Chapter 706 Bandit
“Taxation!” Yang Bo checked carefully and found that the main income of these nobles of the Shuilan Empire is now taxation.
The nobles of the Aqualan Empire have their own legislative power over their territories, which means that the other party can legislate independently.
That is, for any company or product, if you want to enter my territory, you have to pay me taxes or give me a certain amount of profit.
If you don’t give it, then don’t even think about entering.
Things are better now. In the past, which was not the interstellar era, some goods passed through several noble territories, and in the end the taxes were higher than the value of the goods themselves.
Now the Noble Council has passed a resolution setting a cap on the percentage of tax added to a certain item.
However, the nobles of the Shuilan Empire are also divided into several factions: conservatives, liberals, and neutrals.
"If you want to make money quickly, you have to fight." It turns out that in the Shuilan Empire, two nobles have an irreconcilable conflict, and the fight can be resolved through a swordsmanship competition.
Because the laws of the empire have little effect on the nobility, many laws are not suitable for the nobility.
"It seems like my brother's opportunity to make a fortune has arrived again." Yang Bo chuckled.
After checking the relevant information, Yang Bo went to the game.
“Take off the badge.” Yang Bo saw Adam wearing the badge on his chest.
“This is a status symbol for me.” Adam said.
“If you don’t want to be targeted by bandits and other people, it’s best to take them down. Look at who these houses and buildings are used to defend in the game. Some time ago, I had bandits robbing the village in the countryside. , Do you think there are any robbers among the people on the road? If they see that you are a soldier, they will come up and stab you." Yang Bo said angrily.
"Oh." When Adam heard this, he quickly took off the badge.
Today I went to a sculpture class. Yang Bo no longer dealt with the materials and started to make clay figurines.
Although Yang Bo can quickly shape a clay figure himself, it is slower to control the game character to shape a clay figure.
The main reason is that I can’t control the strength of my hands, so I can only do it slowly bit by bit.
Just like operating some machinery, if you don’t know the strength of the machine, you can only observe the effect visually, and then control the strength of the hand operation through operation.
"Not bad, not bad. I didn't expect you to have a talent for carving, Handy." Andy looked at the chicken Yang Bo pinched and nodded.
"It's pretty good that you can achieve this level now. The next step is to make your work more exquisite." Andy looked at the chicken in front of him. Although it looked a little rough, the whole The proportions of the chicken look perfect.
“You have a very good grasp of the size and proportion of this animal. Although it looks rough, others can tell at a glance that it is a rooster.”
“The rest of you, come and take a look. , take a look at Handy's work. The first step in our carving is to get the size proportions accurately."
"Adam, are you sure the short-necked horse you made is a horse?"
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"And you, Paul, can you pinch a pig's body so long?" Andy called several other students over.
“Did you cheat by using virtual software?” Adam sent a message to Yang Bo.
"If I can cheat, it will prove that the game you developed is a broken game." Yang Bo texted back.
“Hmph!” Adam hummed back.
Yang Bo studied here for a long time and then left Andy.
Several other students were envious and jealous.
For the rest of the afternoon today, Yang Bo controlled the game character to release darts.
The distance of 15 meters can already hit the target with perfect accuracy, and the distance of 10 meters refers to where to hit.
Limited by the character's power, it doesn't have much lethality no matter how far it is, so it's better not to use it.
In addition, Yang Bo also prepared a few bags of lime, which are a powerful weapon in fighting.
In the evening, Yang Bo and Adam came to the police station.
"Autumn is coming soon, and we must be wary of bandits now."
"Every autumn is when bandits are rampant. They will rob farmers, farms, ranches, and caravans."
During the meeting in the evening, the chief of the public security station said.
It turns out that when the harvest comes in autumn, farmers have food in their hands, and the food can be converted into money.
At this time, bandits will come out to steal food, money and people.
Because farmers have money in their hands, caravan activities are also very prosperous, and they have to prepare for winter.
It will even make some bandits ready to take action.
"So when you see suspicious people, you must strictly investigate them."
While patrolling together at night, Roden said: "Autumn is the most dangerous, and our Green City has been robbed. Besieged several times.”
"Brother Roden, where do these bandits usually live?" Adam asked.
