Hearing the fierce explosion, several people subconsciously held their heads and turned their heads, only to find shouts coming from the direction of the reed marsh.
"Kill!"
"Enemy attack!
Enemy attack!"
Even from the reed swamp, a huge old turtle ran up, waving its claws and swimming in the water at high speed. It was huge in size, but extremely flexible, much faster than a boat.
The giant tortoise raised its head and opened its huge mouth. It looked extremely excited. It uttered human words and roared loudly: "My lord...my lord...let me...come and challenge."
The moment the white-haired old man saw the giant turtle's head, his heart skipped a beat. This was the incarnation of a god!
Some gods that have been enshrined in Taoist temples for a long time will have the power to condense into real incarnations after receiving a sufficient amount of incense and sacrifices. Of course, the scope of activities of the incarnation is limited, and under normal circumstances, it will not leave its own jurisdiction.
Once you leave, your power will decrease, and you may even become a sacrifice to other gods!
But this giant turtle didn't know what was going on. Not only did it leave its own territory, it also took the initiative to challenge the Water Ghost King's territory.
Moreover, it is also the kind that can swim!
The white-haired old man secretly complained in his heart. Today is the night of the full moon. The Water Ghost King may go crazy. They have to escape from here. Most of the servants have been drugged into coma. The island's defense power is empty. Otherwise, how can they fight with these people?
The army has gone through several moves.
"Come on, hurry up, the court is knocking on your door!"
"Hold on until the sun goes down, and the Water Ghost King will come out."
"Don't let them go. Those who surrender will not be killed!" Li Qingshan roared, rushed to the shore, picked up a Roshan grease bomb, and threw it onto the wooden boat.
There was a loud "boom"!
Wherever the fuel touched, a flame ignited.
This kind of bomb is extremely powerful and flammable, and can ignite a raging flame even in water.
All the bandits, under the fierce attack, retreated back to the island in the middle of the lake.
The old turtle was extremely powerful and had good water properties. Although it was large, it was extremely flexible. It overturned several small wooden boats one after another, and even eventually collapsed several mud huts, knocking away the people hiding inside.
Seeing the bravery and fearlessness of the "Big Mother with Sores", the militiamen of Qingshi Town naturally became bloody and rushed ashore with spears.
One of them picked up a few burnt human heads and threw them over: "The leader of the water ghost thieves has been killed by three dozen cows!"
"The second leader, Wang Ergou, has been executed! The third leader, Yang Aishui, has been executed!"
"Those who surrender will not be killed!"
Many soldiers shouted in unison: "Those who surrender will not be killed!"
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[When the opponent saw the leader's head, their morale was low, their livers and gallbladders were trembling, they all put down their weapons and raised their hands in surrender.]
[Some women and children are crying and asking you to give them a way to live.]
【You rejected their request.】
[You led the team and captured the robbers on the island in the middle of the lake at a relatively small cost during a raid, a total of 46 people. More than ten robbers were killed or injured in the battle. 】
[There are a total of 247 servants lying on the ground, all of them in a coma. They must be the Water Ghost King, the delicious food tonight.]
[Several of the militiamen were dancing and dancing, as if they had encountered something great: it turned out that some of the servants on the ground were their distant relatives!]
"Fortunately, I made the right choice and didn't let these robbers escape. Otherwise, there would be endless trouble."
"There are more than fifty bandits in total, but they manage two hundred and fifty servants. This is really..."
Wang Hao looked at the description and shook his head.
During World War II, a miraculous incident occurred where one man captured 2,500 soldiers. Nowadays, having more than 50 bandits and managing more than 200 servants seems ordinary.
[The great victory greatly boosted the morale of the militia team.]
[There is still some time before night falls and the full moon rises, but the biggest scourge of Hujinkou, the "Water Ghost King" has not yet been killed. Although the "Sore-Born Mother" is eager to challenge the "Water Ghost King", she has not
Absolute certainty. If the incarnation of the Sore Mother is killed, it will take at least 200 days of recovery time to condense the next incarnation.】
【You decide……】
【1. Do a rough search and leave before dark.】
[2. You feel that you have a great advantage, and tonight you will challenge the crazy and hungry "Water Ghost King". 】
【3. Discuss with others to see if there is a better way. 】
Every choice made Lao Wang anxious, but he also felt a sense of pleasure.
