Meanwhile, Feng Xiaohao's condition showed little sign of improvement. Although Ye Miao hadn't given him any hardship over the past few days, he remained quiet and silent, yet extremely obedient.

Being obedient and trying hard to reduce his presence is basically Feng Xiaohao's entire personality at this stage.

Ye Miao was upset about this, but she couldn't think of a good way to help him get out of this. Later, one afternoon, the legal team split into two factions over some minor issues. The argument was raging in her first-floor living room. Suddenly, Ye Miao had an idea. She left and ran to the reception hall to announce a new recruitment.

【Ye Miao】If there are any psychology professionals, please contact me.

As soon as the news was released, it sparked a lot of discussion.

"It seems the boss is really working on something new."

"A few days ago it was the law department, and today it's psychology. What the hell is the boss doing?"

Ye Miao, who had only posted the announcement as a test drive, waited a moment before finally receiving a response. Several members sent messages asking what was going on. The most impressive of them, Liu Ying, had recently joined the territory, but she had previously studied psychology at a top-tier university, earning both a master's and a doctorate. Even though she died before graduation, her major was likely still quite strong, and she was currently a level 70 priest.

After the legal team's meeting, Ye Miao and others asked her to meet at their doorstep. After briefly explaining the situation, they took her upstairs and knocked on Feng Xiaohao's door.

Less than two seconds later, the door opened. Feng Xiaohao stood inside, looking at Ye Miao with his usual nervous expression, "Boss, you're looking for me..."

"This is Doctor Liu." Ye Miao briefly introduced him, then turned to Liu Ying and said, "Give it a try. Don't be too stressed. It's okay if you can't solve it."

Feng Xiaohao was panicked when he heard this: "Solve what..."

"You don't have to be nervous." Ye Miao patted his shoulder, "I'm downstairs, call me if you need anything."

After that, she went downstairs neatly, leaving them some space. No one called Ye Miao for the next hour and a half, but Ye Miao vaguely heard some movement, as if Feng Xiaohao was crying loudly.

The next morning, Liu Ying came again, saying she had an appointment with Feng Xiaohao. Ye Miao followed her upstairs and went out to kill monsters.

After returning at noon, Chu Cheng brought lunch to her door, and she ate alone in the restaurant on the first floor. Halfway through her meal, there was a knock on the door upstairs. Ye Miao put down her chopsticks and looked up. After waiting for a while, Feng Xiaohao hesitantly came downstairs.

Liu Ying also came down, but she deliberately slowed down her pace. When Feng Xiaohao got down to the first floor, she stopped at the corner of the stairs between the first and second floors and watched.

Feng Xiaohao looked back at her nervously, and she gave him an encouraging look. Feng Xiaohao continued to walk forward, and when he reached Ye Miao, he spoke in a low voice: "Boss, I..."

After saying just three words, he turned his head to look at Liu Ying. Liu Ying raised her thumbs up, saying: Come on!

Ye Miao pretended not to see all this. Feng Xiaohao swallowed and said tremblingly: "I want to borrow some money, can I..."

Ye Miao blinked and asked calmly, "What's it for?"

"Orange soda..." Feng Xiaohao clenched his hands at his side into fists to suppress his fear. "I...I want to buy some of the orange soda I had when I had wontons the other day."

"That's it." Ye Miao laughed easily, took the backpack that was left aside, and casually took out a few hundred gold coins and handed them to him, saying like a child, "Buy a few more bottles, save them and drink them slowly, and buy yourself some lunch. The money is not borrowed, it's my treat."

"Thank you, boss!" Feng Xiaohao suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, a long-lost smile appearing on his face.

Then, encouraged by Liu Ying's eyes, he walked out alone. Liu Ying then came downstairs and sat in front of Ye Miao's door, her expression complicated. "When you told me about this yesterday, I thought it was a bit exaggerated. I didn't expect the actual situation to be even more exaggerated. That player from Red Maple Village is really too miserable, isn't he?"

"Yeah." Ye Miao sighed, paused, and then said, "I have some ideas, I don't know if they will work, you can listen to them first."

Liu Ying: "What?"

