Volume 1 Feathering Chapter 35 Regional Mission
"A natural flower fairy? Of course I'm interested. We dwarves are also natural fairies, and they are so fast, so they can serve as scouts!"
Stump soon had a similar idea to Levi. It turned out that this combination was very suitable. After all, dwarves were notoriously short-legged. Even a level 1 dwarf warrior's agility was only half of that of those little flower fairies.
And he didn't think it was too much, so he just took them all. Although he didn't need so many scouts, if he met other dwarf chosen heroes, he could still be a middleman.
Levi didn't care how much money the other party asked for, he just followed the recruitment price. Due to the impact on morale, these little flower fairies were now a burden to him. And according to Sam, these lively and active little flower fairies were really not suitable for reconnaissance work.
So he could just give up on them and use the spare leadership to recruit some subordinates with stronger combat effectiveness.
However, when the troops are traded as items, their morale will be very low for a certain period of time and their attributes will be weakened.
But Shudun quickly said with a smile that he had a solution because he randomly got a special skill when creating the character.
That is to boost morale by drinking, which is not only effective for himself, but also for his subordinates. If the morale of the little flower fairies is really too low, just give them a few sips.
Levi was somewhat relieved. Although he wanted to get rid of these little burdens, he didn't want to get into trouble with the tree stump. This was just right.
After a few more polite words, Levi soon learned that the other party was very similar to him in one aspect. He also owed money for hiring those dwarf warriors from the prison.
And according to Shudun's description, the person who lent him the money seemed to be the same businessman who lent him the money.
This made Levi sigh. It was such a coincidence. On the other hand, he couldn't help but feel suspicious.
Could it be that the businessman had come up with this idea after interacting with me? After all, it is impossible to lose money by investing a few gold coins in the God-chosen Hero...
When Shudun was told about this, he was also quite surprised. Then he became a little worried: "Brother, could that businessman have any bad intentions? When I borrowed money from him, he didn't even ask for a penny of interest. He just asked me to return the principal within a week."
Levi didn't have any concerns in this regard, not only because there was no failure penalty stated in the task of borrowing money, but also because he saw that the businessman still had some long-term vision.
"It's okay, we just need to exchange the money on time. You don't need to worry too much. If he has bad intentions, what can he do to you?"
Perhaps in the future, every God-chosen hero will become a powerful warrior, wizard, or even a lord, but at the moment, Stump is just an ordinary God-chosen hero who is extremely poor.
Tree Stump grinned, looking silly. He was about to say something when suddenly, a slightly excited male voice sounded in his ears: Once the sword is unsheathed, you can only return after seeing blood!
The system prompt popped up immediately afterwards.
Regional announcement: "The proud high elves can no longer tolerate the stinking beasts continuing to cause trouble. The regional mission - the Stone Highlands Extermination War has officially begun."
“From now on, all God-chosen heroes of the good or neutral camp can go to the quartermaster in any high elf town or village near the Stoney Highlands to receive the High Elf Military Medal.
After that, after killing the savage creatures belonging to the Stoney Highlands, including but not limited to werewolves, gnolls and their servants and slaves, you will gain a certain number of military merit points based on the opponent's strength and identity.
When the reputation level is not lower than friendly, military merit points can be exchanged for rewards in any town or village under the High Elf Kingdom of Caledor, including but not limited to experience points, gold coins, arms, magic, skills, equipment and other special items. "
"If you kill the Lord of the Stoney Highlands and obtain the head of the giant gnoll leader, Hogg, you will receive an additional special reward."
"Attention: Hogg is a cunning and powerful warrior, and is well-equipped. It is estimated to be at least a level 5 combat hero. In addition to ordinary combat skills, it also has many skills including tearing, roaring and enraging. Please challenge it with caution."
"Attention: In order to guard against possible retaliation from Hogg, the lords of the Kingdom of Caledor have decided to send reinforcements to the villages under their command for defense, and when the time is right, they may take the initiative to march towards the Stoney Highlands (currently scheduled for one week later)."
The originally noisy tavern became quiet for a moment, which made many natives a little overwhelmed for a moment. After all, they could not hear or see the announcements of this area. They all looked at the chosen heroes of God in a daze, not knowing what had happened.
But suddenly, the volume of noise was several times louder than before. No one paid attention to Levi and Shudun anymore. Even the chosen heroes who were originally busy recruiting subordinates started shouting excitedly and quickly ran to the counter to pay.
From time to time, someone would excitedly say that this must be the starting benefit of a new game, etc., which left the natives completely confused.
Levi also had a brief conversation with Donna, then paid the bill and left. When she heard that a large-scale hunting activity was about to begin, Donna directly gave up the unfinished food, because fighting could make her more excited than food!
As for Sam and Zhou Miyin next to them, they finished eating earlier because they didn't chat with Levi.
Levi and Shudun went out together and headed straight for the center of the village. There were already some high elves with extremely sophisticated equipment there, and other God-chosen heroes had surrounded them. It was very likely that the other party was the quartermaster they were looking for.
While walking, Levi checked the system prompts again.
It seems that this mission is time-limited and only lasts for seven days. After the time is up, when the regular army of the High Elves arrives, the jackals of the Stoney Highlands may have only one ending.
The system specifically prompts that Hogg is a combat hero. Is there any difference between him and a normal hero? Are all the experience points added to the combat level?
But isn't its level a little low?
According to the current growth rate of the God-chosen heroes, unless the team is wiped out, even an average player can reach level 5 in ten days or half a month. This level 5 doesn't seem to have much deterrent power...
Or does it actually rely on having many followers?
Soon Levi successfully received a seemingly ordinary military medal. The system prompted him to officially open the merit, honor and military rank system. His current military rank was a recruit, and his upper limit of health points was +1.
Although the value is very low, you can easily tell that the value will definitely increase after reaching a higher level. What's more important is that this is a military position and does not occupy any equipment slot at all.
But when he turned around, Levi saw the dwarf with a sad face. Although he also had a military medal in his hand, his expression seemed to tell everyone that he was not happy at all.
"Stump, what's wrong with you?"
"Brother, the system prompts that I am a dwarf, so I cannot hold any military position within the high elves, and after defeating the gnolls, I can only obtain 90% of the merit points. Do you think this is racial discrimination?"
At the end, Shudun couldn't help but shout, but not to Levi, but to the quartermaster who was about ten meters away.
The high elf obviously heard it, not only because the distance was close enough, but also because his long pointed ears trembled.
But he acted as if he didn't hear it, and continued to award military medals to other God-chosen heroes as usual, and directed several high elf soldiers to post some notices or something nearby. However, the smile on his face was really too obvious.
Levi couldn't help but smile and shook his head: This guy really has a bad taste. It seems that the conflict between the high elves and the dwarves is really deep.
"What is your choice?"
Tree Stump gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go see what kind of reward we can get first. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll have to go back early. It's just too humiliating to stay here."
Half a minute later, the expression on Stump's face became more varied, because he knew that even though it was very suffocating here, he probably wouldn't be able to leave here in the short term, unless similar regional tasks appeared on the dwarf side. It was because the high elves had given too much!
