Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 154 Lotus Iris
The battle was almost over at this time, and Levi and his men received a slightly higher evaluation. Although they did kill a lot of enemies, even several times more than their own, the casualties were also very high. Except for Levi, almost all the others suffered more than half of their casualties. The worst-off Sun Knights even had less than 30% of their troops left.
Fortunately, the disobedient old man under his command had always been very careful about his life and did not die on the spot, otherwise he would probably have really cried.
However, the difficulty of the mission was directly proportional to the rewards after victory. In addition to a large amount of experience points, they also gained regional legend, and the reputation of all nearby villages was uniformly raised to friendly, because if they had not stood in the way, those villages would have been in danger.
Not all village chiefs are like Maple Leaf Village, which usually has so many God-chosen heroes stationed there. Those villages that have no resources, God-given buildings, or a large number of monsters to challenge nearby will easily be abandoned by everyone.
As for the loot, since these demons are either empty-handed or have poor equipment, in addition to the soul coins that can be exchanged for money in the temple, the most common loot are some sulfur and fire element crystals that are more common in killing demon enemies, small gadgets that increase fire resistance or the power of fire magic, the poisonous tail sting of the Quarsai, the thick skin of the hellhound and many other materials.
The horned demons and their horned demon warlords were quite generous. In addition to providing several long whips and daggers that looked like they were made from the sharp horns on their heads, they also provided several skill books on charge and basic alien weapons - long whip proficiency, which were just right for the long whips. Levi picked one out for his trainer.
However, the most valuable ones came from the next four trophies, which came from the elite horned demon warlord and several three-headed hellhounds discovered by Levi.
The first is a book on enhanced charge skills common to both warriors and cavalrymen, which increases the power of the charge; and a general expertise - Strong, which increases health points by an additional 2 points for each point of Constitution. If it were not for the requirement that the unit must be a hero and its Constitution cannot be less than 10 points, Levi would have thought of using it himself.
Then there was a Cerberus Scepter, which looked like a warhammer made of a miniature dog's head. The effect was that when attacking, the dog's head had a chance to bite the enemy, causing bleeding. Levi originally planned to give it to the big loli, but she thought it was too ugly, so he had to give up.
Then there was a special token that Levi had seen for the first time, and he had never even heard of a monster dropping it before - the Elite Token (Primary). Its effect was to make ordinary soldiers of level 3 and below elite.
He originally thought that this thing could only be exchanged for military merit points, but he didn't expect that it could also be dropped from the enemy. Without hesitation, he took it away and gave it to Julia later.
The last one is a special token - Marshal's Order (fake), a one-time consumable that allows the user to gain a passive skill - Marshal's Order (fake), which can replace the hero unit to command 30 soldiers of the same type whose rank is not higher than its own. This skill cannot be stacked with other similar skills.
You will then have three options:
1. Make them continue to serve under the hero, consuming leadership, and increasing the upper limit of the health of the 30 soldiers under their temporary command by +10, attack +1, and defense +1;
2. Make them form a separate team. Except for the captain, the other 30 subordinates cannot receive the hero's campaign attribute bonus, but they will not consume any leadership;
3. Make them form a separate team. Except for the captain, the other 30 subordinates enjoy half of the hero's campaign attribute bonus, and the leadership consumption of each subordinate is reduced by 1.
Requirements for use: Tier 3 elite units (inclusive), other prerequisite skills are required, including but not limited to captain, centurion, etc.
Everyone's eyes turned red when they saw these trophies, especially the last one, the Marshal's Order (fake). Even the usually calm Lightforged couldn't help but breathe faster, not to mention others, because this thing was extremely useful to everyone, especially for those who hadn't improved their campaign attributes. Choosing the first option would undoubtedly be very cost-effective.
However, when they looked at the name in the team's contribution that was far ahead of everyone else, their hearts instantly sank, because they could not compare at all. No matter whether it was the Sun Knights who had the largest number of troops before the war, or his elite Lightforged subordinates, they were far from comparable to Levi.