Ye Miao directly opened the interface and pushed the contact information of three people to Liu Ying: "These three are also psychologists. If possible, I hope you can form a team to provide psychological counseling for players. As for the cost, if the players find you on their own, you can agree on the price. If it is a territory that needs it, we can negotiate the price separately."

“…Is it so strong?!” Liu Ying’s eyes widened when she heard this.

Although the territory she had stayed in before was not as abnormal as Red Maple, nor did it have the system of dividing members into different levels like Sweet Orange, its development was indeed poor. There were only a few chefs in the territory, and the highest-level chef's cooking skill was only level 40. Not only was the taste mediocre, but the amount of food that could be made was also limited. In addition, there were not many gathering players, so there were times when everyone could not buy food.

Look at them again – they were also established after the apocalypse, and they’ve already started to pay attention to their members’ mental health issues!!!

Liu Ying felt like she was dreaming. After a long pause, she slowly nodded, "I think it's okay. I'll give it a try."

"Thank you for your hard work." Ye Miao smiled. "You can communicate with those three first. If they are willing to join, we can create a group or come to me to talk."

"Okay." Liu Ying nodded. "Xiaohao needs to proceed step by step as well. I guess I'll have to come here every day from now on."

"No problem, come anytime." Ye Miao thought back to Feng Xiaohao, who had mustered up the courage to make a request, and his smile deepened. "I was worried he wouldn't be able to change it, but now it seems there's still hope."

Liu Ying hummed, "She's still young, so she won't be under too much pressure for long. Give me some time, and it should be fine."

Just like that, following the legal team, the psychology team also began to be formed. The next day, Ye Miao woke up feeling chilly. Walking to the window, he saw a small, mutated earthworm shivering on the windowsill. He quickly moved it to the warmer bedside table. Then, he opened the curtains and saw the outside was already covered in a blanket of silver.

"The mode has switched again!" Ye Miao exclaimed.

The previous mode was a frenzied beast tide, primarily unfriendly to gathering players. However, she had helped connect gathering players with combat players from the very beginning, ensuring that both sides could travel together and largely resolve safety issues. The 15 days passed without any problems.

Now this new mode of freezing weather seems to be a little more difficult to endure.

People always seem insignificant in front of nature, especially in the end times, when extreme heat or cold can have a huge impact.

but……

Ye Miao looked at the falling snowflakes and tilted his head slightly: This looks more suitable for attacking Hongfeng Village.

In extreme weather, her territory might not fare much better, but places like Red Maple Village were bound to be even worse. And for the lower-level players... if it was just miserable before, now it's probably already hell on earth.

In such a situation, people's morale was low and resentment was everywhere. If she went to attack, many players might not stand up to help her, but they would certainly not fight for Wei Hua.

Ye Miao now understood from his own perspective why fighting a war requires "the right time, the right place, and the right people."

In Tianju Village, a while ago, a beast tide struck. While the foragers suffered greatly, the combatants were having a blast, grinding monsters daily and turning in a ton of supplies. Many combatants rose through the ranks and gained unprecedented benefits, while the foragers were naturally pushed down, with the vast majority relegated to the bottom tier of E and F ranks, struggling to make ends meet.

The situation had suddenly changed overnight. Before the gathering players could react, some combat players were already cursing: "Damn it, the system is inhumane! How could winter come so suddenly? Are the monsters going to hibernate?"

After finishing breakfast and leaving the territory, the combat players soon discovered that the combat players who had just cursed at the monsters had unfortunately come true. The monsters had indeed begun to hibernate. Everyone wandered around the territory, and there were only some low-level monsters such as rabbits, ferrets, and wild boars. As for the number of monsters, not to mention compared with the beast tide period a while ago, even compared with the normal time before, it was less than one-tenth.

"Oh my God, the monsters disappeared without any sign! The next rating will definitely be ruined! Life is unbearable!" Combat players complained bitterly.

The gathering players were also very nervous because as soon as they went out they saw that the bushes were covered with thick snow, the rice fields no longer refreshed, and the fruit trees became bare.

