Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 101: The Witch's Deal
A few minutes later, the Lightforged One took his troops away on his own. Although he planned to team up with Levi to fight the vampire boss, he did not want to continue fighting the werewolves with Levi now.
Because according to the battle strength comparison between the two sides, he might be working for the other side for nothing. After all, military merit points are calculated based on the number of jackals killed...
Levi didn't stop it either, because until he got all the things, Sam and Zhou Miyin, who temporarily replaced him, didn't notice any movement of the bee people. It seemed that the witch with a bit of evil intentions had temporarily given up some dark ideas, so there was no need to keep the Lightforger to give herself courage.
The first bark scroll recorded a skill scroll that could be used by both druids and rangers. It recorded the bark skill that almost every low-level druid had, and it was also habitually called bark skill. Levi directly asked Donna to learn it.
Bark, level 1, consumes 6 magic points, covers the target's surface with a layer of hard bark, defense +2, fire resistance -2.
After that, for every level increase in the caster, the defense will be increased by an additional +1, up to a maximum of +3.
Although the effect is not particularly good, it has the advantage of low consumption. As for the disadvantage of reducing fire resistance, it is actually not a big problem. After all, most wild monsters do not use fire attacks.
The second bark scroll is actually about the expertise of the incarnation of trees!
Tree Incarnation - Birch, Expertise, by consuming 1 unit of wood and 15 points of magic, you can give a tree-man soldier of level 4 or lower a tree incarnation - birch, giving it a defense of -3 and an attack of +5.
Requirements: Level 3 or Level 2 (inclusive)
Limited professions: Druid, God Tree Ghost, Woodland Lord, etc.
Levi is not sure about the specific value of this thing for the time being, because according to his understanding, the treeman troops are used to hold the line, sacrificing defense in exchange for attack power. This is of course a good thing for long-range units, but for the treemen...
No matter how strong your attack power is, you have to be able to hit the enemy, right?
As for the limited professions, except for the Druid, he has no clear information about the other two for the time being. However, logically speaking, they should all be professions related to Treemen or Druids, and most of them are limited to the two races of Treemen and Wood Elves.
Since he had no use for it for the time being, Levi put it away so that he could keep it and exchange it for some treasures with other people.
As for the gem ring, it is a very common green equipment, which has the effect of increasing charm by 1 point and magic resistance by 1 point. Levi threw it directly to Donna. Rangers do need to increase their charm when facing animals.
Donna put it on her finger without saying a word. She had been thinking about dealing with the big cat named Laxili recently. Whether it was to increase the level or enhance the charm, it could have a certain effect.
But what they didn't notice was that the big loli Cindy who was watching this scene next to them had a red face and her eyes were full of excitement.
Because in the human kingdom, boys will not give rings to girls casually. Even though one of them is a high elf and the other is an Amazon, they should not be ignorant of this basic common sense.
Could it be that there is some secret relationship between the two of them? What should I do? The more I think about it, the more excited I get...
In addition, Donna soon discovered that there was a sunflower field of about 100 square meters somewhere in the forest.
As he got closer, Levi received a system prompt saying that this was a resource area. If he had a profession like a farmer, or had skills like picking and planting, he could obtain certain resources here.
If those conditions are not met, you can choose to carry out violent plunder, but the quantity and quality of the resources obtained, and even how much money they can be exchanged for, are all uncertain. After all, it is just an ordinary sunflower field.
But for the bee people, they are very valuable. After all, they are essentially big bees and can collect and eat honey. This is probably one of the important reasons why the witch wants Levi and others to defeat this group of tree people.
If we take care of the surrounding trees, this place will become a pretty good base for the bees.
Thinking of this, Levi had a plan in his mind. The old witch first concealed the situation of part of the enemy, and then sent bee people to scout, which seemed like she was taking advantage of the situation. In addition, the cost of recruiting bee people was so expensive. All these reasons combined had reduced his impression of her to the freezing point.
Now that I have finally found an opportunity, I would be too stupid if I cannot tear a big piece of flesh off the opponent!
Then Cindy discovered a slightly dirty and dilapidated forest. Its value was obviously much higher because it was a special building that could recruit soldiers!
