Seizing the Fortified Town, Strong on the Outside but Weak Within

Qingcheng*Bored, and remained silent for a long time.

It seems the other party intends to use delaying tactics to drag them away.

They neither attack nor respond; they just drag their feet—typical symptoms of a large corporation.

At this moment, the Dragon Fruit beside him, looking as if he had expected this, said, "Young man, it seems things won't go smoothly."

"Hmph, so what if we fight? What's there to be afraid of?" Xu Gou stood aside, fearless.

In his eyes, the Canxue boss was omnipotent.

Boredom suddenly turned into helplessness.

This isn't a pay-to-win online game. Do you really think someone can break the game balance and is omnipotent?

This was a rather powerful indigenous dynasty.

"I'll go ask the boss."

Then he called someone over.

The other player logged off immediately and contacted the player in the company's communications department via mobile phone.

A player is waiting in a company offline.

He went to work as usual, and after receiving the order, he logged back in, appeared in East Wolf Village, and went to notify Gao Linzhi.

After learning the news, Gao Linzhi thought about it for a moment.

Two years later, the Sky Wolf Dynasty will be able to project its power over.

Given his current spending habits, he couldn't even imagine how strong his account would become in two years.

This large ship directly determines the success or failure of this operation.

That's 130 points of free attribute!

It's one of the keys to snowballing growth and widening the gap with others!

Therefore, a refund is definitely not an option.

So he said, "If you can't buy it, then fight. If you can't win, come find me."

"Okay, boss."

Soon, Qingcheng*Bored learned of Gao Linzhi.

He's not afraid of being hit.

There's only one problem with fighting: war means death.

He's now starting to miss the benefits of Corporate Players.

Whether they were coerced or Enslavement, they had an undeniable advantage in warfare, with plenty of cannon fodder.

Because you only need 100 experience points to level up.

Therefore, the first ten levels before the first job change are particularly easy to level up.

1000 experience points are enough; it only takes a day or two.

Level 10 grants an additional 10 points to constitution, instantly transforming an ordinary person into a super strongman with three times the constitution.

Isn't this the perfect cannon fodder for war?

It would be most convenient to fight against natives who use these kinds of cold weapons.

He looked back at his team, and sure enough, upon hearing that there was going to be a war, many of the players who had initially been excited, thinking they were just tourists, immediately became much more timid.

"With a wall this high, even if a rock were to fall from it, my 20-something physique wouldn't be able to withstand it."

"Yes, unless your physical strength exceeds 100, you can't withstand bullets. This wall is over 20 meters high."

"Let's go back. Can't we still make a living as a freelancer? Anyway, they're not arresting freelancers on the island anymore."

"That's true."

For a time, the players and employees of the Four Village Company began to waver.

Only a few players who originally came from the security department were able to maintain formation.

The others, however, were all looking around nervously, ready to flee at any moment.

Some people have already quietly logged off...

Bored, he immediately shook his head.

Sure enough, that's the problem.

Dragon Fruit shook his head and said, "Young man, what did I say? Things aren't going well, are they? It's not something you can just fight over like that."

"Human nature is just like in a game; nobody wants to put in the effort, everyone just wants to get something for nothing."

"I know more about this than you do. Stop pretending to be an expert in front of me, you little newbie," Qingcheng*Bored and impatient.

At that moment, the invisible entity on his back, "Single Machine," spoke:

"There's a simple solution: you organize a few core members, all with a physical fitness level over 200, including yourself, and launch a surprise attack."

"Go straight in and arrest them."

"You need to understand the other players' roles. They're just there to make up the numbers, like ordinary company employees. They'll do as much as they're paid for."

"They'll only risk their lives for you if the benefits are big enough."

Single-player mode is indeed a gamer's dream; I wonder if it's a player, a weirdo, or a combination of both.

Qingcheng*Bored nodded, bored.

So he turned around and said:

"I won't hide anything from you about this mission."

"This is in preparation for the upcoming Grand Voyage event, which offers generous rewards, including valuable attribute points."

"You'll also gain the friendship of a powerful figure."

"Only those who put in the most effort can get on the big boss's bandwagon and be guaranteed a spot in the top 100 of the overall rankings!"

Upon hearing this, the players were immediately in an uproar.

"Attribute points? And you can even sleep with a big shot?"

"What hearing ability? It's boarding the ship!"

"It's all the same. Since that's the case, then we have to fight with all our might."

