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If they check the bronze medal with the ghost face, they will find that the military merits inside are exactly the same as those gained during this experience.
This was a batch of apes that Chen Mu had specially assigned to them. Firstly, it was to make the illusion of the deceiving god more real, and secondly, it was also considered as transportation fees for these people.
As they thought about it, everyone regained their composure and left in twos and threes. Shi Dechun scratched his chin and ran to other barracks to inquire about various rumors as usual.
Chen Mu returned to the room and sat cross-legged on the cushion.
He obtained the bronze medal with a ghost face, and as the power of the Yin spirit was injected into it, a cool breath suddenly came from the palm of his hand.
The vague restlessness and desire for destruction brought by the blood-red light from the outside world dissipated instantly. It was also the effect of this bronze medal that allowed these auxiliary soldiers to maintain clarity outside the camp, otherwise who knows how much chaos would have been caused.
The cool breath quickly disappeared, and then a series of information emerged in my mind.
Seeing that he had accumulated 1,005 military merits, Chen Mu couldn't help but smile.
"In half a month at most, I can save up three thousand."
"Then we can exchange for the secret method and find a way to switch teams and stay in the camp."
The bodies of the red-eyed water apes that were carried every day reminded us of the dangers outside. It was easy to deal with the dead ones, but if a group of escaped fish suddenly jumped in front of us that day, wouldn't it be the end? So, we still have to stay in the camp.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 440 Conspiracy
More than ten days passed in a blink of an eye.
At the foot of a small hill somewhere, a row of flame-powered vehicles were moving further and further away.
Chen Mu looked at the large group of red-eyed water apes not far away and smiled.
The ground was rippling like water waves, and Shi Dechun and others slowly emerged from the ground.
He cheerfully directed everyone to come forward, but in his heart he could not help but sigh: "That Niu Chengzong is such a good man."
The information provided by the other party has made him gain a lot during this period, and the military merits recorded in the bronze medal of the ghost face have increased rapidly. As long as there are another two or three hundred, it will exceed three thousand!
While he was thinking, he put the water ape into the Five Ghosts Bag.
I accidentally discovered that many of the aquatic monkeys I caught today were giant aquatic monkeys four or five meters tall.
"Before, most of them were two or three meters long, but now there are more and more of these big ones."
"Are we about to attack the water ape's core nest?" The joy in his heart slowly dissipated.
"Forget it, it's useless to think too much, let's just rob the rich and help the poor."
"In three days at most, I will be able to earn enough military merit to exchange for the secret technique."
"When the time comes, we can hide in the camp and won't have to worry about whether the battlefield is dangerous or not."
……
Somewhere on a hill.
Hong Xiu, Fei Yong and Niu Chengzong stood together, watching the people below obediently handing over their commission, and they all smiled.
"Brother Hong has become very famous recently." Fei Yong joked with a smile.
Hong Xiu's face darkened.
After all, I became a substitute.
When that person got the news, he started to bully other gangs everywhere, targeting his reputation. He was polite and modest, but in the rumors, he became more and more vicious.
Recently, many people have been looking at him with strange eyes, which makes him nervous all day long, fearing that some tough guy will come to seek revenge on him.
"Brother Hong is the smartest one," the short, fat and sturdy Niu Chengzong praised in a muffled voice.
"With that man's help, we can easily disperse those small bands of robbers."
"Either they decide it's not worth it and stop doing it, or they get recruited by us."
"This is why more and more convoys are offering to pay for the passage. Tsk tsk..."
"What a trick!"
"Okay, let's stop talking nonsense and think about how to deal with that person." Hong Xiu smiled and waved his hand, feeling quite pleased with his original idea.
Then he stopped smiling and said solemnly, "We can't let him continue to rob. There are fewer and fewer small groups of robbers. If he is greedy, he might attack us."
"Brother Hong, if you have any ideas, just tell me." Fei Yong grinned grimly.
He still clearly remembered the hatred of being pinned to the ground by that man.
"This person must have some terracotta warriors and ghost weapons, and he also knows a secret technique similar to the Black Wind Curse."
"He has the ability to capture and imprison people over a large area, and he can also sneak underground. His strength is extraordinary."
