Chapter 75 Demanding Ransom
After this battle, having lost the pro-war faction Otomo Munemori, as well as two thousand troops and a fleet, the Otomo family was simply unable to stop the invasion of the Mori family. This would completely change the situation on the entire Fushima Island, so Yan Xu would gain so many luck points.

And this is just the beginning. Once the Mori family obtains Fukushima, the real rear base, it will not only be a matter of increasing power, but they will also have the potential and strength to dominate the world.

If the influence in this area had not just begun, Yan Xu would have obtained far more than these luck points.

After realizing this, Yan Xu immediately sent a messenger to the Otomo family to demand a ransom, fearing that if he was a step late, the victim would be gone.

Yes, Yan Xu was not planning to kill Otomo Munemori, and he didn't even plan to take prisoners. In fact, as long as the price was high, weapons, armor, and ships could be redeemed. Selling an extra batch of weapons would be no problem. The main thing was to just pay the money.

Yan Xu did this for only one purpose, which was to prevent the Otomo family from falling so quickly and to extend their lifespan.

The reason is very simple. Once the Otomo family falls, the unstoppable Mori family will transform into a fierce dragon crossing the river and swallow up the entire Fukushima Island. At that time, the Moroboshi family, which has not yet grown up, will have to face such a monster in advance.

After learning of Yan Xu's decision, Yi Yujing, who had just returned from a mountain road littered with corpses, was about to make suggestions before she had time to catch her breath, because this was a good opportunity to strengthen the Zhuxing family.

In Japan, the most scarce thing has never been people, but supplies. As long as these things are left behind, the Moroboshi family will be able to arm thousands of people.

However, when Yi Yujing saw the undisguised expression of disgust on the adult's face, she knew what was going on.

Only when one has something better in hand would one despise something that is delivered to one's doorstep. This is human nature and also the confidence of adults. So he withdrew respectfully and continued to deal with post-war matters.

Although he does not have many talented people under his command, Yi Yujing can take the overall situation into consideration and take everything into account.

After killing so many people, Karakamaru established her prestige through this battle. Even though she was a woman, everyone believed in her. At least she had no problem controlling the recruited natives.

Even the relatively mediocre Taro brothers were able to take on the responsibility of guarding the prisoner camp.

With the help of Mori Shinobu, Yan Xu didn't need to get involved in too many things. Therefore, he stayed in the castle tower, thinking about how to use these luck points to increase his own strength as quickly as possible, because the sub-island was likely to be in chaos, a big chaos.

First, consume 5,000 luck points to upgrade the primary version of the system to the intermediate version, which allows you to recruit relatively powerful soldiers such as samurai, swordsmen, and ninjas. However, recruiting powerful soldiers no longer requires just food, but also gold. This immediately made Yan Xu frown.

After thinking for a moment, Yan Xu did not continue upgrading, even though he had 10,000 luck points to upgrade to the advanced version.

The problem is that after upgrading to the advanced version, there are not many luck points left, which is not conducive to his further exploration of the system's functions.

What's more, for Yan Xu, who can return to the modern world, it is too luxurious to directly use gold to recruit soldiers.

The most cost-effective method is to use gold to exchange for supplies in the modern world, and then recruit more natives to serve him.

System troops are more suitable as the basis of his rule rather than simple cannon fodder.

Besides, it doesn't make much sense for Yan Xu to pursue advanced arms and buildings now. First, the system has just been upgraded not long ago, second, the cost is too high, and third, he is not a push-forward type.

Relying on the advantages brought by advanced arms, it seems cool to continuously increase the number of troops to capture cities, but it is not easy to implement. Once a link is broken, the situation will definitely collapse.

Therefore, Yan Xu chose the more stable farming method, that is, to first establish a base, have a stable rear and a stable source of income, and then accumulate advantages to erode the surrounding enemies and implement the strategy of making friends with distant enemies and attacking nearby ones.

To put it bluntly, it means to accumulate food and build high walls to slowly become king, and then make friends with distant countries and attack nearby ones. It is as simple as that. With the experience of his ancestors, Yan Xu can just copy it, and there is no need to do anything exciting.

After setting the tone for the future, Yan Xu began to expand the existing skill tree.

The soldiers in each stage of the system have different development directions. For example, the most basic farmer can become a fisherman or a lumberjack after expanding the skill tree, and civilians can become sailors, hunters, and craftsmen.

Ashigaru and flag bearers can strengthen their skills in close combat, defense, ranged combat, riding, naval warfare, etc., and transfer to different types of soldiers.

It can be said that Yan Xu has not fully utilized the functions of the system, so he decided not to upgrade the system level for the time being, but to tap into the existing potential.

Now that a large number of ships have been seized, in order to prevent further enemies from attacking from the sea, and also for fishing and shipping, Yan Xu decided to increase investment in this area.

First of all, the combination of fishermen and sailors can make the largest number of fishing boats come into play for near-shore fishing.

The second is the cooperation between the sailors and the navy. The former are transferred from foot soldiers to hatamoto, and they can control warships together. At least there is no problem for the Japanese ships that are only 10 to 20 meters long and dare to call themselves battleships.

In this way, we can take advantage of being close to the sea, avoid being on the passive defense all the time, and avoid missing out on the gold mine of the ocean.

However, due to population restrictions, so many captured ships could not be used at all. Yan Xu asked Yi Yujing to select the good quality ones and keep them, and wait for the rest to be redeemed by the Otomo family.

As for whether the Otomo family is willing or determined to choose war, after his and Kazuha Shizuka's analysis, the possibility is not very high.

Through Yiyu Jing, Yan Xu learned that the Otomo family had only 5,000 regular troops. After losing 2,000 regular troops and the great general Otomo Munemori, it would be absolutely stupid to take out all the family assets and make a desperate attempt to attack the Moroboshi family, because no matter who wins or loses, the Otomo family will be doomed.

If they don't fight, they can redeem some of the troops and weapons and equipment, and most importantly, the ships, as well as Otomo Munemori, the leader who can appease the pro-war faction.

If they fight, the captured people will be gone for sure, and there's no way they can get their equipment back. As for the ships, if the Moroboshi family isn't stupid, they will burn them and not leave them to them.

Therefore, the wisest choice for the Otomo family was to use money to ransom people, ships, and equipment, and to prepare for war against the Mori family.

Because the Otomo family will face various tests from the Mori family next. Once their weakness is exposed, the Mori family's army will probably be at their doorstep.

In fact, when Otomo Munemori decided to send troops, some opponents had raised this possibility. However, through the intelligence collected, they found that the Moroboshi family was just a small force with a military force and population of only a few hundred people. Even if they fought with their eyes closed, they could not lose. Therefore, the opposition finally gave up.

But now that the nightmare has come true, the first thing the Otomo family has to consider is not revenge, but how to appease the Moroboshi family.

If the Moroboshi family agrees to cooperate with the Mori family, the Otomo family will be doomed.

By then, the Moroboshi family and the Fukushima family could join forces to swallow up the Shimazu family and the Sagara family, occupy half of Fukejima, and then compete with the Otomo family.

Even if the two families cannot defeat the Otomo family who is fully prepared for war, and they still have hatred towards each other, there will be no problem in helping the Mori family to gain a foothold in Fuetoshima.

Therefore, turning enemies into friends was the main theme of the Otomo family this time, even though the other side had just killed a bunch of their people and captured Otomo Munemori, the leader of the pro-war faction.

(End of this chapter)