Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 135: Advancement
After advancing for several miles and making sure there were no pursuers behind them and that they would not encounter the Howling Scavengers, the Lightforged finally breathed a sigh of relief. He said with some admiration and praise: " Levi, you are indeed worthy of me. This is my first great victory."
That's right, after successfully leaving the battle, the battle evaluation finally came. Although they suffered casualties, they also killed more than 200 enemies, including level 3 soldiers such as Dragon Flies, Gnoll Warlords and Gnoll Hunting Masters, so the system did not skimp this time.
And this time, Levi once again made the greatest contribution, not because he bought time for his side's retreat with his mouth, but because his spider web spell, grease spell, and many summoning spells achieved considerable results.
The second is undoubtedly Donna. Except for Levi, no one else in the team can challenge her contribution and status.
Next is the big loli Cindy. Since her successful advancement, her attributes have been improved and her combat effectiveness has also increased, but the most obvious thing is her psychic hammer.
Although the attack power has not increased much, it is only just over 10 points now, but its flying speed, attack speed, movable range, etc. have all been greatly improved, which has led to a sharp increase in her efficiency in killing enemies.
There were only forty or fifty big dragonflies in total, but almost one-tenth of them died at her hands. One can imagine her efficiency in killing the enemies. Those jackals who had almost no resistance to magic were also beaten badly by her.
Because it is difficult for them to even detect the existence of the psychic hammer. Even if they can occasionally discover it, they have no way to deal with it since it completely ignores physical attacks and can only take the beating.
Then came the Half-elf Archers, Jade Halberd Soldiers, Lightforgers, Janet and others, as well as Levi's many summoned creatures.
With the triple blessing of his expertise, the Duet Ring, and the Fly Demon's Staff of Command, the summoned creatures are much stronger than other ordinary soldiers of the same level, especially guys like Guang Yakong who are good at fighting against evil, who have a special advantage.
To be frank, even without a single subordinate, the numerous summoned creatures alone are not something that an ordinary God-chosen hero can resist.
As for the Lightforged's subordinates, including the relatively rare foot knight Arthur, not even one was ranked in the top ten.
There was no way. Under Donna's command, the results achieved by the long-range troops were too brilliant.
At the same time, in this battle, several subordinates were able to advance successfully. In addition to the half-elves, they also included Zhou Miyin and Janet, who Levi had high hopes for.
Now Zhou Miyin also has two choices, one is to become a lancer, the other is to become a halberd soldier. He chose the latter with almost no hesitation.
It's not that he really has no idea about cavalry, but because the advancement and transfer of many types of troops in the Zhendan Dynasty are relatively relaxed. Even if he becomes a halberd soldier, he may be transferred to a cavalry unit later.
After the advancement, in addition to the improvement of various attributes, the effect of Yin and Yang Harmony was further strengthened. In addition to the armor-piercing and counter-charge skills common to the Jade Brave Halberd Soldiers, he also gained an additional stabbing skill, probably because he was an elite, which gave him the ability to actively attack .
Although the damage is not very high, the consumption is also very low. A little bit adds up to a lot, and it will surely play a significant role in a long battle.
After this promotion, as a member of the elite military force, his strength surpassed all the Jade Warriors and he could finally lead them legitimately.
As for Janet, as a druid, she did not have a second branch choice when advancing, but her situation was completely different from that of the half-elves. The half-elves had limited potential, but she did not have a second branch choice because the druid profession was already very, very good, and there was no need to give her any more choices.
Somewhat similar to the big loli Cindy, her attribute growth is also very high, especially her agility is outstanding.
Attributes: Strength 7, Agility 12, Constitution 8, Intelligence 8, Perception 5, Charisma 7
Except for Donna, no one else in the team is as fast as her. With the bonus of elite skills and equipment, her health points have exceeded 100. At the same time, she has also obtained several druid-exclusive skills this time.
Charm Animal, an active skill, consumes 15 magic points, and makes an animal creature think that you are a trustworthy friend and ally. Its attitude becomes friendly and it may temporarily obey your orders. The actual effect is based on your level/class and charm.
If you or your allies are performing any action that threatens the target, the magic will be invalidated and the target will not be affected by such magic again for a short period of time.
