Volume 3 Takeoff Chapter 278: War Begins Again
The relevant information was immediately notified to Michaela and the temples of the two goddesses, and Levi spent half a day dealing with everything in the new village of Scarlet Serpent.
There was no way. Although Risadiran and Alduin both decided to stay here for the time being to be responsible for defense, they were excellent in fighting but much worse in internal affairs.
Even if this scope is expanded to all his current subordinates, perhaps only Janet, who was born in the bee tribe and once held the title of little queen, can be counted as half.
The witch Tiva knows a little bit about it, and the old witch Greta who is in charge of the bee tribe is also one of them, but neither of them has officially pledged allegiance to Levi.
So he had to do it himself and first establish a formal vassal treaty with the Qin people that was recognized by the system.
From now on, he and Scarlet Snake will protect the lives and safety of these Tan people, and the Tan people will work and build for them, participate in necessary village defense, etc.
However, even if Levi decided to move the Qin people to a new village, they were reluctant to abandon their original small gathering place.
According to them, each mushroom field of the Qin people often requires several years of cultivation before it can produce the maximum effect. Even though it will become more dangerous there after most of the Qin people are evacuated, they are willing to take the risk.
The result of the negotiation was that they agreed to leave dozens of Tan people there, and the remaining hundreds of Tan people would come to Scarlet Snake Letter, and after the mushrooms here were planted, they would slowly and completely abandon that place.
Li Wei didn't care about it anymore, because even if there was an accident over there and dozens of Qin people died, it would not affect the overall situation.
This shows how reliable the lawful races are. After everything was officially confirmed, the Qin people actively participated in the reconstruction of the village. Many even volunteered to go with Levi to fight against evil races such as the bear goblins and snake people, because they had been bullied by many evil races before.
But in fact, Levi just listened to it. He really couldn't count too much on their fighting ability.
The Tan people can basically be regarded as the lowest race among humanoid creatures in the Underdark, and their combat capability is extremely weak.
Since they had already made an alliance and moved into their own village, Levi could roughly see their attributes, skills, and so on.
Except for ordinary Tan people farmers, most of the Tan people with combat capability are level 0 and level 1. They can continue to take care of mushrooms like farmers and can communicate telepathically by releasing spores, but then they have no other abilities.
They couldn't even defeat ordinary militiamen because they had almost no ability to make their own weapons or armor, and basically couldn't defeat any wild beasts, so they either had to use simple stone weapons or scavenge on the battlefield and use whatever they found.
Fortunately, since the Qin people are semi-vegetative, they reach adulthood at a young age and can breed offspring early. If they are not killed accidentally in the middle of their lives, they can basically live for more than a thousand years.
As time goes by, some of the Tan people who survive long enough may evolve more diverse abilities, including soothing the mind, causing hallucinogenic fog, and controlling corpses.
These three abilities seem very good at first glance. Those who can successfully comprehend them can basically become the King of the Tan people in every Tan people gathering place, also called the colony.
But based on their own strength, the actual effect they can produce is very average.
Among the Qin people who had surrendered to Levi, there was originally a Qin king. However, one day when he was leading his people to the battlefield to pick up scraps, he was killed along with dozens of Qin people by a passing group of bear goblins. That was why they became so active and proactive after seeing Levi.
They were already weak, and now they had lost King Qin. If they didn't find someone to support them as soon as possible, it would be very difficult for them to survive in the dark area.
They do have their own gods, but the being called the Meditator has almost no priests or priests under his command, and he has not passed down any powerful power, resulting in the Qin people not being able to count on him at all.
Since Levi will protect them in the days to come, the Qin people are willing to pay him some special materials as taxes and protection fees. Although the Qin people can only grow mushrooms at present, there are many kinds of mushrooms.
In addition to the mushrooms they use as food, and the poisonous mushrooms that are hated and despised by the Qin people but actually have some value, the Qin people can also grow elastic mushrooms that can serve as auxiliary construction materials.
As the name suggests, this special mushroom is not hard enough to be mentioned, but it has great elasticity and ductility. In addition to being used to build houses, people also prefer to add them to the surface of the wall, which can slightly enhance their protective function and resistance to fire attacks.
In Levi's opinion, this thing should have a certain value, but for the specific details, he would have to ask Lotus of the Red Brotherhood, or simply give out some of it and let her try to sell it.
Since she has gained a lot from cooperating with the Moon Singer, she has been looking for specialties from the Underdark recently. This thing can be considered a specialty.
As for the last type, Levi was more interested in it, it was the mushroom-man spores of the Tan people.
