Chapter 648: Chapter 477, So insincere (asking for recommendations…)_2
“Oh? What about Li Zhenhu?” Fang Hao inquired.
He was more interested in the local dwellers who were originally mountain bandits.
Fang Hao was more concerned about Li Zhenhu who had been fishing to harm the transmigrator.
This man’s scheming and ruthlessness was ultimately trouble if he was not dead.
“Li Zhenhu was not among the captives, nor was there a body with physical features resembling him. He may not have been in the village at the time, or he might have fled during the battle,” Spencer reported calmly.
Fang Hao walked into the main hall and sat in a chair.
He gently stroked the armrests of the chair.
He softly said, “Anjia, lead a team to rummage through the village and collect anything of value. Demitrija, you take over the city’s defense. Aseti, lead the cavalry to scout the surroundings. Spencer, have someone bring the Tyrant and Greedy Wolf here.”
“Yes!” The heroes all took their leave of the room.
Shortly afterward, Spencer brought two men into the room.
It was clear that both men were strong, but their faces were somewhat pale at this moment.
When they entered, their eyes shifted nervously around the room.
Upon seeing the young man above, their brows furrowed.
With their way of thinking, they couldn’t understand what the young man above had to do with the Undead who attacked their village last night.
“Sir, the people you asked for are here,” Spencer whispered.
Fang Hao nodded, his gaze falling on the two men.
“I heard you guys have done a lot of terrible things. Did you ever think this day would come?” Fang Hao stared directly at them.
The Tyrant and Greedy Wolf frowned at the young man above them.
They were certain that this was a transmigrator.
“Sir, we didn’t mean any harm to you,” the Tyrant said loud, his mouth dry.
They knew that their survival hinged on the man in front of them having the final say.
To live, being tough would not be a wise choice.
“My name is Fang Hao. A few days ago, you ambushed me,” Fang Hao said flatly.
Fang Hao?
The two men looked bewildered once more.
Then, their expressions quickly changed from confusion to surprise.
They remembered this name.
Li Zhenhu had mentioned an individual named Fang Hao, a transmigrator who had a significant connection to Lyss City.
Back then, they didn’t pay much attention to it.
But looking at him now, it wasn’t Rebecca who was the most terrifying, but this harmless-looking transmigrator in front of them.
Seeing their expressions, Fang Hao was surprised.
“Oh? Have you two heard about me before?”
“No, no,” they quickly shook their heads.
“Alright, then. Do you know where Li Zhenhu went? Where is he?” Fang Hao continued asking.
The two looked at each other.
Greedy Wolf answered, “Li Zhenhu was not in the camp. He went to Jinmastu.”
“Lying is not a wise choice. At this point, he still dares to leave?” Fang Hao’s tone instantly turned cold.
Greedy Wolf flinched and hurried to explain: “I didn’t lie to you. We feared Lyss City’s siege, so we sent Li Zhenhu with our money to Jinmastu to buy our way out. That’s why he wasn’t in the city.”
He went to Jinmastu?
What a coincidence!
“How many days ago did he leave, and who did he find to buy his salvation?” Fang Hao continued to press on.
Greedy Wolf responded, “Li Zhenhu said he had contacts who could get in touch with the city lord of Jinmastu to give us legitimate identities. In that case, Rebecca would have no reason to attack us.”
“How much money did he take?”
“Almost all of it. He took away everything we had saved up over the years,” Greedy Wolf stated.
Fang Hao looked at the two men somewhat strangely.
Considering Li Zhenhu’s cunning and ruthlessness,
There was a good chance that he had fled with the money.
Maybe he settled down in Jinmastu with a new identity, or maybe he ran off and disappeared entirely.
But one thing was almost certain – he was not coming back.
Putting aside the matter of Li Zhenhu, Fang Hao continued, “Why did you attack the Lyss City troop?”
Their eyes darted around.
After a moment’s hesitation, they said, “We mistook them for a regular merchant convoy by mistake.”
Ha!
Fang Hao scoffed coldly and reminded them, “Oh? That’s different from what I’ve heard. I understand that you guys were spying on the movements of Lyss City’s force half a month ago. Who told you to capture Rebecca? Don’t be hasty to reply. You only have one chance to answer. If you answer poorly, you will lose your life. Think carefully before you speak.”
