There were about a hundred pirates in this group, and most of them were Third Grade soldiers. All of them held long harpoons in their hands, belonging to the close-combat category.
A hundred Third Grade soldiers was not a small force. It was more than enough to rob a village like Wintry Fragrant Village. However, they were not so lucky when they ran into Yang Rui's subordinates. Moreover, their ships had been controlled by Yang Rui a moment ago. As pirates fighting on land, their strength was greatly reduced!
Yang Rui had coincidentally cut off the pirates' path of retreat. When he saw the pirates retreating towards him, he had already set up his formation. Including Chen Li and Chen Ping, over one hundred and twenty Third Grade melee soldiers were at the front, while eighty Second Grade archers were at the back. The moment the pirates got close enough, Yang Rui gave the order to charge.
The pirates were stunned for a moment. They might have been used to robbing houses, and had done many things like murder and arson, but the opponents they faced were all 'irregular troops'. They had never seen such a scene before! In this moment of confusion, Chen Li and Chen Ping had already led everyone to the front of the pirates.
"Whoosh whoosh … whoosh …"
"Ah!"
"Clang … clang clang …"
"Roar …"
The two groups of people clashed head-on. The sound of arrows piercing through the air, the sound of metal clashing, desperate groans, and wild roars could be heard. The sounds of fighting mixed together.
Against the unsuspecting, the troops of Mountain Town had the psychological advantage. In addition, the Second Grade archers had already shot out a wave of arrows, clearing out an empty space after lunging at the enemy. This caused a huge psychological shock to the pirates! As a result, the moment the two sides clashed, the pirates broke down and fled in all directions!
The situation had become one-sided. Chen Li and Chen Ping, who had charged at the front, had taken care of a few pirates. Seeing that the pirates had scattered and had almost lost the ability to resist, they ordered the soldiers to pursue freely.
The pirates did not have much combat ability, but they were good at running! Under the full pursuit of Chen Li, Chen Ping, and the other soldiers, five or six pirates managed to escape with their lives! Two or three of them had escaped by jumping into the Wenshui from upstream or downstream, while the others had disappeared without a trace.
After the battle, the ground was a mess. Corpses and equipment were scattered all over the place! The one hundred Third Grade pirates had given Yang Rui thirty-two Third Grade Advanced Water Combat skill books, twenty-eight fishing harpoons, and some miscellaneous equipment.
It was worth mentioning that after the pirates were exterminated, the ten boats anchored on the shore of the Wenshui River became ownerless, all of them becoming Yang Rui's property!
"Small Fast Boat: Can carry 10 combat units. Speed increased by 100%. Usage Requirement: Second Grade aquatic combat unit.]
There was a dock in Mountain Town that could be used to build fishing boats. However, they were unable to build small fast boats for the time being. These 10 ships were very timely! Yang Rui gave it a try. These 10 fast boats could be stored in his backpack just like the fishing boats. It was very convenient!
Apart from that, most of the resources that the pirates had looted from Wintry Fragrance Village had also dropped. There were over five hundred units of food, wood, stones, copper coins, and dozens to hundreds of units of each. There were also a few pieces of iron ore among them. Moreover, the quality of the iron ore was not low either. Yang Rui couldn't help but be surprised.
If these iron ore came from Wintry Fragrance Village, didn't that mean that there was an iron ore mine nearby?!
Although there was not much demand for ores in the game at the moment, and most of the weapons and equipment were dropped from humanoid NPCs, Yang Rui knew the strategic importance of ores in the game in the future.
The number of humanoid NPC camps was limited, and so was the total number of spawns. As the players' territories grew and strengthened, the competition for humanoid NPCs would become more and more intense! It was very unrealistic to place all the requirements on the humanoid NPCs' drops!
There were also some special factors that had to be taken into consideration. For example, some humanoid NPC camps would participate in the storyline. In his previous life, someone had mentioned on the forums that many humanoid NPC camps had been subdued and bribed by the Path of Peace during the Yellow Turban Uprising! Another example was Yang Rui himself. At the current stage, he had a great need for subduing humanoid NPC camps. Subduing one meant that there would be one less!
Therefore, in the future, the majority of the equipment requirements would be in the manufacturing industry, and ores would be a big part of the raw materials for the manufacturing industry! Ores were usually buried deep under the ground, and it was harder to find them. This also made ores even more valuable! In his previous life, many large gaming organizations would go to great lengths to snatch a small mine. This was the reason why.
In Mountain Town's Gourd Valley, there was a poor iron ore mine near Ink Village. However, the scale was very small, and the production was very limited. Moreover, the quality of the ores was not high. It could be said that ores were an extremely scarce resource for Mountain Town!
After collecting the items dropped by the pirates, Yang Rui arranged for Chen Li to lead the team to kill monsters, and Chen Ping continued to lead the team to Wenshui to patrol the pirates' tracks. After that, Yang Rui headed towards Windy Fragrance Village. For the matter of ores, Yang Rui felt that it was necessary to talk to the players of Windy Fragrance Village.
However, Yang Rui was destined to be disappointed. When he went to Windy Fragrance Village alone, he easily found the founder of the village — — Han Lai Xiang. However, the answer he received was negative!
"Village Chief Blazing Sun, are you saying that those soldiers from last time were your subordinates?"
Han Lai Xiang's attention was not on the ores. After clearly rejecting Yang Rui's guess, she focused on Yang Rui's soldiers! This person did not frequent the forums, so she did not know anything about Yang Rui, the founder of World's First Town. She called Yang Rui "Village Chief".
"Yes, Brother Han."
Yang Rui did not deliberately hide anything. From Han Lai Xiang's behavior and manner of speech, Yang Rui could feel that he was a relatively introverted and serious person. Yang Rui had a natural trust in this type of person.
"What does Brother Han need my help with?"
Yang Rui could roughly guess why Han Lai Xiang would ask such a question. She probably wanted to borrow his strength to solve Windy Fragrance Village's current predicament!
As expected, seeing Yang Rui take the initiative to ask, Han Lai Xiang was only slightly surprised. Then, she explained the predicament that Windy Fragrance Village was facing. From how the village was built to how it developed, to how it was harassed by the pirates, she did not hold anything back.
"... The general situation is like this. I wonder if Village Chief Blazing Sun can help Windy Fragrance Village get rid of the pirates? If it is within the scope of Windy Fragrance Village, I am willing to pay the corresponding compensation! "
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