Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 149 Julia's Choice
After killing another wave of enemies, Levi discovered that although the Sun Knight's team was extremely disorganized, they were not completely useless.
The most obvious reason is that there are so many types, so if they can be used properly, they can play a special role in many cases.
For example, in the battle just now, there were some thieves and robbers under the command of the Sun Knight. After winning the battle, they looted extra spoils.
Of course, he just wanted to take a look, but he had no intention of recruiting. While possessing these abilities, the bandits' own combat effectiveness was relatively weak, not to mention that he already had more types of troops in his team.
He just turned to look at the witch hunter Julia: "How does it feel, are you used to it?"
At first, when he saw the opponent's attribute panel, he thought she was very ordinary, but after experiencing many battles, he began to gradually change his opinion .
Although this girl doesn't talk much and her strength isn't that strong, her attacks are accurate and ruthless. Especially after I let her act freely, she seems to have found some trick and is grabbing heads very quickly.
Although her range and attack speed could not be compared with those of half-elf archers of the same level because she used a crossbow as her weapon, she was not much inferior in terms of the actual experience points she gained.
Although experience points will be rewarded after the battle as long as damage is caused, there is still a certain difference in whether you can get the crucial final blow.
So Levi also wanted to cultivate her, rewarding her with an elite token, and even letting her lead a team alone.
Unfortunately, at present, the only soldiers similar to her seem to be the free militia from the imperial provinces. They are soldiers who wield muskets in one hand and long swords in the other, and there are several of them under the command of the Lightforger.
But to be honest, Levi actually looked down on their combat effectiveness, mainly because the firing rate of their inferior muskets was too slow.
"Lady Donna is an excellent archer, and I am honored to fight alongside her."
Julia remained calm and responded to Levi very politely.
"What are your plans?"
"Except for wanting revenge on the Snake Cult, everything is in accordance with your arrangement."
Levi was more satisfied after hearing this: "Okay, actually I plan to set up a cavalry archery team. While conducting reconnaissance, it can maintain a certain combat effectiveness and delay the enemy at a critical moment. Are you interested?"
Although Sam did a good job in reconnaissance, especially after obtaining the Royal War Goose as a mount, his ability seemed to have improved a lot, but his own combat power and fighting will were too weak, and he was very timid. Once the enemy was too strong or too many in number, he would become a little scared and dare not get too close to the opponent to conduct detailed reconnaissance.
And if the enemy has fast cavalry or war beast units, he often slips away very quickly, because he knows that if he continues to stay in the same place, he will basically be killed by the enemy.
For Levi, having such a subordinate has both advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage is that you don't have to worry about him alerting the enemy because of being too reckless, or being easily killed by the enemy.
But the downside is that many times his reconnaissance is not thorough enough.
It was okay before, because the enemy was not very strong, so this point was not obvious. But now the demons are invading in large numbers, and it is obvious that they have a considerable number of cavalry and air force, so his shortcoming has been magnified several times.
Although Janet and her bees did a good job, the bees themselves were not a race that was good at frontal combat, especially since they had seen that half of the sky was almost covered by flying demons. Levi didn't even dare to let Janet take the risk to go for reconnaissance.
Therefore, Levi wanted to train a cavalry archery team to cooperate with Sam and Janet. With the combined efforts of the three parties, they would be able to conduct better reconnaissance. Moreover, the cavalry archers could harass or even intercept the enemy at critical moments, thus winning more preparation time for the main force.
He has confirmed with the Arion cavalry that there are many kinds of mounted archers in the Arion Kingdom, some with bows, some with crossbows, and even some with spears. As long as he has enough military merit points or money, he will definitely be able to recruit a suitable target.
Of course, before the threat from the demons is eliminated, Levi can't expect to recruit from the surrounding villages in the short term.
As for their future leader, Levi took a fancy to Julia. Skills can be learned, but the right personality and wisdom are not so easy to possess. Among all non-elite units, Julia's performance should be considered the best.
Julia repeated again: "Everything is up to the adults."
"Haha, okay, then I'll give you something, and you can get familiar with it first. Anyway, it's just a rough idea now, so there's no need to rush."
As he spoke, Levi threw over two skill books, one for elementary riding and one for mobile shooting.
And after she accepted them, he asked someone to bring a war horse and a donkey and gave them to her temporarily, waiting to see which one she liked.
As for the other Royal War Goose, although it looks pretty, it is actually not as fast as ordinary war horses in straight-line sprinting speed. Moreover, after carrying other units exceeding small units, they lose the advantage of low-altitude flight, making them even less of a good choice.
It is no wonder that War Geese and Royal War Geese are so famous in the Halflings' hometown, because for other humanoid races, their value is not particularly high.
After all this was done, the Sun Knight next to him said strangely: "Levi, are you always so easy to talk to your subordinates?"
Levi smiled slightly: "They fought for me, even at the risk of their lives, so it is only natural that I treat them a little better. I not only regard them as my subordinates, but also as my comrades, partners, and even sisters and brothers, and even more."
The Sun Knight's expression became more and more weird, but Cindy, Zhou Miyin, Donna and others all showed smiles from the bottom of their hearts on their faces.
Although they joined the team for different reasons, as they gradually came into contact with more God-chosen heroes, they were grateful more than once that choosing to follow Levi was the wisest choice they had ever made!
The Sun Knight wanted to ask more questions, but Sam had already run back quickly and warned them: "Sir, there are people being chased ahead. It seems that they are the chosen heroes of other villages!"
