Wang Yi didn't make things difficult for Yang Wanli, asking him a few casual questions before letting him leave.
However, Wang Yi was still very concerned about Huangni Village.
"After resisting the first wave of monster invasion, a Lord player should at least have one chaos blind box and a random building. If the neighboring village is indeed a player's territory, it can't be ignored... There's no protection mechanism in this world. While one shouldn't harbor ill intentions, one must also be on guard against others."
With this thought, Wang Yi decided to send someone to Huangni Village to investigate, preferably to get a clear understanding of the player Lord's situation.
"I can't risk going myself. Man Datou must be my personal bodyguard, so he can't go either. So who should I send?"
With a quick glance, Wang Yi's gaze fell upon Pang Damao.
This fellow had his hands in his sleeves, his eyes darting around, looking shifty and sly. He clearly seemed like the type to cut corners and be quite clever.
"He's the one!"
With this thought, Wang Yi waved to Pang Damao and said, "Hey, you with your hands in your sleeves, come here for a moment."
Pang Damao's body trembled, instinctively wanting to run, but then his eyes darted around. Thinking he hadn't done anything wrong, he put on a fawning smile and came before Wang Yi, kneeling directly and saying, "Immortal God, you called me. Do you have any instructions?"
Wang Yi said, "I'm giving you a task: go to Huangni Village to gather information. I want to know if anything strange has happened in Huangni Village these past two days, and especially focus on the Huangni Village Chief. I want all his information. Go and come back quickly. If you bring back information that satisfies me, there will be a roasted chicken reward!"
"Alright, I'm good at this! I run fast, I'm a natural scout!"
Pang Damao's eyes lit up, and without any hesitation, he turned and set off.
...
Three li east of Shitou Village, there was also a small mountain village named Huangni Village.
Huangni Village was very lively today. A large group of villagers surrounded the small plaza in the village, eagerly staring at a large iron pot in the center of the plaza.
Wild chickens were stewing in the iron pot, and a tall middle-aged man was stirring the pot with a wooden stick as tall as himself. The aroma of chicken soup wafted out, making many of the onlookers' mouths water.
"Hahahaha, chicken stewed over a big fire, a gathering around the iron pot! Later, you dogs will have a good meal, then tonight, come with me to raid Shitou Village next door!"
The middle-aged man shouted loudly. He was Ma Changgui, the Chief of Huangni Village, and also Chaos Lord Ma Changgui.
Ma Changgui was also a player who had transmigrated from Earth. After dropping out of high school, he drifted through society, loved to show off, cared about his reputation, and acted crudely. Now thirty years old, he worked as a foreman in a small county town, and had fought with others multiple times over labor disputes or Grab the project, leaving him with a record of fighting.
Two days ago, Ma Changgui, drunk while trying to collect project payments, climbed a tower crane to protest, lost his footing, fell, and then transmigrated.
In the login room, Ma Changgui chose the identity of Huangni Village Chief.
This identity wasn't great, but he had martial arts skills, knew the Fierce Tiger Fist, and could fight a hundred!.
Ma Changgui admired martial arts and loved those who knew them. He was even happier after descending into the game because the original village chief had deep prestige in Huangni Village and was a proper big boss; no one in the village dared to disobey him!
"I have martial arts, I have subordinates, my initial blind box gave me a large iron pot, and after resisting the wild chicken invasion, I got a 【Bandit Camp】. I also drew a Lord talent called 【Pillage】. How can I not become a glorious mountain king?"
Ma Changgui was fantasizing about dominating the world and killing in all directions when a thin man in a green shirt suddenly stepped forward and said, "Village Chief, do we really have to be bandits? I think we should reconsider. I heard there are government soldiers in the county town who specialize in bandit suppression. Once caught, it's direct decapitation!"
Ma Changgui's eyes widened. He grabbed the soup-stirring wooden stick and struck the man in the green shirt on the head. With just one blow, the man's head was split open, and he fell straight to the ground.
