Volume 1 Feathering Chapter 28: Encountering the Jackal Again
Of course, Levi couldn't assign all the little flower fairies to the Halfling Sam. In fact, he only assigned two little flower fairies to learn reconnaissance from him, and the rest stayed in the team.
Because Sam himself can gain experience points by dismantling traps and other actions, and even his small crossbow can occasionally earn some, but if all the little flower fairies follow him and only do reconnaissance missions, then they probably won't get any improvement in class until they die.
After all, if you want to become stronger in this world, the fastest way is through fighting and killing.
However, Levi soon discovered that Zhou Miyin, the Volunteers, and even the other half-elves seemed to be slightly dissatisfied with the appearance of the little flower fairies, but the little flower fairies were very friendly to them.
After thinking about it for a while, Levi knew that it was not his fault, because his peaceful attribute allowed him to tolerate soldiers from other races in the lawful good and lawful neutral camps, but the little flower fairies were neutral good, and their affinity attribute was only effective on themselves.
They didn't hate Zhou Miyin and his people, but Zhou Miyin and his people hated them.
Although this disgust is not particularly strong at the moment and has not affected their combat effectiveness , Levi still quickly changed the order and sent all the flower fairies out to Sam's command to help him with reconnaissance.
It’s better to not get any experience points than to affect the morale of the team. I will find a way to deal with their problems after returning to the village.
Fortunately, Donna and Sam are currently employed in special status, otherwise the problems in the team would be even more serious.
After killing another group of wild wolves, Sam suddenly reported in a panic that there were some jackals resting ahead, and unlike before, this was a team composed entirely of jackals!
Levi suddenly perked up. In fact, he had been looking forward to this moment for a long time . Fighting those ogres all day long had too little reward. Only by challenging stronger enemies could he get more and better rewards!
With the cover of grass and trees, they quietly sneaked into a nearby jungle .
Just as Sam said, there were probably less than twenty gnolls resting there, and a few captives were tied up with ropes and thrown in the corner. It was obvious that this was another slave-hunting team, but their harvest did not seem to be very good.
But after seeing the team's strength and configuration , Levi and Donna both frowned.
"There are 8 ordinary gnolls, 4 long-range gnoll poachers, and 3 clawed gnolls with mutated claws. The gnoll slave catcher with shackles on his waist should be a 2nd level."
"As for the last two holding flails, could they be the Gnoll Warlords?"
The Gnoll Warlord is at least level 3, or even level 3 elite. If it was just one, it shouldn't be a problem for them, but now there are two of them at once, plus other Gnolls, it's hard for them to handle them. Even if they manage to win, they will definitely pay a very high price.
Donna did not answer immediately, but observed carefully for a while before shaking her head: "I'm not sure. Compared with the last warlord, they are slightly less tall and muscular. They may just be level 2 wolf soldiers. Among the wolfs, only warlords and soldiers can use this kind of weapon."
Levi soon made a new discovery: "I didn't find a domesticated coyote or hyena. Most of these jackals also had wounds on their bodies. Does this mean that they have just experienced a bloody battle?"
The jackals' coyotes and hyenas are basically equivalent to human hunting dogs. Their purpose is not to kill as many enemies as possible, but more to search, contain and pursue.
Therefore, whenever the Jackals go out hunting, there are always a large number of coyotes and hyenas in the team, which may even be more than the number of Jackals in the team.
There is not a single one in the group of gnolls in front of me, and there are no miscellaneous soldiers like goblins either. Does that mean they all died in a previous battle?
Donna's eyes also lit up. She once again discovered that this wizard actually had such a sharp side. He was very different from those weird guys in the legend.
"Then what should we do? If we delay too long, they might set off again."
Levi pondered for a moment. If those two guys were just level 2 barbarians, he could fight them, but he had to be strategic and the battle couldn't be dragged on for too long, because this was already the territory of the jackals. If another group of enemies came when the battle was in full swing, he would be in big trouble.
