The Tycoon God of Online Gaming
Chapter 280 - 281: Bizarre Spoils of War and Education

Chapter 280: Chapter 281: Bizarre Spoils of War and Education

System: Please check the remaining capacity of your space backpack, you will be receiving an ample amount of loot!

The reason Chu You decided not to take over the town was because firstly, he hadn’t had the opportunity to experience what it was like to sack a town and wanted to try something new. Secondly, looting the town would mean obtaining maximum benefits in a short amount of time, but it would cause irreversible damage to the town ecosystem; if he conquered the town, he would have daily income, but the earnings would depend on the development of the town. But there is no faster way to make money than looting. Thirdly, his Battle Demonesses needed to kill NPCs to increase their morale, which was very important. High morale could multiply the damage dealt by the Battle Demonesses and this was also something that any competent commander could not afford to ignore.

Finally, if he were to take over the town, what would happen to his Hell Demon Power? The Hell Demon Camp is considered a major enemy by the Celestial World’s ten-thousands of clans. As such, any association with the Hell Clan is highly frowned upon. So, if he simply took over, his efforts to nurture the demons would expose him to the Yan Kingdom Court. As a result, he would fall out with the official NPCs which would not be a wise move given that he still had a lot of level 15 gear and his future development would be greatly constrained. These are all reasons why Chu You’s refusal to accept the enemy’s surrender was entirely reasonable.

Guard NPCs generally will not drop equipment. This is a protective measure designed to avoid putting players in direct opposition to the official NPC forces too early on. So what is the benefit of killing NPCs?

The saying goes, to kill one is a crime, but to massacre a thousand is a heroic act! Wiping out a town of living Guard NPCs will cause the town to surrender to the player, delivering all its wealth straight into the player’s pocket. This is theoretically possible, but in practice, many factors can affect the town’s wealth.

Firstly, Chu You is not a Hero NPC. He doesn’t possess the ability to master war looting skills, and hence the resources he gains from pillaging a town are significantly reduced. Didn’t you see how much wealth was burned by the Battle Demonesses? They can’t distinguish which resource shops are important to their master, and their spoils entirely depend on their mood at the moment. If the Demonesses think an item might please their master, they take it. Everything else ends up either scattered on the ground or burned away. If these discarded items have equipment attributes, then they face the merciless fate of being refreshed and erased by the System...

Why didn’t Chu You command in person? Once players command their forces to loot, their troops will enter a frenzied state of pillaging, during which it’s hard to effectively command them. But if a Hero NPC with either the ’Biological Warfare Specialty’ or ’Biological Leadership Specialty’ was the commander, the situation would be much better controlled.

One more point is that Chu You’s way of leading was influenced by his past life, where commanders generally stayed behind the scenes. If someone decapitated him, it would be a huge blow! His entire army would be thrown into a panic and eventually retreat, with 50% of the troops fleeing back to the player’s lair.

If the leader dies, and there’s no one left to lead, what’s the point of playing!

Pretty much, once Chu You had thrown his 40 Battle Demonesses into the battlefield, he had no control! Everything depended on the Battle Demonesses’ initiative. As T9 mutated creatures, their initiative reached 80%, and they had their own intelligent judgement of the battlefield.

Surely there was something the player-commander could do? Of course, there were three options that could affect the entire army.

First: Attack, attack, let’s get pumped! (If the enemy surrenders, war looting can be triggered)

Second: Stand firm, fight to the last man!

Third: Retreat! Retreating will cause a severe drop in troops’ morale, and simultaneously expose the commander’s position.

Players who lack any war capability are like that. Commanders who haven’t systematically learnt any war skills are not competent.

Can players learn war skills? Of course, they can, but it takes a large amount of time, and for Chu You, time is of the essence!

For Chu You, in his current state, his battles were all out brawls! His methods were primitive and brutal in nature, which is why he chose a level 25 small town as his test subject.

The town below was now submerged in a sea of fire, and Chu You knew the end was near. He opened his army interface to check the status of the Battle Demonesses.

Thanks to the rarity of T9 creatures, Chu You was able to check the status of each of the 40 Battle Demonesses.

In the army interface, there’s a setting that allows players to instantly find the type of soldier they want to check.

(Deployed) Soldier type: Hell Camp, Soldier Level: T9 System, Soldier Race: Mutated Six-Winged Battle Demoness, Soldier Count: 40!

