The leaders of more than fifty cottages in Qingniu Mountain, one by one, have all arrived today. The Juyi Hall in Toad Village has never been so lively as it is today. Some of these people are recognized by Cheng Dalei, some are just strangers, and some are familiar.
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"We all see Mr. Cheng's loyalty to Mr. Bo Yuntian. From now on, my life belongs to Mr. Cheng."
"If Master Cheng asks me to go west, I will go west. If Master Cheng asks me to go east, I will go east. Anyone who disobeys Master Cheng disobeys me."
"Mr. Cheng, please don't refuse. Everyone will follow you from now on."
The chaotic crowd all said the same thing. All the villages in Qingniu Mountain were willing to be merged into Toad Village, but Cheng Dalei followed suit.
However, among such a noisy crowd, today's supposed protagonist, Cheng Dalei, remained eerily quiet. He sat on the Grand Master's chair, like a clay statue in a temple.
Cheng Dalei actually understands everyone's mood very well. In this era, everyone lives for a mouthful of food, and following Cheng Dalei can obviously make a full meal.
However, Cheng Dalei was still hesitant.
The total number of bandits in Qingniu Mountain is about 5,000, and more than half of them are old, weak, women and children, and they can only fight more than 2,000 people. Because of this drought, some people have left, and there are even fewer strong laborers left.
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Feeding these five thousand people is not an easy task. Don't look at Cheng Dalei's return of 400,000 kilograms of rice this time, but if these people really eat it, they won't be able to eat it for a few months.
For example, if each of five thousand people gives you one yuan a day, then your annual income is an astronomical figure. But similarly, if each of these five thousand people is provided with one pound of rations every day, this is also an astronomical figure.
Moreover, not all of these five thousand people are good people. To describe them as a mob is a compliment. Now there are only a hundred or ten people in Toad Village. Cheng Dalei is sure to have complete control over these people. But when the population of the village expands,
With five thousand people, Cheng Dalei doesn't have the confidence.
Of course, Cheng Dalei only thought of the disadvantages. There are naturally advantages to having more people.
This is like a start-up company that has made its first pot of gold through a project. So the rich man will be safe and guard his one-third of an acre of land, or he will develop projects and may lose money, or he may gain more profits.
How to choose...
The voices around him were still noisy, and Cheng Dalei ignored them for a while. After returning from transporting food this time, his task was completed. He was interrupted just now, and he didn't have time to see what the reward was.
Du, you righteous young man, congratulations on completing the mission and the reward you received...the third-level cottage construction drawings.
This is the second drawing that Cheng Dalei obtained. Last time it was just a defense drawing, but this time it was a complete construction drawing.
A blueprint appeared in Cheng Dalei's mind. Before he could look at the buildings needed to upgrade to level three, he only noticed one thing:
Required population: one thousand.
The Juyi Hall was still noisy. Cheng Dalei sat at the top and looked at them seriously for the first time.
Is it time for me to take a step forward?
"alright!"
Cheng Dalei suddenly stood up. Strangely enough, the originally noisy crowd suddenly became silent after Cheng Dalei uttered these two words. Everyone's eyes were on Cheng Dalei.
Cheng Dalei stood up and said loudly: "I understand everyone's words. When people are wandering in the world, what is the most important..."
Cheng Dalei looked around the crowd, and before everyone had time to recover, he said firmly: "Loyalty!"
"As for me, what I care about most is loyalty. Since everyone looks up to me today, Cheng, we will be brothers in the future. If I have something to eat, everyone will never be hungry."
"good!"
There were cheers, and everyone fell into an inexplicable excitement. Cheng Dalei rubbed his stiff face and sat down silently.
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The party will eventually come to an end, no matter how fun it started.
Three or four days after the incident, Cheng Dalei was sitting in the house checking the drawings of the third-level cottage.
After the Shanzhai was upgraded from the primary to the second level, Cheng Dalei also gave birth to a level one. If there are no accidents, when the Shanzhai reaches the third level, his combat effectiveness will also be improved by one level.
After what happened in Hurle, Cheng Dalei has realized that his current strength is not enough. It is okay to frighten people with an axe, but if it is really a knife versus a gun, a head-on confrontation is almost the same as sending someone to death.
Cheng Dalei had already learned through Qin Man, Zhao Zilong, Xiao Bailang and other people with good martial arts that the way to fight on the battlefield was, first, strength, and second, moves. Second, each of these two things required hard study and practice day and night.
If he really had to practice for more than ten or twenty years, Cheng Dalei didn't have the perseverance and the time.
As for whether there is internal Qinggong in this world, and the flying sword to ask the immortal... Anyway, they have heard a lot of legends, but no one has seen it.
According to legend, Cheng Dalei also knew the Five Thunder Techniques.
Therefore, it became the only way to improve one's own level by upgrading the strength of the copycat.
"Master, are you in there?"
Gao Feihu lifted the curtain from outside the house and came in. Currently, the various cottages are merging, and all the cottages are being merged into Toad Village. Of course, the only one in charge is Cheng Dalei. More than fifty cottages have merged into one family, and people's hearts are not aligned to begin with.
The boss, the third boss, the fourth boss, etc., are they just waiting for the village to cause troubles one after another?
Cheng Dalei came back to his senses: "What's the matter?"
"Master, I've been thinking recently that it will be a big event for so many of our cottages to come together. Should I ask our friends in the world to bear witness to us?"
"I can't tell, you are still a very ritualistic person. What are you doing? Let's just live our little life behind closed doors." Cheng Dalei rejected his suggestion and asked again: "Just now you said that in the world of martial arts
Friends, are there any heroes outside our Qingniu Mountain?"
Bandits emerge in troubled times, and Cheng Dalei's family is not the only bandit in the world, but Cheng Dalei is not very clear about the situation around him.
"Originally, the one closest to Qingniu Mountain was Boss Du from Luoye City. Didn't he disappear later..."
It was Cheng Dalei who did it himself, Boss Du. Of course, no one knows whether the other party is alive or dead.
"The others?"
"There are many others, including the two brothers Zhou Dog and Zhou Shu who are traveling alone, racing swallows and flying solo, and the Ma family father and son who are doing water business... The biggest one is the Black Tornado in Fuhu Mountain."
"Black whirlwind...Li Kui?"
"The surname is Sun." Gao Feihu was confused.
"Okay, okay, everyone sweep the snow in front of your door and don't worry about the frost on other people's tiles." Cheng Dalei said: "There is no need to invite them. You came just in time. I have something else to discuss with you.
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"What's up?"
"I'm going to choose a place to rebuild a mountain village."