Mount and Blade Central Asia

However, all the plans were destroyed by this primitive shaman.

Azadirim had reason to hate Li Rufeng, but the one he believed in thought that such hatred was too low and ignored his various curses against Li Rufeng.

It is obvious that the Blue Wind has no favor towards the party that fails in the conspiracy. In order to regain his own power and maintain his own existence, Azadirim must use the means approved by the Blue Wind to retaliate against Li Rufeng.

One of Azadirim's plans was to instigate the forces around Aleppo to attack Li Rufeng. However, he was powerless now and could only start with the scraps, such as small characters and small forces like the Gray Wolf Ibayer.

Azadirim has already planned it, and this is just the beginning. He only needs these people to bring enough human souls, and then hold a ceremony to prove that he is not out of the game in this conspiracy struggle...

But Li Rufeng didn't even give him this opportunity. He suddenly appeared before everything started and gained the upper hand again. This forced Azadirim to start thinking deeply. Is this also a coincidence?

Or is it that the Changshengtian behind Li Rufeng is also silently exerting influence on the world like the blue wind?

After all, Li Rufeng had publicly declared himself the chosen shaman of Changshengtian, and he was the spokesperson for Changshengtian...

Faced with one coincidence after another, Azadirim fell into deep thought.

But now, it seems that he has no choice but to surrender, give up this body like a homeless vagrant, and look for the next suitable opportunity.

And he had to leave quickly, because that idiot called Old Snake had never been a tough guy, and he would definitely reveal his existence.

Azadirim left as soon as he said he would, blinking his eyes.

Kung Fu, the body really became a corpse.

"I surrender! Merciful sir, please accept my surrender!" Just as Azadirim expected, the old snake had no intention of resisting and surrendered unconditionally.

"Don't shoot arrows! Don't shoot arrows! I want to come out now!" The old snake pushed a companion, letting the other person walk in front, and he hid behind him and walked out of the room.

"Excuse me, which sir has mobilized such a large force? We have always been law-abiding and have never had any..." When Lao She saw that there were only about twenty people outside, he wanted to say some polite words to delay some time. As a result, Li Rufeng shot an arrow at the shield in front of him, causing him to shut his mouth and then kneel on the ground, burying his face deeply in the soil.

Changshengtian testified that Li Rufeng shot the arrow at their heads, intending to warn the other party not to play tricks, but it ended up hitting the man's eyes directly, with terrifying accuracy.

According to religious customs, Mr. Li regarded this arrow as the will of Changshengtian, and the killing had nothing to do with him.

"I'm Li Rufeng, the Lord of Aleppo." Li Rufeng stepped forward, kicked Old Snake's sword away, and lifted his face with the tip of his sword. He turned to Reyes and asked, "Is he the Gray Wolf Ibaier?"

"I'm not!" the old snake hastily defended himself. "Sir, I'm wronged! I've heard of your kindness and generosity before, and I once advised Iber to stop opposing you. But Iber is a greedy wolf! He refused to listen and even gathered his troops to provoke you!"

"My brothers and I discussed this and decided it was a deadly path, so we planned to kill Ibaier today!" Old Snake argued loudly, "My Lord, I'm telling the truth! Ibaier's head is in my room right now! I was the one who sent all his trusted aides out! That's why there are so few people in the village!"

"So, I should thank you, then?" As Li Rufeng asked, his personal guards were not idle. Instead, half of them quickly checked the room where Old Snake had come out. "Tell your people to come out and surrender. I'll give them a chance. Those who surrender will be spared!"

"Did you hear that? Come out quickly! Surrender and you will be spared from death! What are you waiting for!" The old snake cooperated with Li Rufeng without any resistance, as if there was no shame in his heart.

Because of the oppressive feeling brought by the Mongols and Lao She's persuasion to surrender, the remaining people in the village quickly came out and knelt on the ground.

Excluding the dead on the ground, there were still fourteen people, including Old Snake. The guards reported that several had escaped through the back gate of the village. Old Snake lowered his head with regret. If he hadn't been trapped in the house, he would have escaped by now. After all, Gray Wolf had already prepared a boat in the river for escape...

"Sir! There's a wizard in the village. Don't let him escape!"

Pigeon day everyone

I'm a bit stuck, sorting out the various bonuses of cutting 2 city construction. I haven't played for a while and have forgotten about this part.

Chapter 223 [Nowhere to Hide]

Azadirim's body was easy to find. Even without the informer Lao She leading the search, Li Rufeng's personal guards would definitely notice such a rotting corpse.

Li Rufeng stood in front of the corpse and turned it over with his foot in disgust: "You are still so shameless. You run away when you see me. What's going on?"

For Li Rufeng, Azadirim is like a mole on his butt. He forgets about it when he can't see it, but he gets annoyed every time someone reminds him of it.

