Yang Rui and the others arrived near Baohan City and easily exterminated a group of three hundred Fourth Grade Qiang cavalry. They obtained over a hundred Fourth Grade cavalry skill books, over a hundred sets of weapons and equipment, some miscellaneous equipment, over three hundred riding skill books, and over a hundred gold coins.
It was a decent harvest. With the cavalry skill book and the gold coins, these cavalry squads became another target for Yang Rui to search for. Of course, if Yang Rui discovered any other Fourth Grade squads, he would take them down as well. Currently, Fourth Grade skill books were what Yang Rui desperately needed!
With the speed of the Flying Carpet, Yang Rui found the Western Qiang rebels incredibly easily. The Flying Carpet's five times the speed of a horse caused the Western Qiang rebels to be helpless. They could only watch as Yang Rui whizzed past them, unable to do anything about it.
On the other hand, Yang Rui was leisurely strolling on the flying carpet, choosing the Western Qiang rebel army that he wanted to attack. Once he found a target, Zhang Ning would coordinate with him and lead 20 junior generals to quickly attack and destroy the enemy!
Of course, due to the system update's limitations on the performance of the storage ring, beginner generals had to spend some time entering and exiting the ring. Yang Rui had to leave fifteen minutes for the beginner generals to enter and exit the ring every time he moved.
In this way, after searching around Baohan City for half a day and exterminating two squads of Fourth Grade cavalry, two squads of Fourth Grade infantry, and ten patrolling Fifth Grade cavalry archers, Yang Rui finally found the first squad of Fifth Grade Vanguard Warriors!
The Fifth Grade Vanguard Warriors were exceptionally ferocious. They dominated all infantry of the same grade. They were especially skilled at fighting on flat ground and intercepting enemies. As such, they were very difficult to deal with. Their offensive power was even higher than the Western Qiang cavalry of the same grade!
There had been a discussion on the forums in his previous life. The Vanguard Warriors were very likely the prototype for the famous Vanguard Warriors under Yuan Shao in the future. Due to their exceptional bravery, the Vanguard Warriors of the Western Qiang rebels were the most fiercely fought over targets of all the major gaming organizations.
Now that Yang Rui had circled around the city, he did not discover any players from Han Ting's Faction active outside of Baohan City. One could say that Yang Rui had gained a significant advantage. With the density of Western Qiang's rebel army near Baohan City, even the current players would have a hard time finding a foothold there. Yang Rui was also relying on the Wind Carpet's incredible speed to ensure his safety.
Taking advantage of the time difference, Yang Rui teleported all twenty beginner generals out of his storage ring in the path of the Fifth Grade warriors. He also dealt with two squads of Second and Third Grade soldiers that had come to harass them. By the time the warriors arrived, Yang Rui had already rearranged his formation and was waiting for them.
"Kill!"
"Ding ding …"
"Clang … Clang …"
"Ah!"
"Kill …"
Without waiting for the warriors to react, Yang Rui had already led the primary level generals to crash into them. With the help of Zhang Ning's' Tranquility 'skill, all the generals under Yang Rui's command activated their special skills to the fullest. The glow of their skills shone brilliantly and surged into the ranks of the Vanguard Warriors like a flood. Only Zhang Ning, who was protected by the generals at the center of the formation, was casually casting her support skills and did not participate in the slaughter.
There were about two hundred of these Vanguard Warriors, but their aura was incomparable to the few squads of Western Qiang rebels that Yang Rui had exterminated earlier. Moreover, they were facing the ferocious attacks of Yang Rui and his men. The Vanguard Warriors did not panic.
Even though the soldiers charging at Yang Rui and his men were quickly killed by the special skills, the remaining soldiers did not panic. They immediately formed into groups of three according to their designated positions and fought against Yang Rui and his men! Even when the primary level generals used their special skills, they were unable to kill one or two of the Vanguard Warriors in one or two moves!
Yang Rui was already mentally prepared for this. The Vanguard Warriors were a special type of soldier. The strength of the Vanguard Warriors was not only reflected in their individual combat ability, but also in their small battle formation of three people!
The three people in the small battle formation were all coordinated with each other and had a fixed pattern, allowing them to unleash their maximum combat ability! Moreover, each group of three could be a force on their own and could also be used as a damage output. When several of these groups were dealing with a single opponent, the threat they posed was even greater.
This was the reason why Yang Rui only chose the primary level generals to deal with the Vanguard Warriors. The Fifth Grade Vanguard Warriors were powerful and almost invincible among their peers in battle. However, it was still very difficult to cause casualties to the primary level generals, unless the difference in numbers was huge and the battle was long enough!
Thus, even though the two hundred Vanguard Warriors were still able to fight valiantly against Yang Rui and the others, the difference in power was still there. It was not something that could be easily made up for with ten to twenty times the number and skill.
Moreover, with the powerful aid of Zhang Ning, Yang Rui and the other generals were naturally able to deal with the Vanguard Warriors easily, even if the speed at which they were killing the enemy was reduced. Sometimes, they needed to use two or three special skills to kill one or two enemies. However, with their Inner Strength doubled, the number of special skills that each Beginner General could perform had reached twenty to thirty. It was more than enough for them to wipe out over two hundred Vanguard Warriors!