It doesn't matter if Li Qingshan dies, but now there are more than a hundred soldiers behind him. If any one of them dies, he will feel distressed for a long time. The incarnation of the Sore Mother is a certain benefit obtained when the "Tianmen" was established, which is quite a lot.
So a big gift package for newbies.
If the incarnation of "The Great Mother of Sores" dies, he will feel distressed for a week. After all, "The Great Mother of Sores" is the only incarnation of a god at the moment.
"Choose [3], be careful."
[You sent people to search the island, and whispered about the corresponding matters of conquering the evil god "Water Ghost King". 】
[At this moment, a "scholar" in the town came up with a strategy: Over the years, the Water Ghost King has become a man of extraordinary power. It would be unwise to fight him head-on. ]
[As the saying goes, it will be strong once and then weaken, and then it will be exhausted. If it has no sacrifice tonight, it will definitely go crazy and its fighting power will increase greatly. But next night when the moon is full, it will still not be able to eat the sacrifice, and it will weaken; wait until next time
On the night of the next full moon, it will try its best, and then the "Big Sore Mother" will be able to defeat it without any effort.】
"This is a good idea...the local indigenous people still have some use." Wang Hao immediately agreed.
[Timid foreigner, you are resisting death deep down in your heart, so you adopted this strategy, saying that waiting for a few months is not a problem. It seems that you finally don’t have to die on this full moon night. 】
There is a hyperlink to the word "Xiucai". When I click on it, I see that his name is Ding Zhijing, which seems to have some vague impression of him.
After all, there are only two or three big cats and kittens in Qingshi Town.
A scholar can be regarded as a good talent, and he has some connections.
Moreover, Ding Zhijing also has a side mission: [This character fanatically worships "Tianmen" and is planning for you to recruit the deity "Turtle Spirit Mother" in Fenghua City. The current success rate is unknown. If you are willing to spend a certain amount of money
With virtual power, the probability of recruitment may increase.】
"Good guys, all the people we recruited are turtles!" The scene of a large group of turtles charging into battle appeared in Wang Hao's mind, and he felt an inexplicable weird feeling.
However, he did not immediately allocate the "power of illusion" to this Ding Zhijing.
On the one hand, he has no money and the so-called "certain amount" is really unaffordable.
On the other hand, the recruitment of the so-called "Tianmen" also has certain character requirements. It is not some crooked thing and people can join if they want to.
What exactly the "Turtle Spirit Mother" is like remains to be verified.
Another line of text appeared on the screen: [You order the militia to thoroughly search the island, evacuate the food and treasure, move all the prisoners and servants to the ship, and leave as soon as possible. ]
[With the help of the Sore Mother, your actions went smoothly.]
[During the search, you found another human pig covered in flesh and blood, lying in a small house to the east.]
[Its appearance is extremely terrifying. The skin has been peeled off, and there are faint maggots crawling in the flesh and blood. The palms and soles of the feet have been cut off, the eyes have been gouged out, the ears have been filled with copper, the tongue has been cut, and the vocal cords have been completely destroyed, making it unable to function.
speech.】
[When you face this terrifying human pig, your mind is damaged, and you angrily ask the water ghost thief prisoner, who is this person? What kind of hatred do you want to torture this person like this?]
[The captured robbers quickly complained, claiming that this person was brought back by the big boss. They just provided support and treated him, and it had nothing to do with them. 】
[Unfortunately, my medical skills are not very good. I saw that this man was taking in too little air and letting out a lot of air, and his life was short-lived.]
[They don’t know much about this person. He may be a monk with excellent Taoist skills, but they know nothing about the rest.]
[You have asked several servants in succession, but they all do not know the identity of this person. He is indeed well-maintained and fed liquid food every day. There is no abuse.]
