Volume 3 Takeoff Chapter 389: Pursuing the Immortal Palace
As soon as the two chosen rat heroes fled, some of the Storm Rats who were originally acting as supervisors also began to flee.
As for the remaining clan rats and slave rats that were inferior to them, they scattered in all directions.
When they were running away, their racial talent - running away with their heads covered - came into play. At the expense of their defense, their movement speed in a short period of time was generally increased by at least 10%.
So before we fired a few rounds of arrows, most of them had escaped from the range.
Levi didn't let Donna chase him, but just let her continue to rise high into the sky and disappear into the clouds.
Let Luna do this little thing.
Aren’t the big cats that these female hunters ride on perfect for catching mice?
Then, after thinking for a moment, he casually sent out a half-human, half-beast, scorpion-type Death Guard.
Their special skill is digging. I wonder if it can play an extraordinary role when dealing with those ratmen underground?
Watching the Sky Slasher gradually disappear, the leader of the caravan couldn't help but admire: "Is this the noble Sky Slasher? Compared with our Sky Lantern and Sky Boat, it is much faster."
Of course, Zhendan also has flying war equipment, and more than one kind.
The appearance of the sky lantern is basically similar to a huge hot air balloon, carrying multiple gunners. These people sit in an armored basket and keep shooting downwards.
It is also driven by flames from a spirit bird with the blood of the Vermillion Bird, so it can often fight for a long time.
But its movement speed is not very impressive, it is basically the same as the speed of an ordinary person jogging.
This is not a big problem during a normal march, but if it encounters an attack from the enemy's air force, mage or archer, it should not even think about escaping.
Another one is called Tianzhou, and its principle is almost exactly the same as that of sky lantern.
But as the name suggests, Tianzhou is no longer a hot air balloon, but a directly hoisted boat equipped with cannons, muskets, etc.
Although its power is many times stronger than that of a sky lantern, its speed is actually slower than that of a sky lantern.
Apart from sky lanterns and sky boats, Zhendan's regular flying troops only include some flying feather tribes, such as crow men and eagle men.
They are certainly much stronger than the likes of the Harpy, but they are not as good as the Scorpion Tailed Lion.
Although occasionally there would be dragonborn riding giant dragon horses to join the battle, except for the many dragon gods, mortals should not expect to form a large-scale army from them.
So it is no wonder that he felt deeply moved after seeing the agile and swift Sky Slasher.
Levi's heart immediately moved, and he once again thought of Zhendan's floating city - the Immortal Palace.
If it were in the past, he would not even dare to think about it, but now that he has many towns and has Lilith as his support, he thinks he might be able to inquire about it.
Of course, on the other hand, after experiencing the war with the ratmen, his reputation in the northern provinces of Zhendanwei has directly risen to friendly, so he should have some opportunities.
The leader of the caravan was not surprised. As long as there were humans or aliens who knew about this, there would be few who were not interested in it.
Levi is the lord of the town and should have enough financial resources, so he doesn't mind saying a few more words.
"I wonder if you want a purely ornamental palace, or one that has both practicality and protective capabilities?"
"Of course it's practical. I'm not that extravagant yet."
The caravan leader thought for a moment and said, "We do have a few in our family. If you are interested, I can try to ask."
"My Lord, you have helped us many times. I will definitely try my best to help you get a favorable price. However, the Immortal Palace is extremely rare after all. I am afraid it will still be very expensive. The last one we sold was priced at more than 50,000."
Although the Fairy Palace looks beautiful, it is actually not as popular as imagined in Zhendan.
Firstly, because the land of Zhendan is vast enough and the country has been waging foreign wars for years, no one is short of land at all, but what they lack is population and troops.
The area, resources, etc. of the Fairy Palace are fixed almost at the moment of its successful creation.
Unless new God-given buildings are built on top, or more immortal palaces are spliced together, they will eventually have their limits.
All in all, developing the Fairy Palace is a thankless task.
Secondly, the dragon gods used the fairy palace to build the "Heaven", and mere mortals also raised the fairy palace into the sky. Do you have any special ideas about this?