More importantly, Yang Rui and the others had their defenses doubled with the help of Zhang Ning's skills. The Vanguard Warriors might be ferocious, but they posed no real threat to these primary level generals. Their offensive efficiency was extremely low!
As such, Yang Rui and the others were able to successfully take down the two hundred Fifth Grade Vanguard Warriors. They obtained a total of seventy sets of equipment and skill books for the Fifth Grade Vanguard Warriors! As for the rest of the items and money …
One had to admit that the Vanguard Warriors were very ferocious. Even though the primary level generals did not suffer any real damage, judging from the decrease in the durability of their equipment, the Vanguard Warriors were clearly much more powerful than the other soldiers!
Yang Rui then put the Flying Carpet to good use. He searched for Vanguard Warriors and other valuable soldiers around Baohan City. Perhaps it was because no players had come to complete the mission yet, but Yang Rui managed to find and exterminate four batches of Fifth Grade Vanguard Warriors in just half a day. He obtained nearly three hundred and fifty sets of related skill books and equipment!
At the same time, Yang Rui also managed to exterminate quite a few other soldiers. Among them were four batches of Fourth Grade Qiang cavalry, seven batches of Fourth Grade infantry, nine hundred and ninety men, seventy to eighty Fifth Grade mounted archers, and one thousand low-grade infantry.
Originally, the Fifth Grade mounted archers and low-grade infantry were not Yang Rui's targets. That was because the mounted archers were a unique force of their race. The skill books that they dropped were of no use to Yang Rui. On the other hand, Yang Rui had plenty of skill books for the low-grade infantry! However, these Western Qiang soldiers just happened to be in the way, and Yang Rui managed to exterminate them.
After half a day, the harvest had already exceeded Yang Rui's expectations. When the sky gradually darkened, Yang Rui and Zhang Ning returned to Ledu City. To their surprise, the guard that Zuo Feng had sent back to retrieve the herbs had already returned to Ledu City! Moreover, Zuo Feng had been waiting for the return of Yang Rui and the others.
It seemed that Yang Rui was not the only one who had a transportation tool like the Flying Carpet. Traveling from Ledu City to the few counties in the west of Jincheng County with teleportation arrays would take at least three to four days. Therefore, Zuo Feng must have some equipment that could increase his speed. Otherwise, his guard would not have been able to return so quickly!
From this, one could once again see the urgency of Zuo Feng's desire to obtain the Asahi Pill!
"Daughter, Guard Leng has already brought back the herbs needed for the Asahi Pill. For now, there are only enough for five portions. However, I have already sent people to gather the necessary herbs. At the same time, Guard Leng has also brought back two Daoist alchemy furnaces. They are both high-grade materials, and one of them is even a Third Grade furnace. I hope that daughter can start the alchemy as soon as possible! "
After seeing that Zhang Ning had returned, Zuo Feng immediately sent a large bag of herbs and two alchemy furnaces to Zhang Ning. He also urged her to start the alchemy as soon as possible.
"I will follow Master Zuo's instructions. However … "
Zhang Ning clasped her hands in front of her chest and hesitated.
"Daughter … are there any obstacles?"
Seeing Zhang Ning's expression, Zuo Feng could not help but feel nervous! Things had already progressed to this stage, and everything had been going smoothly. He did not want any accidents to happen and delay the important matters! At this point, Zuo Feng seemed to have thought of something. He quickly reached into his sleeve and took out a system ticket and gave it to Zhang Ning.
"Daughter, take this 10000 gold coins as pocket money first. When I return to Luoyang City, I will definitely find a few good accessories for you to wear …"
"Master Zuo, please don't do that. I will definitely not accept any payment from you, including the exquisite golden hairpin that Master Zuo gave me. I will return it to Master Zuo after the alchemy is completed!"
Zhang Ning did not expect Zuo Feng to misunderstand her intentions. She also knew the stakes and did not want to offend Zuo Feng because of a misunderstanding, so she cleanly cut off all ties with him. Zuo Feng nodded his head. Just when Zuo Feng was about to decline again, he heard Zhang Ning continue faintly.
"I am referring to the success rate of the alchemy. There are some situations where I have to apologize to Master Zuo in advance. For example, the Asahi Pill is an Earth Grade alchemy pill. With my methods, the success rate of the alchemy is only about ten to twenty percent. The five sets of herbs that Master Zuo brought back are very precious, but it is hard to say how many alchemy pills I can make in the end. It is even possible that I will not be able to make a single pill!
In this way, destroying Master Zuo's herbs is not a small crime, but I will accept the punishment! However, if I delay Master Zuo's matter and cause Master Zuo to wait in vain, then that is a big crime … "
Zhang Ning's words stunned Zuo Feng. Even Yang Rui was puzzled. He did not know if Zhang Ning was really looking for a way out in advance, or if she was deliberately looking for an excuse not to refine the Asahi Pill for Zuo Feng!
"Ahahaha …"
Zuo Feng was stunned for a moment before he returned to his normal state and laughed hoarsely.
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