167: White Horse Camp

It was already late morning when Lin Yue arrived at Shenmu Military Camp.

Stepping into the Military Camp, Lin Yue felt there were many unfamiliar faces.

It wasn't until he met Li Mu that he felt he hadn't come to the wrong place!

"Colonel, you're back!" Li Mu exclaimed excitedly when he saw Lin Yue by chance!

"Yes, I just arrived. What are you all doing?" Lin Yue asked.

Li Mu then recounted everything that had happened in the past few days to Lin Yue.

It turned out that after Lin Yue was promoted to Colonel, he didn't return to the Military Camp, but Shenmu Military Camp had not been idle.

Seventy thousand White Horses, and the seventy thousand Soldiers who were transferred, arrived at Shenmu Military Camp in an endless stream every day.

It wasn't until yesterday that all transfers were completed, which meant that from now on, Lin Yue officially became a Colonel in charge of one hundred thousand troops!

"Are these all newly joined Soldiers?" Lin Yue asked, looking at the new faces training.

"Yes," Li Mu nodded.

"What about the original White Horse Righteous Cavalry then?" Lin Yue asked, puzzled.

He hadn't seen any sign of Xing Daorong, Liu Sandao, or Zhao Yun yet, and besides Li Mu in front of him, he hadn't encountered any of the old timers.

Shouldn't they be training in the Military Camp?

"You mean the White Horse Camp, right?" Li Mu said with a smile.

"White Horse Camp?" Lin Yue asked curiously.

"A few days ago, His Majesty officially approved that the original thirty thousand White Horse Righteous Cavalry, due to their outstanding military achievements, were specially granted the designation of White Horse Camp!" Li Mu explained.

Designation!

His White Horse Righteous Cavalry actually had a designation!

This would greatly enhance the morale and sense of belonging of the White Horse Righteous Cavalry, and it was also a recognition of them!

"So where did the White Horse Camp go?" Lin Yue asked.

"His Majesty issued an edict the day before yesterday to seal off mountains in various places, to corner Mountain Bandits and Otherworlders. The White Horse Camp began garrisoning at the foot of the mountains the day before yesterday. Now, all those remaining in the Encampment are new recruits," he explained today.

"Shang Commandery also sealed off mountains?" Lin Yue asked curiously.

He originally thought that sealing off mountains was only a task for Crane Wild City. With Li Mu's explanation, it was very likely a nationwide effort!

This was not leaving any way out for players!

Did he want to wipe out players and Mountain Bandits in one fell swoop this winter?

Was Qin Shi Huang not afraid of the players' crazy backlash? After all, it was no longer a secret that Otherworlders could revive after death!

Or was he playing a grand game?

"His Majesty's edict has been sent to all commanderies and counties. The entire Great Qin is sealing off mountains, not allowing a single grain of food to go up the mountains. Violators will have their entire clans exterminated!" Li Mu said.

Lin Yue understood somewhat.

Since ancient times, merchants have been disliked and suppressed by rulers for a reason.

A great man once said, when profit reaches 50%, they will take risks; when profit reaches 100%, they dare to trample all human laws; when profit reaches 300%, they are not even afraid to go to the gallows!

Presumably, Qin Shi Huang learned of their actions and, while targeting players, also wanted to root out some unlawful merchants and deter the merchant class!

After all, for players and Mountain Bandits to continuously grow stronger, no one would believe that there was no shadow of merchants involved.

As long as there was profit, they wouldn't care about national laws; in their eyes, money was the law!

Even the highest realm of merchants was no longer selling goods, but selling power, like Lu Buwei, who considered rare goods as treasures, and was even bold enough to treat Qin Shi Huang as a commodity.

Ultimately, he met his demise, which also served as a warning to future monarchs!

"Lin Yue, you're back?" A voice suddenly sounded, interrupting Lin Yue's thoughts.

"General, This humble general returns to the Encampment!" Lin Yue said, cupping his hands.

"Hmm, who is this?" She Jian asked, his eyes lighting up as he looked at Li Siye behind Lin Yue.

"This is Li Siye, a talent I brought from the village. I want him to serve as my personal guard."

Lin Yue said with a wary expression.

He knew exactly who She Jian was; capable officials and good generals were more enticing to him than beautiful women!

So he could only say he was a personal guard, hoping to prevent She Jian from forcibly taking him. He didn't know if it would succeed.

"Oh, your village certainly has a lot of talent." She Jian glanced at Lin Yue upon hearing this and didn't say much more.

Lin Yue didn't want to give him away, and She Jian had no reason to force Lin Yue, but he was still itching with desire.

"By the way, Xing Daorong and the others will be back this afternoon. Yang Chen's thirty thousand cavalry will replace the White Horse Camp.

You can rest in the Encampment for two days, and then seal off the mountains with Yang Chen." She Jian said.

"Understood!" Lin Yue replied.

She Jian then nodded and walked away.

He now commanded a grand Army of 430,000, including 130,000 cavalry, making him the foremost general under Wang Li's command!

He was no longer the same as before!

Even among the Generals of the entire Great Wall Legion, excluding the Titled Generals, he was one of the top two in terms of strength!

Lin Yue smiled as he watched the formidable She Jian, then called out to him:

"General, please wait!"

She Jian stopped and looked at him strangely, asking, "What's wrong? Do you need my help with something?"

"No, I want to present a treasure to you, General." Lin Yue said with a smile.

She Jian looked up at the sky, then feigned surprise and said,

"Oh, I thought the sun wasn't coming out from the west today. How come I'm receiving a gift from you?"

Lin Yue was a bit speechless, but he still took out the Modao from his spatial ring and presented it to She Jian with both hands!

She Jian took the Modao and examined it carefully, a look of fascination in his eyes. Then he took a step back, turned, and swung it!

Suddenly, he stopped and shouted to the nearby Soldiers, "Bring a target!"

Soon, a Soldier moved a dummy in front of She Jian.

"Cover it with three armor!" She Jian said in a deep voice.

After the Soldier covered the dummy with three armor, She Jian motioned for the Soldier to step back.

Then She Jian lightly swung, and a horizontal slash cut the dummy in half!

"Bring another dummy, cover it with five armor!" She Jian said, his eyes gleaming.

Once the dummy was set up, She Jian handed the Modao to his personal guard and said, "You strike!"

"Understood!" The personal guard took the Modao, weighed it in his hand, and felt that it was much heavier than an ordinary long saber.

Then he took a deep breath, used his waist strength, and swung it forward with all his might!

The Modao broke through five layers of armor and finally knocked the dummy to the ground!

Lin Yue was not surprised by this. Historical records stated, "Laborer holds it, and with waist strength, spins and cuts, turning all who block it into powder."

Moreover, this was no ordinary Modao!

This was the first Modao in the game!

"Good saber!" She Jian said with a laugh, taking the Modao back from the personal guard's hand and gripping it. "What's the name of this saber?"

"General, this saber is called Modao!" Lin Yue replied.

"Modao?

Good, good, good, you little rascal, you're finally generous for once. I didn't misjudge you all this time." She Jian laughed heartily, patting Lin Yue's shoulder heavily!

"General, this Modao isn't for you. This one is for you." Lin Yue said with a troubled expression.

"What!" She Jian's face changed, anger surged in his heart, and he reverted to his usual look of displeasure towards Lin Yue.