160: Chapter 160 Dominating the Mountain City

Their land was either barren, or they were merely tenant farmers for the landlord.

With the onset of war, survival had already been difficult, but once the fighting arrived, it became even harder.

Seeing these pitiful, impoverished farmers, Wang Ye and his group couldn't bear to watch them starve, so they took them into their ranks.

They brought them along as they headed toward the Sichuan-Hunan region.

Wang Ye's group didn't travel very fast, and new players kept joining them along the way.

In addition, supplies were also being brought in.

Since players respawned with random identities, quite a few of them ended up as landlords.

They would then bring grain and able-bodied men to join the main group.

As for the local land, they simply abandoned it without hesitation.

After all, they were players, not landlords.

For a time, rumors spread among the common people that heavenly soldiers had descended, causing landlords to flee at the sound of their approach, leaving the land to the peasants.

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After traveling in this massive procession for a day, Wang Ye and his group arrived in Hankou.

However, before they could enter the city, a group of men who looked like police officers blocked their path.

As these officers looked at the dense crowd behind Wang Ye's group, the leader quietly wiped sweat from his forehead.

In all his years of service in Hankou, this was the first time he had seen such a spectacle.

With so many people, if they all crowded into the city, he couldn't imagine what would become of it.

He glanced at the people; many of them were dressed quite stylishly.

Besides them, there were also many dressed as impoverished farmers.

At a single glance, he was certain these people were refugees, though he had no idea where they had fled from.

"Hello, may we enter the city?" Wang Ye stepped forward, looked at the police leader, and spoke slowly.

Seeing Wang Ye step forward, the leader glanced at the suit he was wearing.

Although it looked a bit dirty, his demeanor was quite distinct.

He immediately realized that this person must be the one in charge.

However, when he heard Wang Ye's words, a look of difficulty immediately appeared on his face.

"Uh, apologies, sir. There are too many of you. If you all enter the city, it won't be able to accommodate so many people."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ye hurriedly waved his hand and explained:

"We don't all need to enter the city. I wanted to ask if there are any boats from here that head to the Mountain City?"

The road ahead would be extremely difficult if they had to travel on foot.

If they could take a boat, that would be for the best.

"Well, there are boats, but there are so many of you that they might not be able to hold everyone."

"It's fine, as long as there are boats. We can pay." Wang Ye nodded.

Hearing this, the leader let out a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Wang Ye was a reasonable person.

With so many people, if they wanted to force their way in, they wouldn't be able to stop them.

"Alright, I will go and report this." After saying that, the leader hurried away from the city gate.

With so many people, it was clearly not something he could handle alone.

Seeing him leave, Wang Ye turned to look at Li Qingfeng and the others.

"There are boats, so let's take a boat."

"That works." Li Qingfeng nodded.

He really didn't want to keep walking.

That was too miserable.

Now that they had reached Hankou, relatively speaking, the Japanese wouldn't reach here so quickly.

They had enough time to take a boat to the Mountain City.

Wang Ye and his group didn't wait long before the mayor of Hankou arrived.

The mayor of Hankou was also quite shocked to see the massive crowd.

He had received news more than half a month ago.

The people of Jinling City were constantly fleeing toward the west.

He only needed to glance at their attire to know that they were most likely from Jinling.

He looked at Wang Ye and the others who were leading the group, and immediately smiled as he stepped forward to greet them.

It was obvious that these people were the leaders.

"Hello, I am Wu Guozhen, the mayor of Hankou. May I ask if you are coming from Jinling?"

Wu Guozhen asked, wanting to confirm.

Upon hearing this, Wang Ye nodded immediately.

"Yes, Mayor Wu."

"Are you planning to stay in Hankou?"

"Yes, we will stay in Hankou for two days, and then we will head to the Mountain City." Wang Ye nodded again.

Hearing this, Wu Guozhen breathed a sigh of relief.

He could understand why Wang Ye and his group wanted to go to the Mountain City.

With the Mountain City now serving as the provisional capital, going there was undoubtedly the safest option.

It was easy to defend and difficult to attack; it wouldn't be so easy for the Japanese to conquer it.

"Alright, in that case, you may stay in Hankou for two days. I will contact the people at the provisional capital in the Mountain City to send boats to pick you up, but I need to confirm the number of people with you." Wu Guozhen said with a smile as he looked at them.

"That works." Hearing Wu Guozhen's words, Wang Ye was overjoyed.

If they could send boats to pick them up, that would be the best.

Thus, they stayed in Hankou for two days. During this period, other groups kept arriving in Hankou.

The boats sent from the Mountain City also arrived.

With so many people, the authorities at the provisional capital were eager to bring them over.

After all, they were lacking talent over there.

Not to mention, these people had escaped from the former capital, Jinling.

They brought their own wealth, and there was no shortage of various talents among them.

Thus, the first fleet was fully loaded with people and set sail toward the Mountain City.

Wang Ye was also among this first group.

This first group was basically their backbone; they needed to arrive in the Mountain City first to find a location and establish a stronghold.

Then, they would start developing industry.

After traveling by boat for several days, they reached the Mountain City.

Compared to traveling on foot, this speed was much, much faster.

It had taken them over a month to walk from Jinling to Hankou.

But from Hankou to the Mountain City, it took them less than a week.

Fortunately, they had finally made it through.

The Mountain City was a good place.

Wang Ye had long heard that the industrial facilities from the coast had been moved to the Mountain City.

Once they arrived, with the foundation of these industrial facilities, it would certainly be much easier to start industrialization than before.

After arriving in the Mountain City, Wang Ye, Li Qingfeng, and the others began looking for a location to build a factory.

While searching for a location, they also sent people to gather information.

Where they could obtain raw materials and machinery.

Within a week, they had found a suitable location.

At this time, the second fleet, filled with players, also arrived in the Mountain City.

At this point, the number of players in the Mountain City had reached as many as sixty thousand.

However, the number of players who followed them here was not limited to just these.

There were still hundreds of thousands who had not yet arrived.

Not to mention the new players who were continuously joining the game.

Zhou Yang watched the live stream, unable to help but mutter to himself.

Could it be that as this game goes on, it will end up being filled entirely with players?

Especially in the Mountain City; it seemed the Mountain City didn't have much of a population at this time.

If players flooded in, it was uncertain who would be calling the shots in the Mountain City.

Plus, the players could respawn.

Well, no need to think about it.

Let's just continue watching the players' performance.

A month had passed in game time, while only a dozen or so hours had passed in the outside world.

Within this month, Wang Ye and his group had completely established a foothold in the Mountain City.

They had gained control over the entire Mountain City.

Their players could be seen everywhere.