She and Donna both have special skills that work on animals. Now that they have the ability to charm animals, it will surely be more convenient for them to capture mounts in the future. However, it may conflict with Donna's violent animal taming method.
The second is the Demonic Fang Technique. There is nothing much to say about this. It is similar to Levi’s demonic weapon, but it can only work on animals with teeth and claws.
The last skill is what Levi values more, because only after possessing it can Janet be barely called a true druid.
Nature Contract, Druids can choose to make a contract with nature or animals.
If it is the former, the druid can choose a domain from wind, animals, earth, fire, plants, water or weather. Different domains will bring different ability bonuses and additional spells. This is usually the choice of druids who specialize in spells in the future.
But Levi didn't intend to let Janet do that. Without an animal companion, how could he be called a real druid?
If I want her to cast spells, why don't I just recruit a real mage?
The second form of contract is to make an animal companion, which is somewhat similar to the ranger. They also have a list of animals to choose from, or they can find them themselves.
But the difference is that a ranger's animal companion will enjoy the ranger's own favored enemy and terrain bonuses, while a druid is different.
As their level/class increases, their animal companions will receive various bonuses in attack, defense, life, etc., and may even gain new skills and even change in size, even if their class does not grow for a while.
Overall, Rangers are more specialized in the bonuses they provide to their animal companions, and the effects are very powerful when facing specific enemies in specific terrains.
But Druids are much more versatile, and once both their pets and their characters advance, they will become even stronger.
This is also the reason why many Druid Chosen heroes are so eager to find an excellent animal companion, because once successfully trained, their animal companions will even be much stronger than themselves!
The reason why Levi thinks that Janet is still a barely qualified druid is that she still lacks another key ability, which is transformation!
But this kind of thing cannot be rushed, and today's regional mission is about to end. Levi, who has a lot of military merit points, can help Janet exchange for some special abilities.
After her strength was improved, Janet flew to her little sister Cindy and started chattering. Although they had only spent a short time together, because they were both young and inexperienced, their knowledge and wisdom were at about the same level, so the relationship between them progressed rapidly.
Then they came to Donna together, as if asking her something.
Levi took a few glances but didn't care. He thought it was probably Janet asking Donna what kind of animal companion she should choose. After they had discussed it, he would arrange one for her when they returned to the village.
Finally, it is the tamer's side. The fighting power of the war geese themselves is actually very weak when facing the enemies at this stage, but the tamer has followed Levi for a long time, and his combat experience and combat wisdom have been greatly improved.
So after a period of continuous efforts, especially today at the cost of losing several giant bees, the war geese killed a lot of vicious dragonflies, and he finally made one of the war geese advance successfully.
In addition to improved attributes, a larger size, and stronger muscles, the biggest improvement of the Level 2 Royal War Goose is the acquisition of low-altitude flight and rideability skills.
However, after careful study, Levi found that it still had some limitations. If it was on the ground, it could carry small and medium-sized human creatures, and only basic riding skills were required.
But if it is flying at low altitude, its requirements are higher, it has to be intermediate, and it can only carry small bodies, otherwise it cannot fly at all.
This is very different from what Levi expected, because the mainstream of the God-chosen heroes are still humans, elves, dwarves, etc., and it is impossible to carry them to fly, so the value of the War Goose will be greatly reduced.
And even after having a knight, its speed was not ideal, even slower than the donkey Cindy rode. No wonder it seemed that only halflings were keen on using them as war beasts and mounts.
But no matter what, from now on, its value has increased many times, from a simple beast soldier to a valuable flying mount.
Of course, we still need to experiment ourselves to see how effective it is. When Sam comes back from his reconnaissance, we'll throw it to him and see.
As for the last surprise, it came from Guang Yakong and others.
After fighting against evil many times and slaying many demons, he finally raised Guang Yakong's reputation to friendly and gained a new authority.
"Your glorious deeds in fighting against evil are gradually spreading among the Guang Yakong. Out of curiosity, some righteous Yakongs with beast characteristics, some low-level gods and the Gaiding Celestial Clan will have a low chance of accompanying Guang Yakong to fight together. If you can further win their recognition, they may establish a long-term contract with you."
"Attention: Due to your recent special performance, the next time you summon Guang Yakong, the chance of them appearing will be greatly increased."