"But the boss, 'Niu San Da', has been bombed to death, right?" Wang Hao was a little confused when faced with this strange plot. Unfortunately, "Shan Hai Jie" is different from past games, and there is no way to load files.
, if it is blown up, it can only be blown up, and the plot can only move forward.
【your choice……】
【1.Give him relief.】
[2. Take it back and treat it carefully. (*Treating this person may require a huge amount of money)]
There was nothing to think about, so Wang Hao chose [2].
[Although you feel that this person is living in great pain and giving him relief would not be another kind of luck. But you still choose to take this poor person back and treat him carefully. (*Trigger special event)]
【You have left the island in the middle of the lake.】
[Before leaving, you smeared the surrounding buildings with human blood. The strong smell of blood will definitely make the "Water Ghost King" go crazy further. 】
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The team returned with a full load, their morale was high, they won another great victory, and even captured the remaining troops of the Water Ghost Pirates alive!
The looted gold, silver, treasures and food were used to pull more than a dozen carts!
Even the old turtle had a lot of grain dragged on its back!
There is nothing more exciting than a good harvest. These militiamen followed the carriage, talking and laughing.
"Now Hujinkou is ours. After two months, after killing the water ghost king, we can go fishing in the lake and collect reeds. There are a lot of abandoned fertile fields by the lake. I just don't know where these fertile fields are.
Who owns it?"
"The road leading to Hujinkou is a little difficult..."
"Didn't the great witch say that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads!"
Not many people covet the collected gold and silver treasures, because the local deity "The Mother of Sores" is watching from behind!
Moreover, the "Great Witch" and others are also very generous, and will give them a mouthful of soup no matter what.
Pan Hao heard everyone's conversation and didn't say anything for a while. He was thinking about distribution issues.
No matter how much or how little this "soup" is, for poor ordinary people, it can help them gain several kilograms of fat.
But "rewards" will affect future work. As the saying goes, don't worry about the shortage but the unevenness. A more reasonable reward and punishment system is the key to the operation of the organization. People can't believe without words, and people can't stand without faith.
If "Tianmen" wants to develop and grow, it must have a sufficiently sound internal mechanism.
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Some people were happy and some were sad. Li Qingshan looked at the terrifying "human pig" on the carriage and fell into deep thought.
He had seen a lot of corpses, and he had died several times, but they were all very quick deaths, and even if they were painful, they were barely bearable.
This way of death, in which all perception is deprived of, the whole person is plunged into nothingness, and life force is lost bit by bit, is really...
It's chilling.
"Our world has entered the civilized era for so long that it is beyond imagination to see these things where rituals and music have collapsed."
Lu Tianming held a piece of grass in his mouth and sighed: "All the original residents here are talking and laughing."
"How can they not be happy after a great victory? As for human pigs, they are not surprised. After all, there are still cannibals in their place."
"Hey, that's right."
Lao Lu continued: "Since the Industrial Revolution, the level of civilization in the earth's world has continued to rise. The main culprit in World War II was hanging. If it had been in the past, it would have been three days and three nights, and it would not be uncommon for them to be made into human pigs."
"There was no war during the Cold War. It was a competition to see who had an advanced system and developed technology. It was a competition to see who could enter space first or land on the moon first!"
"Do you think this is a sign of civilization?"
"Of course." Pan Hao also smiled and said, "If Confucius is resurrected and sees the world starting to compete with technology and how it can tolerate LGBT nonsense, he will definitely feel that the world has become unified. Is the so-called 'Tianmen' vision a reality?
Improve the level of civilization here?"
"Maybe it is, but the degree of civilization is directly proportional to economic development. If you can't even eat enough, how can there be so-called civilization?"
"Yes, productivity is the key. Otherwise, even in this world where Taoism can be practiced, it will be impoverished and without the so-called civilization."
The vast crowd returned to the town. They heard that they had won a great victory and that the robbers' stocks had been plundered. Every citizen had a happy smile on their face.
