1st year of Gaia, 7th day of the ninth month. At 9: 12 in the morning, Skywind Town's Lord, Dawn Wind Waning Moon, died in battle.
Dawn Wind and Waning Moon's miserable smile became Ouyang Shuo's deepest memory of this expedition. Ouyang Shuo could completely understand the feelings a lord had for his territory.
Dawn Wind Waning Moon didn't choose to escape. At the last moment, he made his choice and vowed to live and die with the territory. Territorial wars had nothing to do with good or evil or justice. There was only survival and ambition. The strong survived and the weak perished.
Ouyang Shuo walked into the meeting hall and ordered his personal guards to continue annihilating the enemy. He arrived in front of the stone tablet of Tianfeng Town's territory, pulled out his Tang Saber, channeled his golden inner energy, poured it into the Tang Saber, and chopped down with all his might. Ouyang Shuo did not know any Saber Techniques, so he did not know any Saber Techniques. He relied purely on brute force to shatter the stone steles.
The Territory Stone Steles had a certain amount of Defense and Durability, which were directly related to the grade of the territory and the grade of the Village Creation Token.
A Level 1 Village created with the lowest grade Bronze Village Creation Token has 100 Durability and 10 Defence. Every time the Village Creation Token increased by a level, its starting value increased by 20; every time the Territory increased by a level, its Durability and Defence doubled; and every time the Territory increased by a Large Stage, its Durability and Defence quintupled.
Skywind Town was a Level 3 Town, and it used a Bronze Village Creation Token, which had 8,000 Durability and 800 Defense. Attack value minus Defense value was the amount of durability consumed with each attack. If the Attack Value was lower than the Defense Value of the Stone Stele, and it was unable to break through the Stone Stele's Defense, a point of durability would be forcefully deducted.
Ouyang Shuo's saber only shaved off 12 points of the stele's durability. With no other choice, he could only summon his personal guards to attack the stone tablet.
Half an hour later, the stone tablet was finally broken.
The instant the stone tablet shattered, the sound of a system notification entered Ouyang Shuo's ears.
"System Notice: Congratulations to player Not Wearing for conquering Wind Town. Please choose how you wish to deal with Wind Town: Occupy, Transfer, or Destroy?"
"I choose to possess!"
Tianfeng Town's strategic position was very important, so Ouyang Shuo naturally chose to occupy it. Not only Tianfeng Town, but he also chose to occupy the four territories that he had destroyed two days ago.
"System Notification: After occupying the territory, you can rename it. Do you wish to rename it?"
"No!" Ouyang Shuo wasn't interested in thinking of another name.
After occupying the territory, Ouyang Shuo finally had the time to clean up the mess.
The battle in the back courtyard of the Lord's Mansion had already concluded. Dawning Wind Waning Moon had died in battle, and the remaining soldiers of Skywind Town had all surrendered. As for Ba Dao and his remaining troops, they were annihilated by the Personal Guard Camp, leaving no survivors.
Ouyang Shuo oversaw the Lord's Mansion and took over Tianfeng Town's authority, issuing a series of orders.
Ouyang Shuo ordered the Second Battalion of the Second Brigade to be in charge of wiping out the armed forces of the two affiliated territories of Tianfeng Town and forcing them to surrender. He also issued a public announcement to inform the people that Tianfeng Town was now under the rule of Shanhai County. He also ordered the Personal Guard Battalion to take over the military barracks in the city and maintain law and order. He also ordered the townspeople to clean up the barricades outside the Lord's Mansion and restore order to the territory.
In the afternoon, Tianfeng Town returned to normal.
Ouyang Shuo ordered the First and Second Battalions of the Second Brigade to immediately return to Shanhai County. At the same time, he brought his oral orders: order the North Sea Fleet's First Battalion to travel upstream along the Friendship River and rush to Xila Lake to defend. He also appointed Zhao Dewang, the Division Chief of Construction, as the chief of Tianfeng Town and selected a group of capable administrative personnel from the territory to follow the North Sea Fleet. He also ordered the shipyard to dispatch a group of shipbuilders to Tianfeng Town and be in charge of building a shipyard at Xila Lake.
After the First and Second Battalions of the Second Brigade left, Ouyang Shuo began to receive the various officials of Tianfeng Town.
The Lord's Mansion had been cleaned up, and the corpses had been carried away to be buried in the cemetery outside the town. The bloodstains on the ground had been washed clean, but the smell of blood still lingered in the air.
As a Level 3 town, Tianfeng Town could be ranked in the top 300 among the players' territories. Dawning Wind Waning Moon could be considered a rather capable Lord, and he managed Tianfeng Town in an orderly manner.
The headquarters of Tianfeng Town had 23 officials of various levels. Among them, there were 11 Iron-level talents, two Silver-level talents, and one Gold-level talent. There were no talents in history.
After the two battles, Tianfeng Town's army was almost completely wiped out, which directly caused the population of Tianfeng Town to plummet. The total population of the headquarters was less than 7,000 people.
After Tianfeng Town was occupied, it was no longer possible to spawn refugees. Ouyang Shuo simply moved all the people of the two subsidiary territories back to the headquarters, causing the population of the headquarters to exceed 10,000.
Since Tianfeng Town was located outside of Shanhai County's territory, the population of Tianfeng Town could not be included in Shanhai County's territory unless Ouyang Shuo moved all of them to Shanhai County.
Naturally, Ouyang Shuo would not kill the goose that laid the golden eggs. He was prepared to turn Tianfeng Town into an important stronghold.