“These bandits may be farmers or workers at ordinary times. They usually disperse to do various jobs, but in autumn they will gather to rob others.”
“This is also the hardest to spot them. One of the reasons. "
"There used to be a region where caravans were often robbed. Later, after careful investigation, we found that the farmers and workers of seven or eight local farms were robbers, and they usually worked in the fields. , when you meet your target, you will immediately turn into a robber.”
“After robbing and killing, you will bury the person in the ground.”
When Adam heard this, he also felt that the people walking next to him were robbers, and couldn't help but take a few more glances.
"It's no problem for you to live in the college. The college's defense is very strong." Locke said.
Yang Bo is a little curious, why is Locke still here after making great achievements?
Another two days passed peacefully. On Saturday morning, with the arrival of autumn, there were very few nobles hunting rabbits, because the autumn harvest was about to begin, and there were already workers working in the vineyards and orchards. .
Yang Bo was going to let the character practice throwing knives more. Unexpectedly, after a while, the guard at the entrance of the college came and told Yang Bo that someone was looking for him outside.
"Handy, a caravan has been attacked. Follow us quickly." There was Locke at the door, riding a horse, and there was another horse behind him.
“Where is Adam?”
“He has never ridden a horse before.”
“Hurry up and put on the equipment.” Locke pointed to the equipment on the horse behind him.
So Yang Bo took the equipment and hurried back to the academy to change it.
"Where are you going?" Adam came out and saw Yang Bo's fully armed back, and quickly sent a message.
“A caravan was attacked by bandits.”
“Where’s me!” Adam quickly followed.
“You can’t ride a horse?”
“Who said I can’t ride a horse.”
"You didn't bring your equipment."
When Adam arrived at the entrance of the college, he saw Yang Bo's back on horseback.
But if you look closely, you will curl your lips, because the horse is being held by the person in front.
This time Yang Bo brought his bow.
The speed of the horse is not too fast. In the movie, we saw people riding horses running very fast.
That's a lie, horses don't usually go very fast when they're on their way.
The fastest is only when charging. Yang Bo didn't know which direction he was going, but he soon saw black smoke rising in the distance.
And Yang Bo found that there were knights in the distance. Only the cavalry could arrive quickly in this situation.
The place where the smoke was coming from seemed to be about two or three kilometers away.
The alarm bell has sounded in Green City behind. Green City has been fooled before. A noble's caravan was attacked, and the knights ran to reinforce it. Unexpectedly, the bandit's cavalry almost attacked the city.
The one who can send so many knights for reinforcements must be the noble caravan.
“Be careful.” Seeing the place, Locke slowed down and shouted to Yang Bo behind him.
Yang Bo has now seen the situation and found that the caravan carriages were forming a circle and there were robbers outside.
The robbers also wore a variety of equipment and held bows and arrows in their hands. In addition, the robbers also had cavalry.
The caravan's formation was a bit messy, and it was obvious that it had been suddenly attacked.
The bandit cavalry actually gathered together, apparently wanting to fight with the cavalry reinforcements from Green City.
The knights from Green City gradually slowed down and then moved closer.
Yang Bo quickly jumped off the horse and ran to the side quickly.
This place is on the road. When the cavalry charge each other later, the bandit's cavalry may rush over, so give yourself a break when the time comes.
We have begun to enter the mountainous area here, and the place where the caravan was attacked is near the opening from the mountainous area.
It is convenient for bandits to ambush here, and people in the caravan will take it lightly. After all, you can see Green City after leaving the intersection.
Yang Bo quickly came to the hillside on the side of the road, looked at the hillside that was not too steep, and started climbing with both hands and feet.
While climbing, Yang Bo heard the sound of a whistle below.
I saw seven or eight knights reinforced by Green City. One of them was blowing a whistle, and several other knights took out their weapons and controlled their horses.
Seven or eight knights lined up in a row, and to the rhythm of the whistle, these war horses also walked in neat steps.
Wait for Yang Bo to climb to the hillside, a place where people can stand.
The knights of Green City have launched their final charge amidst the rapid whistle.
Yang Bo took out a string from his waist and threw it in the air. Watching the string floating down the mountain in the wind, he calculated the wind direction and speed.
Then Yang Bo took out his bow and arrow and began to aim.
