Interstellar: Start as a cleaner.

Chapter 706 Robber
"Taxes!" Yang Bo checked carefully and found that the main income of these nobles in the Shuilan Empire is now taxes.

The nobles of the Blue Water Empire have their own legislative power over their own territories, which means that they can make their own laws.

That is to say, any company or product that wants to enter my territory must pay me taxes or give me a certain amount of profit.

If you don't give it, then don't even think about entering.

It is better now. In the past, when it was not the interstellar era, some goods passed through several noble territories, and the final tax was higher than the value of the goods themselves.

Now the Council of Nobles has passed a resolution setting a cap on the percentage that can be imposed on a particular commodity.

However, the nobles of the Blue Water Empire are also divided into several factions: conservatives, open-minded, and neutral.

"If you want to make money quickly, the solution is to fight." It turned out that in the Blue Water Empire, two nobles had an irreconcilable conflict, and they could resolve it through a sword fight.

Because the laws of the empire have little effect on the nobility, many laws are not suitable for the nobility.

"Looks like my chance to make a fortune has come again." Yang Bo chuckled.

After checking the relevant information, Yang Bo started playing the game.

"Take off the badge." Yang Bo saw Adam wearing the badge on his chest.

"This is a symbol of my status." Adam said.

"If you don't want to be targeted by robbers and other people, you'd better take it down. Look at these houses and buildings in the game, who are they used to defend against? Some time ago, I was in the countryside and there were robbers robbing the village. Do you think there are any robbers among those people on the road? If they see that you are a soldier, will they come up and stab you with a knife?" Yang Bo said unhappily.

"Oh oh." Adam quickly took off the badge when he heard this.

Today is a carving class. Yang Bo has stopped processing materials and started making clay figures.

Although Yang Bo can quickly make a clay figure himself, he is slower in controlling the game character to make the clay figure.

The main reason is that I can't control the strength of my hands well, so I can only do it slowly, bit by bit.

Just like operating some machines, if you don’t know the strength of the machine, you can only observe the effect visually and then control the strength of your hands through operation.

"Not bad, not bad. I didn't expect that Handy you have a talent for carving." Andy looked at a chicken carved by Yang Bo and nodded.

"It's pretty good that you can achieve this level now. The next step is to make your work more exquisite." Andy looked at the chicken in front of him. Although it looked a bit rough, the proportions of the whole chicken seemed very suitable.

"You have grasped the proportions of the size of this animal very well. Although it looks rough, others can tell at a glance that it is a rooster."

"The rest of you come and look at Handy's work. The first step in our carving is to get the size proportions accurate."

"Adam, the short-necked horse you made, are you sure it's a horse?"

"And you, Paul, why did you make a pig's body so long?" Andy called several other students over.

"Did you cheat using virtual software?" Adam sent a message to Yang Bo.

"If I can cheat, it proves that the game you developed is a broken game." Yang Bo replied.

"Hmph!" Adam snorted back.

Yang Bo studied here for a long time and then left Andy's place.

The other students were envious and jealous.

For the rest of the afternoon, Yang Bo controlled the game character to release darts.

At a distance of 15 meters, you can hit the target every time, and at a distance of 10 meters, you can hit anywhere you point.

Due to the limitations of the character's power, it doesn't have much killing power at a distance, so it's better not to use it.

In addition, Yang Bo also prepared several bags of lime, which is a powerful weapon for fighting.

In the evening, Yang Bo and Adam came to the police station.

"Autumn is coming soon, and we need to be on the lookout for bandits now."

"Every autumn, bandits are rampant. They rob farmers, farms, ranches, and caravans."

During the evening meeting, the chief of the police station spoke.

It turns out that when the autumn harvest comes, farmers have grain in their hands, and the grain can be exchanged for money.

At this time, the bandits will come out to rob food, money and people.

Because the farmers had money, caravan activities were booming, and they also had to prepare for winter.

It will make some bandits more eager to act.

"So if you see any suspicious people, you must strictly check them."

While patrolling together at night, Roden said, "Autumn is the most dangerous season. Our Green City has been besieged by bandits several times."

"Brother Roden, where do these bandits usually live?" Adam asked.

"These robbers may be farmers or workers. They usually work in different places, but in autumn they gather together to rob others."