Even though the Dragon Gods are extremely magnanimous, no one wants to take the risk because there is simply no need for it.
Therefore, they usually regard the fairy palace as some kind of large-scale war machine, standing on some fortresses, and supplemented by sky lanterns and sky boats, which can often ensure peace in a certain area.
If they encounter foreigners who are kind to Zhendan and rich enough, they don't mind selling it.
Levi smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. If the Asgard is really as good as the legend says, I am willing to pay enough for it."
Although the Sky Slasher is not bad, his own defense is too weak.
Once shot down, except for Donna who can ride away on a flying mount and the druids who can transform into birds and fly, Avalon and the other archers above will probably all be killed.
But the Fairy Palace is different. To some extent, it can be considered a combination of a wizard tower and a village, and its defense is still very strong.
At that time, the Silver Guards and other infantrymen can also ride it together. Although the movement speed of the Fairy Palace is not fast, it is faster than walking after all.
Of course, this will also make them much more conspicuous.
Once the Asgard joins the battlefield, I'm afraid all enemies will be the first to notice and attack it, and we will need to have enough strength to defend it well.
Moreover, even if this price is definitely higher than the actual transaction price, it is still really expensive.
Upon hearing this, the caravan leader decided to pay more attention.
How dare you question our Zhendan Palace? Don't you know that it was forged by the Dragon Gods themselves and is also used by them?
"Don't worry, sir. The Immortal Palace was refined by the Dragon God. Before it is activated, you can carry it with you. Once activated, it can be developed and constructed normally like an ordinary village."
"It will consume some energy once it reaches a high altitude, but I believe it won't be a problem for adults."
Li Wei laughed. Good fellow, you are waiting for me here? It seems like a compliment, but it is actually a provocation.
They really refuse to suffer even the slightest loss. Perhaps, this is the self-confidence and pride unique to the Celestial Empire?
But of course he was not angry about such a small matter. He just agreed very readily: "Okay, then I will wait for good news."
After roughly confirming this matter, Levi bought another twenty fire-breathing dragon staffs from the other party, intending to give them to Alyssa, Bayoru, Yaling-Qiufeng and other subordinates who were relatively difficult to upgrade.
He had already seen the power of the dragon staff. It was almost always effective when dealing with enemies like beastmen or ratmen who were almost unarmored.
It was only after a deeper understanding that he realized that this thing was more of a special consumable than a weapon.
Each dragon staff can emit 36 bursts of flames before it breaks under the heavy load and cannot be repaired.
At the same time, the magic crystals in the dragon staff, the talismans of Zhendan, etc., will all use up all their energy, and you will have to buy a new dragon staff.
When he heard this, Levi felt that something was wrong.
According to the other party, the trade between Zhendan and the Tomb Queen has been going on for thousands of years. After so many years, the drawbacks of this weapon have not been improved.
Is it that they can't, or they don't want to?
In fact, he was more inclined to the latter, because if the dragon staff was too well-made, wouldn't it become a one-time deal?
If the dragon staff is a consumable item like it is now, then it is natural to maintain long-term trade.
After finishing this small transaction, the subordinates had almost cleaned up the battlefield.
Actually, there was nothing much to clean; the rats were just too poor.
The most common slave rats basically only have a loincloth and a spear made of wood or a sling as a weapon.
Clan rats are slightly better, they can wear relatively formal clothes and have a shield.
Then there are some special night rats. Although they still use slings, their ammunition may be processed and may be coated with poison. The damage is not high, but it often has a disgusting negative effect.
Only when you reach the level of Storm Rat will you have real heavy metal armor and sophisticated weapons.
Their appearance is also very intimidating. Although they are hunched over, their height is still not much less than that of ordinary people. Under their long purple-black fur, they are full of thick muscles and their bodies are extremely strong.
Unfortunately, their actual combat effectiveness is still a bit lacking, and it is difficult for them to defeat the Jade Brave Halberd Soldiers of the same level in a one-on-one fight.
Yes, even though they are the top infantry among the ratmen, in reality they are just that.
This is also one of the important reasons why most other races in the past looked down on them.
