Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 206: The Captives
After finishing this part of the matter, Levi called the witch Tiva and Leonidas together and explained in detail the future construction and planning of Bitao Village.
It was also specifically emphasized that if other God-chosen heroes passed by, no matter what camp or race they were from, there would be certain restrictions on the number of people entering the village.
If any soldiers or even heroes pass by and stay in the tavern, you can consider recruiting them as long as they are not crazy people from the chaotic evil camp.
Originally he had no such concerns, but the Red Brotherhood was renovating the village tavern, and Lotus had told him before that after the renovation it would be easier to attract stronger natives, but at the same time there would also be a lower chance of attracting some soldiers from the hostile camp who were originally unwilling to come.
This is actually a small hidden danger, but due to the current size of Bitao Village, it is almost impossible to attract troops above level 4, so the threat is not too great.
Taking into account that there are two heroes in the village, there are so many soldiers, there are several ancient guardians at the door, and at worst there is the temple of the Moon Bow Goddess, Levi still let Lotus take action.
But what needs to be emphasized still needs to be emphasized. In a nutshell, it can be summed up in one sentence: stability and defense are the most important, safety comes first, and at the same time, we must strengthen our own combat effectiveness as much as possible.
Among them, Leonidas's task is to guard the village while commanding Shui Yakong and others to protect the fishermen and be alert to possible enemies.
Although the Sahuagin fishmen who mixed with the vampires were all killed by the navy brought by Risadilan, there are far more evil aquatic creatures in the sea and rivers than just them, not to mention the invasion of demons.
Levi decided to wait until the situation in Bitao Village was completely stabilized and the Spartans sent more reinforcements before considering whether to let him participate in the war with the demons.
Diva sits in the center and has the final say on major matters. After all, she is a wizard who has traveled far and wide, and her experience and knowledge are much greater than Leonidas.
At the same time, Levi also reminded her that it would be best for her to go to the south to train beasts and gnolls, and at the same time, upgrade the level of Omen Sub-Kong as soon as possible, so that she could make better use of its ability to place some wards.
Because he felt that as a celestial creature with the word "omen" in its possession, its ability should not be limited to simply placing a ward.
At the same time, those low-level soldiers such as militiamen and volunteers can also be taken out for training and let them try to advance. If there are some with high potential who can be promoted to cavalry, Levi does not mind giving some of those ostriches to them.
Although it may not sound very reliable, the halflings have war goose cavalry, so it shouldn't be a problem for them to ride an ostrich, right?
After arranging all these, while waiting for Lotus to arrive, Levi, Donna, and Tiva divided their forces into three groups and took their newly joined subordinates to fight the Little Skeletons in the south.
On the one hand, it is to run in the team, and on the other hand, it is also to confirm again thoroughly whether there are any hidden dangers.
Then they were all sure that there were no hidden dangers in the south at present, and probably because the vampires summoned so many miscellaneous soldiers at once at night, the south is now unusually calm. It will probably take a while before more skeletons gradually appear.
The only surprise was that after he returned to Bitao Village very satisfied, he waited until the sun set, but Lotus did not arrive.
He frowned immediately. Could it be that Lianhua had changed her mind?
But that shouldn’t be the case. My conditions are obviously beneficial to both parties, right?
And probably in order to show her goodwill, those horse thieves only collected a symbolic amount of money, and she even left behind many of her younger brothers to help renovate the tavern.
And after learning that he could enchant weapons, she also left him some weapons, materials, and a portion of the deposit, which added up to be a considerable investment.
So was there some unexpected situation or did they encounter an enemy?
I hope she can get through this. Otherwise, whether she is looking for a new partner or the Red Brotherhood changes people, it will be a bit troublesome for her...
With such a sigh, Levi continued to enchant until dark. He had finished all the weapons given to him by the other party, but he still hadn't waited for the other party. He could only choose to rest first.
However, early the next morning, Levi received good news that Lotus had arrived and brought with her nearly one hundred high elf captives.
He immediately ran over excitedly, and then he saw Donna talking to a girl in silver armor, who should be Lotus, and both of them seemed very happy.
As if she heard his footsteps, the other party turned around, just in time for Levi to see a very bright and sweet smile, and a pretty face that was not unfamiliar to him, but it was the first time he saw it in the game.