Master Li simply took your gold according to the agreed terms. Although he had made up his mind to retaliate and find an opportunity to kill the other party, he hadn't done it yet. How can you call a crime a crime if it hasn't happened yet?

You ran away on your own, it has nothing to do with me!

Originally, Master Li was in a good mood because he had come out to suppress bandits, captured several heads, and improved his weapon proficiency level a lot. But suddenly he found that the bastard Azadirim was following him around, which made him very annoyed.

"Sir! I'm not lying! This is really his corpse. I was obsessed with him because he could control the dead!" The old snake looked at the motionless corpse on the ground, a trace of confusion flashed across his face.

A low-ranking officer like him had only heard of this kind of supernatural power and had never actually seen it. Naturally, he was shocked by Azadirim's methods. The old snake could think one thing and do another, which showed that he was a man of strong determination.

Apart from the Azadirim incident, Li Rufeng had no dissatisfaction with this operation.

Firstly, his raid had been treated as a separate battle by the system, not only granting him extra experience points, but also earning him a new achievement.

Nowhere to Hide—Congratulations! You've used your own strength to clear a bandit hideout. This will greatly deter those criminals who might be targeting your territory. Likewise, this will greatly boost the morale of the people in your territory, as they know their lord is protecting them and keeping them safe from disaster! As a reward, those who achieve this achievement will receive a six-month "Smooth Trade Routes" buff and a twelve-month "Public Stability" buff upon acquiring the territory. Additionally, your "Wandering Habit" skill proficiency level will increase by 10, and your skill mastery level will increase by 1.

"Smooth trade routes - During the duration of the effect, the number of caravans traveling in and out will increase by 30%, and the city prosperity provided will be doubled."

'People's hearts are stable - During the duration of the effect, the output of the city and nearby villages will increase by 30%, and the population will increase by several

Rate doubled'

Li Rufeng was very satisfied with this achievement. It was obviously a novice gift package with a very comprehensive inheritance law provided to someone who had already become a lord. It was a pity that although he was already a lord, he had never been recognized at the system level.

For this reason, Li Rufeng could only wait for the reconstruction of his lord's mansion to be completed and see if he could get the approval of the system.

It is common sense that the Gray Wolf Ibaier has not accumulated much wealth after years of looting. If he can become a noble lord by robbing, then what are the noble lords doing? They might as well just rob directly.

The only things that could be called spoils of war in the entire stronghold were a few sets of broken armor and the personal wealth of Gray Wolf Ibaier, which could be put into a small box. It was such insignificant wealth that Li Rufeng didn't even count it before throwing it all to his personal guards to divide.

The rest was enough food for fifty people to eat for two weeks, most of which was old grain. It was obvious that the bandits in the village did not always live a life of luxury like today.

Apart from the above, all that was left to Li Rufeng in the entire village were those seemingly useless captives. Strictly speaking, these captives were all inferior assets.

They have already enjoyed the benefits of breaking the rules. Even if they are used as labor, they need to be guarded around the clock, and their work efficiency is not high, which is a huge waste of manpower and material resources. If Maritan and Reyes were not with them, Master Li might have taken action directly.

But now, he could only temporarily detain these people, and then disperse his personal guards to guard the entrances and exits leading to the stronghold, waiting for the bandits who had been sent out before to come back.

"Sir, how did you train these guards?" The waiting process is always boring, and with wine and meat around, everyone sat down and started chatting, and Reyes also seized the opportunity to ask the question that he had been hiding in his heart.

Maritan immediately pricked up her ears and listened. She was just as curious as Reyes.

They may not be the most powerful soldiers, but they are definitely the strongest army because they are a whole, monsters with different bodies but the same heart.

"By hunting and grazing." Master Li never needs to prepare when making up lies; it's instinctive. From this perspective, his cunning attribute is somewhat unfair in the system rating. How could it be only one point?

puff!

Reyes spat out the muddy wine in his mouth and then covered it up by saying, "What kind of rubbish is this? It's totally unbearable!"

Seeing that Li Rufeng had no intention of revealing the news, the group gradually quieted down. Only Li Rufeng could know how many people had fallen into the trap through his personal guards patrolling outside.

They spent a day and a night in the village. Most of the bandits sent out by Lao She in advance had been killed or captured by the guards.

The several gathering places that have cooperative relations with the Gray Wolf Village are not far away, so these bandits naturally go there quickly and come back quickly.

The next morning, just after dawn, Old Snake was woken up by a bucket of cold water. The sudden awakening made him almost forget what happened yesterday. He subconsciously started cursing, "Let me see which bastard doesn't want to live anymore! How dare you throw water at me!"

