Chapter 155: Growth
This story mission is only released in the Bingzhou region, but with the speed at which players spread the news, in fact, it is not a problem to publish it anywhere, as long as it is posted on the forum and has a certain amount of attention, it is estimated that almost the entire Chinese player will know about it the next day.
Unlike the national plot mission of exterminating the Liukou, "Don't Teach Humadu Yinshan" is a regional plot quest that is only released in the state. However, other states in the country also have their own story missions, which are not the same, and recently the system has released a lot of large-scale missions, and the benefits of players from them generally outweigh the disadvantages, promoting the development of player power.
In order to facilitate the communication and communication of players, the forum has set up a classification of posts, and players can filter and search for posts by the classification of states, counties and counties.
There was a gap of about ten hours between the release of the plot task and Lu Shuang's offline, but Lu Shuang found that the posts published during this period increased dramatically, almost all of which were related to the plot task.
A player on the forum broke the news that they found a large number of troops on the border near the north. According to a photo taken by a player with a special vision booster, it shows that Xianbei in the north began to send troops south, and it was on a large scale. Judging from the photos, this Xianbei soldier who went south may have about 100,000 people, with a clear banner and orderly march, not like a ragtag army in a foreign race, but an existence that is comparable to or even surpasses the regular army.
Not only this post, but many players wandering in the north have also reported that they have encountered a large number of Xianbei cavalry, which is completely trivial compared to the previous small fights.
Of course, there are actions of the Xianbei side, and the actions of the imperial court are not a problem. On this day, the players who stayed in the various system cities of Gohara County felt deeply, and deeply felt the oppressive atmosphere before the war. Unlike the plot quest to exterminate the Rogues, this time the imperial forces dispatched a large number of troops, and players can see that the military camps in the city are frequently dispatched, either sent above the city walls or sent to patrol outside the city. There are also huge weapons of war being shipped out of the munitions depot, and the player has only seen catapults before, but this time there are more ballistas, which are placed on the walls one by one.
Although Wang Zhi had a mission to resist the Xianbei invasion before Lu Shuang came to Wuyuan County, it was only a relatively small mission and was considered a small mission, otherwise the attacked system township would not have been so easy for players to look at when they encountered the Xianbei cavalry. Nowadays, a large regional story mission is released, and a fool knows the seriousness of the matter, and enters the forum every day to learn about the latest progress of the mission, and some players who are confident in their own strength are ready to move and want to get more rewards in this mission.
With the update of the story missions, a large number of related tasks have been released on the city square, and players can go to collect tasks by themselves, including collecting food and grass, exploring intelligence, acting as sappers, signing up for the army, etc., in short, it is much richer than before, as long as the player is a little careful and hard, it will not be without benefits. These missions also attracted players from other regions, making Gohara County a force to be reckoned with with over two million players at one point.
Lu Shuang built his military camp outside Jiuyuan County, because of the arrival of this mission, in order to ensure the safety of the soldiers, he was ready to move this military camp to the south to avoid the sharp edge of the Xianbei cavalry. However, after discussion with Cheng Hui and other generals, this idea was extinguished by him, because although the Xianbei cavalry would invade south, it was close to Jiuyuan County after all, and if there were large soldiers pressing the border, Wang Zhi would not be able to see death without help.
"Lord, Wang Zhi sent someone to let you go to the county seat, saying that he wanted to discuss countermeasures with you." Cheng Hui entered the tent and said.
"Oh? Talk to me about what to do? I remember I didn't say I was going to participate in this mission, why did I come to the door? Lu Shuang didn't sign up, which means that you don't need to follow Wang Zhi's arrangement, just do your own small tasks. And those player forces who sign up to obey Wang Zhi's command can get a lot of benefits, and because it is a unified action, the loss is much less than that of fighting alone, so the player forces in the entire Wuyuan County who think they have a little strength have signed up to obey Wang Zhi's arrangement.
But Lu Shuang is an outlier, and his base camp is not here, so naturally he doesn't need to worry so much. However, since it was sent by Taishou, Lu Shuang always wanted to give him some face, so he still arrived at the appointed time.
The entire lobby was full of people, and Lu Shuang used advanced reconnaissance techniques to see that almost all of these people were players, and they were also at the level of president and vice president, it seemed that Wang Zhi had gathered all the power he could use.
"Lords, this official ordered everyone to come here today to discuss countermeasures against the Xianbei people, I don't know what your lords think." Wang Zhi sat on the high hall, majestic.
Lu Shuang was the last to come in, but he didn't notice him, after all, the leader spoke, and those guild bosses who boasted of being extraordinary on weekdays were no different from ordinary people at this time, vigorously promoting their strategic ideas, and the hall was so lively.
In fact, Lu Shuang is a player who has dealt with this kind of NPC a lot, even the president of the Grand Guild, because of his lack of prestige, he rarely meets Taishou-level officials, and he knows little about the setting of their characters. Lu Shuang has been in contact with the official NPC a few times, and knows that they will give the player face on the surface, but he still looks down on it in his heart, so it seems that Wang Zhi is negotiating with the player and discussing countermeasures, but in fact, it has no effect on whether he says it or not.