"Yeah, if we don't work hard now, what will happen to us casual players when the Corporate Players come back with a vengeance?"

Of course, people who think this way are still in the minority.

Of the hundreds of players who followed, most remained hesitant and did not want to take the risk.

After all, you only have one life.

If it were like a regular online game, they would have been scrambling for that spot long ago.

Bored, I shook my head.

They were given the opportunity, but they failed to seize it!

"Alright, now it's voluntary. We only need five people."

"I'll lead the charge myself."

Xu Gou immediately said, "Then I'll be second in line."

Dragon Fruit said with a doting expression, "I really can't do anything with you two grandsons, so this old lady has no choice but to go along."

Bored, feeling bored.

"That makes three people. There are two spots left. Which warriors will go?"

And at this time...

A person walked up from behind the crowd.

He was clad in bronze armor and wore Bronze Mask, resembling a demon or Rakshasa.

When they walk, each step leaves a deep footprint.

Judging by its weight alone, it must be a standard Maus.

"No need, I can manage on my own."

Bored, he was momentarily stunned. He didn't recognize the others, but he recognized the man. "Aren't you the General Manager's bodyguard puppet?"

"Hehe, it seems you're quite clever."

"My ID Puppet Best,' you should understand what that means, now you see?"

"This rabble is only fit for logistics. The real battlefield, the place where courage and fighting spirit are truly needed, is only for puppets!"

"Of course, you can call it a robot or AI, but robot AI is still too weak. It will be another fifty years before it reaches the level of the Skyfall Puppet." "Puppet Best," he said calmly.

Bored, he shook his head and said, "These puppets are useful, but they also have limitations. They don't have real initiative, and they can't handle puzzle-solving and exploration tasks."

"Hehehe, then we can just have someone coordinate from the rear."

"But there's a problem with slow communication and communication blind spots," he said, shaking his head in boredom.

"That's alright, let someone who's not afraid of death take command on the front lines."

"Not afraid of death? I understand, that's perfect." Bored had to admit that it would be Puppet Best surpassed him to become the General Manager; in terms of ideology, it was a cut above him.

It's all the fault of single-player mode!

It didn't teach itself properly, and that's not its own problem.

"Yes, that's it."

Soon, something fearless appeared—it was Gao Linzhi's pet, the Corpse Vine.

Perhaps because it had consumed too much of the brains of some kind of being, its intelligence far surpassed that of the seemingly clever Wind Wolf King.

Despite his imposing presence and regal air, the latter is nothing more than a muscle-bound animal.

The Corpse Vine, on the other hand, needs to burrow underground and launch surprise attacks, requiring more strategic thinking.

--Of course, the most crucial thing is that Gao Linzhi refined it into gold.

After being refined ten thousand times, its rank is actually higher than that of the Wind Wolf King.

When it appeared, it was covered in armor, and from a distance, it looked like an underground tunnel boring machine.

"This is the command center for this operation. I've mobilized 20 Blue Tier puppets, each crafted with at least Blue Tier materials and some purple-tier materials."

Soon.

A group of fearless individuals stood beneath the city walls.

At the same time.

Within Panlong Town.

He Bichang, a scholar in a green robe, was drinking and eating meat in his house.

Meanwhile, the Ironclad Squad Leader had already gone to notify the defenses.

Yes, he had completely forgotten about what was happening outside the wall.

In his view, as long as he stalled for time, those lowly people would never dare to attack the heavily fortified Panlong Town.

Even if some Descenders, it would be the same.

In his eyes, those Descenders valued their lives even more than the villagers.

A few came last time, but they were scared away by just one arrow.

You know, the villagers aren't that timid.

On the contrary, there are quite a few bold villagers.

However, I doubt they would dare to directly attack the city.

Until the garrison commander rushed over to find him:

"Clerk He, things have gotten serious. Those guys haven't left yet, and they're even discussing attacking the city!"

"What? Aren't they afraid of dying?" He Bichang's wine glass fell to the ground and shattered!

"Yes, you'd better make a decision quickly. We're called a town, but our quota is only three hundred men," the garrison commander said nervously.

"In recent years, many young people have been unable to resist the loneliness and have secretly sneaked into the village to become live-in sons-in-law. In reality, there are only about 90 people in the village now, and no more than 30 of them are capable of handling knives and guns."

"What? You dare to take 90% of the salary without working! I only take 70% in the capital!" Clerk He couldn't help but exclaim.