He noticed that four had half their health left, twelve had some health decrease, and the rest were at full health. One of the Battle Demonesses had the highest morale at 39 points, while the one with the lowest morale had 16. All had exhausted some magic power.

If it were T1 creatures, the vast number of them would make players dizzy. They would absolutely not check, unless they are some certain losers.

System: Ke State Town has been completely destroyed. You have received 600,000 Gold Coins, +1660 strategic resource wood, +1550 ore, +297 quicksilver, +89 gemstone. You will receive the loot brought by your troops.

Ah, why did I only receive 600,000 Gold Coins after sacking a level 25 Guard NPC town? Something seems wrong... It seems the looting wasn’t thorough enough!

Chu You opened his bag and ate several flying crystals to ensure his flight time was still within a safe range.

Then he saw many Demonesses flying towards him, and when they got close, they transformed back into their blood-boiling forms.

Finally, he saw the first Battle Demoness come before him. He recognized this one as the one with the highest morale. She had a look of longing for praise and presented several items to him with both hands.

"Uh, let’s find somewhere to sit first!" Sensing everyone’s Physical Strength dropping, Chu You decided to land somewhere before dealing with the spoils of war.

So, under Chu You’s leadership, they arrived at a relatively open area.

"Sit, everyone sit down." The demonesses obeyed immediately, folding up their wings and sitting on the grass, looking like well-behaved children sitting upright, their eyes sparkling as they looked at him. This was a stark contrast to their fighting personas.

"Cough, okay, now, one by one, present your spoils to your king. Who’s first? Oh? It’s you again? Okay, okay, come on then!" Seeing that the first one to stand was the Battle Demon Princess with the highest Morale Value, Chu You cheered. At the same time, he remembered the loot she had presented to him earlier.

Something...seemed off!

Chu You was standing now, and when the Battle Demon Princess came over, she immediately knelt on one knee, once again presenting the spoils high up with both hands.

Chu You looked at them and grabbed something familiar first. It was a piece of equipment, a 25th level platinum Mage’s top, he wasn’t sure which NPC she had stolen it from, but it was pretty good.

The second item was a set of intermediate Mana Recovery Potions x 10. This was...not bad either.

Finally, Chu You looked at the last thing. His eyelid twitched as he reached out and picked it up with two fingers.

"Is this...a teddy bear?" Chu You blinked at the cotton-made teddy bear in his hand, a bit stunned.

Teddy bear: A beloved toy, a handmade item from Zhongzhou.

The kneeling demoness looked up at him, hope in her eyes.

"Sigh~" Chu You took a deep breath, "You worked hard, worked hard. You should keep this as a souvenir."

"Next!" Chu You realised that the second one to come forward was the Battle Demon Princess with the second highest Morale Value, it was clear to him the demonesses had a hierarchy.

System: You have acquired the crafting material ’Craftsman’s High-Level Weapon Refining Stone x6’.

System: You have acquired a collectible ’Old Bull Head’.

System: You have acquired a set of ’Qingzhou-style Imitation Celadon Tea Set’.

Imitation Qingzhou Celadon Tea Set: This is a bootlegged version of a Qingzhou tea set, with a 65% resemblance, it is meant to be used for tea, but you can also use it to drink water. It’s a product of the counterfeit master Shan Zhai, and Shan Zhai says: You can use it as a decoration too!

What the hell is this! Chu You dropped the tea set on the ground without stashing it back in his bag, "Next!"

System: You have acquired an unused ’Toilet Seat’.

System: You have a woman’s piece of clothing.

Chu You silently placed these two items next to the tea set. His face was a bit wooden, and he called out monotonously for the next one.

Gradually, the pile of items next to him grew larger and larger, and Chu You’s expression became more and more numb.

Just then, Chu You’s numb face lit up, and he grabbed the gold pouch presented before him with joy.

System: You received a Gold Pouch with 97 Gold Coins inside.

Hahaha, Chu You could hardly contain his joy!

Chu You finally spoke, "See this, see this!" He pointed towards the Gold Pouch in his hand, swinging it, the collision noise of gold coins could be heard from the pouch.

"This, this is what your king loves the most. I’m not saying I don’t like the other things you’ve brought, but this, this is my favourite." Chu You, excited, took a Gold Coin out from the pouch. His eyes scanned the demonesses, "You see, this little thing in my hand is so beautiful, so cute. Don’t look at me, look at it!! Recognize it!!"