Volume 3 Takeoff Chapter 385 Visitors from Tiefeng Fort
After arranging for Maltis to rest first, Sonia and Sefa went to patrol the surroundings, while Levi began to check what was in the space ring.
In addition to some gold coins, low-level wizard items, and negative energy crystals, there are also about eighty to ninety primary and intermediate soul crystals.
It can be seen that before being killed by Maltis, those undead creatures had caused a lot of harm to people, but now they have all fallen into Levi's hands.
He directly asked people to bring in a large amount of metal and prepare to start making Death Guards.
In fact, according to the records in Volume 9 of Nagash, Death Guards can be made of metal, stone, and in emergency situations, bones or even wood. However, this is a black iron mine, so there is no shortage of metal, so it is better to use better ones as much as possible.
However, in order to compare the specific attribute differences, he still asked people to find some stones, bones and the like.
Then he began to create his own Death Guard according to the records in the Ninth Volume of Nagash.
Although he had never made a construct before, this thing was a fool-proof operation. All he had to do was place the corresponding materials in a certain order and input magic.
When he actually started making it, he found that the principle was almost exactly the same as the one he had used before to create low-level puppet creatures using animated weapons and magic permanence.
It's just that the materials are different, and he didn't use soul crystals at the beginning.
But no matter what, it can be considered as a kind of analogy.
So after spending a little time, he successfully created the other five types of Death Guards except the Sphinx.
In order to make a good comparison, he used low-level and mid-level soul crystals to create one of each.
As for the Sphinx, making it not only requires dozens of times more materials, but also a hero's spirit and high-level soul crystals, which means they are destined to be unable to be mass-produced.
Since there are no advanced soul crystals in the space ring for the time being, I can only wait and see if I can get them when I fight the enemy in the future.
Come to think of it, the Sphinxes of the Tomb Kings are all level 7 soldiers, the same level as dragons and phoenixes, so it is not easy to manufacture them.
But he was still very satisfied with the other types of Death Guards. Among them, the humanoid jackal (double sickle sword), flying eagle (spear), beetle (hammer shield), and half-human, half-beast poisonous scorpion made of metal were all level 4.
Their main skills are anti-infantry, flying, holding and burrowing, and their characteristics and combat styles are very consistent with their appearance.
The beast-shaped scarab is a tier 5 troop. Although its attack power is not worth mentioning, its defense, magic resistance, and health are all excellent.
Because of its special round body, it has additional resistance to attacks from long-range projectile weapons such as arrows.
Since the Death Guards are special constructs, mental magic such as fear and charm are completely ineffective against them.
They also have no morale and do not require regular supplies such as food or water.
Correspondingly, Levi couldn't use ordinary spells to treat them. He needed to learn some special expertise and spells, or simply recruit some special subordinates, in order to treat them.
The Tomb Kings have a special profession called Tomb Technician, who specializes in repairing various constructs.
As for their energy problem, it is also very easy to solve.
Whether it is the elemental crystals of various systems, soul crystals, or simply the magic power of magicians, they can be easily driven.
If it is really an emergency, they can be driven forcibly by consuming the soul crystals in their bodies, but in that case, they will basically be scrapped after use and there is no need to repair them.
But it’s not a big problem, because constructs, no matter how high their rank, are essentially consumables.
In addition, because they are relatively large and their metal bodies are extremely heavy, they can serve as perfect front-row cannon fodder.
Next time if we encounter a giant or something like that, a powerful enemy that even the Silver Guards cannot completely resist if they form a battle formation, we can send them into battle.
The giant might be able to knock the Silver Guards back more than ten meters, but he definitely couldn't easily cause the same effect on these big guys.
As for the control items made of metal and stone, while they saved Levi a little money, their attributes in all aspects had a significant decline.
Its rank will also drop accordingly. Those made of bones will simply become rank 2, and will not even be qualified to be cannon fodder.
Apart from this, there is almost no difference in the properties of the Death Guards made using low-level and mid-level soul crystals. Levi speculates that there may be a difference in mental state.
But after issuing a few orders, there was still not much difference. It could only be a matter of combat wisdom. We could only wait and see more on the battlefield.
In short, Levi was still very satisfied. The constructs were certainly not perfect, but their greatest feature was that they could be produced continuously as long as there were enough materials.
This is even countless times faster than the recruitment speed of God-given buildings.
