Star Tycoon

Chapter 129 Not a human being

"Tax collector Wang Ernong, one year!"

Copper coins +365!

[Wang Er's farmer morale has dropped to zero!]

"Train volunteer soldiers! Target Wang Ernong!"

Training successful! Consumed 100 jin of food and 0.1 cubic meters of metal. Current available conscript population: 5.

Wang Ernong, who was about to flee due to low public support, was suddenly forcibly bound to the military camp by a huge force and became a brand new righteous soldier!

Li Chuhong, who previously had no home, suddenly found herself with one.

"Hahaha! It really works!"

Tian Ersan discovered that there were various inhuman settings hidden inside.

If Wang Guodong hadn't reminded me beforehand, I might have overlooked this point.

If public support drops below 30, imposing taxes again will lead to rebellion, but if it doesn't drop below 30, it's actually possible to impose taxes again.

After the tax is levied, the value will definitely drop to zero, and the money will definitely run away.

Training them into volunteer soldiers will solve the problem; this is called debt repayment!
As long as you don't act like a human being, you can make money really fast. Tian Ersan decided that after he got out, he would definitely read some books on capitalism.

The traditional feudal system was no longer able to manage this group of villagers who would rebel at the slightest pressure.

Volunteer Army:

Vitality 50
Attack power: 5~5
Defense: 1
Movement speed: 1
Range: 1
Grain consumption: 24 jin/day

Training time: 1800 seconds

“The righteous soldiers have no loyalty, do not pay taxes, and only consume food.”

Tian Ersan watched patiently, and after discovering that Wang Ernong was practicing fist, foot and staff skills in the barracks, he also started learning from him.

After a brief training session, the righteous soldier Wang Ernong came out and looked at Tian Ersan.

He was still dressed in his old peasant clothes, but now he had a pitchfork in his hand as a weapon.

"My lord, I am utterly loyal to you!" Wang Ernong said earnestly, "A mere sparrow is nothing to me!"

Tian Ersan squinted, not forgetting this guy's persona.

These bastards always like to hide important things, and their promises are nothing but bullshit.

Just like myself!
"Wang Ernong eats ten catties of grain a day and pays one copper coin. If he is not full, he will not pay. When the people's support drops to sixty percent, they will run away. They will slack off when working and will desert even if they are soldiers!"

"Wang Ernong, there's something wrong with your background! Confess honestly! Under what circumstances did you run away?"

Tian Ersan didn't mention his tax collection, as that was in the past and it was better not to bring it up.

Wang Ernong replied guiltily, "They'll run away when there's no food, and they'll run away when they're defeated. With me in the army, the desertion rate increases by one percent."

Tian Ersan never expected this guy to be such a talent.

"Can you beat a sparrow?"

Tian Ersan is only concerned with this issue now: to get the land back from those sparrows as soon as possible!

Wang Ernong replied, "You get what you pay for. Three or two are fine, but if it's more than five, I'll say goodbye to you, my lord!"

There's absolutely no way to count on this guy to turn the tide; that bastard isn't the kind of person who can shoulder great responsibilities!

"Fine, let's fight together!"

Tian Ersan also wanted to take revenge, and asked, "I should be considered to have some fighting ability, right?"

Wang Ernong quickly flattered him, saying, "My lord is incredibly brave, exceptionally wise, and proficient in both literary and military arts!"

Tian Ersan touched his still slightly sore buttocks.

It didn't hurt anymore, and I'd gotten used to it, but when I touched it, I was reminded of the sparrows' ferocity.

The back of my clothes was torn in two places by those sparrows!

You can't believe everything Wang Ernong says.

If we lose this time, and the sparrows keep chasing us, this guy will definitely disappear without a trace!

With this in mind, Tian Ersan decided to proceed with caution.

When it's time to act inhumanly, then act inhumanly.

When it's time to be a decent human being, be a decent human being!
"I'll lure the monster, you follow!"

Tian Ersan led the somewhat reluctant Wang Ernong to the outermost farmland.

There are currently only five farmlands, and it is unclear exactly how many sparrows there are.

Judging from the number of people chasing just now, it shouldn't be too many.

As soon as Tian Ersan approached the outermost farmland, more than a hundred sparrows flew out from there!

