Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 233 Intelligence and Transactions
Just as Levi had thought, the following plan to lure the enemy went very difficultly. Levi initially tried to run in front of the enemy army to show off his power, but this time Cai Jin didn't waste any time talking to him and directly responded with a rain of arrows.
Although the accuracy and power of the greenskins and goblins' long-range attacks are not very good, they are there in numbers after all. Even if Levi has a series of protective magic such as protective arrows and mage armor, he doesn't want to resist them head-on.
So he kept a slight distance, intending to use his expertise to cast spells outside the opponent's maximum range.
This time Cai Jin took action. She directly sent out more than 200 cavalrymen, including not only earth goblin wolf cavalry, but also some goblins riding giant jungle spiders.
The most important thing is that they are all horse archers, and the arrows they use are not ordinary arrows, but are coated with some special things.
In addition to the venom of the jungle spiders, there is also something that was used to build the statue of the old man, that is, the excrement of the greenskins...
This move can be said to be quite vicious. After noticing this from several unlucky silver-helmeted knights, even Levi, who was usually calm, had an obvious change in expression. Cindy and Janet couldn't help but feel an itch in their throats.
So they all decided to stay away from it.
They are not afraid of powerful enemies, but such disgusting enemies are really unbearable. Unless necessary, they really don't want to deal with them.
But fortunately, the opponent's speed and accuracy were not very good, so they quickly got rid of them smoothly.
Then Levi discovered that the other party seemed to have received some orders and did not continue to try to pursue, but directly returned along the same route to meet up with the main force.
Levi felt something was wrong at the time. Things were developing in the direction he least wanted.
But holding on to a glimmer of hope, he turned back and tried to seduce her again.
But this time Cai Jin simply did not leave. She directly ordered the army to form a formation on the spot, forming a circular iron barrel formation. This should be the third formation after the square formation and the triangle formation. Levi asked Julia to test it and found that it should have a bonus for defense.
There were about seven or eight women dressed up in the formation. None of them had green skin, but they were definitely not humans either.
They are either cat girls or fox girls, and behind them are a certain number of soldiers of the same species.
Logically speaking, they should belong to a branch that has separated from the Beastmen, but now it seems that their race seems to maintain a certain good relationship with the Greenskins, and it is not known whether they are allies or vassals.
The greenskins and goblin cavalry stayed on the two wings, as if ready to drive him away at any time, and the entire formation seemed to have almost no flaws.
Although Cai Jin in the formation didn't say a word after they met again, but when Levi saw her slightly smug look, he knew that she must have seen through his plan to lure the enemy.
Although he felt somewhat helpless, Levi had no choice but to give up. This woman was indeed quite capable, as she had participated in the capture and looting of the high elves before and served as the vice president of Boiling Blood.
After a little consideration, he asked his subordinates to stay where they were for the time being, and he took the initiative to step forward alone, wanting to communicate with Cai Jin.
As if sensing his sincerity, Cai Jin also showed her face in the formation and said jokingly, "What's wrong, little brother? Are you not going to seduce me anymore?"
Levi raised his eyebrows. Your words are obviously ambiguous. However, at this moment, he was too lazy to correct the other party. He went straight to the point: "Formally introduce myself. I am the vice president of the Arcane Temple - Levi."
Cai Jin snorted and said nothing. Who isn’t a vice president?
Moreover, Beast Blood Boiling is much stronger than your Temple of the Arcane in terms of scale and achievements, okay?
But the next moment, Levi said something surprising: "I don't think we need to fight to the death. We can try to cooperate."
Cai Jin subconsciously adjusted her posture and restrained the smile on her face, making herself look more formal.
She did not refute the other party immediately, saying that different races meant there could be no peace or something like that, because she thought she was a smart person, and she also affirmed that Levi, who had just made her suffer a small loss, was also a smart person.
When he saw that the other party did not refute him immediately, but just looked at him quietly, Levi immediately knew that the other party was moved.
But it's no wonder. They are all heroes chosen by God. Even if their camps and races are completely different, there is no hatred that requires a fight. Especially since the opponent doesn't seem to be on the same page with his boss, this gives him more opportunities.
"If I'm not mistaken, you guys should be under a lot of pressure right now, right? Those demonic sacrifice rituals must be difficult for you to deal with, right?"