This time Levi didn't hold back and took all these good things away. Even if some of them were of no use to him for the time being, he could leave them for his new subordinates in the future.
Then he threw the Marshal's Order (fake) directly to Zhou Miyin. These horned demons probably had no strict level classification, so they were directly appointed as Marshals or something like that. However, according to the military rank system of the high elves, Zhou Miyin was not even a centurion now, and he would definitely be able to advance several times in the future. This thing must not be missed.
In addition, many of his subordinates have also advanced. They have played a very significant role in this bloody battle with nearly a thousand demons. Almost everyone who has survived to this day has made great progress.
However, the person who made the most progress was the big loli Cindy, because she advanced again. Last time, because of an epic victory, she was able to advance successfully and retained all the experience points.
Then, after many fierce battles in succession, she showed extraordinary combat power with the two hammers, one above and one below, and thus gained a lot of experience points.
Especially in this battle involving thousands of people on both sides, her performance was also outstanding. Except for Levi and Donna, she was ranked third, even surpassing the saber-toothed tiger Laxili. It can only be said that her psychic hammer is really suitable for this kind of large-scale melee. No wonder she could stand out quickly.
Attributes: Strength 10, Agility 9, Constitution 10, Intelligence 9, Perception 11, Charisma 6
New skill 1, Humility, is a passive skill. It is a belief in justice and light. Under special circumstances, it can also be transformed into real power. When casting or enduring divine arts and spells that may be affected by intelligence or perception attributes, the higher of the two will be used.
New Skill 2, Beacon of Courage, is an active skill that consumes 18 mana points. It allows Sigmar's power and majesty to envelop you, allowing you to shine like a beacon in the dark. Any teammate who is in a state of fear will be inspired by your faith and courage as soon as they see you, and the fear effect will be directly expelled. It lasts for 30 seconds.
New skill 3, Sigma Comet, is an active skill that consumes 15 magic points and throws out a double-tailed comet, causing magic damage to the target that is 3 times the target's intelligence and marking the target for 10 seconds. During this period, all magic attacks against the target will be increased by 5-10 points.
Although the big loli's attributes are still very balanced and not particularly outstanding in any aspect, Levi no longer dares to underestimate her, because the sum of her current attributes has even surpassed Donna.
You know, Donna has already been promoted to a level 5 blue quality hero, but Big Loli is still just an ordinary level 4 soldier. If she can be promoted to a hero in the future, won’t she completely crush everyone in the team?
Moreover, the new skills she learned also further enhanced her combat capability. The psychic hammer was also classified as a magic attack. If she gave the opponent a Sigma Comet before starting the battle, her enemy would definitely be smashed to pieces.
Of course, if it were a one-on-one duel, it would be almost impossible for her to defeat Donna now, not only because of the difference in their combat experience, but also because of their different professional preferences.
Even if Donna did not use her two ferocious big cats, she would be invincible just by relying on her advantage in range and the skill of mobile shooting. The maximum range of ordinary magic or divine arts is still much shorter than that of arrows.
Seeing Cindy, who was so happy and excited that she quickly hugged Janet and others, Simon, who had been guarding her by her side, was also moved. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, who would have thought that in just a few days, she had advanced from level 2 to level 4?
If they continue to develop at this speed, it may not be impossible for them to become a heroic unit one day, right?
However, as the little girl continued to grow stronger, it seemed that the meaning of her protection had gradually been lost...
Levi didn't notice Simon's complicated expression, because there was a second person who needed his attention, and that was one of the crane gunners.
In the previous battle, the opponent killed a fly demon hero and participated in several battles in succession, accumulating a large amount of experience points.
Although the Crane Gunner's attack speed is slow due to the limitations of his weapon, his attack power and range are commendable. In this battle, the opponent not only successfully advanced, but also became a Tier 4 elite in one fell swoop. This is also the benefit of killing hero units, that is, there is a great chance of becoming an elite unit when advancing.
