It's not that she hadn't lived happily before; humans are, after all, social creatures.
Precisely because of this, when there are more people together, they can communicate and interact, making them appear happier and more joyful.
That was enough.
Another half a month passed. I made a rough estimate, and if nothing unexpected happens, the next batch of people should be arriving soon.
Therefore, I've been maintaining a state of high alert.
Every night, I assign a mercenary to lead ten wildlings on patrol. If any issues are discovered, they are to report to me immediately.
Indeed, a few nights later, as I was cultivating, I heard hurried footsteps outside the door.
Immediately after, Lin Chun's voice called out, knocking, "Lu Ge, we've found something unusual!"
I quickly put on my clothes and went out. "What happened?"
"We saw lights in the distance!" Without another word, I ran to the city wall and looked towards the lights with my telescope.
My Shepherd's Power now covered my eyes, and the darkness posed no obstacle to my vision.
Indeed, within my sight, I clearly saw a ship sailing towards us.
"They've really come!" I said.
"I'll immediately have everyone get up and enter combat readiness!" Lin Chun said, turning to leave to relay the message.
"Don't rush. From this distance, they should arrive by noon tomorrow at the earliest," I said. "Let everyone rest well. We'll eliminate all of them tomorrow!"
"Alright!" Lin Chun nodded. "Lu Ge, you should go rest. I'll keep watch."
"No need," I replied. "You go rest, I'll watch!"
Lin Chun didn't say anything more. Knowing there would definitely be a tough fight tomorrow, he went back to rest.
I sent all the other guards back as well, telling them to rest, and stayed to keep watch alone.
Time trickled by, my eyes fixed on the ship's progress.
By the next morning, the outline of the ship was clearly visible even to the naked eye.
"Have everyone eat breakfast and then enter combat readiness!" I said, simultaneously preparing a cannon.
It wasn't that I didn't think the people on the ship could be reasoned with, but I feared there might be combat units manufactured by Weixi among them.
If those things were present, neither our wildlings nor the mercenaries would stand a chance.
To be safe, it was better to eliminate them all.
Luo Yaqin also brought me some breakfast. I sat on the city wall and calmly ate it.
"After a while, you'll go directly underground. The food down there should be enough to last for a while," I said. "Of course, this is the worst-case scenario. I'm confident we can eliminate them all!"
Luo Yaqin nodded obediently. Having experienced so much, she knew very well what she should do.
After breakfast, I instructed the wildlings and mercenaries who could use firearms to position themselves on the city wall, and to avoid drawing the fight into the city if possible.
Once I had finished giving all the instructions, I returned to the city wall.
Just then, Lin Chun's expression suddenly turned grim. "Lu Ge, look!"
I instinctively looked towards the sea and was startled to see that the ship had stopped when it was still a significant distance away. Then, over ten lifeboats were launched from the ship and began heading out in various directions.
"What's going on?" My expression changed.
Logically, these people should have come directly to attack us. Why had they suddenly lowered so many lifeboats?
The most critical thing was that I couldn't attack them at this distance.
"Let's go on the offensive!" Lin Chun said.
Even if he hadn't said it, I would have made the same decision. I called a few mercenaries and several wildlings with good marksmanship onto a boat, armed with their respective weapons.
Then, we set sail towards the ship stopped in the middle of the sea.
After advancing for nearly half an hour, the ship finally entered our attack range.
But to my surprise, there wasn't a single person on the deck.
"They're not doing anything?" My expression was heavy. I accelerated and charged towards the ship.
As the two boats drew near, I leaped aboard without a word.
Indeed, there was no one on deck.
"They wouldn't send an empty ship, and we don't even know how many people those lifeboats took away!" I gritted my teeth. Kuaishu Ge
If it were a direct confrontation, I wouldn't be afraid. At worst, we'd deal with it all at once.
What I feared was a sneak attack. If they launched a surprise, some of our people would surely get hurt.
We didn't know who had been sent or when they would make their move.
This kind of psychological pressure made one feel even more uneasy.
"Let's go inside and take a look!" I said, my face cold.
Lin Chun also sensed that my mood wasn't good, so he didn't say anything and was about to head into the ship's cabin.
"Wait!" I suddenly stopped him. "You all wait outside!"