Fei Yong's face darkened when he heard this.
Niu Chengzong couldn't help but grin and scratch his head: "Can the three of us really deal with him together?"
"Of course we can't deal with them." Hong Xiu sneered, "But what if they are the general flag's ghost soldiers?"
"We spent so much military merit and gave so many gifts, wasn't it just for this day?"
"That General Hu won't do anything if he doesn't contribute!" Hong Xiu said coldly.
……
Inside the barracks of the B3rd Banner.
Shi Dechun came close to Chen Mu and said, "How about we just pay the toll?"
"I recently heard that Hong Xiu, Fei Yong and others have joined forces, and 80% to 90% of the strong men have been dispersed and recruited by them."
"We promise that as long as 30% of the aquatic apes are handed over, we can keep everyone safe."
"More and more people are coming to pay us on their own initiative. If we continue to stand firm and stand out from the crowd, we may get into trouble."
Chen Mu raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
These days, they were busy robbing each other, but they didn't expect that these scattered looting groups would start to band together.
Moreover, they have changed from violent robbery to setting up checkpoints on the road and taking a commission, which is a gentle method of cutting flesh with a soft knife.
There is an expert among this group of people!
"If everyone starts paying tolls, then we will indeed stand out." Chen Mu nodded slightly.
If he continued to stay out, he might be targeted by the enemy. His military merits were almost enough, so he might as well return to the third flag and stop doing this.
"That's right." Shi Dechun nodded repeatedly.
"That Lord Hong Xiu is very powerful and domineering."
"I heard that he would attack any gang of strongmen who refused to obey him and take away 50% of the spoils."
"Many looting groups worked hard for a long time, but most of their goods were taken away in one go. It would be better to just carry the apes."
"Many small groups disbanded because of this, and many of them were incorporated into the Hong Xiu."
"Its power is growing stronger and stronger, and everyone has no choice but to give in."
While Chen Mu was listening to Shi Dechun's chatter, he was thinking about which secret method to practice, but the more he listened, the weirder his expression became.
Go to my house? Take away 50% of the ape? Isn't this talking about me?
And you are so overbearing? Slander! This is pure slander!
Didn’t I always give you good advice?
They gave me 50% of the profits willingly!
And recruiting and expanding? What the hell is that? I didn't recruit anyone?!
After listening carefully for a while, Chen Mu gradually understood.
So, it was that Hong Xiu who was using my name to expand his gang and set up checkpoints to make money?
I worked hard to break up the gang, but you followed behind and recruited them to make money?
Outrageous!
Chen Mu's face darkened at that moment.
Someone is taking advantage of you!
……
The next day.
Somewhere under a hill.
Hong Xiu, Fei Yong and Niu Chengzong got together again.
"The message has been sent."
"That General Hu is also hiding in a small team."
"As long as that person acts according to the list I gave him, his fate is already determined." Hong Xiu said calmly.
"Having a ghost soldier commander escort him on his way is considered to be giving him enough respect."
Niu Chengzong and Fei Yong looked at each other, and their eyes turned cold when they looked at Hong Xiu.
If we talk about insidiousness, this guy is the most insidious. He used the man as a knife and then killed him. It's insidious, it's really insidious!
"If I wasn't afraid of alerting the enemy, I would definitely go with him." Fei Yong said with regret and hatred: "I really want to see how that guy ends up."
"In more than half a month, almost all the troublemakers in the Yanxing tribe were dealt with by that person. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to recruit and expand so smoothly."
"Such ruthless people are rare. It's a pity that I don't have the chance to meet them." Niu Chengzong also shook his head and sighed.
Then the next moment, five balls of black wind suddenly rose from the ground, and a team of fifty or sixty people were immediately thrown into the sky.
A surging force descended from the sky, and Hong Xiu and the other two were pinned to the ground.
Fei Yong's face suddenly turned red, and the aggrieved experience from the past came back to his mind. He couldn't help but roared in anger, but he was still pinned to the ground and couldn't move.
Hong Xiu also stared at Niu Chengzong with a grim face.
You are such a crow's mouth!
Are you still reluctant to meet me? Fuck your grandma!