Chapter 42
At this moment, a unique map page appeared in Ye Bai's vision.
This is a large map unique to the trade route development mode. It is somewhat similar to the high-altitude view of enclosure, but not exactly the same, because except for the starting point of Melo City, where the general outline can be seen, the entire map is in a fog of war where nothing can be seen clearly.
There is only a directional arrow in the fog, indicating the straight line direction of Baiye Village.
Ye Bai's caravan is a small 'spot of light'. As the team moves forward, it can dispel the surrounding fog and turn the route it passes through into a lit trade route.
In the future, this newly developed trade route will be known by the Merchant Guild of Melo City and the villagers of Baiye Village, becoming a passage between the two territories. After the establishment of a [Trade Office] for foreign trade, merchants between the two territories will also trade through this route.
Of course, the so-called opening up of trade routes is not as simple as just walking through them. During this journey, you will encounter various obstacles, terrain obstacles, and groups of monsters lurking in the wild. You either have to bypass them or eliminate them, otherwise the safety of the entire trade route cannot be guaranteed.
Once the trade route is blocked by monsters, the passage will be cut off.
Ye Bai is still walking in a straight line, trying to open up a route that takes the shortest time.
The journey was very smooth during the first day. At night, the team established a temporary camp under the skillful arrangement of Dennis, the leader of the transport team.
The transport team consists of six people, all of whom are experienced and skilled transport logistics personnel. In addition to the important task of taking good care of the wildebeests, they are also responsible for all logistical work during the caravan transportation, such as building campfires and preparing food for the team.
The entire caravan had a total of four carriages. In addition to Ye Bai's two carriages of goods, one carriage was filled with wildebeest fodder, and the other was filled with dry food, drinking water and basic medicines for the road, which was very comprehensive.
However, the dry food brought by the transport team was naturally not very rich, and there was nothing to complain about when people were on the road.
Smoke curled up from the kitchen as everyone ate a meal of boiled dried meat and bread. The transport team members and mercenaries chatted and laughed with people they knew, enjoying the most relaxing moment of the day.
Ye Bai looked at the dark forest, his eyes moved slightly, and then he took out five small barrels of [fine beer] from his backpack one by one.
“Bang!”
Ye Bai unscrewed the wooden barrel, and the strong aroma of wine filled the entire camp, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
"Gulp..." A loud sound of swallowing saliva was heard, and the mercenaries, both men and women, who could not live without wine in their careers, responded enthusiastically at this time.
Ye Bai smiled and said, "Thank you all for your hard work on the first day. This is what I specially prepared for you. I will have to trouble you in the next few days."
"Long live the employer!"
Cheers erupted from the crowd, pushing the atmosphere of the entire night to a climax. Everyone came over with bowls of wine, and after taking a sip impatiently, their eyes suddenly lit up and they cheered excitedly once again.
“Good wine!”
"This is Tolliver's wine from the inner city tavern. It's wonderful!"
“I’m so lucky to have such a generous employer like you!”
[Mercenary 'Blaze''s favorability towards you +15]
[Mercenary 'Roland' has an impression of you +15]
【mercenary……】
Ye Bai smiled with satisfaction amidst the system prompts—
When we play overlords, we can’t just think like lone adventurers who only know how to fight and kill. We also need to understand the ways of the world.
The goodwill prompts he received from the previous operations inspired Ye Bai. The Wildebeest Transport Team was the treasure of the Merchant Guild in Melo City, so there was no need to consider poaching them. However, these other mercenaries, all of whom were over level 20 and had already changed jobs, were quite attractive to lord players!
They belong to the bottom among the professionals in Melo City, occupying an awkward position between the outer city and the inner city.
As a professional, they are not satisfied with making small money in the outer city, but when they go to the inner city, they can only do the most unskilled combat mercenary work, and they don’t have work often. This can be seen from the fact that these mercenaries love wine but rarely drink the wine in the inner city.
For these mercenaries who are already wandering around, if their favorability is raised to a certain level along the way of the pioneering caravan, they may be willing to stay when they arrive at the territory.
If he can't dig up any more, he will lose a few silver coins for wine at most, but as long as he can dig up even a corner, Ye Bai will make a lot of money!
Soon, the night fell deeper, and after leaving two people on duty, the others slowly fell asleep.
Ye Bai and Dilina slept in a temporary tent built in the center of the team, next to the supply cart.
However, at this time, Ye Bai did not sleep or log off, but waited quietly.
Although it was the first night, since they were not far from Melo City and had not encountered any monsters, it was easiest to let down their guard. It was a good time to launch a surprise attack, especially since Ye Bai had distributed wine to everyone today, which was a perfect opportunity.
Obviously, Ye Bai is not the only one who feels this way.
In the dense forest, more than ten players who have been following them are ready to make a move.
They would catch up immediately because they found Ye Bai in the team, but the NPCs around them who were obviously professionals made them dare not act rashly. Seeing such a good opportunity, they were naturally tempted.
Moreover, the longer the time drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for them. If they follow the team further behind, they will feel very uncomfortable without supplies.
In order to catch up with the wildebeests on foot, players must maintain a trot, and their physical strength will be constantly consumed. They dare not sleep at night, otherwise they might lose them. When the food on them is used up, they will inevitably fall into a state of negative physical strength, and it is unclear whether their health can hold up until they can get back.
Now, seeing the team reeking of alcohol, it was indeed a perfect opportunity.
Players who are wandering around the outer city know the effect of alcohol in the game. After drinking, they will get the 'drunk' buff effect, which increases a small amount of critical strikes and greatly reduces attack accuracy. It is really a good opportunity to take action.
Everyone gathered together to discuss and decided to take action.
At first, they chased after him to vent their anger from last time, but as they followed him all the way, they suspected that this might be Ye Bai's mission. Being able to destroy it was one thing, and being able to intercept the supplies would be even better.
So, in the middle of the night.
“Swish!”
An arrow shot towards the two mercenaries on duty.
'-0'
Because he was equipped with the green high-quality leather armor given by Ye Bai, the attack that should have caused damage did not even break his defense.
"Enemy attack!"
The soldier on duty shouted loudly, and the mercenaries who were sleeping in a mess on the ground stood up quickly and looked at the players who were holding weapons and wanted to launch a sneak attack.
What happened? You reacted so quickly?!
The players never imagined that Dilina, who looked the most delicate and fragile in the team, was actually a second-level strongman who had discovered them long ago. Ye Bai had warned them in advance before resting, and the mercenaries were prepared and not completely asleep, so they naturally reacted quickly at this time.
The sneak attack then turned into a frontal assault, catching all the players off guard.
Moreover, as the attack occurred, all attackers received a system prompt:
[You attacked a member of the caravan guard. You launched a "plundering" act against the caravan. The caravan can engage in reasonable self-defense.]
[Merchant Guild Favorability -10, Merlo City Merchant Guild Favorability -50]
Here we come!
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