Chapter 1186 The hero branch! The mystery in the box
The five members of the White Phoenix team went through the team channel. After a general discussion, Bai Xiaowen grabbed a cavalryman who looked like a captain: "How far is it from Yecheng?"
Yecheng, the capital of Jizhou, is also the residence of General Yuan's family.
The cavalryman replied: "Your Majesty, we have already walked less than half the distance. If we don't hurry and stay overnight in the wilderness, we can reach Yecheng at noon tomorrow. But..."
Bai Xiaowen heard the unfinished meaning and said: "Don't be hesitant, just what? If you have something to say, just say it."
The cavalry captain said quickly: "It's just because of your sudden illness that we are traveling slowly. It has been more than a day since we set off from Peiping. If we go any slower, we may be delayed."
Bai Xiaowen knew that the three brothers of the Yuan family had agreed to visit each other on the fifth day of every three months. Yuan Xi had already chosen the time when he set out, so that when he arrived in Yecheng, it would not be too early or too late.
Why not go there a few days earlier? Yuan Xi also has his own considerations. As the second eldest son of the Yuan family, there is basically no hope of inheriting Yuan Shao's position as general. Yuan Xi does not want to draw attention to himself, and is moderate in everything to avoid the suspicion of his two powerful brothers.
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In short, I am willing to take salted fish.
I had calculated the journey time well, but who knew that I would fall into a coma with fever on the way?
Bai Xiaowen hummed and asked, "If we move forward at full speed, how long will it take to get there."
The cavalry captain thought for a while and said: "With the speed of the cavalry, we can arrive tonight. However, it will be difficult to keep up with the baggage vehicles behind us."
"It doesn't matter."
Bai Xiaowen had already made a calculation in his mind, "I will take a few capable people to Yecheng first. You wait for the escort vehicle and come back later."
The baggage vehicles carried the gifts prepared by Yuan Xi, mainly leather goods, as well as some gold, silver, jewelry, etc. The value of these gifts was neither high nor low, and they inherited Yuan Xi's consistent moderation.
"But the governor has just recovered from his serious illness..."
Bai Xiaowen waved his hand to stop the cavalryman's concern. While talking to the cavalryman, he had already received a prompt message about the rules of the spiritual world.
"Main mission: [Bao Ma Li Bing] starts."
"[Mission goal: Recruit an army of your own!]"
"[Task difficulty: a+]"
"[Task period: 15 days]"
"[Task Reward: Unknown]"
There are further tips later.
"Note: Combat effectiveness digitization standards will be used to measure your mission completion."
"Warning: Your army's combat effectiveness value must not be less than 5,000. Otherwise, it will be deemed that the main mission has failed."
Bai Xiaowen didn't have time to complain.
In order to save time, he arranged for Yamen generals Qiao Rui and Han Xu to escort the vehicle. He himself took Li Shuyi and Cecilia, and led ten elite cavalrymen to rush to Yecheng at full speed.
On the way, Bai Xiaowen inquired about the standards for "digitization of combat effectiveness."
The standards given by the rules of the spirit world are very simple.
A standard template of a high-level soldier has a combat effectiveness value of 5 to 8 points.
Soldiers with the elite template will have their combat effectiveness tripled at the same level.
Bai Xiaowen calculated it.
The new recruit Danzi has just joined the army, and the standard template can only have 5 points of combat power. In other words, Bai Xiaowen must recruit at least 1,000 soldiers of the ordinary template to complete the main mission.
This amount is an impossible task for ordinary people to enter the identity, but for the identity of Yuan Xi, the governor of Youzhou, it is not too difficult.
The difficulty lies in the constraints, which must be an army that "belongs to oneself"! In other words, an army that even his cheap father Yuan Shao cannot mobilize can count.
Bai Xiaowen specifically looked up the meaning of "belonging to oneself". He had a hunch that there was a pit in it.
After checking, sure enough!
The Youzhou army is basically Yuan Shao's subordinates. Through these generals, Youzhou tax money and food are spent to recruit troops. No matter how many troops are recruited, they are not Bai Xiaowen's own. They are still Yuan Shao's army in essence.
Only Bai Xiaowen's own money, silk, rice, and grain, and his own recruitment of troops are his own army!
The concept of soldiers in the Three Kingdoms era was also very simple. When a soldier was a soldier, he had to eat food, carry his bowl, and obey his boss.
As a result, it is not that easy to recruit 1,000 ordinary soldiers on your own.
Moreover, 5000 points of combat power is only the minimum standard for the rules of the spirit world. If it is higher than 5000, there will be an evaluation of completion.
"This degree of completion is very important...it is related to whether the second main mission can be started!"
Bai Xiaowen recalled his first adventure in the Kane plane, where he entered as the Lord of White Rock. The first main mission was to recruit troops. In the end, he recruited a group of troops that were not weaker than other lords, and then he was able to continue participating in the Black Rock Defense War.
The qualifications are also the qualifications for the second main mission.
Bai Xiaowen estimated that in the extremely difficult world of the Three Kingdoms, at least thousands of troops must be recruited, with an army combat strength of more than 10,000, to be eligible to start the next stage of the main mission.
"This is to make me cause trouble."
Bai Xiaowen was thinking silently while riding a horse.
However, awakened people are not afraid of making trouble, but are afraid of having nothing to do. As long as the mind does not slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties!
Ten cavalrymen followed closely behind them. Based on their strong physical fitness, they could withstand the wind and snow that hit their faces. Such cavalry can truly travel thousands of miles a day, much faster than ordinary infantry.
The war horses of the spiritual world are also many times stronger than the ordinary horses of the AD era, and there is no comparison in terms of speed or endurance.
Of course, if you are running for a while, you still have to stop and rest your power, otherwise the spirit world horse will not be able to bear it.
After the main mission was released, the reminder of the rules of the spirit world came again:
"Based on your spiritual world ticket affix: challenge, and your current identity, a hero challenge task has been generated."
"Heroic side mission: [Mystery in the Box] opens."
"[Mission goal: Go to Xiangping City and find professionals who can unlock the mysterious artifact: the dragon-patterned gold box.]"
"[Task difficulty: a]"
"[Mission period: None (equal to the remaining time you stay in the Three Kingdoms world)]"
"[Task Reward: Unknown]"
After Bai Xiaowen shared, Li Shuyi was a little confused:
"The dragon-marked gold box is our trophy. How come the challenge mission generated by the rules of the spirit world based on the ticket affix involves the dragon-marked gold box? Are the rules of the spirit world lazy? We have lost a hero mission for nothing, and we have suffered heavy losses.
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According to Li Shuyi's understanding, Bai Xiaowen will be able to dig out its quest line sooner or later if he has the special item Dragon Pattern Gold Box in hand. The rules of the spirit world generate heroic-level challenge quests based on challenge affixes, which should be formed independently.
Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said: "Don't be too entangled. This affix is not without its contribution. At least it gives us clues to the Dragon Pattern Golden Box, which can be found in Xiangping City. Otherwise, we may not be able to find it and open it by digging on our own."
Clues! Don’t forget that Yang Guang has never understood the mystery of this thing in his life."