Chapter 153 Occupy the Oasis

The two caravans transporting wood were exhausted from the journey. Their people stayed in the inn in Ratchet Town to rest for a night yesterday. They all left after breakfast this morning.

Lu Xiaoming and his friends had not drunk enough, and they had been drinking noisily in the inn early in the morning.

Yang Yi came to the inn, he ordered a glass of Thunder Beer, and then drank it slowly.

Lu Xiaoming comfortably enjoyed the massage of two big breasted beauties. This time he still arranged someone to report the battle situation in real time, so from time to time someone got up from the table to report to Lu Xiaoming.

After Yang Yi stayed for half an hour, several people from Qin Kunhui who were lying on the table suddenly got up, and they all took credit and reported to Lu Xiaoming.

"Master, the battle is over..."

"Master, the trees in the Dead Water Oasis have all been burned, leaving only a ruin..."

"Master, even the lake water in the Dead Water Oasis has turned black, it's all polluted..."

"Master, the Kokar Centaurs have retreated, and the tribal coalition has also left..."

"Master is wise, Master is very smart, the tribal coalition escaped under your trick."

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"Wow, hahaha." Lu Xiao laughed, he climbed onto the wine table and shook his body proudly. "Okay, everyone will get a reward, a big reward. The tribal coalition is nothing great, it's just a group of aborigines, they are not my opponent at all, wow, haha."

"Rat, who won this battle?" Lu Xiaoming asked the young man wearing a green headband while standing on the table.

"No one won." The young man with the headband said.

"Oh my god, it's a draw again? Damn it," Lu Xiaoming cursed. He said angrily, "These natives always hold back when they fight. Why can't they be more manly and fight to the death at once?"

"It's really unlucky. Ignore these natives. Let's continue drinking. This dwarven liquor tastes pretty good, haha." Lu Xiaoming was in a good mood. He drank happily again after cursing.

Yang Yi was drinking on the side. After listening to the report from Lu Xiaoming's subordinates, he had an idea in his mind.

"So the Dead Water Oasis has become a ruin after a big battle. Even the lake is polluted by something. The most important thing is that there is no one in the Dead Water Oasis now."

Yang Yi thought about it. He still had a task to occupy the Dead Water Oasis. So he quickly left the hotel and found a place where no one was, took out the scroll and read it carefully.

"One of the rewards for the mission is [Architectural Plan: Spawning Ground (Level 1 Town)], which is used for amphibians and reptiles to lay eggs. It can not only increase the hatching rate, but also improve the survival rate of the cubs and accelerate the growth of the cubs. It looks pretty good. The murlocs are also amphibians. I wonder if they can be used to hatch murloc eggs."

"The mission description only says to occupy the Dead Water Oasis. Why not send the murlocs in the town to occupy the ruins of the Dead Water Oasis first. It doesn't matter whether the ruins of the Dead Water Oasis are ruins or not. Let's complete the mission first."

Yang Yi thought this method was feasible. He immediately called Brak and took Brak to the barracks to take away three 100-man combat murloc battalions.

"Follow me to the Dead Water Oasis."

Yang Yi took Brak and two battalions of 200 combat murlocs and set off immediately.

When they arrived near the Dead Water Oasis, Yang Yi looked around and saw a completely burned ruin. Except for the charred wood piles left on the ground after the fire, the rest were only embers that were still emitting black smoke.

"This fire was burned thoroughly. This effect would not have been achieved without deliberate burning."

Yang Yi led the fighting fishmen in the town towards the completely burned forest. It was a lush forest some time ago, but it turned into a barren land because of the war.

"The mission said that we were going to occupy the Dead Water Oasis, but before we occupied it, it had already turned from an oasis into a wasteland." Yang Yi was helpless.

"Lord, there is someone over there." Brack suddenly pointed to the lake in front and said.

Yang Yi looked over and saw a figure by the lake. "It's a minotaur. The back looks familiar."

Using the eagle eye technique, Yang Yi found that the minotaur was Jerrick Gaoshan.

Minotaur Jerrick lived in seclusion on the top of Thunder Peak next to the Dead Water Oasis. He knew the land in this area very well.

Yang Yi led the fishmen over and found that the Dead Water Oasis Lake was now completely covered with black oil stains.