However, compared to the very fast-growing Big Lolita, he, who has now been renamed Jade Crane Gunner, is not only weaker in attributes, but also has only gained an additional new skill, sniper, in addition to the elite, which can further enhance the attack power by charging for a long time, which is considered an advanced skill of aiming.
But overall, he cannot be compared with other elite units in the team for the time being.
The magical pet Xiaoqi is also very good. With the help of Levi's continuous storage of summoning magic for it, plus its own rainbow rays, it successfully upgraded to level 2. Compared with the previous little frog that had difficulty in upgrading, it is inevitable that Levi will feel emotional.
In addition to the improvements in attributes, its rays have now successfully upgraded to four colors, with an additional green ray that can cause toxic damage.
Moreover, after being upgraded to level 2, it also awakened a special skill of a magical pet - sharing power, which allows it to temporarily lend one of its skills to itself as its owner. Currently, the options are rainbow jet and swiftness which increases the flying speed. Since Levi has not mastered any flying magic, he can only choose the former.
In addition, other Jade Warriors, Bee People, Half-Elves and the like also advanced. Zhou Miyin and several Jade Warrior Halberd Soldiers, who performed relatively well, also gained a lot of experience points. It seems that it won’t be long before the next advancement.
He did a quick count and found that the current 4th level players in the team were Cindy, Donna's sabertooth tiger Laxiri, and Jade Crane Gunner;
Those at level 3 include Zhou Miyin, Janet, Simon, Bayoru, Julia, the Flame War Goose, the Glazed Jade Lion, the Proud Lion of Lahago, 2 Guang Yakongs, 7 Jade Brave Halberd Soldiers, 8 Half-elf Sharpshooters, 13 Bee Soldiers and 2 Crane Gunners, a total of 40 people.
The second-level ones include Sam, 6 Jade Lancers, a medium-sized wind elemental, a beast tamer, 40 half-elf longbowmen + archers + old hunters, 5 bee-man drones, and two royal war geese.
Then there were a few low-level beasts that belonged to the animal trainers, such as jackals, hyenas and giant bees. Although some of them advanced in battle, they were completely insignificant.
Because he had fought several battles in succession, almost all the low-level soldiers, including the dozen or so people he had just recruited, were completely killed. Now the total number of his troops had become much smaller, but the number of high-level arms had increased significantly, and even level 4 arms had appeared one after another.
And it can be expected that if we continue to fight like this, although the process will be very difficult, it will be of great benefit to everyone.
However, as they continued to advance, Levi's leadership was once again stretched. Fortunately, this time Zhou Miyin could lead the Yu Yongs alone without consuming his leadership.
But there was a problem with Donna. She was no longer able to command all the ranged units because her leadership was totally insufficient.
It seems that when I return to the village, I still need to find her some skills, expertise or equipment to improve her leadership...
After thinking about it, Levi looked directly at Lotus. When they were dividing the spoils, it was almost the minute agreed upon before, but the other party did not leave immediately. Instead, he let his subordinates rest on the spot. However, this might be because he was waiting for something.
"Lotus, do you have anything that can improve leadership or reduce the need for leadership?"
"Sure, how about Hero's Spirit?"
Li Wei was immediately tempted: "How much?"
Lotus smiled and raised a finger: "100 gold coins, no bargaining."
Levi quickly calculated the approximate exchange rate between the military merit points and gold coins required for the mercenaries, and then he immediately realized that the high elves were really generous.
One hero spirit is only equivalent to a dozen level 2 soldiers. If you recruit them from outside, it would only cost 5-10 gold coins, which is more than ten times the price offered here at Lotus!
The other chosen heroes nearby also heard her words. They also did some calculations, and those who still had enough military merit points couldn't help but show joy on their faces, and they had already made plans to exchange them when they returned.
