Does killing cannon fodder count as saving cannon fodder?
If you were to force an explanation, then yes, you could!
According to the system's definition of cannon fodder, anyone who dies at the hands of the Protagonist or a major plot character is cannon fodder.
Since Ling Yi killed the cannon fodder before Ye Fan, it was equivalent to escaping their fate as cannon fodder, which could naturally be considered as saving the cannon fodder.
Well, okay, that's a bit of a stretch.
But none of that matters, as long as we can get Cannon Fodder Points, how we get them doesn't matter.
This discovery made Ling Yi's eyes light up, and he looked at these cannon fodder of the Iron Palm Sect as if they were gold.
"They're all Laozi, nobody can take them from Laozi!" Ling Yi roared, his speed increasing again.
As a third-rank Martial Dao Third Pin Little Gao, killing these first and second-rank Martial Practitioner is as easy as cutting melons and vegetables.
Ling Yi's figure darted left and right, flashing back and forth.
In the blink of an eye, the courtyard was littered with corpses.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for saving the cannon fodder Wang Xiao'er! Cannon Fodder Points +2, Reward: Sword Momentum Comprehension x1!]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for saving cannon fodder Zhao Jinyin! Cannon Fodder Points +1, Reward: Saber Momentum Mastery x1!]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for saving cannon fodder Bai Xiaojiang! Cannon Fodder Points +1, Reward: Sword Momentum Comprehension x1!]
Within the Iron Palm Sect, there were a total of forty-seven people, Ling Yi alone killed thirty-nine of them.
Of the remaining four, Ye Fan killed four, and the others combined killed four as well.
"Is the reward really that simple?" Ling Yi frowned.
They were all comprehensions of Sword Momentum or Saber Momentum; none of them could directly improve one's cultivation level.
I just don't know how powerful these Saber Momentum and Sword Momentum techniques are.
"Uh, why are you all looking at me like that?" Ling Yi snapped out of his daze and realized that all the Brocade Guard were staring at him.
The others felt a mixture of fear and awe, and that awe was tinged with worship.
Only Ye Fan wore an extremely resentful expression.
Ling Yi naturally understood what Ye Fan was resentful about.
Based on Gao Dazhuang's cannon fodder storyline, Ye Fan's cheat ability is most likely Monster-Slaying Level-Up System, or Killing Enemies Makes You Stronger System.
Moreover, there should be a shop where you can directly spend gold and silver to buy cultivation supplies.
In the cannon fodder plot, the large amount of gold and silver that ended up in Ye Fan's hands all disappeared into thin air.
He would also frequently take out valuable elixirs to help his subordinates improve their strength.
What Ling Yi is doing now is tantamount to stealing monsters from Ye Fan.
"I didn't expect that you, Ling Yi, are actually Third Pin Martial Practitioner. Third Pin Martial Practitioner is too underutilized to be just a lowly soldier!" Ye Fan said meaningfully.
Ye Fan had long suspected Ling Yi's origins.
This Ling Yi, like himself, came from the capital of the Da Wu.
Ye Fan had previously suspected that Ling Yi was arranged by his stepmother, his adopted second brother.
Seeing that Ling Yi was Third Pin Martial Practitioner only deepened Ye Fan's suspicions.
Even in the capital, a Third Pin Martial Practitioner can make a name for himself.
Why travel all the way to Pengjiang County, this small border town, to become a lowly soldier in the Brocade Guard?
It doesn't make sense no matter how you look at it.
"I come from the Prince Zhao's Manor!" Ling Yi clasped his hands in a fist salute to Ye Fan and said in a low voice.
Ye Fan was taken aback. The Prince Zhao's Manor? Could it be that his grandfather had arranged for them to protect him?
The Prince Zhao's Manor was the maternal home of Ye Fan's biological mother.
If this Ling Yi truly comes from the Prince Zhao's Manor, then he's one of us.
But Ye Fan still harbored doubts.
However, now is not the time to discuss this in detail.
Ye Fan clapped his hands and said, "Pack up the finances and head back to headquarters."
An hour later, the group returned to the headquarters of the Brocade Guard.
"General Manager" is just a title.
All the headquarters of the Brocade Guard were called the General Headquarters.
The only difference is the prefix.
For example, the General Commander of the Brocade Guard in Pengjiang County, and the General Commander of the Brocade Guard in Tongren County.
"This Iron Palm Sect has been tyrannical in Pengjiang County for ten years, and has even amassed 60,000 Silver. They deserve to die!" Gao Dazhuang said angrily in a gruff voice.