The minotaur Jerrick was standing by the lake thinking about something. When hundreds of fishmen came over, he soon heard the noise.

"Jerrick, how are you doing recently?" Yang Yi greeted the minotaur enthusiastically and asked, "What are you thinking about by the lake alone?"

"Hello, friend." Jerrick was also very happy to see Yang Yi, but he immediately said with heavy worries: "Jerrick is trying to purify this polluted lake water. What are you doing here?"

"We heard that the Dead Water Oasis was burned down, which is really a pity, so we came here to see the situation." Yang Yi said.

"It's a pity. This oasis was originally one of the few forests in the barren land, and this lake is also a rare source of pure water. These were originally the gifts of Mother Earth." Jerry nodded heavily and said in a sad tone.

"Jerrick, do you have any way to purify the lake water?" Yang Yi asked.

Murlocs cannot live too far from water. If the lake water polluted by unknown black oil stains can be purified, it will be more convenient for the murlocs in Ratchet Town to stay and build a settlement.

"We Taurens know how to make purification totems to purify water sources, but before that, we have to find a way to study what these black oil stains are." Jerrick said.

"It's good to have a direction. If you need our murlocs to help, just tell us and we'll go around nearby." Yang Yi said.

"Thank you, may Mother Earth protect you." Jerrick said sincerely.

Yang Yi didn't know whether Mother Earth would protect him or not. He led the murlocs to scout the ruins of the burned forest, wanting to see where it was suitable to build a settlement in order to complete the task of occupying the Dead Water Oasis.

This settlement is not something that can be sloppy. It is unknown whether the Kokar Centaur will come again, and even the orcs may come back again. Yang Yi has to find a suitable place to build the settlement as quickly as possible.

The Dead Water Oasis is basically a flat land. To the southeast is the high mountain of Thunder Peak, and to the west are several small peaks several dozen meters high, with a lake in the middle.

Yang Yi looked around and finally chose to build a base near the lake at the foot of Thunder Peak.

Yang Yi left two large teams of fishmen to dig trenches and build fortifications. Yang Yi did not want to build any other buildings before the fortifications were built.

Then, Yang Yi led a team of fishmen to the direction of the minotaur Jerick.

Yang Yi just took the fishmen around the big lake. When he saw the minotaur Jerick again, he found that there were a few more people around him.

The minotaur Tuga Rune Totem stood side by side with Jerick, holding a water bag in his hand, which was filled with black sewage from the lake.

The two minotaurs were discussing something, and they were also accompanied by Mu Xiaolan, Scarface Ajie, and sword master Ouyang.

These people were all familiar to Yang Yi, and everyone greeted each other after meeting.

"Jerrick, what is this black water? Have you found a way to purify the lake water?" Yang Yi asked curiously.

"Friend, we need your help, the murlocs." Jerrick said. "In order to make the lake water pure again, the earth must offer a ferocious predator. We need the claws of a male plains lion to make a new totem to purify the lake water."

After Jerrick finished speaking, Tuga Rune Totem continued in a steady voice: "There used to be a mysterious power at the bottom of the lake in the Deadwater Oasis. We need someone to dive into the lake with dried seeds to confirm whether this power still exists. However, after the lake water was polluted, the snap-jawed turtles in the Deadwater Oasis became irritable and restless. They began to attack the creatures that dived into the lake frantically."

After listening to the two tauren, Yang Yi understood that Jerrick wanted to find someone to hunt a male plains lion and then bring back the [Plains Lion's Claw]. And Tuga wanted to find someone to dive into the lake to see if the mysterious power was still there, which obviously required the help of murlocs.

"We murlocs can dive, and it's no problem for murlocs to deal with snapjaw turtles underwater, but what is that mysterious power?" Yang Yi asked.

The Tauren Tujia Rune Totem slowly explained: "Continuous wars have turned the Barrens into a dry and barren land, but in the past few years, new oases have appeared in the Barrens, and the Dead Water Oasis is one of them. We druids feel that there is a force deep underground trying to break out of the ground. These brave foreign humans have explored the Forgotten Pool and the Dead Water Oasis Lake and found the source of this power under the lake. This power can make dried seeds sprout and grow again. It is this power that makes life reappear in this barren land."

