Chapter 1033 - Chapter 1033 Chapter 1033 Great Harvest
Chapter 1033: Chapter 1033: Great Harvest Chapter 1033: Chapter 1033: Great Harvest The players of Starfire yelled as they attacked.
“Lay down your weapons, and you shall not be killed!”
“Lay down your weapons, and you shall not be killed!”
“Lay down your weapons, and you shall not be killed!”
Accompanied by the clanging sound of weapons hitting the ground, more and more pirates threw away their weapons.
What a joke, they were just pirates, not regular soldiers.
Now that their leader, Cyclops, was dead, and in such a shocking manner, the pirates, who already lacked the will to resist, finally collapsed completely.
“After all, they are just a mob of pirates, I hope they can be trained into a real army,” Li Yao felt somewhat disappointed seeing that the pirates actually surrendered so easily.
It’s worth noting that although a lot of weaker pirates were killed, the remaining ones were strong elites, including many leaders.
It would have taken a lot of time for Starfire to annihilate them, and if united, Starfire might not have been a match for them.
After all, these pirates were very powerful, but their will to fight had collapsed. Nonetheless, in this battle that lasted less than half an hour, Starfire lost over ten thousand players.
This shows the fierce combat ability of the pirates. Li Yao, along with his pet and female pirate, raised a huge bonfire at the main hall’s entrance, waiting for Starfire’s people to settle down properly.
Afterward, Li Yao personally chopped down the Cyclops Pirate Flag and then raised the flag of Starfire. After just half an hour, this place would become a territory of Starfire.
In the ancient gods, the three major factions did not prohibit Player Guilds from occupying territories, but currently, guilds lacked the financial resources and the capability to occupy NPC strongholds on one hand.
At this stage, players were finding it hard even to build their guild headquarters, let alone a territory. If not built well, it could possibly be recaptured by monsters or NPCs.
If it weren’t for Li Yao’s ample Gold Coins backed up with so many NPCs subdued, he wouldn’t have wanted to expand territories, and moreover, this location was too good, perfectly suitable as a logistic base and a transit station between two continents.
It should be a transit station for three continents, but of course, the third continent would only be opened much later.
An hour later, Unparalleled Beauty arrived here with a group of core members of Starfire, bringing with them over a dozen huge copper chests, each lifted by four or five players.
“At last, the tally is complete,” Unparalleled Beauty quickly downed a sip of wine and said, “Now let’s talk about the losses. We lost thirteen thousand people on our side, while about four thousand pirates were killed, and sixty thousand were captured, including twenty thousand women and children, with fifteen thousand females and the rest children. There were no elderly.”
Li Yao nodded. He was actually quite surprised that there were so many women and children in the camp. Generally, pirates have their own families, but their family members usually don’t know that their father or husband is a pirate.
Like the One-Eyed Pirate Gang, it was apparent that the elite pirates had brought their families to the island.
“I hope you keep your promise, the women and children are innocent,” the Pirate woman said, noticing the flickering light in Li Yao’s eyes and assuming he was contemplating killing the women and children.
Li Yao replied in astonishment, “What are you thinking? These women and children are valuable assets. Only a fool would kill them. You are still thinking like a pirate; now you are a commander of the Starfire army, and if you perform well, you might even become a general. You need to change this pirate mindset.”
The Pirate woman asked, puzzled, “How are women and children an asset?”
Li Yao responded, resignedly, “What do the women and children of pirates usually do?”
“They clean the camp, wash clothes, and cook,” the Pirate woman replied.
“That’s a waste, a real waste. These women and children are excellent for secondary professions and are builders of the home. To use them only as cleaners is just unacceptable.”
In Li Yao’s plan, these women would be trained according to their needs to become professionals in various secondary professions. Whether it be tailoring, enchanting, engineering, or even assisting in factories, all of these were better than merely staying at home.
Moreover, from what Li Yao had seen of the so-called women and children, although some were indeed attractive, more were robust and muscular women. Li Yao believed that if he provided them with their homes in his territory, they would certainly comply with the arrangements. Moreover, their husbands would likely be among the first to sincerely join the Starfire soldiers.
“Just as I promised, based on their skills and needs, they can become part of Starfire. If they become farmers, I will allot them lands; if they train beasts, I will provide them with beasts and training grounds. If they wish to work, I can offer them places in Starfire’s factories or mines. If they want to learn secondary professions, I can facilitate their education. As long as they are willing, they can obtain their own livelihood. You are, after all, the second-in-command and also a woman, so I wish for you to help me with their ideological transformation,” Li Yao said earnestly.
“They are captives; what you command them, how can they resist?”
Li Yao shook his head, “Forcing them to work, and them wanting to work are two different concepts.”