"You have discovered the God-given building in the wild - Dark Forest (Darkness), which can recruit Tier 2 soldiers - Fallen Treemen. The current number of soldiers that can be recruited is 0/7, and the current occupier is a Fallen Treeman. Please make a choice:
1. Occupy. After that, you can recruit up to 7 Fallen Treemen every week by spending a certain amount of resources. If the quota for this week is not fully used, it will be automatically replenished to a maximum of 7 next week. However, if you do not leave guards, there is always a risk of being occupied by others again;
2. Plunder. Based on the resources consumed in the construction of this building, the overall strength of your army, and the level of special talents and skills such as plunder and pillage of related characters, you will receive a certain amount of money or other resources.
After that, the building will enter a damaged state. It can be repaired by spending resources, or slowly repair itself over time, but during this period, the relevant recruitment functions will be unavailable;
3. Destroy. You will gain a certain amount of experience, which will be divided equally among all your troops, as well as a negligible amount of money. If your team has demons, devils, or other subordinates with skills related to sacrifice or destruction, you may get additional rewards.
4. Abandon it and reset it to an ownerless God-given building. In the next few days, some Fallen Treemen will gradually appear and become the guards of this God-given building, and their number may exceed the upper limit of 7.
(Note: The other three options are still available until the guards appear.)"
After a little consideration, Levi gave up the occupation directly. This was the rocky highlands of the Jackals. Even if he occupied it for a while, he didn't know how many days it would take to recruit more soldiers, and there was also the possibility of being intercepted by others at any time.
But if you destroy it directly, it would be too wasteful, so you should plunder it first, so that you can get some resources.
Moreover, if he didn't fight with the old witch by then, maybe he could sell it as junk again.
There are only some fast and crispy beemen in the hive. I'm sure the old witch will also be interested in these thick-skinned and fallen treemen, right?
Following Levi's order, his subordinates immediately took action. They started hacking and smashing things, and then brought everything they could to Levi.
Then, after about a few minutes, the original God-given building became a mess, and Levi had seven more units of God-given wood and more than two units of gold coins in front of him, which made Levi very satisfied. Just by looting, one-third of the light ammunition trucks appeared.
He also asked his subordinates to use bandages, herbs, supplies, replenish arrows, etc. to ensure that they were all in the best condition. Levi looked at Zhou Miyin again.
The little gunner immediately shook his head and said, "Sir, Sam still hasn't reported back. We haven't found any traces of beemen or other enemies yet."
Levi nodded: "Okay, then let's go back to the hive and see what the witch is planning."
Now that the tree man has been killed and the treasure has been obtained, their condition is not bad. No matter what choice the witch makes, they will be able to fully deal with it.
However, she did not take action when the battle between her side and the fallen treeman leader was at its most intense, which shows that she is not a very decisive person.
Levi secretly guessed that since the other party did not take action at that time, the chance of taking action again was probably very low. She would most likely pretend that this incident had never happened, but she couldn't be too careless. It was always better to be prepared.
Sure enough, when Levi and the others returned to the hive again, the witch Greta was chatting with some bee people as if nothing had happened.
However, compared to before, Levi discovered that there were some more types among these bee people. In addition to some bee people who were obviously much larger in size and must be stronger in strength, there was also a woman who was almost exactly the same as a human except for the wings on her back.
She just wore a big white mushroom cap on her head, which looked a bit silly, and it seemed like she was thinking of it as a hat.
Facing Levi's gaze, she seemed a little shy. She flapped her wings, turned her head and hid behind the witch.
At this time, the witch seemed to have just discovered Levi and the others, and she slowly forced out a smile: "Oh, so it turns out to be the God-chosen Hero. I wonder if your trip went well?"
Levi snorted inwardly, "Old man, you're pretending really well. If you hadn't lied about the BOSS and Sam hadn't spotted some bee people observing the battle from afar, I might have really been fooled by you."
And if your guess is correct, your bee people have been watching from a distance and can see that the three bee people were beaten to death by the tree people, right? But now you seem to be completely unaware of it!
But on the surface he remained calm, just nodded slightly: "Although those tree people are a little difficult to deal with, luckily I have friends here, so I succeeded in killing them in the end."
After a brief pause, he continued, "But at the same time, I also discovered a secret. Those fallen tree people were actually arranged by the twisted tree spirit Maokai. Although I killed them, I am afraid there are still some hidden dangers. So I want to go back and prepare, and then burn down the forest in one fell swoop to prevent future troubles."
The witch, who was a little surprised to hear the name of the twisted tree spirit, suddenly became a little uneasy when she heard that Levi was planning to burn the forest.
But before she could say anything, the female bee-man with a special appearance came out from behind her and said, "No, if you burn the forest and the flower fields inside, we will lose a large part of our food source. The nectar here can only keep us barely alive, but there is no way to restore our tribe to its original state!"
