It took a long time for Levi and Penthesilea to discuss relevant cooperation.
Amazons are good at bows and arrows, javelin and jungle warfare, followed by riding and animal taming. Except for the lack of tree people as allies, they are actually quite similar to wood elves in other aspects.
Of course, their overall strength is definitely not as good as that of the Wood Elves, because the Wood Elves are not only more numerous and very good at magic, but also have a longer lifespan, so it is often easier for them to hone powerful skills and strength.
The magic of the Amazon is not outstanding. Except for the curse witch who was trained by Zeus as the god of death and therefore mastered many curse and dark magics, the other spellcasters on the island are basically priests, who are essentially priests.
With the departure of Zeus and other gods, their strength also plummeted, because the priests' spells were originally powers sought from the gods.
At present, apart from using basic bows and spears for self-defense, the priests can also grow some herbs and act as pharmacists and doctors.
Or you could tame snakes, temporarily act as a druid, drive the snakes to fight, and extract snake venom to coat the Amazon's weapons with poison or something.
Of course, if Lilith or other gods are willing to accept them, they can spend some time changing their beliefs and soon restore some of their spellcasting abilities.
Such experienced priests, as long as they pass the test of faith, are quite popular among other gods.
But in the short term, they are still of little use.
As for the types of troops, Levi had basically learned about them all in advance from Elegy and Donna.
For Levi, the more Amazons the better, and the many monsters are also good, but there is a more serious problem here.
That is, the Amazons rely on the power of the gods to reproduce, and there are no god-given buildings related to any type of military force.
This means that if Amazon wants to develop and restore its population, it must rely on a god. It also means that Levi cannot get too many troops from them, especially in the current special situation.
Perhaps Penthesilea also knew that she had too few cards in her hand, so she took the initiative to propose that after those Amazons who were still poisonous snakes were rescued, she could give half of them to Levi.
And their only type of 5th-level soldiers produced from God-given buildings - Spirit Spring Guardians, which Levi can recruit freely.
When talking about this type of soldiers, we have to mention a special God-given building on Paradise Island - the Fountain of Youth.
As the name suggests, if mortals can drink 1 unit of spiritual spring water, they will be able to maintain their youthful appearance for the next month.
If you drink it continuously for 100 months, the effect will be stable and you don't need to drink it again.
Unless one is nearing the end of his life, or like a cursed witch, has overdrawn his vitality at once, he will never age again.
The Fountain of Youth produces 3 units every day, 90 units per month. Even though the goddesses occasionally come to take some of it, it still allows the many elders on Paradise Island to remain young and beautiful.
Unfortunately, the shelf life of the spiritual spring is only 3 days, and they have not found a solution. Otherwise, Penthesilea would be able to repay Levi's debt with this alone.
But Levi was still tempted. Divinity can increase the maximum lifespan by 10 times, but it will still inevitably lead to external aging, but the process may be much slower than that of ordinary people.
This effect of eternal youth will definitely be of great interest to Elegy and Donna, as well as to Kalida and Michaela.
Even Prince Dragon and the others definitely wouldn't mind having a drink.
Some male elves are just as vain as female elves.
Those human nobles and the like would definitely be willing to have a few bites.
As for the shelf life issue, if Amazon can't handle it, he can ask Michaela to contact some elf wizards, who will always be able to find a solution.
He couldn't estimate the value of this thing for the time being, but he felt that even if he left a part of it to Penthesilea and the others, earning tens of thousands a month should not be too much, right?
Moreover, he felt that it was a bit of a waste to just sell raw materials. If they were made into special potions through magical alchemy, their effects and value would probably be greatly improved.
Anyway, Penthesilea was selling it to pay herself back, so she might as well keep it for a few months and let Michaela find someone to do some experiments. If it was successful, it would be a huge business with great profits.
The Spirit Spring Guardians and the Spirit Spring of Youth were born together. In addition to maintaining their youth, they also have extremely abundant physical strength and extremely low demand for supplies. Not eating for three to five days is no problem.
They also have strong resistance to toxins and a certain degree of self-healing ability, and can restore 1 health point per second.
At the same time, they are also a relatively rare type of soldier among Amazons, wearing heavy armor and holding shields, using swords or spears as weapons.
Overall, they are a very qualified defensive force. As for their slow speed, it is not a problem since it is not their turn to chase and kill the enemy anyway.
In terms of monsters, Amazon has many dinosaurs such as cold lizards, saber-toothed tigers, ground vultures, giant macaws, and ankylosaurs, triceratops, stegosaurus, and even Tyrannosaurus, which can serve as war beasts or mounts.
