novelThe Real Award of a Hundred Vying Barges
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Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
"Everyone, what do you think?"
A few minutes later.
In the conference room in City Master's Residence, which was originally part of Tian Hu's palace, Ji Ye asked the strategic personnel such as Elder Zhou, Elder Meng, and Zhu Wu.
"Well, maybe this is the first real award for finishing the 'A Hundred Vying Barges' task!" said Elder Zhou with twinkling eyes.
"Maybe what the barges vied for was the 'main current' of fortune.
"That is to say, this newly formed continent will use the first settlement to make the advancement as its background and consists of both human and alien civilizations!"
Even the level-headed Elder Zhou became excited at the idea.
"What?"
"That's very likely!"
"Wow, if that's the case, we're going to be so awesome!"
Hearing what Elder Zhou said, some management players who had to remain at their posts and couldn't attend the meeting in person exclaimed excitedly in the communication channel.
"But we don't have 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio' or 'A Chinese Ghost Story' backgrounds in Dragon City."
Qin Yueyu sounded confused.
"I see. Is it because of Sister Xiaoqian?"
But she soon realized why it was.
It was true. Dragon City didn't have the background of "A Chinese Ghost Story".
But because Ji Ye and Lu Zhishen entered a relevant Battlefield of Providence, they were connected to that background.
More importantly, Nie Xiaoqian, the main character of A Chinese Ghost Story, was one of the core players of Dragon City as well.
"It means the rule of the new continent is probably similar to that of the Battlefield of Providence, " Elder Zhou went on.
The Battlefield of Providence was created by fusing the civilizations of different human forces.
For instance, Old Demon Black Mountain vs Valiant General Black Mountain and the Mongolians vs the Yuan Kingdom.
Now that Dragon City became a destination, the background of this new continent was probably a combination of the Water Margin and the Han Dynasty.
For instance, the Black Mountain the Yellow Turban Army occupied and the Black Mountain in A Chinese Ghost Story.
"Maybe Black Mountain isn't the only thing that has been introduced. Since Guobei County is nearby, maybe so is Lanruo Temple...
"And if I remember it correctly, neither Lanruo Temple nor Guobei County has shown up in the statistics of the settlements so far, but this time, they become part of our Dragon City continent, " Elder Meng said as he turned his teacup.
"So, Elder Zhou, do you mean that this is a way of summoning settlements of Transcendent level and above?"
Ji Ye seemed to realize something.
"It won't just be the settlements, the heroes too!"
That was one of the management players, who spoke in the communication channel.
The first million settlements didn't have heroes to start with, but according to the scout, his general was called Zhang Dajiao, and there was also a general whom Zhao Yun referred to as "Flying Swallow"!
"Flying Swallow is called Zhang Yan, and he's the most famous leader of the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army. His original family name was Zhu. After Zhang Dajiao died, he was made the leader of the Black Mountain Army, so he changed his surname to Zhang to inherit the position, " Elder Meng explained to the others.
In history, Zhang Dajiao was probably an Extraordinary Commander only.
But Zhang Yan, on the other hand, could be a Transcendent Quasi-commander!
As the leader of the Yellow Turban Black Mountain Army, Zhang Yan once gathered millions of people and was very powerful. Even Yuan Shao and Lü Bu couldn't beat the Black Mountain Army when they joined hands. In the end, Zhang Yan surrendered to Cao Cao with his army and was granted the title. Moreover, because of his strong personal strength, Zhang Yan won the nickname "Flying Swallow".
Maybe he was of the lowest rank in the Transcendent level, but the appearance of a Transcendent historical figure meant one possibility.
Since Zhang Yan could come here, maybe other Transcendent and Extraordinary heroes from Three Kingdoms or Water Margin, such as Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and Priest Luo would also appear in the Land of Inheritance in batches.
Moreover, Dragon City still had four Books of Civilization left. They could also increase the number of the settlement's background. If they were lucky enough and obtained backgrounds of White Snake, Journey to the West, or Investiture of the Gods, Ji Ye's plan for Jinshan Temple, Chentang Pass, Wuguan Estate, and Mount Huaguo might all become possible.
"So, shall we use up all four Books of Civilization?" Mister Bug asked in the communication channel.
"Instead of the Books of Civilization, I think the more pressing matter is to figure out the situation around our settlement now that the land has taken its shape!" said Guo Wei.
He was right. Now that the continent had settled down, that was, at least for this round, adding more backgrounds for Dragon City probably wouldn't change anything.
The top priority was to figure out the environment around Dragon City.
For instance, if Dragon City really was very close to Black Mountain, they needed to know that apart from the tens of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers, was there an Old Demon Black Mountain inside the mountain that had a great number of ghost soldiers of Transcendent Rank 1 and above?
And how many natives did Guobei County have? Could Dragon City directly take them in?
That was only one direction outside the city. In the other three directions, were there also similar cities belonging to aliens like the yakshas, Transcendent monsters, or humans?
"Yes, the Celestial Globe can only change the celestial phenomena within the Dragon City area. We need to wait until sunrise to investigate beyond our borders, " said Ji Ye.
"Yes. Based on what we know so far, yakshas of Extraordinary Rank 5 and above are very likely to have the ability of flying. Since our air defense ability is limited, we need to work on that."