But they soon discovered there was always a way out. While there wasn't anything to gather on the surface, a wealth of root crops had appeared below, and mushrooms and other things had even sprouted in obscure places in the forest. Furthermore, while the original orchard was bare, the hawthorn trees at the foot of the mountain were now laden with fruit, each one vibrant and plump, lovely and bright red!

In addition, snowberry also appeared in the snow - in fact, theoretically this setting is not scientific, because although this thing is called this name, it does not really mature when it snows.

But anyway, the gaming world has overturned many things. As long as you can survive, it doesn’t matter what you look like. Who cares whether it’s scientific or not!

After fifteen days of slump, the foragers were abuzz with excitement. They gathered their friends and went out to pick mushrooms and vegetables, their backpacks bulging with bags. As for the disappointed combat players, the foragers were indifferent. They'd been so hard-pressed for the past fifteen days, and the combat players hadn't offered a helping hand. They were all laughing at them, some even gloating.

Now, it’s finally their turn as collecting players to show off their prowess!

In the villa in the territory's residential area, Lord Zhou Xian stood on the balcony, feeling the subtle changes in the atmosphere of the territory. He was not worried at all, but instead felt that this was a good thing.

As a lord, he didn't care about the disunity of the player group; he even thought it was a good thing, as it prevented anyone from ganging up on him. Instead, he preferred to see the law of the jungle, where everyone in his territory fought tooth and nail for survival. This way, the territory would receive endless resources and his power would be more secure.

Therefore, whether during the Beast Tide or the current new mode, Zhou Xian remained aloof from any conflicts between players. Even if they got mad at each other, or if someone died in a fight outside their territory, he wouldn't interfere. After all, it was the apocalypse, and death was perfectly normal in such a world.

12:00 noon, Tiaodeng Town.

An Ruoying walked out of her residence and breathed a long sigh of relief. She was glad that she had just learned from "Pure Land" and conducted a round of recruitment.

Unlike many lords who frantically piled up combat power for safety after establishing their territory, An Ruoying, a business simulation game enthusiast and avid reader of apocalyptic literature, prioritized food resources from the moment she built her refuge. Therefore, in addition to having enough combat players in her territory, her territory also boasted a significant number of players skilled in gathering and cooking.

Therefore, in Tiaodeng Town, food prices have never been high. Even compared with the famous "Pure Land", they are not much more expensive.

However, other aspects of Tiaodeng Town were lacking. For example, they lacked sufficient blacksmiths, tailors, and pharmacists. Previously, An Ruoying had thought she had done well, believing that no one establishing a territory could possibly be comprehensive. But after upgrading the town and opening the auction house, where everything could be sold except for food with a short shelf life, she saw the prices for "Pure Land" equipment and was devastated.

It turns out that there are people who can really do everything!

So when recruiting new members a few days ago, An Ruoying focused on several "shortcomings" and expedited the recruitment of a wave of scarce talents.

As soon as the model was refreshed today, this group of talents was put to use immediately!

When the members of the territory went out in the morning, the first thing they discovered was that the monsters had disappeared and some new varieties of crops had appeared. But after a morning, everyone basically realized that there were some other detailed changes besides this.

For example, severe cold weather caused the durability of gathering equipment to decrease slightly faster, though not by much, likely due to digging frozen soil. However, if the territory's previous equipment supply was used, it would inevitably fall behind in replacement. This problem has now been largely resolved.

For example, staying outside for too long can lead to freezing. Just like eating cold drinks in high-temperature mode, this problem can be solved by eating certain dishes, but this time the game also offers a new way: wearing warm clothing. If you do the math, buying cotton clothes is much cheaper than buying certain foods every day, and it's also more friendly to players who can't eat spicy food.

For example, prolonged exposure to the snow has a chance of triggering frostbite. Initial observations by the team members indicate that this effect has little to do with food or clothing; it's purely a matter of chance. There are two solutions. One is to slowly heal the frostbite, but the recharge time is extremely long, and it's estimated to take at least several days to heal. The frostbite will be painful and itchy until it heals, which is quite annoying. The other solution is to purchase Frostbite Medicine. This item has never been seen before, but many pharmacists who received the card have learned it, but they didn't craft it because they didn't have the need. Now, seeing the demand, they immediately put it on the market, and everyone in the territory is stockpiling it.