"Who is the enemy?"
"Demons, thousands of demons!"
As he spoke, Sam's face was full of fear. Levi immediately realized that something was wrong. Although Sam was indeed a little timid, it was still very rare for him to be as scared as he was now!
At this time, Janet and other bee people also flew back, but compared to before they set out, not only were there several fewer bee people, but they also looked a little dishevelled. Some of the bee people even had their wings curled up, which was obviously caused by being burned by the flames and high temperature.
Levi immediately understood the problem. The enemy must have ranged units!
"Levi, what should we do?"
The Lightforger and the Sun Knight all looked at Levi, especially the latter. Although they had only been working together for a short while, he already had a certain degree of conviction in Levi's vision and command ability.
This is not only because of his talent, but also because he has extremely rich combat experience.
"Of course we have to fight and see the true power of these demons!"
As he spoke, Levi raised his hand and summoned the Ice Archon. There was no need to save magic now, so he let them enchant Donna and the others first.
"Okay, let's do it!"
"That's right, Boss Levi is right!"
"We're not going away without a fight!"
Several people reached a consensus. Levi quickly looked around, trying to find a favorable terrain, and then he soon showed a look of joy on his face.
"There is an abandoned old bridge and a nearly dry river over there. Quick, everyone, go to the back of the river and set up your formation immediately!"
Ever since the last time he fought against the witch Tiwa, when he had gained a certain combat advantage with the help of that low hillside, Levi has been keeping it in mind.
Although it was not a hillside this time, it was obviously more advantageous, because if the enemy infantry wanted to attack them, they could either squeeze through the wooden bridge several meters wide or wade through the water.
Not to mention whether the fact that most of the demons are obviously fire-attributed may have some effect on this, the mud at the bottom of the river which is about 20 meters wide is enough to make them living targets!
Everyone quickly realized the benefits of doing so. One of the Warlock God-chosen heroes even shouted, "Boss Levi, I'm an earth genus. I can help build some low earth walls!"
As spellcasters, it is difficult for warlocks to learn new magic compared to mages. They rely more on talent. Being able to become a warlock means that some of their ancestors have bloodlines from powerful alien races.
No matter whether it comes from the Holy Spirit of Heaven, the Demon of the Abyss, the Sub-Earth, or the elemental creatures, etc., as long as they continue to tap the power hidden in their blood, they can gain new abilities.
Compared to wizards, the amount of magic they can use is much less. For example, it is almost impossible for a warlock with celestial blood to use evil necromancy and so on, but it is also possible that they will become more specialized because of this.
Li Wei was also delighted: "Okay, then put up a few more at the bridgehead, I'm sure the effect will be good!"
Everyone immediately took action nervously, but after all, there were hundreds of them, and it was impossible for all of them to cross the bridge in a short time. Seeing that there seemed to be a fiery red wave approaching rapidly in the distance, the Sun Knight gritted his teeth and turned to look at his heroic subordinates: "Hansen, you take your troops to defend the bridgehead and buy time for others."
He didn't feel it much when dealing with ordinary enemies before, but after several large-scale battles today, he truly realized how big the gap was between the troops he bought from others and the real elite.
In this case, it would be better to make use of the waste and let them buy time for others. Anyway, everyone has decided to jointly establish War Paradise, and he is not worried that his efforts will be ignored or neglected.
Unexpectedly, the white-haired old man Hans, who had seemed very low-key before, puffed his beard and glared at him immediately after hearing this: "What? Let me be cannon fodder? That's impossible!"
Although he was obviously lame, it did not have much impact on his riding, so after being rejected, Hans immediately began to move along the bridge to the relatively safer other side.
The Sun Knight's mouth twitched violently when he heard this, and he immediately shouted: "This is my order! Dare you disobey?"
Unexpectedly, the white-haired old man Hans ignored him and just muttered, "You said go? Even though I was recruited by you, I only did it for the money. I don't want to die."
Levi, who was also moving forward, happened to hear this sentence. He almost laughed out loud. After turning his head to look at Donna, he found that the other party had almost the same expression and nodded vigorously.
Due to the tacit understanding they had always had, Levi immediately understood what the other party meant: the heroes who were summoned randomly might have various drawbacks, and disobedience was also one of the possibilities!
He couldn't help but grin. He knew there would be disadvantages, but he didn't expect it to be so serious!
The Sun Knight was extremely angry, but in the end he had no choice but to compromise. He let the old man bring his own subordinates over, and then his troops would carry out the cover mission.
There was no way. Although he was a rich man, this game had severe restrictions on spending money, especially the military merit points which could not be bought with money. No matter how angry he was, he could not really abandon the other party on the spot.
Seeing this scene, Light Caster and other God-chosen heroes were both surprised and wanted to laugh.
For a long time, being able to recruit a hero unit has been regarded by many as the first priority, followed by the more expensive Heart of the Village, because the military merit points required for the hero recruitment order are relatively cheap, equivalent to only a dozen level 2 soldiers.
But now it seems that there are obviously many tricks involved.
Then the Lightforged One's gaze fell on Levi and Donna who were smiling at each other. Although he was a little surprised at the way they got along, the Lightforged One soon realized a problem. Levi must have known some relevant information a long time ago, so he had such a reaction!
But time is urgent now, and he doesn't have the energy to ask in detail. He can only wait until the battle is over...
