From refugee NPC to mythical general

Chapter 28 A Little Thought

The real hammer on all the pretenders: "Haha, since when did a crappy NPC become worthy of being called a general? You are overestimating your NPC! Even if he is a special NPC, so what? His highest growth ceiling is only that of a high-level militiaman. Can he really grow into a ninth-rate general?"

"Also, you are the lord, and you can see the strength of the bandits. I'm afraid there are five bandits with the strength of junior militiamen here, right?"

"Even so, I still don't believe it! Earlier, you boasted that your NPC had been promoted to a mid-level militia, but I didn't believe it. I'm afraid you didn't just brag about it and made a deal with the bandits, so you deliberately brag about fighting the bandits, right?"

Lemon Duck: "It was indeed General Zhuge Liang who killed the bandits. They were not five bandits with the strength of junior militia, but a bandit leader with the strength of senior militia, three bandits with the strength of junior militia, and an archer with the strength of junior militia."

Hammer all the pretenders: "Haha, I laughed. Since you are so awesome, do you dare to tell me the name of your village? After the next three waves of bandits are over, players can attack each other's cities."

"I would like to see how strong your so-called mid-level militia is!

Someone immediately followed up with a comment below.

"Brother Bi, are you so confident? What if they really have mid-level militia? Wouldn't you lose more than you gain?"

"I support Brother Bi. I don't believe he can have an NPC with the strength of an intermediate militia in such a short time...Haha, I laughed too. If I'm not mistaken, he said before that his special NPC is an intermediate militia, right? Then the question is, can an intermediate militia kill a bandit leader with the strength of a high-level militia?"

"Now that you mention it, it seems to be the case. This guy brags without any logic at all! I support Brother Bi and will attack his territory when the time comes!"

"Boss Ya, although I have always believed in you, you can't treat me as a fool. How can an NPC of the intermediate militia kill a bandit of the strength of a high-level militia?"

“@小菜鸡, beta tester, is this possible?”

Novice: "I don't know either. I haven't encountered it. If it's a contest between people of the same level, maybe the winner can be determined, but if it's a contest between people of different levels, it's extremely difficult to kill the higher-level one... But it's just extremely difficult, not impossible. After all, the battlefield changes rapidly. Who can tell for sure?"

Ning Mengya was not afraid at all: "@Hit all those pretenders, Dameng Village, General Zhuge Liang and I are waiting for you!"

"Wow! Big Duck is so tough? Can this be true?"

"If it's true, then that special NPC is probably a bit outrageous!"

……

The discussions on the posts outside were very lively, all questioning Zhuge Liang's ability, but Zhuge Liang naturally couldn't see it.

He found Guo Tu in a private house at this time.

Although Guo Tu was only a third-rate strategist among the Three Kingdoms, the only strategy he offered to Yuan Shao was to launch a surprise attack on Cao Cao's camp during the Battle of Guandu, which also failed.

But no matter what, he is also a counselor.

Upon learning that Zhuge Liang was a mid-level militiaman in Daming Village, Guo Tu looked down on him from the bottom of his heart, but he did not show it.

"General Zhuge, what do you want from me?" Guo Tu bowed with a smile on his face, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

Zhuge Liang wanted to ask Guo Tu for any good ideas for the future development of Daming Village.

To put it bluntly, it’s about how to get money as quickly as possible.

Relying solely on those few civilians to cut down trees and plant resources, the speed of obtaining resources is always too slow. Zhuge Liang wants to obtain resources quickly. Only when there are sufficient resources can he recruit enough militia as soon as possible to upgrade the village and barracks.

The suggestions Guo Tu gave were all commonplace, such as building water conservancy projects, developing agriculture, asking civilians to chop wood diligently, and asking militiamen to go out hunting more often, etc. Zhuge Liang knew all of these, and that was not what he wanted to hear.

Guo Tu looked at Zhuge Liang with a half-smile and said, "I have another plan, but I don't know if General Zhuge can do it."

Zhuge Liang said, "You speak."

"When the next wave of bandits attacks, leave someone alive and raid their lair. These bandits have attacked other villages before, so there must be money in their lair."

"Since the general thinks the money is coming too slowly, then we have no choice but to rob it!"

This is a good idea! Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up.

Seeing Guo Tu smiling, Zhuge Liang seemed to have thought of something and smiled as well: "Mr. Guo, you think these bandits are colluding with each other. If I go to rob one of the bandits, I will inevitably be attacked by other bandits, right?"

Guo Tu's smile froze.

He could actually guess what I was thinking? It seems that this intermediate militiaman is not just a reckless man!
These counselors all have their own little thoughts. They are not so loyal. Unlike ordinary NPCs, they have their own pride.

If they feel that their lord is weak and useless, and that they themselves have no future, they will always defect to someone stronger!
When Guo Tu joined Dameng Village, he learned about the structure of Dameng Village. Although it is already relatively strong at this stage, it may not be able to develop in the later stage.

Once he senses that development is stagnant in the later stage, he may leave at any time.

So when he offered advice to Zhuge Liang just now, he deliberately did not tell Zhuge Liang about the danger. He wanted to use this to test whether the lord of Daming Village would think of this.

I really didn't expect that before these things even reached the lord's ears, my plan was discovered by this little militiaman in front of me.

Guo Tu's expression became slightly serious, and he no longer looked down on Zhuge Liang. He cupped his hands and said, "General, you are right. There is such a danger!"

This is true in any era, no matter if they are military generals or counselors, you can only tame them if you are stronger than them. In troubled times, the strong are respected!

If Zhuge Liang was even a ninth-rate military general, Guo Tu would not dare to look down on him. However, Zhuge Liang was just a small mid-level militiaman, and Guo Tu was a ninth-rate strategist, so it was normal for him to look down on the mid-level militiaman.

But now he no longer had those thoughts, so he said solemnly: "Since the general has thought of this, why not slow down the pace of development?"

"Build high walls and slowly claim the throne. This is the only way to be king in troubled times!"

Guo Tu now began to speak the truth. He believed that at this stage, Daming Village should not think about rapid invasion and military action, but should focus on developing internal affairs and military strength, building city walls, strengthening defenses, etc.

There were some things Zhuge Liang did not tell Guo Tu, such as his strength. He was invincible among the ninth-rate generals.

In addition, there are more militiamen, so it is not a bad idea to try the bandits' lair. The risk and reward are proportional. The most important thing is that the risk is not that high!

"Old Guo, that's a thoughtful suggestion. I'll do as you say before the next wave of bandits attacks."

"I am about to die. I will ask my lord to capture you and bury you with me."

Guo Tu: “Ah, this…”

Zhuge Liang deliberately tried to scare him, so that you wouldn't be able to play tricks in front of me!
(End of this chapter)