Chapter 308 - 268: Village Defensive Battle (4)
Chapter 308: Chapter 268: Village Defensive Battle (4)
Faced with Stream Village’s resistance, Zhou Hua and his men didn’t panic.
They were furious.
Zhou Hua cursed, "Damn it, they’re really asking to die! Let’s go, brothers! Enslave all these sons of bitches from the noble families!"
Lü Crown laughed. "That’s exactly what I was thinking. I’m going to have some fun with the women from these families."
Huang Zhao shouted, "These families are all lapdogs for the nobility! It’s time to kick them while they’re down! Push hard, brothers! There’s money and women for everyone! Charge!"
The rebels roared.
The Array on the ground expanded, and all the rebels vanished.
The Array had activated.
It temporarily isolated them, placing them in a queue for matchmaking.
Just like the invading Magical Beasts.
In an instant, most of the Lords around Zhao Chi were teleported away.
Zhao Chi also clicked "Teleport" and found that he could indeed return to Peach Blossom Village from here.
Gu Qing and the others were already prepared, ready for battle at any moment.
Only 100 Female Soldiers, three Female Heroes, 14 Harpies, and 16 Naga Warriors remained in Peach Blossom Village.
All the other Female Craftsmen had been moved to Penglai Village.
If necessary, Zhao Chi could summon them at any time.
He opened the system interface.
He entered the matchmaking screen.
[Enemy Lord Matchmaking Status]
[Total]: 976
[Matched]: 132
[Awaiting Match]: 844
[Countdown]: 9 minutes
The number of enemy Lords was indeed significant, totaling 976.
The number of Lords on Stream Village’s side was only around 300.
Basically, it was a one-against-three fight.
Although these rebels were mostly commoner Lords, and their strength was far inferior to that of the family-backed Lords, their numbers were overwhelming.
A fight like this would definitely inflict heavy casualties.
Already, 132 people had started their battles, with another 844 waiting for a match.
The countdown now showed nine minutes remaining.
If no one was matched with them before the countdown ended, they would be freed from the Array’s influence, becoming free agents who could choose their own opponents or simply wreak havoc on Stream Village in the Great World.
As for the rebels who weren’t Lords, they were also awaiting matchmaking.
Zhao Chi entered the matching interface.
[List of Lords Awaiting Match]
[Village Lords]: 330
[Town Lords]: 467
[County Lords]: 36
[County Level Lords]: 2
Generally, a territory could be promoted to a town once its population reached 1,000.
A county required a population of 10,000, and a prefecture, 100,000.
Zhao Chi’s territory currently had a population of 342, which was considered a Medium-sized Village.
But Zhao Chi had already moved 190 people to Penglai Village.
The official population of Peach Blossom Village was now only 152, making it a small village.
Although he had 200 Flower Demons, they were slaves and didn’t count toward the total.
This way, Zhao Chi really had nothing to fear from an inspection.
Next up, choosing an opponent!
Just then, Zhao Qizu’s voice was suddenly force-transmitted to him.
[Everyone, match up as quickly as possible! The Spiritual Pressure of our village’s Array is too weak and can only control the enemy for ten minutes. We need to get everyone matched within that time frame!]
[I have already initiated forced matchmaking based on everyone’s strength. This was a necessary measure.]
[If anyone is struggling, you can post a request for support in the group chat. Remember to open your territory’s teleportation permissions before you do.]
[This is war. Do not be merciful or hold back. Let’s begin as soon as possible.]
Zhao Chi had wanted to look over his opponents’ information in more detail, but it seemed there was no time for that now.
He clicked to accept the forced match.
[Your Opponent List is as follows]
[Please Select]:
[1. Village Lord Liu Xun, Human Race, Combat Power 142]
[2. Village Lord Li Hui, Elf Race, Combat Power 135]
[3. Village Lord Huang Yun, Goblin, Combat Power 126]
[4. Village Lord Li Jifei, Human Race, Combat Power 123]
[5. Village Lord Wu Tianxing, Beast Race, Combat Power 118]
Their Combat Power was displayed as a numerical value.
He had previously learned a simple way to calculate Combat Power.
It was an estimate averaged from factors like: faction population, total Attributes, overall Level, Equipment quality, cosmetic item levels, average Loyalty, and Soldier ratio.
These values could be detected by reconnaissance-type Skills or by the Array.
It wasn’t perfectly precise, but it was within a relatively accurate range.
However, although this Combat Power rating was evaluated on many dimensions and was a decent reference, it couldn’t be relied upon too heavily.
After all, factors like Heroic Spiritual Techniques, racial improvements, Mood, and Morale couldn’t be detected.
These were also crucial factors that could sometimes single-handedly decide the outcome of a war.
So, this Combat Power could be used as a reference—a very important one, in fact—but it couldn’t be completely trusted.
Zhao Chi checked his own information.
[Village Lord Zhao Chi, Human Race, Combat Power: 128]
The Array measured Zhao Chi’s Combat Power at 128.
This value only measured Peach Blossom Village and didn’t include Penglai Village.
At the same time, it didn’t include the Abilities of Female Heroes like Gu Qing, nor did it account for his various Genetic Improvements.
Therefore, this Combat Power of 128 should be far lower than Zhao Chi’s actual current Combat Power.
Still, this was his first time fighting a battle based on Combat Power.
Since he had a choice, Zhao Chi would of course pick the safest option.
After winning his battle, Zhao Chi could still go and support others.
As he was looking, he suddenly noticed that option 2, Li Hui, and option 3, Huang Yun, had both disappeared.
There were only three options left for him to choose from.
It seemed that multiple people could be presented with the same choices.
Zhao Chi quickly chose the fifth option.
[You have selected: Village Lord Wu Tianxing, Beast Race, Combat Power 118. Confirm?]
Confirm!
Instantly, a muffled rumble sounded from the west.
The Wall of Fog over there began to thin.
Soon, the western sky cleared completely.
’Looks like the connection is established.’
Zhao Chi gave the order: