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Chapter 1405 - 613 Under Gourd Mountain_2

Chapter 1405: Chapter 613 Under Gourd Mountain_2

Moreover, with the previous groundwork laid, when the bandits first encountered the enemy, they all thought there was a mole within their ranks, making it impossible for them to unite. Some teams didn’t even wait for the Fool to approach before they started fighting amongst themselves. In such a state, they naturally couldn’t match the players and were hastily defeated and captured.

"Got ’em!"

"We’re done here too, all three captured alive..."

...

Meanwhile, the Dawn City Group was abuzz with good news; shortly thereafter, the battles from the twenty-odd directions all ended successfully.

In the final tally, out of seventy-five bandits, seventy-three were captured alive. The remaining two were not accidentally killed by the players, but rather were killed as traitors by their own during the internal conflict. The bandits were truly ruthless when it came to their own, and the players couldn’t stop them even if they tried.

[You heard several of the captured bandits blowing the Sparrow’s Whistle with a look of tragic determination.]

["Boss, we’ve all been caught, don’t mind us, just run away..."]

["Boss, you’ve done everything you could, it’s not your fault, it’s all the moles, there were just too many..."]

["As long as you, Boss, can escape, our sacrifice will be worth it..."]

...

Mu You watched with emotion; what loyal subordinates they were, still thinking of letting him escape even now, making him feel a bit guilty.

Mu You sighed and typed in silence into the group: "Quick, strip them, take everything, equipment, Divinity, leave nothing behind..."

There was no need for him to remind them, as the players were already eager and quickly stripped the bandits of everything they had, leaving not even clothes behind.

Of course, there were people assigned to collect these things, and after they were all appraised for their value, the spoils of war would be distributed evenly.

An hour later, Mu You, leading a team of Fools, escorted the batch of bandits back to the Crow Tribe to claim the bounty.

"This many?"

Inside the Chief’s House, the Crow Man Clan Leader eyed the bandits, bound up like rice dumplings all over the floor, somewhat disbelieving his own eyes.

It thought that the Fools would at most bring back a dozen bandits, and it could send them away with a bit of money. With this intimidation by the Fools, other bandits naturally wouldn’t dare to come again, and this matter would be settled. But who could’ve imagined that they would bring back more than seventy... That’s over seven hundred thousand Divinity!

And moreover... these seem to be the very same bandits...

The Clan Leader hurriedly stepped forward, recognizing them one by one, and soon confirmed that these were indeed the bandits from the mountain. Apart from the bandit leader and a few others, almost the entire lot was present!

It was at this moment that the Crow Man Clan Leader realized it had been tricked - it was a trap!

"Clan Leader, if there’s no problem, let’s settle the bounty," said Mu You at this time, reminding him.

"Cough... There are no issues with these bandits, but, there should still be some bandits that haven’t been captured..." the Clan Leader hastily said.

It was completely certain that these common bandits were absolutely incapable of stealing the goods, meaning the real culprits behind these days of chaos in their tribe had not been caught!

"Impossible, all the bandits are here. Even if there are any that slipped through the net, they have all fled. The Clan Leader can rest easy, as long as we Fools are here, no bandits will dare to come again," Mu You assured.

As Mu You spoke, he controlled his character to pull out a Parchment scroll: "Moreover, we have written evidence; does the Clan Leader intend to default on the agreement?"

A contract was specially made when they agreed to suppress the bandits, signed and sealed by both parties. Although the document lacked coercive power, its contents once spread would ruin the merchant tribe’s reputation.

Mu You believed that the Crow People wouldn’t ruin their reputation just to save a few hundred thousand Divinity.

"This is of course not the case..."

Seeing Mu You brandishing the contract, the Crow Man Clan Leader could only smile wryly. It didn’t dare to breach the agreement and had to accept the loss, swallowing the bitter pill of a deal it signed itself.

Fortunately, it had previously collected a sum from the villagers, and by sending these bandits back to their headquarters, they could secure some compensation. All in all, it wouldn’t suffer too much of a loss...

[You received a bounty of 345,000 Divinity from the Crow Man Clan Leader for the bandit capture.]

[The Crow Man Clan Leader tells you that this was the fund gathered previously for the bandit suppression. This recent theft incident had almost drained the Crow People’s liquid assets. The remaining funds will be repaid in installments over the next two months, and they hope for your understanding...]

In the end, the Crow Man Clan Leader played a little trick, only paying half of the bounty, using the excuse of temporary insolvency for ’installment payments’.

Of course, lack of funds was just an excuse; if they really wanted to pay back, they could’ve simply withdrawn some of their deposits. If they talked this way, it was clearly in the hopes of delaying the payment, waiting to see the effectiveness of the Fools’ bandit suppression efforts.

If the Fools still had collusion with another group of bandits and the bandits resumed their rampant ways while the Fools took no action, it would amount to a breach of the Fools’ part, ensuring no further payments would be made.

As for this, Mu You did not continue to press; the Clan Leader was just lost in the situation. No one knew better than him that there were no bandits left in the tribe anymore, and all the money would ultimately be collected, it was just a matter of sooner or later.

After receiving the bounty from the Clan Leader, Mu You returned to the group to discuss the distribution of the spoils of war.

From this batch of bandits, a total of over 300,000 Divinity had been scavenged, along with the bounty, amounting to just over a million. Additionally, there were some miscellaneous items, but they were mostly exclusive to the Crow Race and not very valuable.