Wang Ernong couldn't even defeat five of them, let alone a hundred!

It was impossible to rely on Wang Ernong, so Tian Ersan quickly fled back.

Fortunately, this guy didn't follow too closely, staying hundreds of meters away.

The sparrows flew at different speeds, and the first to catch up with Tian Ersan were more than a dozen small sparrows.

【Little Sparrow】

Vitality 10
Attack power: 1~5
Defense: 0
Movement speed: 10
Range: 0
Grain consumption: 5 jin/day

Training duration: ten days

Tian Ersan suddenly noticed the basic attributes of these little sparrows.

However, all these sparrows are red-named, meaning they are hostile!

Tian Ersan swung his fist and slapped a sparrow that flew by, hitting its head and body.

The little sparrow swayed slightly and quickly pecked at Tian Ersan's palm.

Fight back!

Tian Ersan realized that his attack power was very weak and he couldn't kill these little sparrows instantly.

The only saving grace was that my health bar seemed to be still okay, and I didn't feel any serious harm.

More than a dozen sparrows also rushed over in a dense attack. Tian Ersan quickly took off his coat and lashed it out at the group of sparrows.

call out!
This time, the sparrow did not retaliate!

"Range!"

Tian Ersan realized why he had been bitten!
These sparrows are all melee units and cannot counterattack ranged units.

Taking the clothes means you're on a long-range mission!
Tian Ersan grabbed the ripped clothes in one hand and swung them back and forth at the sparrows like a stick.

"Aaaaaah! Kill!"

At this moment, Wang Ernong stood behind as if nothing had happened, which made Lord Tian Ersan's eyes instantly turn red.

"Wang Ernong! You're cursing the neighbor, come help! You son of a bitch!"

"Coming, coming! I would have come even if you hadn't urged me." Under the command of the military, Wang Ernong could only dawdle as he came over to beat up a group of sparrows.

With Tian Ersan acting as a human shield and drawing aggro, Wang Ernong wildly swung his pitchfork at the incoming sparrows.

Tian Er killed two or three sparrows in a few strokes. Although his arms and back were scratched by the sparrows, he became more and more courageous in the fight!
You have earned 100 copper coins for your first monster kill.

You killed a sparrow and received 1 copper coin and 1 unit of food.

……

You killed a large sparrow and received 2 copper coins and 2 food.

[You have killed one hundred of your kind and obtained the commemorative weapon: the Sparrow Slayer Sword]

After killing all the sparrows that flew out from the same plot of land, Tian Ersan looked at the gray iron sword that had fallen to the ground and picked it up curiously.

Zhuque Sword

Attack power: 10~10
Durability: 100
When attacking a sparrow, attack power is increased by 1 and an additional 1 point of damage is dealt, while consuming 1 point of durability.

Special Attribute (Birds Entering the Forest): After killing one hundred sparrows, this sword transforms into a regular longsword, its base attack power and durability double, all other attributes disappear, and it provides 500 copper coins in one go.
"Is today a day to make a fortune...?"

Tian Ersan held the Sparrow-Slaying Sword high in the air, shouting, "Kill!!"

A youth without youthful exuberance is a wasted youth; charging into the wilderness where no one holds you back.

"My lord! Oh dear! My lord, I can't go on! I'm going to die!"

Wang Ernong, who was dragging the team down, shouted and cried like an old woman as he fought a big sparrow to the death.

Tian Ersan quickly returned to the rescue and killed the big sparrow with a single sword stroke.

Wang Ernong looked at Tian Ersan, whose arms and face were covered in blood, and cried out, "My lord!"

Tian Ersan smiled and said, "I'm fine!"

Wang Ernong had no concern for Tian Ersan. With a bitter face, he said, "My lord, I can't go on! I'll die if I fight any longer. Please, let me go back to the barracks and eat some wheat to recover!"

"Please, my lord, I've never begged anyone in my life. I'm kneeling before you!"

The cowardly Wang Ernong immediately knelt down and begged for mercy. Tian Ersan didn't believe this was the first time this guy had begged for help, but there was no point in arguing about such things.

"Okay! Let's go back and rest!"

