Upgrading from the Prehistoric Era to the Stone Age requires the consumption of 200 units of food, and this accumulation process requires a certain amount of patience.

Now the camp has a total of five barbarian peasants, who cut meat together, and after another 46 minutes, cut 50 grains and recruit a sixth barbarian peasant. In 40 minutes, the seventh barbarian peasant came out of the tent. With the increasing number of barbarian farmers, the efficiency of work also increased rapidly.

The stag's 150 units of flesh were cut, leaving only a white skeleton next to the campfire. The deerskin was left behind, which could later be used to make animal skins and clothes for the barbarian peasants.

Qin Xiaobai left three barbarian peasants in the camp to gather berries and continue the hunt. Before leaving, he picked up some dead branches to fill the campfire with vigor, and then pulled the other four barbarian peasants to hunt clockwise around the perimeter of the camp.

It took ten minutes to circle around the camp, and only a 10hp hare appeared, which was stoned to death by Qin Xiaobai with a mallet, and asked a strong barbarian farmer to hang it on his shoulders with a branch, and then take it back to the camp together.

In addition, they did not find other large animals in this small area of the jungle, and in order to get more food, they had to expand the hunting range. Qin Xiaobai decided to take a radius of one hundred meters and circle around a larger circle to capture food.

When a group of five people was marching in the jungle, suddenly Dumb looked in one direction and shouted, "Ahhhhhhh ”。 When the other barbarian peasants saw it, they immediately jumped up and down in amazement. However, because they were not given orders, they did not leave the group and act alone.

Qin Xiaobai's current situation, at a glance, it turned out that a few sheep were grazing in a low col, they had just come from the other end of the col, and only half of their heads were exposed, so Qin Xiaobai, who was walking in the front, did not appear, but was seen by the barbarian peasants who looked around behind. Sheep has 120HP health, 0 ATK, and 1 DEG.

Qin Xiaobai's heart moved.

He did not order the barbarian peasants to hunt them.

The beast herds in the empire can reproduce naturally and slowly, and as long as there is a male and a female beast together, their populations will slowly increase. Players control the hunt and constantly get food from them - as most players know.

But few players know that there are a few beasts in this game that can be kept in captivity, while most of the others cannot.

Take a herd of deer and a herd of sheep, in the wild, they can both breed naturally and expand their numbers, a herd of deer will become two or three herds, and a flock of sheep will become two or three flocks of sheep. As long as the player doesn't kill them all in one go, they will continue to get food from them. But if they are kept in enclosure, the deer herd will die quickly, while the sheep will be able to survive and reproduce.

The difference between the two is subtle and ultimately unhelpful.

In this game, the vast majority of players are afraid that no matter what kind of deer or sheep it is, they will directly kill them and cut them to recruit the population.

Qin Xiaobai didn't want to do this, he wanted to keep these sheep in captivity.

When two players of similar strength engage in a military confrontation and frequently harass each other. At this time, the field will become very unsafe, and it may be attacked by the enemy at any time.

Animals in captivity and non-captivity, at this time, reflect their different values.

Players with captive animals will be able to kill sheep and cut meat in their camps to get food and recruit more troops without having to go out and take risks to hunt. A player who doesn't have captive animals has to venture out hunting, which also means that his farmers can be attacked at any time.

It was at this time that the animals kept in captivity in the camp played a decisive role - safe, stable and secure.

However, even among professional gamers, few pay attention to this inconspicuous nuance.

Because, it must be two players with similar strength who meet together to reflect the value of captive sheep. The master fights low, and he doesn't need these sheep to fight to the death. Playing a low hand with a master, a few more captive sheep will not help. Unless the difference in strength between them is extremely close, but the chances of two players of similar strength coming together are too small.

The only classic case of using captive animals to gain an advantage appeared during the closed beta.

During the closed beta period, there are 10,000 of the world's top players, all of whom are professional gamers, hardcore players, and level players. The strength between them is outstanding, the gap is very small, and the grasp of every subtle advantage is very good. Any chance factor can bring unexpected results.

Beto, a Spanish pro who gained the highest experience during the closed beta period, was born on the eight-person island map, and captured five high-health pigs at the beginning of the game, and raised them in captivity, greatly improving food safety, allowing him to withstand high-risk military operations and defeat many opponents to establish a level advantage.

Beto is not the strongest professional gamer in the world, in fact, his strength ranks in the top 200 or so in the RPP of the World Professional Gamer Rankings. To be able to achieve the first place in the closed beta of "Empire", it can only be said that he is very lucky, and he firmly grasps this luck.

Qin Xiaobai has not encountered captive animals during the closed beta period, but not long ago, Beto once talked to others about this key to his dominance in the closed beta of "Empire" during a gathering of fellow Spanish professional players. The conversation quickly spread and caught the attention of players in the professional world.

Qin Xiaobai immediately ran over with four barbarian peasants, and there were a total of three sheep in the col. The first thing that came into his field of vision were two large wild sheep on the hillside. This was followed by a very small little sheep, trailing behind a large sheep that was less than one-fifth the size of the large sheep in front of it.

But what made Qin Xiaobai ecstatic the most was the very small sheep, because it meant that the two big sheep in front of him were one male and one female, otherwise even if there were three rams, they would not be able to reproduce naturally, thus losing the value of captivity.

The three sheep were driven to the camp by the four barbarian peasants, who were thrown by the barbarian peasants by the campfire. The three sheep were very docile, only bleated a few times, and did not resist or run away.

Qin Xiaobai spent nearly a few minutes finding a few thick grass vines in the bushes, and tied the three wild sheep to the tree closest to the tent with rattan knots, so that they would not get lost. At present, these three sheep are not able to play a role, and when their colony gradually grows, it will have high economic value.

Qin Xiaobai's barbarian tribe also had the first property that could automatically "increase in value".