The Big Mountain Village's food production had been steadily increasing. Based on the current production level, the Big Mountain Village harvested more than 850 units of food every day. Even after deducting the consumption, the net increase was more than 500 units!
Moreover, the development of the wasteland had been ongoing. The number of villagers had also been increasing. It was foreseeable that the Big Mountain Village's food reserves would continue to increase in the near future!
Under such circumstances, Yang Rui decisively placed 800 units of food on the market in three batches. The first batch was 100 units, the second batch was 200 units, and the third batch was 500 units. The prices were close to 4 copper coins per unit. Moreover, they were all after tax! The three batches were just to test out the market.
Yang Rui who had been paying attention to the changes in the market noticed that someone had started to buy food from the online market in Juping County! Just this morning, the long list of items on the market, regardless of the quantity, were all bought in a short period of time. Moreover, the prices were all above 3.5 copper coins!
If one were to look further, the prices were indeed very low! However, Yang Rui was currently in dire need of money. It was inevitable that he would sell some of his resources! Based on the current speed of accumulating money, reaching the 20000 copper coins required to level up was still far away. If he did not think of other ways, it would greatly restrict the development of the territory!
However, less than a minute after Yang Rui placed the food on the market, the system had notified him that the three batches of food had all been sold. He had received 3,000 copper coins!
Someone was watching the market! Yang Rui did not expect the food to be sold out so quickly. It seemed like someone was buying the food! From the looks of it, it was most likely the doing of a player! However, Yang Rui could not remember any powerful guild or large-scale player organization in Juping County in his previous life!
Running out of food was not a bad thing for Yang Rui. Therefore, Yang Rui did not take it to heart that someone was hoarding food. As usual, Yang Rui farmed the Companion Monsters every day. The villagers that were respawned were mainly used for farming, logging, and collecting stones. He also took some time to build two basic buildings, the Dock and the Backup Warehouse. Now, he had reached the required eight basic buildings for leveling up. However, due to the lack of talents, he had not used them yet.
Two days later, Yang Rui and Chen Ping were grinding monsters in a group. Suddenly, they heard a shocking system notification.
"System Notification: Respected player Blazing Sun, due to the maximum number of monsters in the vicinity of the Great Mountain Village, the Great Mountain Village will be attacked in two hours! Please pay attention to your defense! "
Monsters attacking the village? Why are there still monsters attacking the village? Weren't the spawn numbers of all the Companion Tribes controlled?
When Yang Rui heard the system prompt, he was stunned. He was a little confused! However, Yang Rui immediately reacted and stopped what he was doing. He called a team of more than 20 people and hurriedly retreated to the mountain village.
No matter what, he had to do his best! Yang Rui felt that it was very likely that he had overlooked one of the accompanying monster groups during his search. At that moment, he was blaming himself!
It was important to note that even if there was only one group of monsters attacking the village, it would still be difficult for the undefended Great Mountain Village to defend! This was because the entire group of 500 monsters would swarm the village. It was not something that Yang Rui could deal with in batches when he was grinding the Companion Tribes!
"Chen Ping, send people to inform Wang Hai and Chen Li. Have them lead the production workers and all the nearby villagers to take refuge in their residences! The rest of the soldiers are to spread out and patrol within 10 kilometers. Report the situation at all times! " When Yang Rui arrived near the meeting room, it was already more than an hour later. At that moment, no one in the village knew about the monster attack!
"Right, after Chen Li evacuates the villagers, tell him to hurry to the militia camp and change his profession to a Tier 1 soldier. It's always good to have an additional force …"
"Yes!" Chen Ping had already run far away and answered from afar.
Yang Rui only hurriedly informed Wang Hai and Chen Li. As for Li Jun's quarry, Yang Rui decided not to inform them after some thought. There were only twenty or so villagers at the quarry, and they were quite far from the village. Even if he informed them, they might not be able to make it back in time. Moreover, the village might not be as safe as the quarry at the moment …
"System Notification: Respected player Blazing Sun, as the number of Velvet Stone Turtles near the Great Mountain Village has reached the limit of 500, the village is now under attack! Please pay attention to your defenses! "
Almost as the villagers were panicking and had just managed to hide in their houses, the system notification once again rang in Yang Rui's ears! This time, the soldiers were spared the trouble of searching everywhere. When he heard the name of the group, Yang Rui suddenly understood. The Velvet Stone Turtles should be an aquatic group in the Black Dragon Pool. No wonder he had not discovered them in time!