Then the old snake opened his eyes and saw the Mongol man in front of him with a sneer on his face. His consciousness instantly returned to reality, and a humble smile immediately appeared on his face: "Sorry, sir, I was confused! Confused...ah!"

Li Rufeng's personal soldiers could not understand the language these Ottomans were speaking, so they just went up and beat them with whips and cold water, which made sure that everyone would be in high spirits.

"Sir, everyone is awake." A personal guard came forward to report, and then pulled Old Snake out alone.

"Do you have a formal name? Calling you 'Old Snake, Old Snake' all the time sounds like calling a dog, which is really unpleasant." Li Rufeng said lazily. He is a person who loves to sleep in bed. He can't get a good rest if he changes the place.

"Look at what you said. I am just your dog!" The old snake smiled and began to imitate a dog's barking: "Woof woof! Woof woof woof!"

"It's over, it's over." Li Rufeng tapped the old snake lightly with his whip. He was not a pervert, and the old snake was not a young girl. It was really hard to look at.

"I have something I need to trouble you with," Li Rufeng said with a smile, as if he wasn't the one who shot someone with a bow and arrow yesterday. "We've captured some more prisoners, and I need you to help identify them to see if we've captured the wrong ones. Is that not too much trouble?"

"It's not difficult! It's not difficult!" The old snake's face looked as if it was about to burst into laughter.

Before he went to sleep last night, he thought carefully about how he could escape from the hands of these Mongols and avoid being hanged on the spot. After all, this practice was popular in those days. Not only could the lords make a fortune from the robbers, but they could also appease the people.

But Old Snake knows his own business. Gray Wolf has been in contact with his former superiors over the years, hoping to take advantage of the chaotic domestic situation to return to his homeland one day. He has spent a lot of money there, and there is not much property in the village.

And judging by how generously the other side had spent money before, they probably didn't care about the little money left by the Gray Wolf, so the fate of these captives was uncertain.

At this moment, let alone asking Lao She to recognize people, he would be willing to kill everyone else.

Soon, seven or eight captives, escorted by personal guards, carried four or five corpses into the village. All of them looked at Lao She with resentment, as if to say, "Our house was stolen. Why didn't you send a brother to tell everyone that we were being robbed?

Let's fill the hole, huh?"

"He is, he is, and he is too." Old Snake pointed out each one with a shy look. When he came to the fourth person, he paused and said, "This is the second son of the Xie family. He is not one of us. I guess he came here to join the group."

The young man, who originally had a gloomy face, brightened up when he heard what Old Snake said. He hurriedly explained, "I'm not, I'm innocent! I followed him here to pay protection money! The money is still with me..."

The young man suddenly shut his mouth. It was obvious that in his mind, money was far from being just a material possession.

"Look at how much money he has?" Li Rufeng smiled and pointed at the young man's bulging chest. The personal guard stepped forward and pulled out the purse. It means that these people are Li Rufeng's personal guards, otherwise the money would have been taken away by someone else long ago.

In the purse was a large pile of fil copper coins and less than ten haldiram silver coins. This was almost the net surplus of a gathering place of a hundred people in a quarter. No wonder the young man cared so much about this money.

Li Rufeng picked up the money bag from the ground and threw it back to the young man. He then placed his two-handed sword on his shoulder, the not-so-sharp blade across his neck. "I don't care if what he said about wanting to join here is true or not. I'll assume you're really here to give me money this time, but there won't be a next time. If you ever feel like taking risks again, think carefully about today. Just think of it as someone dying for you."

As soon as he finished speaking, he swept the sword to the other side and beheaded the bandit next to the young man.

The system naturally sent out a pleasing prompt. Master Li's two-handed weapon proficiency level had once again gained +2, while the young man felt the hot blood slowly dripping down his face, and he felt numb all over.

"Untie him and tell him to get out of here."

Chapter 224 Newcomers

In the end, three of the Gray Wolf's confidants did not return. They were either still bullying others in some gathering place that had an unclear relationship with the Gray Wolf, or they noticed something when they came back and cleverly ran away.

Li Rufeng had neither the time nor the interest to wait for those people to come back. Including Lao She, he captured a total of 22 intact prisoners this time. Originally, there were 27 alive, but the five who were seriously injured were replaced by Li Rufeng.

In addition to these bandits, there are more than fifty "civilians" in the village, mostly women. They are either family members of a bandit or women who were abducted. Li Rufeng gave them freedom, and they can choose to return to their hometowns on their own. Those who don't want to go back can also follow Master Li back to Aleppo City.

When he captured the city of Martin, he had already gathered a group of homeless women and didn't care about feeding a few more mouths.

In this era, the fate of a robber does not count, at least not for Li Rufeng. He hates these scum who get something for nothing and disrupt the production order from the bottom of his heart.

