Chapter 39: Picking Up A Bargain

  Picked up the dropped items of these two auxiliary soldiers, Zhou Yue also took a look at the standard long knife in the hands of the auxiliary soldier, only to find that it couldn't be picked up. It seemed that this treasure had to be dropped before it could be used normally.

  At this time, Zhou Yue killed two auxiliary soldiers in a row, instantly angering the remaining eight auxiliary soldiers. They shouted and abandoned Qin Lang, rushing towards Zhou Yue, but how could Zhou Yue let them have their way? With a slight smile, he accelerated and rushed onto the highway, harvesting two bundles of grain from the unicycles of the two dead auxiliary soldiers. As for the other eight unicycles, they were unable to be obtained, probably because their owners had not died.

  Zhou Yue was over the moon with joy, while Qin Lang was so angry that his nose was about to twist, he didn't expect that after all his hard work, Zhou Yue would reap the benefits, this really made him feel stifled, but he couldn't find a way to reason with Zhou Yue!

  Zhou Yue's side achieved a complete victory, and Tang Kun's side also ended the battle. Since the remaining eight auxiliary soldiers started defending the unicycle, everyone couldn't think of how to break through that terrifying slashing skill, so there was no need to continue the battle this time. With a shout, everyone retreated in a hurry.

  This time, Zhou Yue made a big harvest. Including the two auxiliary soldiers he killed earlier, he had already killed four people. As long as he killed six more, he could be promoted to level 5. In addition, he also obtained a fine iron sand and a pair of worn-out straw shoes, as well as 100 copper plates, 6 rice cakes, and 2 flatbreads.

  Those tattered straw shoes were given directly to Liang Xiaoxue by Zhou Yue. Although they looked very shabby and pitiful, with holes all over the place, they were actually quite comfortable to wear and didn't feel cold at all. It seemed that this was the advantage of white equipment - it couldn't be compared to real-life items.

  In addition, Zhou Yue now has nearly eight hundred copper plates in her hand, which is also very heavy when packed in a backpack. So she directly handed it over to Liang Xiaoxue for safekeeping. This made Liang Xiaoxue excited again. Nowadays, as she becomes more and more familiar with Zhou Yue, she is no longer afraid of Zhou Yue like at the beginning, occasionally even showing a smile on her back.

  Apart from Zhou Yue's rich harvest, Tang Kun finally achieved his wish and upgraded to level 4. The free points he received as a reward for leveling up were still added to his strength attribute, so his original 23 points of strength finally reached 25 points, tying with Zhou Yue's 25 points of agility.

  In addition, Tang Kun and his ten soldiers somehow managed to gather six rough iron sands, which they combined into two refined iron sands. One of them was given to He Ming for further refinement, while the other was used by Tang Kun to refine another evil spirit ring on his hand into a star. As a result, his attributes changed to: 22 life points, 26 strength points, and 15 agility points, once again closing the gap with Zhou Yue. Now, he only lacked a main weapon; if he could get his hands on that standard long knife, his power would undoubtedly become the strongest among everyone, because that standard long knife would increase defense by 1 point, attack by 3 points, agility by 1 point, and strength by 4 points! It was almost better than the evil spirit tooth in quality; if refined further, its power could be imagined!

  Even Zhou Yue himself was a little envious! Because that standard long knife must be usable at around level 10, but his Evil Ghost Tooth would probably be somewhat outdated by the time it reached level 10!

  Apart from Tang Kun and the soldiers under him, Wang Qiang, who had defected to Qin Lang's side, surprisingly also gathered three rough iron sands. One of them was obtained during the intense battle at Bridgehead Town and had been hidden away until now when it was finally taken out for synthesis. However, unlike Tang Kun and Qin Lang, he didn't have anyone to help him with the task, so after refining one Evil Spirit Ring, he had already lost half his strength, clearly unable to participate in the upcoming battle.

  After a brief rest, the crowd set off again. This time, Qin Lang still had to take on the heavy responsibility of attracting ten auxiliary soldiers with a gloomy face. Zhou Yue didn't fight with him for it; anyway, as long as Qin Lang was in front to attract them, he could kill them from behind.

  However, since Wang Qiang did not participate in this battle, Tang Kun selected 10 more soldiers from his original 40. He took charge of leading 5 himself, while He Ming, Xue Zhongchi, Jiang Qin and two other level-3 soldiers each led one. In other words, during this battle, these four would not gain experience points but instead give them to the 10 soldiers, allowing them to advance directly to level 2 like Liang Xiaoxue.

  Seeing Tang Kun's arrangement, Qin Lang was a bit anxious, but he couldn't do anything about it. His subordinates Guan Hong and Wang Qiang were unable to temporarily go into battle, and the remaining three people hadn't fully calmed down yet. Naturally, he couldn't force them to give up their precious experience points. Fortunately, his three 0-level bodyguards still had some courage left. After a discussion, they decided that the three of them would join forces to deal with Wang Qiang's evil spirit quota.

  As for Zhao Dashan and Li Dan, they still looked like they were making a fortune with a gloomy face, honestly preparing to kill each of their own 3-level evil spirits. Now they only need to kill four or five more to upgrade to level 4. As for Zhang Ying's upgrade, Zhou Yue had promised long ago, so they weren't in a hurry either.

  At this moment, looking at this scene, Zhou Yue saw that Tang Kun had risen to 4th level, but he didn't want to deal with the 4th-level auxiliary soldier for now. Instead, he wanted to take this opportunity to first upgrade the strength of all his soldiers, and then use a human wave tactic to help him quickly rise to 5th level. By that time, even if Zhou Yue was the first to reach 5th level, what did it matter? As long as he used a human wave tactic, prioritizing accumulating experience for Tang Kun himself, catching up with Zhou Yue was only a matter of time.

  After the most deliberation, the crowd set out again, but this time the number had increased significantly. Tang Kun's side had mobilized twenty people, Qin Lang's side had seven people, and with Zhou Yue and Zhao Dashan Li Dan added, there were thirty people in total.

  Although the number of people increased, with the experience of the previous two times, everyone was familiar with it, and each took their place, waiting for Qin Lang to attract those ten auxiliary soldiers before launching another massacre.