This was also the biggest possibility he had speculated. Even though the greenskins were very fertile and had a lot of soldiers, they could never compete with the demons from the Abyss in numbers.
Cai Jin nodded slightly, and then said: "But even with the remaining troops, we still have the advantage. Beast Blood Boiling alone can send out 10 God-chosen heroes at will, and the other vice presidents have also sent out 3 minions each. Together, they have nearly 5,000 troops."
On the surface, it seemed that she was threatening Levi, but Levi laughed instead, because the other party said it so clearly, as if she was afraid that he would not take it seriously enough, and her true intention was very obvious.
She said "they" instead of "us," and she set herself apart from the beginning.
Besides, the other branch presidents only sent their subordinates, but she went out in person. What was the inside story? Li Wei didn't think that those few empty villages could attract the other party.
Therefore, the biggest possibility is that Cai Jin and Beast Blood Boiling made some kind of deal, or that she had something on the other party that forced her to come.
It is no wonder that she seems to be eager to let Levi kill the 10 direct subordinates of Beast Blood Boiling, because only when Beast Blood Boiling becomes weak will she have a greater chance.
"You don't have to worry about that. In fact, our reinforcements are already on the way, and there are more of them."
After a brief pause, he continued, "So if I can eat up this 5,000-man army, can it be considered the beginning of our cooperation?"
Cai Jin looked at Levi for two seconds, then suddenly laughed: "Very good, I believe you will be the smart person I am looking for. If you can kill them, I can guarantee that my people will never participate in the war."
"As for cooperating with you, it is not completely impossible, but we have to wait until our union changes its name. I hate Beast Blood, no matter if it is him or the name he gave to the union."
She spoke freely without any scruples, because those present were either her confidants who already knew her thoughts, or Levi, her enemy, so it didn't matter even if he told others about it.
And just like Levi said , there is really no need for them to fight to the death. For the chosen heroes of God, the death of their subordinates is not a deep hatred that cannot be avoided.
It is unlikely that they will fight for territory. Not to mention that the greenskin territory is not suitable for high elves, the Red Cloud Tribe has a territory of tens of thousands square kilometers. Even if Levi were to grab it, he would not be able to take it all, okay?
Levi also laughed: "Very good, it seems that we have made a good start. If our cooperation goes well in the future, maybe I can sell you the props that restrain the devil's sacrifice ritual."
Although he doesn't have it now, Lilith and the Moonbow Temple are working overtime to make the silver magic circle. With their current relationship, it is easy for him to spend money to buy some.
Moreover, he doesn't have to worry about being imitated by the greenskins. Not to mention that the priest girls will definitely take certain confidentiality measures, the greenskins simply cannot provide enough mages and priests!
Cai Jin's heart suddenly moved. The biggest trouble for all the green-skinned natives and the chosen heroes now is the demons' sacrifice ceremony. If Levi did not lie, if he could get the relevant props to restrain the demons, it would be of great benefit to him!
But before she could speak, Levi changed the subject: "But now I still have two questions. It seems that Beast Blood Boiling did not share his snakemen and bugbears with you?"
Along the way, he had confirmed that, except for the larger army that they met at the beginning and then defeated, there were no snakemen or bear goblins in any other troops, whether they were indigenous or Caijin.
Obviously, these two types of soldiers should be the trump cards of Beast Blood Boiling, and there should be direct subordinates of Beast Blood Boiling in the team at the beginning.
Cai Jin couldn't help but snort coldly: "That guy is very stingy. Except for his direct subordinates, none of us have anything. But this time, in order to counter your counterattack, he took out some architectural drawings as a reward."
She did not hide it too much, because as the two sides continued to engage in large-scale contact and fighting, this information would easily be seen by the other side, and since the purpose was to establish a basis for cooperation, naturally both sides would have to give something.
Since Levi promised to kill the 5,000 troops and also said that there was a way to restrain the demons, she might as well reveal some insignificant information.
Some?
Levi noticed this key word. It seemed that the Beast Blood was quite strong and he managed to get a lot of architectural drawings without making any noise.
However, the weaknesses of these two types of soldiers are also quite obvious. In addition to the fact that like the goblins, the bear goblins only like to fight when the wind is favorable, they are also extremely weak to fire, and their own micro meteors have a great restraining effect on them.
