Pick up a princess to be your wife

"You're getting more and more influential, kid, offering antiques worth 20,000 taels right off the bat." Li Ertie said with some surprise.

“I still owe you forty thousand taels,” Li Mu said.

“But they’re only willing to lend you money because they trust you. They have connections and resources, while you’re just a peasant at best,” Li Ertie laughed.

Li Mu shrugged.

"So what if I'm a peasant? One day, even a peasant will take He Xianzhi as a concubine," Li Mu laughed.

"hiss!"

Li Ertie gasped.

"You were saying before that you should marry He Xianzhi, and now you're talking about taking a concubine? Your perspective has changed way too fast."

Li Ertie found it somewhat unbelievable.

He Xianzhi was the legitimate daughter of the He family head, and no matter which family she married into, she would definitely be the principal wife.

As a result, Li Mu actually wanted to take her as a concubine?

This kid's appetite is a bit too big, isn't it?

"But speaking of which, I've noticed that He Xianzhi's gaze towards you is indeed a bit different. What's that word again? I can't remember for a moment." Li Ertie scratched his head, feeling that he still hadn't read enough.

"Second Brother Tie, take two men to gather intelligence on Zero Money Exchange's silver transport, and then call Zhao Cuo over," Li Mu said.

"Are you really going to rob us?" Li Ertie asked.

“They took it from me first, why should I be polite to them?” Li Mu retorted.

“Hmm, that makes sense. But they have two hundred armored soldiers, while we only have a dozen or so. Do we really have a chance of winning?” Li Ertie asked.

“I’ve borrowed some antiques, so naturally I’ll upgrade the brothers’ equipment. The brothers already have combat experience, so our chances of winning this time will increase many times over,” Li Mu said.

"Alright! You go to my house and wait there. I'll call that kid Zhao Cuo over."

"Send him to that courtyard in the suburbs; I need to change some equipment."

"Row."

Li Mu went to the outskirts of the city and exchanged the antique for more than 20,000 points.

What do you mean two hundred or four hundred people? What do you mean elite?

He's not afraid; he's targeting the elite.

After browsing the system store, Li Mu first bought fifteen helmets.

The cheapest helmet costs 500 points, and 7500 points are gone in an instant.

【Points: 16500】

Li Mu continued browsing other weapons and equipment.

The recurve bow has 2000 points, comes with 200 arrows, has a maximum lethal range of 70 paces, and an effective range of 150 paces for projectile fire.

Ranged weapons are great, but Li Mu only has enough points left to buy eight recurve bows.

This wasn't cost-effective, so Li Mu decisively gave up on the recurve bow.

The hand crossbow has 1000 points, 100 bolts, a maximum lethal range of 30 paces, and an effective range of 50 paces for projectile fire.

Li Mu bought fifteen crossbows.

【Points 1500】

Although hand crossbows are not as lethal as recurve bows, they are more convenient to carry and use.

With 1500 points remaining, Li Mu continued browsing the shop.

The iron shield costs 1000 points, I can't afford it.

However, Li Mu saw something that was reasonably priced.

Wooden shield: 100 points.

With exactly 1500 points remaining, Li Muquan bought a shield.

But he regretted it after buying it.

Li Ertie has some decent carpenters under his command, and he also has some hard ironwood. You can just ask him to make shields.

"System, can I return this item?"

The system did not respond...

Li Mu felt that the system's prices were a bit outrageous. If converted to the equivalent value of antiques, wouldn't this crossbow cost 1000 taels of silver? That's the same price as iron armor.

But thinking about it, it's not surprising, since the system calculates based on the highest value of antiques, so a higher price is acceptable.

Having a system to replenish equipment is better than having none at all.

Not long after, Zhao Cuo rushed over in a great hurry.

"How is the injury?" Li Mu asked.

"Thank you for your concern, Second Brother. It's nothing," Zhao Cuo replied, waving his arm.

"Take a look." Li Mu raised his hand and waved it, smiling smugly.

Zhao Cuo was both surprised and delighted to see a pile of equipment on the ground.

"Helmet, crossbow, and shield! So much equipment!"

"Let's give it a try," Li Mu said with a smile.

Zhao Cuo picked up a helmet and put it on his head, then picked up a crossbow and fastened it to his right arm, and then picked up a shield and fastened it to his left wrist.

If he wore chainmail, he would definitely look the part.

"If we had another horse, our weapons and equipment would be no different from those of a cavalry," Zhao Cuo said excitedly.

“It will definitely happen in the future,” Li Mu said.

The system offers warhorses for purchase, but the cheapest one requires 20000 points.

With his current financial situation, he simply cannot afford it.

Unless you marry He Xianzhi now, and she brings a large dowry with her.

“Second Brother is right. We now have complete sets of armor, even crossbows, and we’ll definitely have warhorses too,” Zhao Cuo said.

"Do you still have any relatives?" Li Mu asked.

Zhao Cuo shook his head.

“My elder brother rescued me from outside the city three years ago. If it weren’t for him, I would have starved to death,” Zhao Cuo replied.

“Three years ago, the Great Yan Dynasty was still a peaceful and prosperous era,” Li Mu said, somewhat puzzled.

"What bullshit peaceful and prosperous era? It's nothing but a peaceful and prosperous era for the rich and powerful. I was young that year, and my family was bullied by the landlord. My parents were forced to their deaths, and I was the only one left," Zhao Cuo said.

"Where is the enemy?" Li Mu asked.

“My enemy is still alive and well.” Zhao Cuo clenched his fist and gritted his teeth. “I was only thirteen years old back then, and I had no ability to take revenge.”

Li Mu pressed down on Zhao Cuo's shoulder and said, "Your great grudge will be avenged by your brothers one day. What we should do now is strengthen our own power."

Zhao Cuo nodded, then sighed.

“I don’t have any special skills. My current food and shelter are all provided by my eldest brother. And now that I have these weapons and equipment, they were all given to me by my second brother. How could I possibly strengthen my own power?” Zhao Cuo said.

Li Mu smiled faintly: "Then you should be glad that you found a good elder brother, and now you've met me, your second elder brother. As long as the brothers are alive, you will definitely be able to avenge your family."

"Yes, meeting my eldest brother and second brother is the greatest fortune I, Zhao Cuo, have ever had."

As Zhao Cuo was speaking, he suddenly wanted to kowtow to Li Mu.

Don't be fooled by how well-behaved this kid is in front of Li Ertie and Li Mu, acting like a little brother.

But in the last battle, besides Li Mu, Zhao Cuo was the one who charged at the very front.

"Can you read?" Li Mu asked.

"I recognize it."

"Now that you can read, you should read more books in the future."

At this moment, Li Ertie arrived.

Li Ertie was both surprised and delighted to see this equipment.

"Zero Bank has already loaded several carts, and they should be setting off in the next couple of days," Li Ertie said.

"Gather the brothers immediately and prepare to take action," Li Mu said in a deep voice.