Chapter 54: The Beginning of the Dawn

"In other words, you must be a mercenary above level and have a contribution value of more than 1,000 to be eligible for armor. Or the top 10 mercenary teams, or the mercenaries with a merit value of 1, also have this qualification. ”

"The above are the conditions for obtaining armor, and below, what I want to talk about is the management method for mercenaries who have armor."

At this time, the mercenaries present were already buzzing and discussing.

"You have to have a thousand contribution points above the level to get the armor, which is also harsh."

"Yes, now our Xike County Mercenary Guild, how many levels of mercenaries are there? I guess definitely no more than eight. Not to mention the contribution value reaches thousands. The contribution value of each official task is ten, that is, you have to complete an official task to have a thousand contributions! ”

"Compared with the contribution value, the merit value is a big pit! Now in General Li's territory, tens of millions of people, the people can have a meritorious service, I'm afraid there are not a few of them, right? Not to mention our mercenaries. ”

"Alas, it's still the top ten mercenary teams that take advantage."

"Why don't we go and ask, do they still accept people? If we accept people, we will also take a cheaper. ”

Ignoring the sighs of the mercenaries, the head of the guild went on to explain the corresponding rules and regulations for mercenaries who obtained armor. For example, the detailed registration, at the beginning of the year and the end of each year, must be verified by the mercenary guild. For example, it is forbidden to use it to hurt people at will, and a strict management system is established, focusing on punishment.

Li Zheng didn't want to see mercenaries with armor messing around, so as to cause unnecessary trouble. Therefore, the relevant punishment regulations are very strict.

Once this kind of thing happens, it will almost wipe people out to the end. Starting from household registration, welfare, and so on, once there is chaos, depending on the situation, they will be given a downgrade, a reduction in benefits, and even a punishment for the guilty.

Although these regulations were harsh, the mercenaries present felt that they were nothing when they heard it.

"Anyway, I can equip armor. The safety and task completion rate and speed will definitely improve dramatically. You know, there are a lot of unlucky people who died in the wilderness! ”

"If we are mercenaries, this is the only one. Thrilling, adventurous, who doesn't pin their head to their waist? Those who were scared went home and farmed. But who wouldn't want to be safer? ”

"yes. Although we don't have our share this year, let's work harder. Complete a few more tasks. There will definitely be more quotas next year. ”

"Makes sense!"

The mercenaries were noisy and lively.

But overall, it's exciting.

The qualified mercenaries and teams almost jumped up with joy, and entered the guild with the head of the branch in a cluster, waiting for the armor to be issued.

Those who didn't qualify didn't leave, just watched from the sidelines.

If you can't get it, it's not bad to have an eye addiction.

Soon, a mercenary who had received the armor came out!

The mercenary in heavy armor was majestic. The metallic color of the whole body is shining, like a god of war, which makes people swallow saliva.

The leather armor is not bad, although it is not so imposing, but it is also decent.

There is a suit of armor, and the one is proud, swaying back and forth, showing off, and laughing.

Those who don't have armor can only watch with their eyes. I vowed to do my best to meet the standards and get a set myself.

Not to mention the mercenaries, but to say that Bai Yu is in the department.

At the beginning of the year, Li Zheng issued an order to sit in Jiaozhou. Let Bai Yu's troops march into the Indochina Peninsula, the land of South Vietnam, and assist in the construction of roads, and gradually bring the Indochina Peninsula under his rule.

Xun Yu arrived in Jiaozhou, so he recruited Wan Qingzhuang, went to the southwest from Jiaozhi County, and began to build roads. And at this time. The 20,000-strong army led by Bai Yu has already reached the middle reaches of the Mekong River.

The Indochina Peninsula is close to the tropics, and although it is May, it is very hot.

Fortunately, the armor is equipped with a thermostatic effect, otherwise it would be difficult to enter the army. Because there are countless poisonous insects, mosquitoes and ants in this tropical area, and the heat is not good, if the temperature cannot be constant, once the armor is taken off, I don't know how many people will be kissed by mosquitoes.

The army has been stationed on the east bank of the Mekong River for half a month, and many of the soldiers in the army are not accustomed to the soil and are seriously ill. Li Zheng also ordered that he should not be radicalized, so Bai Yu set up camp here, waiting for the follow-up road to be repaired, and then continue to march into the army.

But in the past half a month, Bai Yu has been very anxious.

Because nearly a soldier has disappeared inexplicably!

Bai Yu originally thought that it was done by the natives in the jungle, but after investigation, he found that there were no indigenous tribes in the surrounding area.

After ruling out this reason, Bai Yu turned his attention to the beast.

But I don't believe that any beast is so powerful that it can quietly drag away the last soldier under its command!

Bai Yu had to send orders to be on strict guard, and sent additional patrols at night.

That night, Bai Yu was about to fall asleep after finishing a lot of business, when he suddenly heard a scream, and immediately, some soldiers shouted for help!

Bai Yu's spirit was shocked, he picked up the sword on the desk with his hand, stepped out of the big tent in a few steps, and arrived outside the tent.