"..." Yang Yi felt that his brain was not working well. After listening to the long explanation of the Tauren Tujia, he was even more confused, but he did hear that this Tujia not only wanted to purify the lake, but also wanted to restore the vitality of the oasis.

At this time, Mu Xiaolan leaned over and whispered to Yang Yi: "Look for any cracks in the rocks that are bubbling constantly under the lake. Sow the seeds around the cracks and observe for a while."

"I see." Yang Yi nodded gratefully. He knew that Mu Xiaolan had ventured into the oasis occupied by the Kokar Centaur for this purpose.

"I see. The task of diving into the lake is given to us fishmen." Yang Yi said.

"We're going to hunt male plain lions." Mu Xiaolan followed.

Mu Xiaolan and the others went to find plain lions. Yang Yi explained to Brack and asked him to take a handful of dried seeds that Tujia had taken out, and then led a large group of fighting fishmen to dive into the lake.

Diving is not difficult for fishmen, but the irritable snap-jawed turtles living in the lake are a bit troublesome.

Yang Yi and the two minotaurs waited by the lake.

Soon after, Brak floated up from the lake with the fighting fishmen, holding a handful of green waterweed-like plants in his hands.

"Lord, the seeds will soon grow like this." Brak handed the green plants to Yang Yi.

Yang Yi took the green plants and handed them directly to the minotaur Tujia.

"Yes, the mysterious power is still there. As long as this power is still there, the dead water oasis can still be revitalized." Tujia said happily.

"It's good that it can still be revitalized." Yang Yi said.

Although Yang Yi said that verbally, he was thinking in his heart: "If this backwater oasis returns to its previous appearance, I don't know how many people will come to rob it. The location of the backwater oasis happens to be on the West Avenue of Ratchet Town. To the south, if the murlocs of Ratchet Town defend the Backwater Oasis, they will be able to secure the passage to the mainland for Ratchet Town. If the Backwater Oasis is occupied by other forces, Ratchet Town will feel as if it is being strangled by the throat. ”

Yang Yi thought about it. In the past, the Kokar Centaur did not specifically target Ratchet Town. They just plundered the passing caravans and made Ratchet Town uncomfortable enough. If the backwater oasis fell into the hands of the people who wanted to deal with Ratchet Town, In the hands of powerful forces, it would be even worse.

Mu Xiaolan and the others went to hunt the male plains lion, but they didn't come back so soon. Yang Yi returned to the town where the fighting murlocs were building fortifications.

The fighting murlocs were working hard to dig trenches. Yang Yi frowned as he looked at the defenses that the murlocs had not yet completed. He knew that with these simple fortifications alone, it would be difficult for either the Kokar Centaur or the tribal army to stop them.

"Is it really possible to occupy it and then withdraw after completing the mission?"

Yang Yi was unwilling to give up this important place to Ratchet Town to other forces. There was no chance in the past. Now that the backwater oasis was destroyed, God gave the fishmen of Ratchet Town such a good opportunity. If It would be a shame to hand over the backwater oasis to others.

"If you use the construction drawings of the auxiliary town, it will inevitably develop slowly step by step. By then, it will be a big loss if the construction is not enough to be destroyed by the centaurs and a precious auxiliary town is wasted. But if you want to quickly build a defense force A stronghold strong enough to intimidate others requires too much manpower and material resources.”

Yang Yi recalled some posts he had seen on the forum.

The Earth Stars came to the world of Azeroth as adventurers. Of course, they did not want to be dependent on others all the time. Many big forces were thinking about or had already begun to try to establish their own base in the world of Azeroth, so there were many people. Discuss the cost of construction on the forum.

Yang Yi also saw some data emperors making long cost lists to analyze the costs required to build different bases.

"To directly build a village level 3 base seems to require 10,000 to 20,000 gold coins, while a town level base requires at least 100,000 gold coins. This is just the cost of purchasing building materials and construction drawings. Adventurers do not have life skills. , they also need to find indigenous people to help with construction. In the future, various buildings will still need to be used by indigenous people, and the gold coins they need to spend are not counted at all. Therefore, currently, adventurers rarely build large villages and towns directly like this. Build a small village, grow it slowly, and continue building after making money.”

Yang Yi was shocked when he calculated. Ten or twenty thousand gold coins was not a small amount. .