Those who have almost spent all their money are feeling a little regretful, but in reality they have no choice. If they had not used the high elves' troops to bridge the gap in the middle, they might not have the strength they have now.
"We'll talk about the Hero's Spirit later. Do you have anything cheaper? Or do you accept anything other than slaves? I also want to recruit some troops from you."
"Of course I will, but these spoils from the devil are a bit troublesome for me to handle, so as for the price..."
Lotus rubbed her fingers together, and the smile on her face became brighter.
Levi shrugged and did not bargain this time because they were carrying out a rescue mission and time was precious. Of course, they had to strengthen their combat effectiveness as much as possible.
So just five minutes later, Levi had several more items in his hands.
1 Ring of Authority, +30 Leadership, 1 Miniature Banner, +25 Leadership, 1 Commander's Bracelet, +35 Leadership.
During the transaction, Levi was very curious and asked why it was just about improving leadership instead of leadership in battle attributes.
Then Lotus told him that because the latter's value was much higher, many battle skills were based on basic battle attributes.
Levi finally understood, and then he handed them all over to Donna. Now she finally had enough leadership to command the long-range troops.
However, this is only a temporary solution to the urgent problem. As her strength continues to expand, her level and leadership obviously cannot keep up with the rapidly increasing number of subordinates. She still needs to be given some relevant battle skills, or a secondary hero needs to be recruited for her to assist her.
Levi then recruited 12 level 2 horse thieves and put them under Julia's command, making the reconnaissance team more complete.
Then he gave the elite order to the other party, and he was very pleased to find that this girl really had great potential. In addition to the improvement of various attributes and the crossbow expertise being raised to the intermediate level, she also acquired two very effective skills to fight against evil creatures.
New skill 1: Fight against heretics. When attacking enemies in the evil camp, the attack power increases by 3-5.
New skill 2, Sanctified Crossbow, temporarily blesses her own crossbow, causing it to deal extra damage to undead creatures. It is basically the same principle as Levi's magic weapon or burning arrows.
Although the number of skills she has mastered is far from comparable to Cindy and others, this girl's advantage lies in her extreme specialization and her single-minded focus on fighting evil.
Coupled with her original judgment skills, as well as the holy water and silver-plated crossbow arrows she carried with her, she truly became the nemesis of the undead creatures, and even made Levi begin to consider whether it would be a waste to let her be a scout.
However, there is no other suitable candidate now, so we can only let her take over temporarily. At worst, when we encounter the undead in the future, we can let her temporarily act as a professional witch hunter.
Noticing Levi's actions, several other people also gathered around, wanting to make a deal with Lotus.
Of course Lotus would not refuse, but compared to Levi, they were too poor and could not buy much in total.
But despite this, Lotus was also very satisfied. She had never dealt with the chosen heroes before, but this time it seemed that the other party were really suitable customers. They hardly bargained, and it was very comfortable to do business with them. If all customers had such personalities, she would rather make less money.
Seeing that the transaction was completed and his subordinates were almost rested, Levi couldn't help but smile and said, "It's a pleasure to cooperate with you this time. If I need anything in the future, how can I contact your Red Brotherhood?"
Lotus' eyes flickered for a moment: "Should you contact the Brotherhood, or me?"
Although it is just one sentence, it contains a lot of information. It seems that the Red Brotherhood also has many different factions.
Levi said without hesitation: "Of course it's you."
Although in the recent transaction, this woman earned at least 20% to 30% more than the businessman Tros, but it is better to do business with the familiar rather than the new. After they become familiar with each other, she may be able to get a slight discount.
"Stick a red flag upside down at the back door of the tavern, and someone will report it to me. But I'll still give you a token. If you have your own village in the future, perhaps we can start a larger-scale cooperation."
As she said this, Lotus casually threw over a small token, which was also red.
Levi nodded: "Of course, there will definitely be opportunities for us to cooperate."