Levi was stunned for a moment, and then his face was full of disbelief: "Bingbing?"
Then he immediately looked at the other person's earlobe, and as expected, found that there was nothing there.
It was obvious that she encountered some unknown enemy, and then the magic earring became ineffective or was lost, causing her true appearance to be revealed.
At the same time, he could fully understand why the other party would disguise herself, because with her current face, there was no way people could associate her with the leader of the Red Brotherhood, and she had no deterrent power at all!
And she looks very young. She might be younger than me, probably less than 20 years old.
He had originally suspected that the other party had ancestry from the Zhendan Dynasty based on his title, and now he was completely certain of it.
However, compared to the round ears of ordinary humans, her ears seem to be slightly longer and a little bit pointed, which should be an indication of her elven blood.
"What Bingbing? I am Lotus Iris." Lotus seemed helpless and confused at the same time.
Levi had to admit that the other person's face now looked somewhat cute no matter what expression it made, and was much better looking than the previous face.
"Sorry, I recognized the wrong person. Did something unexpected happen yesterday?"
Lotus shook her head gently: "I should be the one to apologize to you. I missed the agreed time because of an unexpected encounter."
Levi took a quick glance and found that the opponent's men were obviously much smaller, and the remaining ones were mostly dejected. However, since she was able to bring so many prisoners back safely, she must have won in the end.
"Who is the enemy?"
At this point, Lotus suddenly gritted her teeth: "They are some green-skinned heroes chosen by God."
"I had met up with another leader and successfully led the captives away. But we didn't go far when we were attacked by them."
"Although their average strength was not good, they were numerous. In the end, it was another leader who noticed something was wrong and supported me immediately, which prevented those guys from succeeding."
"But not only do I owe that guy a favor, but my earrings were also damaged. I didn't realize it until I was halfway there. So as you can see, I can only show myself in this appearance now."
At this point, she felt somewhat helpless.
It's not that she really doesn't like her face, but it often brings her a lot of unnecessary trouble. Although the strength of the Red Brotherhood is good, it is just good. In the main world, it may not even be ranked in the top thousand.
Even though they spent a considerable amount of effort and money, and got the wealth of the church, they only gained an insignificant status, which did not improve their strength at all.
If they really encounter any difficult characters, the Fortune Church will obviously not stand up for them.
Therefore, even though he is one of the leaders of the Red Brotherhood, Lotus has always been very low-key, for fear of getting involved in troubles that cannot be solved or enemies that are too powerful.
But now she feels that she can no longer maintain this kind of life, because although those green-skinned God-chosen heroes are not very strong, their growth rate is really fast.
This time the two sides had such a serious conflict, and both sides suffered heavy losses. Who knows, the other side may think of ways to retaliate in the future.
Although Levi didn't know this at first, after losing the magic earrings, the other party was obviously not good at hiding his expression. He simply asked directly, and Lotus did not hide it either, and quickly expressed her concerns.
In fact, her original intention was to use Levi's relationship to see if she could win the protection of the high elves to a certain extent, making it more convenient and safer for her to act in the future.
Although they had tried to make arrangements before, the high elves were completely dismissive of their money and the conditions they proposed. In the end, they had to spend a lot of money to ask the Church of the Goddess of Wealth for help, and the elves reluctantly agreed to some of their most basic demands.
At the same time, the elves also warned them not to do anything illegal, and if they were discovered, they would be severely punished.
But unexpectedly, after a little hesitation, Levi guided her to a completely unimagined path.
"As far as I know, a goddess has just lost some precious believers. If you, the members of the Red Brotherhood, have faith and can abide by the camp and rules, perhaps I can do something."
In order to preach in the village, the priests of the Moon Bow Goddess have been very active recently and have shown enthusiasm in many aspects of the village and Levi. Even if they did not make a request, the priests would take the initiative to lend a helping hand, which made Levi feel very satisfied.
At the same time, after witnessing the true power of the ancient guardian, he felt that he needed to develop further with the other party.
Although they must be built near villages and towns and cannot be taken out to kill monsters and level up, which greatly reduces their actual value, Levi is sure that no God-chosen hero will be willing to refuse them. They are much more powerful than ordinary arrow towers and crossbow carts.