If Reiner could invite Michaela over in person, then the next time a small-scale conflict occurs, it will be almost foolproof.
Snake people are very afraid of the cold, and my ice storm is very effective against them. At the same time, there are many guys in the Temple of Arcane who can use ice magic, so it is not a problem to deal with some snake people.
He nodded slightly, and then asked, "In addition to the demons, you also provoked the Skaven and the Ogres?"
He had to admit that due to too little intelligence, what he said was a complete lie. He had no idea whether the greenskins had gone to war with the two alien races. It was just a guess.
But fortunately, Cai Jin was very cooperative. When she heard this, she complained directly: "Although we originally planned to do this, the timing is not right!"
"Especially after you took back the Black Castle, we suddenly had several more beholder-type flying castles in our territory, plus a dozen demon heroes, all of whom are cunning and powerful."
"If it weren't for them, do you think you would be able to stand here and talk to me now? We would have already invaded your High Elves' territory!"
In fact, the original plan of Boiling Blood was very perfect, so it attracted a large number of green-skinned God-chosen heroes in a very short period of time, and they joined in willingly. Even though many of their vice presidents are now disunited, they really wanted to do something big with each other in the beginning.
And at the beginning their progress was indeed as smooth as expected, but they soon discovered that this guy, Beast Blood Boiling, was a little too stingy towards other vice presidents who held power.
The most obvious thing is that he clearly relied on the strength of the entire guild to obtain the recruitment rights for the two races, snakemen and bugbears, but after the success, he kept it tightly in his hands and did not share it with them at all. Whenever they asked about it, he avoided the question and tried every means to delay and shirk responsibility.
But considering that the other party was in good command and could lead everyone to eat meat and drink soup together, they reluctantly endured it.
But after capturing several villages, their luck seemed to run out all at once.
Hordes of demons swarmed out from the rifts in the abyss, threatening large areas of nearby villages, and they could not be stopped at all, which directly tied up a large number of their military forces.
Then the overactivity of the high elf named Reiner also prevented them from achieving their predetermined strategic goals in a timely manner.
Then recently, those demon heroes who were defeated by the elves seemed to have all run into the greenskin territory at once, and they also showed extraordinary cunning , rarely fighting head-on, but focusing on performing the sacrificial ceremony.
No matter whose troops were killed in the battle between the two sides, all of them would become part of the ritual. Unfortunately, ninety-nine percent of the greenskins were physical barbarians, and they were extremely short of mages, priests, etc., so they simply could not crack the opponent's rituals. This made everyone extremely anxious and they no longer had the energy to attack the high elves.
At the same time, the Skaven and Ogres, either because they saw their weakness or it was just a coincidence, began to take advantage of the situation, making the already bad situation of the Greenskins even worse.
However, what really made these vice presidents rebel was a wrong command by Beast Blood, which led everyone into the devil's trap.
She still remembers it to this day. Two beholder-shaped flying castles fell from the sky, and demons poured out of them. They were even denser than mosquitoes under the lights on a summer night. The single battle wiped out an army of tens of thousands of greenskins, and the demons also gained a lot of high-level troops.
Except for some indigenous people, all the dead were subordinates of the vice president, while the losses of their direct subordinates who were full of blood suffered minimal losses.
At this point, it doesn’t matter whether Beast Blood Boiling made a real mistake, acted unintentionally, or deliberately weakened the strength of many vice presidents.
Even though he apologized and blamed himself afterwards, it was completely useless. All the vice presidents hated him to the core.
Of course, because the mutual trust between her and Levi was still limited, she was not foolish enough to tell him all the information, but despite this, Levi was very satisfied.
He finally understood why Princess Belinda, Michaela and others were desperately searching for the traces of demons after the Battle of Black Castle. However, apart from the demons that kept emerging from multiple abyss rifts, those heroic demons and several beholder-type flying castles had disappeared. It turned out that they had gone to bully the greenskins!
Compared to the most powerful magical tribes in the main world, the greenskins are much weaker in magic, and they have no way to break the devil's sacrifice ritual.