As expected, the next system notification proved that Yang Rui's judgment was correct:
"System Notification: Respected player Blazing Sun, your territory has been attacked by Velvet Stone Turtles. The dock has been destroyed! Please pay attention to your defenses! "
The dock was built on the shore of the Black Dragon Pool, so the Velvet Stone Turtles should be an aquatic group in the Black Dragon Pool! However, the attack power of the Velvet Stone Turtles was really high. The dock that Yang Rui had spent four hours and 100 pieces of wood to build was destroyed by the Velvet Stone Turtles in just a few minutes!
"My lord, monsters have been found ashore in the direction of the Black Dragon Pool, south of the village!" At this moment, Chen Ping's investigation had also come to a conclusion.
"Order all combat units to gather towards the Black Dragon Pool, south of the village!" After Yang Rui had made a clear judgment, his mind became clearer. The Velvet Stone Turtles were undoubtedly an aquatic group, so their attributes should be lower on land …
When Yang Rui led Chen Ping, Chen Li, and a group of close to 30 people to the vicinity of the Black Dragon Pool, they saw a black mass of Velvet Stone Turtles had all come ashore! Five hundred Velvet Stone Turtles, each one of them with a radius of one to two meters, spread out in a grand formation!
"Velvet Stone Turtles: Level 15, Tier-1 Monster."
The description of the Stone Turtles' attributes was very simple, but just by looking at their appearance, one could tell that their defense was extremely high, and their attack power was not weak either. At the very least, their destructive power towards buildings was very strong! Previously, they had only taken less than a minute to attack the dock!
If these Stone Turtles were allowed to enter the mountain village, they would definitely wreak havoc. Even if the villagers were faster than the Stone Turtles and could escape in time, the buildings could not be moved. It was estimated that the mountain village's efforts over the past half a month would go to waste!
"Send a message to Wang Hai. Bring all the villagers with you and dig a trench a thousand meters south of the residential area!" Yang Rui instructed Chen Li, who was beside him, and led the militia to charge forward.
The distance from the shore of the Black Dragon Pool to the residential area of the mountain village was only a few kilometers. Wanting to build a perfect defensive line in a short period of time was not realistic. Yang Rui had ordered Chen Li and Wang Hai to dig a trench because he saw that the Stone Turtles were slow. He only hoped that they could block these monsters for a while and buy more time.
Yang Rui and the others, who had charged forward, immediately experienced the Stone Turtles' insane defense. Their weapons could not break through the Stone Turtles' hard shell! Even Yang Rui and Chen Ping, who were equipped with podaos, could not break through the Stone Turtles' defense. Their podaos could not even leave a mark on the Stone Turtles' shell!
Only when their weapons hit the Stone Turtles' heads and legs did a certain amount of damage. However, once the Stone Turtles' weak spots were attacked, they would immediately become motionless and curl up into a ball. No matter how they were attacked, they would not care!
"Everyone, aim for the head!" Yang Rui shouted. His podaos slashed the neck of a Stone Turtles, causing blood to splatter everywhere. The Stone Turtles hurriedly curled up into a ball and stopped moving in pain.
At this time, another Stone Turtles behind took the opportunity to bite Yang Rui's calf. However, Yang Rui dodged to the side. As the Stone Turtles pounced forward, they directly pressed down on the Stone Turtles in front of them. Yang Rui took the opportunity and flipped the Stone Turtles upside down!
The Stone Turtles' movements were not very nimble. After being flipped over, they could only cry out in frustration! Yang Rui took advantage of the Stone Turtles' struggles and ruthlessly stabbed them a few times. Only then did he completely finish off the Stone Turtles!
Seeing that Yang Rui had succeeded, the rest of the troops tacitly changed to attacking the Stone Turtles' heads and legs. They also imitated him and flipped over a few Stone Turtles that had lost their balance, creating quite a bit of chaos.
However, that was all. The Stone Turtles' defense was abnormal, and their offense was not to be trifled with. Although they were all First Grade soldiers, Yang Rui's side was at a huge disadvantage in terms of numbers. It was very difficult for them to effectively kill the Stone Turtles. Most of their attacks could only stop the Stone Turtles from advancing!
Fortunately, the Stone Turtles were not very fast. It was also very difficult for them to effectively attack the militia of the mountain village. Although the militia could not do much, they could still ensure their own safety. In addition to Yang Rui's support, the militia's safety was greatly increased!
After Yang Rui expended a great deal of effort to exterminate two Stone Turtles, he shifted the focus of the battle to creating more chaos, stopping the Stone Turtles from advancing, and ensuring the safety of his own militia.
The Stone Turtles were very slow, but there was always a chance that something might happen. Thus, Yang Rui calmed down and acted as a firefighter! Only by creating more chaos would the militia be able to fully unleash their offensive power and cause more damage!
