Volume 1 Feathering Chapter 34: Encountering the Tree Stump Again
As for those alien races, he did not recruit any of them. On the one hand, he did not think highly of their strength, and on the other hand, it was also out of consideration for the team's morale.
Although he hasn't figured it out yet, this is not a stand-alone game. Others on the forum have already dug out some related information. Especially after what happened with the little flower fairies yesterday, he made a point to learn more about it.
For example, there was a Dark Elf God's chosen hero who made a big mistake. Due to their racial characteristics, their Dark Elf Novice Village could recruit slaves from multiple races. So in order to make things easier, or perhaps to study the morale problem, he tried his best and soon recruited four subordinates from different races into the team, including demons, gray dwarves, orcs and cavemen.
Then they started fighting among themselves without encountering any enemies.
First, the demon stabbed the caveman to death with a fork, then was hacked to death by the orc, and finally was picked up by the gray dwarf. Then the gray dwarf advanced by coincidence, and betrayed the dark elf on the spot, smashing his master into minced meat all over the ground.
Afterwards, the system prompted that this was due to the team’s low morale.
Although this is also related to the fact that they are all evil races, and the gray dwarves' strength and confidence expanded rapidly after their advancement, and then they chose to betray, which is really a coincidence, it can also explain some situations.
The different races in the good camp are mixed together. Although it is not such a serious problem, it is 100% certain that it affects the combat effectiveness. It is not a simple weakening of attributes, but more about the enthusiasm for fighting.
In short, when morale is too low, subordinates will be lazy and play badly, and it will be useless even if the God-chosen heroes who are the leaders shout orders loudly.
If they are really provoked, they may not strike back, but they can choose to escape secretly, which can also make the God-chosen heroes cry without tears, after all, they have already paid the hiring fee.
In comparison, Zhou Miyin's dislike for the Little Flower Fairy was already a very, very good situation.
So unless necessary, Levi didn't want to form a team composed of multiple races. Fortunately, mercenaries didn't seem to be included, and Donna and Sam were not from the evil camp, so there was no impact for the time being.
After asking a few questions casually, Levi learned that this half-elf longbowman really came from Green Blade Village. He heard that there were many God-chosen heroes in Maple Leaf Village, so he came here specifically to look for an opportunity to become stronger.
Levi also learned from him that in addition to the half-elf longbowmen, Green Blade Village actually has a special type of soldier called the Green Blade Swordsman. They are a rare type of soldier that uses rapiers as weapons. Their attack power is not high, but their attack speed and movement speed are very fast, and their weapons are all coated with poison.
This made Levi a little more cautious. Next time he went to Green Blade Village, maybe he could ask the village chief.
However, after officially recruiting the half-elf longbowmen, he received a system prompt.
"Attention: The troops you lead have exceeded your maximum leadership. The troops in excess will not be able to enjoy the bonus of your campaign attributes. When entering the battle, these troops may decide the battle strategy based on their own personality, or even take actions such as running away."
The first half of the sentence didn't matter. Levi hadn't added any experience points to his battle level, and all the related attributes were 0. But the second half of the sentence made him frown.
Not following orders is quite annoying. For example, when he was dealing with the werewolf squad before, if any of his subordinates did not follow his order to lie in wait, but rushed forward and fought the enemy head-on, it would have a huge impact on him.
It is also foreseeable that as the strength of his recruits continues to increase, the leadership they require will also increase. Relying solely on the 10 points of leadership rewarded with each upgrade will probably not be enough to solve this problem in the later stages.
After all, it becomes more difficult to upgrade levels as time goes by, and after accumulating enough money and other resources, the number of troops under the God-chosen heroes will only continue to increase.
As a mage, do I need to focus my attributes on leadership?
No, that would be a waste, and there would also be an efficiency issue.
I heard that players of some races can easily recruit a large number of cannon fodder in the early stages. For example, the undead, skeleton soldiers and zombies are simply endless. If they only rely on upgrading the 10 points of leadership, they will not be able to command many troops even if they reach level 20.
So in addition to attribute points, there should be other ways, such as equipment, treasures or skills.
But besides getting rid of the little flower fairy and other encumbrances, the most efficient method should be...
Thinking of this, Levi's gaze slowly shifted to the Amazon who was still concentrating on eating. She didn't look like a lady at all, but rather a bit heroic.
The fastest and most efficient way, of course, is to hire some natives who have leadership and can command troops, that is, hero-level units!
Donna noticed his gaze very keenly, and she couldn't help but pause her actions slightly: "What's wrong?"
Levi chuckled and shook his head: "I'm just thinking about how to complete your task as quickly as possible. Although we haven't been together for too long , I'm already reluctant to leave you, a reliable teammate."
