Yang Rui had brought along 100 small transport ships and 50 fast ships, which could carry around 3,500 people. In addition, the water soldiers on the ships were not fully loaded, so they could still carry 500 other soldiers. In the end, Yang Rui sent out 3,500 Vanguard Warriors and 1,500 water soldiers to follow Trace Dragon Soul. In addition, he also brought along 10 ships of rations, which were enough to last the 5,000 soldiers for more than 10 days.
"Blazing Sun's soldiers should be special units, right?"
Yang Rui's Vanguard Warriors were very special. One could tell that they were different from normal units at a glance. Trace Dragon Soul also took the opportunity to ask all sorts of questions. Yang Rui could only say that he had obtained them by chance.
It could be said that Yang Rui was not stingy when it came to choosing the units. Good steel should be used on the blade's edge. Moreover, they were currently in the middle of the Dong Zhuo Rebellion storyline. Even if the soldiers were injured or killed, they could be revived in time using storyline points. Therefore, other than the water soldiers, Yang Rui sent out the Vanguard Warriors.
Trace Dragon Soul and the other player organizations used 12 large transport ships to carry 1,800 soldiers. On average, there were 150 soldiers on each ship. In addition, the other player organizations also brought along 100 transport ships. In the end, the number of soldiers they transported exceeded 8,000. It was more than Trace Dragon Soul had estimated. Almost all of them were player soldiers.
Although the capabilities of Roly Meatball's transport ships were unknown, their carrying capacity was not small. It was a pity that there were too few of them. In the end, it was the small transport ships that transported most of the soldiers.
Compared to Yang Rui, Trace Dragon Soul did not bring much rations with him. He should have already made arrangements in Luoyang. This was not strange. One of the Dragon Soul's territories was near Luoyang. He would have already occupied one or two territories to obtain rations.
After sending off Trace Dragon Soul and the others, Yang Rui quietly returned to his tent and began to practice his high level internal strength mantra.
Yang Rui had a fast item like the Wind Carpet, so it only took him half a day to reach Luoyang from Suanzao. As for the fleet that was pursuing the Dragon Soul, they were going against the current. It would probably take one or two days to reach the vicinity of Hulao Pass. Hence, Yang Rui got the fleet to go first while he remained in the camp, in case something happened to the feudal lords.
Yang Rui's current cultivation speed was much slower than before after mastering the high-grade inner force cultivation method. Even though he still had a small portion of the Soul Gathering Pills and Mortal Transformation Pills left, the effects of using them now were not as good as before. Every time he used it, it would only increase his proficiency by 10%.
If he practiced under normal circumstances, he would need two to three days to gain 1 point of proficiency. Therefore, the progress of practicing advanced inner force cultivation methods slowed down. Until now, Yang Rui's proficiency had only reached Level 0, 23%. There was still a long way to go before he could practice the special inner force cultivation method — Soaring Dragon Inner Force Cultivation Method — after reaching the maximum level, he would be able to practice the special inner force cultivation method.
Yang Rui had already carefully studied the Soaring Dragon Inner Force Cultivation Method — Soul (Basic) that he had obtained from Zhang Rang. The core cultivation method was very exquisite. It was not the type that could be learned with a click of the hand. Instead, it needed to be comprehended and learned. There were some obscure and unfamiliar parts that even Yang Rui could not understand.
However, Yang Rui was able to figure out one thing from this, and that was that the special cultivation method was the dividing line between the Houtian realm and the Xiantian realm. After practicing the special cultivation method to 100%, one could enter the Xiantian realm from the Houtian realm. It would reach a level where one's strength could be compared to famous historical figures. Hence, Yang Rui was very eager to practice this special inner force cultivation method.
"System Announcement: The Heroes Against Dong Xianfeng and Sun Jian encountered Dong Zhuo's faction for the first time. The Contribution Ranking of the eighteen feudal lords is now open. After the Heroes Against Dong Xianfeng storyline ends, the ranking will be calculated based on each feudal lord's contribution. All players in the top three feudal lords' forces will be rewarded according to their contribution. We hope that all players will continue to work hard.
The Contribution Points of each feudal lord will be calculated based on the forces of the opposing faction they have killed. Every 100 First Grade soldiers killed will be equivalent to 100 First Grade soldiers. Killing ten Second Grade soldiers or one Third Grade soldier was worth one contribution point, and so on and so forth. Killing a Fourth Grade soldier was worth ten contribution points, while killing a Fifth Grade soldier was worth one hundred contribution points.
Killing a general of the opposing faction or completing a faction mission will be calculated separately. At the same time, capturing counties, cities, villages, and checkpoints of the opposing faction will generate Contribution Points. The specific calculation will be based on the scale of the city, village, checkpoint, population, importance, and other factors. "
Yang Rui practiced the advanced inner force cultivation method for the entire night. The next morning. A day after Sun Jian's vanguard set out, a system announcement suddenly came. Sun Jian had encountered Dong Zhuo's faction for the first time. Moreover, a Contribution Ranking for each feudal lord had also appeared. This was the third ranking after the Player Achievement Points Leaderboard and the Player Points Leaderboard.
