Never goes to Plan(Task)(Closed)

[Simon]

A simple yet busy walk



Once the land was in peace. Since the rise of the Yellow Turbans, chaos now enveloped the land. Regional Lords have greater ambition, some seeking domination, some seeking power and some seeking justice. It was Lord Liu Bei’s will to bring about peace, the people cry out for a Hero to save them. That Hero was not Cao Cao, who would dare attack the innocent Tao Qian of Xuzhou. It was his personal vendetta that gave Lu Bu the opportunity to enter the chaotic land once again, and now chaos still continues. Even though, Liu Bei was forced out of Xia Pi, they were happy to be away from the central plains and so were the people of Xin Ye having them with them....

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Guan Yu strolled along the streets of Xin Ye, taking note of the people’s faces. They loved and adored brother Liu Bei, who has been treating them well. It was upto Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to ensure Xin Ye was protected and to ensure any threats are repelled.

As well as protecting the city, it was also upto Guan Yu to make improvements, which is why he was assessing what they had before meeting with the farmers.

While walking, he noticed an old crippled man who had dropped his walking stick, Yunchang rushed directly towards him and picked it up for him. The old man smiled, “Thank you Lord Guan Yu”, before continuing to his destination. Yunchang smiled, then suddenly he heard some screams behind him. He turned around and noticed smoke coming from somebody’s lodgings.

“Help! Someone please help! My baby is up there!”, a woman cried at the top of her voice.

Guan Yu glanced upstairs and noticed a young child crying out the window. He rushed inside. The heat continued to flare, the sweat of Guan Yu’s eyebrow began to reveal itself, falling very slowly from the brow onto a flame on the floor. He noticed the source of the fire in the kitchen area, but he couldn’t stop it now. His huge arm, covered his mouth as he charged upstairs, but due to the flames downstairs, the stairs began to collapse, which meant he was now stuck upstairs. He looked up and could see the smoke infront of him, and behind him saw the approaching flames reaching out to grab him. He pushed open the door and noticed the child hiding in a corner. He moved towards the window, peered out, made sure there was nobody there, then with arm, he smashed the glass out. The smoke was now getting worse, the flames continued to grow. Like vines, they came up from the floor, trying to tangle his and the child’s legs from escaping. Yunchang had now begun to start coughing, but continued to keep his head lifted and strong, as he picked up the child in his arms and climbed through the broken window. He used some of his robe to tie the child too him, not too tight, then with one hand, he held the child, and the other he held onto the window as he dropped himself down, leaving him and the child hanging from the window. He heard the screams from the people telling him to hurry. He let go off the window, spread out his legs a bit for his landing, then took out the hand that was holding the window, infront of him.

The woman raced up to him with tears flooding in her eyes, “Thank you Lord Guan Yu!”, as she gave him a huge tug, guiding him away from the house. When they were in the clear, Guan Yu bowed a little to show his thanks then gave her, her child, before continuing on his patrol, and at regular intervals, inhaling and exhaling the fresh air through his nose and mouth.

A little furthur down the road, he noticed a group of children yelling at the tree. It seemed quite odd, but then as Yunchang drew nearer, he noticed a small fury cat clinging into a branch.

The children all rushed over, then one child spoke up, "Lord Guan Yu, I was only playing with Fuzzball, and then he ran off when I went to get his food. He won't come down now. I really want to play with him"

"Do you have something he enjoys to play with?"" he asked. He could easily knock the tree but didn't want to frighten the cat, so he would leave that as a final option.

"Hmmmm, he likes a ball of wool. I'll go get it!", as the child rushed back home.......When he arrived, he passed it to Guan Yu who threw one string of it and tied it to the tree, "Prepare to catch him", he warned, before throwing the ball up into the air, which caused the cat to jump off and clung to the ball. The child rushed and caught him. All the children smiled, "Thank you!" before rushing away.

It was always nice to see smiles on people's faces....

[To be Continued...]

[Simon]

Once there was peace and now....



Zhang Jiao. Dong Zhuo and now Li Jue had all contributed to the chaos that had entered the land. However, false teachings, tyranny, ambition were not the only result, as more bandits, more tearaways, more rebels began to appear leaving their honest past behind....

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After finishing helping the people, Guan Yu continued on his task, to improve the city of Xin Ye, in order for it to prosper, by first seeing the farmers who dealt with the crops.

As well as increasing the revenue of Xin Ye, he also aimed to gain enough gold in order to pay the blacksmith to get the needed materials to create better armour for the troops. The productivity of Xin Ye relied on its buisnesses but its safety relied on the troops and in order to make them fit for battle, better armour was needed. However, not wanting to use all Xin Ye's resources, he aimed to expand what he could in order to increase revenue.

When he reached the farms, he met up with the farmer's wife who were tending to the flock but it seemed she was quite distressed. "Madam, what seems to be the problem? Have I come at a bad time?".

The wife shook her head, with her tears also moving from side-to-side as she turned her head, "No sir. I am glad that you have arrived, but I am afraid we've had some bad news which is affecting all farms in Xin Ye. My husband and the other farmers are in the barn discussing what to do about it. Maybe you could do something to help"

Unsure what was going on, he went directly to the barn regardless, bidding farewell to the farmer's wife, before opening the doors, seeing the farmers gathered together, "I hear that you have some troubling news. Is there anything I can help with?"

"Scarper off would be nice! Our lands were once peaceful! It's your fault! Ever since you entered the central plains and came closer to us, and now you've condemned us to deaths and famine!"

