Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 189: A blessing in disguise?
Less than half a quarter of an hour later, there were no living demons left on the battlefield, and Levi also received a system prompt that his mission to avenge the victims had been successfully completed.
However, probably because all the Elion plunderers were killed by the Iron Knights, more than half of the Elion cavalry were killed or injured in the raid on the Fly Demons, and even many of the Lothern Ocean Guards were killed in the final siege of the Iron Knight Pathfinders, so the mission completion rate was not high, and he only received less than 70% of the military merit points reward.
But he was not unhappy at all. Instead, he seemed a little excited, because right afterwards he received another battle evaluation that surprised him very much.
"Results of this battle: Our team killed 306 Primal Demons (Tier 1), 112 Slaughter Demons (Tier 2), 103 Ape Demons (Tier 2), 32 Gogs (Tier 2), 27 Magogs (Tier 3), 33 Hellhounds (Tier 3), 41 Horned Demons (Tier 3), 28 Flame-Breathed Hellhounds (Tier 4), 23 Horned Demon Marshals (Tier 4), 18 Iron Cavalry Demons (Tier 4), 2 Fly Demons (Tier 4 Elite), 1 Iron Cavalry Pathfinder (Tier 5 Elite). The casualties were 5 Red Brotherhood Horse Thieves (Tier 2), 3 Arion Cavalry (Tier 3), and 3 Spartan Guard Infantrymen (Tier 3)."
"Based on the comparison of both sides' strength and casualties, this battle is evaluated as an epic victory, with an experience value multiplier of 135%. The top five contributors (Levi, Donna, Diva, Cindy, and Skyhawk Archer) will receive some additional experience value rewards, and hero units will receive additional campaign experience value rewards."
"At the same time, one of your random non-elite subordinates will be promoted to an elite soldier, and two random subordinates will have the opportunity to be promoted (based on the strength of the enemies you defeated in this battle, their highest level after promotion will not exceed 4th level)."
"You have successfully defeated a group of demon warbands that intended to spread death and destruction. Your regional legend degree +1."
"You have obtained information about the original demon, fly demon, iron cavalry demon, etc. Please click to view."
As soon as he saw this series of system prompts, Levi knew it must be because of the mission, so the combat effectiveness and casualties of all of Risadilan's subordinates were not used as the basis for combat evaluation by the system !
This is exactly the case of a blessing in disguise.
Then he immediately discovered that the title of elite finally fell to a Sky Eagle Archer.
How to say it, there are not too many surprises, but there is no excessive disappointment either. After all, although they have only joined for a short time, the Sky Eagle Archers have already won Levi's recognition with their strength. It will also be good for the team if his strength can be further improved.
And if he is really worth training, maybe Donna can have an extra deputy to share some of her pressure.
Although Julia can also use long-range weapons, from the current point of view , she does not seem to be suitable for this kind of mechanical and monotonous repetitive shooting.
She prefers to conduct reconnaissance and harassment, or challenge stronger evil monsters alone. In this respect, she is somewhat similar to Lisadilan. Maybe the two of them can become good friends.
Then, with a low roar of surprise, Levi was very pleased to see a light shining on Leonidas' body. He successfully advanced to the 4th level.
Probably because he was already a rare type of soldier, his type of soldier did not change because of this. In addition to a certain degree of improvement in attributes, he also gained two new skills.
The first one is an offensive skill that can increase attack power and has a certain armor-piercing effect - Powerful Piercing.
The second is a passive skill - Perseverance, which can increase the upper limit of health and defense.
These two skills are very simple, but practical enough. In addition, Leonidas has performed well in many previous battles. Levi has decided that if there is a suitable opportunity, he must arrange an elite token for him.
The second advancement spot fell to a half-elf marksman. Without Levi making a choice on her behalf, she directly advanced to become a half-elf Eagle-Eye marksman. She gained an additional Eagle-Eye skill, which could increase maximum field of view and critical strike rate, which was pretty good.
But before Levi could give his compliments, he received another system prompt.
“Since the potential of the Half-elf Eagle Eyed Archer has reached its limit, she will no longer be able to upgrade her rank, but the experience points she gains can still be accumulated. You can try to improve her development direction through various methods such as changing her job, performing a blood purification ritual, or becoming a hero.”
In just a few words, a lot of information was revealed, and it also cleared up some of Levi's doubts, which was about the advancement of soldiers of different races.
