Chapter 31: Chapter 31: The Raiders Descend the Mountain

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Afterwards, Su Mu who was armed with a long knife, a sturdy wooden bow, a short spear, and a knapsack, as well as a long spear that the raider had dropped after his death, entered the back of the mountain of the village once more.

This time, after leaving the village, apart from raising his level to Level 40 to meet the requirements of becoming an ‘Elite Soldier’, Su Mu also wanted to save as many free attributes as possible. Another important task was to survey the surrounding environment of the territory.

In the game’s terminology, it was to open up a map.

Avril had a map in her hands.

However, that map was extremely incomplete.

Apart from recording the location of the territory, the surrounding terrain, and the location of the nearest county, the rest was a general outline.

To identify what the minerals, resources, and enemies were, as well as whether there were other player territories established near the village, Lord Avril had to send people to explore.

Since the village did not have any spare manpower, this task was handed over to Su Mu.

Throughout the entire village, only Su Mu, who had the highest strength and the highest level of intelligence, was suitable to complete this task.

…

“Roar!”

In the blink of an eye, another few days had gone by.

In a forest far away from Chang’an Village, Su Mu, whose body was covered in blood, stabbed out with his spear, piercing through the head of a huge monster in front of him, killing it amidst its mournful wails.

[You have killed a violent earth brown bear. Obtained 1000 experience points.]

When the three-meter-long brown bear was thoroughly dead, Su Mu opened his attribute panel and checked his current attributes.

After a few days…

Su Mu’s footsteps spread to every corner of the nearby mountains, hunting hundreds of wild animals.

The vast majority were ferocious beasts such as wolves, cubs, and brown bears.

After several days of hunting, Su Mu not only raised his level from Level 30 to Level 33, but he also saved more than 30 points of free attribute while his ‘Intermediate Spear Throwing Skill’ reached the maximum level!

Moreover, Su Mu had fully explored the resources and minerals in the surrounding mountains. This time, Su Mu’s goal had been perfectly achieved!

…

Deep in the mountains and forests.

On top of a hill, there was a simple camp.

On the stone chair at the top of the hall, there sat a muscular man in his thirties and forties. He had a square face and a full beard.

His name was Hank. He was the leader of this village and had just entered Level 40.

In this world, a person’s strength was measured from before the job change to after the job change then to becoming a soldier. After Level 30, there was a stage for every ten levels.

Between each of these levels, there was a huge gap that was very difficult to cross.

The reason why Hank was able to break through to Level 35 was because he had come into contact with a person.

Blair was a vampire count!

Vampires could be classified into the following: Count, Marquis, and Duke. Upon becoming a count, they would acquire a skill that could accommodate ordinary soldiers. At a minimum, their strength could soar to Level 20.

However, there was also a drawback. It would be difficult for this person to break through in the future unless the bloodlings were willing to evolve their bloodlines, and their life and death would be controlled by the bloodlings.

“Have Barlow, Jim, and the others returned?”

Hank sat on the stone chair, crossed his legs, and spoke coldly.

It had been several days since Barlow and the others had left the mountain. According to the stipulated time, they should have returned a long time ago.

However, Barlow and the others had been gone for a few days, and there was no news at all. This made Hank feel very strange.

“Reporting to the chief, Barlow and the others have not returned yet… I wonder if something has happened.”

One of his underlings reported to him with a podao on his back.

“They haven’t returned yet?”

Hank was a little angry. His originally expressionless face suddenly became irritable as he stood up.

As Hank got up, the surrounding underlings all became nervous.

They all knew that if their boss got angry, the consequences would be very serious.

A worse case would be receiving a beating and scolding, and the worst-case scenario would be…getting killed!

Part of the reason for this was because he had been enlightened by Lord Blair. It was very easy for Hank to lose his mind and kill people randomly!

“Hmph! Do they think that my Bloody Claw Village is too small to accommodate them?”

Hank snorted coldly. The anger in his heart was about to burst out.

The reason why Hank was able to have his current strength was because Lord Blair had praised him and given him a chance.

At the same time, it was also an order for Hank to build a village here to rob houses and homes. It was already filled with military funds!

It was even said that when the time was right, Hank would raise the banner high up with Lord Blair!

And Barlow and the others were the mountain raiders that Hank had sent down the mountain to pillage and scout the way.

But now, they were telling Hank that there was no news at all after they went down the mountain. If Hank continued to delay, then wouldn’t his task of collecting food and resources be failed?!

If Lord Blair blamed Hank for this, then what would happen?

“Boss, please calm down… I think Barlow and the others must have encountered some trouble at the foot of the mountain, that’s why they haven’t returned to the stronghold for a long time.”

The underling sugarcoated it as he spoke nervously at the side, afraid that his boss would end his life with a single stab.

“Hmph, what could have happened! It’s most likely that he ran away. If I knew where he was, I would have killed him and skinned him alive!”

Hank’s tone was cold, and the knife in his hand was almost pulled out.

Hank’s subordinate was nervous.

However, venting Hank’s anger would not solve the problem.

‘Clang!’

Hank threw the teacup in his hand on the ground and spoke with a cold snort.

“Forget it. Since Barlow and the others are not back yet, I’ll make a trip myself!”

Hank snorted coldly, furious at the incompetence of his subordinates.

But there was nothing he could do. The stipulated time was getting closer and closer.

If Hank couldn’t come up with so many resources by then, the higher-ups would probably be very anxious.

Perhaps…they would make his life worse than death!

Thinking of Lord Blair’s methods, Hank’s scalp suddenly went numb.

He might as well be punished by Lord Blair. He might as well go down the mountain earlier and personally gather enough resources!

Then, Hank softly ordered a black shadow behind him.

“I will do what you asked me to do. I will now reorganize the troops in the stockade and personally go down the mountain. Please go back and report it. Give me a little more time.”

The black shadow did not say anything. It just nodded gently and disappeared into the darkness.

Hank looked at the disappearing black shadow with a look of yearning. Then, he turned his head and shouted to his underlings who were sitting down.

“Everyone, pack up. In three days, everyone will follow me down the mountain!”

After Hank said that, the entire stockade was in an uproar!