60: Mr. Bai from Mohism

Hua Mulan's face changed; she knew the enemy had an ambush on the road, which was why she hadn't allowed the army to leave the city to pursue. She hadn't expected the Minotaur to disregard orders like this.

She glanced back at Han Huohuo.

Han Huohuo's face was expressionless as he uttered a single word: "Rescue!"

There was no time to explain tactics to the soldiers now, but fortunately, the mechanical soldiers absolutely obeyed commands. Hua Mulan leaped onto her horse, opened the city gate, and led the mechanical soldiers out after him.

The Minotaur was in a frenzy, having already cut down the slower crossbow troops in the rear, causing cries of agony from the enemy.

While the Minotaur was slaughtering wildly.

Suddenly, the enemy stopped, and their ranks split left and right. The Minotaur was momentarily stunned. What was happening?

Then he saw armored holy warriors, who had been ambushed, charge out from the dense woods on both sides of the road. These armored warriors, blessed with holy light and wielding greatswords, directly confronted the Minotaur.

These warriors were also very powerful. After the Ballista (nu che - crossbow carts) in the rear stopped, they came forward to assist, unleashing a fierce barrage of shots. The Minotaur couldn't resist and fled back in disarray.

The troops behind charged forward, and the Griffons also aggressively pounced again.

Sardin felt a bit of regret at this point, thinking that these humans were insidious, unwilling to fight properly, and insisted on setting up an ambush. He didn't dare to get entangled with the Griffons now, as there were also armored warriors and ranged troops behind him. He only had a few dozen men; how could he be a match for them?

Fortunately, Hua Mulan had arrived by then. Large numbers of Mechanical Wolf charged forward to replace Sardin's Minotaur troops. The Floating Turret disrupted the Griffons in the air. The Minotaur took advantage of the chaos to return to the main army, and both sides engaged in a chaotic battle.

This kind of chaotic battle was a pure war of attrition, beneficial to neither side.

Neither side wanted to prolong the fight, so they fought and retreated simultaneously. Before long, both sides disengaged.

Wu Qiming led his troops and turned to flee. Hua Mulan gave the order, and the army, along with the Minotaur, returned to Tongtian City.

Han Huohuo was very angry. How could this damn Minotaur be so troublesome?

But no matter what, it was the Minotaur who had routed the Griffons today. Furthermore, this was his Da Ge's army, not his own.

Han Huohuo thought for a moment, suppressed his anger, and instead of blaming them, he kindly comforted them. He also had the doctor treat the injured Minotaur.

Even if Sardin was arrogant, he knew he was in the wrong. Seeing Han Huohuo's gentle attitude, he felt some shame, said nothing, and finally cupped his hands before returning to the camp.

Hua Mulan arranged for the battlefield to be cleared.

Unconsciously, Han Huohuo leveled up again.

【Congratulations, Lord, you have reached Level 18】

【Ding, Luck activated! You gained a new skill upon leveling up. Please choose one from the following skills: Intermediate Wisdom & Primary Morale.】

Luck was activated again. Han Huohuo hadn't expected this horseshoe to be so powerful.

However, there was basically no choice between these two skills. The morale attribute was ineffective on mechanical troops, so Han Huohuo could only choose Intermediate Wisdom.

【Intermediate Wisdom】: Can learn up to Level 4 magic.

Han Huohuo's own Magic Guild was only Level 1, and currently only had a few Level 1 spells. He didn't know when he would be able to learn such high-level magic, but this was something he would eventually have to learn.

【Lord】: Han Huohuo

【Level】: 18

【Attributes】: Strength 10 (3), Defense 6 (18), Stamina 4 (9), Intelligence 8 (3).

【Exclusive Skill】: Mechanical Specialization

【General Skills】: Intermediate Leadership, Primary Attack, Intermediate Wisdom, Primary Earth Magic.

Utilizing the power of the Golden Silk Armor, Han Huohuo's defense was surprisingly the highest among all his attributes, which perfectly matched his timid personality.

A Hero's attributes could not only improve his own combat strength but also provide a proportional bonus to the army.

If purely based on troop types, the Mechanical Wolf were Tier 1, and the Floating Turret were only Tier 2, but mechanical troops inherently had higher base attributes. Furthermore, under the powerful buffs from Han Huohuo and Hua Mulan, they could completely contend with Tier 3 and Tier 4 troops.

Of course, true combat relies on cooperation. The battlefield is not a series of one-on-one duels, so how to coordinate various troop types is the more important art of war.