If a race does not have qualified line-holding infantry and cannot fight head-on, it will naturally be difficult to gain recognition from other races.
Even the wood elves, who always like to fight guerrilla warfare in the forest, have a large number of tree men, forest beasts, cavalry, and even forest dragons, etc., which can support their frontal attack.
They prefer to fight guerrilla warfare, not that they can't.
Rat really couldn't, at least that was the case before.
But now, when the corpses of numerous rat trolls and wolf rats were placed in front of everyone, they all knew that things might be about to change drastically.
Similarly, several seized dimensional stone rifles also illustrate similar problems.
When they saw them, Sefa and Sally, who were relatively fragile magic units and preferred to go to the battlefield in person, were somewhat frightened.
Only then did they understand why Levi's behavior had been a little strange since the fire attack was successful. It turned out that he was silently protecting them.
The leader of the caravan also frowned repeatedly. Although they won easily just now, that was because of Levi's help. If they were to deal with it independently, such an enemy would become very difficult to deal with.
But when they were doing business, besides the greenskins and beastmen, the most common creatures they encountered on the road were these ratmen.
Their Zhendan magic system is completely different from that of the Western world. They do not have conventional magic that can turn mud into stone, nor do they have any more advantageous means or arms to fight against enemies lurking underground.
He seemed to have foreseen that future trade routes would become increasingly difficult.
Then he turned to look at Levi and the scorpion guard beside him: "Sir, I wonder if you are willing to give up these things?"
But he noticed that they had just drilled into the ground and fought with the ratmen inside, and finally came out covered in blood without a single one missing.
They are made of metal, so the blood can only come from those ratmen.
Levi couldn't help but smile when he saw this: "As long as the price is right, these scorpion guards can naturally be sold."
Although the average strength of the ratmen is very low, their numbers are quite large, so after this battle, he directly collected nearly a hundred soul crystals.
Even if only three or five of them are intermediate, they can be used to make Scorpion Guards, so there is no need for very high-level ones.
The leader of the caravan was immediately delighted: "Okay, sir, please wait a moment. Once we reach Lahmia City and complete the transaction with the Tomb Queen, the caravan will have enough money."
In fact, he was not only concerned about the safety of his own caravan. The threat of ratmen was the same for all caravans.
If he could purchase a large number of these so-called "Scorpion Guards" here and bring them back to his family, it would be a great achievement!
Even his evaluation of Levi was directly raised to a higher level.
The principle of these scorpion guards seemed to be very similar to that of the gods' guards of the Tomb Kings, but he could guarantee that, at least under the command of the Tomb Queen, there were absolutely no such things.
Li Wei also heard something. The other party didn't seem to be planning to make a small move? He would only make money after selling the goods. How much did he want to buy?
"Of course the more the better. I wonder how much your Excellency will charge for it?"
This question was a little difficult for Levi. He was planning to make a small profit from this, but if he cheated the other party here, the other party would then raise the price of Tiangong by 10% or 20%, and he would still be the one who suffered the loss.
So after a brief hesitation, he directly confessed: "These scorpion guards are all special constructs of level 4. For the sake of my friendship with the Yuan family, I am willing to sell them at cost price, 10 gold coins each, how about it?"
Although he had carried enough materials for two space rings when he left the Black Iron Mine, and the soul crystals were basically free, they still had certain value.
Not to mention that he is a powerful wizard over level 15 after all, and his labor costs are not cheap, okay?
As soon as the caravan leader saw Levi's face, he knew that even if he didn't lose money to gain publicity, he would definitely not make much.
He also thought that if these things were really effective in dealing with the ratmen, the two sides could still carry out long-term transactions.
As the most adaptable beastmen, ratmen are almost everywhere in the main world. Although the rat infestation in Zhendan is not very rampant, it does still exist.
So he didn't bargain any more and just agreed very readily: "Okay, then please prepare 100 for me first!"
Levi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Being rich means being generous. This time, his soul crystal was almost wiped out.
"Okay, let's talk about it after we arrive at Lahmia City. Although I have a lot of materials, it will still take some time to make them."
