"Armed! Demanding unpaid wages! means! Demanding unpaid wages with armed force!"
"[ Ginseng Rooster ]" he said, pausing between each word, accompanied by rhythmic heavy punches landing on the Luorui'er bodyguards who were sworn to protect Fitz.
How could a few elite Low Tier guards possibly compare to a hundred armed men demanding unpaid wages?
The gates were quickly breached, and the militia poured into the Fitz Family mansion.
"Everyone, split up and search! Don't miss a single tree seed! I'm going to talk to the archbishop!"
[ Ginseng Rooster ] gave the order and led several Soul Returner toward the fortress in the center of the mansion.
Meanwhile, the other ordinary NPCs rushed into the surrounding rooms in small groups, trying to find their share of the wages they were entitled to.
It's obviously impossible to find anything valuable.
The Fitz Family, to which Luorui'er belonged, had already packed up their valuables and taken them with them. The tree seeds that they couldn't take were sent to the military camp as military expenses.
But the [ Ginseng Rooster ] who wanted the Archbishop to experience the Chongzhen Simulator obviously didn't care about this. After the militiamen all started searching everywhere, several Soul Returner quickly arrived at the Archbishop's courtyard with the large boxes they had dug up from the ground.
"Clang clang clang!"
A sound of striking a bronze bell rang out, and the crowd followed the sound to the courtyard, where they saw [ Ginseng Rooster ] standing on several huge boxes, looking at them.
He bent down and opened each of the boxes one by one, and the plump tree seeds inside immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Everyone, we've successfully gotten our wages! This contains the salaries of everyone in our militia!"
[ The Ginseng Rooster ] shouted loudly:
"Look at these boxes, everyone! They're still covered in dirt!"
"This was dug out of the archbishop's castle basement. Along with it, we found a tunnel. These blood-sucking insects must have escaped from here."
Looking at the salary that would provide them with enough to live comfortably for the rest of their lives, and hearing what the [ Ginseng Rooster ] said, everyone felt a surge of anger rising within them.
Led by their captain, they rushed into the basement and saw the huge tunnel entrance.
[ Ginseng Rooster ] knows his lie is somewhat clumsy, and after careful consideration, he may find obvious flaws.
However, the power of [ Forget-Sorrow Mint ] effectively masks this, much like how Archbishop Luorui'er spoke, how the power of this symbiotic plant makes people more likely to believe what they want to believe.
I'm going to find them all!
The hot-tempered militiaman shouted, "He's risking everything now!"
Armed protests for unpaid wages, trespassing on the archbishop's residence, and dividing up the archbishop's money...
Their actions are tantamount to rebellion; what reason is there to back down now?
However, at that moment, it was [ the Ginseng Rooster ] who reached out and stopped this somewhat impulsive and reckless commoner:
"The Archbishop is a Middle Tier expert, and she will definitely have Middle Tier guards by her side. How could we possibly capture them?"
The militiaman clenched and unclenched his fists, finally asking with some reluctance:
"Then what do you suggest we do?"
[ The Ginseng Rooster ] addressed everyone in a serious tone:
"We're just militia members; we just need to do our job."
He looked at everyone and slowly said:
"The most urgent task is to capture the south gate and help the Son of God's army occupy Black Pine City!"
"The boss is right!"
"That makes sense, that makes sense..."
With the help of several accomplices, the militia quickly identified a new target – the Black Pine City.
After thoroughly cleaning the archbishop's residence, [ Ginseng Rooster ] ordered everyone to seal the entrance to the tunnel.
He had just learned the latest situation from the group chat: the few Soul Returner who were dealt with after helping the Archbishop dig the tunnel have been resurrected and are now leading a large force to the tunnel's exit.
In any case, he had to put those guys in a bind, forcing Luorui'er to physically become "blocked from both ends."
A dozen minutes later, the militia arrived near the South Gate.
Upon seeing the somewhat convincing face of [ Ginseng Rooster ], the Grand Knight Commander guarding the south gate quickly came over in person:
"Militia captain, why did you bring your men here?"
He looked somewhat relaxed, clearly because the news of the breach of the North Gate had not yet reached them.
[ Ginseng Rooster ] said with a serious expression:
"The archbishop's scouts have brought reliable intelligence that the enemy will divide their forces to attack from the south gate. The defenses here are a bit weak, so they specifically sent us to provide support."
Upon hearing that reinforcements had arrived, the Grand Knight Commander's face immediately broke into a smile:
"Great, great! I was worried we wouldn't be able to hold this place, but now I don't have to worry anymore."
"Yes, we don't have to worry about that now."
[ Ginseng Rooster ] nodded in agreement:
You definitely can't hold out!
"We definitely won't hold out... wait, what did you say?"
The Grand Knight's expression changed drastically, and the four players who had been approaching him since the beginning now bared their fangs.
These people had been approaching the Grand Knight Commander from all directions since the very beginning, and their arms had somehow Alienation into balsam fruit ready to be unleashed.
Bang bang bang!
A series of rapid firing sounds rang out, and the Grand Knight Commander's face was immediately struck repeatedly by cannonballs the size of ping-pong balls, temporarily impairing his vision.
As a Middle Tier expert, such an attack certainly wouldn't kill him, but it was enough to stun him for a moment, and the loss of his vision prevented him from launching a precise counterattack.
Just as he entered the debuff phase, several more players wielding melee weapons leaped forward, and the closest one, [ Ginseng Rooster ], also joined the battle, and the righteous multi-player fight began in an instant.
Although they were briefly suppressed, the Grand Knight Commander quickly entered battle mode.
He cannot see his surroundings, but he can make basic distinctions and dodge based on sounds.
After dodging several attacks, the players were suddenly taken aback.
Is this what Middle Tier is? They had rehearsed several times beforehand, but they still couldn't quickly subdue an enemy of this level.
I was wrong; I was too naive.
However, there are solutions...
Seeing the Holy Crusaders charging towards them in an attempt to rescue their commander, [ Dragon Roar Egg Yolk ], mixed in with the crowd, shouted in another world's language:
"Control him, give me a chance!"
"Good!"
Several players engaged in close combat readily agreed, then changed their attack strategy, shifting from reducing the Great Knight's health bar to slowing down all his movements.