Lianhua was also very satisfied: "You are very straightforward and handsome. I hope we can have a chance to cooperate next time."
The Red Brotherhood members, all armed with crossbows, had been staying in the rear, so compared to the beginning of the war, they had almost no losses. They only fired arrows for a few minutes and earned 10 gold coins. Where can you find such a good thing?
Then she blew Levi a kiss and turned away.
Several team leaders who had been waiting for a long time immediately shouted a series of shouts, and then hundreds of red-clad thugs responded and moved towards the east.
The Sun Knight and a few others suddenly laughed strangely, and looked at Levi with mischief in their eyes.
But Levi felt a little disgusted. He really couldn't accept that a middle-aged woman in her thirties, with a face full of flesh and even a scar, was doing this to him.
Donna, who finally had some free time, suddenly laughed: "Levi, are you disgusted by her looks?"
Levi glanced at her unhappily: "Otherwise, if she was as beautiful as you, I would feel better."
Although Donna's body and even face are covered with mysterious tattoos, after being together for so long, Levi has already seen through her true face. She is indeed a rare beauty.
Donna couldn't help but grin. As an Amazon, she had rarely been praised like this because their Paradise Island was full of women.
But then she immediately changed the subject: "But I heard that the Red Brotherhood's spokespersons usually have multiple identities for their own safety. Most of them are very good at disguise, and the same is true for Lotus Iris. She may be a great beauty."
Julia also seemed to remember it and nodded quickly to indicate that this was indeed the case.
Levi thought about it, indeed, he just noticed that the earrings were emitting a faint light from time to time, which was obviously a magical item. Theoretically, this was possible.
But then he shrugged: "It doesn't matter. Even if I really want to cling to someone rich, I won't go to her. She's just a spokesperson for the Red Brotherhood. Her status is too low."
After laughing, the Sun Knight, Lightforger and others had almost rested, so they came over to discuss with Levi and asked what to do next, because some of them had suffered heavy losses and could not continue the mission.
As soon as this topic was mentioned, Levi immediately apologized to everyone very seriously: "I'm sorry, if I hadn't insisted, this battle wouldn't have had to happen, and everyone wouldn't have suffered such heavy losses."
"It turns out that I am not yet capable enough to be a qualified leader, so the position of president mentioned earlier should be given to the Sun Knight or the Lightforger."
Although everyone gained a lot, some suffered heavy losses and were unable to make ends meet. As a temporary commander, he did have to take certain responsibilities, but it was not entirely because he wanted to get rid of the guild's responsibilities.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
The Sun Knights were the most vehement in their opposition: "What? Levi, don't be so angry. It's just a few soldiers who died. There are always casualties in war, and we also gained a lot!"
The Lightforger immediately followed suit, "Indeed, Levi, you don't have to do this. If it weren't for your persistence, we wouldn't have been able to win this victory, let alone get on the Red Brotherhood's side."
One of them suffered the most losses, and the other one made the second highest contribution. After they spoke up, the others also responded and signaled Levi that there was no need to do so. After all, it was really hard to find such a thick thigh. Since they had the chance, they should of course seize it.
But Levi's attitude was very firm. He had never intended to focus all his energy on this so-called guild. Especially after seeing and hearing about the flying castle today, he became more determined in his belief and of course he would not become the president.
Finally, seeing that they could not persuade him any more, the others had to compromise. It was finally decided that the Sun Knight would be the president and Levi would be the vice president, and it would still be just a figurehead. The Sun Knight, who was quite moved, patted his chest and guaranteed that as long as he was the president, he would never treat Levi unfairly.
This time Levi did not refuse. He knew that the reason the other party said that, not only because of what happened today, was also because the other party wanted something from him. The other party had always wanted to buy some powerful equipment from him.
Everyone was happy for a while, so the only question left was whether they should continue to go to the central area of the Rocky Highlands to rescue the old wizard, or return to the village first to replenish their troops?
