Volume 1 Feathering Chapter 2: Hiring Militia
"Ding, you have obtained the initial space backpack (ten slots);
You have obtained the initial starting capital of 500 copper coins (1 gold = 10 silver = 1000 copper coins);
You have obtained ten supplies (food + water, each of which can be consumed by a medium-sized humanoid life for one day, and items of the same type can be stacked)."
"Based on your current level, occupation, leadership and other related attributes, you have 10 leadership. Please select the initial troops you want to hire."
Note 1: Except for special beings such as summoned creatures, animal companions, and magical pets, each of your subordinates will consume a certain amount of leadership according to their strength. If the leadership is insufficient, the subordinates exceeding the limit will not enjoy your campaign attribute bonus. At the same time, there is a high probability that they will not obey your orders in battle, but fight on their own according to their own personality and wisdom.
Note 2: In addition to spending money or other special resources, your hired troops also need to be paid wages or remuneration every certain period of time (usually 7 days).
At the same time, in order to maintain morale, you also need to provide supplies for your troops, otherwise their capabilities will continue to decline. When morale drops to a critical point, your troops will have a chance to choose to escape or betray.
Note 3: Some creatures such as demons, undead creatures, elementals, etc. will have special rules.
Note 4: Morale is a hidden attribute. The level of morale will largely determine the strength of ordinary troops in battle, including but not limited to the degree of command execution, attack frequency, critical hit chance and even loyalty, etc. The dependence of hero units on morale will be greatly reduced.
Note 5: As a hero chosen by God, your life and death are crucial to your subordinates. If you unfortunately die in battle, in the absence of other leaders, your subordinates will adopt different strategies based on their own wisdom, personality, current morale, etc., which may cause your troops to suffer great losses, so please be sure to protect your life.
With a flash of light, he suddenly appeared in a small village. Before he could figure out the meaning of this series of system prompts, and before he could see the situation around him clearly, an old man with a white beard came to greet him with a smile: "Hello, I am the village chief of Maple Leaf Village. Are you the legendary hero chosen by God who came to take the trial?"
“Ding, you have successfully activated the reputation system.
Maple Leaf Village (High Elves) – Friendly (0%);
High Elf (race) – Friendly (0%)
Dark Elves (race) – Hostile (0%)."
(Maple Leaf Village, this place belongs to the overseas colony of the Kingdom of Caledor, one of the High Elf Kingdoms)
(Reputation levels: Worship > Reverence > Respect > Friendly > Neutral > Hostility > Hatred > Death Feud > Blood Feud)
God's Chosen Heroes is what the NPCs in this game call the players, mainly to avoid distracting from the plot. Of course, the game also encourages players not to call them NPCs, but to call them natives.
So he was not surprised at all and just nodded in agreement.
"Great! We have already prepared for you. These are the warriors of our village, and they are ready to serve you, my lord!"
The village chief waved his hand, and dozens of people immediately came up behind him, looking at him with excitement or trepidation. Then a series of attribute panels popped up above their heads.
Is this a virtual game that is said to be a new era? Even the lowest-level cannon fodder soldiers look different from each other, not only in appearance, but also in their expressions and even personalities.
In short, they are like real living human beings.
Perhaps it had just rained, and there was still a hazy dampness in the air. On the big tree a few meters away, every leaf was completely different. The lush green leaves and tender grass, he could feel the breath of growth of all things very clearly. All of this was something he had never felt in any other game!
This is a true simulation game!
This made him more interested in this game. It seemed to have great potential. However, the official of this game seemed to be extremely low-key and did not do much publicity for the game. If he had not always liked this kind of game, he might have missed it. He really didn't know why. It was such a waste of talent.
He shook his head gently, temporarily putting aside his scattered thoughts, and looked around again, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.
Why is it that I clearly chose the high elves, but except for the old man in front of me who calls himself the village chief, who is an elf with pointy ears, those guys in rags behind him all look like humans?
No, although the village chief’s ears are not round like humans’, they are quite different from mine. They are not as long and pointed as mine. Perhaps he is a mixed-race?
After taking a quick glance, he found that compared to his own attribute panel, the attribute panels of the people in front of him seemed to be a lot simpler.