Moreover, the night elves have only shown their Tier 3 troops for the first time, and it is obvious that they are still hiding very deeply. If they were really so timid, they would not be favored by three elven gods at the same time.
He would not interfere with the villagers' beliefs, but he could find some solutions from other places, such as the Red Brotherhood.
Although Yuegong is an elven god, no one has ever stipulated that her believers can only be elves. He has confirmed from the priest that elves, half-elves, and humans are all acceptable.
And because Moonbow itself is a chaotic good camp, and has a tendency to develop in the direction of lawfulness, her current camp requirements for her believers are relatively broad, and any non-evil camp can become her believer.
Although the Red Brotherhood does not look like a serious organization, since they previously took refuge under the absolutely neutral Goddess of Wealth, even if there are some members of the evil camp in it, there will definitely not be too many, making it a very good target.
As for whether the Moon Bow Goddess would become enemies with the Goddess of Wealth because of this, that was not something Levi should consider.
However, Levi felt that it should not be the case. On the one hand, it was because the goddess of wealth adhered to absolute neutrality. For her, making money was the first priority, and fighting was absolutely unacceptable.
On the other hand, she probably didn't have the guts to be upset with Yue Gong over such a small matter.
The elven pantheon is one of the most united and powerful. Even if you don't count the typical evil gods headed by Khaine, the God of Bloody Hands, the remaining many kind-hearted gods are enough to make ordinary gods feel terrified. They are far from being something that a lone wolf like the Goddess of Wealth can provoke.
Of course, another point is that Moonbow is the daughter of the current Elf God King Corellon.
Although Corellon is sometimes a man and sometimes a woman, it is difficult to define whether he is Moonbow's father or mother, but based on the information Levi has collected so far, Moonbow is still quite favored.
Lotus was suddenly tempted. Compared to seeking cooperation with the lord of the high elves, directly becoming a lackey of the gods would obviously be much better. Theocracy is always higher than royal authority.
And except for special beings like the Goddess of Wealth, most gods don’t care much about money. They prefer devout faith, which is undoubtedly of great benefit to the Red Brotherhood.
"What are Moonbow Goddess's requirements for the camp?"
"Any non-evil alignment."
Lianhua breathed a sigh of relief. She wasn't sure about the other leaders, but at least 95% of her subordinates met the requirements. Although they were called bandits or robbers, they really hadn't done many bad things.
This is not entirely because of their high moral level. It is mainly because if there are fewer people, they might be walking in the wild and then be suddenly attacked by some enemy and die.
If there were more people, not to mention whether it would be possible to hide it from her, even if they sent out two or three hundred people at a time, it would be difficult for them to capture any high elf village...
Because of their severe lack of strength, they have no chance to do evil, which actually gives them a small advantage now.
She glanced at the nearby temple and the priests who were smiling and spreading faith to ordinary villagers. She nodded seriously and said, "Okay, this is a serious matter. I can't make the decision for now, but we have always respected the Moon Bow Goddess."
She was not just being polite. In such a world, every god deserved respect and even admiration from all beings, even evil gods were no exception, because if you didn't do so, you would likely suffer a catastrophic disaster for all sorts of inexplicable reasons.
Levi also nodded: "Yes, this matter is indeed very complicated and requires more discussion. At the same time, I will try my best to get some concessions from the temple."
Of course, not just for the Lotus or the Red Brotherhood, but for himself as well.
And if he can succeed this time, he might be able to go a step further and have a more in-depth communication with the gods behind the Spartans and Amazons...
Lotus did not have any doubts. The temple was there. If the relationship was not really good, not many gods would be willing to build a temple of this size in such a small village, even for the sake of faith.
She just said with some emotion: "Levi, thank you very much. If this thing can be successful, the Red Brotherhood and I will definitely reward you handsomely. Being able to make friends with you may be one of the most correct decisions I have ever made."
"Haha, that's too much. Let's go and check on the prisoners first."
Of course Lianhua had no objection. She made this trip just to send them off.
Levi looked around a few times and found that even though he had not paid Lianhua yet, these captives were scattered around the village. Some were eating, some were drinking water, some were receiving treatment, and some were even wandering around the village. They did not look like captives at all.
No one knew what Lotus had said to them, but it was obvious that most of them had understood and accepted their upcoming fate, which was to become part of Bitao Village.