If there had not been that wave of new recruitment, this model would have been very difficult for Tiaodeng Town.

An Ruoying walked into the market to pick out cotton clothes, and unknowingly lost her mind. For some reason, she was thinking: I really want to make friends with the Lord of "Pure Land"...

This mode is definitely no difficulty for "Pure Land"!

This model is indeed not difficult for "Pure Land".

In the small town that became rich overnight, Zheng Minhui cheered for joy when he found that snow and ice were coming. Zhang Jianjun, who lived with him, saw him jumping around in the yard like a gorilla and thought that he had suddenly gone crazy.

Zheng Daxing went crazy for a while, then went back to his room to tinker for a while, then ran out with his backpack on his back, and without saying anything, he pulled Zhang Jianjun out: "Let's go, let's not go out today, let's set up a stall in the market!"

Zhang Jianjun was confused: "What kind of stall are you setting up?"

Zheng Minhui paused. "Did you forget? I told you to dig more sweet potatoes?"

"Ah—" Zhang Jianjun suddenly realized and slapped his forehead, "You really got the gamble!"

Unlike many players who start digging sweet potatoes only when they see a large number of root crops refreshed, Zheng Minhui has been collecting sweet potatoes since the previous mode, which was when the temperature was extremely high.

His thinking was simple: if we could draw inferences from one instance, since the game already had extreme high temperatures, how could there not be extreme low temperatures? Selling roasted sweet potatoes when the weather gets cold wouldn't be a problem!

In this way, Zheng Minhui had unknowingly accumulated several thousand sweet potatoes. After all, the food had no expiration date and could be stored anywhere without worrying about spoilage.

Zhang Jianjun was impressed and praised him all the way: "You are really good, you have some skills. Tsk tsk, let's make a good profit this time, and then we can relax a little bit."

"Yes!" Zheng Minhui's face lit up with joy. "Tell you what, I also found out that roasted sweet potatoes are blue-quality food, which means that in our territory, the selling price is between 20 and 40 gold. We should leave some profit margin for the chefs, and it's okay if we raise the price a bit."

"Okay!" Zhang Jianjun agreed.

The sweet potato stall was set up, and the cooking players were attracted. Anyone who could cook dishes that required sweet potatoes gathered around. They were shocked by the pile of sweet potatoes that piled up like a small mountain. "It's only been half an hour, how did you get so many sweet potatoes?!"

"I saved it up before," Zheng Minhui said without hiding anything. "There was a high-temperature mode before, so I figured there must be a low-temperature mode, so I made some preparations in advance."

"That's a good idea!" He Kailai, who was closest, gave a thumbs-up. "You deserve to make money. How do you sell it?"

Zheng Minhui said, "If you're cooking at home, I suggest buying a set of 10 for 200 gold. If you're planning on selling it to a restaurant, I'd buy a set of 100 for 1,800 gold. Is that okay?"

"Let me think about it..." He Kailai said slowly, feeling that it was a bit expensive.

After all, baked sweet potatoes are only blue-quality food and can't be eaten as a proper meal, so a price of 20-25 gold is appropriate. If the cost is 18 gold each, the profit margin is very small.

However, according to the system, baked sweet potatoes can be mass-produced. On average, each one consumes much less energy than a regular dish, and the cooking time is significantly shortened. This means a lower profit is acceptable. After all, people don't tend to order just baked sweet potatoes at a restaurant; they need other dishes. He considers it an additional option to attract customers. Besides, it's not like he's completely unprofitable.

He Kailai made up his mind, but still tried to bargain: "Look, you know I own a shop. If sales are good, I can always come to you for more goods. Can you make it cheaper? 1500 gold per set is okay?"

"1500 is too low, let's go for 1700. It's really tiring to dig sweet potatoes. It was scorching hot, and I spent a lot of money on cold drinks alone." Zheng Minhui took a step back.

Finally, the two parties reached a deal at a price of 1,650 gold. He Kailai first ordered two sets, a total of 200 pieces, paid the money, and went back to the store with his backpack, feeling satisfied.

residential area.

