Volume 2: The Road to Dragon Feast Chapter 97: Brotherhood of the Sons of the Mountain
Murphy looked at the five Highland Swordsmen in front of him. The five Highland Warriors were very satisfied. Although the two-handed swordsmen of the Highland Swordsmen were slightly inferior to the giant swords, they were also quite intimidating.
The Highland warriors all had majestic beards and carried two-handed battle axes, looking very brave.
This time, we will definitely need powerful melee troops to attack the bandits' stronghold.
He didn't use up all his command power, so there would be no shortage of level 2 soldiers anyway, and they could be replenished at any time. The right thing to do was to grab the level 3 soldiers first.
Murphy's current command value has reached 65 points.
(20 Charm = 20 Dominance, 300 Reputation = 15 Dominance, Prince Status = 20 Dominance, Guardian Knight +10 Dominance.)
After removing eleven level three soldiers, there are still thirty-two vacant populations.
However, before deciding what to bring with the remaining soldiers, you still need to study the military configuration needed to attack the bandit stronghold.
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Knight Roland, do you have any experience in clearing out bandit strongholds? How do those so-called bandit fortresses compare to those built on the borders of the kingdom?"
Roland (Vassal Knight): "Bandits are not difficult to deal with, but it is more troublesome if they hide in their strongholds. Bandit strongholds are usually simple mountain strongholds built of wood. Of course, they are not as good as regular military fortresses, but since bandit strongholds are usually built in the mountains, they are not easy to attack. There are so many bandit strongholds in the kingdom, and the reason why they have not been eliminated is because it is too difficult to attack them head-on."
Murphy was a little surprised. He didn't take it too seriously when his brother Sieglet said it, but now that Roland said so, it seemed that things were indeed a bit tricky.
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Oh, why is it so hard?"
Roland (Vassal Knight): "Let me tell you about a bandit stronghold I attacked before."
Knight Roland said as he drew a simple map on the ground.
Roland (Vassal Knight): "Bandit strongholds are mostly built in the mountains or in places with difficult terrain, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack. For example, the bandit stronghold I attacked was surrounded by steep cliffs and there was only one path leading up the mountain. The bandits built several arrow towers on the side close to the passage and installed two crossbows. Once attacked, a large number of archers would be stationed on the arrow towers. With the addition of two crossbows, the entire way up the mountain is almost within the enemy's long-range attack range .
Even heavily armored troops would suffer heavy damage when facing the crossbow.
We will continue to lose troops along the way, but this is not the biggest problem.
The bandit fortress has a gate, which is built of solid logs and is very strong. It takes a lot of time to destroy the gate, and the troops will suffer heavy casualties in the process.
Unless a large number of elite troops are mobilized, or there is air support or siege weapons, a general infantry attack will result in heavy losses.
"Can I use magic?"
"No, the range of magic is not as good as that of bows and arrows, not to mention that the enemy has arrow towers to increase the range."
Murphy frowned, he also saw the problem. The bandit fortress was just a simplified version of a castle. The terrain and city walls were used to create a terrain that was conducive to defense. Most of the enemies could be dealt with by long-range output alone.
This is very similar to the feeling when he plays Age of Empires, where he would build a large number of walls to block the terrain, and then use ranged troops to get the computer's manpower for free.
It’s just that now I’m the one being taken advantage of for free.
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Are all bandit strongholds this difficult to attack?"
Roland (Vassal Knight): "Not really. After all, this kind of terrain is not everywhere. Some bandit fortresses are built in plain areas. Such strongholds are easier to attack. In addition, the strength of the bandits in the bandit fortresses varies. Some bandit fortresses have powerful leaders, while others only have some ordinary bandit leaders. If you are lucky enough to get a weak target, you can easily take it down. If you are unlucky enough to get a strong target, you can only admit your bad luck."
Murphy pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled. "Haha, don't worry, I have my own way of finding the weak ones. You guys take a rest first, I'll go out and do something."