The only regret is that you can only create Death Guards when you have the Nine Volumes of Nagash equipped.
Levi was just copying instead of learning any special skills from them, and he hasn't learned anything yet.
Due to its preciousness, he can only do this himself for the time being, and the manufacturing speed may be affected to a certain extent.
However, after returning to Thorn Town, with the assistance of the Mage Tower, the efficiency should be increased many times.
After a slight sigh, Levi created some more Death Guards.
Compared to ordinary troops, constructs have another advantage, that is, when they are not fully activated, they can be placed in a space ring.
If he were to be left alone someday, they might be able to play a huge role.
After using up all the soul crystals in his hands, he also made a few magic flying carpets, intending to give them to Cindy, Alyssa, Sefa and other magic troops later.
Regardless of whether they can use it or are willing to use it, this at least represents his intentions.
Then he took out the epic weapon he had obtained in the Underdark - the giant Hydra lance.
This thing had been idle in his hands before, which was really a waste. Now that Maltis came to him on his own initiative, maybe it can find its owner.
Although she had used a two-handed rune greatsword before, as a knight, how could she not use a lance?
At this time, Tree Stump ran over and said that the most powerful dwarf nearby, Iron Peak Castle, had sent people here on their own initiative.
Levi was not surprised by this. Although they had recaptured this place from the undead, it was still the territory of the dwarves a few days ago. Other dwarves would definitely pay attention to it.
He simply signaled Shudun to be the representative and communicate with the other party. Anyway, he would be responsible for all the matters here in the future.
The stump was immediately full of insecurity: "Brother Levi, can I do this? Will I mess it up?"
Although he had communicated with the indigenous people many times before, there had been more than one occasion when he had to chase them to ask for tasks.
But things back then were completely different from now, and this may very well involve the future ownership of the black iron mine.
This game is not like other ordinary games. If the indigenous people lose their territory or equipment, their forces, or their relatives and friends may help to get them back.
Levi didn't care. He originally wanted to see what conspiracy Mala was up to. Now that he had seen it and also obtained the Nine Volumes of Nagash, the Black Iron Mine was no longer very attractive to him.
He immediately comforted them: "It's okay, you are all dwarves, it will be easier to communicate with you, and the other party only has a few purposes."
"First of all, we need to form an alliance. There is nothing much to say about this. Just agree to it and work together to beat the greenskins and beastmen."
"The second thing is to go back to the Black Iron Mine. As long as the price is right, we can sell it to them."
"In the end, the other party may put forward some conditions. After we achieve our goal, they will officially recognize our ownership of this place."
As for the situation where a war breaks out due to a disagreement, based on the information Levi has collected so far, the probability is almost zero.
Not to mention that we are all in the good camp and won't easily start a war over such a small matter. The dwarves are also unable to take care of themselves now, okay?
Apart from being used to deal with the evil alien races around them, almost all of their troops were sent towards Bafeng Mountain.
Despite this, Shudun was still a little nervous, as he had never made such a big decision before.
There was no choice but Levi to go with them. If anything happened, they could discuss it together.
Just as Levi expected, the dwarves did not seem to have any hostility. Instead, they were obviously satisfied when they saw the tree stump.
They didn't exchange too many pleasantries and quickly got straight to the point.
"In the name of Kazador Dragon Slayer, we can recognize your ownership of this place and are willing to trade with you, but there is one condition: you need to avenge the innocent victims."
Levi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this. There was such a fierce fighting in the deep pit before. Even if you don't know that it was Mammoth's hand, but looking at the extent of the damage to the terrain there, you should have known how powerful the opponent is, right?
This condition doesn't seem to be very sincere?
As for Kazador, he had also heard of him. He was the king of the dwarves of Ironforge.
Not only is he a legend himself, he also has a legendary rune blacksmith under him who is well-known in the entire main world - Sorek Ironbrow.
Just looking at this point, you can tell that the strength of their kingdom is second to none among the entire dwarf race.
As powerful as the High Elves are, there are 10 kingdoms in total, and it is not stated that any kingdom has 2 legends at the same time.
And Kazador had really killed a dragon, although it seemed to be just a relatively insignificant green dragon among the five-colored evil dragons, but it still won him great reputation.
That Iron Eyebrow was no small character either. His reputation and popularity might even be higher than that of Kazador or even the Dragon Prince.