Tian Ersan suddenly felt pain too; he had been badly injured by more than a hundred sparrows.

Wang Ernong ran away quickly, returning to the barracks before Tian Ersan could stop him.

Tian Ersan went to the wheat field and harvested some wheat. He had only been standing there for a minute or two when Wang Guodong ran over.

"Lord, are you okay?"

Tian Ersan handed over the wheat, saying, "It's alright, we've already killed quite a few sparrows. We'll get rid of the sparrows on the remaining four mu of land today!"

Wang Guodong felt much more at ease and took the wheat to start working.

Tian Ersan picked up a handful of wheat and ate it.

These wheat grains are as easy to digest as roasted sunflower seeds.

After eating it, my body felt warm, and my fatigue was relieved a lot.

The dense scratches on my body did not heal or disappear, but they quickly solidified under the sun's rays and the breeze.

While they were harvesting wheat, a sparrow flew out of a nearby field and crashed directly into Tian Ersan.

Seeing the large sparrow, Tian Ersan swung his sword down and killed it instantly.

Now I'm only afraid of group attacks, not one-on-one ones.

Without giving it much thought, Tian Ersan continued to hold his sword in one hand and harvest wheat with the other.

More than ten seconds later, another sparrow flew out from the nearby farmland!

The vigilant Tian Ersan once again killed him instantly with a single sword strike.

Tian Ersan waited in place for thirty seconds, but did not see any more sparrows.

Feeling something was amiss, Tian Ersan continued harvesting wheat.

Just over ten seconds into the action, I suddenly felt a pain behind me; another sparrow had attacked!
"How is this going?"

Tian Ersan quickly killed the little sparrow, and continued harvesting wheat while cautiously looking around.

This time, Tian Ersan spotted the target ahead of time and killed the sparrow with a single sword strike as it flew over.

“I understand now. As long as I continue to harvest this field, those sparrows will treat me as an intruder and keep sending troops to attack me.”

"I should be considered a heroic unit. The righteous soldiers have eighty lives, so I, as their lord, cannot be lower than that number."

"Killing a sparrow gives you a copper coin, and I can kill sparrows without taking any damage, which is a good thing for me!"

No need to overthink it, just keep killing!

Tian Ersan continued to kill the enemy, while harvesting wheat and luring sparrows out to protect the grain, all while farming money and food.

His swordsmanship became more and more proficient, and the copper coins in his account also increased.

Your valiant fight has inspired the entire village; the morale of all villagers has increased by 10!

Creak~
Wang Bomin pushed open the wooden door and walked over with firm steps.

"My lord! I'll help you with the work!"

The young man Wang Hejin also ran out, "My lord! I've come to help you too! Let me join your army and help you kill birds!"

Tian Ersan was overjoyed. "You can help transport the wheat, I'll harvest it and kill the birds!"

With everyone's help, Tian Ersan only needed to quickly collect the wheat ears and hand them over to the farmers waiting by the roadside, who would then store their own grain.

If this grain isn't stored in the warehouse, it won't count as Tian Ersan's...

This is the best arrangement for now; it's better than wasting the money and letting those wild birds benefit.

One hundred silly birds were quickly gathered!

The Zhuque Sword in Tian Ersan's hand has become an ordinary iron sword, with its attack power and durability doubled, but it no longer has any special attributes, and even its name has changed to Iron Sword.

Looking at the more than a thousand copper coins on his body, Tian Ersan realized that what he needed was not convenience, but time!

Researching technology would certainly make harvesting wheat easier, but it would consume more copper coins. And if we only come back every few months, who knows, we might find everything gone the next time we log in!
What we need right now is time, the time and money to come in at least once a day!
Building farmhouses to increase copper coin production is the most crucial thing. This will drive the academy's technology and allow me, as the top combatant, to join the battle at any time.

"Build farmhouses!"

After deciding on his direction, Tian Ersan continued killing sparrows to make money!

Not long after, a young villager ran over.

"My lord! I've arrived!"

Tian Ersan looked at the young man, who was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old.

"What are your abilities?"

The young man laughed and said, "I eat ten catties of grain a day, pay two copper coins, and I can work hard and serve as a soldier!"

Tian Ersan looked at this ordinary farmer.