Name: Militia
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Faction: Royal Throne - High Elves
Race: Human
Level: Level 0 (Ordinary), Experience value 0%.
Attributes: Strength 4, Agility 3, Constitution 4, Intelligence 2, Perception 2, Charisma 2
Health: 32
Mana: 0 (not enabled)
equipment:
Ordinary Pitchfork (grey - rough): Attacks 1-3.
Ordinary cloth (gray-rough): Defense: 0
Skills: None
Talent: None
Recruitment fee: 50 copper coins
Maintenance cost: 20 copper coins (weekly)
Leadership consumption: 1.
(The militia is composed of trained local workers or farmers. They are not professional fighters, but they are determined to protect their homes.)
After quickly browsing through everyone's panels, he found that their attributes were similar. At most, one person's strength was 1 point higher, and that person's agility was 1 point lower. But if you only look at the attribute panels, they could probably beat him in a one-on-one fight.
There was no way. Even though the militia seemed to have a physical adjustment penalty, it was still twice as much as his health.
Of course, if I used magic, it might be a different situation.
At the same time, through simple inquiries, he also roughly understood the background stories of these humans. None of them were locals, but had fallen here due to many accidents.
Basically, they are descendants of humans who were either blown here by the waves or captured by dark elves or Norse pirates and then rescued by high elves. That’s why some of them have black hair and some have blonde hair, because most of them are mixed-race.
It's clearly a high elf village, but the militia are all humans. Although the village chief has pointy ears, judging from his behavior, he doesn't seem to be a pure-blooded high elf. It's quite interesting...
However, he was not in a hurry to hire the militiamen, but asked casually: "Besides the militiamen, is there anyone else available for hire in the village?"
Not only do these guys have extremely weak attributes and no skills, they don't even have a name. They look like cannon fodder.
The village chief seemed a little embarrassed when he heard this, but he quickly gave a positive response.
"Yes. In addition to the militia, there are also some hunters and a small number of volunteers who have advanced from human militia, as well as regular troops sent by the local lord to garrison in the village."
"But the hunters are free to act and are not under the jurisdiction of the village. If we want to recruit volunteers or regular troops, we need them to have enough free manpower, and we also need you to have more experience, sir."
He understood immediately. Wasn't this because he was dissatisfied with his own lack of strength and reputation?
So he didn't waste any more time talking to the other party and randomly hired some militiamen with the highest comprehensive attributes of physical strength and power. However, he was also a little cautious and only recruited 8 militiamen instead of spending all the initial start-up capital.
Given the weak nature of the militia, having two more or two less won't be a big problem, but if you can meet those hunters and volunteers on the road, then maybe these 100 copper coins will come in handy?
The eight selected militiamen quickly formed a simple formation and stood behind him with a little excitement. It could be seen that although their attributes were weak, they should have undergone some basic training.
And those militiamen who were not chosen were not too disappointed, because with another white light, a new God-chosen hero arrived in the distance.
Although this game has almost no publicity and seems to be very niche, there are still many people like him who are interested in it, and more than one player is born in this small village.
He grabbed the village chief who was about to turn around and greet the God-chosen hero and quickly asked, "Besides what you just said, are there any other ways for the village to recruit troops?"
After a slight hesitation, seeing that Levi was determined not to let go until he answered, the village chief responded readily.
"If you are willing to wait a moment, the tavern in our village should be ready by tomorrow. By then, there should be adventurers from various regions and races waiting to be recruited by you."
"At the same time, the villagers may also issue some daily tasks, and some people are looking for opportunities to go out for adventure. If you are interested, you can also look around."
Levi nodded slightly. Since they were in the tavern, they must be different from these militiamen. This day should be used for him to accumulate initial resources so as to prepare enough funds to recruit them.
Moreover, the other party said that the tasks will be released after the tavern is built, so there are no tasks available for me now?
"Okay, I understand. One last question. Is there any trouble in the village recently, or any special rumors nearby? Do you need me to solve it?"
"Recently, the number of Gnolls in the western wilderness seems to have increased. Several nearby villages are feeling a bit troubled. The murlocs on the southern coast are also a bit rampant. In addition, it is said that there are signs of undead creatures in the east. If you are interested, you can go and take a look!"
