Volume 1 Feathering Chapter 11 Prison
What a high agility! This was Levi's first reaction. Then he noticed the opponent's skills. The elite provided Sam with 2 attribute points and additional health bonus, which was much lower than he expected.
But this should only be reflected on the system panel. Compared with his own militia, he obviously looks much smarter. Perhaps the elite also represents the opponent's intelligence level.
But looking at his attributes and skills, you can tell that this guy is not suited for head-on combat and doesn't have any combat skills.
But this does not mean that his value is very low. It is even much higher than he had previously estimated.
At least next time they encounter a kobold trap, they won't be so embarrassed. And if they bring him with them, they might get some extra income after defeating beast enemies in the future. Therefore, his maintenance cost, which seems to be much higher than that of the militia, is not a big deal.
Moreover, this talent is very consistent with his profession. This guy is born to be a thief.
After the employment relationship was confirmed, the two parties became much more familiar with each other. While rushing towards the village, Levi continued to inquire about the news.
"Sam, have you seen any other chosen heroes here?"
Sam shook his head, "No, sir, you are the first chosen hero to come here."
Levi immediately understood that half-elves were not included as an initial optional race, which meant that perhaps he would have the entire village to himself for at least one or two days!
"Ding, you have successfully opened the reputation system, Green Blade Village (High Elves) - Friendly (0%), you can go to the tavern to add available rebirth coordinates, so that when you die in battle, you can choose this village as one of the resurrection locations."
One? Is this to avoid being guarded after an accidental death in battle? I just don't know if there is a limit on the distance and number, but there probably is, right?
While thinking about this question and chatting, Levi soon followed the halfling thief Sam into a tavern.
According to him, the tavern owner also works as a second-hand recycling merchant. Basically, all kinds of trophies obtained in the wild can be sold to him without having to be sorted separately and sold to other stores.
Of course, the price may be slightly lower, after all, the tavern owner also needs to make money.
In addition, various tasks are issued in the tavern every day, which is also one of the fastest ways to obtain money and experience points in the early stage.
Sure enough, as soon as he entered the room, he saw a wall covered with papers, with at least twenty or thirty tasks.
1. Clear out the poisonous snakes: The poisonous snakes outside the village have begun to multiply again. Many passers-by have been bitten and poisoned. We need to kill some of the poisonous snakes as soon as possible to prevent them from proliferating again.
Every time you kill a poisonous snake, you will gain 1 experience point and 1 copper coin. This task is a long-term task with no limit.
2. Threat from the Gnolls: The Gnolls in the Stoney Highlands have been restless recently. They have begun to actively plunder the surrounding villages. Please kill the Gnolls to warn them.
Every time you kill a gnoll, you will receive different village reputation and copper coin rewards depending on its strength.
(The following is an introduction to the strength of some jackals:
Level 0: Hyena, Coyote;
Tier 1: Bloodthirsty Gnoll, Gnoll, Gnoll Bandit, Gnoll Poacher, Clawed Gnoll;
Tier 2: Gnoll Raider, Gnoll Brute, Gnoll Claw Warrior, Gnoll Assassin, Gnoll Slave Catcher, Gnoll Tamer;
Level 3: Gnoll Hunting Master.
In addition, there are occasional rare gnoll warlords, their strength is unknown, so please be careful.)
3. Clear the official road: The kobolds have started barking all day and night. Although these guys are not strong, they are a little cunning. Try to kill every kobold you see. For each kobold you kill, you will gain 1 experience point and 1 copper coin, limited to the first 1000, currently 0/1000.
4. Search for the missing bard: A human bard has gone missing in the wild. Find him or his body and you will get his gift or relic.
5. Collect blood grass: The herbalist in the village is developing a new life potion. Help him collect some blood grass and you will get the potion from him.
6. Hogg must die: The gnolls are a notorious, greedy and extremely bloodthirsty race. Their existence is a threat to all lawful races around them.
Now we have reason to suspect that the jackals of Stoney Highlands have formed an organization, and Hogg is the most suspicious one among them. But no matter whether this is true or not, we must kill Hogg, after all, it has been at large for too long.
Or you can further find out the truth behind it. In any case, once one of you succeeds, we can provide the recruitment qualification of the 2nd-level half-elf longbowman, as well as a large amount of reputation and money rewards.
7. Enchanted Weapons: The village chief has keenly noticed that the monsters near the village seem to be in turmoil recently. He needs to prepare for war in advance. Now he needs a wizard who can use enchanted weapons to undertake this task and enchant 30 military weapons. The materials are provided by the village, and the reward is 2 gold coins and a precious magic scroll.