So Li Rufeng ordered them to dig a firebreak around the village, and then let them set fire to the place where they lived with their own hands.

In Li Rufeng's view, this was just a minor punishment because he had other plans for these bandits.

In the next few days, Li Rufeng took these captives to several surrounding gathering places one by one, and held public trials there one by one. This is an empathy card that almost every time traveler can use.

If the Gray Wolf's head was not enough to prove his legitimacy as a lord, then the captives led by Old Snake would be enough.

As long as one person is willing to stand up and speak out about the unfair treatment they have suffered, more people will come forward to expose crimes.

In order to be fair, Li Rufen, like Sultan Saladin in the past, not only let the victims speak, but also gave the robbers the opportunity to speak and defend themselves, allowing both sides to confront each other one by one.

Li Rufeng knew that some of these robbers were indeed forced to become thieves, but most of them were willing to become thieves because they saw the thieves eating meat, so he gave those who were forced to become thieves a chance, a chance that could avoid the death penalty but not escape the punishment of life.

Those robbers who were guilty of heinous crimes and were jointly identified by many people were sentenced to death on the spot by Li Rufeng in the name of Changshengtian in the presence of men, women, and children in the gathering place. At the same time, in order to show his mercy, he personally executed each prisoner to ensure that his soul would not fall into the eternal desert.

Those who were forced into the profession and had committed lesser crimes had their thumbs chopped off by Li Rufeng and were sentenced to exile, never to appear in Aleppo or the surrounding areas again.

In order to win over the people's hearts, Li Rufeng also made a certain degree of compensation to the villages and settlements that had been harassed. Of course, he did not give them money directly, but wrote them notes. With these notes, they could go to Aleppo and buy some daily necessities at half price, such as young cattle and sheep, various farm tools, and wooden tools.

Li Rufeng's move was not only to win over the hearts of the people, but also to strengthen the connection between Aleppo and the surrounding areas. He had to let everyone know that they were affiliated with Aleppo.

An interesting incident also happened during this period. In a small settlement with a population of less than 100 people, the poor residents saw two robbers who had come here to rob girls being beheaded, and the women they had robbed were returned by the wise and powerful lord. Suddenly, an honest farmer stood up and said that their leader was a cruel man who often bullied the people by relying on his strong body.

Oppress good people.

The peasant hoped that the lord would do justice and get their leader out.

Following the farmer's identification, several more farmers and women came forward and testified that what the previous man had said was true.

The leader of the local residents' face turned pale at that moment. It was obvious that compared to the other residents who seemed to be malnourished, this man was indeed big and strong, with a hooded beard like steel needles on his face. He stared at those people with murderous eyes, and he didn't look like a good person at first glance.

But Li Rufeng knew that in such a place, the direct reason why a settlement could develop and exist stably was often because there was such a tough guy who was not afraid of the surrounding bandits or wild beasts attacking at night, and was able to defend such a small settlement.

This is the inevitable development of the times and the natural law of the survival of the fittest.

But now the times have turned, and under the leadership of Li Rufeng, this land will inevitably move towards a completely new direction, so some people can only be crushed by the times.

"What's your defense for what they said?" Li Rufeng, who had just wiped the blood off the sword, asked the burly man.

"I didn't do anything, and I don't need to defend myself." The burly man glanced at the Mongolian knights on their majestic horses, then at the two bodies lying at Li Rufeng's feet. He finally accepted reality calmly. "What they said is true, but I don't consider myself guilty. Please make the final decision on everything. I have no complaints."

He ruled his own little world by the law of the jungle, and lived with peace of mind. Now that he was treated like a weakling by a strong beast, he could naturally accept it calmly. This was fair.

"In that case, I declare that you will be stripped of your right to rule this land. The locals will elect a new leader," Li Rufeng said bluntly. "As for you, follow me as a soldier and build your own career."

"Okay!" The strong man spat in the direction of the group of farmers, walked straight to the guards behind Li Rufeng, and stood there like a door god.

"What's your name?" Li Rufeng asked the straightforward strong man. He had never met anyone with such a personality before.

"Avid Said." The strong man answered concisely as always.

Li Rufeng simply nodded in acquiescence, and then comforted the farmers who were terrified by seeing their leader suddenly become a soldier of the lord: "I promise that Arvid will never return to this land again. You don't have to worry about his revenge. From now on, farm well and pay taxes on time, and no other bandits will harass you anymore."

"Am I right, Avid?" After Li Rufeng said this, he turned around and looked at the burly man who was rough but delicate.

"I, Avid Said, swear that from today on, I will be loyal to the Lord of Aleppo and will never return to this land!" Avid swore cleanly without even looking at his former subjects.

"That's it. I'll give you two hours to choose someone who can command the people to control this place." Li Rufeng waved his hand and told these fools to get out.