After saying that, he walked straight into the palace, returned to his room, then immediately exited the game and returned to the game login interface.
Murphy chose to create new characters.
This time he chose the monster template.
Monster Type: Humanoid
Birthplace: Alterac Kingdom
Monster Factions - Thieves Alliance - Brotherhood of the Sons of the Mountain
[The Thieves' Alliance: A loosely-knit group of outlaws, whose main activity is plundering. They are widely distributed in the spheres of influence of the major kingdoms and are the targets that the major human kingdoms will spare no effort to eliminate.]
Bandit monsters are a relatively common type of humanoid monsters, and they are widely distributed. From the lowest-level thieves and bandits to higher-level brigands and robbers, and even various powerful bandit organizations, all belong to this force.
Among them, the major fraternity organizations are the most prominent.
The so-called fraternity actually means "gang". The most famous one in reality is the Skull and Bones Fraternity on American campuses.
If converted into a martial arts context, it would probably be a minor villain organization like the Skeleton Gang.
There are three Brotherhoods in Alterac.
Blade Brotherhood: A professional killer organization. If you mess with them, an assassination mission will be triggered. Sometimes, many elite assassins will suddenly appear when you are walking in the wild. The bosses of Blade Brotherhood often drop high-level professional skill books for thieves, assassins, and shadow dancers. Therefore, civil wars between thieves and adventurers often break out. It is difficult to encounter players of other professions.
Syndicate Brotherhood: It is composed of a group of professional thieves with a strict organizational structure. It is said that there are many corrupt nobles and even treasonous princes among them. They have been plotting to overthrow the royal power of the Kingdom of Alterac.
The Brotherhood of the Sons of the Mountain: An alliance of highlanders who call themselves the 'true men of Alterac'. It is a loose bandit society consisting of dozens of different branches, most of which are active in the mountainous areas near cities and towns, and occasionally go down the mountains in groups to plunder.
It is also the most indispensable .
This is what Murphy is going to join this time. The Silver Blade Castle of the Syndicate Brotherhood is a large dungeon with 40-person difficulty. It is said that the dungeon of the Blade Brotherhood can only be opened by completing quests by rogue professions. The monster template is just a level one monster when it is born. It is not so easy to sneak into those two organizations.
Only the threshold for becoming a son of the mountain is relatively low.
[System prompt: You have chosen to become a bandit recruit of the Brotherhood of the Sons of the Mountain. Please select your birthplace.]
A simple map of Alterac appeared in front of Murphy. There were no signs of cities and towns on it. Instead, there were markings of many bandit camps and bandit fortresses.
These are all places that can serve as spawning points for bandit monsters.
Murphy randomly chose a bandit stronghold and chose to be born.
What he didn't expect was that he could actually choose a career.
【Robber (Bandit Recruit)
Initial level: Level 3-5.
Skill: Looting. When you kill a target, an extra item will be dropped.
Initial equipment: wooden stick.
Monster introduction: A desperate outlaw holding a wooden stick, with nothing but anger in his heart and hatred for the world. 】
【Thief (Bandit Recruit)
Initial level: Level 2-4.
Skill: Silent Walking. No sound is made when walking.
Initial equipment: simple dagger.
Monster Introduction: A thief holding a dagger, lacking the courage to fight head-on, so he is always used to sneaking up behind the enemy to launch a sneak attack, and will flee in panic once he encounters a counterattack. 】
【Rogue (Bandit Recruit)
Initial level: Level 1-3.
Skill: Throw. Throw the weapon or item in your hand to cause ranged damage.
Initial equipment: stone.
Monster introduction: An unstable element hated by the world, a useless person who doesn't like to work and is unwilling to take responsibility. Even on the battlefield, he always hides behind others and throws stones. 】
Murphy was speechless when looking at these three professions. These novice monsters of the robber department were really worse than each other. But it didn't matter. They were only used for reconnaissance anyway.
Murphy chose a thief as his initial profession. At least he had a skill of walking silently, which made reconnaissance more convenient.