The surrounding crowd gasped in fright, but Ma Changgui was still not appeased. He continued to beat the man in the green shirt with the soup-stirring wooden stick, cursing as he hit him: "Bang, are you the only one who can talk? How dare you defy my decision? I'll beat you to death, you blind dog!"
Bang, bang, bang...
The wooden stick fell heavily, aiming for the man's head and face, splattering blood. In less than a minute, the man stopped moving.
"He killed someone!"
"Ah, Li's second son was killed!"
"The Village Chief killed someone!"
"The Village Chief is even fiercer than before..."
Gasps of alarm rose from all around. Many villagers stared with wide eyes, disbelieving what they were seeing. Many women and children cried out in fright on the spot.
Ma Changgui saw that the man in the green shirt was no longer breathing and didn't care. He threw down the soup-stirring wooden stick, wiped his palms, and glared fiercely at the surrounding crowd, shouting, "What are you all shouting about? Listen up, all of you! From today onwards, I'm changing my name to Ma Changgui. I, Ma Changgui, am your king. Listen to me, and you'll have meat to eat. Disobey me, and you'll be beaten to death!"
The surrounding villagers looked at Ma Changgui in terror, no one daring to utter a sound.
Ma Changgui nodded with satisfaction, then said, "You dogs should feel honored to follow me. Master Ma is a chosen player, with many tricks and great abilities. Just wait and enjoy the good life."
"Yes, yes, yes, we'll listen to Master Ma. Whatever Master Ma tells us to do, we'll do."
A bald villager stepped forward to fawn, bowing low.
Ma Changgui glanced at him and nodded, "You're a good kid. What was your name again?"
"Master Ma, I'm Gouzi, Zhang Gouzi!"
"Zhang Gouzi, good, good, good. You're lucky today. Master Ma is giving you an opportunity!"
Ma Changgui pointed at the crowd and said, "You dogs, watch closely. Master Ma will show you some immortal methods."
With that, Ma Changgui put his arm around Zhang Gouzi's neck and led him into a wooden shack behind the plaza.
The shack had appeared suddenly, and the villagers were quite wary of it. In reality, it was the 【Bandit Camp】 that Ma Changgui had built.
The Bandit Camp was a barracks-like building with only one function: bandit specialization. More specifically, sending a person inside, consuming 10 gold coins and 10 Chaos Energy, would allow them to be specialized as a bandit, gaining bandit attire, a bandit broadsword, and the 【Green Forest Swordsmanship】.
It was a pity that Ma Changgui didn't have many gold coins, so for now, he could only specialize one subordinate.
After sending Zhang Gouzi into the Bandit Camp, Ma Changgui communicated with the system. With a quick operation, the Bandit Camp flashed with light, and Zhang Gouzi then walked out, looking dazed.
At this point, Zhang Gouzi's appearance had completely changed. He wore a green cloth wrapped around his head, had a slight beard, wore a beast-skin vest, black pants, beast-skin boots, and carried a gleaming broadsword.
All the villagers were dumbfounded.
Zhang Gouzi was also bewildered. He looked at himself, then swung the broadsword, exclaiming, "Oh my goodness, what happened? Did an Immortal God enlighten me? I, I'm a bandit now, and I even know Green Forest Swordsmanship!"
Ma Changgui laughed heartily and said, "See? This is my method. As the saying goes, those who follow me prosper, those who defy me perish. Those who obey will be like Zhang Gouzi; those who disobey will be like Li's second son. Who has any objections?"
"No, no objections!"
"We'll all listen to the Village Chief!"
"We'll all listen to Master Ma!"
"Whatever Master Ma tells us to do, we'll do."
The villagers hurriedly knelt, shouting repeatedly. No one dared to defy Ma Changgui.
Ma Changgui was very pleased. He felt he had come to the right place. In such a world, without legal or moral constraints, he could act freely and was sure to achieve great things.
"Good, good, good! Get ready to eat chicken. Once you're full, we'll all go to Shitou Village to rob money, rob food, and rob people!"
"Rob money, rob food, rob people!"
The villagers shouted in unison.
In the distance, atop a tall phoenix tree, Pang Damao watched the scene in the small plaza in shock, his eyes wide, his heart pounding.