After listening to Xia Tianqiong's words, Zhang Luyang suddenly thought of a question.
"If a village is annexed, the villagers will be downgraded. What about ordinary villagers who have never been upgraded? What kind of punishment will they receive?"
Xia Tianqiong hesitated for a moment, then explained, "A large amount of my essence and spirit will be forcibly extracted by the Ghost Domain, and it may take one or two years to recover."
The people present immediately frowned; this punishment was not light.
Liu Shan exclaimed in surprise, "In that case, no one can accept their village being annexed!"
Xia Tianqiong turned to look at him, "That's right, so we need you to step in and tell them that we are doing this to end the Ghost Domain as soon as possible, and it would be best if they didn't resist. If we can't persuade them, then we'll have no choice but to launch a full-scale attack and leave their fate to fate."
Zhang Luyang then asked, "Does it really require the villagers to challenge the village chief? What about bandits? Bandits can use trickery at will. If we all became bandits, it should be easy for us to take over all the villages."
Xia Tianqiong shook his head. "If the bandits kill the village chief, he won't become the village chief. The highest-ranking villager will directly become the village chief. Unless the bandits slaughter the entire village, the village will not be destroyed or annexed."
Another point is that once bandits enter village territory, they are subject to the suppression of rules, and the power of their magic is weakened. This weakening increases over time. Without this restriction, villages would have been occupied by bandits long ago.
Next, Zhang Luyang and others discussed the details of the method proposed by Xia Tianqiong.
This included deciding which village to start in, how to coordinate efforts from both inside and outside, the route of action, and the specific timing, ultimately resulting in a general action plan.
The group then entered Peach Blossom Village, preparing to take the first step: challenging the village chief.
"Captain Xia, do you really have a way to defeat the village chief? I saw the Blackwater Village chief fight with my own eyes and killed a monster hunter with a single move."
Liu Shan still had some doubts about Xia Tianqiong's strength.
Xia Tianqiong smiled and said, "You'll find out soon enough. I'm going to find the village chief now. You guys wait in the square in the center of the village. I'll be there in a bit."
At the village entrance, Xia Tianqiong parted ways with the others and headed alone to the east end of the village, directly to the village chief's house.
He pushed open the door and entered, where he saw the village chief standing in the courtyard.
"Village chief, I challenge you."
The village chief was a middle-aged man in his forties, with a burly build and dark skin, who looked like an honest and simple farmer.
It is a strangely conjured character, but its intelligence and expression are almost identical to those of a real person.
The village chief first sized up Xia Tianqiong, then laughed heartily, "You have great courage, brave warrior. I accept your challenge. We will compete in the square in a quarter of an hour."
"good!"
Xia Tianqiong replied with a single word, then turned and left, preparing to retrieve the custom-made artifact from the previous night.
At the same time, all the villagers of Peach Blossom Village, whether they were in the village or fighting monsters in the wilderness, heard the village chief's voice.
"A villager has challenged the village chief. All villagers of Taoyuan Village are welcome to come and watch. The location is the village square. Other villagers may also challenge him. The final winner will become the village chief and will have the right to issue tasks."
These words were like a system broadcast in an online game, but only broadcast to the villagers of Peach Blossom Village.
Upon hearing this, the villagers were stunned. They never imagined they could challenge the village chief, let alone have the right to issue tasks.
Everyone realized that this was a good thing!
So many villagers who were out killing monsters rushed back, wanting to try it out themselves.
After leaving the village chief's house, Xia Tianqiong first went to the tailor shop.
The spider boss's silk sac was tailored into a garment as thin as a cicada's web, a pale white color, almost translucent, and so light that it was practically weightless and could be blown away with a single breath.
I checked the attributes, and they're passable.
[Spider Silk Robe: Has an automatic resizing function; when encountering magic attacks, it can absorb the ghostly power contained within the magic, thus reducing magic damage. When encountering physical attacks, it has a certain degree of piercing resistance.]
This was a mysterious artifact worn close to the body, and Xia Tianqiong simply took off her shirt and put it on.
The gauze dress, which was originally loose and baggy, automatically shrank and clung to the skin as soon as it was put on, and then gradually disappeared, as if it had blended into the skin.
It feels like I'm not wearing anything at all.
If you infuse it with Netherworld power, the spider silk garment will reappear and become exceptionally tough, making it difficult for ordinary swords and blades to destroy.
Xia Tianqiong put on her clothes and then went to the blacksmith's workshop to retrieve a black iron spear.
The shaft of the spear was just an ordinary iron bar, but the spearhead was made from the horn of the Golden Horned Bull, and it shone like gold.
[Golden Horn Spear: Possesses extremely strong penetrating power. Infused with the power of the netherworld, it can unleash golden light with the effect of piercing through defenses.]
This gun is about two meters long and heavy, weighing more than ten kilograms.
If Xia Tianqiong hadn't upgraded to a powerful villager and greatly increased his strength, he would have had a hard time wielding such a heavy weapon for an extended period of time.
I tried it out a couple of times, and I don't know any special moves, but I really like this gun.
This is the weapon a man should use.
After receiving the two mysterious artifacts, Xia Tianqiong headed to the square in the center of the village.
Zhang Luyang, Liu Shan, and others stood at the edge of the square, and passersby looked at them strangely.
If they hadn't been wearing uniforms and military attire, someone might have already taken action.
"Captain Zhang, do you really think Captain Xia's method is feasible?"
Liu Shan not only doubted Xia Tianqiong's abilities, but also disagreed with his suggestions.
Zhang Luyang's brows were furrowed the whole time he heard Xia Tianqiong's solution.
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