It's not a low-probability event that there are other Lords nearby.
According to the information Lin Yi understood,
Each Lord's Hegemony takes place within a single area, so it's perfectly normal to detect other Lords!
"Record the location."
Lin Yi narrowed his eyes and jotted down the other party's information in a small notebook, just in case he might need his little neighbor one day.
He turned to look at the finance module, thinking about Wang Fugui's unconfirmed hidden talent, and with immense anticipation, he clicked on the content.
"That old guy doesn't seem to have any special abilities normally... Could it be that he secretly helped me earn a lot of money?"
"Your territory's treasury is severely overdrawn, please replenish it as soon as possible!"
"Your territory's treasury is severely overdrawn, please replenish it as soon as possible!"
"............"
Never mind!
Lin Yi expressionlessly closed the panel.
The road to making money is long and arduous!
It all depends on the hunting team's harvest today!
.....
"Assemble and form ranks!"
"Listen to my command!"
Wang Tiezhu's gaze was fixed on the approaching beast horde, and a massive surge of energy accumulated beneath his sinewy, dragon-like muscles.
Beside him, the Scarlet Tassel Spearmen gripped their long spears, forming two rows, holding their breath and waiting for Wang Tiezhu's next command.
Rumble—
A group of about twenty to thirty black boars, covered in bristles, ran towards the crowd in a panic, driven by several warriors.
Just as the two sides were about to make contact,
"Breaking Formation Spear!"
With Wang Tiezhu's command, dozens of Scarlet Tassel Spearmen simultaneously thrust forward!
Sharp spears cut through the air, creating whooshing sounds!
In an instant, blood splattered everywhere!
The plump black boar horde crashed into the Scarlet Tassel Spear formation like tofu.
Dozens of them died tragically on the spot, one after another, without even a single whimper!
"Clean up the battlefield, pack up the prey, and continue hunting after half a cup of tea!"
Wang Tiezhu wiped the blood from his spear blade on a black boar's bristles, his bright, piercing eyes filled with determination.
Although the energy contained in fierce beast meat was not as good as that of demonic beasts, it was far superior to ordinary wild beast meat.
And the wild boars slaughtered on the ground with overwhelming force were precisely the gregarious fierce beasts that ordinary Lords would avoid at all costs!
This was her first time fighting outside in a military formation.
She was eager to prove her worth to Lin Yi by hunting more fierce beasts!
Suddenly, a scout scurried over from a distance, crouching low, and reported, "Commander, that group of strange cattle doesn't seem very strong. It wouldn't be difficult to wipe them out. Should we..."
"No."
Wang Tiezhu waved his hand, "Lord has ordered that we do not hunt demonic beasts today. After we return today and report the information, we will see how Lord decides."
"Yes!" The scout nodded.
Lin Yi's words were a divine command; for them, all they could do was obey!
"Alright, bypass that group of wild cattle and continue forward."
"Yes!"
Half a cup of tea later, the rest was over, and all the prey had been tied up.
After confirming that nothing was left behind, Wang Tiezhu once again led the Scarlet Tassel Spearmen deeper into the southern low hill basin to hunt!
In an instant,
The fierce beasts that usually ran rampant on the plains suffered greatly!
The powerful strength of the Scarlet Tassel Spearmen swept through the vast basin like autumn winds sweeping away fallen leaves!
Even a few individual powerful demonic beasts, seeing this scene, quietly hid themselves, not daring to confront the former head-on.
It wasn't until evening, when the sky gradually darkened,
that Wang Tiezhu led his heavily laden army back to the territory.
At the entrance to the territory, Lin Yi had been waiting for a long time.
Seeing the Scarlet Tassel Spearmen carrying a load of prey, his smile was exceptionally brilliant.
"Money!"
"It's all money!"
Wang Tiezhu knelt on one knee, his voice slightly weary, "Lord, Tiezhu has not failed you!"
"This hunt yielded over a hundred various fierce beasts, totaling approximately thirty thousand catties after being transported in batches! In addition, we were fortunate enough to obtain a bronze treasure chest."
"The demonic beasts on the plains, with a few exceptions, are not strong overall. As long as we avoid acting alone, we can easily control them."
"Also, what you instructed..."
She reported everything she had seen during the hunt, one by one.
"Quickly, get up. You all worked hard today!" Lin Yi quickly helped Tiezhu up.
Although everyone had the assistance of the Long March Army skill, the warriors' complexions still didn't look very good.
However, with only fifty people, they carried nearly tens of thousands of catties over mountains and rivers!
It almost overturned Lin Yi's worldview!
