The group of horse thieves, led by the thieves Pei Yuanshao, Cheng Jian, and Wang Laohu, went to the direction of Daqi Village upstream to find a shoal to cross the river.

Zhan Xiaobai returned to the village safe and sound, and all the players stepped forward to surround him, asking in surprise what was going on, why Pei Yuanshao took the horse thief away so easily.

Zhan Xiaobai smiled, of course, this kind of confidential matter cannot be disclosed to the public.

He said to the players around him, "I told Pei Yuanshao that there are a few weak villages on the other side of the river, so he went with horse thieves to attack other villages, and he will not appear near our village again." Now everyone can go to level up and do things with peace of mind, let's disperse. Jianba, Qiushui, follow me back to the council room. ”

Of course, the players didn't believe that the horse thief was so easy to talk to, and they dispersed with doubts, and all kinds of busyness went.

Zhan Xiaobai, Jian Ba, and Qiushui returned to the administrative courtyard, so that the NPcs gathered in the courtyard all returned to their original positions. and recruited back the Spring and Autumn Young Heroes and A Fei who were guarding at the north gate and the south gate. Only six people were left in the hall, including himself, Li Asan, and the four elders.

Zhan Xiaobai told them about the deal he made with Pei Yuanshao - 500 catties of grain in exchange for the security of Xiaobai Village for one month, and went to the territory across the river to wander around.

The other five people present finally understood why Pei Yuanshao would automatically retreat with the horse thief.

Jian Ba smiled: "We still have a little grain in our village, and we will soon harvest it at the end of the month." Relative to the loss, 500 catties of grain is not much. Besides, it is not just that one of our villages needs to hand over grain, and other villages must also hand over grain. Pei Yuanshao's strength as a yellow turban general is by no means something that current players can compete with. ”

Ah Fei said happily: "It's still the eldest brother who is powerful, and he sent him away without blood, and let them go to plague the tiger and leopard village, this is a clever hand!" When I met Pei Yuanshao, the yellow scarf general of Niu B, the black tiger and Shen Biao were going to die of a headache~. ”

Zhan Xiaobai smiled bitterly.

"I paid the price of 500 catties of food. Fortunately, I just got some food from Hutou Cottage two days ago, otherwise where would I be able to send this plague god away so easily. By the way, Ah Fei, you personally bring some brothers at eight o'clock tonight, transport 500 catties of grain to the ferry by the river, and hand over the grain to Pei Yuanshao's hands to ensure that the village will not be harassed by horse thieves during this time. Be careful to keep things secret when you move, and don't let people from other villages know about them. ”

"Big brother, don't worry, you will never lose your food." Ah Fei nodded and took over this task.

"Hmm."

Zhan Xiaobai stood up and wanted to announce something.

He looked at the crowd: "The tiger and leopard village has just suffered a setback in the confrontation with us, and the day after tomorrow coincides with the imminent harvest of grain, coupled with the pressure of horse thieves, I believe that the black tiger will not dare to choose to have trouble with us at this time." And I got an accurate information from Pei Yuanshao's mouth, and his group of horse thieves has occupied this area. The other horse thieves could not compete with him and did not dare to invade the villages in the area. So we won't be facing a major crisis during this time. I'm going to go to Wuwei City and hand over the order to suppress bandits. For the time being, the village will be managed by the five of you. ”

"Go to Wuwei?" Jian Ba was surprised, he didn't expect Zhan Xiaobai to propose to go to Wuwei at this time, and many things in the village had not been dealt with.

Li Asan hurriedly said: "Lord, I will collect grain and cultivate immediately, can't I wait a few days to go again?" "Without Zhan Xiaobai's backbone, he didn't dare to make decisions about many things.

Qiushui also persuaded: "Go to Wuwei now, what if something big happens in the village again?" Can't wait any longer? ”

Zhan Xiaobai shook his head and said, "Can't wait, the most important thing in the village is to upgrade from a small village to a middle village." Now that the two biggest crises of the horse thief and the tiger and leopard village have passed, I must do it immediately. The village chief of a medium-sized village needs 30 points of prestige, and my reputation now is only 22 points, which is still 8 points short, and it is estimated that it will be almost the same by the time Wuwei completes the task of suppressing bandits. Although it only takes a day to make a round trip to Wuwei, there may be delays in between, and I can't be sure how long I will stay. So before I do that, I need to make a plan to make sure that the village can grow smoothly during this time. ”

The other five people present immediately quieted down and listened to Zhan Xiaobai's words.

