Global Attack and Defense: random S-level at the start

Chapter 18
Fifth day, noon.

The light rain is still pattering down.

In front of the gate of a certain dilapidated village, two men stood.

One of them was about 50 to [-] years old, obese, with a belly, and a gentle expression with a hint of anxiety.

He was followed by a pack of wild dogs.

The other man was tall and thin, with a dark complexion, big shrewd eyes wandering around from time to time, with an impatient look on his face.

Behind him followed a group of light infantry armed with bucklers and swords.

Both of them were wearing plain raincoats, as if they were waiting for something.

Soon, another young man emerged from the forest,
Seeing him, the two waiting men immediately went up to him.

The young man was tall and strong, wearing a blue and white striped shirt and carrying a worn-out canvas bag, all of which had been soaked by the rain.

He had a messy beard that had obviously not been groomed for days,

Still holding a rusty ax in his hand, he moved slowly, and seemed not very interested in the visitor.

……

"Qiangzi, you're back!"

The obese middle-aged man hastily greeted him with a concerned expression on his face.
"Do you still go hunting alone on a rainy day? It's too dangerous!"

"You really don't have to work so hard!"

"As long as you have something to eat, you won't be hungry!"

"Everything will get better slowly."

The fat man spoke quickly, with a familiar tone.

"Thank you, Uncle Liu."

The scruffy young man replied in a young voice, then looked up at the tall and thin man next to him.

"This is your Uncle Li." Uncle Liu immediately introduced, "He is also a nearby lord. After hearing about your situation, he is also very concerned and wants to come and see."

"This is Wu Qiang. It turns out that he is the young man who lives next door to me." Uncle Liu turned to the tall and thin man again, and continued, "He is very nice, very quiet, and never troubles others."

"Hello," the tall and thin man surnamed Li stretched out his hand and carefully looked at the young man in front of him, "I heard about your situation. I'm sorry, but I will try my best to help. The lords of Hejian are all looking for cooperate."

Wu Qiang was still listless, touched the opponent's hand like a superficial touch, and then walked straight to his village.

"Actually, it doesn't need to be so troublesome, Uncle Liu." He said to the fat man as he walked, "It's fine if I'm alone."

"Don't say that, Qiangzi, I understand your difficulties."

Uncle Liu hurriedly ran to his wild dog soldiers, fetched a package, and followed him into the village.

The tall and thin man followed in.

But unlike Uncle Liu who entered alone,
The man didn't make a sound, but two light infantrymen followed him closely and entered the village.

Wu Qiang looked up, but the other party deliberately avoided his gaze, showing no intention of leaving the soldiers outside the city.

The young man didn't force it either, he just sighed softly, dragged his ax and walked towards his humble living room.

The two of them followed closely.

The village gate closes behind you.

……

"Lao Li, let me tell you, Qiang Zi may have done it."

"He floated to our Haozhou city alone to work, and he got up early and worked late every day."

"A hard-working kid."

"What a coincidence, after traveling here, we are still neighbors!"

"It's really helpless to do something like this. You have to help him."

……

Uncle Liu was still eloquent.

But the tall and thin man surnamed Li seemed to have no interest in these daily routines, and instead scanned the city with vigilance.

Soon, he saw a towering grotto in the center of the village.

Compared with the dilapidated village, the 20-meter-high grotto appears extremely huge.

From time to time there was black smoke and a strong smell of sulfur.

"Is this the barracks that Old Liu mentioned?" The tall and thin man looked greedily at the grotto, "The one whose weekly production is less than 1.0?"

Wu Qiang didn't answer, but walked into his own room.

The chubby Uncle Liu also poked Lao Li, signaling not to look at his assets presumptuously.

"This thing must be S-rank, right?"

The tall and thin man was only interested in the barracks, and his voice gradually became excited.

But he still didn't get an answer.

Seeing that the young man had already returned to the living room, he had no choice but to follow along, and at the same time kept scanning the defense layout in the city.

……

In the simple reception room, Uncle Liu placed a large bag of food on the wooden table.

……

"These are enough for two days, Qiangzi."

"I know you young people like to transfer money directly in the trading channel."

"But I'm still used to visiting, haha!"

"Besides, the lowest trading value is 1, and this 1 unit actually changes a lot."

"For a normal meal, you will lose 1. When you eat, you will keep adding noodles and rice until you reach the upper limit, and you will also lose 1! The amount of food you get in the end is quite different!"

"Any extra money can be saved!"

"I've shipped everything I've dug out to you."

"Eat it while it's hot, here's an egg! There's also salt, this thing is a rare thing now! Come, eat something salty, so you can work hard!"

……

"Thank you Uncle Liu."

Wu Qiang said in a low voice, without being polite, he directly picked up the food and ate it.

And the tall, thin man at the side also pretended to take out a tightly sealed bottle from his arms.

It contains tea leaves.

He poured a few sticks from the bottle and put them into Wu Qiang's enamel teapot filled with hot water.

The latter said nothing, just shook the cup to let the tea soak quickly, and then continued to eat.

……

"Old Li, Qiangzi doesn't like to talk, and doesn't like to go out. If you have been a neighbor for a year, if you don't visit, you won't see him a few times!"

"But what a nice boy."

"Look, you look talented, but you don't have a date yet."

"By the way, Lao Li, is there any suitable girl..."

……

"Young man." Lao Li directly interrupted Uncle Liu's daily chatter, and continued to insinuate, "Have you considered how to use that barracks? On your own, I'm afraid that the ten-day cycle is up, and you won't be able to hire a single soldier." Bar?"

……

"That's it!"

Before Wu Qiang could say anything, Uncle Liu started to talk eloquently again, making Old Li look helpless.

"It's not fair!"

"Let's just talk about me. Maybe it's because my level is not enough, so I can't develop."

"But Qiangzi has nothing to do!"

"He can't buy soldiers!"

"The daily output is 0.1! That's outrageous!"

"How does this make people play?"

"Did you see the system reward yesterday?"

"How unfair, someone like Qiangzi was excluded from the beginning!"

……

"That's why we have to be realistic." Lao Li said impatiently, "He is an adult, it's time to consider other ways, such as letting someone who has the ability to drive this thing do it for him."

At this time, Wu Qiang finished eating the bread on the table.

He picked up the salt shaker, sprinkled some grains on the peeled hard-boiled eggs, and swallowed it whole with a sip of tea.

After hiccupping, he stood up, picked up the rusty ax expressionlessly, and began to chop people.

……

(End of this chapter)