When I was happily lying on the bed counting the gold coins and caressing the piles of gems, I didn't know that my journey in this world had been arranged by others like an object. But even if I knew it, there was actually no way to resist or rebel, because I was not qualified to challenge the strong in this world.
To be honest, now I have only temporarily saved my life and have an appropriate status. If I provoke someone I shouldn't provoke, I will still die without a burial place. I still have this self-knowledge.
The following days were extremely boring. Apart from pretending to attack the city at the request of the South City army, I had nothing to do. The only way to pass the time was to draw drawings of various mechanical weapons and other toys with a quill pen in the military camp, and think about improving them to make them more powerful.
For example, the ancient Chinese developed a swarm of bees (intensive instant crossbows), the fire chariot (a giant crossbow chariot that can move quickly), etc., which were quickly improved and strengthened in my hands. I produced various equipment according to the parts, installed them myself to test their power, and then dismantled and burned them, and even the residue after burning was smashed to pieces. . . . . .
While developing these various weapons, I also made a few suitable weapons for myself. A crossbow that can be quickly loaded and has 4 strings and 4 crossbow loading positions, that is, this thing can fire 4 single-shot crossbow arrows in succession or 4 crossbow arrows at a time.
But the crossbow itself is a slow reload device, and I don't expect to have any chance to reload after firing 4 crossbow arrows, so I also made two pairs of arm guards for myself. Although my arms look a lot thicker after being equipped, who would have known that these two arm guards actually contain a crossbow that can fire 5 arrows each
On my own back, I built myself a truly powerful weapon, which is a smaller version of my repeating crossbow, or an enhanced version of the ancient Chinese swarm crossbow. It has 8 crossbows in 5 rows with 40 arrows, which can be fired in 5 bursts or once, with a range of nearly 300 meters.
When I equipped myself with these things, I was thinking that if I could equip a troop with the same equipment as mine, I would be really excited about the power that this troop could exert. . . . .
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"Sir, the weather is nice today. I heard that several adults are planning to go hunting for fun. Are you going?" One boring morning, just as I was drooling over these huge aqua blue transparent gems, Matthew knocked on the door and asked.
"Matthew, come in!" He put the gem in his pocket and watched Matthew push the door open. "But I didn't hear the two adults talk about it? If I join in rashly, I'm afraid it won't be appropriate, right?"
"Sir, it was Lord Pavel who sent someone to invite you to join us."
"Then I'll go. These days, apart from smashing things in the city, I'm almost bored. But I've never participated in such an activity before. Do you have any good suggestions?" Although I'm happy to go out and have some fun, as the saying goes, 'It's better to be safe than sorry', and I don't want to capsize in the gutter.
"Sir, I suggest you bring a few more guards and don't leave the two legion commanders. I'm afraid that if you are alone, you will encounter unnecessary troubles. But if you are with the two legion commanders, I think they will definitely protect you based on their respect for you, so as to avoid being schemed by villains..."
"Matthew, have you heard anything? If so, please tell me directly. I don't think you want me to get into trouble because I misunderstood your words or didn't understand them thoroughly enough, right?" After hearing what Matthew said, I knew there must be a problem. Someone wanted to deal with me? But I was not afraid that Matthew would not tell me the truth, not only because I knew he was Thack's man, but also because of the promotion and courtesy I had shown him these days. If Thack wanted to deal with me, then there would be no need to find any excuses, and Matthew would not let me take advantage of the opportunity to seek shelter with Thack.
"Sir, you should pay attention to Claude. I heard that you have offended him before. But since you are not very good at martial arts or magic now, I am afraid you will be in danger if you are alone." After hesitating for a long time, Matthew finally said it. It seems that the deputy division commander position I helped him get, the 1,000 gold coins I rewarded him, and the promise to help him obtain noble qualifications in the future, defeated the possible consequences of his offending the finance minister.
"Okay, I understand. Today's routine siege will be handed over to you. Just be careful not to capture the city gate..." I reminded Matthew before leaving. I have thought about that Claude. As long as I don't leave Thacker and the others, I think I will definitely not be in any danger.
"Sir, the commander of the Sixth Division, Han Long, reports to you..."
"satyr......"
