Starting as a centurion, he fought his way through the chaos of the world.

Chapter 61 Counting Harvest
The gleaming blade swung continuously.

Inside the stables at the rear of the camp, warhorses were kicking restlessly.

However, after Zheng Yong took control of the area, no one was allowed to get close.

A large number of bandits wanted to steal their warhorses and escape.

However, what awaited them was a sharp, long-handled sword.

Turn everyone who gets close to the stable into a pile of minced meat.

Under the cover of night, various roars and screams echoed continuously.

Time passed, and as the sky fully brightened.

The fighting in the camp is now completely over.

The blood on the ground had pooled and formed numerous pits.

Some of them had already formed ice crystals.

The broken part of the limb had also hardened.

"Crack!" Wang Han stepped through the blood pit.

His armor, covered in frost, was blood-red.

A wound appeared on his forehead.

He looked somewhat ferocious at this moment, and when he came to Lu Ming's side, he said respectfully, "General, it has all been resolved. All the bandits have been executed, and not a single one has escaped. Fifteen Mo Dao soldiers and one hundred and thirty-eight strongmen have died in battle."

More than 320 people sustained minor injuries!

Upon hearing this number, Lu Ming's eyes dimmed. The number of dead in this battle was indeed considerable, and this was despite the fact that the army launched a surprise attack and the enemy did not react.

Of course, armor also played a crucial role.

Otherwise, the number of casualties would likely be several times higher.

"Our people, take all the bodies away, and also sort out the supplies here and take them away as soon as possible."

"Yes, sir!" Wang Han replied and then withdrew.

Lu Ming sat by a campfire, roasting his dry rations.

Although the strong smell of blood lingered in the camp.

But this did not affect his appetite.

When the jerky in your hand starts to ooze oil and emits a rich aroma.

Unable to hold back any longer, he began to swallow voraciously.

The other soldiers were also eating silently.

This place served as a bandit camp, and it was rarely visited by anyone, even during the day.

It's not too late to go back after it gets dark.

Moreover, there are quite a few things in the camp.

It will take some time to inventory everything.

Large quantities of horses, fodder, grain, silver, and other supplies were hauled out from the rear of the camp.

Until it got dark again.

The group had just started their journey, heading towards Fenglei County.

Zheng Yong was cleaning up the traces in the back.

To avoid revealing their whereabouts.

Late the next night, Lu Ming and his group finally returned to Fenglei County.

The stables have been set up. Although they are a bit rudimentary, they are well-hidden and have a large enough space.

Naturally, they could let go of these warhorses.

After settling the horses in.

Inside Lu Ming's residence, the accountant and his men had already begun counting the mountain of supplies.

The other soldiers went to rest in the barracks.

Everything seemed to be back on track.

Meanwhile, Lu Ming returned to the inner quarters.

Li Xirou was very excited when she saw him.

Two maids were found and came up to remove his armor.

The heavy armor was placed on the shelf.

The wooden tub was already filled with hot water.

Lu Ming's body was immersed in it, and Li Xirou was gently massaging him.

There was even a flask of wine beside him.

"Our life is already very good now, my husband, please don't take any more risks."

A soft voice sounded.

There were still some sobs in her voice.

Li Xirou has barely slept a wink these past two days. "Don't worry, we probably won't be going out for a while," Lu Ming said, taking a sip of his drink and patting his wife's soft hand.

With this batch of supplies...

That should be enough for them to develop for a while.

"Mm." Li Xirou nodded.

Then, my body felt light.

She felt the intense heat emanating from the air, which made her blush.

The next moment, the red candle went out.

Tonight, I am destined to stay awake.

Early the next morning.

In Heishan County, a dozen or so hunters were preparing to go hunting in the mountains.

They traveled in groups.

They proceeded cautiously, as someone had reported seeing bandits in the vicinity.

Originally, we didn't plan to take this route, but my wife and children at home were so hungry that we had no choice but to try our luck on the mountain.

"what is that!"

Just then, someone exclaimed in surprise.

When everyone looked over, they discovered a corpse lying by the roadside.

"There's more ahead!" The hunters continued forward, following the corpses, and soon discovered a camp.

It reeked of an alarming bloody stench.

"They're corpses. Everyone's dead."

Some daring hunters had just arrived at the door when they plopped down on the ground, muttering to themselves with pale faces.

They spend most of their time hunting in the mountains.

He was certainly brave, but he was still stunned by what he saw.

Limbs and pieces of flesh were scattered all over the ground, and human heads were like piles of rocks.

"vomit!"

After the initial shock, the sound of vomiting followed.

The hunters, disregarding everything else, helped each other and headed towards Fenglei County.

I'm going to report today's events to the county magistrate.

Just as Hongdu Prefecture was about to be engulfed in turmoil.

At this moment, in Lu Ming's mansion in Fenglei County.

He took a nice shower and ate a hot meal.

They headed towards the blacksmith's shop.

The clanging and banging sounds kept ringing out here.

The old blacksmith was leading his apprentices in forging the Blackscale Heavy Armor.

A quick-thinking disciple, upon seeing Lu Ming, immediately reminded his master.

"Greetings, sir!" The old blacksmith hurriedly dropped his work and came to Lu Ming's side.

"Don't be shy, take a look at this, see if you can make it." As he spoke, Lu Ming took out the blueprints for the complete set of Ironclad Pagoda armor.

The blacksmith took it with both hands and examined it carefully.

"Sir, this is heavy cavalry armor. Once it's made, it can cover both the rider and the horse. It also comes with matching sabers and spears. It's truly a weapon of war," the blacksmith exclaimed in surprise.

After all, he had served in the military before, and such equipment was superior even to the Imperial Guards of the Great Yu Dynasty, and only a few elite troops were equipped with it.

I don't know where Lu Ming came from.

However, naturally, I dared not ask any more questions.

"If we were to build three thousand sets, how much would it cost?"

"My lord, such heavy armor requires three catties of diamond and three taels of black iron to be added to each set. Now that we have our own workshop, we don't need to spend money on diamonds, but black iron costs two hundred taels of silver per tael."

A single suit of armor, including all expenses and the cost of the black iron, will likely cost around seven hundred taels of silver.

Lu Ming raised an eyebrow. Three thousand suits of armor would cost more than two million taels of silver.

Add to that the fact that they need to feed both people and horses, and it would be difficult to keep them alive.

"Take a look around first. I'll let you know the exact quantity to be made after we finalize it in a few days!"

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the mansion.

How many suits of armor can be made depends on how much silver is captured this time.

After a night, the supplies should have been almost completely inventoried.

He was ready to see exactly how much silver and grain he had received this time.

(End of this chapter)