He began to reform the administrative structure of Tianfeng Town according to the model of Shanhai County's subsidiary territories. With the 23 officials as the foundation, he built the administrative office, the internal affairs office, the finance office, and the resources office. When Zhao Dewang arrived with the capable administrative personnel, he would be able to ensure that Tianfeng Town could start operating immediately.
Among the officials, the only Gold-level talent was called Pu Zhidao. He was a High Scholar, and he was 42 years old. He was also an important assistant of the former Lord of Tianfeng Town, Dawning Wind Waning Moon.
Ouyang Shuo met Pu Zhidao alone in the Lord's office.
A scholar had his own style, and he was unwilling to serve two masters, especially when his old master's corpse was still warm. After Pu Zhidao entered, his attitude was cold, as if he was unwilling to talk to Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly, not minding it. After inviting Pu Zhidao to sit down, he said, "Mister, I'm sure you know what's going on between Tianfeng Town and Shanhai County. As for who's in the right and who's in the wrong, please judge for yourself."
Pu Zhidao's expression was somewhat moved. As an important assistant of Dawning Wind Waning Moon, Pu Zhidao naturally knew that it was Tianfeng Town who took the initiative to provoke them that brought about today's disaster. Winner takes all, and no one could say anything about it.
Since it was a knot in their hearts, it was naturally not so easy to untie it. Since they had different standpoints, their starting points were naturally different. In Pu Zhidao's view, Tianfeng Town's actions were not wrong. It was just that they were not strong enough.
Of course, Ouyang Shuo did not expect to convince Pu Zhidao so easily. He continued, "If you are good at learning, you will become an official. I hope that Mister can consider the people of your territory. If Mister stays out of this matter, you will naturally be fulfilling your own style, but it will be hard on the people of Tianfeng Town. The people will lose a dutiful and responsible official. Wouldn't the gains outweigh the losses? "
Pu Zhidao let out a long sigh and bowed. "Humble servant Pu Zhidao greets the Marquis!"
Ouyang Shuo helped Pu Zhidao up and said, "With Mister's help, Tianfeng Town will have no worries!"
Ouyang Shuo immediately appointed Pu Zhidao as the chief administrative officer. With the help of this chief administrative officer who was familiar with Tianfeng Town, he handled the affairs of Tianfeng Town with even more ease.
The next day, the personal guard camp left the town and began to exterminate the surrounding bandits. Ouyang Shuo specially told them that the extermination of the bandits was not limited to Tianfeng Town's territory, but the entire area around Shila Lake.
The purpose of exterminating the bandits was to calm the people's hearts and prove that the new ruler had the ability to protect the people. The second purpose was to use the extermination of the bandits to capture a group of bandits and use them to establish Tianfeng Town's City Defense Camp. It was impossible for the personal guard camp to stay in Tianfeng Town permanently. Before leaving, Ouyang Shuo had to ensure that Tianfeng Town had the ability to protect itself.
Tianfeng Town's recruitment potential had already been squeezed dry by the previous lord, Dawn Wind Waning Moon, so Ouyang Shuo could only place his attention on the bandits.
Ouyang Shuo took four personal guards with him and went straight to Shila Lake after leaving the town.
As the brightest pearl on the west side of Lianzhou Basin, Shila Lake covered an area of 3,150 square kilometers, far larger than the territory of a first-rank county. The maximum depth of Shila Lake was 35 meters, and the average depth was 25 meters.
The lake water was crystal clear, and the temperature was just right. The plants were lush, and the fish were abundant. In addition, there were all kinds of birds living in Shila Lake, bringing vitality to the lake.
Shila Lake was undoubtedly a treasure trove. Ouyang Shuo didn't have a specific development plan for the time being.
He couldn't help but feel broadened as he gazed at the lake's water and sky that merged into one. Shila Lake was undoubtedly a treasure trove. Ouyang Shuo didn't have a specific development plan yet.
In the following week, the personal guard camp attacked everywhere and swept the bandits with lightning speed. Within a radius of 5,000 kilometers, countless bandit camps of all sizes were wiped out.
In this battle, they seized a total of 4,100 gold coins, captured 1,020 fighting bandits, 2,250 non-fighting bandits, and countless resources. They greatly enriched Tianfeng Town's warehouse and armory.
The outstanding achievements of the personal guard camp brought great shock to the people of Tianfeng Town.
Back then, Tianfeng Town had always been careful and meticulous in suppressing bandits. They weren't as easy as the personal guard camp. Only such a strong army could bring a sense of security to the people.
The large number of captives added to Tianfeng Town's population. Ouyang Shuo officially changed Tianfeng Town's name to Tianfeng County, becoming the fourth county-level subsidiary territory of Shanhai County.
Using the seized funds, Ouyang Shuo selected a group of elites from the captured fighting bandits. Together with the captives from Tianfeng Town, he established Tianfeng County's City Defense Camp.
The City Defense Camp included a Blade and Shield Battalion and an Archer Battalion, a total of 1,000 people. Ouyang Shuo then selected a group of backbones from the personal guard camp and added them to the City Defense Camp. They served as battalion commanders and platoon leaders.
Other than territorial defense, the City Defense Camp's more important mission was to continue suppressing bandits.
According to Ouyang Shuo's plan, since there were no more refugees spawning, he would use the bandits in the wilderness to promote the population of Tianfeng County.
Ouyang Shuo only kept 1,000 gold coins for the remaining funds after the City Defense Camp's job change. He planned to leave the remaining 2,700 gold coins for the Four Seas Bank's Tianfeng County branch that was about to be built to promote Tianfeng County's economic development.
After occupying Tianfeng County for only a week, Ouyang Shuo's series of measures brought a new wind to Tianfeng County, sweeping away the previous dull atmosphere. (To be continued.)
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