Although Sun Aimei didn't get the roasted sweet potato card, she could make sweet potato porridge. Seeing the price at Zheng Minhui's place was reasonable, she bought a set of ten, washed and cut them into pieces, and cooked a large pot with rice. She packed two portions for herself, then divided out more than 20 portions and called her daughter, "Yuanyuan, bring this porridge over when you go to feed the animals this afternoon and share it with everyone."

"Okay!" Sun Yuanyuan agreed crisply.

Ever since joining Get Rich Overnight, Sun Yuanyuan has been raising livestock with Lu Weiwei and Su Xinran. Because of her young age, her teammates have been very caring towards her, and Sun Aimei, grateful for her efforts, often makes food for everyone.

After a quick nap at noon, Sun Yuanyuan headed out with her backpack. The territory wasn't too cold yet, even with the initial onset of freezing weather. If nothing unexpected happened, the temperature inside should slowly drop, like in high-temperature mode. Even so, there was a chill. The warm, sweet sweet potato porridge Sun Yuanyuan served was a huge hit. Even though everyone had just finished lunch, they couldn't wait to dig in.

Lu Weiwei and Su Xinran discussed it privately. They finished their porridge while it was still hot, then picked up a few eggs from the duck nest and stuffed them into Sun Yuanyuan's mouth. "Come on, take this egg back. I remember your mother can make salted duck eggs. Let her make some for you!"

"Thank you, sister!" Sun Yuanyuan smiled happily.

In the red brick house, Meng Xiaomeng's threshold was broken down.

In fact, there are quite a few tailors in the territory now, but she has been here the longest, has the greatest fame and the best reputation, so she is the first one the members think of when they want to make new clothes.

At this moment, all the players in the living room were watching, wanting to see what kind of warm clothes Meng Xiaomeng could make.

Meng Xiaomeng flipped through her skill list and found that she had unlocked a few of them.

Blue-quality cotton coats and trousers can be made, as can the more elegant purple-quality fox fur cloak. In addition, there are small items such as cotton boots, leather boots, cotton hats, and earmuffs, but the degree of protection they provide is limited. They are definitely not enough to keep you warm, and at most they are icing on the cake.

Meng Xiaomeng estimated the production time and told everyone, "How about this? I'll work overtime tonight and go to the market tomorrow morning. I'll try to put out 20 cotton coats and 20 pairs of cotton pants. Each person will be limited to one of each. First come, first served. Is that okay?"

"Okay." Most of the players nodded in agreement, while some higher-level players eagerly asked, "Can you make a fox fur cloak? My cotton coat and trousers are too swollen and ugly when I wear them, and their durability is also low. I want to order a cloak!"

Meng Xiaomeng answered truthfully, "I can do it, but I don't have the materials. I have to go to the market tomorrow to pick some."

Another player's eyes lit up nearby. "Can we order custom fabrics? I've saved up a few fox furs. How many do I need to make a cloak?"

Meng Xiaomeng looked at the panel again: "It will take five."

"Great, I have eight dollars! I'll give you five dollars and I'll pay the deposit for the cloak!" She said as she opened her backpack, waiting for Meng Xiaomeng's quote. Seeing that she just needed OEM work, Meng Xiaomeng charged her 300 gold coins as a fee and asked her to pick it up tomorrow night.

…She has a fox fur cape!

The member who placed the order left with a smug look on his face amid the envy of other players.

In the kitchen on the first floor of the villa, Chu Cheng meticulously prepared the food. Half an hour later, new dishes, each gleaming with a faint purple light, emerged from the oven, each neatly wrapped in tin foil.

【Name: Sweet Cheese Sweet Potato】

【Quality: Purple】

[Description: Has a good effect in dispelling cold, and physical strength will not decrease within 1.5 hours after consumption.]

Chu Cheng put the [Sweet Cheese Sweet Potato] portions into his backpack, put away the other dishes, walked out of the door leisurely, and started delivering takeout in the residential area.

As the number of territory members increases, the residential area expands little by little. There are no buildings in the game that can accommodate dozens of families at the same time. Independent small courtyards and small houses are spread out, which takes up a lot of space. Now the area of ​​the entire residential area may be comparable to Tiantongyuan, which is known as the largest community in the universe.