As expected of a high-level troop type!
That was truly amazing!
"First, place the prey in the territory square."
Lin Yi quickly instructed everyone, "Pick a few of the fattest fierce beasts to butcher and cook. Get a good night's rest, and we'll deal with the other prey tomorrow!"
"Those who participated in the hunt today will be heavily rewarded!"
"Roar—"
Upon hearing this, the warriors, whether it was because they were about to eat meat or because of the unknown rewards,
seemed to be infused with spiritual power, excitedly scurrying to pile all the prey in the central square of the territory.
Only when the bonfires were lit and pieces of beast meat began to emit fragrant grease under the roasting flames did Lin Yi turn his gaze to the other prey.
"There's no cold storage... This meat can't be stored for too long."
"It needs to be processed quickly; spoilage affecting the price would be troublesome."
Lin Yi narrowed his eyes and opened the information panel.
Based on the Scarlet Tassel Spearmen's consumption of ten catties of food per day, keeping ten thousand catties as a reserve would suffice.
Thinking of this,
he opened the exchange and chat channels respectively, looking for recent meat prices in the market.
Immediately after,
a familiar name appeared in the channel, attracting his attention.
....................
"Hahaha! Two thousand catties!"
"It's only the fifth day, this must already be recorded in the Great Xia Empire's history books!"
Long Tao rubbed his chubby hands, a joyful smile spreading across his face as he looked at the piled up carcasses of prey before him.
In front of him,
there were twenty sturdy young men holding silver axes and wearing brown leather armor.
There were also more than ten ordinary archers, looking tired with dull eyes.
"Lord, we encountered a high-level fierce beast horde during this hunt and lost eight archers..."
Liu Yi seemed to not yet have recovered from the previous crisis, trembling slightly as he said, "The hunting range cannot be expanded further tomorrow!"
"Hmm, I know."
Long Tao heard that his people had died in battle, but his heart remained unmoved, and he said calmly, "When new villagers are recruited tomorrow, issue another conscription order. The quota for Short Axe Warriors is limited, so recruit more ordinary archers."
"We'll explore deeper in three days."
Several ordinary villagers passing by, carrying materials, heard that he was planning another conscription and their usually dull faces seemed to come alive.
They suddenly shivered all over, and their steps noticeably quickened several times.
"Hmph."
Long Tao glanced at them, a cold sneer in his heart, "I have the epic trait bonus of the Land of Martial Arts, which increases participation willingness by 50%. Even so, less than half of the villagers join the army."
"Without the ability to hunt ordinary wild beasts..."
"Other Lords will face a hellish predicament..."
Afterward,
he reserved one hundred catties of fierce beast meat as strategic material, then opened the chat channel.
"Long Tao: A large quantity of fierce beast meat has been put on shelves, the price is affordable and close to the people. Those who want it, hurry and buy, only sold for one night!"
"Holy crap! I thought it was a prank, but I didn't expect you to actually list it, brother!"
"It was snatched up in two seconds! But I just looked at the food description... Damn, it's really all fierce beast meat!"
"Fierce beasts? That's not right, it's only been a few days. The first batch of big shots would at most have just built barracks and stockpiled archers, it's impossible for them to hunt, right!"
"It really is fierce beast meat... Although it barely crosses the threshold, it's still incredible! How did you do it?"
"No, guys, didn't you look at the price before buying? Level 5 fierce beasts, priced at 20 silver per catty, you actually bought it. A whole fierce beast outside is only ten or twenty gold coins at most! Even the average price in previous sessions was less than 5 silver per catty, several times higher!"
"What, only 20 silver? No wonder I didn't get any! Damn... Too cheap!"
"Ah?"
"Hao Xingren: Food resources are scarce now, so we can't measure them by the prices of other sessions. In my opinion, fierce beast meat at 2 gold coins per catty is within the noble's acceptable range. After all, fierce beast meat contains more energy, restores stamina faster after consumption, and also helps with level-up! It can be used as a strategic material, as for staple food, other things can substitute! Moreover, if it's a higher-level fierce beast, even buying 1 catty to make soup, the energy in it is enough to barely maintain the physical labor of ordinary villagers."
"Xia Jie: ?"
"Liu Hao: ?"
"Zhou Yi: ? No, buddy! You're truly a good person!"
"Long Tao: Hahaha, I almost forgot about that. It's fine. Those hundred catties of fierce beast meat just now were for promotion! My stock is limited, and the price will increase slightly later! Please forgive me, everyone!"
"Zhou Yi: ?"
"Xia Jie: ?"
"Liu Hao: ?"
"........."