At this time, the surrounding patrol soldiers, as well as the soldiers who had already rested, were attracted by this scream, and immediately the camp was brightly lit, and the patrol team quickly gathered in the direction where the screams and cries for help came.

"What's going on?!"

Bai Yu came to the front, which was the rear of the camp, next to the camp wall.

When the soldiers and middle and low-ranking officers saw that the main general was coming, some witnesses stepped forward and reported to Bai Yu.

The soldier who reported this report looked still frightened at this time, and his face was very pale under the firelight.

"General!"

The soldier gave a military salute, swallowed his saliva, and said, "Just now, I was patrolling here with my comrades in the same team, and suddenly a huge black shadow fell from the sky, grabbed a comrade-in-arms, and was about to fly away. I hurriedly released the arrows and finally saved my comrade-in-arms, but now he "

Bai Yu followed the direction of the soldier's finger and saw a soldier lying on the ground, still drawing. One of his eyes was gone, showing an empty eye socket, and some brains were flowing out of the eye socket, and he couldn't live anymore!

Bai Yu's brows tightened, he pondered for a moment, and said, "Carry this brother back, and let the military doctor see that the patrol guards of all departments must strengthen their vigilance and not relax."

After the order was issued, Bai Yu summoned all the generals under his command.

In the big tent, Bai Yu's face was calm, and he said: "It seems that the soldiers who have disappeared these days should be related to the black shadow tonight, listening to the description of the soldiers, this kind of wild thing that can fly and catch a person is probably not smaller than the size of the Golden Wing Tiger Rider, and I am afraid that there is more than that, otherwise it is impossible to go missing in half a month!" After you wait, be on your guard, put the ballista out and see if you can catch the opportunity to shoot one. I'd like to see what it is! ”

When the generals heard this, they agreed in unison.

During this period of time, the inexplicable disappearance of soldiers, although not to mention the panic of the soldiers under his command, also has a great impact on morale.

The soldiers have been far away from their hometowns to this wild place for so long, they are already homesick, and now that such a thing is happening, if they don't find out the culprit, it is inevitable that the army will be revolted.

However, with tonight's life, the goal was revealed, and the generals were a little more relieved.

The unknown makes people hesitate and fear, and since it has been exposed, it is nothing.

The next day, Bai Yu commanded the soldiers to build a high platform on the periphery of the camp to house the ballistas, and ten ballistas protected the entire camp.

The generals believed that if that monster came again, they would be able to shoot it down!

In the following days, it was not prosperous, and I did not see that kind of flying monster come again. But on the fourth night, something happened again!

This time, a soldier died!

To Bai Yu's surprise, it was not that kind of flying monster, but a fierce beast the size of a horse, covered in scales, and with a bloody mouth.

This beast has sharp claws, thick and powerful hind limbs, and its claws are as sharp as dagger short swords. They can jump over walls up to a foot high out of thin air, and they can tear through the armor of their soldiers!

What's more, these beasts are in packs!

There were more than a dozen beasts that attacked the camp that night. The patrol was very vigilant, assembled quickly, and quickly repelled it. But even so, in a short period of time, one soldier was killed, and five were wounded!

Now, Bai Yu can't hold it anymore!

So while transmitting what happened here back to Jiaozhou, asking Xun You for countermeasures, he led the army during the day, and took the initiative to attack the traces of these monsters in the jungle.

However, what Bai Yu didn't expect was that in Jiaozhou, something happened that made Xun Yu feel a headache.

Xun You came to Jiaozhou to sit in town, in addition to developing Jiaozhou and cooperating with Baiyu to take the Indochina Peninsula, another important responsibility is to develop the ocean!

During the Chinese New Year, Li Zheng specifically mentioned this matter, and wanted to develop marine resources to strengthen his own heritage.

Xun You arrived in Jiaozhou for a few months, and first recruited tens of thousands of people to build shipyards, docks and wharves with Panyu in Nanhai County, Xuwen in Hepu County, and Xupu in Jiuzhen County as ports.

The first few months have been very smooth, and even at the beginning of June, the shipyard has started to build ships.

The dock and marina are also nearing preliminary completion.

But the sudden huge casualties caused by the sea beast made Xun You have to temporarily stop the construction of the port!

Whether it is Panyu, Xu Wen, or Xu Pu, this place, tens of thousands of people work, and the popularity is at its peak, it is impossible for a sea beast with no eyes to attack, and it is too late to dodge!

But to everyone's surprise, not only did the sea beasts attack the port, but even these sea beasts climbed ashore and attacked the surrounding villages!

This surprised Xun You!

So he hurriedly ordered the local officials of the cities on the edge of the coast to relocate the seaside residents and take strict precautions.

At this time, Xun You received a message from Bai Yu for help.

It is simply unbelievable that there are fierce beasts and fierce birds attacking the army!

Xun You's heart sank, he knew that something was wrong, and his mind turned, and he hurriedly ordered the tens of thousands of migrant workers who built the road to temporarily withdraw from the jungle, and at the same time, he sorted out what happened in Jiaozhou and what happened in the Indochina Peninsula under Baiyu, and reported it to Li Zheng. (To be continued.) )