But at the same time, they were all domesticated by the Amazons themselves, rather than recruited from the God-given buildings.
This makes the whole process relatively long, and once the war beasts die, it will take a long time to replenish them.
This time they were raided by the Church of Talos and were basically wiped out.
Penthesilea said that they would work hard to tame the beasts and repay the debt, but as for the output, Levi felt that they should not have any expectations in the short term.
But there is an exception. Except for a small number of level 7 giant apes that are born naturally, they can also be recruited from special God-given buildings.
Levi was also very surprised to hear this. This was not what Donna and Elegy knew. It could only be said that the Queen had deceived them all.
As a level 7 war beast, the King Kong Ape has thick skin and flesh, and has great strength and physique. Compared to its size, it is definitely flexible.
Their recruitment mechanism is very different from that of ordinary soldiers, and 5 can be recruited per month.
Penthesilea decided to give all the places to Levi, not only to repay part of the favor, but also because the recruitment fee of each of them was as high as 1,500 gold, but also because they were super gluttonous and Amazon simply couldn't afford to feed them.
But King Kong also has many advantages.
First of all, they do not require any maintenance fees because all of it is included in the daily food.
Secondly, as a special ape species, their intelligence is quite high, basically equivalent to that of an ordinary 7 or 8-year-old human baby.
After a little training, they can not only be equipped with weapons and armor, but can even learn some rudimentary martial arts.
Although its health points are only about 3500, which is far inferior to that of Nurgle's Great Unclean One, the Gigantic Ape in its full strength can still definitely crush Levi's Sphinx.
If they become elite units and are equipped with particularly powerful equipment, they may be able to defeat the Great Unclean Ones of Nurgle.
Unfortunately, there are no rich resources on the island. There are only a few scattered iron mines, stone mines, and timber mills, which can barely maintain the daily needs of the Amazons, but they are not of much value.
Because the Greek pantheon came too late, they were just clones, their average strength was not high and their foundation was shallow, so they would never get the chance to occupy the truly rich places.
They were already very capable, as they were able to seize this paradise island with a wide variety of beasts and establish relations with the lizardmen of Lustria.
In Penthesilea's own little treasury there were some trinkets that she had accumulated in the past.
For example, there are dozens of books on low- and medium-level magic related to earth, fire, water, wind, and thunder, obsidian throat-cutting blades blessed by priests, Koka magic potion that can enhance physical strength and greatly enhance resistance to fear in a short period of time, and so on.
It's not valuable, but it's still rare, so it should be worth a little money.
Next is the Amazon's unique totem mark, which is somewhat similar to the greenskin's battle pattern. By drawing magical patterns on their bodies, the Amazons may gain some special powers after paying a small price.
Donna has it. The piranhas, falcons, and black panther warriors in the Amazon are also mostly determined by the totem marks they choose.
Among them, Piranhas emphasize aggressiveness and lethality, increasing the critical hit rate while also causing bleeding effects;
Falcon can improve the maximum field of view and the hit rate of long-range attacks, and is generally preferred by archers;
The black panther is synonymous with agility and ferocity, and can enhance dodge and attack power.
There are many more examples like this.
As for their costs, they are actually quite minor, the most they cost is just a reduction in health or magic limit or something like that.
Penthesilea said that she could help elves or humans in need to draw these totem marks. If the price was right, it was not impossible to sell the technology permanently.
As for the end, it is naturally herself.
"Levi, how much do you think I'm worth?"
When a beautiful girl with fair skin and long legs asked such a question, Levi felt a little strange, but he certainly knew that the other party was actually asking about the price of a legendary hero.
"You want to be a mercenary? What about the reconstruction of Paradise Island?"
"I only know how to fight. Lavasana is better at this. She has been helping me secretly all along."
Levi smiled and said, "If you are willing to become my partner in the fight from now on, then the so-called debt will be written off immediately."
"But if it's just a temporary job... 500 per day, doubled when there's a battle. If there's a legendary or higher enemy, additional rewards will be given based on the difficulty of the battle. How about that?"
Penthesilea's eyes widened instantly. As a descendant of God, she had never been a mercenary, but she knew that the price was undoubtedly very high.
According to a rough estimate, she would need more than half a year to pay back the 100,000 gold coins she owed!
She nodded immediately: "Okay, I agree!"
Levi also felt very satisfied. She was the descendant of the God of War and had fully demonstrated her strength in previous battles.
In his hand was a large shield, which was obviously of very high quality and even a newborn could not break it.
Those level 6-7 demons seemed very arrogant, but they were still firmly guarded by her, and they didn't even lose much blood. From beginning to end, Cindy didn't cast many healing spells on her.
