LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 50: Fellow Countrymen
The ruffians captured by the Jing'an Army had jobs, and they did not have to wait for deployment, so they started to perform corvée labor directly.
After Zhou Yuan contacted the officials of the county office's craftsmanship department and found out the location of the Yin Gui secret realm, all the arrested ruffians were transferred to hard labor.
Under the pressure of the sharp swords and guns of the assistant soldiers, this group of people worked very hard, fearing that they would be arrested and used to establish their authority.
But this good wish was doomed to be in vain. They were used to bullying men and women, so they did not bear this continuous hard work.
Finally, after the military stick fell on them, they developed patience and improved their work efficiency.
"Du Bo, those scoundrels have dug a hole and can already see the brothers in the stone channel."
"Okay, let the craftsmanship department send a manager to build a wide staircase on the spot.
In addition, build a military tent first, and build a large house outside the military tent to ensure that the people in the streets will not accidentally fall into the hole."
"Yes."
Under Zhou Yuan's order, the auxiliary soldiers who managed logistics in the camp were transferred to take over the construction of the barracks stairs.
Those ruffians were driven into the stone channel by armed auxiliary soldiers and built a new foundation underground.
The officials of the county office's craftsmanship department drew a construction plan and prepared to make the Yin Gui Secret Realm area into a tower building with one underground floor and two above-ground floors.
The underground is the battlefield, the ground is the preparation area, and the second floor is the warning lookout area.
This design is simple and efficient, and was quickly decided by Zhou Yuan. The officials of the craftsmanship department also began to allocate building materials from the treasury and began to build with all their strength.
Due to the construction of the military tent, the outer construction did not delay the internal operations.
As soon as the auxiliary soldiers set up several rope ladders, the warriors were eager to explore the secret realm of the ghosts.
Zhou Yuan, as a swift archer with a precious bow and arrow, was naturally transferred to the warrior exploration team.
But as an output shooter, he was not optimistic about these mage-type warriors.
First, the lack of real meat shields in the team made the combat tolerance rate extremely low.
Second, the Painted Skin Ghost Mother was a level 15 boss. In order to kill it in its ghost nest, in addition to the blood exchange tactic, it was necessary to have enough high-explosive damage.
But Lieutenant Jing'an couldn't easily kill elite monsters like [Level 15 Painted Skin Manning], and there was a high probability that he didn't have a means of continuous high-explosive output.
"Captain, the reinforcements from the prefecture should arrive in the next few days, right? Shouldn't we wait for them?"
"Zhou Yuan, whether the reinforcements come or not, we must use this stupid method to explore the secret realm.
We don't need to open the secret realm. Our goal is to record the available materials in the secret realm, whether there are spiritual objects produced, and the strength of the secret realm monsters."
"It is not necessary to open the secret realm and obtain the secret realm treasure chest to check whether there are spiritual objects.
Many powerful secret realms have spiritual objects themselves. Even if you don't contact the master of the secret realm monster, you can get good benefits."
Zhou Yuan understood what Jing'an Captain Jiang Ren said.
As long as there is a battle, battlefield intelligence is a crucial link, and someone has to collect it.
The key is that Jiang Ren can't see the copy information, and his understanding of the painted skin ghost is limited to the ghost problem in the city.
In his opinion, the existing strength is enough to explore the Yin Ghost Secret Realm.
If you work hard, you may be able to kill the master of the secret realm monster directly.
But the reality is not like this. The unintelligent Yin ghost is probably more difficult to deal with than the intelligent ghost.
After all, one of them has many thoughts and is still thinking about escaping and surviving; the other only needs to fire the battle judgment, and he will fight to the death without fear.
"Go change your equipment. Don't carry any heavy objects except the treasure bow and quiver. If the advancement is not smooth, you can evacuate quickly."
"Yes."
Facing the order of Lieutenant Jing'an, Zhou Yuan didn't say much.