"Folks, everyone has seen these grains, each household is divided into 10 kilograms." Pan Hao just said loudly, and warm cheers rang out in the town.
We just divided the horsemeat yesterday, and now we have to divide the grain.
Food is everything!
Pan Hao knew the principle of the "united front" very well. If he divided up most of the food, even if the court wanted to pursue it, it would arouse the common hatred of everyone.
He also doesn't want to make a fortune by hoarding food. Qingshi Town cannot develop without the support of the people.
"But these treasures cannot be simply distributed to everyone. Because this is the property of the Great Mother, and the Great Mother will only distribute the property to those who have contributed to Qingshi Town."
"Mother Zhangsheng just told me that those who participated in the campaign to suppress the bandits will be rewarded with half a tael of silver!"
The militiamen were in great spirits. Half a tael of silver was equivalent to five hundred coins, which was quite a lot!
A steamed bun only costs two cents!
Silver is a naturally precious metal, and it still has purchasing power even if dynasties change.
Therefore, local people naturally prefer to store a little gold and silver.
"The remaining silver taels will become the development fund of Qingshi Town." Pan Hao cleared his throat and shouted, "The houses and fields left by the Hujinkou bandits are theoretically owned by Suang Sheng's mother, not by me, Pan Hao.
"
"Great witch...what kind of chicken? Chicken essence?" an old man said hurriedly.
Pan Hao explained in a few words: "To put it bluntly, the development of Qingshi Town costs money!"
"The Great Mother of Sores hopes that Qingshi Town will develop better and have a more prosperous population. This silver will be rewarded to those who have made contributions."
Anyway, there are things that cannot be explained, and they are all blamed on the local deity "Big Mother of Sores".
The old turtle went back to his temple to rest. He didn't understand these complicated things at all, and naturally he didn't know that he was carrying such a big blame.
"I understand, it's equivalent to Gongshizhuang!" Scholar Ding Zhijing's eyes lit up. Gongshizhuang is a student aid organization established to support imperial examination scholars.
But in fact, he was greatly shocked.
This is no "Gongshi Village", but... a government office!
They used work as relief, built large-scale construction projects, established militiamen, and leased farmland. Even the militiamen's salaries were paid by the Taoist temple. Although they did not have official status, they performed official duties!
Isn't this the government?
Ding Zhijing was sweating slightly on his forehead, and he felt more and more that these people were organized and premeditated, and came with a grand plan.
It's as if there is a dense network covering Qingshi Town, planning every step ahead.
When I think that the so-called "Tianmen" will promote the Daqian Dynasty in the future, if the matter is exposed, this kind of confiscation of families and genocide will hang over my head, and the edge will be back again, and I will sweat again and again.
Ding Zhijing, will he follow or not?
Gradually, he made up his mind.
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"Ahem, fellow villagers, do you understand?" Pan Hao explained a lot in one breath, making his mouth dry.
"I understand, I understand, I help the Taoist temple, and you, Great Witch, will pay me the wages."
"That's pretty much it. But everyone needs to understand that these jobs are not for me, Pan Hao, but for Qingshi Town and everyone else. Building city walls, reclaiming wasteland, and building roads are all urgent matters at the moment. Everyone, too
I don’t want to think that this town will be destroyed by bandits, right?”
"I understand, Great Witch, we are not stupid either!"
Many people laughed.
To put it simply, these new policies are "relief for work". Most of the local farmers are illiterate and cannot do other work. They only have one body.
However, Qingshi Town is full of ruins, with broken walls and ruins everywhere, and even the road surface is uneven.
It is foreseeable that in the future, a steady stream of refugees will be accommodated here, and Qingshi Town may be upgraded to a large city with a population of tens of thousands.
It is absolutely right to first improve the basic road facilities and open up more farmland.
After Pan Hao explained this, the farmers began to cheer loudly.
What is more important than hope for the future?
What is more important than faith?
Pan Hao waved his hand: "Lock up these prisoners and escort them to the court one day, and you can still get a reward and a reward!"