Qin Yueyu pointed out the problem.
"That's an existing problem, but we don't need to get too worried.
"Although our Sky Troop is still on the weaker side, the Twin Dragons of Providence can fight in the air, " Ji Ye added.
The five-clawed Twin Dragons of Providence had Transcendent-level combat capability. With the 5, 000 new players, they had grown to 25m. Together, they could fight off most Transcendent Rank 1 creatures!
It wasn't likely that the yakshas' settlement was Transcendent, and they wouldn't have too many flying yakshas of Extraordinary Rank 5 and above
They might not have any Transcendent members, so the city shouldn't have any problem in fending them off.
"Actually, compared with the aliens, the Yellow Turban Army worries me more.
"According to Master Ji, they have as many as tens of thousands of people and have barely any food left. What do you think they'll do if they discover our city?"
Zhou Yu suddenly spoke in the communication channel. He was currently in the Phoenix Guqin Boat next to the navy camp and was playing a guqin with Xiao Qiao as his charming companion.
"Well, that's really an issue."
Many people paled a little.
They had only been thinking about the advantages of the Human race background, but apparently, there were disadvantages as well.
It seemed that unlike the people in the initial settlements, the Yellow Turban Army didn't understand the basics of the Land of Inheritance. They were more like time travelers.
Although they didn't have the task of attacking Dragon City like the four villains did, after discovering the city, it would be very likely for them to attack it.
After all, Guobei County should be an extremely dilapidated place. In comparison, Dragon City would be so much better.
"Gongjin, what do you think we should do?" Ji Ye asked.
"From what we've gathered so far, both the Yellow Turban and the yakshas should have noticed Guobei County by now.
"But because we've intercepted the scouts of both forces, neither of them have heard about us. So, let's shift their attention completely to Guobei!" said Zhou Yu. They could hear the music in his background.
"We can send some people to Guobei in disguise. If they could flip some people in the county to our side, we can try turning Guobei into one of our sub-settlement.
"That way, we can attract the alien's attention and use Guobei's force to fight back. Moreover, if something happens to Dragon City, we'll have a place as our backup plan.
"The two cities can work together. If we really go into war with both the forces, we'll have more versatile strategies, " said Zhou Yu.
A city standing all by itself was a big no-no in ancient military strategy. Although Dragon City had incredible defense ability, it could use a sub-settlement.
"Wait, I know that the Yellow Turban Army has found Guobei, but we've killed all three yaksha scouts. How could they still find it?"
Mister Bug was slightly confused.
"Are you sure that only three yaksha scouts found the Yellow Turban Army scout? Based on Master Ji's description, those yakshas are intelligent creatures. After discovering the Yellow Turban Army's scout, that flying yaksha might have sent someone to follow the tracks and found Guobei!"
Elder Zhou and Elder Meng nodded in agreement when they heard Zhou Yu's explanation.
These yakshas had an intelligence level similar to that of humans and shouldn't be underestimated.
"If that's the case, could they have occupied Guobei already?" Qin Yueyu sounded troubled.
"No, they couldn't have.
"The Yellow Turban Army scouts left Guobei in the evening, and by the time they ran into the yakshas, it should have been past midnight.
"Even if the yakshas followed the track to see where the Yellow Turban Army came from, with their speed, which is twice that of a warhorse, they would only just reach Guobei. They wouldn't have time to report to their own settlement yet!" Zhou Yu shook his head.
"But they have bone whistles that allow them to contact their own race from a long distance away, " Li Qing said solemnly.
The communication channel of Dragon City was limited to within the settlement, and the mini walkie-talkies couldn't reach beyond 5km. In comparison, the yakshas had more advanced communication equipment.
"Even if the yaksha settlement received the message, they wouldn't send out soldiers right away, " Zhou Yu went on.
"According to Master Ji, yakshas are demon-like nocturnal creatures, and details in the battle earlier supported that theory as well.
"The sun will rise in less than two hours, and the yakshas would find it unnecessary to attack a newly found human city at this hour.
"That is to say, we still have at least until sunset to make preparations."
Zhou Yu was very confident in his judgment.
"Well, I'll go take a look at Guobei myself!"
Ji Ye made up his mind after some thought.
"I'm coming with you, Master Ji!"
Dian Wei spoke in his rumbling voice. He had been standing behind Ji Ye this whole time with his Thunder Halberds in his hands.
"Master Ji, I'm coming with you, too!"
Zhao Yun, who had reached Extraordinary Rank 9 earlier today, requested from the technology center.
"No, Zilong, please stay there and guard the technology center tomorrow.
"If Elder Zhou is correct, even without competition tasks, we can still become the target of all the alien races."
With the advantage Dragon City had gained, other alien races wouldn't simply ignore it.
If they could destroy the settlement in Dragon City, they might be able to change the core of the continent to their own background.
Therefore, defending the city was as important as the investigation.
"Yuanba, you're coming with me."
Although Li Yuanba's Demon Volcano was also an important spot, thanks to its environment, enemies were unlikely to attack it. Therefore, Ji Ye took Li Yuanba with him.
Neither the yakshas nor the Yellow Turban Army was likely to have more than one Transcendent member. When fighting common soldiers, Li Yuanba's hammers would be much more useful.
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