Chapter 5 Return 2
"Doctor Kunwu is here to welcome you in person, Mr. Zhang Cheng..." Mr. Huang's voice trembled a little. Although he knew very well that he was not the protagonist of this welcome ceremony, even if he was a supporting role, the glory of the monarch's personal greeting still made him flattered.
The chariot stopped at a short distance from Doctor Kunwu. Mr. Huang and Zhang Cheng respectfully got off the chariot and came to the front of Doctor Kunwu. The two saluted each other. Mr. Huang was in front, and Zhang Cheng was a little behind. Those who didn't understand would probably think that this was Zhang Cheng's humility. Who would know that he really didn't understand etiquette and could only secretly imitate Mr. Huang's actions.
Since he learned that the historical developments of the two worlds are very similar, he has understood that etiquette is a very important thing in this world. Let’s put it this way, if you don’t give a tribute first when you meet, your in-laws will become enemies.
On the other hand, Doctor Kunwu was very happy to help his two subordinates up. He first defeated Quanrong, then suppressed Guirong, and seized the secret letter from the Quanrong messenger. Several troubles were solved one by one, and Kunwu City was safe and sound, and he gained a lot of reputation, which made him very satisfied. Zhang Cheng had made contributions and Huang Gong worked hard, and both subordinates had to be rewarded.
As mentioned earlier, Doctor Kunwu is not a lord with powerful forces. He has only about twenty vassals, of which only three sergeants. He must join his retainers to form a chariot army. However, the Kunwu clan was passed down from ancient times and has a profound heritage and is not as weak as others. Although his strength is not strong, it cannot be said to be weak. Especially his army is very elite. Although there are only a few dozen chariots, there are all high-level spell casters and high-level warriors on the chariot. When fighting against the Quanrong,
Although it is at a disadvantage in quantity, it is an overwhelming advantage in quality. The chariot charges and quickly defeats the enemy like a scattered person. And even if there are losses, the losses are chariots and horses. There are very few casualties and injuries on the chariots. In addition, because there are many priests, even the injured soldiers are easily treated. So although Doctor Kunwu took the initiative to attack continuously and defeated many enemies, he achieved great results, but his own losses were very limited. So at this time, almost all his subordinates were concentrated here.
Doctor Kunwu took Zhang Cheng and Huang Gong to walk by the other subordinates in a very close manner, so that everyone could see these two meritorious ministers. Of course, almost everyone has made contributions to this battle, but these two were special this time.
"This time Zhang Cheng wiped out Gui Rong alone," said Doctor Kunwu to everyone. "I decided to worship Zhang Cheng's corporal and give him all the fields on the swamp."
Many people already know that Zhang Cheng is about to be responsible for the attack on Huaiyi, so although this reward is generous, it is not too outrageous. After all, those who know it know that the fields over there are not good ones. Secondly, at the time of war, the far-reaching areas have actually been abandoned. Doctor Kunwu cannot arrange necessary protection forces there, that is, in the foreseeable future, Zhang Cheng must defend his own field. Well, if safety cannot be guaranteed, even the people in his fiefdom will continue to stay at Kunwu City instead of returning home to farm.
Because of this, in the face of this generous reward, everyone called "Doctor Kunwu is wise" and "Congratulations to Zhang Cheng" a few times, and showed their admiration for Doctor Kunwu and their kindness to Zhang Cheng in their expressions and actions as much as possible. Almost no one noticed Qian in the crowd without saying a word.
Qian looked at the intimate attitude of Doctor Kunwu holding Zhang Cheng's hand, and almost wished he could swallow him alive. Didn't he say that this person named Zhang Cheng is very limited? Why did he let him wipe out Gui Rong alone?
However, he did not doubt Mr. Huang, after all, this matter could be explained: Gui Rong was sleeping, only one or two woke up, and then Zhang Cheng found a bargain.
Don’t say that this is impossible. Although Gui Rong is difficult to deal with, it is normal for them to have any problems with their awakening mechanism after a long sleep. If it is to kill Gui Rong who cannot resist during sleep... there is no doubt that it is something that anyone can easily accomplish. Logically speaking, what is the contribution of such a broken thing? But this matter is now without evidence. Could it be that Gui Rong comes to prove that Zhang Cheng is just a blind cat encountering a dead mouse?