Seeing Levi and Lotus walking together, they all realized something and came over on their own initiative.
Levi then discovered that not all of them were soldiers, there were also some ordinary villagers, some with different occupations such as carpenters, blacksmiths, lumberjacks or merchants.
There are probably less than forty soldiers with real combat effectiveness, including spearmen, archers and rangers. However, there are two young girls holding magic bows who are particularly eye-catching.
Because except that they don't have mounts, they are almost exactly the same as the Avalons following Lisadilan, and they are most likely tier 4 soldiers.
After a few brief communications, most of the captives expressed their willingness to join Bitao Village or Levi's troops to fight the enemy.
Only one businessman expressed his willingness to give out some money as a thank you gift to repay Lianhua and Li Wei for saving his life.
Li Wei first took the money very readily, and then asked the other party whether he was willing to open a shop in the village or something, and he could provide a lot of preferential policies.
Although basic stores such as grocery stores have already opened, there is definitely no such thing as too many stores.
Although the businessman did not agree immediately, it was clear from his expression that he was tempted.
Levi smiled and signaled the other party to move freely and think about it , then he looked at the captured soldiers.
Probably because they were captured, they all had certain morale problems to varying degrees, and some were injured, like Simon at the beginning. Their attack and defense were greatly affected, which further weakened their already not very strong combat effectiveness. Levi gave up the plan of taking them to the war.
The only exceptions are the two Avalons, because even though their morale is low, their strength should not be underestimated.
In fact, Levi had been interested in them for a long time. He had been coveting the girls under Risadilan for a long time. Julia, who had fought alongside him personally, had also praised them to him several times. This time he finally got the chance.
However, after a brief communication, Levi discovered that they were still different. These two Avalons could not ride and were just pure foot archers. They were both rare tier 4 soldiers - Avalon sisters. It seemed that the Avalon girl guards who were regarded as sisters by Lisadilan were really carefully trained.
In addition to their martial talents and excellent range, they also have three special skills.
The first one is called Close Combat Expert. The Avalon sisters have backup longswords, and when they are forced into close combat, they can still use the longswords to fight.
However, Levi could just watch the fun, because in all battles he would try his best to create opportunities for long-range shooters to output damage. Unless they were attacked by a large number of air forces, otherwise, if they were really forced to engage in close combat, the army would probably not be far from a complete collapse.
And even if they can use long swords, their defense and health points are no match for warriors of the same level, and they have no melee skills. In fact, they cannot exert too strong combat power. Levi hopes that they will never have the opportunity to use this skill in their lifetime.
The second one is called the Power of Avalon. In addition to normal shooting, they can also shoot magic arrows with blue and white flames, converting attacks into magic attacks, and there will be additional attack bonuses when attacking undead and demons.
This can basically be understood as a weakened version of Donna's Scorching Sun Arrow, just without so many bonuses. However, because they all use blue-quality magic bows, the magic value required for each shooting is also very small.
Levi made a rough calculation and found that without considering the influence of external conditions such as magic potions and mysticism, they could probably use such attacks 22 times.
It is enough in small encounters, but it will be far from enough in a large-scale war. It seems that Levi will have to prepare more magic potions in the future.
The third skill is Pure Girl. It is said that only the purest and most talented high elf girls can become a member of the Sisters of Avalon. The effect is to increase all magic resistance by 3, slightly increase resistance to negative magic, and have the possibility of attracting certain special beings.
The first part is fine, but Levi is not sure whether the last sentence is good or bad, because vampires seem to be very fond of the blood of girls. Will they become the other side's priority targets?
But no matter what, overall, the combat effectiveness of the Avalon sisters is still very good, and their attributes are stronger than the Sky Eagle Archer who has advanced to level 4. Although their maintenance costs and the redemption fees paid to Lotus have also increased, Levi doesn't care about these.
Moreover, the Avalon sisters themselves did not mind directly pledging allegiance to Levi, because they were originally a small-scale team that came spontaneously to support the colony. Now all their teammates had been killed by the enemy. Even if they were free, they did not know what to do or what they could do.
But if they follow Levi, they will have a chance for revenge.
Of course, if Levi was not the hero chosen by the high elves, but was from another race, they would never agree so easily.