Donna couldn't help but laugh when she heard that . "Want to hire me long-term? That's not impossible. I'm very satisfied with my cooperation with you these past two days. If you can become stronger in the next few days and take me to challenge some stronger enemies, I can consider it."
Although there was no system prompt, Levi still nodded solemnly, because he knew that with Donna's character, she would never break a promise she made.
Seeing that he had finished speaking, Donna lowered her head and continued to eat. Levi also enjoyed the rare leisure time.
It’s true, although the price of beer is in copper coins, he feels that it is better than ordinary beer in the real world because its taste is pure enough. Even if he is not here to fight and kill, but simply to enjoy life, this should be a good choice, right?
Just then, a new customer pushed the door open and walked in. People nearby couldn't help but take a few glances, and then they found that it was a group of dwarves, which were relatively rare in this place.
As we all know, although high elves and dwarves are both lawful races, they are quite different in culture, character and other aspects. Although they maintain restraint and do not fight each other, it is well known that they dislike each other.
Dwarves are notoriously stubborn and stubborn, and they love to hold grudges, often for hundreds of years. Why would these dwarves come here on their own initiative?
The other natives were all confused, but Levi started laughing because the leading dwarf had come straight to Levi and looked at him with surprise: "Brother, you are here too!"
Levi also laughed: "Stump, you seem to be doing well, and it seems that you understand what I mean."
It's not that he recognized the other person. In fact, in his opinion, these bearded dwarves basically looked the same. Even though Tree Stump was obviously younger, it was still difficult to tell them apart.
The reason why he confirmed the other party's identity so quickly was mainly because when the other party appeared, the Amazon behind him snorted coldly.
He immediately understood that the opponent's team must include those dwarf warriors who had offended her before, so the identity of this God-chosen hero could only be Tree Stump, who had been instructed by him.
Stump scratched his head. "Brother, just like you said before, we dwarves are indeed excluded in the elves' territory. Even though the members of that village are all half-elves, it is still considered the territory of high elves, so my reputation gain speed there has slowed down." "I was thinking of saying goodbye to you and going back to our dwarven territory. With three dwarf warriors here, it will be easier to fight rats and beastmen."
"But I quickly thought, if Green Blade Village has them, is there a similar possibility in other villages? So I thought about trying my luck, and I didn't expect to meet you, big brother."
Levi nodded. There were relatively few real fools these days. What he could think of, others could also think of. Unfortunately, Shudun's plan probably failed. After a few days, the surrounding novice villages were probably visited by many God-chosen heroes.
But this was the second time he heard the other party talk about killing rats, so he asked casually: "Are you referring to the Skaven?"
Skaven are also one of the initial optional races, but because of their ugly appearance, many people would rather choose the undead skeleton soldiers than them, resulting in very little relevant information on the forum.
The situation is basically similar for other beastmen, Norse barbarians, and murlocs.
When playing games, people either pursue powerful strength or want to find a handsome or beautiful race. Races like these that have neither good looks nor obvious advantages are often abandoned by the heroes chosen by God.
In fact, up to now, the heroes chosen by God have a relatively large number of choices, except for humans and the three handsome elves, high elves, dark elves and wood elves, followed by orcs with strong melee ability and those handsome vampires among the undead.
As for dwarves, the four elements and even other races, they are basically rare.
"That's right, big brother. We dwarves like and are good at digging holes and mining. The ratmen are the same. They love to steal things and will even attack dwarf women and children for food when they are hungry."
"Although the dwarves are well-equipped, their numbers are small, and the reproduction capacity of the ratmen may be slightly worse than that of real rats, but it is probably not worse than that of rabbits."
"So over time, the two sides have become mortal enemies. My racial reputation with the ratmen is directly a mortal enemy, followed by hatred with the orcs and beastmen. Currently, I should be the only race that has three powerful enemies at the beginning, right?"
Having said that, Tree Stump's expression was still cheerful. The background was just a background after all. He only knew that there were three hostile races that could be attacked near the Novice Village, so there was no shortage of monsters at all.
Even as things stand now, attacking and defeating the Chosen Heroes of the hostile race will most likely earn you experience points and other rewards, so it will definitely not be boring anymore.
"Dwarves and beastmen are also enemies? There are many types of them, right? This classification doesn't seem to be reliable, right?"
According to his understanding, basically anyone with a beast head hanging around his neck or with some beast characteristics on his body can be classified as a beastman.
In this case, kobolds and werewolves count, flying harpies count, and centaurs should also count. If they are all hostile, then the dwarf chosen heroes will have no chance of recruiting them, which would be a big restriction for them.
The stump shrugged nonchalantly: "Yeah, but who cares? For us dwarves , it's always right to chop these things to death when we see them. They all add up to experience points."
Levi couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Indeed, there are many lawful races anyway, so it doesn't matter if we can't recruit them. But I see that you don't have many troops available. I wonder if you are interested in the little flower fairies?"