Sure enough, even if the player proposed some really feasible strategies, Wang Zhi only nodded at most, and many forces rushed to ask for it when assigning tasks, which made Lu Shuang, who was eating melons on the side, very congested, when will the player straighten his back?
"Qing Yu, are you interested in exterminating this group of aliens together, and then the official will naturally be rewarded." Wang Zhi attaches more importance to Lu Shuang's power, in his opinion, although the player's strength is strong, it can still find a replacement, only the heavy cavalry sent by Lu Shuang can be seen, or even if it is as strong as Wuyuan County, it is very difficult to form such an army, and the role played by such an army at a critical moment is beyond doubt.
At this time, I found out that at the back of their crowd, there was actually a player who claimed to be the first person in China, and listening to Wang Zhi's tone, it seemed that he cared more about Lu Shuang, and he went to inquire in person, which is like they all took the initiative themselves.
Wang Zhi was a little depressed in his heart, he sent someone to call Lu Shuang over, in fact, there was a task for him to do, but he finished the division of labor or tasks, and he didn't see any movement from Lu Shuang, feeling that if he didn't mention it, Lu Shuang might come and leave after watching the play, then his plan would be ruined, and he had to pull down his son to find Lu Shuang for help.
"Back to Taishou, the grass people's strength is limited, and it is not as strong as the lords present, I am afraid it will be difficult to take on the heavy responsibility." Lu Shuang did not forget the original intention of this trip, he was just here to train the soldiers, not to fight and make meritorious contributions, and retaining all his troops was the king.
Before, Cheng Hui led his army to conquer and plunder the Xianbei cavalry everywhere, but it was just abusing vegetables, even if he faced the fifth-order Xianbei cavalry several times his own, he could easily defeat. But this time Lu Shuang got a lot of news on the forum, saying that the rank of the main force of Xianbei is not low, and the heavy cavalry of the eighth order will be killed on the spot if they are surrounded by the Xianbei cavalry of the sixth and seventh orders, and Lu Shuang just wants to kill some small soldiers to earn a few prestige and a few horses, and he doesn't want to fight so hard.
The dozens of presidents present were angry at Lu Shuang for exchanging a few precious skill books at first, and seeing that Wang Zhi valued it more seriously, they couldn't help but feel a kind of envy and jealousy in their hearts, why could this guy get special treatment from Taishou, but he wanted to see the face of this NPC? However, after Lu Shuangwan refused Wang Zhi's invitation, they felt a little better, at least one less powerful competitor.
"Light Feather, don't you think about it? With your ability, you can achieve a lot of merit. Wang Zhi was a little unexpected, Lu Shuang had always been mercenary since he came into contact with him, why did he have a benefit to do for him today, but he was rejected.
"The grass people have thanked Taishou for his kindness, but with this amount of troops, maybe the role of guerrilla warfare will be greater. Moreover, if the casualties of the soldiers are too large, it will be a huge blow to the development of the territory, and the grass people will not dare to fight. "Lu Shuang and Wang Zhi have no affiliation, even if they refuse, it will not have much impact.
"Since this is the case, the official does not force it. It's just that when you are fighting guerrilla warfare, you can't affect the frontal battlefield here, or let me arrange to fight guerrilla warfare. Wang Zhi waved his hand, high-level NPCs like them have a high IQ, but the system has made some restrictions on them, and they can't control the player's items or armies without consent.
"Yes, grass people." Lu Shuang responded very interestingly.
The next thing was about some tactical arrangements for the next, and Lu Shuang withdrew from the lobby very interestingly because he was not involved.
Although Lu Shuang has been staying in Jiuyuan County these days, he actually goes back and forth to Feitian City once a day, firstly to listen to the intelligence reported by the territory, and secondly, to recruit more homeless people, increase the population and expand the army. In terms of NPC population alone, Lu Shuang is a few streets behind other top forces in the world, and the gap in qualifications is even more insurmountable, but Lu Shuang has been thinking a lot these days, and if he wants to lead all the time, he must maintain a sufficient population growth rate, and reality does not allow him to slow down and rest.
At the same time, taking advantage of the fact that the game has not yet opened the game currency exchange system and the major guilds have not yet entered a period of rapid development, Lu Shuang cannot just focus on Hailing County and marine resources, but needs to reach out to other regions to obtain the strengths of this region and make up for his own shortcomings.
Lu Shuang, who used to be in other games, only needs to take care of his family's one-third of an acre, and he doesn't have to think about the operation of the guild's territory at all, thinking about how to rob monsters and how to escape from the chase all day long. But now Lu Shuang can be regarded as a lord with millions of lords, even if the NPC is much easier to manage than the player, but there is still no relaxation. The huge pressure made Lu Shuang's past methods of dealing with the crisis ineffective, but under this crisis, he quickly improved his ability and overall situation, and became more mature and stable.