These Brocade Guard soldiers were all locals from Pengjiang County, so they naturally knew a lot about the Iron Palm Sect.
However, the former Little Flag not only did not perform its duties, but also acted as an umbrella for the Iron Palm Sect.
He Gao Dazhuang, and even if they wanted to, they were powerless to help.
Now that Ye Fan has just arrived, he has already destroyed the Iron Palm Sect, which has earned him the respect of these lowly Brocade Guard.
However, everyone's eyes would occasionally fall on Ling Yi.
There's no way around it; Ling Yi's performance today was just too eye-catching.
"Of this silver, I'll keep forty percent for myself, you keep three percent, and the remaining thirty percent should be handed over to the county government. Gao Dazhuang is in charge of this matter; don't be greedy," Ye Fan instructed.
"Yes, boss!" Gao Dazhuang in a fist salute.
Ye Fan glanced at Ling Yi and said, "Shall we chat?"
Ling Yi nodded.
The two then entered the headquarters' backyard, one after the other.
This is Ye Fan's residence. The courtyard is not large, but it is extremely exquisite.
Clearly, the previous manager put in a lot of Kung Fu Hustle to manage the courtyard.
The two sat down in a pavilion.
Ling Yi spoke first, " Qin Huiru sent me to kill you."
Qin Huiru was Ye Fan's stepmother.
Ye Fan tensed instantly, watching Ling Yi, gripping the hilt of his knife, ready to engage in Combat at any moment.
"But I was originally a spy planted by the Prince Zhao in the Qin Family. I didn't expect to be sent here by Qin Huiru."
How do you prove it?
"Cannot be proven!" Ling Yi shook his head.
"Then I can't trust you, you should leave!"
"My mission is to protect you. I will stay by your side; there is no leaving, only death. If you don't believe me, you can kill me."
Ye Fan looked at Ling Yi for a good ten seconds before waving his hand and saying, "Then you'll stay by my side from now on. Choose a room in this courtyard to live in."
"Good!"
Ling Yi clasped his hands in a fist salute, turned and walked towards a side room, pushed open the door and went in, then closed the door behind him.
Why did Ling Yi claim to be a man of the King of Prince Zhao?
Only in this way can they stay by Ye Fan's side; only by staying by Ye Fan's side can they "save" the cannon fodder and compete with Ye Fan for monsters.
Whether Ye Fan believes it or not is not important.
By the time Ye Fan finds out his true identity, it will probably be a long time from now.
Even if I knew my true identity back then, so what?
Ling Yi didn't believe that Ye Fan was still his opponent back then.
Moreover, Ye Fan currently needs to conceal his identity and has no one he can rely on.
There was also no way to investigate the secrets of the Prince Zhao's Manor and the Prince Qin's Manor.
For the time being, Ye Fan could only trust himself.
Ling Yi didn't care what Ye Fan thought.
At this moment, Ling Yi was sitting on the bed, Summon System.
"System, use both your Sword Momentum intent and Saber Momentum intent insights on me."
The next moment, Ling Yi entered a Xuan Miao state.
In my mind, numerous techniques for using knives and swords, as well as the true essence of the way of the Saber Dao Sword Dao, automatically appeared.
It seemed as if countless people were practicing Saber Technique and saber techniques in Ling Yi's mind.
These Saber Technique and knife techniques gradually merged and became integrated, Ten Thousand Laws Return to One, nourished by Divine Power, which is power.
About half an hour later, Ling Yi slowly opened his eyes.
In an instant, a terrifying, domineering, and sharp aura erupted from his body.
But this momentum was quickly withdrawn.
Ling Yi's eyes gleamed as he murmured, "This is the Saber Momentum and the Sword Momentum?"
With a wave of his hand, a semi-transparent, blade-shaped force appeared out of thin air and slashed down onto the ground.
It cut a deep trench in the ground.
"This thing, even Ninth Pin Martial Practitioner probably couldn't withstand it, right? It already has a Shadow of Mage God."
Generally speaking, only Eighth Pin Martial Practitioner can come into contact with and comprehend the power of momentum.
Ling Yi, with his Martial Dao Third Pin cultivation at the third rank, has already comprehended the Saber Momentum and Sword Momentum, and even Saber Momentum Sword Momentum to Great Accomplishment.
Even if I told people, I doubt anyone would believe me!
And momentum, taking it a step further, is the Dao!