The little shepherd boy insisted that the bandits were bad people and even mentioned that the bandits robbed the village of food. This revealed a lot of information!
First of all, Yang Rui's question about the bandits' supply problem was answered. Ever since Yang Rui had led his troops to attack the bandits, the bandits had never gone down the mountain to replenish their food or water supplies.
The game environment of "War of the Worlds" was 100% realistic. Even the bandit camps in the mountain valley had their own logistical needs. They all hunted for a living, so the bandits also needed logistical supplies. From the looks of it, the bandits' supply problem came from within the Gourd Cave!
Secondly, there was a village within the Gourd Cave! The little shepherd boy had clearly pointed out that these bandits were here to rob their village of grain. Furthermore, they would go there once every four days, which was also a growing cycle for the grain!
Yang Rui and Wang Hai caught onto these two pieces of information at almost the same time. Hence, under their questioning, the little shepherd boy explained the situation within the Gourd Cave in detail.
It turned out that after the bandits' beginner checkpoint, there was a small path that led to the Gourd Cave. There was no other path that led to the Gourd Cave. There were a total of two villages within the Gourd Cave. One was the Lower Ink Village where the little shepherd boy lived, and the other was the Upper Ink Village deep within the Gourd Cave!
According to the little shepherd boy, these two villages had existed for a very long time. As for how long it had been, an eight or nine year old child naturally could not tell. However, the little shepherd boy knew that his grandfather's generation had always lived within the Gourd Cave!
And according to the little shepherd boy's words, the time that the bandits had occupied the mountain was the same as the time that Wang Hai had provided! It seemed that although the little shepherd boy was young, the information he provided was accurate!
There really was something else within the Gourd Cave. Furthermore, there were two system villages? Yang Rui was very surprised. However, Yang Rui quickly thought of many possibilities. These two system villages should be neutral system villages, the type that could be subdued!
The system villages within the Han Dynasty's territory all belonged to the Han Dynasty. Before the Han Dynasty was truly destroyed, they could not be subdued by players! However, the forums in his previous life had also revealed that on some small islands or very remote borderlands or corners, there were some natural system villages that were not under the rule of the Han Dynasty or other forces. These villages were neutral system villages!
Yang Rui guessed that the two system nature villages in Gourd Cave were like this. This piqued Yang Rui's interest.
"Little Boy, from what you said, your village has always been attacked by bandits. Don't your elders have any other ideas?" Yang Rui poured a cup of water for the boy.
"Uncle, not only do these bandits rob the food, they also rob the livestock and even the women in the village. The adults in the village have had enough of it every day. However, because they don't have the strength, they are very afraid of these bandits. Only my father is a hunter. He has secretly killed a few bandits …"
"…"
After being entertained by Yang Rui and Wang Hai, the boy was now completely relaxed. He no longer stuttered when he spoke. However, when he reached an important point, he suddenly covered his mouth, as if he had thought of something taboo. He even muttered, "Father doesn't allow me to speak of these things. If father finds out, I will inevitably be spanked again …"
"…"
Yang Rui's eyes lit up. From the boy's tone, his father should be quite strong! The bandits in this area were mostly Second Grade soldiers and above. The boy's father was actually able to kill a few bandits alone. This meant that he was at least Second Grade!
"Little Boy, uncle wants to ask you for a favor. After this is done, these bandits will never harm your Ink Village again. I just don't know if you have the courage?" Yang Rui asked after thinking for a moment.
"Really?" The boy looked at Yang Rui with some doubt. His eyes kept darting around. It seemed that he didn't believe Yang Rui's words.
"Of course it's true. You've seen how many soldiers your uncle has. I've long wanted to wipe out these bandits, but the checkpoint halfway up the mountain is blocking your uncle's path. I can't do it in a short period of time!" Yang Rui rubbed the boy's head and said, "However, now that I have you, things are different."
"What does uncle want me to help you with? Do you want me to trick the checkpoint into opening the city gate? "The boy quivered as he asked.
Actually, Yang Rui had thought of letting the boy lead the way to open the city gate. He would then lead the soldiers to charge into the checkpoint and take down the checkpoint in one fell swoop! Thinking about it, the boy had been rushed out from the checkpoint. If he wanted to go back, there was a high chance that he would be let in.
However, if he really did that, once the archers in the checkpoint noticed the appearance of Yang Rui's soldiers, they would definitely retaliate. This would most likely hurt the boy!
"You are really a clever boy. However, you are still young. Uncle will not let you take the risk." Yang Rui patted Xiao Tong's shoulder and said, "What I want you to do is to send a letter to your father. Let's see if your father can figure out a way to cooperate with me and open the gate of the checkpoint at the right moment. Then, I will be able to take down the checkpoint smoothly!"
"So it's like that!" The boy answered crisply. "What if the bandits at the checkpoint don't let me in?"
Yang Rui was stunned by the boy's question. The possibility of such a situation happening was very high. If that was really the case, Yang Rui could only think of another way. However, Yang Rui was a little worried. Once the boy entered the checkpoint's security zone, would he be attacked like the other soldiers?
"Hehe, don't worry uncle!" While Yang Rui was hesitating, the boy said, "They should let me in. There were a few times when the bandits at the checkpoint asked me to deliver meat to them! Hehe … Hehe … "
"You little devil, why didn't you say so earlier …" Hearing the boy say this, all of Yang Rui's worries disappeared. He giggled and played with the boy for a while.
After that, Yang Rui got Wang Hai to write a letter for the boy to bring with him to the checkpoint at the waist of the mountain. This was to prevent the boy from lingering for too long and arousing the suspicion of the bandits.
In Wang Hai's letter, he clearly described the mountain village's plans to eradicate the bandits, as well as the difficulties they were currently facing. He even analyzed the benefits that the Gourd Cave would gain from eliminating the bandits in detail. In addition, the letter also agreed on the specific details of the operation, the time, and the secret signal. Yang Rui believed that after the boy's father saw the letter, there was a high chance that he would accept his suggestion of cooperating with the bandits from the inside.
When the boy reached the checkpoint at the waist of the mountain, the people at the checkpoint only asked him a few questions before letting him in. The situation that Yang Rui was worried about did not occur.
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