"Don't be so rude to Lord Guan Yu, Jemin", before turning to Guan Yu, "We have recently been attacked on all our farms by a group which called themselves the Yamate. They have trampled on both our crops and workers, we are getting less income as a result and we're not sure how many more will be lost until we are unable to continue".

Guan Yu stroked his beard, "The Yamate. Do not worry about them anymore. Consider this threat eliminated. Until I give the word however, keep your workers to the land not yet attacked, my forces will act as decoys and will work on the fields. If you are not attacked, you will have gathered three times as much for harvest. If you are attacked, we will push them back and ensure they do not come back again. I shall return tomorrow"

The farmers smiled, though Jemin was now upset due to outbreak, he just hasn't been himself as of late with all that was going on.

(Next Day)

All his troops were in position, and the farmers complied with Guan Yu's request and had their men on untouched land. All that they needed to do was wait....

[To be Continued...]

[Simon]

Whose in the dark now

The majority of the day was quiet. The troops under Guan Yu's command had helped the farmers gather in the crops, but now it was getting later ad later into the afternoon, their cover would be blown if they discovered there was still working there.

However, from what the farmers had told Guan Yu, they trampled over the crops and the people working there, so there wasn't long left. Since they had removed many crops, they placed forks that they were using as a barricade surrounding the land, whilst Guan Yu and cavalry waited in the forest.

As expected, they heard a loud sound coming from the North. The undercover workers, noticed the horses approaching with the leader yelling out orders.

As soon as they were closing in, Guan Yu ordered the cavalry to slowly tread through the forest so they could cut them off.

The Yamate raised their weapons and began to cheer but then the first line of troops had a surprise when their horses yelled in pain, causing them to fall back and suffer a painful fate. After many were hit by the fork barricade, the undercover farmers moved closer towards them. The leader, Fan Dou, yelled "Do not just stand there. Jump!" over the now-barricade of dead horses and men, but what awaited them was the undercover farmers who had raised their spears, causing them too to fall. With that plan ruined, Fan Dou then changed tactics, "Looks like these farmers are more talented then we thought. Push through their lines and show them whose boss!", as all the rebels lifted their swords and trampled round the dead towards the undercover farmers.

However, unaware to both the spearmen and Guan Yu, the farmers had some arrows in stock, and had begun firing at the Yamate. The first wave, though caused some deaths, did not affect morale, so they added fire to each arrow. Fan Dou was furious now, he had lost alot of men due to the initial attack, the spears and now the arrows, but that didn't deter him from wrecking their land just yet, "Retreat for now!". They would have to come back another time, as they all turned round to leave, with the spears and bows still knocking their numbers.



Fan Dou was at the front with his remaining forces, racing ahead so they could regroup, but infront of him was a red-skinned warrior with a cavalry of his own. Behind him, was the bows and spears that had already killed many of his men. "We will have to break through! Charge! and retreat to main camp!", as he pulled his reins and charged towards Guan Yu's forces.

Guan Yu simply smiled, his spearmen had done a grande job and was also pleased to see the bow units led by the farmers. Now it was his turn, as he raised his weapon, "You shall all pay for causing trouble in Xin Ye! I, Guan Yu, shall deal with your punishment!"

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(Yamate Main Camp)

Fan Dou laid flat on his back inside his tent with Guan Yu looking down on him. He had admitted that his forces were indeed strong and that he wished to redeem himself.

"Times have been harsh! Please do not condemn me to death. I was only doing what I needed to do to survive in this chaotic land. I have no support, I have nobody to care for bar my men. This land which you stand on now is between Xin Ye and Fan Castle. It has not been used, but if you cut down the trees, the fields of Xin Ye can easily be expanded. Just please do not kill me and my men"

Guan Yu stroked his beard, wondering what action to take, though it was clear, as he picked the man up, "If this is your desire, to make amends, you are to visit every farm you have raided, give back what you owe and you and your men can assist Xin Ye with this extra land. Stealing is not the answer of the times. Strong Bonds are needed to keep us going, or we will fall apart...."

[To be Continued.....]

[Simon]

(OOC: Since it is late and unsure if the phase ends tomorrow or saturday, this is going to be a wrap up one and rushed due to time)

Tieing Together

The farmers were much grateful that the Yamate had been repelled and that Guan Yu had allowed them to live. Death is not always the answer, but the last resort.

Among the Yamate, there was a talented young man who had studied many domestic affairs and came up with ways to improve fields, improve marketing which will both grealy help Xin Ye.

To ensure the man was sincere, Guan Yu invited the man to meet with the farmers and blacksmith and market owners so they could discuss ideas. Only time will tell if this has been accomplished.

The Yamate were also responsible, not only for damaging crops, but also for blocking trade routes from their land. ow that their land was given to Xin Ye, more fields could be planted, more crops can be grown, more can be gold, making even more revenue than before and with the help of the young man talented in domestics, Xin Ye was working very nicely.

If enough gold is obtained, the Blacksmith will be able to improve the armies weapons and armour, which was good news indeed.

All that remained was the training of the troops, which would be another day. His troops had done alot of work already against the Yamate and all deserved a rest.

The plan was now in operation, even if it took more than what was expected. However, some things never goes to Plan........

[THE END]

[Gong]

Nicely done, the hero of Xinye striking like a well formed police ;D


Rewards


With the trading routes now more secure the city can continue with the markets and the farmers woes calmed. Hearing of all the other endeavours those who were aided by Guan Yu come together and manage to gather 100 gold in thanks for such kindness. With this, the name of Guan Yu, a 'hero to the helpless' sores throughout the city and neighbouring regions...


+ 100 gold

+ 65 Reputation Points