In short, Levi may be able to summon a stronger creature. As for how to win the other party's recognition, Levi is not particularly worried. It is nothing more than killing more evil enemies. Whether it is a werewolf or a demon, they definitely meet the requirements!
The only question he had now was where did this Gaiding Clan come from? He seemed to have not learned any relevant information before.
However, some of the Warlock God-chosen heroes have celestial blood in their veins, which allows them to master some powers that tend to be light-oriented. From this point of view, they should be races that are opposed to the devil.
And judging from the system introduction and the name, the opponents are most likely from the lawful or good camp, so this is not a big problem.
Then Levi turned to look at the Lightforged, because there were also advanced ones among the opponent's subordinates.
He watched helplessly as two guys in rags, who looked no different from militiamen, suddenly transformed into guys holding a sword in one hand and a musket in the other.
Although we haven't seen their specific attributes yet, just looking at their muskets we can tell that their value must be high.
But Levi was not envious, because this kind of versatile soldiers often meant being broad but not specialized.
The Lothern Ocean Guards use a variety of different weapons because, according to the background setting, they can easily live for hundreds of years. They can spend decades practicing one weapon, a total of hundreds of years, and then it is normal for them to go out to fight.
But despite this, now as everyone's strength gradually increases, the number of level 2 and level 3 soldiers in the team is gradually increasing. They have gradually discovered that although the Lothern Ocean Guards are more versatile, if one aspect is taken alone, they are not as good as those specialized soldiers of the same level, let alone these humans?
Seeing that Levi seemed to be somewhat interested, the Lightforged did not hide anything: "They are the free militias unique to each province of the Sigma Empire. They are all-round players, but the firing speed of their muskets is a bit slow, about one round per minute."
As he spoke, he was somewhat disappointed. This was because the attack speed was too slow. One minute was enough for soldiers of the same rank to shoot them into sieves...
Levi also laughed a little, but he did not continue to rub salt into the opponent's wounds. Instead, he divided the spoils first.
Although most of the gnolls are poor, the tier 3 troops will gradually have some good combat items. This time they killed at least dozens of gnoll warlords and the like, plus the dragon flies also dropped a lot of materials, so even though the contribution ratio of the Lightforged is very low, he still made a lot of money.
However, Levi's standards are getting higher and higher now, and he doesn't care about most things. Except for some hunting shackles, there are only a few rings and other jewelry that increase fire resistance and poison resistance, which are still pretty good, especially since they are likely to fight against gnolls and demons again next, and these jewelry will definitely be effective.
After continuing for a few more miles and making sure that there were no pursuers behind them, they found a flat and open terrain and let their subordinates rest in batches, use supplies, bandages, recover their strength, etc.
Levi had almost replenished his magic. The active effect of the Arcane Conductor feat required a non-combat state to take effect, but there were no other requirements, so he used it while walking, and his magic was quickly restored.
After arranging all this and drinking a few sips of water, the Lightforged finally got a chance to rest.
He looked at the weapons emitting various lights in the hands of Zhou Miyin and others with some envy: "Levi, if there is a chance, can you help me get a few too?"
In the previous battles, he had already noticed these special weapons. Although the various elemental damage attached to them was not high, they would almost take on low-level enemies with almost no magic resistance. Over time, the effect was still very good.
Of course Levi would not refuse: "No problem, after enchanting them, I was planning to continue to sell them to the outside world as before, but the price of this enchantment is not cheap."
After the enchantment level was increased, the experience points required for the next upgrade also increased many times. If he relied on himself alone, he really didn't know how long it would take to upgrade.
The Lightforger smiled and nodded: "It's okay. I got a lot of stuff by following you this time. Besides, I don't need too much. It's enough for me, Arthur and a few others."
Seeing Levi nod, he then had time to ask the most crucial question: "Levi, what should we do next? Should we continue to fight that witch?"
In fact, he felt that with the strength shown by the enemy, they were no match for his side. If there was no threat from the Howling Scavengers, if they continued to fight, they would most likely win.
But the main force this time is Levi, and he will of course choose to obey the other party's orders, even if he is very eager to kill them all.
Levi smiled and said, "Don't worry, take a break first. It's not even noon yet, and we still have a lot of free time today. But if we calculate the time, our scouts will be back soon."