It is said that the currently known arms can be roughly divided into 7 levels. If the 0th level arms can be advanced to the 7th level after continuous efforts, then how should the dragons and phoenixes, which are already at the 7th level, be advanced?
Although he still didn't know how the dragons would advance, at least he had figured out that creatures like gnolls or goblins would probably never be able to catch up with the dragons.
However, with the blood purification ceremony, can all the half-elves under his command be transformed into true pure-blooded elves?
If that were the case, perhaps he wouldn't have to worry about having to abandon these old subordinates one day.
As one of the most powerful races in the main world, even if the high elves cannot defeat dragons, they are definitely better than more than 90% of the races.
In addition, some half-elves who were originally at level 2 have also advanced. Now there are fewer and fewer level 2 troops in Levi's team, and the overall strength is constantly improving.
However, due to the previous active charge against the fly demons and the subsequent fireball attack by Magog and Gog, the horse thieves and the Arion cavalry were all killed. The next reconnaissance mission can only temporarily rely on Sam and other halflings. Unfortunately, due to their weak strength, they have become unreliable.
It seems that I should try to find some new reconnaissance troops...
At this time, Lisadilan also walked over with a big laugh: "Haha, Levi, thank you very much. If it weren't for you in this battle, I would probably die here. If we get to Ashridge Town, I will definitely treat you to a few drinks!"
As he said this, Lisadilan reached out and took out several items from his space ring: "This is some of my experience and the things I got by accident before. I'll give them all to you!"
Mounted shooting allows you to shoot while riding a mount, greatly reducing the loss of accuracy. It requires the prerequisite skills of Riding (Elementary) and Mobile Shooting.
Levi suddenly realized that it was no wonder that he felt that his shooting accuracy was obviously better than Julia's before. It turned out that he had such a skill. Now he could just give it to Julia.
The second thing looked like a four-leaf clover, but the magical light flashing on it showed that it was no ordinary thing. When Levi actually got it, he confirmed this because it was actually a battle treasure!
Four-Leaf Clover (Campaign Treasure - Green - Excellent): The hero and all troops he leads gain +1 Luck.
According to what we know so far, luck, as one of the hidden attributes, affects almost all aspects of luck and probability, including but not limited to critical hits, critical hit damage, the success rate of casting certain magic, and even the probability and quality of enemies dropping loot, etc., are all closely related to it.
Although it is only +1, because it is effective for all members, the preciousness of this treasure is unquestionable. It may not be very conspicuous at ordinary times, but it may play a very big effect at a critical moment, so Levi is still very happy.
Next is a green resistance cloak, which increases magic resistance by 5 points. It should definitely be given to Donna. She has good abilities in all aspects, but has almost no resistance to magic. This cloak is just right for her.
As for the last item, it was also somewhat beyond Levi's expectations, because it turned out to be two runes from the dwarves.
Fire Rune (Rare Item - Green - Excellent): Attack power +5, ordinary physical attacks are converted into fire attacks.
As the dwarves are naturally resistant to magic and therefore almost insulated from magic, they have thought of other ways to utilize the power of magic, which is to have highly skilled rune blacksmiths seal it into various runes, weapons or armor.
However, this technique is obviously very difficult, so the number of runes is extremely small. He has been in contact with Tree Stump recently and has also obtained information from the forum. Not to mention foreigners, even the dwarf chosen heroes of his own race cannot easily obtain these runes.
As we all know, the high elves and dwarves have never gotten along because of their differences in height, body shape, appearance, personality and many other aspects. They only barely maintain peace because they all belong to the same lawful camp, tend to be kind and just, and have to face many evil threats together. However, it is almost impossible for the high elves to obtain the runes.
There has been no news of any war between the two sides before, so there would be no possibility of any captured spoils. But now Lisadilan has two in his hand. Could he have secretly robbed some dwarves?
Noticing Levi's slightly suspicious look, Lisadiran certainly understood what was going on. He laughed again: "Don't worry, my friend. This is what I got from a dwarf after winning the bet."
When he said this, the smile on his face made it clear to everyone around him how proud he was.
Levi smiled and put it away. This thing was obviously a little weak when fighting most demons, but if it was used to deal with the undead, it would definitely be twice the result with half the effort. It was just right to give one to Zhou Miyin and Leonidas each.
Although this mission is very difficult, the rewards are indeed good, and the spoils obtained from the enemy have not been completely cleaned up. There will probably be many surprises. At least he saw with his own eyes that the most powerful Iron Cavalry Demon Pathfinder dropped its spear and vest.