After handing over the captives and the weapons that Lotus had asked Levi to enchant, giving Levi some low-level magic scrolls for awakening skeletons, and settling the difference, Lotus said goodbye in a hurry and left.
Although they were unexpectedly attacked by some greenskins and suffered a lot of losses, they also unexpectedly gained a major gain. Moreover, if they succeed, not only she will benefit, but the entire Red Brotherhood will probably benefit as well. She must communicate with her mother as soon as possible, and then negotiate with other leaders.
As soon as Levi saw her masked and helmeted, he found it a little funny. It seemed that Lotus didn't know the chosen heroes well enough. If she had shown her current face from the beginning, those green-skinned chosen heroes would probably not attack her at all, right?
Donna next to him couldn't help but raised her shoulders again and smiled: "What do you think, Levi, I said she should be a great beauty, right?"
Levi smiled and shook his head: "Beauty is okay, but great beauty is forgettable. At least she is far inferior to you, Donna."
Lotus' face looks like that of a girl next door. Her biggest feature is that she smiles brightly and is very cute. But in terms of beauty alone, she cannot be called a true beauty in the world.
Donna was a little surprised, but then she suddenly straightened her chest and smiled, "Oh, even if she is wearing a suit of armor, can you tell?"
Levi was stunned at first, and then he couldn't help but laugh. Really, he didn't expect that he would be teased by Donna.
Cindy and Julia next to them also covered their mouths and laughed, but Janet was the only one who looked confused, not knowing what was going on.
Although she looks no different from humans except for a pair of arms and wings behind her back, she is obviously superior to Cindy and others in many aspects that truly concern experience and knowledge.
But it's no wonder. The lifespan and growth cycle of bee people are very different from those of humans. If you really calculate it carefully, humans of her age are probably still breastfeeding.
After laughing and making noises for a while, Levi arranged for his subordinates to take most of the captives away to rest, and then give them formal tasks, leaving only the two Avalon sisters.
It’s not that he has any opinion on them, but because he plans to let Cindy use up all the opportunities of the secondary alien alliance today to see if he can summon something and verify his speculation.
Then he planned to communicate with the priests of Moon Bow Temple about the spread of faith and the Red Brotherhood. After that, he wanted to set off directly with the troops, so they had to work a little harder.
So after a few minutes, looking at the brand new armor angel, whether it was Levi, Donna, or Cindy herself, they all felt that something was a little off.
Alien creatures is a very broad term. In theory, demons, devils, angels, archons, etc. can all be considered alien creatures. Even though the skill of Lesser Alien Alliance depends largely on the camp and mood of the god, and Sigma is a well-known god of justice, there doesn't have to be such a coincidence, right?
All three successful attempts were made by angels, and they were all specially created to make up for Cindy's current shortcomings. They were little angels that could be transformed into equipment. This couldn't be explained by pure coincidence.
So Levi asked Cindy to use this skill again, and then more than ten seconds later, when everyone saw the martial angel who could freely switch between sword, gun, knife, axe and war hammer, they were speechless.
This was no longer a hint. Sigma, the great god that Cindy believed in, was just short of telling her directly: I will protect you from now on!
But then everyone was genuinely happy for Cindy. For senior priests, whether they could win the favor of God and to what extent would largely determine their true combat effectiveness in the future, because if God was unhappy, he could completely prevent his believers from using any divine magic.
Now it seems that Cindy has entered Sigma's sight with her own excellence, and the other party obviously has some preference for her, which will be very beneficial for her future development.
Cindy was also very excited, but besides being excited, she was more aware of who was responsible for everything that happened now. If it weren't for Levi, even if she had some potential, it would be impossible for her to become so strong so quickly, so she thanked Levi again very seriously.
But Levi just waved his hand, indicating that it was not necessary, and said meaningfully: "Cindy, keep working hard to become stronger. Maybe it won't be long before we get a chance to truly avenge you."
He had already vaguely revealed a lot of information about the legendary black dragon Blake to Reiner through Lisadiran. The other party also cleverly understood Levi's hidden meaning. It seems that after dealing with those abyss rifts hanging high in the sky, they might have to take action against the black dragon.
If it loses the support behind it, how much power will the so-called Snake Cult have left to struggle?
