OBS Chapter 17 Bronze 3
Chapter 17 Bronze 3
In the sandy land thirty miles away.
The two people lying on the ground were groaning in pain.
"Damn it, Boss Diao! I thought things would be different this time since I got a new job, but why are you still here to spy on me?"
It turns out that the Beggars' Sect duo has changed their mission, but not completely.
Their current task is to keep watch on Yejia'ao, which resembles a military camp.
Yejia'ao.
Since Ye Qi's father, Ye Yong, was elected as the leader.
If you look down at Yejia'ao from Mingsha Mountain.
You can see that Yejia'ao is shaped like a gourd, with two circles, one large and one small.
The large, circular hillside facing the mountain is entirely farmland.
The small, circular shape faces outwards towards the desert, where the mountain people live.
This gourd shape was formed by the cliffs of Mingsha Mountain.
The cliff was so high that even an ordinary eighth-rank martial artist could not easily leap down it.
Seeing this outline, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Ye Yong then began to fortify the small circular areas individually, based on what he had learned in the rebel army.
First, taking advantage of the fact that many mountain people had abandoned their original mountain valleys and moved into Yejia'ao, they needed new housing.
Ye Yong then led the able-bodied men to distribute the newly built houses around the circular perimeter.
Even the outer walls of the houses were coated with mud to protect against fire attacks, thus naturally forming a defensive fortification.
Furthermore, defensive fortifications were constructed at the two "openings" of the circular area, namely the "entrance" connecting the desert and the "exit" facing the large circle.
They used salvaged poplar wood, along with reeds and rammed earth, to build the village walls and gates.
Four watchtowers were set up on either side of the gates at both ends of the village to observe enemy movements.
Outside the entrance gate, a ditch was dug, filled with red willow tips.
When passing someone, cover them with a long board.
When the enemy arrives, the wooden planks can be removed.
Patrol personnel were stationed both at the top of the watchtower and around the gourd, carrying empty cans that could be banged, and they took turns on duty.
Ye Yong also contacted several old comrades-in-arms. Some of them were unmarried, so he introduced them to potential marriage partners. As a result, Yejia'ao gained several more martial artists who had reached the rank of rank.
In the desert, conditions were limited, and although it was not as large as a real rebel camp, it was still quite substantial.
Even at this point, Ye Yong was still worried it wasn't safe enough, so he even dug a tunnel leading towards Crescent Moon County. Once completed, in case of an emergency, the women and children could escape.
Seeing the almost impeccable Yejia'ao before him.
Diao Da thought to himself, "I'm just keeping watch, I might as well be idle anyway."
Anyway, I have nothing else to do.
Why not take this opportunity to advise Xiong Er:
"Bear Two, you didn't listen to a word the leader said!"
Diao Da knew that his second brother was always a bit slow-witted, but it didn't matter. He could persuade him more and wait a couple more days until he came to his senses.
Meanwhile, Diao Da himself was still carefully pondering the words of the leader, Tong Shisan.
Before they arrived, their leader, Tong Shisan, wore a chilling bronze mask.
I spoke with them separately.
It turns out that Tong Shisan wasn't a leader before. Like the other bandits, he was a lackey of the murdered Boss Wang.
The surrounding desert of Shazhou City is home to no fewer than twenty bandit gangs, each consisting of anywhere from a few to dozens of people.
They all targeted passing caravans, seizing any opportunity to make a quick buck.
Bandit gangs are not fixed; they live on the edge, and casualties are common. Sometimes they even fail to plunder enough, become so hungry that they disband and go to the city to find jobs.
Until two months ago, a group of mysterious demons suddenly appeared, often accompanied by members of the Beggars' Sect.
They then incorporated these twenty-odd bandit gangs into their ranks.
This silver-haired demon leader divided these bandits into two categories.
One type, the bandits who hadn't reached the rank, were all slaughtered, their blood used to make Blood Burning Pills for other rank-up martial artists.
The second category, all the martial artists who had entered the ranks, were poisoned with the Corpse Brain Pill.
Without taking the antidote regularly, the warriors would suffer for several hours, eventually turning into walking corpses.
Then they were slaughtered to extract their blood, which was then used to make Blood Burning Pills for the remaining obedient warriors.
To ensure effective command, Silver Head thoughtfully selected bandits who were unwilling to be incorporated into his ranks.
The bandits tested the medicine's effects and then showed it to others.
From then on, no one dared to resist or run away.
To facilitate command, the demon chief also distributed bronze masks to the leaders of these bandits.
It was agreed that the ordinary gang members would obey the Bronze Leader, and the Bronze Leaders would in turn obey the Silver Leader.
Otherwise, they will either stop the medication or be executed.
Simple and easy to understand.
on the other hand.
Diao Da also admired the leader, Tong Shisan.
I heard that this guy used to be just like Xiong Er next to him, completely lacking in common sense.
He wouldn't stand out in a crowd.
I don't even know his name.
It wasn't until Wang Laoda, eager to make a name for himself, slaughtered the entire mountain valley without permission and used their blood to make the Blood Burning Pill that he angered Yin Shou.
Copper Thirteen actually took the initiative to explain to Silver Head that the brothers were forced into it.