Zhan Xiaobai paused for a moment, and then said: "This short confrontation between us and Haw Par Village can't completely subdue them, the key point is that they have an open-pit mine resource in their hands. We can't be pinched by others all the time, we must have our own resources. ”

This time, he was determined to overcome the problem.

"Now I assign tasks: Shaoxia, Ah Fei, in addition to leveling up in the past few days, the two of you will focus on searching for all the wild resources within twenty miles of the village, and control all the resources that can be used in our hands as much as possible. Including leveling points, explosion points, various mining points, forests, herb intensive collection points, NPc, and so on. When encountering things, the two of you will discuss and do it, and do not hesitate to use force when necessary. As for the wild resources that are shared by various villages, you should find out the information first, and then deal with it when I come back, and you will have to get it by hard robbery. ”

"Yes!"

Spring and Autumn Young Heroes and Ah Fei responded excitedly. Both of them are fighting freaks, but Zhan Xiaobai has always restrained them from clashing with neighboring villages, and they have long been eager to move their hands and feet, so they just took this opportunity to find an excuse to fight with players from other villages and find opponents to practice.

Zhan Xiaobai didn't want to restrain their impulses, and then assigned the task: "Sword Ba, you are responsible for the two important tasks of the construction of the village and the commercial trade. And coordinate the work of the village, and make special arrangements when necessary. ”

Jian Ba nodded, he was familiar with these things.

"Qiushui, you are responsible for organization, defense, and security."

Qiushui knew in response.

"Li Asan, you are responsible for the management of all NPcs in the village, and supervise the normal work of carpenter's houses, blacksmith shops, martial arts halls, inns, taverns, poultry pens, post stations, etc. In case of emergency, you need to obey the dispatch of the Sword Overlord Elder. ”

Zhan Xiaobai arranged this way because Li Asan was not familiar with the rules of the game between players, and there were some things that only players could make correct judgments.

Li Asan hesitated, he was the deputy village chief, why should he obey the elders? However, he still nodded and agreed, because this was Zhan Xiaobai's order.

Zhan Xiaobai thought for a while, and there was nothing else important, and finally said: "Everyone's tasks are assigned like this, and when I am not there, the five of you will negotiate and decide all the things." By the way, I don't know how loyal the strategist is, so you only allow him to move around the village, and don't let him leave the village. ”

Qiushui smiled: "Leave this matter to me, I will watch him, don't worry." ”

Zhan Xiaobai finally inspected the village, arranged the key work of the carpenter, the disabled veteran, the old man He and others, and asked them to obey the assignment of Li Asan and Jianba. After explaining everything properly, I checked the reserve funds of the small village, which was about 3,000 copper. He took 1,100 copper coins from it, and brought with him the drawings he had obtained from the small wooden box of the cottage—he wanted to see if the appraiser of Wuwei City could identify the drawings, and then he went to the post station at the east gate of the village.

The horses in the post station are all very docile old horses (old horses know the way~), and they don't need cavalry-specific riding skills, so all players can use them easily. This stagecoach is steady, and it's not slow. You don't have to worry about getting lost in the road that has already been opened.

(Skills required for mounts: Meek Stagecoach [No skill required] - Civilian Normal Horse [Elementary Horsemanship] - Military War Horse [Advanced Horsemanship, Elementary Equestrian Technique] - Bison [Elementary Bull Technique] - War Elephant [Elementary Elephant Technique])

Riding a horse does not have to worry about being robbed by the player, after all, the player's two legs are always unable to outrun the horse's four legs (unless the other party also rides a horse~~), and ordinary beasts are difficult to chase. The only thing to worry about is encountering the NPc horse thief...... It's all a matter of luck, and if you're unlucky, you can't avoid it.

The number of stagecoaches at the post house was limited, and although Xiaobai Village increased the number of horses in one stable to 40 horses and increased the cost of renting stagecoaches, the supply of stagecoaches was still in short supply. Wealthy merchant players like to ride horses and run trades between villages.

Xiaobai Village stipulates that three stagecoaches must be left behind and not rented to the outside world for urgent use.

Zhan Xiaobai paid the expensive fee of 100 copper coins to the groom, said goodbye to the people in the village, and set off for Wuwei City, which was one hundred and fifty miles away. Riding on the horse, Zhan Xiaobai took a deep breath, he didn't know what things and characters he would encounter this time, but it was time to meet the big city of the system.