Each of these little gadgets is about the size of a finger. At first, they have no self-awareness and look like usable mushrooms.
But when the Qin people plant them in the ground and take good care of them, it won’t take long for them to grow into real Qin people.
There are no barracks or other buildings in the Qin people's village. Every time they are beaten and killed by other races, they rely on this trick to replenish the Qin people's population in order to survive the difficulties.
Under normal circumstances, the Qin people would be very careful to control the number, because they had no mouths and could only absorb nutrients from the mushrooms through direct contact. If too many Qin people were grown at one time, many of them would likely starve to death.
Since the Qin people do not understand magic and divine arts, they do not realize that many magical items can keep them alive even without a mouth.
They had never traded with other races before, so naturally they didn't know that mushrooms could be purchased from the outside world.
In Levi's opinion, this kind of expendable cannon fodder is actually most suitable for those new God-chosen heroes.
Even though the newly born Qin people are weaker than the militia, they are still very attractive to many novices if there are enough of them.
Whether or not they would starve to death was not a big problem, because the Qin people needed to survive the frequent battles first, and only then would they have the leisure to consider this issue.
When Levi first arrived, it took less than half a day for almost all the militiamen who followed him to die. It was hard to say how many of these Qin people with weaker combat effectiveness could survive the day.
The only thing that bothered Levi a little now was that those newcomers were already very poor. Even if he wanted to sell the Qin people to them, how much money could they give him?
Could it be that I am just doing them a favor, or should I ask them to pay in installments later?
Shaking his head, Levi temporarily stopped his wild thoughts and decided to throw this question to the Sun Knight.
He has been complaining recently that he cannot recruit new people. Many of the chosen heroes are used to being wild and don't want to join various organizations. These little mushroom people may be able to play a small role.
Well, I'll bring some to Nar next time. She can change the seeds into ancient guardians and back again more freely. These little mushrooms may be able to play a role in her hands, or they can just be used as an experiment.
Anyway, before they were truly carefully cultivated, even the Qin people themselves did not consider those little things to be life. They thought they were just a special resource that could be eaten when they were extremely hungry.
The next day, after arranging everything in the village and calling out the defense forces of the celestial creatures, Levi rushed to Pigherd Town as soon as possible, wanting to find Michaela to inquire about the latest developments.
After Luna and the others came back yesterday, he did not go to investigate again in person to avoid alerting the enemy.
But I believe that Michaela and the temples of the two goddesses will probably find ways to confirm it. After all, this matter is really very important.
If the situation was confirmed, they might have taken action today, because opportunities like this are so rare.
The gods are strongest when they are in their own kingdom, with the home advantage and endless divine power, and surrounded by a large number of believers who can ascend to the kingdom after death because of their devout faith.
Now that the bear goblin demigod has taken the initiative to leave their kingdom of gods and run to the main world, it means that he has basically lost all the advantages mentioned above. In the eyes of the gods, it is equivalent to a big piece of fat meat!
Especially since he is still in the Underdark. If he is discovered by the greenskins, snakemen, or drow elves, and then reported to their respective gods, how would the elven gods have a place?
He rushed all the way, and when he approached the Pigherd Town, he saw Simon and other cavalry units were already waiting there.
When we were conquering the Underdark yesterday, Simon and other cavalrymen and the Sky Slasher airship stayed in the Beastmaster Castle, but now there are fewer and fewer people there. Michaela and Reiner have moved to the Pigherd Town, so Levi asked Simon and the others to come along.
With these two days, and with the help of magic, the interior of Zhuherd Town has been almost tidied up. It is much more tidy than before, and there is no need to worry about the Sky Slayer having no place to stay.
He nodded slightly at the other party and asked casually, "Is there anything unusual?"
Simon nodded repeatedly: "Sir, there are many troops rushing to this area early in the morning. It seems that not only from the Beastmaster Castle, but also from Ashridge Town and Black Castle!"
Levi suddenly became alert. He immediately accelerated into the city. Seeing that the battle was about to begin, it was time to show the power of the 4th-level magic black tentacles that he had just mastered!
Soon he discovered that the entire town had been mobilized, with a large number of indigenous people moving back and forth.
There are not only high elves and half-elves, but also crocodile people, night elves, winged elves and many other races. It is obvious that they are preparing for a joint operation.
He looked several times but didn't find any guys dressed as the chosen heroes. It seemed that they might have all run to the north to bully the greenskins.
Could it be that this time the colony intends to abandon them and launch a large-scale attack on the Underdark?