But fortunately, it was an invitation-only system, and most players were within the villa area, which directly reduced the difficulty of delivering food. 30 minutes later, Chu Cheng had delivered to the last house, which was Ye Miao's residence.

He knocked on the gate and waited for about two minutes. The gate opened and it was Feng Xiaohao who came to open it.

"Are you here to see the boss?" Feng Xiaohao asked.

"Yeah." Chu Cheng responded, strode into the living room, walked directly to the dining table, and put out the dishes one by one.

Feng Xiaohao looked at him, then at the food, then back at him. He hesitated for a long time, recalling what Liu Ying had said, and whispered, "It smells so good..."

"?" Chu Cheng glanced at him, a little surprised. After thinking for a moment, he took out the portion that was originally reserved for him and said, "Take this and eat it. I'll go to a restaurant later."

Feng Xiaohao's heartbeat still quickened for a few seconds. He gritted his teeth, took it as calmly as possible, and then forced a smile: "Thank you!"

"Not bad." Chu Cheng looked at him, reached out and touched his forehead, and said earnestly, "Stay here at ease. This is not Hongfeng Village, and we are not those people from Hongfeng Village. We will not bully you."

Feng Xiaohao was still a little dull, his eyes still empty. He was silent for a moment before nodding and saying, "Thank you."

"Hey, Xiaohao is out?" Ye Miao came downstairs at this time. Seeing Feng Xiaohao there, she was a little surprised and asked him, "Where's Liu Ying?"

"Just left." Feng Xiaohao obviously had a more severe PTSD about the identity of lord. He became obviously restrained when he saw Ye Miao, but he still answered the question, and at least he didn't tremble.

In Hongfeng Village, Wei Hua stood by the window admiring the snow while listening to his subordinates explain the various settings of the new mode. He tutted his lips nonchalantly, "As usual, players staying in private homes and hotel rooms will be provided with free warm clothing. But for those scattered outside…" He paused, then said, "Just give them the clothes directly. Just write an IOU."

The subordinate was stunned when he heard this, thinking that the boss had suddenly shown some kindness, and hesitantly reminded: "That will require a lot of clothes."

Wei Hua added, "Provide medicine to the tailors and ask them to work overtime for a few days. If that doesn't work, go out and buy them out."

"...Are you sure?" The subordinate couldn't believe it, and was even more afraid of being held accountable later, so he added, "They may not even pay you back."

Wei Hua finally turned his head to look at him, saw the hesitation on his face, and smiled: "Don't worry, I have my own plans."

This sentence was like a reassurance. After hearing it, the subordinates stopped asking questions and did as they were told.

Hearing the door close, Wei Hua couldn't help but smile. He was obsessed with the thought of how many people would end up with unpayable debts after distributing these clothes, and then be forced to sign indentures.

When he heard that he could force members to sell their bodies, he hadn't imagined it would be so satisfying. The expression "tyrannical" truly meant you had to experience it to know how satisfying it was.

No wonder everyone once wanted to be king. Now, in this territory, he was the king whose word was final. Everyone's fate, even life and death, was in his hands.

He also imagined what it would look like after upgrading towns and cities.

When upgraded to a town, the upper limit of population will be increased to 3,000, and when upgraded to a city, it can have 10,000 people.

10,000 people, and selling 1,000 of them to him, wouldn't that be too much? Then, he could build himself a more luxurious private residence, like a castle or a Soviet-style house, and truly live a life of luxury.

A town that got rich overnight.

On the third day after the severe cold arrived, Ye Miao received the documents compiled by the legal team, which contained conviction plans for various "criminal acts" common in the end times. Although they were very general and rough and completely insufficient to form a reliable legal system, they were still a good start.

Among them, because Ye Miao specifically cited Wei Hua as an example when he was looking for them, there was a crime called "using the advantage of status to deprive others of their human rights and abuse, humiliate, and cause death." Later, there was also "using the advantage of status to deprive others of their human rights and abuse, humiliate, and cause serious harm to others" as a distinction.

But in fact, although the two charges are different, the final treatment is to kill them.