"Alright, your name will be Wang Heyin!"

"Thank you for bestowing this name upon me, my lord!"

Tian Ersan gave Wang Heyin a lot of wheat to help him boost public morale, and then... he collected taxes heavily for three months!
"tax!"

After finishing cleaning the sparrows on the four mu of land, Tian Ersan built a farmhouse.

This time, another penniless, two-times-old male farmer has emerged.

He was bestowed the name Wang Hetong!
"tax!!"

Tian Ersan collected taxes for another two months, enough to cover his travel expenses back home.

I really don't want to do this, but I have no choice...

Just as Tian Ersan was about to leave, Qian Fuweng, an old farmer from Sitong who couldn't work or join the army, came over.

"My lord, please take that militiaman away. Otherwise, with no warehouses and no food, and no house to eat in, he'll run away sooner or later."

Tian Ersan frowned as he pondered.

Instead of thinking about Wang Ernong, they were thinking about Si Tong, a rich peasant who could neither work nor serve in the army.

After a brief hesitation of more than ten seconds, Tian Ersan gritted his teeth and made a tough decision!

"A tax-collecting millionaire, one year!"

+1460!

In the blink of an eye, they collected a year's worth of taxes from the old man, enough to blow up his entire savings for his funeral.

What's even more infuriating is that this happened after someone offered advice and pledged loyalty.

The old man, Qian Fuweng's, popularity plummeted to a very low level of over 20!
"Hmph!" The wealthy man glared at Tian Ersan and cursed, "You bastard! Damn it! I misjudged you! You son of a bitch! You beast!!"

"You're right to scold me." Tian Ersan remained expressionless, quietly accepting the old man's criticism, letting the old fellow jump up and down and curse beside him.

"You can curse me all you want, whether it's my parents, wife, son, daughter, or even my ancestors for eighteen generations."

He said this calmly, and from the bottom of his heart, he didn't care.

"Build farmhouses!" Tian Ersan continued building the houses after seeing the wealthy man Qian run away in anger and fear.

Perhaps because he has done too many immoral things, or perhaps because public support is too low, the newest person to emerge is still a young man with only two copper coins.

"Wang Hetie!"

Tian Ersan gave Wang Hetie a name with a gentle smile, and a genuine smile of joy unconsciously appeared on his face.

Wang Hetie said happily, "Thank you, my lord, for bestowing upon me a name!"

Tian Ersan, along with Wang Guodong and others, filled Wang Hetie's house with grain.

Wang Hetie's popularity quickly reached 100, and he happily said, "My lord, every year during the Lunar New Year, between midnight and one minute, a bowl of dumplings will fall from the sky. Each dumpling can yield at least 100 copper coins, and if you're lucky, you can even get 100,000 or 1 million! I don't tell this to just anyone!"

Tian Ersan knew that Wang Hetie had won over the hearts of the people.

tax!!!

Soon, Tian Ersan recruited another brother for Wang Hetie, Wang Helu.

Wang Hetie looked very unhappy, even extremely annoyed, after gaining a younger brother!
Tian Ersan had long known that he didn't understand her, and had also anticipated his expression and attitude, so she naturally and calmly ignored his opinion.

Tian Ersan and the others then maxed out Wang Helu's favorability rating.

Wang Helu looked deeply moved and said happily, "My lord, as long as we build beacon towers, we can know about the military situation and any emergencies here, even if we are outside!"

Tian Ersan did not let anyone down; he did not levy taxes on Wang Helu.

With one person's blessing and the angry stares of others, Tian Ersan led Wang Ernong, who was destined to desert, back to the real world.

While we're at it, let's harvest the last acre of wheat, so those sparrows won't have a chance to come back to life!
Fifty or sixty thousand catties of wheat fell onto the warehouse floor, just like a pile of sand in the warehouse, not very noticeable.

Soon, the company had a new security captain who also worked part-time as a warehouse manager and driver. He liked to go to the IT department and harass Li Cuihua, a respectable woman, whenever he had free time.

Looking at the quiet warehouse and the quiet wheat stacks, Tian Ersan's heart also calmed down.

"I need to study!"

Tian Ersan needs to study management and learn more advanced capitalist exploitation techniques!
(End of this chapter)