Not only Ke Gaojie, everyone was looking at each other in confusion, and the people at the back kept stretching their heads to look.

The team that had discussed before started discussing again.

"The strength of this territory is stronger than we imagined! Can we defeat them?"

"I think we can't beat him, right?"

"The defense is too high. We are attacking while they are repairing. It feels like we are being made a fool of ourselves."

"Didn't it mean that the ranking was low?"

"But the initial ranking seems to be based on the time of passing the test, rather than the strength. Some people passed the test later, but later caught up!"

"Is Ke Gaojie going to be mad now?"

"Keep your voice down and don't gloat over other people's misfortunes."

"I was just wondering, if he fails, will the reward he promised us still be there?"

...

...

“…”

The voices of several people became lower and lower, because many people around them began to talk.

They all knew one thing very well: Hope Village was a tough nut to crack.

Their ambitious lord, here

So will he choose to continue fighting or... surrender?

At this time, after calming down, Ke Gaojie was also thinking about this matter.

Then his eyes turned to the lord's control panel.

[Territory War: Open]

[Countdown: 23:12]

[Optional: Retreat]

[Note: Retreating is considered as surrender. If the challenged party wins without fighting, they will obtain part of the resources of the challenging party's territory. The resources are randomly selected.]

The moment he saw the news, Ke Gaojie gave up his plan to surrender.

Things have come to this point. He will lose the same amount whether he fights or not, so why not fight?

Could it be that he thought that the other party was not strong enough, so they had to waste time on the city wall?

This city wall can also be considered a territory building. If he is defeated, this city wall will most likely be his. Then wouldn’t he make a profit?

Furthermore, as a lord, he doesn't need to do anything himself, he just needs to sit in the rear. The result will be the same if he loses, and he will make a profit if he wins.

He was willing to give this tiny chance a try.

However, the original plan for a frontal attack had to be put on hold for the time being.

Maybe he would have some chance if he raided at night.

Ke Gaojie had an idea in a split second, and said, "Turn around and go into the Cloud Forest."

His attitude was too firm, and coupled with the deterrent effect he left behind before, even though many people felt intimidated at the moment, they still obeyed his orders and turned to the Cloud Forest.

In a moment, the entire team was hidden in the forest with the help of the dense trees.

After a short while, they started to set up camp on the spot.

After the team stopped again, there was a lot of discussion in the team again.

How can you hide yourself when you come here to fight?

Listening to the noisy voices at the scene, Ke Gaojie's face darkened a little, and he gave orders directly, "The enemy's wall defense is too strong. A frontal attack will not do us any good. I plan to launch a sneak attack at night. During this period, everyone is active in this forest. Now the captains of each team will lead the team to collect supplies nearby."

Everyone felt that there was some plan when they heard the first part of the speech, but after hearing the second part, many team leaders looked at each other in bewilderment.

They were asked to come out to fight, and even though the war hadn't started yet, they had to be given the energy to prepare. However, they were fleeced to the extreme and were asked to collect supplies.

What is this person thinking?

But thinking about this person's harsh and self-centered personality, I feel that it is only natural to do so.

He is not one to allow rejection.

His trusted team leader Ling Mingzhi knew his character very well. As soon as he finished speaking, he said straightforwardly, "Okay, Lord, we'll go right away."

Because talking too much will only make you boring!

After receiving an appreciative look from Ke Gaojie, the team went directly to the cloud forest to hunt and gather.

Even though the other teams complained in their hearts, they had no choice but to follow suit.

After the team had gone to collect, Ke Gaojie sat down to rest with a few orcs beside him, offered the beast meat that had been prepared long ago, and then began to ask questions.

"Have you ever encountered a wall like this? Is it true that we can only attack after the defenses are worn down?"

He made a conservative estimate that the defense power was at least tens of thousands. With the combat power of more than 200 people, they would never be able to break in no matter how long they fought.

Now he could only hope that the orcs could tell him some useful information.

"Yes, we must break the protective shield of the city wall. The city wall of Hope Village should be a primary city wall with a basic defense force of 80,000. How can it be broken by manpower, unless..." When the tiger-headed man O'Neill spoke, he dragged out the last syllable, obviously trying to arouse Ke Gaojie's interest.

"Unless what?" Ke Gaojie asked impatiently.

The tiger-headed man O'Neill looked at Ke Gaojie steadily and rubbed his two thumbs together.

Ke Gaojie: “…”

The next moment, Ke Gaojie directly handed over 1 silver coin.