There are close to 20 cavalry on the bandits' side, but their equipment is of all kinds.
The robbers also began to charge, and the gap could be seen.
Before the charge started, the bandits were lined up in a long line, but after the charge started, some ran in front and some ran behind.
This is determined by the knight's control methods and the physical ability of the war horse itself.
Cavalry charges do not collide with each other, but rely on the speed of the horses to allow the weapons in their hands to cut open the opponent's body.
Moreover, the weapons in the hands of the cavalry are not swung, but need to be held tightly. The speed brought by the war horses will bring the weapons into close contact with the opponent.
The two sides passed each other, and the two robber cavalry fell directly from their horses to the ground.
At this time, the tactical literacy of Green City's knights was demonstrated again.
The knights of Green City quickly turned around, lined up again, and began to countercharge.
As for the cavalry on the bandit's side, some have already turned their horses, some are still turning, and some even almost collided with each other.
"This is the time." Yang Bo took out the refined iron arrows he purchased.
Of course you have to cover your face, the bandits below are turning around at the lowest speed.
Whoosh!
An arrow flew down the hillside without warning and penetrated directly into the body of a cavalryman.
This cavalryman has leather armor covering the front of his body, but none on the back. It may be that the bandit's cavalry is not equipped enough.
And now when I turn around, my back is exposed.
The other robbers were shocked when they saw their companion falling to the ground after being hit by an arrow.
I saw the guy with a bow on the hillside taking aim, and these people couldn't help but panic.
In response to the scolding of one of the leading guys, they quickly charged in a chaotic manner.
One of the cavalrymen saw the shadow of an arrow, and then discovered that the arrow actually hit his horse's head.
Then the cavalryman felt a force, and then his eyes went dark and he felt pain all over his body.
The cavalryman also reacted very quickly. He rolled on the ground and lost most of his strength before getting up.
Just hearing the sound of horse hooves will tell you something is wrong.
Then his head flew up in the next second, and it turned out that he just happened to bump into the charging Green City Cavalry.
Riding +1!
A skill appeared in Yang Bo's mind, and this time the bandit cavalry left three more corpses.
The cavalryman who was shot by Yang Bo just now was not dead yet, and was slashed in the neck by Locke who rushed over.
Riding +1!
Then the bandit cavalry actually ran directly into the mountain, and the other bandits who besieged the caravan also dispersed.
The robbers left the bodies of 7 cavalrymen in this place.
But for this distance, there was nothing Yang Bo could do. In addition, these bandits without riding horses were all heading into the woods on the mountain.
"Handy, good job!" Yang Bo came down from the mountain. Seven or eight knights from Green City were dressing their wounds. The uninjured ones were on guard. Locke's arm was also injured, but the one with armor The obstruction is not serious.
“Sir, you praised me, so I only have two fine iron arrows.”
“I didn’t expect that our Mr. Rabbit Hunter is actually good at archery.”
“ If Mr. Rabbit Hunter hadn't disrupted the bandits' charging formation, we might have had to do it again."
"Mr. Rabbit Hunter, well done." Several knights from Green City praised Yang Bo one after another.
At this time, knights from Green City came one after another. Some saw that the matter here was resolved and hurried back to report the news.
Yang Bo saw that the caravan was attacked. Seven people died and many others were injured.
Because it is relatively close to Green City, the bodies of these people will be dragged to Green City. If they are far away, they are usually buried on the spot, because the caravan is also afraid of a second attack by bandits.
After waiting for almost another 20 minutes, Green City's infantry arrived.
"It turned out to be the spice caravan of the Holden family of the Silver Family. It is said that the goods in this caravan are worth more than 50,000 gold coins." Later Yang Bo learned the specific information of today's caravan.
This is not important. The key is that the caravan gave some money to thank Green City for the rescue.
"Handy, a colleague wants to buy your credit for killing the cavalry." Locke called Yang Bo to his office and asked in a low voice.
“Huh?”
“Killing the cavalry has the greatest merit. If you accumulate a certain amount of merit, you can exchange for a title. In addition, this time we are rescuing the Silver Family, so the title is easy. Get.”
"Of course the price given by the other party is definitely worth it, 50 gold coins in cash and a bow worth at least 500 gold coins." Locke said again. .
(End of this chapter)