Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 99: Battle Skills
After picking out these things, Levi didn't like the rest. He indicated to Lightforger and Leopard Head that they could choose for themselves. He turned his head and looked at the knowledgeable Amazon: "Donna, have you heard of the name 'Maokai'?"
Donna shook her head. "I haven't heard of it, but tree people are probably related to wood elves."
Elves are a large race with many subspecies, each with its own characteristics. For example, dark elves love to capture slaves by boat. They even have a giant mobile fortress on the sea called the "Black Ark" made of islands and even continental fragments. They are definitely in the lawful evil camp.
The High Elves like trade, have good relations with most races, and like to study various kinds of magic, as well as tame various animals that have both strength and gorgeous appearance, such as the Spirit Wolf of Ulthuan, the White Lion of Chrace, and even dragons and phoenixes. They are basically lawful neutral and tend to be good.
The wood elves are old-fashioned and conservative home-based elves. They like to stay in their own woods and not bother others, but others should also not bother them. Therefore, they have formed a solid alliance with tree people who have similar thoughts and behavior patterns.
Their camps are more vague, most of them are relatively chaotic and don't cause much trouble, but for those aliens who break into their territory, whether they covet the wealth in the forest or are simply lost, they usually have only one thing to do.
That is to kill the opponent, and then use the opponent's blood and corpse to nourish the earth and the forest.
Because of this, many people think that they should also be classified as the evil camp and be grouped with the green-skinned orcs who dislike everyone and only want to fight.
The difference between the two is that the greenskins are always looking for fights, and they won't be happy unless there is bloodshed and deaths, while the wood elves just sit back and wait, and kill anyone they catch.
Levi also put it away and glanced at the attribute column. Sam was still scouting in the distance. He was not attacked, nor did he return to report because of any abnormalities. It seemed that the witch should have given up temporarily?
Or was she still worried about other ambushes in the woods, so she asked me to help her explore the way?
So in that case, what should I do?
But that was a matter for the future. After many consecutive battles, he finally had enough experience points to raise his battle level to level 2 and acquire his first battle skill.
First, like Donna, he directly put the combat attribute on attack, and then he considered which combat skill to choose.
Just like choosing magic expertise before, this time there were also three choices. However, after reading them, he felt that he didn't need to be embarrassed about the choice this time, because the answer was actually very clear...
1. Ballistics (Elementary): You can command long-range war weapons such as catapults and cannons to increase their hit rate, critical hit rate, and critical hit damage rate by 5% respectively;
2. Naval Battle (Basic): When fighting in lakes, rivers, or oceans, all your troops will gain +1 attack, +1 defense, and +5 health. If they have water battle or similar skills, this bonus will be doubled.
3. Leadership (Elementary): Your leadership is increased by 50, and the influence of troops from different factions or races in the same camp is slightly reduced (ineffective against undead, mechanical constructs, elemental creatures, etc.).
The bonus from ballistics looks good, but Levi can't afford those things for the time being, so he just PASSes.
Likewise, naval warfare was not an option at all at the moment. There wasn't a single aquatic creature in his army, and he had no plans to engage in naval warfare.
In comparison, although leadership skills did not improve the combat effectiveness of the troops, in Levi's opinion it was the best option.
As his power continued to grow and he visited more and more places, he would inevitably recruit more soldiers from other races, and he was in need of such a skill.
And the Leadership +50 is also very good. It is worthy of being a campaign skill that can only be learned every 2 levels. It is indeed much stronger than regular combat skills!
At this moment, Leopard Head, who had just divided the spoils, couldn't help but say, "Boss Levi, almost all my troops are dead, and my magic points are all gone. I'm afraid I can't fight with you guys anymore."
Hmm? Levi suddenly felt a little interesting. Did this guy want to get more money and then run away now?
Could it be that he hasn't realized yet that there is a high probability that there are other treasures in the forest, and that this battle is not completely over yet?
Or did he realize that he was now retreating in order to advance?
But no matter what, Levi felt that he could send the other party away first. This guy didn't seem to be very smart, and his strength was very weak. There was really no point in keeping him here. If he wanted assistance, it would be enough to have a Lightforged who had much better strength, character and brains.
So he nodded gently: "Okay, in that case, you can leave first, use up all your team contributions, well, considering that you used the scroll of wind magic before, I will give you an extra 15 silver coins."
Even if it is garbage, there is the possibility of recycling and reuse. For example, this time, if it weren't for the opponent's chicken troops to attract the BOSS's firepower, perhaps the casualties of his own troops would be even more serious. So Levi was a little more generous. After all, idiots also have their uses.
But come to think of it, it seems that ever since I started teaming up with others, my teammates always suffer heavy casualties...
Leopard Head didn't know about the slightly dark thoughts in Levi's mind. He just ran away happily with the things and money. Before leaving, he did not forget to thank Levi. For a moment, Levi couldn't tell whether Levi was really stupid or just pretending to be stupid.
Seeing him walk away, the Lightforged who had been silent all this time couldn't help but sneer: "What an idiot."
If he didn't mention it now, but continued to move forward, then no matter what Levi got in the woods next, Leopard Head would be able to get a bigger share.
And the little compensation he got now can't make up for his loss this time, right?
Levi raised an eyebrow: "I wish there were more idiots like this. After all, I'm not that smart myself."
The Lightforger couldn't help but smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry, Levi, I've handed over all the captain's authority to you, what are you afraid of? I'm just wondering if there is still a possibility for us to cooperate in the future."