He can both defend and fight, is quite agile, and can throw spears. Except for not knowing magic, he is almost an enhanced version of Maltis.
The only drawback is that her output is not very high.
In the previous battle, she had no problem dealing with those Chaos Eggs, because those guys were like wontons with thin skin and big fillings, and their defense was almost zero.
But when dealing with two heavily-armored Khorne demons, she was obviously struggling.
Even in a one-on-one fight, she would probably have to put in some effort to defeat the opponent.
But this top-level meat shield is just right for himself and spellcasters like Sefa and Sally.
Although Cindy and Elegy have strong survival abilities, they are not professionals after all.
It seemed like he had spent a lot of money, but as long as he could kill a few more legends and get a few legendary or legendary-level equipment, his investment would almost be recovered.
If you encounter a divine enemy, you will make a lot of money.
And according to his next plan, defeating three or five legends would be considered a small number.
She has been staying on Paradise Island and has no idea how much the outside world has changed.
He was not worried that she would run away once she paid off the money. Not to mention the reconstruction of Paradise Island, a lot of resources would definitely be needed in the future. As long as he gave her more favors in his daily life, such as divinity, she would be reluctant to leave.
Then there are some details. For example, there are about 20 special feathered serpents on Paradise Island, and Penthesilea will hand them all over to Levi.
Now, no matter whether it is assigned to Donna, it will help her better hide the Sky Slasher and flying troops.
Or you can give it to Luna's reconnaissance team, which can all play a very good role.
And send someone to check whether the giant apes on the island have been killed by the people of the Talos Church. If not, they can be handed over to Levi now.
These super foodies normally hate men, but as long as Amazon is around, they will definitely be very tame.
Then it was time to summon the Amazons scattered in various villages. Now that they were suffering from such a disaster, it was time to concentrate their strength.
Finally, Donna, Elegy and others were all awarded the special Morning Star Blade.
Although their quality is only epic, they have the functions of both campaign treasures and weapons, have additional bonuses for Amazon, and can reduce some of Amazon's recruitment fees and maintenance fees. They can be regarded as equipment with very strong comprehensive functionality.
More importantly, they were passed down by the gods, and only true Amazon heroes are qualified to wear them. They are both a symbol and an honor.
It is not only effective on Paradise Island, even if it is taken to Lustria, they will treat the Morning Star Blade with courtesy after seeing it, and will also allow Elegy and others to recruit some troops.
Levi also remembered that the three anaconda sisters from Lustria had the same thing hanging around their waists, which made Donna and the others a little curious and envious.
However, although Penthesilea boasted so loudly, Levi didn't pay much attention to it.
Anaconda and his men were not even level 10 at the time, and their commanding and combat abilities were not that great, yet everyone had one, right?
Even though the rules in Lustria might be different from those in Paradise Island, this thing is definitely not particularly rare.
Moreover, he felt that with Zeus and other gods running away and the cursed witch's sister being killed by Pan, who knows what the Amazons in Lustria are like now, so this thing might not be as useful as imagined.
Then he also asked about the situation over there. Donna and Elegy were unaware of it, but Penthesilea and the Cursed Witch obviously knew about it a long time ago.
Then Levi learned that the situation there was similar to that on Paradise Island, with a witch and a divine warrior.
At regular intervals, the Greek gods would let their descendants take turns to serve as queens of the two places, and the other descendants of gods who did not get a turn would stay in the kingdom of God with the gods.
Then, in the chaos caused by Zeus, they seemed to have been completely wiped out, with only Penthesilea, who was on duty this time, and her sister in Lustria escaping.
Her name is Hippolyta. Unlike Penthesilea, who is the daughter of the god of war, she chose to become an archer practitioner. She is better at bows and arrows and command.
But no matter what, she is also a legendary hero and her fighting ability is still very good.
If the distance wasn't too far, Penthesilea would have thought about asking her for help.
At this time, the Messenger of Mercy also sent news that he had successfully set up a purification array using the materials Levi had just given him.
Next, as long as the magic circle is maintained in normal operation, the Amazons will gradually return to their original state.
It was time for him to leave. Even if he had certain reasons, it was not good to stay in the main world for too long.
The gods regard the mortals of the main world as forbidden food, which means that alien beings like him who truly want to help good will always be subject to some constraints.
Levi also expressed his gratitude, and then he left this space with Penthesilea.
Chusheng is dead, so there is no need for her to exist here anymore. I can find a chance to talk to her later and dismantle the sealing array and other things in exchange for money.
After all, it was left behind by the Greek gods themselves, so maybe we can get some unexpected things from it.
Then he planned to send a message to Khalida immediately, asking her to help prepare some elemental crystals or something, but there was no need to tell Penthesilea about this.
