Yang Rui originally wanted to use Windy Fragrance Village as bait to get rid of the pirates. Since Han Laixiang had honestly asked for his help, Yang Rui agreed since it was convenient for both parties.
However, the matter of the reward was not important. Since the iron ore did not come from Windy Fragrance Village, it would be difficult for Windy Fragrance Village to have anything to offer. However, Yang Rui received another piece of useful information. It was about the existence of two other villages downstream.
"… Blazing Sun needs the villages along the river as bait. However, Windy Fragrance Village cannot be used in a short period of time. The pirates have to wait for two cycles of crop production every time, which means that they will only come to rob Windy Fragrance Village once every eight days.
However, there was a system village about ten miles downstream. The name of the village was Linwen Village. It was much bigger than Windy Fragrance Village. The pirates would go there and rob it almost every four days. Moreover, tomorrow morning will be the time for the pirates to rob Linwen Village … "
Han Laixiang was surprised and grateful for Yang Rui's unconditional help. Naturally, she was happy to tell Yang Rui all the information she knew. If Yang Rui could eliminate the pirates, Windy Fragrance Village would no longer be harassed by the pirates and could develop peacefully.
After Han Laixiang revealed the information to Yang Rui, she took the initiative to lead Yang Rui to Linwen Village. Although the two did not speak much along the way, they slowly got to know each other better.
"Brother Han, your name is derived from the phrase 'the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold', right?"
Yang Rui took the initiative to strike up a conversation with the introverted Han Laixiang.
"Hehe, Blazing Sun Village Chief, you must be joking!"
Han Laixiang smiled embarrassedly. She hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Actually, 'Xiang' is the name of my ex-girlfriend. My name is' Wu Han '."
"Oh, I see!"
When Han Laixiang added the word "in the past" when she mentioned her girlfriend, Yang Rui felt that there might be some twists and turns in the story. He didn't want to bring back some bad memories. Therefore, Yang Rui casually agreed and quickly changed the topic.
A few dozen kilometers could be quickly covered in the game. Although the conversation between the two was somewhat intermittent, they had unknowingly arrived at the vicinity of Linwen Village.
Linwen Village: System Village Level:? Population: About 500 + Military Strength: Low …
When players looked at the System Village, they could not get complete information. Many of the numbers were estimates, and most of the time, they were not completely accurate. And this was only at the level of a village. If it was a system town, players would not be able to see its specific information without special items or skills.
Linwen Village had a population. Population, Population of 500 + villagers. Not to mention, not to have any soldiers to be seen. Of course, after the pirates of the pirates of the Fragrance Fragrance Village, they had no of their military strength to.
At the same time, the fences around Linwen Village had been broken in several places. There were a few gaps in the fences. It was basically undefended. Through the gaps in the fences, they could see most of the situation in the village. Apart from the large area of crops, the only buildings in the village that were relatively neat were a few dozen houses.
However, these houses explained a few things!
Han Laixiang might not know what was good for her, but Yang Rui knew very well that the houses in Linwen Village were not low-grade straw houses. They were upgraded wooden houses! This meant that Linwen Village was at least an Advanced Village, and not an Intermediate Village! This was because only Advanced Villages and above could upgrade their houses to wooden houses!
Even in Yang Rui's Mountain Town, the living conditions had just been upgraded. The original straw houses had been upgraded to mud houses, but they still did not meet the living conditions of wooden houses! Lower Ink Village was the same. Although it had always been an Advanced Village, when Yang Rui took it over, it was still mud houses. For the time being, he did not have the means to upgrade it.
It was not that Yang Rui could not afford to upgrade the wooden houses, but he felt that it was not worth it! A wooden house required 100 units of wood. Mountain Town's current population had exceeded 3,500 people. If he were to upgrade the wooden houses, he would need to spend 70,000 to 80,000 units of wood! This was not a small number!
Moreover, Yang Rui personally felt that the living conditions of the wooden houses were not much different from the mud houses! Therefore, although Yang Rui's territory had been upgraded to a Small Town, he had not upgraded the houses!
Looking at Linwen Village again, he saw that it was full of wooden houses! It was a stark contrast to the current situation where it was being bullied!
Such living conditions at least showed that Linwen Village had once been glorious! Perhaps it was because of the appearance of the pirates that Linwen Village had become like this.
There were many special plot settings in the game. As long as they were discovered and used well, they could be of great use! Just like how Xianmo Village was harassed by the Gourd Valley bandits, which allowed Yang Rui to successfully subdue Xianmo Village, Yang Rui felt that the current situation in Linwen Village was a great opportunity!
However, when Yang Rui had subdued Xianmo Village, Xianmo Village was a neutral village and was not under the jurisdiction of the Han Court. Therefore, there was a chance for subduing it! However, the current situation in Linwen Village was not like that. Yang Rui understood from his subsequent interactions that although Linwen Village was located in a remote area, it was under the jurisdiction of the Han Court, just like any other system village!
"Since the pirates are so rampant, why don't you report it to the County Commandant and ask for help to eliminate the pirates?" Yang Rui looked at the dark and skinny old man in front of him and asked, slightly puzzled.
This dark and skinny old man was the village chief of Linwen Village. After Yang Rui and Han Laixiang rushed to Linwen Village, they knocked on the door for a long time before they found the trembling village chief. After being suppressed by the pirates for a long time, this dark and skinny old man had almost lost the dignity that a village chief should have!
"This … Sir, you don't know. It's not that Linwen Village did not report it to the officials, and the County Commandant also registered it and said that they would send people to eliminate the pirates. However … However, every time I reported it to the officials, I was sent back with the same words. I have never seen the County Commandant send a single soldier over!
After doing this three times, this old man has finally seen through it. Remote places like my Linwen Village won't be bothered by the local officials … "
Under the encouragement of Yang Rui's gaze, the dark and skinny old man finally explained the ins and outs of the matter. Only then did Yang Rui understand the actions of the County Commandant.
"Sir, please forgive my bluntness. I wonder if Linwen Village produces iron ore?"
After pondering for a while, Yang Rui directly asked about the iron ore. After all, Linwen Village was an NPC village. As long as the conditions were met, they could exchange for the corresponding rewards. There was no need to beat around the bush like with players.
"If there is indeed iron ore, I am willing to make a deal with you. I guarantee that your village will not be harmed by the pirates in the future!"
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