Eradicating Qingzhai Fort

Divine Machine Camp Repeating Crossbowman

Attributes

Health: 100%

Energy: None

Strength: 6

Agility: 6

Constitution: 6

Intelligence: 6

Perception: 6

Talents

Well-Trained Repeating Crossbowman LV.2: Ranged Accuracy +10%, Crossbow Reload Speed +10%

Skills

Ranged Combat Basics LV.10

Archery Basics LV.10

Equipment

Repeating Crossbow (Excellent): Rapid Fire

Standard Leather Armor (Common)

Feathered Bolt Quiver x3 (Excellent): Bag of Holding

Standard Dagger (Common)

Standard Crossbow Bolts x300 (Common)

The Repeating Crossbowman's attributes weren't high; their five stats were only 1 point higher than the normal standard.

But it couldn't stand up to the other skills and equipment being too luxurious. The basic skill level was higher than Chu Danqing's, and they possessed an excellent-grade weapon.

The only pity was that they could only use basic attacks, and once the 300 bolts were used up, they would have no advantage.

With the Repeating Crossbow's rapid-fire capability and its inherent rapid-fire attribute, emptying all the bolts within ten minutes wasn't difficult.

The battle ended quickly. Da Bao brought over the two bandits, and the Repeating Crossbowman also relaxed their stance, following beside Chu Danqing.

"Thank you for your help, righteous warrior." A middle-aged man dressed in brocade clothes bowed slightly awkwardly towards Chu Danqing and his group before saying, "I am Yangxian Ji Yun."

Chu Danqing nodded. He didn't save people for the sake of reward. First, he adhered to the idea that saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, and second, it was for a better start.

"Chu Mo." Chu Danqing introduced himself, then asked, "Is this place not far from Yangxian?"

"Is the righteous warrior also going to Yangxian?" A hint of surprise appeared on Ji Yun's face.

"That was the plan, but now it may have to be delayed a bit." Chu Danqing didn't hide his thoughts: "These bandits couldn't have appeared out of nowhere."

"To dare to go out and rob in this freezing weather, they must have a bandit stronghold somewhere. I want to eradicate evil completely."

"No wonder the righteous warrior left two alive." Ji Yun guessed, considering it a confirmation: "This group of bandits must have come from elsewhere."

"My family has lived in Yangxian for generations, and I have never seen them. They must have arrived recently."

"Therefore, the situation is unknown. Why doesn't the righteous warrior return to Yangxian with me and ask the prefect to send troops to exterminate them? " Ji Yun offered Chu Danqing an idea.

"That would be too late." How could Chu Danqing agree: "I have my own confidence in this matter."

"This…" Ji Yun heard this and didn't know what to say, but looking at the corpses on the ground, he felt that his worries were a bit superfluous.

"Unfortunately, most of my caravan are injured and sick, so it's not convenient to go with the righteous warrior to eliminate evil."

"If the righteous warrior enters Yangxian, you can go to the Ji Family to find me to repay the righteous warrior's life-saving grace."

Ji Yun's tone was awkward. In his opinion, his words were almost like deliberately avoiding the situation.

"Okay, I will definitely visit." Chu Danqing didn't refuse; he had gained a friendly force.

As for whether they could provide help, Chu Danqing didn't really care. He was acting according to his own ideas, not trying to plot anything from the Ji Family.

Chu Danqing asked about the direction and location of Yangxian, and then questioned the two bandits.

The two were very cooperative, especially under Da Bao's threat, and quickly revealed a lot of information.

As Ji Yun said, they were not from Yangxian, but just a group of displaced people who couldn't survive. To survive, they joined Green Cliff Stronghold and lived a life of robbery.

They survived, but the price was that other innocent people died because of it.

Green Cliff Stronghold was where they had settled, not far from here.

They planned to settle in this area, no longer wandering around committing crimes, but planning to settle down and form a force.

As a result, before their strength could grow, they met Chu Danqing and were killed without leaving a trace.

On the other side, Ji Yun directed the caravan members to pack up the goods they had previously abandoned: "Righteous warrior Chu, we will go back first."

"Please be careful and cautious when eliminating evil. These bandits are cunning, so don't trust them easily."

He still reminded Chu Danqing, just in case something unexpected really happened.

"Understood, I'll be careful." Chu Danqing knew very well that the other party's words weren't entirely true.

The lives of the two bandits were in his hands; at the slightest sign of trouble, they would be the first to die.

"Farewell." Ji Yun said, then led the trade caravan away.

Chu Danqing then headed towards Green Cliff Stronghold.

As for the trial mission, there was no rush.

Three days was plenty of time.

More importantly, he hadn't found a treasure chest.

Besides, he felt that Green Cliff Stronghold might have some starting elements within it.

With the bandits leading the way, Chu Danqing and Da Bao entered the mountains, twisting and turning until they found the bandit stronghold called Green Cliff Stronghold.

The chief bandit was likely from the border army, and his skills in setting up camp were not to be underestimated. The stronghold's location and construction made it easy to defend and difficult to attack.

"Brave warrior, I'll go trick them into opening the gate for you," one of the captured bandits said obsequiously.

Chu Danqing carefully examined the situation; someone was on guard inside the stronghold walls.

"No need to trouble you, I can handle it myself." As Chu Danqing spoke, he gave Da Bao a look.

Da Bao immediately pierced the necks of the two bandits with its claws, twisting them off.

The method was extremely brutal, but highly efficient; the two died silently.

Da Bao activated Rending Claws once again, transforming into a bloody shadow and rushing towards Green Cliff Stronghold.

"Enemy attack!" The person on guard on the寨 wall immediately noticed Da Bao, shouting and ringing the alarm bell at the same time.

But in the next moment, Da Bao pounced and leaped, the sharp claws on its limbs extending and embedding themselves into the寨 wall.

It climbed up in no time, immediately killing the guard, then climbed down the fortress wall.

Chu Danqing didn't see the subsequent battle, but he could see through Da Bao's attribute panel and combat log that Da Bao was on a killing spree.

The commotion inside Green Cliff Stronghold never stopped.

Chu Danqing was confident in letting Da Bao go alone because there weren't many people in the stronghold.

The chief bandit of Green Cliff Stronghold had gone out to rob and plunder, taking the twenty or so people with him, which was actually most of their manpower.

The number of bandits in the stronghold didn't even add up to ten.

With Da Bao's strength, killing them all wasn't a problem.

"The duration of the Repeating Crossbowman is too short. Without someone to help me share the energy consumption, directly summoning it is too costly."

Chu Danqing glanced at the Divine Machine Camp Repeating Crossbowman Token, which had already cooled down, with a hint of regret.

Before long, the commotion inside the stronghold gradually disappeared, and the gate of the stronghold was opened.

The one who opened the寨 gate was Da Bao.

Chu Danqing jogged over, and Da Bao's first words were: "Treasure chest, not here."

"If it's not there, it's not there. Let's see if we can find any other clues." Chu Danqing didn't insist on the treasure chest.