Then he changed the subject: "However, there is no need to settle everything with gold coins. If there are any precious magic or equipment, I will also accept them."
The caravan leader rolled his eyes, patted his chest and promised that he would keep an eye on him.
But in fact, he already had some ideas.
Their transaction with the Tomb Queen has lasted for thousands of years, and the Yuan family has taken on this job for decades. How could they not have relevant channels?
Well, this is a good opportunity to show off our strength!
After making the agreement, both parties were very satisfied, and then they divided the scattered spoils and the dimensional stone weapons used by the ratmen.
It's not that we are attracted by them, but they can be used as evidence to provide others with a warning of this potential threat.
After a short rest, the team continued to move forward.
Although they had defeated a large group of ratmen, Luna and the others still did not relax at all.
The ratmen are only the nominal masters of the Peak of Resentment, but that doesn't mean they are the only existence here. Especially since the beastmen and greenskins have been wreaking havoc recently, she has to be more careful.
Levi sorted out his space ring and began to consider whether to make his first Sphinx in the city of Lahmia.
Once successful, the 7th-level troops will greatly enhance their own combat effectiveness.
But the Sphinx is a specialty of the Tomb King, plus the other Death Guards that he has activated, especially those Scorpion Guards that are quite rebellious in the eyes of the Tomb Kings...
With the intelligence of the Tomb Queen - Khalida, she will probably guess the truth soon. They can only come from Nagash.
The Tomb Kings have only the deepest hatred for Nagash because he turned them into rotten mummies. What will be Khalida's attitude towards herself now that she has obtained Nagash's power?
Especially since he wanted her to send troops to attack the Silver Blood Army together.
At that time, she was just seeking revenge, but she wanted the Nine Volumes of Nagash collected by the Silver Blood Army, so she was afraid that it would not be so easy for her to agree.
Unless I can help her solve some critical problem, or make her owe me a favor that cannot be easily repaid...
As he was thinking, Levi felt someone approaching from behind. When he turned around, it was Martis.
"You seem to be collecting the souls of those beastmen?"
Levi nodded slightly. There was nothing to hide on this point, or at least there was no need to hide it from her.
Although she looks like a salted fish and is always in a daze, she is actually neither a big-mouthed woman nor stupid at all.
How could he be such an idiot if he could escape from the Bane Church safely and smoothly?
Moreover, he had just discovered that the python knights who had followed her before had all died in the battle with the ratmen without realizing it.
Even though she had an absolute advantage, she was killed by these weak ratmen. Who would believe you if you said she didn't do it on purpose?
Although it is not clear whether she is doing this to help them get relief or if there are other reasons.
But if we infer from this, how much of the destruction of the Legion of Dread during the previous battle with the greenskins was because the enemy was really strong, and how much was it because she did it on purpose?
But it doesn’t matter, it has nothing to do with Levi.
But when we encountered the beastmen along the way before, her eyes were blank and she looked uninterested. When a fight really started, she was just paddling around. But in fact, she was observing me secretly?
Maltis seemed to be interested: "Is it about those special constructs?"
Levi raised an eyebrow: "Do you have any ideas?"
Maltis nodded without hesitation: "Yes, I want to know if you can create a cavalry-type construct. I am willing to pay the price."
"Not yet, but if we can get the new Nine Volumes of Nagash, maybe there will be a turning point."
Upon hearing this special word, a look of obvious astonishment appeared on Maltis's frosty face.
She was not only surprised that Levi had acquired it, but also that he had told her so easily.
This caused some fluctuations in her already dead heart.
But she didn't say anything, just nodded, then turned around and returned to the team.
In comparison, she prefers to express her attitude through practical actions.
Levi smiled and didn't take it too seriously. He just continued to think about countermeasures.
Before long, while Levi was still pondering, they gradually entered Khalida's sphere of influence.
The environment here began to change significantly. It was no longer the original barren and harsh land, but sparse jungles began to appear. The further we went, the more the coverage of jungles and grasslands began to increase rapidly.
Seeing this scene, Wange was very happy because she felt like she was back in the rain forest of her hometown.
