certain amount of people and houses were kept. The rest of the people were destroyed, killed, or plundered away!
The difference was that this system village was much bigger than his Wintry Fragrance Village. It should be an intermediate or advanced village. Furthermore, the pirates rarely killed people during their raids. This was because the system village's population growth was very slow. The system village's population was almost constant at around 500 people!
As for the abandoned player village, it should have been abandoned because it could not withstand the repeated raids of the pirates!
Han Laixiang finally understood that the pirates wanted to use his village as a free supply point! Otherwise, they would not have kept a portion of the villagers for him every time. These were all left behind by the pirates to accumulate resources!
After much deliberation, Han Laixiang finally came up with a countermeasure. That was to calculate the time when the pirates would raid the village. Every time the pirates came, he would move all the soldiers in the village to another place. He would only keep around 100 villagers in the village. The rest would scatter to a place far away from the village to hide. This was how he managed to preserve a portion of his strength.
When Yang Rui appeared with 200 soldiers, Han Laixiang calculated that it was about time. It was only half a day earlier. He thought that the pirates were here to rob him of his resources. Therefore, he closed the door to prevent the pirates from entering the village. He did not have time to move his soldiers and villagers!
Back to the main topic. Yang Rui had just left the Wintry Fragrance Village with his soldiers. He did not expect the pirates to appear in less than half a day. Yang Rui, who had been keeping a close eye on the pirates' movements, naturally received this information. He quickly rushed in the direction of the Wintry Fragrance Village.
Due to Yang Rui's unintentional "harassment", the Wintry Fragrance Village was already prepared. They moved all the soldiers and a portion of the villagers. Han Laixiang himself also brought as many resources as he could and left the village. Only 100 villagers remained in the Wintry Fragrance Village.
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