"That's not bad, at least there are still more than thirty people. I heard that on some islands there are only five or six people," the garrison commander lamented.

Being stationed on this island means having no leisure time and living in constant fear.

Strange things kept happening from time to time, so he didn't dare go into the village to find women, let alone act arrogantly.

He was beaten to death by the villagers, buried in the wild, and nobody knew how he died.

Send a large army to encircle and suppress them?

Encountering an extraordinary event, with tens of thousands of troops, it would mean certain death. The cost was so high, which dynasty could accept it?

"What can we do then? We can't sell the ship!"

"We can't sell them, but we can lend them out, as long as they return them within the specified time," the garrison commander pleaded.

His family, wealth, children... like Clerk He, were all on Capital Island.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be so humble.

Moreover, civil officials naturally held a higher status than military personnel—especially in cases involving strange occurrences.

Civil officials are far more likely to break strange taboos than clumsy warriors.

"Borrow? You're so naive. These days, the one who borrows money is the boss, and the one who asks for it back is the servant. It's easy to lend money out, but hard to get it back!" Clerk He displayed the qualities expected of a clerk.

"This won't work, that won't work, they're about to break in!"

"This one wall alone, with only 30 or so men, is far from enough to defend us. Besides, I'm sure most of those guys will run away once the fighting starts." The garrison commander knew his subordinates' character very well.

You should know that they have been stationed here for several years, and their superiors have been unable to send anyone to supervise them.

Under such circumstances, the training situation and morale are predictable.

This is like trying to fight a wolf with a stick – both sides are afraid.

The team was worried about casualties that would drive players crazy, so they used puppets.

Try to anticipate the enemy's moves with leniency.

On the other hand, they knew their own situation; apart from a menacing city wall, they had no real strength.

"No, even if you're going to pretend, you have to put on a show and come with me to scare them away!" After thinking for a while, Clerk He still couldn't back down.

So he took the guards and the only thirty or so men he had.

One by one they put on their armor, which was moldy and rusty, so they had to apply a layer of oil and a little paint to make do.

The group was about to walk towards the city wall.

They simply underestimated the efficiency of modern people.

Just as they approached the city wall, they heard two sentries shout:

"Oh no! A thief has broken in!"

"Damn it, there are monsters too!"

"Run! The city gates have been breached!"

The few remaining guards fled down from the city walls.

"Stop right there!"

"Sir, the defenses are falling! Those Descenders used some strange monsters; they burrowed directly into the city from underground and then spat out soldiers one after another!" a sentry cried out in terror.

"Damn it, these damned monsters!" Clerk He was not surprised.

After all, he was a scholar who had read illustrated books like "Records of Strange Monsters".

The abilities of monsters are endless and not surprising.

"No, without the city walls, we won't be able to scare them anymore. Let's run!" The garrison commander panicked.

He was an expert and knew just how powerful this burrowing monster truly was.

They could eat you up in the time it takes you to fall asleep.

"Send it back!" Clerk He roared.

However, the next moment, a Green Giant Python, more than ten meters tall, emerged from the ground and appeared directly in front of him.

He immediately peed!

"Run! Run!"

He crawled away.

The garrison commander and his men also fled immediately.

To their relief, the giant python did not attack them, but instead ran towards a large warehouse.

Ships that have not been used for a long time need to be towed to a dry dock for storage.

A boat that is not in use cannot be left submerged in water for a long time; that would be suicidal.

Algae, barnacles, fish, shrimp, octopus... and even seawater corrosion can cause enormous damage to ships.

Sure enough, there was a huge Treasure Ship in the large warehouse.

It also has a huge frame underneath, which elevates it off the ground.

There were bags of quicklime around to absorb water and keep the area dry.

It seems that Clerk He and others take their tools for returning home quite seriously, regularly inspecting and maintaining them.

This ship is over 200 meters long and over 40 meters wide, with three floors in the middle, making it very suitable for living.

Compared to small and medium-sized ocean-going vessels, this is definitely at the level of a luxury car.

The Corpse Vine then guarded this spot.

Before long, a group of puppets surrounded the warehouse.

Immediately afterwards, the player group cautiously entered the fortress.

"They didn't even fight, they just got in like that?"

"Hmph, they're all bark and no bite. These outer forts haven't been watched over for years; their military preparedness is definitely lax."

"But I remember they were level 25, so they can't be weak."

"Hehehe, no matter how high your level is, if you only have one life left, you'll still be afraid of dying."