Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 192 Night Elves
"Are you saying that the goddess anticipated my arrival?"
Levi originally thought that all matters related to negotiations could be left to Lisadilan, and he just needed to wander around and try to take on some small tasks. However, he did not expect that he would receive an unexpectedly warm reception, and from the priests of both goddesses.
The priest from Sehanni Moonbow said mysteriously: "My Lord is the goddess of prophecy and illusion. She has seen you coming. You will be the savior of the high elves here."
In contrast, the priest from Lilith seemed more frank: "Yes, although the chosen heroes seem to be shrouded in a mist and unpredictable, the goddess thinks that you may become a true hero, and your deeds have gradually spread. We think so too."
As they spoke, Levi also received a system prompt saying that his reputation level in both sects was directly raised to friendly at one time, and he had the right to accept tasks first, purchase magic items, and recruit certain types of soldiers.
Levi immediately exclaimed, Wow! He hasn’t done anything yet, and a goddess has already come to invest?
Even though it was the goodwill shown by two scum goddesses, the other party was a god after all. While other gods' chosen heroes were rushing to curry favor with her but couldn't get close to her, she received such an active welcome. Once the news got out, wouldn't they be envious to death?
Of course, he was just thinking about it. The fewer people who knew about this kind of thing, the better.
So he wanted to take the opportunity to take on some quests, or buy some high-value magic items. As for the type of soldiers, he didn't force it. After all, except for these priests, the soldiers behind them were all level 2 spearmen, a type of soldiers that Levi disliked.
But at this time, Lisa Dilan next to him became interested: "Oh? Can you tell me what the story is?"
It can be seen that he seemed to be no stranger to Lilith's priest, so the other party quickly followed up with an explanation.
Levi listened roughly and felt something was strange.
Although the overall story is similar to the several major battles he had fought before, it has obviously been adapted and beautified to a considerable extent. In the stories, he is always so wise and brave, and the enemies are always like clowns, being fooled by him.
Cindy and Janet, who didn't understand the whole situation, and even the witch Tiva and others, were listening with great fascination, but Donna, who followed him the earliest, kept covering her mouth and laughing, which made Levi embarrassed and helpless.
However, although it was a bit embarrassing, Levi had to admit that it was indeed much more exciting than any of his previous experiences.
Perhaps, this is the true effect of the legendary level?
Looking at his subordinates again, their eyes seemed to be shining, and the way they looked at Levi became somewhat admiring. Even Lisadilan looked at him with interest. Levi couldn't help but sigh secretly.
Forget it, don't explain anything. If I explain again, they might think I'm being modest...
After this little episode, the priests led everyone into the temple. Once inside, Levi found that the situation was not as optimistic as he had imagined, because there were some obvious traces of battle on the walls and the ground, and even some foul-smelling blood that had not completely dried up.
Even for Levi, who was not familiar with this, combined with what Lisadilan said before, it was obvious that this was the blood from the beastmen. They once attacked the entrance of the temple but were eventually repelled.
However, the crisis was not completely over, because at the entrance of the temple there were a large number of high elf spearmen and archers on alert. At the same time, Levi also unexpectedly discovered that there were some special elves with violet skin among them - the night elves.
There are many subspecies of elves, each with different talents and initial attributes. Not all species are currently open to the chosen heroes. Some of them are subordinate to the high elves and accept their protection, but some still maintain a certain degree of independence. The night elves in front of us belong to the latter.
In addition to being proficient in bows and magic like most elves, the most famous features of these night elves are their night vision and shadow teleport abilities.
The former is easy to understand. The powerful night elves can see as far and as clearly in the dark as in the daytime. The latter allows them to merge into the shadows when they are motionless at night, which is a disguised invisibility ability.
In addition, they have a very close connection with natural life such as tree people, almost second only to wood elves, and they also like to live in the forest. They even surpass the wood elves in one aspect, that is, they own many extremely special ancient trees.
These ancient trees can normally be used as buildings, but in critical moments of war, they can also rise from the ground and defend the safety of the territory together with the night elf army.