On the battlefield, with proper command and sufficient numbers, it was not strange for Tier 1 soldiers to kill Tier 7 soldiers.

The appearance of the Griffons reminded Han Huohuo that air power was also very important, but currently, there were no mechanical flying units in the Mecha Workshop.

Using Floating Turret against the Griffons was not very effective. The Minotaur seemed more brutal in killing Griffons. Han Huohuo remembered there was a flamethrower type in the workshop. If this thing engaged the Griffons in close combat, it might be even more powerful than the Minotaur.

What flying creature isn't afraid of flamethrowers! Although the Griffons' armor could block ranged shots, it definitely couldn't withstand flamethrowers.

Flamethrowers had a certain range of killing, but their attack method was still categorized as close combat.

Unfortunately, flamethrowers also required black oil!

Stuck on black oil again!

With twenty-six units of black oil per day, currently being saved, and the need to build mobile charging vehicles, the deficit was too large, which was quite awkward.

Plasma Cannon needed black oil, mobile charging vehicles needed black oil, and flamethrowers also needed black oil!

If he had enough black oil, he could have directly attacked Nine Dragon Mountain just now. In the end, it was a resource problem.

Just as Han Huohuo was scratching his head.

News about black oil arrived.

"Lord, Yan Yun of the Tulip Merchant Group requests your presence. I heard a guest from the Mo Family has arrived there."

A guard ran over to deliver the message.

Han Huohuo was overjoyed and quickly ran over.

This kid's little trot was actually quite handsome. Mu Jiu covered her face, truly a Mountain King, without any trace of a noble's demeanor.

As soon as he entered, he saw a tall, thin person sitting and chatting with Yan Yun.

"Who is this?"

Seeing Han Huohuo enter, Yan Yun quickly stood up and introduced, "Lord, this is Mr. Bai from the Mo Family. He heard you need black oil and specifically came to understand the situation." Turning, he said to Mr. Bai, "This is our Lord."

Han Huohuo hurried over in a few steps, his eyes filled with tears, and grasped Mr. Bai's hands: "Sir, as expected, you have an extraordinary temperament at first glance, incomparable to ordinary people! I have long admired the great name of the Mo Family. This is my first time meeting a master from the Mo Family. It's a pleasure, a pleasure!"

Mr. Bai was a Mo Family researcher, usually quite introverted. He had never met such an enthusiastic person before, who acted as if he had found his long-lost parents. For a moment, he was flustered, not knowing how to respond.

Yan Yun covered his face, unable to watch. This Lord Han, when he could be shameless, was utterly shameless. How did this guy feel even more like a merchant than himself?

"How about we talk about the black oil?" The red-faced Mr. Bai finally broke free from Han Huohuo's iron-like grip, thinking to himself how strong this Lord was, almost comparable to Barbarians.

"Okay, Sir, do you have black oil for sale?" Han Huohuo didn't waste words and got straight to the point.

"Lord, black oil is generally a material used only by high-level puppets of the Mo Family. When I heard you needed black oil, I was very surprised, so I hurried over. The main reason is... I want to see what kind of puppets you are researching?"

".......You mean, you don't have black oil, you just want to see my puppets?" Han Huohuo was greatly disappointed.

So this guy was a research fanatic. Any puppet that used black oil must be a high-level puppet, and this guy was here to learn.

Han Huohuo cursed a hundred times in his heart.

"Lord, then... can I see your puppets?" Mr. Bai looked nervously at Han Huohuo.

"Of course, since you're here, you're our guest. I'll take you to see them now." Han Huohuo was disappointed inside, but he didn't show it on his face and remained very enthusiastic.

After all, this was someone from the Mo Family, he couldn't offend them. If the business didn't work out, the relationship was still there, Han Huohuo thought.

"That would be truly wonderful."

Han Huohuo got up and took Mr. Bai to see the Plasma Cannon. This thing immediately captured Mr. Bai's full attention.

"It's perfect! How was this puppet designed? It's unbelievable! Although it's only Tier 3 and its power is limited, the craftsmanship... we in the Mo Family can't even achieve this! My goodness, this is the most perfect Tier 3 puppet I've ever seen!"

Mr. Bai was artless and utterly shocked, muttering his true thoughts to himself.

"By the way, Lord, I see this puppet of yours also uses black oil as energy. How did you obtain black oil before? You know, the extraction of black oil is extremely difficult. To be honest, even for us in the Mo Family, extracting black oil is fraught with difficulties."

Han Huohuo's heart stirred: "So, you actually have a black oil mine, but your extraction capability is very poor, is that right?"