“That’s one of the reasons why they’re the hardest to spot.”

"There was once a region where caravans were frequently robbed. After careful investigation, we found that the owners and workers of seven or eight local farms were bandits. They usually worked in the fields, and when they saw a target, they turned into bandits."

"After robbing and killing someone, bury them in the ground."

When Adam heard this, he felt that the people walking next to him were all robbers, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances.

"It's okay for you to live in the academy. The academy's defense is very strong." Locke said.

Yang Bo was a little curious. Why was Locke still here after he had made such a great contribution?

Two days passed peacefully like this. On Saturday morning, with the arrival of autumn, there were few nobles looking for rabbits, because the autumn harvest was about to begin and workers were already working in the vineyards and orchards.

Yang Bo was planning to have his character practice throwing knives more, but he didn't expect that after a while, the guard at the entrance of the academy came to tell Yang Bo that someone was looking for him outside.

"Handy, a caravan has been attacked, hurry up and follow us." It was Locke at the door, riding a horse, with another horse behind him.

"Where's Adam?"

"He has never ridden a horse before."

"Hurry up and put on your equipment." Locke pointed to the equipment on the horse behind him.

So Yang Bo hurried back to the academy with his equipment and changed into it.

"Where are you going?" Adam came out and saw Yang Bo's fully armed back, and quickly sent a message.

"A caravan was attacked by bandits."

"What about me?" Adam hurriedly followed.

"You can't ride a horse?"

"Who said I can't ride a horse?"

"I didn't bring your equipment."

When Adam arrived at the entrance of the college, he saw Yang Bo’s back riding on horseback.

But when I looked closely, I curled my lips because the horse was being led by the person in front.

This time Yang Bo brought his own bow.

The speed of the horse is not very fast. In the movies, you can see people riding horses very fast.

That's a lie. Horses don't usually run very fast when they are traveling.

It was only the fastest when charging. Yang Bo didn't know which direction it was going, but he soon saw black smoke rising in the distance.

Yang Bo also discovered that there were knights in the distance. In this situation, only cavalry could arrive quickly.

The area where the smoke was coming out looked to be about two or three kilometers across.

The city of Green behind has sounded the alarm. Green City has been fooled before. A noble caravan was attacked and the knights ran to reinforce it. Unexpectedly, the bandit cavalry almost attacked the city.

The caravan that could send so many knights as reinforcements must be a noble caravan.

"Be careful." Seeing the destination, Locke slowed down and shouted to Yang Bo behind him.

Yang Bo had now seen the situation and discovered that the caravan’s carriages were forming a circle and there were robbers outside.

The bandits were also wearing a variety of equipment and holding bows and arrows. They also had cavalry.

The caravan's formation was a bit disorganized, obviously it had been attacked unexpectedly.

The bandit cavalry actually gathered together, apparently wanting to fight with the cavalry reinforcements from Green City.

The knights from Green City gradually slowed down and then moved closer.

Yang Bo quickly jumped off the horse and ran to the side quickly.

This place is on the road. When the cavalry charge each other, the bandit cavalry might rush over and attack us.

We have begun to enter the mountainous area, and the caravan was attacked near the exit from the mountain area.

This is a convenient place for bandits to ambush, and the caravan members will be careless, after all, they can see Green City as soon as they get out of the intersection.

Yang Bo quickly came to the hillside on the side of the road. Looking at the not-so-steep slope, he began to climb using his hands and feet.

While climbing, Yang Bo heard the sound of a whistle below.

Then I saw seven or eight knights coming to reinforce from Green City. One of them was blowing a whistle, and the other knights took out their weapons and controlled their horses.

Seven or eight knights lined up in a row, and their horses marched in unison to the rhythm of the whistle.

Wait until Yang Bo climbs up the hillside and finds a place where a person can stand.

The knights of Green City have launched their final charge with the sound of rapid whistles.

Yang Bo took out a thin rope from his waist and threw it into the air. Watching the thin rope floating down the mountain with the wind, he calculated the wind direction and speed.

Then Yang Bo took out his bow and arrow and began to aim.

There were nearly 20 cavalrymen on the bandits' side, but their equipment was varied.

