Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 148: Sun Knight and War Heaven
Half an hour later, Levi officially started his march towards the Rocky Highlands again.
This time, in addition to him and the Lightforged, there are several more God-chosen heroes. The total number of troops has exceeded three hundred. They were all hired by the old village chief with a large sum of money.
It’s not that they can’t recruit more people, but the other God-chosen heroes are either weaker or not in the village at the moment, and they don’t have that much time to wait.
So the old village chief chose to respect Levi's opinion. After all, quality is more important than quantity. As Levi's regional legend continued to increase, he found that his say in front of the indigenous people seemed to be getting more and more important.
Moreover, these people are all familiar with Levi, because without exception, they have all had their weapons enchanted by Levi.
Although as everyone's strength gradually improved, the number of mages who learned the enchantment expertise also gradually increased, but Levi had the first-mover advantage. His enchantment level was higher than others, so in a short period of time there was no competition at all, it was a crushing defeat.
Just like most of the High Elf God-chosen heroes at this stage, they also use infantry to hold the line and shooters for output, and the team is basically composed of humans and half-elves, mixed with a small number of pure-blooded high elves.
This is not plagiarism, but because everyone has discovered that this is the system that the high elves are good at, at least at this stage.
If other combinations are used, not only will the efficiency be reduced, but casualties will also be greatly increased.
As for the others, Levi mainly paid attention to the Lightforger and the Paladin Sun Knight.
After not seeing them for a few days, there were a few special shield-bearing spearmen in the Lightforged's team. They were special because their spears, shields and armor were all silver and emitted a faint light.
They are level 3 Silver Guards. Compared with level 2 shield spearmen, they are not only superior in attack and defense, but also have very good magic resistance.
After chatting for a while, Levi learned that he was recruited with military merit points in order to fight against the undead. After all, in addition to the low-level cannon fodder, the undead are also very famous for various negative magics. These silver guards will surely play a significant role.
As for the Sun Knight, this guy is one of the most famous rich people in the surrounding area and even in the entire game.
Although this game does not have any recharge system and trading of arms with each other will have extremely serious consequences, for the truly wealthy, trading means the possibility of spending money.
So now he is wearing heavy armor and holding an enchanted greatsword. There is a sun-like pattern engraved on the front of the bright white armor, which constantly emits waves of slight fluctuations, and there are more than a hundred subordinates following behind him.
Yes, even more subordinates than Levi had, because he spent all his military merit points to recruit a hero.
Although that human looked like he had white hair and seemed to be limping, and judging from his combat performance, he had almost no bonus to the troops he commanded, he was indeed a heroic unit and could command a considerable number of subordinates.
It’s just a pity that in this game, spending money is not a panacea. It can even be said to be extremely inefficient, and the effort and investment are completely disproportionate.
The most obvious thing is that although , their average strength is very low, and few people would be stupid enough to sell their most precious and valuable subordinates to others.
This resulted in the Sun Knights having a hundred or so men, comprising dozens of types of soldiers from a dozen different races, including halflings, dwarves, half-elves, gnomes, high elves, humans, and so on.
At the same time, after the transaction, their morale was very low. Although their numbers far exceeded those of the Lightforged, after encountering three or four large battle groups composed of gnolls, abyss ghouls and low-level demons on the road, Levi discovered that the combat effectiveness they could actually exert was slightly inferior to that of the Lightforged.
The main problem is that these guys with low morale just do whatever they can to slack off and take advantage of the situation during the battle, and each one is more cowardly than the other.
After another battle, Levi found that the situation had not changed. He looked back at Donna and found that she was smiling and making a gesture to him.
Two waves. If there is a head-on conflict between her side and the enemy, even if she fails to snipe the two hero units in the first time, she can guarantee that with just two waves of arrows, the enemy's troops will be completely defeated even if they are not killed completely.
Levi couldn't help but smile. His elite troops, which had been trained through countless large and small battles, were certainly not comparable to the other side.
However, in fact, the possibility of a conflict between the two sides is very low. Not only has the Sun Knight asked him to purchase usable equipment and props many times, but also this time the other party was invited by the Lightforged. Even though the Lightforged did not mention it at all, Levi instantly understood what the other party meant.
What else could it be? It's simply because the other party is rich, so he plans to drag him over to be a sucker, no, a shareholder.
The subsequent side-by-side battle is also to better demonstrate our strength to the opponent so as to prompt him to make a decision!
Levi was not averse to this. He acted as the number one fighting force, the Lightforger was responsible for organization, and the Sun Knight was responsible for spending money. With the combined efforts of the three of them, the success rate of building a village was almost close to 100%.
Although he prefers to be a lone wolf, it would be nice to open a branch base if he could pay a small price.
But this thing cannot be forced. It still depends on mutual consent and is good for everyone, so that it can be maintained for a long time.
