"Team one guard the outside, feign pressure inward, remember not to startle the snake."
"Team two infiltrate from above the forest into the central area of the forest…"
Saying this, Annoying Villager HIM pulled out a flint and steel from his backpack, then continued speaking.
"The leaves really are so dense that not even wind can pass through."
"But once ignited, the whole forest will be exposed before our eyes!"
Fan Village HIM knew very well that if he wanted to capture living prisoners, he must avoid direct confrontation with the enemy.
However, in the forest area, the trees were thick and the environment was complex. Of course, the Pillagers wouldn't be so stupid as to expose themselves easily.
If he rashly launched an attack, he probably wouldn't even be able to capture a single Pillager.
Therefore, to gain the advantage, he must seize control of the whole situation before the Pillagers did.
In this forest area, those dense leaves that blotted out the sun were both the protective shield of the Pillagers, and also the visual blind spot and fatal weakness that they easily overlooked.
Fan Village HIM had already observed, the entire forest above had no defenses.
The Pillagers' arrangements must all be within the forest itself.
The whole forest looked like it was easy to defend and hard to attack, but in fact, it wasn't so.
These branches and leaves intertwined and twisted together, just ignite one single leaf, and the fire would quickly spread to the whole forest.
Once they lost the cover of those leaves, the Pillagers would have nowhere to hide.
At that time, Fan Village HIM only needed to climb to a high point, closely observe the every move of the Pillagers, and he could easily control the entire situation.
He could use the Pillagers' movements to create a more precise and effective capture plan, thereby increasing the chances of success.
In this way, not only could he smoothly complete the mission, but also minimize his own casualties to the greatest extent.
Fan Village HIM's plan covered every detail, and naturally the Iron Golems had no objections. Under his command, they immediately began to carry it out.
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[Southwest Edge of the Forest, Inside Fat Cow's Base]
"Mm, not bad, the underground passage can still be optimized further. Hurry up and sort out a plan and hand it over to me."
"And those few earlier passages, they didn't take the shortest path, those still need optimizing too!"
"And the patrols around the outer forest must be strengthened as well!"
Fat Cow was both thinking and giving his men the next set of plans.
At first, Fat Cow and his people had already been stationed near the forest area. Later, after being taken in by Xu Yuan, Xu Yuan did not send them to the rainforest, but still let them continue developing here.
Fat Cow fully played to his "painting big pie" advantage, and here he formed an army of scattered players.
Fat Cow also counted as having proven his ability to Xu Yuan, so Xu Yuan even had Black Blade connect with Fat Cow.
He told Fat Cow the general plan and the future layout.
Black Blade didn't say too much, only said that the current equipment and supplies were all provided by villagers and Pillagers.
Being acknowledged by Xu Yuan already fully showed Fat Cow's outstanding overall view and sharp insight.
After learning of Xu Yuan's plan, he immediately threw himself into it without hesitation.
As for the group of scattered idle players under him, Fat Cow did not hide it from them.
Although he didn't reveal the whole of Xu Yuan's plan, he still told them some key information, letting them know exactly who they were following.
These players originally were the kind of people that both Steve and Gref camps would never accept.
Without Fat Cow taking them in, they would probably have been eliminated long ago in this cruel competition.
At the start, they didn't have too much hope for Fat Cow either, after all, Fat Cow himself was just an unknown idle player.
They joined Fat Cow's side only to seek some way to depend on each other, hoping to survive a little longer in this mysterious trial ground.
Yet unexpectedly, this seemingly helpless alliance actually let them latch onto a true big thigh, Xu Yuan!
After learning this shocking news, these scattered players who had been disheartened instantly lit up with fighting spirit.
Each one was ready to give their all to prove their worth.
Fat Cow here bore two important missions.
One, to continue opening underground passages connecting all regions.
Two, as an external support force, to grasp the situation of the forest area and protect the Pillagers.
Usually, Fat Cow had been carrying out these two tasks diligently, never slacking.
After he finished giving out the tasks, he saw Yoyo, panting heavily, rolling and scrambling back to the base.
"Fat Cow!!…"
"The forest… the forest is in trouble!"
Yoyo seemed to have seen something serious, his face full of panic.
Fat Cow had been about to go to the forest area to manage the meat farm Xu Yuan had given him. Seeing Yoyo's panicked look, he couldn't help but ask in puzzlement.
"What happened?"
After catching his breath, Yoyo finally spoke.
"A black-robed Villager brought a group of Iron Golems and stayed near the forest edge for a long time…"
"They seem to be targeting the Pillagers!"
Hearing Yoyo's words, Fat Cow suddenly jumped up in shock.
"What? A Villager and Iron Golems??"
"You didn't see wrong?"
Yoyo shook his head firmly.
"No mistake!"
"At first I thought I was mistaken too, but I specially got closer a few steps, it was definitely a Villager!"
