As soon as Liu Feng and his men came ashore, they were hit by a burning smell in the air. The entire open space of the water fort was littered with charred corpses.

Liu Feng walked all the way to the depths of the water fort and stood in the main hall of the water fort which had been burned beyond recognition before he finally saw a living person.

They were lucky, and as they were in the main hall at the time, they fetched water in a hurry and soaked the entire room.

Then they dug a firewall along the open space and poured in a large amount of water, which barely saved their lives.

But the fire surrounded the entire water fort, the thick smoke and scarce oxygen made them suffocate, and the smoke they inhaled made their limbs weak.

Coupled with the scorching heat, the number of survivors could only be counted on one hand.

At the innermost part of the house, there was a man who was holding a big knife in his hand. He looked very weak, but his eyes were staring at Liu Feng.

“Crack…”

Wang Dian and others beside Liu Feng had already drawn their bows and arrows.

"You don't have to be so nervous."

"Go and search the entire water stronghold and make sure there's no one alive."

"Also, weapons, gold, silver, and treasures. Check if there are any cellars or anything like that. In short, bring everything you can onto the boat. Everyone will get a reward when we return to the village."

"yes……."

After what happened last night, they had a deeper understanding of their master. At this time, they were full of admiration for Liu Feng. In their hearts, Liu Feng was like a great general.

At this time, there was no questioning of Liu Feng's order, let alone disobedience, and it was executed immediately.

"You...you're so...so brave..."

"I have more than a hundred brothers in the Water Village. What hatred do we have with you?"

Liu Feng smiled slightly, pulled a stool and sat down opposite the leader of the water stronghold.

"No."

"Then why did you kill all of my more than one hundred brothers?"

"We have no grudges in the past and no hatred today. Why?"

Perhaps because he was too excited, the leader of the water stronghold began to cough violently.

Liu Feng chuckled and picked up a branch to play with.

"Haha, that's not right. Your water stronghold robbed passing ships and killed innocent villagers. Do these people have any grudges against you?"

"But since you asked, I'll let you die knowing full well."

"It's simple. You're blocking my way."

"If I don't kill you, my waterway will not be safe, and you will kill my people."

"Secondly, you have led people to commit countless evil deeds. Your head is worth three hundred chariots of silver."

"Eliminating the rest of you will earn you another 100 taels of silver."

"Can you tell me I won't do this kind of business?"

"You...I'm going to kill you."

The leader of the water stronghold roared, struggled to stand up, and rushed towards Liu Feng with a knife in hand.

But now he had already lost the ability to move, and his movements were not as flexible as a child. Liu Feng just gently pulled him to the ground with his hand.

"Understood."

"So……."

"You can go die now."

With a flash of cold light and a dagger in hand, the leader of the water stronghold who once dominated the waterway completely lost his life.

"Oh, let me tell you one more thing."

"Your surname here will be Liu from now on."

Liu Feng put away the dagger and spoke slowly.

It seemed as if everything that happened last night was so ordinary and insignificant.

Liu Feng slowly walked out of the hut and took a look at the morning glow. A ray of light was slowly rising in the east.

"It's a nice day again."

"This world is not so boring."

"Alright, let me hunt and farm, and become a rich man."

It wasn't long before the water bandits were cleared out.

Liu Feng asked Wang Dian to take people to move all the remaining corpses together, pour kerosene on them and burn them all. Tian Lao Ba then took people to move the gold, silver and treasures found in the water fort.

With the help of many escorts, a total of seven ships were loaded with items, and after loading them onto the shore, there were a total of fifteen trucks.

It was already afternoon when it was transported to the brick factory.

Liu Feng was on edge all night. After everything was settled and he handed the responsibility over to Tian Lao Ba, he went home to rest.

Although Tian Lao Ba has no experience, he has a bodyguard, so Liu Feng is relieved.

When Liu Feng lazily got up in the afternoon, Master Ji had already registered and sorted all the things.

"Everything is here. This is a good harvest. There are more than 50 stone of grain, more than 200 taels of silver, and some cloth and other sundries."

"There are quite a few weapons, and some armor as well, but the armor is badly damaged. Everything is in the brick kiln's warehouse."

"Such a large village only has this much stuff?"

"So damn poor."

Liu Feng listened to Master Ji's report and flipped through the account book at the same time. He couldn't help but despise him. After all, they were pirates who were causing trouble to the local area, but they were too poor.

If he hadn't wiped out the pirates, this would have been barely enough for everyone in the water fort to get through the winter.

You also have to live frugally.

There were only more than two hundred taels of silver. Wang Changsheng, a village chief, had much more wealth than that.

"Although the pirates are rampant, they are just a group of bandits after all. The big ships have all sailed on the river, and only a few small boats have come to this place."

"Besides, in such a chaotic and famine-stricken time, how many people can use the waterway to transport goods? Moreover, there are many bandits in the water strongholds. It's already good enough to just rob and steal to get enough food."

Liu Feng handed the account book to Master Ji. He liked this man because he was honest and meticulous in his work and was a natural accountant.

If he becomes successful in the future, he will definitely let Master Ji be his accountant.

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