The Lightforged beside him was watching all this with a smile on his face. In the battle just now, the comparison of the combat effectiveness of the several troops was just as he expected, the gap was very obvious.
Although the Sun Knights had a large number of troops, they were beaten by Levi throughout the whole process. Often after a battle, their contribution was less than one-third or even one-quarter of Levi's. This was very discouraging.
Of course, the other chosen heroes were hit harder, and they were not as good as the Sun Knight.
But in fact, none of them knew that Levi had not used his full strength. Not only did he not use those level 3 magics, he also did not summon the Gaiding Celestial Clan and the Mastiff-shou Yakong. Otherwise, his contribution would have been even more amazing.
But despite this, after another battle, the Sun Knight couldn't help but come over.
"Levi, what do you think of these enemies? Why was there so much noise before, but now there are only these miscellaneous soldiers?"
Levi was a little surprised. He didn't expect the other party to mention these first.
But he still readily expressed his opinion: "Perhaps it is because the gods have imposed certain restrictions, or the demons are still preparing for other things, and this place is far from the core area of the Stone Highlands. We still need to be cautious."
Although the system prompts that this is a trial left by the gods to mankind, in fact, in Levi's opinion, the gods are all sharp-tongued but soft-hearted. The remaining abyss rifts are much worse than before in terms of length and width, and seem to have extremely severe restrictions on the strength of the demons.
The most obvious thing is that the demons they have encountered so far are only level 2 at most, which is not much stronger than the werewolves.
The Sun Knight nodded: "Yes, it is indeed possible. Moreover, the rift is hanging high in the sky. An ordinary demon that cannot fly would be killed if it fell from it."
This is true. This game does have fall damage. There was even a very stupid guy on the forum who wanted to be like in martial arts novels and get the secret manual of magical skills after jumping off a cliff. But he fell to his death several times in a row and became a laughing stock for a while.
Then he changed the subject: "Levi, I saw you this morning. Have you recruited a small team of spearmen and half a team of half-elves?"
Upon hearing this, several other chosen heroes also turned their heads, obviously very curious about this, because after yesterday's battle, there were almost no soldiers left in the village, so where did Levi get them from? And more than a dozen people at once?
Levi smiled and didn't explain much, because he knew that this was still not what the other party really wanted to say: "Maybe it's luck."
But in fact, it was certainly not luck, or at least more than luck, because was the money he gave to the bartender free? As soon as those people entered the bar, the bartender immediately ran over to remind him.
The Sun Knight did not delve into it. He hesitated for several seconds, and finally said a little embarrassedly: "Well, Levi, do you have anything else suitable for me? Whether it is subordinates, equipment or skills, I can do it."
"Of course, I know you are not short of money. I can exchange it with other things. Even if I don't have it, I can still buy it."
The reason why he had such an attitude was, on the one hand, because his subordinates' performance just now was really embarrassing for him, and on the other hand, it was because he had been rejected by Levi many times...
The Lightforged next to him immediately laughed, because he knew that the fish had taken the bait. Even though Levi appeared to be very powerful, he must still have some weaknesses.
Levi thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I do have something on hand that you might be able to use, but I originally had other uses for it."
The Sun Knight was immediately delighted. He patted his chest and promised, "Tell me what you want. As long as it's something that money can buy, I will do my best to do it!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the onlookers were shocked. Is this the true power of the local tyrant?
Seeing that the time was right, Levi stopped hesitating. After all, he and the Lightforger both wanted to find a long-term and stable partner, not a sucker.
"Okay, in that case, I won't hide it from you. The Lightforger and I are planning to build a village. Although the location has not been decided and our strength is not enough, we do have this plan."
As he spoke, Levi took out a few things that he couldn't use for the time being and showed their properties to the other party.
After several days of fighting, he had accumulated a large amount of spoils, most of which were useless to him, so he basically handed them over to the merchant Tros to deal with last night.
However, he kept the most valuable ones, intending to exchange them with others, and now they are finally useful.
For example, the Acid-Corroded Dragon Tooth Sword, and the Foul Flail.
After seeing the properties of the two pieces of equipment clearly, the Sun Knight's face suddenly became excited and he kept praising them.
Although he is a person with strong financial ability, this game is too hardcore, so not too many people play it. Moreover, at this stage, everyone's strength is not very strong, and they don't actually have any good things in their hands. In addition, there are many factors such as the high mountains and long roads, inconvenient communications, etc. Although he has money, he can't actually get any good things.
The two things Levi took out now were definitely the best weapons he had ever seen.
After a brief moment of excitement, the Sun Knight came back to his senses: "So Levi, you were originally planning to exchange them for the heart of the village?"
At this time, the Lightforger also squeezed over from the side: "And recruit other core members. After all, the two of us alone do not have enough energy and strength to defend a village."
No one had any doubt about this. Even though both of them were very strong, several novice villages could be slaughtered by the enemy in a row. Could the two of them be stronger than the novice villages of the indigenous people?