"Those Iron Golems kept communicating with him. They should be from the Void, and… they seem to obey that Villager…"
Hearing Yoyo's words, Fat Cow became even more confused.
"Iron Golems obey a Villager?"
"Wasn't the Void controlling the Villagers? Why would they obey a Villager?!"
"And this Villager, where did he come from? Wasn't there only one Villager who entered the trial ground?…"
Fat Cow, since he had been recognized by Xu Yuan and joined the plan, naturally knew some information, but not too much.
He didn't know that there were two other HIMs in this trial ground.
Fat Cow was still thinking, but was interrupted by Yoyo urging him.
"Now isn't the time to think about this!"
"Their posture clearly shows they're preparing to attack the forest!"
"What do we do now?!"
Hearing Yoyo's words, Fat Cow snapped back to his senses, realizing it wasn't the time to dwell on such questions.
He knew very well that the Pillagers had a decisive impact on the entire situation of the trial ground. Now, this mysterious Villager leading the Void's Iron Golems had already shown up, which meant their target was indeed the Pillagers.
If they really succeeded, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Thinking this, Fat Cow pondered for a moment, then said, "Quick, quick, quick! Immediately send people to the rainforest, report this situation to Black Blade as fast as possible! Hurry!!"
"Others, split a group to interfere with those Iron Golems outside! Remember! Don't fight them head-on! Just find ways to stall them as much as possible!!" Fat Cow immediately gave the order.
"Yoyo, you come with me to the meat farm!!"
Fat Cow knew very well that the Pillagers had a huge impact not only on Xu Yuan's camp, but on the entire war situation of the trial ground.
At this moment, if the Pillagers' attention had been attracted by other camps, it wouldn't be a big problem. But now the one leading was a conscious Villager.
If this Villager really seized the forest, then his trade chain would be directly completed.
Adding the immense combat power of the Void's Iron Golems behind him, they would surely become an unstoppable force.
Fat Cow absolutely had to stop this from happening.
It must be admitted, Fat Cow did have some ability, facing such an urgent situation, his mind didn't fall into chaos.
Encountering this sudden situation, the first step was to report to his superior.
Without receiving Xu Yuan's instructions, Fat Cow dared not act rashly, but at the same time, he also couldn't just sit idly by and do nothing.
At this moment, the only thing he could do was to send people to try and delay the Villager and the Iron Golems' attack, while waiting for Xu Yuan's side to give instructions.
At the same time, he also had to prepare for both possibilities. This message couldn't possibly reach Xu Yuan immediately, and during this time Fat Cow still had to do his best to carry out Xu Yuan's order to protect the Pillagers.
This was also why he had to go to the meat farm.
The meat farm was located right beneath the Pillagers' base.
Fat Cow had always managed the meat farm very well. For so long, the Pillagers had never discovered its existence.
This was a hidden space deep underground, relatively safe.
After Fat Cow had generally arranged everything, he and Yoyo went together to the meat farm.
When they arrived at the center of the meat farm, Fat Cow immediately started taking action.
He quickly built several layers of high platforms, then tilted his head, pressing his ear tightly against the ceiling of the meat farm, as if eavesdropping on something important.
Yoyo was very confused about Fat Cow bringing him to the meat farm, especially seeing his strange actions now, he was completely puzzled.
"Fat Cow, what are you doing?" Yoyo couldn't help but ask.
"Why did we come to the meat farm at a time like this?"
Hearing Yoyo's question, Fat Cow didn't answer immediately, but put his finger to his lips, making a "silence" gesture.
After a while, once he confirmed there was no unusual sound above, he let out a sigh of relief and explained to Yoyo.
"Above here is the gathering place of the Pillagers. Right now there's no movement above, which means they haven't noticed the danger yet."
"I've already arranged ahead of time for our people to make some loud noises while stalling those Iron Golems outside."
"This way, the Pillagers will become alert, and their core members will definitely gather here to discuss countermeasures."
"Then we'll go straight up and state our intentions."
"If it goes smoothly, we can quickly transfer them to a safe area."
Hearing Fat Cow's words, Yoyo frowned, clearly not optimistic about his plan.
"We may have been given the mission to protect the Pillagers, but we've never had any contact with them before."
"The Pillagers also have resistance toward us players."
"When there's suddenly an outside attack, and while they're discussing strategies we suddenly pop out from under their home… this… will they even trust us?!"
What Yoyo said did make sense. After all, until now Fat Cow and his group had never interacted with the Pillagers.
Hearing Yoyo's words, Fat Cow helplessly nodded.
"This method is indeed risky, but there's no other way, we can only try our best."
"But it's not like I have no chance at all."
"The Pillagers' base is right above this meat farm, and for so long they haven't noticed it."
"If we really had bad intentions, we would have long ago ambushed them when they were unprepared."
"If they can figure this out, then they definitely won't attack us."
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