All of this was because Boss Wang used the antidote he had to coerce everyone into taking action.
Seeing that someone had stepped forward, many bandits rallied to his aid, and in the end, Boss Wang was executed.
The silver-headed man looked at this person, who was clear-headed and answered fluently.
That's why he was promoted to head of the bronze troop.
Before he came, Tong Shisan had a period of heart-to-heart talks with them, sometimes open and sometimes closed:
"The poor people in the mountain valleys are different from the greedy merchants we usually rob. They are so poor that they don't know where their next meal will come from, and when it's cold at night, they wish they could shrink into the sand to sleep."
"Even poor people like these are targeted by Boss Wang; he has no dignity whatsoever as a martial artist! But we can't afford to run out of the antidote, so what else can we do but obey?"
"You two are different. You were just sent here by the Beggars' Sect. You haven't taken your medicine yet, so don't take on this kind of life debt. I'll send you out to be safer. Just come back and report for duty every day."
Diao Da felt touched just thinking about it.
It turns out there are good people like this among the leaders.
Thinking back to Gou Xiong, the leader he used to follow, he realized that Gou Xiong was nothing in comparison.
Diao Da had considered running away now.
After all, neither he nor Xiong Er had eaten the Corpse Brain Pill, so they didn't need the antidote.
But they are members of the Beggars' Guild. Even if they manage to escape the control of these bandits, the Beggars' Guild forces in the surrounding dozen or so states will still have to issue arrest warrants for them.
I'll just take it one day at a time.
"I didn't expect it to be so complicated. I really envy Lai San for escaping this mess."
Diao Dazhen was genuinely impressed by his third brother's consistently good luck.
After finishing his reflection, he continued to keep an eye on Yejia'ao in front of him.
And their third brother.
Lai San's name.
It appeared again in a letter.
Zhang Tianxing is reading this secret letter.
The letter came from Cao Dahuang, the leader of the Mingsha Gang. He reported that he had used the Mingsha Gang to gain a foothold in Yueya County and temporarily won the trust of the county magistrate.
Two days ago, with the help of Liu Sheng, a disciple of the martial arts school, they captured Lai San, a core disciple of the Beggars' Sect.
Through Lai San, Cao Dahuang learned about some of the Beggars' Gang's shady dealings, how they exploited the common people by cooperating with the county magistrate.
If an ordinary family suffers an accident, they will become beggars and join the Beggars' Guild.
They would periodically divide the population, keeping the strong and healthy as disciples and gathering the elderly, weak, women, and children to move away.
They still used the pretext of moving to the Beggars' Sect headquarters in the prefecture, but after actually arriving in the prefecture, they were never heard from again.
Cao Dahuang stated that they are still investigating the matter.
"Take a look too."
Zhang Tianxing handed the letter to Gao Huang.
Upon seeing that the elderly, women, and children were missing, a surge of anger appeared between her beautiful brows.
With a "smack," he slammed his fist on the table.
Anyone could tell that these elderly, weak, women and children were likely in grave danger.
Over the years, the imperial court has conscripted a lot of human slaves. Rumors say that many demon clans also use humans to refine and test medicines, and even use infants to refine elixirs.
After all, the ultimate goal of the demon race is to wipe out the human race.
The act of transporting people could only be done secretly in Crescent Moon County, simply because the power of the Sandbar Clan families still existed.
With the strength of the Zhang family and the rebel army, they can only barely maintain a delicate balance in Shazhou City, Yueya County, and other surrounding counties.
Zhang Tianxing comforted him, saying, "Calm down. Only when you are calm can you find peace, and only when you are at peace can you think things through. We've lived for hundreds of years, why worry about this one moment?"
"Yes, disciple has learned a lot." In front of his teacher, Gao Huang tried his best to control his emotions.
"Your apprentice Liu Sheng is quite interesting. I didn't expect him to achieve something first."
Done.
Zhang Tianxing's gentle gaze.
Beginning to become sharp:
"Also, send a message to Cao Dahuang that I will send him more men and instruct him to find a way to intercept the Beggars' Sect's relocation team!"
Upon hearing this, Gao Huang panicked even more and tried to dissuade him, saying, "Teacher, you already have very few people protecting you; we can't send any more!"
"Then let my nephew Zhang Faqing go. He is a 7th-rank martial artist, and he can be of great use even if he goes alone."
"As you command!"
Liu Sheng is resting now.
Of course he didn't know.
I was just praised by the patriarch again.
At this point, Liu Sheng had reached the point where even when Lu You fed him Pure Yang Pills, he couldn't move at all.
He had no choice but to stop, and with his trembling legs, he stood still and practiced the Two Elements Stance.
As the sun sets, the sandstorm gradually subsides.
Only the residual heat constantly seeping from the cracks in the sand helps to counteract the cold of the desert winter.
Liu Sheng stared at the proficiency panel with utter boredom:
[Bajiquan Proficiency +3]
[Bajiquan Proficiency +3]
[Bajiquan Proficiency +3]
……
Suddenly, he remembered that a few days ago, the soldiers had been transporting away the bodies of assassins, some human and some demon.
So Liu Sheng asked out of curiosity:
"Senior Brother, why are so many people coming to assassinate our Grandmaster every day?"