Once again, their expressions changed.
They knew that if they let the man in front of them catch them in a lie again, they would likely lose their lives for sure.
Beads of sweat started to form on their foreheads, dropping on the carpet one by one.
Greedy Wolf gritted his teeth and said, “It was a steward from the Marshal household who found us and told us to capture Rebecca.”
The Marshall family?
Fang Hao carefully recalled, and found in his memory the information about the Marshall family.
Groot·Marshall, after coming to Lyss City,
Began pursuing Rebecca after her husband died, forcing a proposal on her.
Yet before he could finish, he was knocked out by Aseti.
So it seems the whole incident has something to do with him.
“What promises did the Marshall family make to you?” Fang Hao continued to ask.
“Eh, a new identity, and a city, a city recognized by the Federation.” the tyrant added.
Wow, this Marshall family really knows how to wield their power.
They could able to cleanse the identity of a mountain bandit to become federally recognized.
From mountain bandit leader, directly to a City Lord.
I know what I want to know; no more need to talk to them.
“Take both of them away!”
Some soldiers came forward to escort the two away.
Suddenly, the tyrant struggled and said loudly: “Sir, we were wrong about the incident a few days ago. We are willing to make compensation and make up for our mistakes.”
Greedy Wolf also quickly echoed, “Yes, yes, we are willing to compensate.”
Fang Hao asked, “What can you give me?”
“Money, how about that, you can take all the money in the warehouse.”, the tyrant replied directly.
“If I kill you guys, that money is still mine anyway. You’re giving me my own money as a form of compensation, isn’t that too insincere?” Fang Hao refuted.
This…
The duo’s words were halted in an instant, dumbfoundedly kneeling there.
Our money is his?
“What else can you offer?” Fang Hao continued to ask.
The two thought, and the tyrant said: “Sir, we can rob for you. All the money we rob will be yours.”
Crafty fellows, thinking big.
Fang Hao waved his hand, indicating to take them away; he was too lazy to deal with them further.
As the two were taken away, the tyrant was still shouting, “We also have people, slaves can be sold for a lot of money, we can help you catch…”
The sound gradually faded and eventually disappeared.
…
Silence returned to the hall.
Fang Hao then checked the prompt that had appeared from the Book of Lords.
The architectural style of this mountain village is similar to the ones build by transmigrators.
However, upon sitting on the treasure middle seat, a system prompt still appeared.
[Life-Taker Mountain Stronghold, has become your subsidiary city, you can ‘rename’ the city here, and control all resources of the stronghold and its subordinate villages.]
With the appearance of this prompt, it signified that this place belonged to the native city.
And it’s not a city of a transmigrator.
Fang Hao thought about it, didn’t have a good name, so for now, he just left it as it is.
He can rename it whenever he thinks of a better name.
[Life-Taker Mountain Stronghold]
[City Level: Fifth Level Original City]
[Attributes: Combat Power +5%, Extra Plundering +2%.]
(Description: A city with attributes could provide various benefits to hasten the city’s construction and development.)
The attributes for a fifth-level city are just too disappointing.
No extra benefits for gathering resources or a tax increase, all that exists is extra plundering, fitting for a bandit’s style indeed.
[Unlocked Blueprint: Bandit Tent Building Blueprint.]
[Bandit Tent (Green): Stone 800, Wood 1200, Hemp Rope 500, Beast Skin 50.]
(Description: Can recruit refugees and bandits into well-trained bandits.)
It’s a blueprint for recruiting bandits.
It could convert refugees into bandits, thereby increasing the stronghold’s combat power.
But for someone of Fang Hao’s strength, this blueprint basically has no use.
Population is also a vital resource. Who would foolishly convert them into bandits?
Just finished reading this when-
The door was pushed open with a loud bang.
Anjia strode in, originally thinking that she had returned from scouring for spoils of war.
But then I heard Anjia standing at the door, shouting, “Fang Hao, come out for a moment, we found a lot of women and children in the dungeon.”
Women and children?
Fang Hao frowned, quickly walked out, “Take me to see.”