"Hahaha, that's great. I have also been thinking about this. How about I be one of them?"
"Although my troops are a little weak, I can try to acquire a village heart and recruit some junior members to take turns guarding the village day and night. And you can just give me the title of vice president. Anyway, I'm not very good at management. I play games just for adventure and fun."
The Sun Knight was quite confident about this. At worst he could just add more money. He was familiar with this!
The Lightforger also smiled and said: "I can also recruit some backbones and ordinary members, and I will be satisfied to be a deputy."
Although things have gone a little unexpectedly and Levi can't produce the Heart of the Village, he still decided to follow the discussion on the spot and let Levi continue to serve as the president. Apart from anything else, his strength alone is enough to suppress all voices!
The other chosen heroes looked at each other and spoke at the same time, wanting to join this organization that didn't even have a name.
Although it was simple, just by looking at Levi and the others, they knew that this must have a promising future and money to make!
Levi thought about it and decided not to tell the other party that even without the village heart, it was still possible to build a village.
Sometimes, if you want to maintain a long-term and stable cooperation with the other party, it is a good idea to let the other party invest more and devote more emotion to it.
If the other party really cannot acquire the product, then the worst that can happen is that you tell them yourself.
So it took only ten minutes for Levi and his team to completely understand the general situation. The Lightforged were responsible for daily organizational operations, and the Sun Knights were responsible for the heart of the village and logistical issues.
Several other God-chosen heroes also successfully served as backbones. This was not entirely because they joined early, but also because the fact that they were asked by the old village chief to participate in this mission already demonstrated their abilities to a certain extent.
As for Levi himself, the president, what he needs to do is actually the least.
He only needs to continue to maintain his current strong power, and when he encounters a strong enemy that others cannot deal with, he can take action to deal with it. That is enough.
Of course, he is the president, not a nanny, so it is impossible to go to him for every trivial matter. He does not have the energy or the obligation to do so.
In return, he doesn't have to manage almost anything, but he will always get his share as the chairman.
Perhaps some people with strong personalities would think that if this is the case, then he is almost being sidelined, but Levi doesn't care about this. His desire for control is not that strong, and he just wants to have a branch base.
Moreover, he actually had some secrets that he had not yet revealed to them, which he learned from the old village chief.
After the military rank of the chosen heroes reaches the non-commissioned officer level, they can temporarily mobilize a squadron of high elf garrison. After that, there are three levels: lieutenant, marshal and general.
The authority of each level is constantly increasing. When you reach the rank of lieutenant, you can mobilize the forces of a village to a limited extent during war, rather than just temporarily mobilizing part of the garrison;
After becoming a warlord, the kingdom will divide up the ownerless villages and make them the warlord's autonomous territories.
So even if Levi didn't build a village, he might still have his own territory, and it wouldn't be a start-up, but a village that had been built for many years and was roughly perfect in all aspects!
As for generals at a higher level, they have a chance to obtain higher-level towns or multiple different villages as their territories, but it depends on the wealth of the kingdom they are talking about and its specific performance in the war.
On the one hand, there may be other governors waiting for rewards, and there may be competition. After all, the location, resources, potential, and other aspects of different villages are different;
On the other hand, it is also because in peacetime, there are relatively few ownerless villages.
Therefore, the most ideal situation is that our side wins battle after battle and conquers a large number of enemy towns and villages. At that time, the lord will certainly not be stingy with rewards, and the generals and governors who have contributed more will naturally reap rich rewards.
Even if someone performs extremely well, it is not impossible to be rewarded in advance as a lieutenant.
Although the goal is still very far away, after having this possibility, Levi's enthusiasm for building the village himself is actually not that high. He believes that with the God-chosen heroes and even his own activeness, he will be able to obtain such a reward sooner or later.
But since things have come to this point, he will just go along with the Lightforger and the Sun Knight's wishes. Even a cunning rabbit has three burrows, so it's not excessive for him to cooperate with the other party and have some of his own little ideas, right?
Moreover, all he had to pay for the time being was just an acid-corroded dragon-tooth sword for the Sun Knight. The price could be said to be negligible.
As a holy knight, besides being able to cast some simple low-level divine spells like a priest, the Sun Knight can also skillfully use many kinds of weapons, with the two-handed sword being his favorite.
After getting the weapon, the Sun Knight seemed extremely excited. He waved it continuously, and he couldn't wait to find some monsters to chop.
But he still remembered the last question: "Levi, what do you want to name our guild? "
Looking at the multiple huge cracks still hanging in the air, the smoke rising in the distance, and at least hundreds of black dots flying towards him, Levi couldn't help but smile.
"How about calling it 'War Paradise'?"
For the casual entertainment type, or the ordinary lazy type of God's Chosen Hero, this game is a bit too hardcore, but for him, this magnificent world full of adventure and battle is like heaven!