Unless all the demons are killed at once and the rifts in the abyss are blocked, the greenskins will be forced into a tug-of-war and constantly bled by the demons until they are directly destroyed by a wave of counterattacks.
It is no wonder that their garrisons on the border have become so weak. Compared with the temporarily occupied villages, their old nests are more important.
Although there are still some details that cannot be fully trusted, based on the current intelligence, the situation is still very favorable for our side.
Moreover, he seemed to understand why Cai Jin agreed to his invitation for cooperation so readily. Apart from the fact that the other party was very angry and had accumulated too much dissatisfaction, wasn't she also looking for a way out for herself?
At this time, Inspector Yakon sent another intelligence, saying that an accident had also occurred with the Lightforged. He was afraid that he could not carry out the ambush as previously agreed, because a group of about six or seven hundred greenskins were advancing from another direction and had already discovered them. The battle between the two sides was imminent.
As soon as he heard the number of the enemy, Levi knew that the enemy was most likely a force sent by other vice presidents. He knew that he should leave. He needed to assist the Lightforged to defeat the enemy as soon as possible and then start retreating.
The green-skinned vice presidents are only a minor threat. The real danger comes from their direct troops who are full of blood. With 10 God-chosen heroes, they can at least put together a force of 2,000, right?
But before leaving, he still asked a little: "Why do you trust me so much when we first met?"
He felt that the other party seemed to have said a little too much.
Cai Jin laughed immediately: "Little brother, it seems that you don't know yet, you are already much more famous than you think. I think your character is very rare among the many heroes chosen by God."
"More importantly, for you native elves, the greenskin territory is not worth occupying. If it is just the chosen hero, we don't have to worry too much. You can ask for information about the terrain near the Swineherd Town."
Levi nodded: "Okay, thank you for clearing up my doubts. I hope we can start a real cooperation."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and wanted to leave, but Cai Jin stopped him: "Um, what do you think we need to exchange for the props that can restrain the sacrificial ritual?"
Although she knew that once she said this, she would be put in a passive position in the subsequent cooperation, she still couldn't bear it, because compared with them, the heroes chosen by God, the natives were more worried about demons.
So she couldn't help but think about it. Right now, she was indeed not a match for the boiling blood of the beasts, but what if she could gain a lot of praise from the natives because of her outstanding performance in the war against the demons?
This question really made Levi a little embarrassed. He didn't expect the other party to be so impatient. It seemed that the influence of the demon on the greenskins was even greater than he imagined.
He hesitated for a moment and said, "Those things are quite precious, and I need to spend a certain amount of money. If you are really sincere, then in addition to preparing gold coins, you can also provide more information. Anyway, the more minions belonging to the Beast Blood Boiling we defeat, the better it will be for you, right?"
Cai Jin laughed immediately: "Okay, although the green-skinned natives do not use gold and silver as currency, we still have a lot of money. As for the intelligence, there is no problem."
The natives are satisfied with bartering, but their God-chosen heroes cannot do that. Moreover, since there is no money to spend in the greenskins' territory, almost all of the greenskins' God-chosen heroes have accumulated considerable wealth.
As for the so-called intelligence, to put it bluntly, isn't it just betraying other people? Although she has never done this before, it should not be difficult.
Levi smiled and nodded, then took out two magic scrolls for communication, which he bought in Ashridge Town. They were just right for the current special situation. Although Cai Jin's profession was still unclear, she was obviously a magician and could definitely use them.
After thinking for a while, he waved and called over Lisadilan. The unlucky guy who was killed by the greenskins because of a duel with him had several relics missing after his death. They should have been picked up by other enemies. Now it was a good time to ask Cai Jin to help investigate and see who had them.
First find the target, and then help him carry out the revenge mission.
Although it was the first time for him to have such direct communication with the harpy, Risadilan felt very strange, but at the moment he was eager for revenge and did not care about so much.
After Cai Jin heard this, her eyes suddenly became a little weird.
Because she really knew about this matter. She had heard that guy bragging in front of them more than once, saying that he was lucky enough to not only pick up a small BOSS, but also picked up several good equipment.
What's even more coincidental is that guy is her biggest enemy in the guild besides the boiling blood of beasts!
If this is the case, no matter from which perspective, it is absolutely necessary for me to have in-depth cooperation with Levi.