But that shouldn't be the case. If the opponent is really a demigod, these ordinary conventional troops will be completely meaningless delay him nor cause any damage.
He still remembered how powerful the Demon Hunter Illidan was, and he still hadn't figured out whether Illidan was a legend or a demigod. Conservatively speaking, the Bugbear Demigod wouldn't be weaker than Illidan, right?
Coincidentally, before he had walked far, he saw Michaela and the most powerful crocodile man among them, Emperor Crocodile, talking about something.
In order to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings, he stopped on his own initiative when he was still some distance away.
But the crocodile man saw him with his height advantage, and then Michaela also looked over. When she saw it was him, her eyes suddenly lit up and she waved, motioning him to come over.
This time Levi was not polite, and Michaela explained it to him in a few words.
She didn't mention the Underdark at all, only saying that this time Princess Belinda decided to send her north to attack the greenskins in order to cooperate with the sea elves' attack on Broken Bay.
In the previous few days, many God-chosen heroes took the lead in attacking Broken Bay. Although they never actually broke into it, they also consumed a considerable part of the opponent's defenders.
But what really prompted Princess Belinda to make this decision was that after the fall of Swineherd Town, a considerable number of God-chosen heroes with boiling blood of beasts chose to evacuate to the north.
This resulted in the Sun Knight, Master and others advancing hundreds of miles northwards in just one day yesterday, and the other chosen heroes also gained something.
Although Princess Belinda is not sure whether is afraid of fighting or under pressure from the demons, she does not want to miss this opportunity.
So today the regular army will join forces with a large number of God's chosen heroes to attack Broken Bay. Mikaela and Reiner will lead their troops to attack northward to distract the greenskins from supporting Broken Bay.
As for the crocodile people, they don't need to join in the attack. In the special environment of Pigherd Town, their combat effectiveness will be very strong. But if they travel a long distance and then attack the city, they may not be able to exert only 80% of their full abilities.
Moreover, the passage leading to the Underdark near the Pigherd Town also needs to be defended by troops. Michaela was discussing this matter with the other party just now.
The crocodile people certainly had no reason to disagree. After all, Sobek had just joined the elven pantheon and the two sides were still in the honeymoon period. The passage was a bit too close to the pigherd town, so it was reasonable for them to take care of it.
At the same time, Emperor Crocodile also said that they, the crocodile people, needed to defend the Swineherd Town, but they could provide some large war beast-type crocodiles for them to recruit or temporarily hire. Not only Michaela, but Levi also had a share.
Of course they would not refuse, so the other party soon built a resting place specifically for the crocodiles.
Looking around, there are thorn crocodiles, iron-eating crocodiles, spider crocodiles and so on, but the most conspicuous ones are the sixth-level soldiers - the Deinosuchus, which occupy a large area alone and no other crocodiles dare to stay around.
After careful consideration and asking about the various attributes and the resources required, Levi finally did not choose the Deinosuchus, but chose the slightly weaker Iron-eating Crocodile.
Because according to what the other party said, although the Deinosuchus is very powerful, it also has obvious weaknesses, which is that it moves relatively slowly, and once it leaves its favorite swamps and rivers, its attributes will decline and it will become even slower.
For Levi, this super giant crocodile that is two meters tall and over ten meters long is, on the one hand, too conspicuous and is likely to become the enemy's priority target of attack; on the other hand, it cannot participate in the many battles in the Underdark and has poor versatility.
In comparison, the recruitment fees and excessive daily consumption of supplies are secondary.
So he finally chose the iron-eating crocodile and ordered 30 of them at one time.
He had just made a fortune yesterday and happened to have a lot of spare money. In addition, he had a relationship with Sobek and was the deputy mayor of Swineherd Town, so he could enjoy many discounts, so he bought so many pigs in one go.
Among them, there are both level 4 and level 5 ones. Their strength and physical attributes are excellent. In terms of skills, like most crocodiles, they also have the ability to swim, hold their breath and bite.
Next are two special offensive skills.
Death Roll: Once biting the enemy, they can try to cause a lot of damage to the enemy by rolling, and there is a high chance that the enemy will fall into negative states such as bleeding.
Swallowing Whole: They will try to swallow a creature that is smaller than themselves. Once , it will continue to suffer damage and cannot be rescued unless they are killed.
They also have iron scales that improve their defense, which is said to come from their habit of eating iron ore, which is also the origin of their name.
But what really prompted Levi to make up his mind was their last skill - being rideable.
Compared to war horses and other animals that can be ridden, the iron-eating crocodiles with this skill can carry multiple passengers at a time. Depending on their strength and size, each large crocodile can hold about 5-8 people.