Because both of them are warrior-type, they are best at single combat, but Tiemei can forge all kinds of powerful runes and even attach them to weapons and armor.
It is said that the number of legendary equipment he has produced is in the double digits, and there are more than one or two legendary equipment.
With such a powerful ability, no matter whether it is the God-chosen hero, the indigenous people, or even the major churches, they all have to respect him, okay?
But despite this, and the joint efforts of other dwarven kingdoms, they still failed to capture the entire Eight Peaks Mountain. It is conceivable how fierce the battle there was.
But the other party soon explained that the target was not Mala.
It turned out that those dwarf survivors who used magic circles to escape from the treasure house in the Filth Pit were unfortunately robbed and killed by a group of greenskins.
It was their bad luck. Their teleportation array had fallen into disrepair and had some minor problems, which led to errors in the transmission.
According to their investigation, the other party happened to be teleported to the camp of a group of greenskins who were on the run...
Shudun and Levi looked at each other in bewilderment. That was really unlucky...
The dwarf spitted and said, "So if you can avenge them and kill those greenskins, the king can guarantee that all dwarves will never have any objections to you occupying this place!"
Signaling to the stump to agree first, Levi hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is the other party a native or a hero chosen by God?"
This answer determines how much effort he will put in next.
As everyone knows, the green-skinned natives don't use gold coins as currency at all.
Those unlucky dwarves left with the most precious things in the entire treasure house, but were robbed by the greenskins. If he could find and kill them earlier, perhaps the entire treasure would have been his!
"It is said that the enemy is a green-skinned warrior named Big Chopper. We only know that he ran south, but his exact whereabouts are still unclear."
Levi couldn't help but grin. This guy really is one that fits the greenskins' naming habits very well.
But if you go south, it's just on the way.
For the time being, he has no intention of interfering in the affairs of Bafeng Mountain. The indigenous people have been fighting there for so many years without any result .
Recently, it has attracted many God-chosen heroes. Those greenskins, dwarves, and ratmen all have legendary heroes behind them, and there are more than one. He is an elf, so he probably won’t have any good chance if he goes there.
Although there is a volume of the Nine Scrolls of Nagash hidden there, Lilith said she would investigate it first before making a decision.
He could have gone and caused trouble for the Silver Blood Army first, and then looked for those greenskins on the way.
The other party has not set a time limit for this, so what does he have to worry about?
Moreover, if we go south, we might be able to find an extremely powerful helper.
Although most of the Vampire Queen's enemies were dealt with by her strength, magic, or charm, there were still some that she was helpless against.
One of her most deadly and equally immortal enemies lies in the South!
So after looking at each other, they readily agreed to the other party's conditions.
After thinking for a while, Levi asked one last question: "I wonder how you plan to deal with the sewage pit?"
The leading dwarf suddenly looked quite angry, yet helpless.
"The original dwarf clan there has disappeared, and we don't have the ability to purify it for the time being, so we can only put it on hold for now."
Then he looked at Levi with great caution: "But that place is different from here. Even the king will not easily agree to let foreigners occupy it."
Levi shrugged and did not comment, because he really had no intention of occupying the place.
Not to mention how much energy it would take to clean up the ruins, I'm afraid that within a few days, the entire main world will know that Mala had fought there and suffered a defeat.
By that time, there will be a lot of indigenous people and God's chosen heroes going there for sightseeing. Just thinking about it, he can't stand that trouble.
After seeing off the dwarves of Ironforge, Levi gathered his team again and prepared to leave.
Except for the monitors and Xiaotian who stayed with many celestial creatures, most of the ogres were handed over to the tree stump by Levi.
Although they are powerful, with the Death Guards, they are of little significance to Levi.
The most important thing is that there are already enough races in his troops. Unless necessary, he only wants to recruit and command elves and their subspecies, plus some celestial creatures and war beasts such as griffins.
As for other races, unless they are really strong, forget it .
As for the elite ogre, Leslie, he was specially picked out by Levi and taken away. From his previous performance, everyone could see that there was a big difference between him and ordinary ogres.
In fact, among the indigenous people, those who rely on their own abilities to become elite units are either extremely talented, or experienced in many battles, or both. In short, you will never suffer any loss if you focus on training them.
The ogres naturally wouldn't have any objections to this. After all, they were all mercenaries and all they had to do was give them food. It didn't make much difference who they followed!