After chatting for a few more sentences, Levi also found out why the other party appeared nearby.
It turned out that since the capture of the Black Castle, in addition to the battle with the regular army of the High Elves, there were often large groups of demons wreaking havoc in the surrounding villages. The town of Ashridge sent out multiple troops to try to remind and urge the surrounding villages to move as soon as possible to relatively safe towns, or at least to merge with other villages to improve the overall strength.
Lisadilan also came for this matter, and he scouted that a demon regiment was heading in this direction, so he rushed over as soon as possible. Unfortunately, he encountered some greenskins blocking the way, which resulted in him arriving late in the end.
Having said that, he was full of regret, and Levi could only comfort him with a few words.
Then he also learned that, as he had guessed, the acting lord had indeed once made a truce with the greenskins, but soon she discovered that some greenskin chosen heroes had somehow crossed the border, plundered many villages, and even once tried to rob their military supplies.
Of course, she could not tolerate such obvious hostile behavior, so even in order to fight against the demons, the colony's military force was already stretched thin. After contacting the dragon prince Imrik who was recovering from his injuries through magic communication, she chose to declare war on the greenskins again.
As a proud high elf, the Dragon Prince would rather die in battle than continue to endure such humiliation.
But precisely because they are facing two powerful enemies at the same time, and because some despicable rats have been stealthily launching attacks, the colony is now in chaos.
Thinking about the two greenskinned God-chosen heroes who had escaped inexplicably before, as well as the information about the Sun Knight, Levi immediately knew that those greenskinned God-chosen heroes were indeed preparing to do something big.
Plundering the village should be just their first step. They probably want to muddy the waters, drag the High Elves completely into the quagmire of war, and then take the opportunity to capture multiple territories of the High Elves at once!
In this case, perhaps I should communicate with the Sun Knight. Although the natives are too busy to spare time, they still have spare energy!
After learning all this, Levi also took the initiative to offer to escort Risadilan and the others directly to Ashridge Town.
Although he had already obtained a simple map from the merchant Tros, it would definitely be much more convenient with the presence of a local boss like Lisadilan.
Of course, Lisadilan would not have any objection to this. Although he was a little impulsive and had a rather reckless personality, he was definitely not a fool. Now his cavalry troops had suffered heavy losses, and various demons and greenskins were wreaking havoc on the way. It would not be so easy to return to Ashridge Town safely relying on the sea guards alone.
At the same time, he had some other ideas, that is, if he traveled with Levi and encountered demons attacking the village again on the road, they would definitely be able to save more innocent villagers.
However, he suggested turning northeast before returning.
Because there was a temple of the goddess Lilith there, with many villagers taking refuge there. He could escort them to the nearest stronger village, and the temple itself also had a certain amount of power, so he might be able to seek some help.
Levi did not refuse, because he felt that this might involve some tasks, and having a good relationship with the temple would only benefit him.
It's just a pity that even though most of the dozens of gods of the elves are not particularly good at fighting, the goddess Lilith can be regarded as the weakest among them, because she is only a weak divine power, and her main duties are all about dreams, dreams, innocence, forgiveness, kindness and other aspects that have nothing to do with combat.
The secondary priesthoods do include the moon and wealth, but she is not the only god in charge of these priesthoods. Almost every larger pantheon has a moon god and a wealth god, and without exception, they are much stronger than her.
The only thing worth mentioning is probably her identity. She is the daughter of Asuryan, the most powerful god of the high elves, and Aisha, the goddess of life. Although her strength is weak, she also has a certain status among the elven gods. It is also possible that her father left some treasures for her before he disappeared.
Generally speaking, her believers can be divided into two types. One is the kind spellcasters, because she will occasionally perform miracles, bless them, or even give them some magic items.
Then, due to her ministry of forgiveness, some high elves who have made mistakes, committed crimes, or often used despicable means will pray to her for forgiveness.
Apart from this, she has almost no temples or believers in the outside world, and it is indeed a very rare thing to see her nearby.
It is also worth mentioning that the legendary wizard Teclis, who is said to arrive in half a month, is also her loyal believer. He was also given a very powerful moon staff named after Lilith.
Precisely because of this, Levi also had certain expectations for this. Although he certainly could not be compared with the legendary wizard in terms of strength, he was not inferior in kindness at all. The demon corpses in front of him that had not yet been completely refreshed were the best proof!