These orcs are useful, but they require resources and money for everything.

He learned this gesture from the residents in the territory.

After the tiger-headed man O'Neill accepted the silver coins with satisfaction, he continued with a smile: "Unless you can make a special siege machine, the attack strength of the bronze-level siege machine is 11,000, the silver-level is 22,000, the gold-level is 33,000, the platinum-level is 44,000, the diamond-level is 55,000, and the legendary-level is 100,000. As long as you have a bronze-level one, continuous attacks will definitely break it."

"How can we get it?" Ke Gaojie listened and was instantly excited. If he had a siege weapon, wouldn't it be a natural thing to attack other territories?

"You have to find the blueprints first, and then ask the dwarven blacksmiths to help you make them. Such large and sophisticated weapons can only be made by the dwarves. I heard that the price is very high." Tiger-headed man O'Neill said directly, and there was a hint of pride in his expression. "We orcs don't need siege weapons. We have a large number of orcs, and we are thick-skinned and strong. We can directly hit the city, which is comparable to siege weapons."

"Then you guys..." Ke Gaojie listened and instantly had an idea.

"There are only four of us. We can't cause that much damage. Don't dream." O'Neal said quickly.

What a joke! They stayed in this human territory because life here is better than their previous territories. They can eat and drink well and get gold coins. But asking them to fight for them as if they were fighting for their own territory, in a word, it is impossible.

Many orcs died every time they attacked the city.

Their lives are not meant to be used at will by human overlords.

"The Beast Temple will be able to summon more orcs in the future." Ke Gaojie said, his eyes full of ambition.

By then, he will definitely be able to form his own orc army.

The four orcs did not comment on Ke Gaojie's words. With Ke Gaojie's current strength, it would be difficult for him to form an orc army and make them obedient, unless... he gave them money, a lot of money.

**

At this time, all the people in Hope Village had been waiting for a long time, but they had not seen the enemy team arrive yet, and they vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

Why is there no shadow yet?

At least people showed up, and they were mentally prepared to start the fight. If this hadn't happened, they would have been stuck in between, and always felt that time was wasting.

Zhou Bai was also looking at his control panel at this time.

There is a reminder that the territory war has started!

Since the other party has issued a challenge, he will definitely come.

But now that he hasn't appeared, there is only one possibility, that is, the other party has come, but did not choose to attack the city immediately.

Zhou Bai glanced at his own iron-clad city wall, his eyes flickered. It seemed that the city wall really made the other side "retreat".

At this time, Commander Bayer had also guessed it. He thought that the scale of this battle would be small, but he still overestimated the opponent's strength. If they didn't even dare to fight head-on, what was there to worry about?

He directly called the leaders of several teams and said, "If they come, they will definitely hide within our territory and wait for the right time to launch a surprise attack."

"So should we wait? Or take the initiative?" Li Xingteng asked eagerly.

"We don't know how many people are coming from the other side right now." Bayer glanced at Li Xingteng and said.

"I can go out and explore. We are very familiar with the surrounding environment." Li Xingteng said quickly. At this moment, he once again thanked Bayer for asking them to check the terrain of the territory and the distribution points of supplies. Now he has a reason to volunteer.

"I can do that, too." Zhou Zhengping also spoke up, and specifically said, "If we find them first, then we will have the initiative."

The initiative lies with the other party, but the other party is not moving. Now is their chance.

Bayer looked at it and continued, "We can indeed send people to investigate, but we don't need you. The other side may also have external forces like us. If you are discovered, you may not be able to escape."

As he spoke, Bayer looked at Heidi and Frey. They were magicians, and with their high levels, they could escape quickly even if they were discovered.

"Heidi, Frey, the two of you go search for their location. Once you know where they are, come back and report. Also, check if they have any professionals. How many are there?"

"Okay." Heidi and Freddy agreed without hesitation.

Then the two of them demonstrated magic once again in front of everyone.

I saw them draw a magic circle on the ground. When I stepped into it, a light flashed and they disappeared on the spot.

A group of people around were watching, their eyes shining unconsciously, the magician was really cool!

Bayer looked at them and said directly, "When you become professionals in the future, the territory war will be upgraded to a higher level, and you will basically be able to start fighting outside the territory. Today's battle will be regarded as a test for you."

As a commander, Bayer would never let go of such a ready-made target for training.

The Overlord Village Lord who attacked this time was a little smart, but not enough!

As a member of the Hope Village

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