After a slight pause, he continued, "In a dark mansion near Maple Leaf Village, there is an undead vampire boss who is quite powerful. Are you interested?"
Of course Levi is interested. Who doesn’t like to fight bosses when playing games?
"Oh, what level is he? Even a master priest like you can't fight him? "
Although the various initial optional races differ in many aspects, excluding small tribes like the Halflings who are just making up the numbers, the average strength of the Undead individuals is basically recognized as one of the bottom races. Together with the Skaven and Goblins, which are also evil races, they are called the "three evil wastes."
The main reason is that the undead have too many weaknesses. They are afraid of fire, lightning, light, and even more afraid of various magic and divine arts. Moreover, most of them move slowly. At the same time, it seems that except for some skeleton archers whose attack and hit rate are very poor, the initial troops cannot use long-range attacks.
Such numerous weaknesses resulted in them suffering heavy losses every time they fought against foreign enemies.
If it weren't for the fact that the Undead Tribe has a large number of and their troops can be replenished with just corpses and bones, and the price is also relatively cheap, it would be difficult to choose their God-chosen heroes.
Of course, it is precisely because they can command the dead that their comprehensive strength is currently ranked first among the three wastes. Moreover, vampires have a good appearance and a dark and evil charm. Ghosts are born with a virtual body effect and have a great reduction in physical attacks, so they are very popular. They are much stronger than the other two wastes that have almost no candidates.
The Lightforger couldn't help but feel a little helpless when he heard this: "At the beginning, I was somewhat confident. The vampire there was only a Tier 3 Elite BOSS, but later on, other people kept failing in the challenge, and he was pushed to a Tier 4 Elite."
"Then he suddenly became much smarter. Not only did he recruit a lot of followers, but he also seemed to have updated his equipment. His resistance to my magic was also improved. I tried twice, but I had no confidence in defeating him both times."
"And while we were focusing on the mission at Rocky Highlands, there were still some newcomers or those who didn't believe in evil coming to challenge us. I think the enemy's strength is likely to have become even stronger. Even the bodies of their subordinates who died in the battle were used by them."
The chosen heroes and their subordinates can quickly become stronger by killing hostile monsters. Similarly, the natives also have this ability.
But for most of the natives, the frequency of their battles and the number of monsters they killed were far less than those of the chosen heroes.
Because the indigenous people who have fighting capabilities can be roughly divided into four categories.
First up are the military systems of the major forces. Their overall comprehensive strength is the strongest, but apart from fighting against hostile forces, they rarely have other opportunities to fight. Once on the battlefield, the casualty rate is extremely high in the fierce battles, and there are few opportunities to grow in it.
Of course, once you can successfully stand out, you must have both strength and luck, and be the elite among the elite.
Next are the adventurers and explorers.
A considerable number of indigenous people are keen on exploring ancient ruins, mysterious caves, etc., in an attempt to find hidden treasures. Their combat effectiveness varies, but generally speaking, their fighting frequency may not be low, but the intensity is obviously not as high as that of the army. After all, they are fighting for wealth, so there is no need to fight too hard.
The second are the garrisons in towns and villages in inland areas far away from the border. Their strength may not be weak, but the frequency of their battles may be relatively the lowest. After all, they are in a relatively safe environment and do not have so many opportunities to fight all day long.
As for the rest of the people, such as the many types of soldiers wandering around towns and villages, waiting to be recruited by other indigenous people or gods' chosen heroes, their fighting frequency is also very low.
Finally, there are the wild monsters in various regions, such as the gnolls in the Stoney Highlands, or the kobolds and goblins wandering in the wild. Their fighting frequency is even lower, because once a fight occurs, it often means that they are almost dead...
But now, according to what the Lightforger said, with some idiots tirelessly giving away heads, the vampire boss was actually killed and advanced? This is a bit outrageous.
However, he mentioned that the opponent's resistance to divine arts had increased, which made Levi think of the ring he sold to the traveling merchant Tros. It couldn't be such a coincidence...
With a slight grin, he asked, "Why haven't I heard any news about this?"
When he first appeared in Maple Leaf Village, the old village chief told him that there were signs of undead activity in the east. Although everyone has been busy encircling and suppressing the gnolls in the Stoney Highlands recently, many God-chosen heroes have indeed been there. Why has no one mentioned it at all?
The Lightforger couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he heard this: "In the beginning, everyone probably wanted to take the BOSS for themselves, but then some people failed one after another, and they probably felt a little embarrassed, and they also wanted to trick others, so almost all those who knew about it chose to conceal it."
"But once the jackal's mission is over and everyone's strength has improved, I'm sure someone will try again."
Levi couldn't help but smile, and he readily agreed to the other party: "Okay, in that case, after the regional mission of the Stoney Highlands is completed, we will also find an opportunity to cooperate and see the weight of that vampire."
Of course, if the other party can demonstrate greater value, then perhaps it would not be impossible to continue cooperating with the other party in order to capture the ogre camp and the black dragon and its subordinates that may exist underneath it.
The Lightforged naturally nodded with a smile. From the current point of view, Levi's strength and character are both pretty good. If he can defeat the vampire BOSS together with him, then it doesn't matter if he gets less spoils this time.
After taking another look at the distance where there was no movement, Levi nodded to the Lightcaster and said, "Let's go in and see what else is waiting for us in the forest!"
