Unless you can muster a large army to sweep through, otherwise, with just a few people, this plan of climbing the mountain overnight not only won't solve any problems but will only provide a midnight snack for the Demon Ghosts...

"Let's prepare first, we'll set off tomorrow morning," Gu Mo sighed, a new scenario was about to start, but his own ability hadn't seemed to grow enough.

Compared to the time when the scene at Thirteen Sakura Village ended, how much had he grown now?

—— Power Attribute increased by one point...

—— Gained a Guardian Spirit akin to an air friend...

—— Accurately mastered two Talisman Skills of the Yin Yang Technique, still learning some which aren't proficient yet, and got a certain understanding of the basic skills for swords and blades...

Uh-huh, seems like that's it. The more Gu Mo racked his brains, the more worried he became. This growth rate seemed not promising enough. He hesitated and then turned around to walk back into the house, leaving Fujikichiro and those local officials who originally served in Lushan City aiding in city management.

They all wore worried expressions, brows furrowed tightly, and their faces unknowingly crumpled into a bitter melon look. After all, this counted as a calamity from the skies.

......

The next morning.

The Sun rose as usual.

Shortly after the sunrise, a team which had been prepared for a long time left the city and headed straight into the mountains. The number was not large but consisted of experienced elites, not one was a rookie, and anything that could be equipped was equipped.

Things like armor and iron cannons, of course, iron cannons were not large cannons but referred to matchlock guns in this Warring States Era.

Gu Mo was not familiar with the history of the Warring States and didn't know if it was a deviation of the world's plane or what, but at this time, this type of firearm indeed seemed to be gaining popularity; he checked somewhat and found the forces under the various feudal lords generally had equipment, just a matter of more or less.

Although looking from a perspective of later generations there were still many flaws here and there, at this moment it was indeed rare. He didn't plan to let this excellent military equipment get moldy in the warehouse but instead put it directly to use...

If they didn't use it when fighting demons in the mountains, then what occasion would they use it in? This thing wasn't bought just to stockpile and wait for it to appraise itself.

Riding on a horse, Gu Mo rushed forward while pondering deeply about the rough-crafted matchlock gun in his hand. Ultimately, he shook his head; the use of this thing didn't quite fit his ideas. It was more advantageous to equip soldiers with it forming a scale, but in non-battlefield engagements, using this thing individually against enemies was rather unwise.

It was quite complex in operation and reloading was too slow...

He felt it was inferior to using bow and arrows...

He glanced at the black-haired girl beside him, watching Hidechika with her longbow on her back, Gu Mo took a breath and set down the matchlock gun, indeed gameplay couldn't be equated to reality, in the game he couldn't directly sweep, but could shoot a gun every second.

It was like pulling the trigger could directly fire; as long as there were ammo, there was no need for reloading or complex operations, hence the firearms had practical value.

However, in actual practice, it wasn't so easy.

Marching along, it wasn't long before the group reached the mountainside. Ahead appeared a camp shrouded in mist, that was originally the soldiers' barracks guarding the mountain, set on the perilous mountainside as a checkpoint, cutting off the path up the mountain.

Behind the camp, one could see faint building clusters constructed against the mountain, splendid and intricate, with flying eaves layered upon layers, as if about to take flight.

Building such luxurious mansions on this rocky mountain, for two or three years, seemed to have an air of burdening the people with its extravagance... But upon thinking about what the old man was planning for, Gu Mo felt it was somewhat understandable, without such grand constructions as surface guise, the act of hiding large amounts of Spirit Stones here would have long been exposed.

"It's here, kill them!"

Looking at the gloomy misty camp ahead, those distinctly non-human outlines, Gu Mo also saw some familiar figures. He glanced back at the group of Iron Cannon Foot Soldiers behind, noticing among them were some with grave faces, some appeared tense, yet none were frightened or bewildered.

They've all faced Demon Ghosts before, with experience. As his thoughts spun, he directly issued the command.

The Iron Cannon Foot Soldiers behind quickly advanced and approached, simultaneously raising their iron cannons in sync at the frontlines. The tactics were simple, first use cannons for a round of barrage to inflict maximum damage on the opposite side, then depending on the distance between both sides see if there's time to reload to fire a second round; if possible, great, if not then they'll engage with cold weapons.

Bang! Bang bang!

A series of dense gunfires like firecrackers crackling erupted in the empty mountains, soon followed by a strong smell of gunpowder smoke.

The sounds of miserable angry roars echoed, within that strange misty camp ahead, those Demon Ghosts who seemed purposeless wandering back and forth suddenly suffered heavy blows; as low-level cannon fodder, they were not made of impervious iron skin, thus bows, arrows, and swords could all hurt them, let alone matchlock gun bullets.

Among them, several individuals had just sensed the presence of humans and turned their heads only to fall down under a burst of crackling gunfire.

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