Thus, a strange battle unfolded. The Stone Turtles charged forward ferociously, but once their weak spots were attacked, they would immediately shrink back and lie down. They would often be tripped by their comrades in front of them, and would even be unable to move with their four claws facing the sky. On the other hand, the militia of the mountain village were all jumping up and down, looking for opportunities to launch one or two attacks. In many cases, even though they clearly had a huge advantage, they were not able to seize the opportunity to continue attacking!
One side was rolling and crawling, while the other side was jumping up and down. The battle line slowly moved towards the heart of the mountain village. The distance of several kilometers was delayed by Yang Rui and his militia for almost two hours! Furthermore, they had only killed fifty to sixty Stone Turtles!
"Kill!" Chen Li shouted and rushed over from the rear. He jumped up from afar and hit the Stone Turtles that had flipped over in front of Yang Rui. The Stone Turtles trembled for a moment, then stopped moving!
"Reporting to my lord, we have already dug the trench according to your request. When my lord retreated to 200 meters in front of the trench, Wang Hai led the villagers to retreat 200 meters in advance to continue digging the trench!" Chen Li shouted as he fought.
Yang Rui then realized that they had already retreated to a place not far from the trench. Behind them was the temporary trench that Wang Hai and Chen Li had led the villagers to dig! The trench was in the shape of an arc that opened outwards. It was about 30 meters long, 3 meters wide, and no more than 2 meters deep. The soil that was dug out was piled up on the side of the trench near the village, forming another line of defense. It seemed that Wang Hai and Chen Ping had put in a lot of effort!
"Good!" After looking at the trench, Yang Rui calmed down a little and shouted, "Chen Li, Chen Ping, the two of you will lead five to six people to guard the two ends of the trench. Prevent the Stone Turtles from going around the trench. The rest of you will be responsible for attracting and blocking the Stone Turtles from the front!"
Under Yang Rui's command, the group of people nimbly jumped over the trench and carried out their respective duties. For them, a two to three meter wide trench could be jumped over without any difficulty.
However, the Stone Turtles that were following closely behind them had to stop and were unable to jump over. However, how could the Stone Turtles at the back allow the front row to stop? They continued to charge forward, either pushing the front row into the trench, or jumping over and falling into the trench themselves!
Not long after, the middle of the trench, which was about 10 meters wide, was filled to the brim. Originally, the Stone Turtles' formation was about 10 meters wide, so this section was the first to be filled up. At this time, the mound of dirt on the opposite side of the trench came in handy. Yang Rui led the Liegeman soldiers and stood on top of the mound of dirt. When the Stone Turtles climbed up, they were hit by a rain of attacks using the terrain.
For the time being, the Stone Turtles couldn't charge up the middle of the trench. The blocked Stone Turtles slowly spread out along the trench, and the 30-meter long trench was slowly filled up. At this time, there were only a few dozen Stone Turtles that had yet to enter the trench. Other than the 50 to 60 Stone Turtles that had entered the trench, the rest of the Stone Turtles were pressed down by their own kind and couldn't move at all. The Stone Turtles at the bottom were probably already dead!
The situation was finally under control for the time being. Yang Rui couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Just like that, the two sides were in a deadlock at the trench for another hour!
However, the Stone Turtles' attack didn't end there. When all the Stone Turtles rushed to the trench without caring about the lives of their own kind, the stacked Stone Turtles almost reached the height of the mound of dirt that Yang Rui was standing on!
An extra large Stone Turtle suddenly charged up with all its might. Its size was almost twice the size of the other Stone Turtles. It knocked a militia to the ground, and it was unknown if he was still alive!
"Velvet Stone Turtle: Level 20, Second Grade Monster."
This Second Grade Stone Turtle's breakthrough happened not far from Yang Rui. When the militia was knocked to the ground, Yang Rui quickly intercepted the fainted militia and stopped this Second Grade Stone Turtle from moving any further.
"Everyone block the other Stone Turtles with all your strength. I will lure this Second Grade Stone Turtle away!" Yang Rui shouted and slashed at the Stone Turtle's neck with his podao.
On the other hand, this stone tortoise was obviously much more agile. It easily shrunk its neck and dodged Yang Rui's swift slash. It allowed the podao to hit its shell without a care in the world. However, the Stone Turtle's aggro was successfully transferred to Yang Rui. It decisively gave up on the militia on the ground and quickly chased after Yang Rui, who was covering his head and running away!
When Yang Rui arrived at the second trench that the villagers had dug, Wang Hai had led the villagers to dig a small trench that was one meter deep, two meters wide, and ten meters long! However, this was enough to hold off the Stone Turtle for a while!
Keeping the Stone Turtle's aggro, Yang Rui ran in a few small circles. After the villagers had successfully evacuated, he lured the Stone Turtle into the small trench and started to fight with it.
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