Qian finally swallowed the words in his stomach silently. He told him rationally that if he explained the truth to Dr. Kunwu at this moment (of course, it was a reasonable truth he inferred), he would not only not receive support, but would instead be regarded as ulterior motives by Dr. Kunwu and others. This would be very unfavorable to him.
The hateful guy... I don't know where he came out...
There was no choice but to rely on Huaiyi's affairs to let this guy suffer a good meal.
But he kept this matter in his heart.
Others may not know, and think that Doctor Kunwu's arrangement seems normal. After all, to put it bluntly, it is just a small Huaiyi tribe. The total number of the entire tribe is only more than a thousand, with weak soldiers and armor, insufficient materials, and lack of witchcraft or alchemists. It is nothing more than relying on the specific terrain of the swamp. The reason why Doctor Kunwu did not deal with them in the past was not so much that he felt that Huaiyi was dangerous, but rather that he disliked the trouble of the swamp - the threat of the swamp itself was much greater than that of Huaiyi. According to most
People understand that the attack on Huaiyi is not difficult at the moment when the Quanrong offensive was temporarily repelled. It is nothing more than delaying the time and consuming weapons, food and grass. Of course, according to the arrangement of the Kunwu Doctor, the attack on Huaiyi is still very difficult. After all, Zhang Cheng got the status of only two Sima, and his subordinates had "three chariots, hundreds of soldiers". Even if Huaiyi took the initiative to fight with you, it would still be difficult to fight, and the chance of losing was about half to half.
But Qian knew another secret. He knew very well that unless Doctor Kunwu led his own army, no matter who tried to attack Huaiyi with a small amount of troops, he would definitely fail. In fact, even Doctor Kunwu led his own army, this matter was hard to say.
Because although there is indeed Huaiyi on the swamp, it is not only Huaiyi.
Thinking of this, he felt a little better. If Zhang Cheng could be pushed deep into the swamp... it would not be impossible even if the entire army was wiped out.
Of course, except for the relocation, the others were still very happy. In order to reward their subordinates and to promote victory, Doctor Kunwu then held a celebration banquet.
Although Zhang Cheng had all had aspirations for the "banquet" at the beginning, it must be said that after all, it was a wasteland era of material scarcity, and the so-called "celebration banquet" was far from the big table and big bowls on earth, or even dozens of dishes. In fact, it was very simple by Zhang Cheng's standards. It is worth mentioning that it was a rice bowl... Yes, it was really just a rice bowl, with at most a little vinegar and drizzled with meat sauce (and maybe some animal oil). It was placed in the banquet in a grand manner.
There are some other barbecue, air-dried meat, boiled meat, etc. Although it cannot be said that it is not bad, according to the modern standards of the earth, eating meat is really not a big deal. At least Zhang Cheng has no special feeling. Moreover, because the iron pot has not been invented in this era, cooking techniques such as frying have not been born yet, and of course there are no condiments such as chili and fennel. So even from a neutral standpoint, whether it is the raw material level or cooking level of the banquet, it is really unreasonable by Zhang Cheng's standards.
But for some reason, some people always come over and introduce the food to Zhang Cheng, as if showing off how good the food here is. Of course, Zhang Cheng was just timid, but he did not express any special interest in any case.
On the contrary, he had time to check out the lower panel.
On the panel, the task of "Investigating Gui Rong" has been completed. From the task bar to the completed task, the task description clearly states the reward you received, "You have eliminated Gui Rong's threat, Doctor Kunwu is very satisfied with you and promoted you to a corporal."
At the same time, the identity of the characters on the panel has also changed. He was a Youshi, but now he has become a "corporal". There is also a small note on it: "You are a vassal of Doctor Kunwu."
Although it seems like no big deal, from the perspective of the Quanrong game, the difference from "Yushi" to "Corporate" is two full points. Saving this point is enough to exchange for a new talent or expertise. This is the benefit of the identity of Youshi, which is easier to be improved. If you are a commoner or a slave, it is much more difficult to improve your identity.