Currently, only Sun Jian's army had a few hundred Contribution Points on the ranking. The other feudal lords had zero Contribution Points. There were no incidents of Bao Xin sending people to steal the credit. At this time, Sun Jian's army should not have arrived at Hulao Pass yet. It was likely that Sun Jian's army had only encountered some sporadic forces of Dong Zhuo's faction along the way.
Alliance Master Yuan Shao also sent a messenger over, saying that they would still be temporarily stationed at Suanzao today, waiting for news from Vanguard Sun Jian. Following that, the various vassals began to visit each other, gathering with each other for various purposes, discussing private matters and the like.
Cao Cao brought a person to Yang Rui – Chen Lin!
"General Blazing Sun, Cao Cao has brought the person you want. This is Registrar Chen Lin, Chen Kongzhang! Yuan Benchu has already submitted a memorial to Kongzhang to be General Blazing Sun's registrar. I believe that the document will arrive soon. Kongzhang is a great talent with profound learning and strong integrity. I hope that General Blazing Sun will treat him well! "
After Cao Cao entered Yang Rui's tent, he introduced Chen Lin while praising her. Judging from the expression between his eyebrows, it was clear that he truly loved Chen Lin. In fact, Yang Rui and Chen Lin had met twice in General He Jin's residence. It was just that they did not meet face to face.
"I have long heard of Mr. Chen's great name. Mr. Chen, please take a seat!"
Yang Rui did not expect Yuan Shao to fulfill his promise and send Chen Lin, a great talent, to his tent so quickly. Naturally, Yang Rui treated her very politely.
"Chen Lin greets General Blazing Sun."
Chen Lin only bowed slightly to Yang Rui and then followed Cao Cao to sit on Yang Rui's left and right sides.
Compared to Cheng Yu and Sun Qian, Chen Lin had a more scholarly aura. Now that Yuan Shao had conferred the title of official to Yang Rui, Chen Lin's heart was not very balanced. Therefore, after seeing Yang Rui, although she behaved politely, she was also very indifferent. To a scholar, politeness and indifference also represented distance. Yang Rui could more or less see this point.
However, Yang Rui did not mind. How could a famous historical scholar be so easy to deal with? Since Chen Lin had become his subordinate, all he had to do was slowly improve their relationship. It should not be a problem to keep Chen Lin.
"Blazing Sun will find out about Kong Zhang's talent later. I think Yuan Benchu will regret handing Kong Zhang over to Blazing Sun. I feel sorry for Benchu. Kong Zhang is not something that twenty or thirty thousand soldiers can compare to …"
Cao Cao was still full of praise for Chen Lin. It was clear that he truly loved Chen Lin's talent. However, no one knew if he had any other motives.
"Mr. Chen's foresight has already been experienced by Blazing Sun that day at General He's residence. It's just that General He did not listen to Mr. Chen's words, which led to the current situation …" Yang Rui sighed.
After hearing Yang Rui's words, Chen Lin also seemed to be quite moved. Seeing this, Cao Cao quickly changed the topic and dragged Yang Rui to visit the other vassals' tents. It was nothing more than drinking and having fun.
Since Chen Lin had just become Yang Rui's Registrar, he was left behind by Yang Rui in the tent to familiarize himself with Gao Shun, Zhang Ning, and Zhang Liao.
Originally, Yang Rui did not have much hope for Chen Lin. According to Yang Rui's thinking, Yuan Shao would very likely agree to his request of thirty thousand soldiers. However, between soldiers and Chen Lin, Yuan Shao chose soldiers. Even Cao Cao did not think much of it.
However, after actually obtaining Chen Lin, Yang Rui did not know how to use him. Chen Lin's current status was only Yang Rui's subordinate. Their relationship was similar to Cheng Yu's, so Yang Rui could not see any of his attributes.
According to Yang Rui's guess, even if Chen Lin was talented, famous, or had a high level, his skills would not be of much help in war. Therefore, it was hard to say how useful Chen Lin would be in Yang Rui's hands. Yang Rui only proposed to ask for Chen Lin because he didn't reject any of the famous scholars and generals who came up to him!
Since he did not know Chen Lin's specific skills, Yang Rui could only temporarily keep him by his side. He would wait until Chen Lin at least issued a follower mission and understood his attributes before making any plans. In fact, Yang Rui was prepared for this. He did not have high expectations for Chen Lin, a famous scholar, in terms of military and political affairs.
Speaking of the follower mission, Cheng Yu had never issued a follower mission to Yang Rui. However, as the Luoyang fortune-teller had said, Cheng Yu had been following Yang Rui ever since the end of the Yellow Turban Rebellion plot.
Based on the process of subduing Wang Hai and the follower missions issued by Sun Qian and Zhang Liao, it was very likely that the process of subduing an NPC character required one to complete the follower mission before completing the subduing mission. Meanwhile, NPCs from opposing Factions, such as Zhang Ning and Qi Zheng, generally did not need to complete the follower mission. Therefore, whether or not Cheng Yu would receive a follower mission in the future remained to be seen.
When night fell, Yang Rui noticed that the Contribution Points of Sun Jian's men on the Vassal Leaderboard had skyrocketed, reaching over 5,000 points. From this, Yang Rui knew that Sun Jian might have already arrived near Hulao Pass and clashed with most of Dong Zhuo's forces.
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