The only thing that was a bit not so nice was that as we entered the rain forest, all kinds of mosquitoes and poisonous snakes began to appear in groups.
Most of these guys can't even reach level 0, let alone be considered a threat, but they are certainly a bit annoying.
Levi and his magic troops are fine, as they can use mage armor and other items to protect themselves. Mosquitoes and the like will often be killed directly by crashing into them, but there is no good way for others.
The leader of the caravan simply took out the clothes he had prepared in advance and wrapped himself in a few more layers, looking like he was ready to fight on.
Alduin, on the other hand, didn't react much. As a dragonman, even though his entire body was not covered with scales, his skin was still much tougher than that of ordinary people, and was not at all susceptible to the bites of ordinary mosquitoes.
So Levi thought about it and turned on the Radiant Crown. He wanted to see if it would have any effect on these annoying little things.
But when a holy light flashed, all the mosquitoes, insects, ants and snakes within ten meters around him, whether they were crawling on the ground or flying in the air, all fainted on the spot and could no longer bother anyone.
Elegy, who was chopping mosquitoes with a big sword, suddenly laughed and went straight to Levi.
Then Cindy, Sefa, Sonia, Martis, Alyssa and others also came over to share in the fun.
The leader of the caravan was amazed, but unfortunately he was too embarrassed to get together with a group of women.
But his mood was not actually affected too much, and he even became much more relaxed.
Because according to his past experience, once here, it is basically impossible to encounter ratmen raiders.
Although Khalida has little interest in expanding her territory, she is extremely persistent in defending it.
The reason why the ratmen of the Peak of Resentment fell into their current situation was because they once crossed the border to plunder, and then they were led by Khalida herself and massacred tens of thousands of them in one battle.
Since then, until now, the nearby ratmen have not been able to form a new, more formal clan.
It might be more appropriate to call those hundreds and hundreds of ratmen a "nest".
In fact, based on past experience, he felt that it would not be long before sentinels from the city of Lahmia arrived, not to welcome their caravan, but simply because they were always patrolling the border.
Sure enough, just a few minutes after he said this to Levi, Luna reported to Levi that several strange-looking teams riding giant cobras were approaching.
In order to avoid causing any unnecessary misunderstandings, Levi naturally let Luna and the others return to the team. Anyway, the Zhendan caravan was here, so he could leave the communication to him.
Moreover, he had promised before that he would introduce Khalida to me .
The leader of the caravan was not in a hurry and did not even send out scouts. Their Zhendan dragon flag itself represented a lot of things.
Soon the other party approached the caravan rapidly. When Levi saw the other party, he also understood why Luna said that the other party was weird.
Because these knights holding hook sickles or dragon staffs were actually squatting on the huge snake head of the cobra, which was two meters in diameter and about three or four meters above the ground.
If it were an ordinary person, it would be impossible for him to stay put while the snake's body twisted forward, let alone fight.
But they are certainly not ordinary people. They are all mummified warriors wearing bronze masks and walking openly under the sun.
Some of them were mummies, and some had their bodies mostly weathered away, revealing their white bones. This proved that they were definitely elite warriors who had been through many battles and had existed for hundreds of years.
Their mounts are not natural products either, but constructs that also wear gigantic masks, snake-like guards of the gods.
The combination of the two is the 5th-tier soldier of the Tomb Kings - the Grave Knight.
In fact, the entire Tomb Kings faction only has three types:
Constructs such as the Guardians of the Gods, mummies (divided into unweathered, semi-weathered and fully weathered), and the one-of-a-kind Khalida who still retains her appearance as she did in life.
It is also said that the Graveyard Knights are Khalida's favorite soldiers because they have the attributes of snakes, and she is favored by the deceased snake god.
These guys arrived quickly enough.
Levi didn't need to say anything. The leader of the caravan had already taken the initiative to ride forward, first pointed at the dragon flag of Zhendan, and said a few words casually. The cemetery knights turned around and began to lead the way without saying a word.
It is obvious that the two parties have already become familiar with each other.
At this time, the leader of the caravan also smiled at Li Wei and said, "Sir, with their protection, everything will be smooth sailing!"
