"Sister-in-law of the Yang family, feed the baby some."
At this time, a dark and thin middle-aged man walked out from behind the mother who was carrying the child. This middle-aged man was dressed in a shabby green robe, and he was handing over a few milky white and slender objects.
Although the middle-aged man's robe was tattered, it was still very eye-catching among the linen-clothed group. If one looked closely, they would see that the objects he was handing over were actually a few stalks of grass!
"Village Chief Zheng, the child is only four or five years old. He won't be able to digest the grass even if he eats it. Let's leave it for the other adults … sigh …"
The woman holding the child smiled sadly and shook her head again.
If Yang Rui had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have known about the famine at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Moreover, this was a game. Yang Rui thought that the so-called famine was just to advance the system's plot and trigger the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising. He did not expect the NPCs' lives to be so miserable in the game!
"Are you Village Chief Zheng?"
Yang Rui recognized the middle-aged man and walked up to him. Yang Rui had already walked up to the middle-aged man and heard the conversation between the two NPCs.
"I am Zheng Yun. May I know what orders you have for me?"
The middle-aged man did not expect a passerby to strike up a conversation with him. He looked at the passerby who was trying to strike up a conversation with him. Although his attire was not luxurious, it was definitely not something a poor commoner could afford! Most importantly, Yang Rui looked strong and upright. There were no signs of him being affected by the famine. Therefore, the middle-aged man believed that Yang Rui was a noble!
"Village Chief Zheng Yun, may I know if these starving people are your villagers? Where are you guys going? "
Yang Rui was touched by the plight of the starving people. That was why he went up to Zheng Yun and asked if he could subdue these people. If he could bring them back and make them the Liegeman of Mountain Town, not only would he be able to solve the problem of the starving people, but he would also be able to increase the population of Mountain Town. It was killing two birds with one stone!
By the time Yang Rui clarified the situation and explained his intentions, this village chief Zheng Yun agreed without hesitation. The smoothness of the process was beyond Yang Rui's imagination!
However, after thinking about it for a while, it was understandable. Currently, they were in the midst of a food shortage. Moreover, the various levels of government in Han Dynasty were busy accumulating wealth and buying officials. They had no time to care about the suffering of the common people. Most of the players' territories had already reached the population limit before the territory level up. There was no way they could accommodate more villages.
Due to the combination of several reasons, the usually precious human resources were now in a state where no one cared about them! Because of this, Yang Rui's invitation quickly received a positive response from Village Chief Zheng Yun. After Yang Rui took out some items, the starving people happily followed Yang Rui back to Mountain Town!
Yang Rui had originally planned to put them into a small Qiankun Bag so that he could bring them back to Mountain Town safely and quickly. However, the number of people added up to more than 210. The small Qiankun Bag could not contain all of them!
After returning to Mountain Town, Yang Rui handed over the 200 newly recruited starving people to Wang Hai. Wang Hai was so happy that he could not close his mouth. He hurriedly arranged accommodation and food for the new residents of Mountain Town. Under Yang Rui's suggestion, they were allowed to rest for a period of time. For the time being, they were only allowed to do some light work within their capabilities.
It was a pity that the talents of these 200 people were very ordinary. Only Zheng Yun was a Grade A talent. Most of the others were Grade C and below. A few of them were Grade B! As for those who had talents, skills or specialties, other than Zheng Yun who was a Beginner Commander, there was not a single one!
Even so, such a large population was still a considerable amount of wealth! After Yang Rui handed the task of settling the people to Wang Hai, he immediately contacted Xiaohui and Ren Sisi to see if the two of them were free to help with the search for the refugees!
These groups of refugees were probably not the only ones that Yang Rui had encountered. If they were lucky enough to gather a few more groups, the effect it would have on the development of Mountain Town would be immeasurable!
Xiaohui was naturally online. She was very happy to agree to Yang Rui's request. She had always liked to wander around. Asking her to search for the refugees was the most suitable! Ren Sisi, on the other hand, was not online.
As Yang Rui rushed out of Mountain Town, he contacted Han Laixiang and told him about the search for the refugees. If Xiaohui were to do this alone, there would be too few people! It was even more impossible to count on Yang Rui himself. He still had to complete the mission in Jiangji's Wutun Town. He could not afford to waste time on an uncertain target. All he could do was to pay more attention on the way back!
Han Laixiang readily agreed. He originally wanted to do something for Yang Rui to repay Yang Rui for saving his village. Therefore, when Yang Rui mentioned this matter, Han Laixiang naturally agreed immediately! Besides, it was just searching for the refugees. It was not difficult at all!
"My lord, please wait!"
Just as Yang Rui was about to leave Mountain Town's checkpoint, Wang Hai caught up with him.
"I was so happy about the refugees that I forgot to tell my lord. Early in the morning, after my lord went to Wenshui, someone at the checkpoint at Ao Lai Valley said that he had to see my lord. He wanted to invite my lord to join the 'players' meeting 'or something. I saw that he was acting suspiciously so I did not let him in. This seemed to have angered him. However, in the end, he still left a letter saying that it was an invitation letter. He wanted my lord to look at it personally."
As Wang Hai spoke, he handed the letter that the man left behind to Yang Rui.
"… The Yellow Turban Rebellion is nearing. I hope that the players in Juping County or the nearby regions can unite and mobilize their friends in the game or in real life to discuss effective strategies for self-protection and development. I specially invite you to discuss the details at Juping County's Tongyuan Inn at 5 PM on the 16th of January. Please come … Juping County's Yanhuang, Glorious Star, Hundred Battles … jointly announce …"
After skimming through the contents of the invitation letter, Yang Rui immediately understood the meaning of the letter. It turned out that the 5 large scale player organizations in Juping County were prepared to unite and act together to help defend against the Yellow Turban Rebellion or to maximize their benefits! On the surface, it was a cooperation, but in the end, it was often used by the large guilds!
After reading it, Yang Rui did not pay too much attention to it. He kept the invitation letter in his backpack and sat on the horse carriage to head towards Jiangji's Wutun Town.
To be honest, Yang Rui was not interested in the alliance. Although Yanhuang, Glorious Star, Hundred Battles and the other player organizations were not weak, their strength in the game, especially in Juping County, was still very limited!
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