"Moreover, I suspect that the group I encountered was not the entire mercenary force; their main force should not have arrived yet."

Hearing Chen He say this, Ye Feng slowly said, "It seems we need to hurry."

“Indeed.” Rowling nodded in agreement.

The strategy of attracting refugees was crucial to the development of Silla City, so it was of great importance.

Moreover, if the plan to recruit refugees is successful, it may even attract other refugees. At that point, Ye Feng and his group will no longer need to actively contact the refugees; refugees from all over the southern region will spontaneously gather towards Silla City.

In this way, Silla City will never lack manpower again!

Therefore, we must be cautious and react quickly when dealing with the refugees, and we cannot let that mercenary team get there first!

"When do you think that mercenary group will arrive at the refugee settlement you discovered at the earliest?" Night Wind asked.

"It will take at least two days, and at most three or four days," Chen He said.

Night Breeze breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought they would arrive tonight or tomorrow."

"Not that fast."

Chen He smiled and said, "Those mercenaries are different from us. Our goal is to recruit refugees, not to forcibly arrest them, but the mercenary team will forcibly arrest them. And forcibly arresting those refugees naturally requires preparing things to imprison them, such as iron chains and iron cages."

"With these things slowing them down, the mercenaries naturally can't go very fast."

Night Breeze nodded in satisfaction and said, "In that case, let's set off after noon tomorrow."

Then Ye Feng looked at Jiang Wei and said, "The training for those new recruits needs to be brought forward. Tomorrow morning, you will distribute spirit stone magazines to them for live-fire training!"

"Isn't this too rushed?" Jiang Wei asked hesitantly.

“The main problem is that we don’t have enough time, and I’ve always believed that the battlefield is the best place to hone soldiers, don’t you think?” Night Wind said with a smile.

Jiang Wei looked enlightened and nodded emphatically: "Yes! I guarantee I will complete the mission!"

The following morning, Jiang Wei distributed the spirit stone magazines to the soldiers and began live-fire training.

Because mistakes during live-fire training could result in injuries or fatalities, this training was conducted in groups and batches. Jiang Wei was extremely careful throughout the process, fearing that something might happen that shouldn't have happened.

Fortunately, after a morning, the soldiers finally mastered live-fire shooting, and no accidents occurred.

After a night of rest and recuperation, Chen He's injuries have basically healed.

Moreover, Chen He's injuries were not very serious to begin with, and as a True Yuan Realm martial artist, his self-healing ability far surpasses that of ordinary people and low-level martial artists, so it is not surprising that his injuries healed so quickly.

After all the preparations were completed, Ye Feng prepared to lead the team to set off.

"Lord City Lord, are you going there in person?" Chen He asked.

"Of course, this is the first battle for our Silla City Legion. How could it be possible for the city lord to not be present?" Ye Feng said with a smile.

"In case something happens..."

Chen He was interrupted by Ye Feng before he could finish speaking.

"Don't talk about 'what ifs.' I'm a Saint Realm expert. Even if all of you die in battle, I won't be in any danger," Ye Feng said.

Chen He finally shut up.

Just then, Rowling flew down from the sky and landed lightly in front of the night breeze like a leaf.

“Ancestor, I’ll go with you,” Rowling said.

"No need, you have your own things to do, you don't need to follow me," Ye Feng said, waving his hand.

"But……"

Rowling had only uttered two words when Night Wind raised his hand to interrupt her.

"Why are you all so worried about me? Have you forgotten my strength?" Ye Feng said with a wry smile.

"After all, you are the city lord of our Silla City. If anything were to happen to you..." Luo Lin said hesitantly, and then stopped.

Ye Feng said nonchalantly, "Alright, stop trying to persuade me. I'm definitely going. As for you... you should stay in Silla City and manage the affairs here. You have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders, so you should worry about yourself."

Hearing Ye Feng say that, Rowling could only nod.

Suddenly, another voice rang out: "What about me? What about me?"

The night wind could tell who was speaking without even looking.

Apart from Zijing, who was known for her loud and boisterous behavior, probably no one else in Xinluo City would dare to be so unrestrained in front of him.

Of course, Luo Qing is an exception.

Night Wind looked at Zijing and said, "Alright, then you come with me, you'll act together."

"Great!" Zijing was overjoyed.

Rowling frowned and said, "Ancestor, isn't it a bit inappropriate for this guy to be traveling with you?"

“She is also a martial artist at the Separation and Union Realm, don’t underestimate her,” Ye Feng said.

“That’s right, don’t underestimate me!” Zijing said, hands on her hips.

Rowling glared at the clown with annoyance, then said, "Ancestor, it's not that I underestimate her, but I just feel that if this girl gets on the battlefield, she'll most likely just make things worse."

Zijing immediately objected, angrily saying, "After all you've said, aren't you still underestimating me?!"

Ye Feng immediately placed his hand on Zijing's crown, and the impetuous little girl finally shut her mouth and dared not say anything more.

Ye Feng laughed and said, "I'll keep an eye on her. If anything happens, I'll protect her."

Rowling sighed, "Alright, whatever makes you happy, Ancestor."

Jiang Wei has already brought his legion of three hundred men.

Among them are one hundred martial arts guards and two hundred new recruits.

In today's battle, the two hundred new recruits are the main force. According to Ye Feng's prediction, if nothing unexpected happens, these one hundred guards will not have a chance to fight at all.

"Is everything ready?" Night Wind asked loudly.

Chen He immediately stood up straight, as did Jiang Wei and the other new guards.

Seeing this, Ye Feng raised his right hand and then swung it down heavily: "Let's go!"

Night fell.

Wang Qiang did not return to the refugee settlement.

He is currently in the Death Mountains, and quite deep within them.

Although his sister Wang Qian repeatedly warned him not to go deep into the mountains to hunt, Wang Qiang eventually came here with animal traps and a bow and arrows.

Wang Qiang felt that as a man, he had to support his family.

Moreover, Wang Qian's arm is already crippled, specifically her right arm, leaving only her left hand, which she is not used to, intact.

Under these circumstances, Wang Qiang felt that even if hunting was dangerous, he could not back down, otherwise how would he support himself and his sister in the future?

But things always turn out differently than people expect.