The robbers also began to charge, and the gap was evident.

Before the charge began, the bandits were lined up in a long line, but after the charge began some of them ran in front and some ran behind.

This is due to the knight's control method and the physical ability of the warhorse itself.

A cavalry charge does not involve ramming each other, but rather relying on the speed of the horses to allow the weapons in their hands to cut through the opponent's body.

Moreover, the weapons in the cavalry's hands do not need to be swung, but they just need to be held tightly. The speed brought by the warhorse itself will make the weapon come into close contact with the opponent.

The two sides crossed each other, and two of the bandit cavalrymen fell directly to the ground from their horses.

At this time, the tactical qualities of the Green City knights were once again demonstrated.

The knights of Green City quickly turned around, formed into a long line, and began to counterattack.

As for the cavalry on the bandits' side, some had already turned their horses around, some were still turning around, and some even almost collided with each other.

"It's time." Yang Bo took out the fine iron arrow he bought.

Of course you have to cover your face. The bandits and soldiers below are turning around and are moving at the lowest speed.

Whoosh!
Without warning, an arrow flew down the hillside and pierced directly into the body of a cavalryman.

The front of this cavalryman's body was protected by leather armor, but there was no leather armor on the back, which might be because the bandit cavalry was insufficiently equipped.

And now when I turned around, my back was exposed.

The other robbers were shocked when they saw their companion fell to the ground after being shot by an arrow.

They saw the guy with a bow on the hillside nearby taking aim, and these people couldn't help but panic.

Only after being scolded by the leader did they charge forward in a chaotic manner.

One of the cavalrymen saw the shadow of an arrow, and then discovered that the arrow had hit his horse's head.

Then the cavalryman felt a force, and then his eyes went dark and he felt pain all over his body.

The cavalryman reacted quickly, rolling on the ground to dissipate most of the force and just got up.

As soon as I heard the sound of horse hooves, I knew something was wrong.

Then the next second his head flew up, and it turned out that he had just run into the Green City cavalry charging towards him.

Riding skill +1!

A skill appeared in Yang Bo's mind, and this time the bandit cavalry left three more corpses.

The cavalryman who was shot by Yang Bo just now was not dead yet, and was slashed on the neck by Locke who rushed over.

Riding skill +1!

Then the bandit cavalry actually ran directly into the mountains, and the other bandits who were besieging the caravan also scattered.

The robbers left the bodies of seven cavalrymen at the site.

However, given the distance, Yang Bo was powerless. Besides, these unmounted bandits all hid in the woods on the mountain.

"Handy, good job!" Yang Bo came down from the mountain. The seven or eight injured knights of Green City were bandaging their wounds, and the uninjured were on guard. Locke's arm was also injured, but it was not serious because of the armor.

"Thank you for the compliment, sir. I only have two fine iron arrows."

"I didn't expect our rabbit hunter to be such a good archer."

"If Mr. Rabbit Hunter hadn't disrupted the robbers' charging formation, we would have had to do it again."

"Mr. Rabbit Hunter, well done." Several knights from Green City praised Yang Bo.

At this time, more knights from Green City arrived one after another. Some of them saw that the matter here was resolved, so they hurried back to report the news.

Yang Bo saw that the caravan was attacked, seven people were killed and many were injured.

Because they are relatively close to Green City, the bodies of these people will be dragged to Green City. If they are farther away, they will generally be buried on the spot because the caravan is also afraid of a second attack by robbers.

After waiting for about 20 minutes, the infantry from Green City finally arrived.

"It turns out to be the spice caravan from the Holden family, a silver family. It is said that the goods of this caravan are worth more than 5 gold coins." Yang Bo only learned the specific information of this caravan later.

None of this matters. The key point is that the caravan gave some money to Green City in order to thank them for the rescue.

"Handy, a colleague wants to buy your credit for killing the cavalry." Locke called Yang Bo to his office and asked in a low voice.

"what?"

"Killing the cavalry is the most rewarding. If you accumulate enough merit, you can get a title. Plus, this time we are rescuing the Silver Family, so it will be easy to get a title."

"Of course, the price offered by the other party is definitely worth it, 50 gold coins in cash and a bow worth at least 500 gold coins." Locke said again.

(End of this chapter)