Then when he came out, Levi saw the curse witch sitting on the ground with a smile on her face among the dense venomous snakes.
Compared to just now, her aging seemed to have been slightly alleviated.
Without Levi asking, she had already taken the initiative to tell him that it was the generosity of the Messenger of Mercy that as long as she stayed in the magic circle with the Amazons, she would slowly recover, and she would stay here for the rest of the time.
Although they volunteered to protect Paradise Island, their current situation was also related to her, and she was willing to overcome this difficulty with them.
Moreover, the magic circle also needs a spellcaster to guard it, just in case. Even those heroic souls need to be appeased with the power of the magic circle.
Originally, they resisted the Church of Talos and the Newborn with the determination to die. Now that the powerful enemy is gone, they don't have to die in fear. However, new problems have also arisen.
Most of the gods they believed in, such as Zeus, have fled, and now there is no kingdom of God to accept them.
There are only two paths before them: wait for the guidance of the god of death of the human pantheon, and then face a fate full of unknowns.
Or he could take a gamble and pin his hopes on Diana, who had not yet replied.
However, as temporarily transformed heroic spirits, their remaining strength, consciousness, and even rationality were being consumed and weakened every moment.
Without the help of the magic circle, they wouldn't be able to hold out for long, which would also require a cursed witch and more elemental crystals.
The Cursed Witch also said that she had successfully contacted some of the priests who had lost their powers. They had successfully gathered some of the remaining Amazon troops and were preparing to rebuild two troops specializing in poison attacks:
Jungle snake shooter and python spear warrior.
Once they succeed and become stronger, they can become reliable guards of the treetop city, or they can be handed over to Levi to serve as mercenaries.
This was certainly good news, but it left the Queen speechless.
Of course, she hoped that these sisters who had contributed so much to Paradise Island could have a happier ending, but this was in serious conflict with her previous plans.
She has decided to help Levi fight. If the cursed witch sits here and does nothing, who will take care of Paradise Island?
Seeing that her expression was different, the Curse Witch couldn't help but ask her. After listening, she frowned.
The two looked at each other and both felt a little embarrassed.
Levi smiled slightly. Isn't this the opportunity?
"I can help find professionals from the elves, including internal affairs planners, necessary earth mages, construction workers, and various resources needed for the reconstruction work, and even patrol teams needed on the island and nearby waters. "
Alyssa was originally the best at internal affairs. Since she was promoted to a heroic unit, Levi gave her more authority, allowing her to train lieutenants.
Especially after she was recently ordered to plan and manage Fear Rock, the demand in this area has increased significantly, so she has also dug out several adjutants in succession.
In addition, Michaela also recruited some relevant personnel from Black Castle and Ashridge Town, which was enough to meet the needs of Paradise Island without delaying Fear Rock.
If necessary, Michaela can do even more.
Even though she has been following Levi around recently, she has spent some years in the colony before, and the connections there will not be easily severed.
As for the patrol team, just leave it to Luna's lieutenants and Sumi and her aquatic troops.
If worst comes to worst, he could hand over some Death Guards to Amazon.
Although those priests have lost the spellcasting ability of priests, it is still not a problem for them to control some ordinary Death Guards.
As long as you get through the initial difficult stage, the situation will soon get better.
The purification array of the Messenger of Mercy is not designed to purify tens of thousands of people at once, as that would be a very long process and involve greater risks.
As long as the magic circle continues, a certain number of Amazons will recover their human form every day. After a short rest, they will soon be able to rejoin the garrison of Paradise Island.
Looking at Levi's smile, Penthesilea could only nod again with a little helplessness.
Now that things have come to this, what choice does she have?
I just hope that Goddess Diana can get back in touch with them and give them some help!
So after borrowing money from Khalida, Levi immediately began to organize the reconstruction of Paradise Island and successfully captured three giant gorillas.
The main attack direction of the Church of Talos was the treetop city, so the damage suffered in other places was not particularly large.
In addition, these big guys looked difficult to deal with and were quite far away from the treetop city, so the people of the Church of Talos did not take any action after a little probing.
I guess they originally planned to let the sword master take action, but they didn't expect that they were all killed later.
These big guys are about five meters tall when they are on all fours, and as tall as three stories when they are standing up. They look extremely intimidating.
In fact, after seeing them, Levi discovered that they were really like unicorns, and their attitudes towards men and women were completely different.
He was a celestial mystic who was very popular among many celestial creatures, but they completely ignored him.
But when facing women, they treat not only Amazons like Elegy, but also Cindy, Sefa, and even death elves like Maltis equally.
And often the stronger they are, the more enthusiastic they are.