Ye Miao was somewhat surprised by this, because in the world before she traveled through time, the voices of the "abolitionists" were rising. In this game world, the values ​​before the apocalypse were probably similar to those in the real world. She had expected the legal team to be reluctant to kill people.

But if you think about it carefully, this isn't hard to understand. Topics like "abolishing the death penalty" are something that only arise in times of peace and prosperity. When people are living a stable life, they begin to discuss civilized topics, such as whether it's wrong to take someone's life, whether others have the right to do so, and how serious a crime warrants the death penalty.

But in the end times, order has collapsed significantly. Without legal constraints, those who want to do evil have fewer concerns, and the overall environment is completely different from the original "civilized world."

It is obviously not appropriate to engage in too much deep thinking about the "civilized world" at this time. Only by increasing the punishment can a deterrent effect be achieved.

"In troubled times, severe punishments are used" - this solution may not be perfect, but it does make sense.

After reading the entire document, Ye Miao felt that as long as he had enough combat power, he could attack Hongfeng Village at any time.

If they could successfully take it down, Wei Hua would kill him first. The remaining core members would then investigate one by one, sorting the "trash" according to the legal team's recommendations, determining which ones should be killed, whose property should be confiscated, and which ones should be left to fend for themselves among the monsters. This not only helped the lower-level players vent their anger, but also gave their members an opportunity to understand that they now had laws, and that they should weigh the consequences before committing any future misdeeds.

Having made up his mind, Ye Miao went to find Chu Cheng and asked him directly, "How is your recruitment going? How many people are there?"

Chu Cheng was startled when he heard this, then calmed down and said, "Come in and sit down."

The two of them walked into the living room and sat down. Chu Cheng went upstairs, retrieved his notes, and spread them out on the coffee table. "There are currently 2,512 people in the territory. I initially recruited players with combat skills of level 70 or higher, but only 174 of them signed up, which was definitely not enough for a territory war. Later, the requirement was relaxed to players with a level of 60 or higher, and 389 more people were added, for a total of 563 people."

Ye Miao: "Do you count us as one?"

Chu Cheng: "I didn't count it, but Yi Hang and the others did."

Ye Miao pondered and said, "It's not too much to assume that the two of us can be used as five people. That would make 573 people!"

"..." Chu Cheng raised his eyebrows and looked at her.

"Alright, alright, then we'll count it as one!" Ye Miao laughed dryly. "565 people might not seem like a lot, but Hongfeng is a village, with a maximum population of 1,000. There's no way we can count more than 500 people above level 60."

In any case, tripling the maximum number of people still has obvious advantages.

Chu Cheng nodded: "Indeed. But it will probably still be a tough fight, unlike the time in Fearless Village where we could end the battle quickly and secure victory."

"It can't be like that every time." Ye Miao didn't care. "Besides, how long did we prepare for that time? I don't want to delay the fight against Hongfeng this time. Look at Xiaohao, if we delay for even one day, someone else might be tortured to death by that pervert Wei Hua."

"I understand." Chu Cheng nodded, and after a moment of silence, he continued, "Have you ever considered telling everyone in advance that you're going to attack Hongfeng Village?"

Ye Miao was stunned and immediately said, "I haven't thought about it!"

Are you kidding? The territory now has over 2,500 people, half of whom have only been here a few days and have different ideas. If this news gets out, it will be impossible to suppress it. Red Maple Village will soon know and will definitely prepare defenses in advance, making victory unnecessarily more difficult for them.

"I understand your concerns," Chu Cheng said slowly. "Doing so will certainly alert the enemy, but I believe that Pure Land's greatest advantage has never been its numbers, but its environment. Those signing up to join the battle are basically veterans. New players either don't have a deep connection to the territory yet or have other concerns, so most are just sitting back and watching. But in reality, even the newcomers are mostly peaceful and kind, yearning for a better life. There are two sides to this coin: the more people yearn for a better life, the more likely they are to hate evil. If you tell them directly that you're going to attack Red Maple Village, and at the same time publicly publicize how unscrupulous Red Maple Village is, and openly tell them about examples like Xiaohao, many players who were originally on the sidelines might join the battle out of righteous indignation."

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