8. Ferocious beast: A hunter reported that there is a very cool saber-toothed tiger with green eyes, blue stripes and blue background roaming in the wild recently. It seems to be the legendary saber-toothed tiger Laxili. A big shot in the city is very interested in it. If you can catch it alive, you will definitely get a very generous reward.
Please note that this mission is extremely dangerous. Laxili speculates that this is at least a level 4 elite saber-tooth tiger, which may be a ferocious animal. Please be cautious even for the sake of your own life.
9. Encircle and suppress giant jungle spiders: The giant spiders that originally lived in the jungle now appear in the grasslands. This is why we need to encircle and suppress them. The reward is...
In general, these tasks are roughly divided into collection, conquest, letter delivery, reconnaissance and other tasks. Among them, the most difficult and the most attractive to Levi is undoubtedly Hogg Must Die. According to the introduction of the tavern owner, the half-elf longbowman is a unique second-level soldier in this village, and the attack range is farther than that of ordinary archers.
Furthermore, under normal circumstances, they are not allowed to recruit other people, because the half-elf villages also need to protect themselves and do not have too many abundant troops.
Unfortunately, there was too little information about the mission target Hogg, and he didn't even know in which direction the Rocky Highlands was.
Levi couldn't help but want to find out more information: "If that's the case, why didn't the local elf lord send troops to wipe them out?"
He still remembered that there were not only some novice villages of high elves nearby, but also two towns and a city as the capital.
The tavern owner who was wiping his wine glass immediately acted helpless: "Because they are not a big threat. They only dare to rob passers-by, and they specifically choose to rob places with few people. They dare not attack villages."
"Besides, the Lord is busy with the war and has no time to care about such a small matter. What's more, we are half-elves..."
Levi raised an eyebrow: "War with whom?"
"Who else could it be? Green-skinned orcs, dark elves, ratmen, undead, and as for murlocs, kobolds, goblins and the like, there's no need to say more."
The tavern owner counted on his fingers and said, "Hey, just like most areas in this world, there are quite a few evil alien races nearby."
Levi, who had gained a lot of information, drank three glasses of barley wine with satisfaction.
It’s true, although the workmanship is obviously very rough and there is even some turbid sediment in the wine, the taste is still good and it is very cheap.
When he drank the third cup, the system prompted him that he was in a state of tipsiness and there was a 5% chance of failure when casting magic. If he continued to drink, or even got drunk, the chance of magic failure would increase significantly, forcing him to give up temporarily.
Then he ordered a drink for Halfling Sam and the remaining militiaman, spending only 5 copper coins in total.
This really made him realize the price level here. Before, the militiamen were willing to risk their lives for him for just a few dozen copper coins. So, from this perspective, he, who was born with 500 copper coins, wasn't considered a poor person, right?
After selecting a bunch of tasks with no failure penalties, he turned around and looked around the tavern, and found that there were indeed quite a few people in it, including humans and half-elves.
Their attire was basically quite shabby, totally different from the high elves who had been standing at the gate of Maple Leaf Village.
Come to think of it, he didn't see any high elves at the gate of this half-elf village. It seems that the high elves do discriminate against these half-bloods...
But on the other hand, without the support of the high elves, this village can actually be more developed than Maple Leaf Village. It can be seen that the village chief is also a talented person.
After walking around a bit, he immediately received a series of eager glances. It was obvious that they all needed money very much.
After asking about the prices, he learned that half-elf hunters and half-elf infantry were both tier 1 soldiers, and were also available for recruitment from outside the village barracks. The recruitment fee and weekly maintenance costs were 1 silver and 50 coppers respectively, which were double the cost of militia, but still considered cheap.
If Levi's reputation in the village is high enough, he may get a slight discount later on, and may be able to hire level 2 half-elf longbowmen or other special soldiers.
But he was still a little confused. There was a tavern, so why was it so monotonous, with only two types of soldiers? It was clearly advertised that there were thousands of types!
Suddenly, an idea came to his mind: "Sam, besides the barracks and the tavern, there are other places in the village where we can recruit soldiers."
"What?" Sam was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head, "Sir, if you ask that, there is a prison."
"Some drunk people who make trouble, or petty thieves, in short, those who have committed crimes but not punishable by death, will mostly be put in jail. You can hire them at a lower price, and the village will also gain some money."
“Hire, not recruit?”
"Yes, and there are disadvantages. They usually come from different races, factions, and camps, and have different past experiences. They may be undisciplined, but if it is you, the chosen hero, it shouldn't be a problem."