At the same time, because of their high intelligence, they will occasionally take the initiative to pick some fresh fruits, flowers and other things and give them as gifts.
This doesn't even have to do with their gender, the same is true for female King Kong. This made Wange and others very happy, but left Levi speechless.
Levi felt that if he built some giant armor and shields for them, he wouldn't have to say anything or sign a contract, they would protect them with their lives.
Thinking of this, he asked the dwarf blacksmiths in Dread Rock to give priority to forging shields for them.
In recent battles, mages such as Michaela, Sefa and Sally did not gain much, so this time they were given a King Kong as a guard.
Next were the 20 or so feathered serpents that could cover the troops. Levi assigned them to Donna, Kerillian and Luna, asking them to take the time to familiarize themselves with them.
But after actually trying it, they all said that the Quetzalcoatl was indeed useful, but the effect was not as strong as they had imagined.
The first is that there are too few of them.
The range that a single feathered serpent can cover is very limited. It takes at least two feathered serpents working together to cover a Sky Slasher. Without the cooperation of the little female dragon's mist, even if all these feathered serpents were distributed to Donna, it would still be insufficient.
Secondly, in a real battle, even if the enemy cannot see the troops under the Quetzalcoatl for the time being, will they really do nothing when facing the approaching Quetzalcoatl? I'm afraid they will subconsciously throw a bunch of magic and arrows at it first, right?
Not to mention that this is likely to hurt the invisible troops, the Quetzalcoats themselves are not very resistant to attacks. If they are really used in this way, the Quetzalcoats may suffer casualties in almost every battle.
Therefore, if they want to maximize their power, they need to practice more and cooperate with magic.
For example, under the wings of the Quetzalcoatl, there is a powerful wizard who casts invisibility on the Quetzalcoatl.
But the specific details still need more research.
Because the invisibility provided by Quetzalcoatl is the most common invisibility, it can only block the enemy's sight, but cannot block the sense of smell, etc.
When passing over the beach and grass, very obvious footprints will be left behind, which are serious loopholes.
Things in other areas are also running in an orderly manner.
After giving Michaela a try of the Fountain of Youth, she happily ran to the colony to find some wizards who were on good terms with her, and tried to use it as the raw material to create a real potion that could keep one young forever.
Sumi also sent out several of her younger sisters to become temporary sea patrol guards for Paradise Island.
They had fought several battles in succession recently and gained a lot of experience points and spoils, but they also urgently needed gold coins to recruit new troops, so they did not refuse this kind of mission.
And it won't be too boring either. Whether it's the evil murlocs and sahuagin, or the snakemen pirates or the Nibon pirates, there will never be a shortage of them in this sea, not to mention the countless ferocious sea beasts.
Plus, Levi gave a lot of money, so they were all willing.
Yes, the money that Levi borrowed from Khalida did not fall into the hands of Amazon, but was spent directly.
It is obvious that Sumi and others are working for Amazon, but in fact he is the employer.
Because only in this way can he get the greatest benefit from Amazon.
Penthesilea and the others noticed this, but they did not feel any dissatisfaction, because they were already very grateful that Levi was able to lend a helping hand in such a critical moment.
It's really difficult to borrow money these days.
Anyway, as long as they can save those tens of thousands of Amazons, they are willing to pay the price.
Then Levi gave some eagle-type and scorpion-type Death Guards to the Amazon priests who had lost their magic, and asked them to use them for daily patrols.
Kael, on the other hand, felt quite regretful for not being able to participate in the battle with Paine, the Khorne demons, and the Firstborn.
His level was not low, but he seriously lacked experience in fighting against strong opponents. Seeing the opportunity right before his eyes, he failed to seize it, which made him feel unwilling.
But the other blood elf heroes seemed to be comforting Kayle, saying that there would be opportunities in the future.
Secretly, they all thanked Levi and expressed their gratitude.
Kyle is the last bloodline of the Sunstrider Court, and they really don't want him to be involved in any danger.
Especially now that he not only has no offspring, but he doesn't even have a girlfriend, he can't take any risks.
Levi immediately understood what these guys meant. Besides not wanting Kyle to continue to participate in dangerous battles, they also wanted him to find him a girlfriend to carry on the family line?
He thought this was a very feasible idea. Right in front of him was the Amazon Paradise Island, which was inhabited entirely by women. With Kyle's strength, appearance, and status, he wouldn't have to worry about not finding a partner.
And if the current situation continues to develop, the High Elves and Amazons will definitely become a solid alliance.
If Kael marries one or more Amazons, the blood elves will also be connected to the Isle of Paradise, and they will be even less likely to leave Dreadrock.