When Levi saw them for the first time, he was a little confused as to why these rare night elves appeared here. But when he saw the marks and holy emblems of Shahanni Moonbow on their bodies, and thought of the lush redwood forest outside the temple, he felt that everything made sense.
Even if it is a weak divine power, it will actively expand its own strength. Similarly, in order to jointly resist evil, it is completely understandable that two weak divine powers would stick together for warmth. These two goddesses must have reached some kind of alliance.
Although they have serious overlaps in many aspects such as clergy and fields, due to their small size, there is almost no competition, because the outside world is much wider for them.
This also allows their priests and believers to quickly gather together and resist the invasion when facing the threat of powerful enemies.
Then looking at the way they are facing a formidable enemy, it is obvious that there will probably be another big battle next.
So he simply laid his cards on the table and asked the other party if there was anything he could do.
"The goddess foreshadows danger, just as she guides your arrival."
Li Wei's heart moved: "So, does the goddess know what I want in my heart?"
The priest smiled and said, "As long as we survive this crisis, whether it is the hero's spirit, the heart of the village, or an entire perfect village, it is all possible."
Levi was really surprised this time. Could it be that the other party really had...
No, he quickly rejected this idea. The types mentioned by the other party should be what all the God-chosen heroes currently want. This is not a prediction at all.
If the priest had just added a few more words, such as gold, skills or equipment, then her prediction would have been 100% correct, because if the hero was chosen by God, he would want all of these things.
As if seeing that Levi was still somewhat skeptical, Lilith's priest smiled again and said, "Because of the invasion of beastmen and demons, villagers from two nearby villages came here to seek refuge. If these stinking beasts can be successfully driven away, they also want to return home."
Another priest added, "But we believe that during the rampage of evil forces such as demons, the villagers need strength to protect them, and even new leaders, because their village chiefs were unfortunately killed in previous battles."
After a slight pause, they said in unison: "I wonder if you are willing to take on this responsibility?"
Even with Levi's calmness, he couldn't help but widen his eyes instantly. Although it was just an empty promise and was not recognized as a task by the system at all, he had already heard the other party's subtext, which was attractive enough!
However, he was still a little hesitant, because his military rank and merit points were still some distance away from being granted a village. Moreover, the temple and the village represented divine power and royal power respectively. They should be completely different systems, right?
But on second thought, he felt that he might be worrying too much.
If it were an ordinary world, there would probably always be contradictions between theocracy and royal power, but it is very different here.
If there is no God behind it, or if the God is not powerful enough, the country and the race may cease to exist, so the influence of God is huge, and it is just a mere village. Even for a God with weak power, it should not be a big deal at all.
So he agreed immediately, and then tactfully expressed his considerations and the issue of the enemy's military strength.
With such a generous reward, the difficulty of the task will inevitably increase. Although he is very much looking forward to the reward, he does not want to put all his strength into it.
"Don't worry too much. The goddess has predicted everything."
"We will not let you fight alone. You will never be alone in the face of evil."
The priests from the two goddesses talked to each other, and every word they said was like a mysterious charlatan. Although they cooperated very well, it was really difficult for Levi to be completely reassured, because they still didn't even know the number of enemies.
However, it can be seen that the relationship between the two goddesses behind them is really good.
Then they also showed something visible, which was various potions, scrolls, and holy water from the temple.
It was basically the same as what the old wizard could provide before, with slightly lower quality, but more variety. It happened that a lot of it had been consumed in the past few days, so Levi replenished it and even gave some to the witch Tiva in person, making her face flush with excitement.
He knew that as a witch descended from the werewolves, these things were commonplace to him, but Diva had hardly ever obtained them before.
Even the magic potion that he drank every day like water was a very precious thing to her.
There was no way. The reputation of the gnolls was so bad that it was already a very rare thing for them not to attack her the first moment they met. So she had no channels to buy these things at all. She had to do everything by herself.