Several mage-type warriors have to take the initiative to assume the responsibility of meat shield, and he, an output shooter, can't retreat in the face of the battle.
So he went to the barracks, took off his armor, changed into warm clothes, and only wore a short leather armor for armor.
"Uncle Zhou, put on these shoes. These are special copper-nailed short boots, tightened and fixed by hemp rope, which are convenient for running and not easy to fall off.
And you should also take this pair of deerskin hand guards to prevent the secret realm from being cold and the palms from being stiff."
It is very important to have a good pair of shoes to explore the cold and cold secret realm to prevent soaking and slipping, frostbite the soles of the feet, and affect walking.
Therefore, the short boots sent by the quartermaster were not standard military boots, but short-waisted leather boots with multiple hemp ropes wrapped around copper buckles.
Zhou Yuan changed into the short boots as he was told and tied the hemp rope carefully.
The auxiliary soldier beside him half-crouched and wrapped him with soft leather leggings and wrist guards to prevent the cold wind from entering through the cuffs and trouser legs and affecting his archery.
"Uncle Zhou, this is your backpack quiver. For easy access, the quiver mouth is not restrained.
Be careful when using it, don't bend over and drop the arrows."
"Okay, I'll pay attention."
The normal quiver is waist-worn, but that thing seriously affects running and is not suitable for exploring dungeons.
For this reason, the quartermaster specially replaced Zhou Yuan with a backpack quiver and also added evil-suppressing arrows to him, making up the number of sixty.
In fact, there are still many blood evil arrows in the camp, but the quartermaster was worried that the heavy weight would affect the archer's performance, so he didn't dare to equip him with more.
Finally, the quartermaster gave Zhou Yuan a pair of goggles, made of copper sheets and leather straps, with dense holes drilled from the inside out.
Its function is similar to that of goggles, used to prevent strong winds and dust.
After wearing this set of equipment, Zhou Yuan only had one feeling left, that is, heat.
The investigation of Leji County Lieutenant Shen Yu was not in vain. After he brought the news that the secret realm was cold and misty, the officials in the camp immediately came up with a response plan.
Whether these things can resist the cold in the Yin Gui Secret Realm, they are at least more reliable than ordinary military boots and armor.
It's just that this outfit is a bit ugly, which makes Zhou Yuan directly change from a heroic officer to a Snow Ridge Hunter.
After Zhou Yuan entered the military tent and slid down the rope ladder into the stone channel, he found that everyone was similar, and the warriors were also dressed in a Snow Ridge Hunter outfit.
The only difference is that there is only one archer among the warriors, and the other ten are melee sword and shield fighters.
When the warrior archer saw Zhou Yuan coming down, he took the initiative to come forward and chat.
"Zhou Yuan, I heard from Captain Jiang that your ancestral home is Qiaoxi Village, Shangle County, and you have only recently obtained an official position and moved to the Jing'an Office.
What a coincidence! I am Cheng Fei, the county lieutenant of Shangle County. You and I are actually from the same hometown."
"Yuan has met the county lieutenant. I didn't expect that the county lieutenant and I are not only from the same hometown, but also from the same path. In the future, I will trouble the county lieutenant to help me more."
The county lieutenant is a county commander, and this position is much higher than Zhou Yuan. Even in the Jing'an Army, only the lieutenant Jiang Ren can suppress him.
The officers in the other camps are either the same level as the county lieutenant or his subordinates, not to mention that he is also a warrior. Zhou Yuan needs to maintain a certain respect for him.
"Okay, although you and I are from the same hometown and are both good at archery, I don't know your level of skill.
When we enter the Yin Gui Secret Realm, you and I will do our best. If you can impress me, I will teach you some archery skills. How about it?"
"That's a deal. Thank you, Mr. County Lieutenant, for your teaching."
"Ha, you are still a confident young man.
Okay, I'll wait for you to show your skills. Don't let me down."