At the banquet, there were many people and eyes. Dr. Kunwu, who was sitting in the upper position, was in a very good position and could observe the whole audience. Zhang Cheng felt that his movements were very hidden, but he was completely unaware that when he closed his eyes, Dr. Kunwu's eyes were on him.
While the banquet was in progress, an armed soldier suddenly entered outside. He walked through the crowd at the banquet and came to Dr. Kunwu to report something. However, because there were many people and voices, although Zhang Cheng saw the other party coming in, he did not hear clearly what he was reporting.
After listening to the report, Dr. Kunwu stood up and walked towards the door of the banquet hall. But it was strange that the rest of the banquet did not seem to think there was anything wrong with this scene. Those who should chat continued to chat, and those who should eat and drink continued to eat and drink. Some of them were closer, and they gathered together and said something secretly, without caring about Dr. Kunwu's actions at all. It seemed that this was an ordinary trivial matter.
"Honor Huang," said Dr. Kunwu, when he went out, he greeted him. Huang Gong responded and followed him behind him. When he walked past Zhang Cheng's seat, he called him "Zhang Cheng". So Zhang Cheng also got up, imitating Mr. Huang's posture, and followed him behind him.
After getting up, he couldn't help calling out the panel, and sure enough, a new task was added to the panel. The name was "Follow".
Follow: "Doctor Kunwu asked you to follow him, this should be a small matter, and you seem to be able to refuse."
Of course, it is actually impossible to refuse. Because if you look at the task with game thinking, Zhang Cheng will easily find that Doctor Kunwu, who does not appear in the Quanrong game, is not an ordinary NPC, and this guy is simply the god of NPC.
Yes, this is the golden thigh that all players have to kowtow and worship, crying and shouting to hug.
In the Quanrong game, the task is a task. After receiving the task, it has to be completed. If the task fails, the consequences will be immediate. In addition to the rewards that the task originally provided, the favorability of the relevant characters will also be greatly reduced. At least you don’t think of receiving any other tasks for this NPC. Of course, if this NPC is still part-time business, then it will play its true nature as a profitable businessman, with a very low purchase price and a very high sales price. On the other hand, the difficulty and reward of the task are basically related. The task with less risk and great returns, for example, dealing with the werewolf scout, is a random type. Whether it can be hit by luck. Even so, there are very few such tasks.
The task of Doctor Erkunwu is completely an exception.
So far, Zhang Cheng has received only one task from Dr. Kunwu. Yes, it is his first task to enter the refugee camp, "Doctor Kunwu's summons". As mentioned earlier, this is a simple task without any difficulty, and the task description has a clear hint of "You can not do it". The reward is also a simple "You become a guest of honor for Dr. Kunwu". It seems nothing on the surface. But in fact, this reward is amazing: free living, free diet, free treatment in the camp, free teaching by the camp tutor, automatic improvement of the reputation of the camp, automatic reduction of bargaining by the camp merchants...
On the surface, it does not give you direct benefits, but in fact, the benefits are as big as pies falling from the sky. If there is no doctor Kunwu, everything will develop like the game, then at this moment, Zhang Cheng should still be doing those hard-working miscellaneous tasks, chopping firewood and feeding horses to make money, and trying to accumulate his own employment expenses.
Now that this second task has come, Zhang Cheng will never let it go. As for the hints such as "it seems to be possible to refuse", it is obviously a lie, and he is determined to ignore it. The last time "Doctor Kunwu's summoning" is a best example.
The three of them walked out of the banquet hall, walked out of the castle, and headed towards the refugee camp outside. Zhang Cheng followed Dr. Kunwu like Mr. Huang, neither far nor near, and kept his head down respectfully along the way.
By the way, this time, Zhang Cheng was immediately welcomed into the castle by Doctor Kunwu. Then he had a short rest and started the banquet. He really didn't have the chance to go around the camp outside. So he was surprised to find that there were actually many people in the camp... In fact, he saw a team of strange troops.
Chapter completed!