She spoke so fast that the witch Greta had no time to stop her. She could only sigh heavily.
The negotiation hasn't even started yet, but you, a little guy, have already revealed all your cards. How can you take the initiative? I'm afraid you can only let the other party slaughter you!
Even if the opponent is a high elf with a good reputation, who is countless times better than those guys in the Underdark, if he doesn't pay some blood this time, he may not get what he wants at all.
After all, the bee people had already scouted before and found out that the opponent was a mage who mastered fire magic. No matter if it was flower fields, woods, or beehives, he had great destructive power!
Compared to the anxious and angry witch, Levi smiled instead. Although he had just discussed it with Donna and the others on the road, guesses were just guesses after all. What he heard from the other party was more credible.
Moreover, the witch had said before that the bees eat meat and nectar is just a supplement. But now it seems that the facts may not be the case. It may even be completely opposite to what the witch said. The nectar is more likely to be the main food source for these bees!
"This is..."
Levi tilted his head slightly, motioning for the other party to give a brief introduction.
The witch glanced at the female beeman whose face turned red with anxiety and sighed again. With such a simple character, she was really not suitable to be a queen. Fortunately, her group was no longer in the Underdark, otherwise the entire beeman tribe would be swallowed up or destroyed in less than half a month.
"She is Janet, the little queen of this bee tribe."
Hearing the witch's sighs and her old face that was almost wrinkled, the little Queen Janet finally realized what was happening. Her pretty face turned pale, as if she knew she had said something wrong.
Levi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this: "She is the little queen, so where is the big queen? Is it convenient for me to meet her?"
But he still remembered that the background introduction of the dead drone clearly stated that drones can reproduce with the queen.
The witch hesitated for a moment, but sighed again and chose to tell the other party part of the truth. After all, things had developed to this stage now, and she had actually lost the initiative long ago.
"There is no more great queen. For freedom and light, we fought hard against the hateful slave owners. Too many of our companions died in the battle. Although the price was extremely heavy, we finally succeeded in breaking away from the enemy. We finally gained the freedom and light we had longed for."
"Now we have to continue living, because we are not only living for ourselves, but also carrying the expectations of those who have passed away." "Unfortunately, apart from Janet, we only have a bunch of eggs left by the Queen, so for the revival of the tribe and race, we really need that flower field."
At this point, the witch Greta slightly bent down and saluted Levi, unexpectedly saying, "Lord Levi, for the sake of the continuation , I beg you not to destroy the forest and flower fields."
With her movement, the bees around her became noticeably agitated, and even the little queen Janet had red eyes. But it was obvious that this witch had a very strong control over the bee tribe. Without her speaking, all the bees dared not say a word, even the little queen Janet chose to remain silent.
But Levi found it more and more interesting.
Should I say she is worthy of being a drow from the Underdark? Even though she may be a half-blood now, she has learned some tricks. When deception failed , I once thought of using force, but after giving up, I switched to soft tactics. If I had just entered the game, I would have been easily deceived by her.
But now, although the time is short, after seeing the dangers of many monsters, Levi is no longer as stupid as before, so stupid that he would even be trapped by the ogre's trap and have his face covered in blood.
But just when he was about to speak, he suddenly felt someone tug at his wizard robe. Turning his head slightly, he saw the big loli Cindy pulling at the corner of his clothes, and her eyes were also slightly red.
It was obvious that she was definitely moved by what the other party said, but she also knew her own limitations and did not ask him for anything.
Seeing the other party's little look, Levi subconsciously wanted to shrug: Okay, this is the temperament of people in the Order and Good camp, but Cindy, you may not know it yet. If you give this old witch a skill like reconnaissance or camp detection now, she will probably have a huge conflict with your camp, right?
Even if she has become a good person now, her bloodline and the environment she was born in have destined her to do a lot of bad things. It seems that you, the big loli, and Donna still have a lot to learn.
Even though the old witch said so much, she just folded her arms, sat on the horse with a smile on her face, as if she was watching the fun.
However, this is also a suitable step.
So he deliberately hesitated, his eyes wandering between Cindy and the little queen, and finally Levi sighed: "Well, in this case, for the sake of your deceased companions and Cindy, I can temporarily give up this action, but I don't trust you, you should know the reason."
Levi didn't look at the old witch or the little queen, but just stared at a certain place under their feet.
Following his gaze, the old witch shuddered all over. There, there were a few long pale hairs. She had accidentally lost a few hairs, some of which were very racially characteristic!