Moreover, it does not require passengers to have riding skills, as long as the agility is 5, this requirement is almost equivalent to non-existence.
Levi had been thinking about this before. His subordinates all had to walk, and the marching speed was really slow. Especially after getting the Sky Slasher airship, he paid more attention to this problem. However, it was not realistic for all the troops to be cavalry, which made him a little distressed.
Now he has found a rough solution. Although the iron-eating crocodiles are not very fast, their size is there. Their legs are not as short as those of ordinary crocodiles. They can walk faster than ordinary infantry.
It can serve as a mount when traveling, and can also assist Zhou Miyin and others in defense during battle. Isn't this exactly what he needs?
Now, roughly estimated, the 30 iron-eating crocodiles can carry about 200 people. Together with the archers and magic units that can sit on the Sky-Slayer airship, all of his subordinates will no longer need to walk, and the marching speed of the entire army will be greatly increased.
He also tentatively asked Donna if she was interested in these big crocodiles, but was rejected as expected. She did not hide the reason for rejecting them at all, which was because they were too ugly.
Michaela also recruited dozens of crocodiles, but relatively speaking, the types were much more diverse. She asked for two or three of almost every type.
From Levi's point of view, she probably wasn't interested in their fighting capabilities.
Either she didn't want to reject the other party's kindness, so she was just being perfunctory, or she wanted to use this as a basis to get a closer look at the abilities of these big crocodiles?
Thinking further, this might not be her own intention, but Princess Belinda's intention. Even if the two sides are allies, it is better to study each other's strengths and weaknesses to be prepared.
But that had nothing to do with him. He just paid the money quickly and waited for Michaela's next order.
Now, Swineherd Town has gathered more than two thousand regular elves, with winged elves as external aid. Are they really just simply attacking some villages to distract the greenskins?
It is definitely not easy for the colony to gather so many troops, so isn't that too much of a waste?
He didn't have to wait too long, as Michaela quickly commanded the large army to leave the city. After giving Levi a wink, she took the initiative to ride her little phoenix into the sky, temporarily distancing herself from all friendly forces.
Levi immediately knew that she wanted to chat with him privately. Seeing how secretive she was, what could it be about?
Sure enough, when he caught up on the griffin, Michaela dropped a bombshell: "Levi, our real goal today is the haunted town!"
Even though he had some guesses, Levi was still a little surprised. The Red Cloud Tribe had only three towns in total. The Pigherd Town had already fallen, and the Broken Bay was going to be attacked by a joint attack today. Based on his understanding of Princess Belinda and others, even if he couldn't take them down 100%, they were basically in danger.
Now Michaela is talking about attacking the haunted town again. Is this a combination of punches to destroy the Red Cloud Tribe directly?
But Pigherd Town is farther away from the Haunted Town than from the Broken Bay. Since the beginning of the Red Cloud Tribe’s existence, they have never really attacked there, and there is almost no intelligence to speak of.
Where does Michaela get her confidence from?
Could it be that gods like Sobek, or powerful men like Illidan, are going to take action?
Seeing Levi's face full of confusion and puzzlement, Michaela couldn't help but smile. Levi's performance had always been beyond the expectations of many elves, but it was rare to see him like this.
But this matter was after all somewhat related to him, and the two parties were already familiar with each other, so she didn't beat around the bush.
"We have accurate intelligence that the leader of the Red Cloud Tribe was killed in a surprise attack by demons last night. Some green-skinned heroes took over the haunted town immediately and have driven out most of the natives who disobeyed them, including the original garrison."
Levi was suddenly more and more surprised. Aren’t the God-chosen heroes of the Red Cloud Tribe all people with boiling beast blood?
Originally, due to continuous failures, they had begun to split internally, and even Vice President Cai Jin had become a traitor. But now, facing such huge interests, they might be able to unite again.
For most of the God-chosen heroes, interests come first, and hatred comes second.
This doesn't seem to be good news at all for us, right?
But Michaela didn't finish her words: "More than 80% of their defense forces in the town are bugbears."
Levi was a little confused at first, but when he saw Michaela's slightly excited and agitated look, he suddenly thought of a possibility.
All the bear goblins in the Red Cloud Tribe originated from the bear goblin demigod. If he were to die unexpectedly in battle at this time, would it have a serious impact on the strength of all the bear goblins?
If this is the case, then everything makes sense. This is probably the fundamental reason why Michaela dared to lead such a small force to launch an expedition directly to the haunted town!