And looking at those prisoners, they don't seem like ordinary civilians...
He immediately turned to look at the halfling thief and said, "Sam, I have a bait mission. It will be very dangerous, but in exchange, in addition to your normal payment of the hire fee, if this is successful, 30% of the spoils will be given to you. This way, you can almost afford to hire people to achieve your goal."
He remembered very clearly that the reason Sam agreed to be hired in the first place was to collect enough money so that he could go look for his goose eggs.
Compared to the recruited half-elves and militiamen, his control over the mercenaries is not that strong. Now that he wants them to take risks, he naturally has to pay a price.
But Sam did not nod his head in agreement immediately, not because he was afraid of danger, but because even if he was given money, he was not sure that he could successfully find the lost goose eggs.
Although he had followed the wizard for a short time, he had already vaguely realized that the situation nearby had obviously changed. There were not so many monsters roaming in the wild before!
So he made a new suggestion, or request.
"Sir, I don't want money. I hope you can help me find the lost goose eggs in your spare time. If you can find them successfully, I am willing to..."
After a slight pause, he gritted his teeth and said, "I am willing to give you half of the goose egg as a gift."
Levi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this. Oh, has he learned to bargain?
Although he was a little surprised, he still nodded in agreement. After all, it was just a matter of killing monsters in a different place, and he was just going to look for it, not necessarily bringing it back, right?
If you encounter a strong enemy, you can just run away. After all, there is not even a system prompt, which means this is just a verbal agreement between the two of them and it is not a task at all.
Of course, it would be even better if he could gain something. Halflings are also one of the initial optional races, so he also had a general understanding of it.
As a kind of war beast, the Halfling War Goose is even stronger than the militia. Adult war geese are all level 1 soldiers, and there is the possibility of further upgrading in the future. They may even be used as mounts by small humanoid units such as Sam. If he really finds those eggs, he will definitely not suffer any loss.
Sam didn't know that he had thought so much. He was just overjoyed for a moment. After listening to Levi's plan and being cast by Levi with a speed-increasing magic - grease the soles of his feet, he quickly and courageously left with the little flower fairy and several militiamen.
If the number of people is too small, I am afraid that it will not be able to completely achieve the purpose of dispersing the enemy's forces. I can only hope that those slower militiamen can finally survive the pursuit of the jackals.
Soon Levi discovered that some jackals were looking in another direction and howling with slight excitement, and in the distance there was Sam's slightly panicked face.
A few level 2 gnolls had a brief discussion, which consisted of howling at each other for a while, and then one of the trainers led three claw gnolls and two poachers armed with short crossbows to chase after them.
In the gnolls' military system, except for coyotes and hyenas, these two types of troops have good speed and are suitable for pursuit.
Levi was immediately delighted when he saw this. There were only two level 2 Gnoll Barbarians and two level 1 Gnoll Poachers left who were a trouble. The threat posed by other ordinary Gnolls was not that great. Here came his chance!
At the same time, Donna also said with certainty: "They are all barbarians, there are no gnoll commanders."
The gnolls are not a united and polite race. When they are extremely hungry, they will even eat their own domesticated coyotes or their own people alive. If the other side has a gnoll overlord, it is impossible for them to negotiate like they are doing now.
Li Wei nodded fiercely, and then he whispered, "Okay, everyone get ready, follow the previous plan, and wait for Donna's attack signal."
Donna immediately said confidently: "Don't worry, Levi, they are just some jackals. If I hadn't encountered any accidents, I could kill them all by myself!"
Levi was a little surprised. This was the first time he heard her talk about her past. The warden had said before that she fainted on the beach due to an accident and even lost her memory. So was she recalling some things from the past now?
This is not impossible. After all, she said that she would feel uncomfortable if she didn't fight for a day. Since she followed me, she has killed at least dozens of enemies with her own hands. It is normal that she gradually regained her memory through fighting and killing.
But he didn't have time to think about it now, because Donna had already raised her bow and arrow!