She had even tried to make potions herself before, but even though she could find a lot of useful herbs with her keen sense of smell, she had never received any systematic training, so she could only make some of the most basic herbs, which could not be considered magic potions at all.
But apart from this, what really interested Levi was a limited edition item called the Ancient Guardian Seed.
With just one seed and some magical catalysis, they can quickly grow into reliable defensive buildings that can gather strength in the earth on their own and then attack the enemy with stones.
It can also rise from the ground and turn into a giant tree man that can move slowly. Although it cannot sweep away thousands of enemies, it can definitely become a very reliable meat shield on the battlefield.
And because they are special tree people from the night elves, in addition to receiving normal treatment like humans and elves, they can also take root in the earth at night, draw strength from it, and slowly heal themselves.
It is even said that some of the more powerful ancient guardians can quickly heal themselves by devouring trees. In short, they are a very powerful defensive unit.
At the same time, the unit price of 15 gold coins seems to indicate their value from the side.
However, although Levi was very tempted, he did not buy them immediately because if he could not really obtain the village, these seeds would be of no use for the time being, so he turned his attention to the list of available troops.
Then he discovered that although there were few types, the value of these arms was not low.
In addition to regular soldiers such as spearmen, archers and rangers, there are three special soldiers of level 3.
The first type is the tier 3 soldier from Sehanni Moonbow - Priests. Unlike Cindy who holds a hammer and a shield, they are all fragile units wearing white robes. They are not good at fighting, but are mainly strong in support.
In addition to the three priest skills of healing light wounds, purification, and neutralizing poison, because they are devout followers of Sehanine Moonbow, they also have an illusion skill that can create an inactive illusion.
This can distract the enemy's attention slightly, but due to their limited strength, if they are close or the enemy's perception attribute is high, they will be easily discovered.
Needless to say, Levi directly recruited 5 people and handed them over to Janet to lead. Wet nurses are always invaluable.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to recruit more, but the other party also has a quota limit, and the temple must also ensure its own strength before providing the surplus to God-chosen heroes like Levi.
The second type is the Shadow Mist Servant from Lilith's command. They can use the cover of fog or shadow to raid the enemy. Levi is not very interested in them because they are just an enhanced version of the Ranger. However, his team does not need such fragile melee soldiers at all.
He even felt a little disgusted with the Spartans holding shields, so he was even less optimistic about these soldiers holding dual swords.
However, probably out of the desire to collect them, he still recruited 5 of them. Even if they were not sent out to fight, it would not be a waste for them to serve as followers of Donna, Janet and others.
The third type is the night elf hunters. The name may not sound impressive, but what makes them truly valuable is that they are all scout-type troops riding Tier 2 black panthers, and they are buy one get one free.
Their weapons are also quite special. They are not conventional bows and arrows, but throwing moon blades. Although the attack distance is very short, only about twenty meters, the attack power is still good.
They also have a ricochet effect. If the distance between two enemies is too close, their attack may hurt the second enemy at the same time.
Of course, as a price, the attack power of the ricochet is directly halved, and in pursuit of speed, the number of moon blades that the female hunters can carry with them is extremely limited. The price of moon blades is also much more expensive than arrows.
Of course, Levi didn't care much about these. This little money was no longer important to him. He only wanted to recruit them and then add them to Julia. No matter in terms of strength or appearance, they were much stronger than the previous horse thieves.
After receiving 20 female hunters, Julia also seemed very excited. After receiving several personal horse riding and archery trainings from Risadiran, she seemed to be more and more interested in reconnaissance missions.
Levi also felt quite satisfied. Now with Inspectors Yakong and Sam and others in the air and female hunters on the ground, the reconnaissance force was not only rebuilt but also became stronger than before. It would be even better if they could find a way to strengthen the combat capability of the Air Force.
However, they may not be able to play a big role in the next battle, because after recruiting them, the priests from the two goddesses almost made it clear to Levi that the enemy's sneak attack may very likely happen tonight, and they will have to fight a defensive battle relying on the temple!