“Bang…”
When I arrived at the meeting place at the time and location Matthew said, I saw that quite a few people had already gathered there. I found Thacker as quickly as possible and immediately saluted him to report. But then the word "pervert" made me the focus of everyone's attention. I was also terrified because I suddenly attracted so many eyes. The sudden shock made me stop and bump into the corner of the table. . . . . .
Amidst everyone's laughter, I rubbed my waist and stood up with a bitter face. From the moment I stood up, I immediately found the person who brought me bad luck, the girl I met in the garden of Caster City Lord... Bah, bah, bah, female magician, if I say something nonsense later, I don't know how much bad luck I will bring.
"Miss, I think I only saw you once, and it was just an accident. I didn't molest you, and I didn't take advantage of you verbally. And I didn't see you at the time, so I accidentally spilled the wine on you. Do you have to embarrass me like that?"
“You you you…”
"Okay, today's event is about to begin, so let's put other things aside. Lord Wenk, please restrain your subordinates. Now I will announce our action plan for today, which is to hunt monsters. In addition to whoever captures the monster owning it, whoever can catch the fire elf this time, I will personally pay 200,000 gold coins to buy it from him, and also give a magical device suitable for the capturer..." At that moment, almost everyone present screamed.
Damn, it seems that Thacker has gone crazy. 200,000 gold coins, plus some magic tools, let alone other things, we robbed almost all the nobles and wealthy businessmen in the entire Waste Stone City, and we only got 120,000 gold coins. He offered 200,000 gold coins at once. This is simply crazy! Is that fire elf so precious
After glaring at the beautiful magician, I tried to squeeze closer to Thacker. I wanted to ask what the fire spirit was, but I was afraid of being laughed at if I asked others. But I thought Thacker, who usually had a poker face, wouldn't be such a gossip, right
"Now, everyone divides into four hunting teams according to their respective armies, and then take the previously assigned magicians with you and set off, but remember, we must return to the camp within two days..." At Sack's command, hundreds of people present began to disperse, each looking for their own team.
"Hanlong, come here!" Thacker called me before I even got close to him, so I immediately ran over.
"Sir, I thought we were going to hunt normally. But I just heard you talking about fire spirits. I wonder why you would offer such a high price? Are fire spirits so useful?" I played the role of a country boy, which was a good way to prevent others from suspecting me. Just like now, Thacker did not doubt my ignorance at all.
"Actually, I have the attribute of fire. If I can get a fire elf, then I can use fire magic appropriately, or use magic to bless my attacks with fire damage. Then my single-player attack power can be increased by at least 30%. Then, as long as it is below the level of a Paladin, I can almost be said to be invincible. Do you think the fire elf is worth the price?" Seeing my puzzled look, Sack's face was full of yearning.
"If the Fire Spirit is in the hands of a high-level swordsman or even a great swordsman, it may only be worth tens of thousands of gold coins, but in my hands, it is definitely worth more than 200,000 gold coins. On the other hand, if someone offers 400,000 gold coins now, I think I would be willing to buy the Fire Spirit.
You may not know how much value elemental elves are in the hands of magicians. If a senior magician and a great magician of the same department are fighting, and the senior magician has an adapted elemental elf, then he has a great chance of defeating the great magician.
The current purchase price of the fire and dark elemental spirits has reached 200,000 gold coins, and the rest are more than 100,000 gold coins, and they are in short supply. What attracted everyone's attention just now was not the money, but the magic equipment I mentioned. If he was not short of money, I think if the fire spirit really appeared, he would definitely not miss this opportunity to greatly increase his strength.
Now, do you understand?"
After listening to Thacker's explanation, my eyes were almost full of stars. Whether it was the price of the elemental elves or the ability it could to improve the strength of the magician, it made me feel extremely yearning.
In my fantasy, I was dragged by several guards and followed Thacker into the forest. When I woke up from being scratched by a branch, I realized that there was Clad in this team.
Thinking about what Matthew said, and looking at the long line of dozens of people, I spurred my horse and ran towards Thacker who was walking in front. Who knows if that guy will do anything to me.
When I ran to the front and looked, I felt powerless again. In front of me were Sack, Wink and the beautiful wizard. When she saw me running up, she glared at me fiercely and then made a gesture of wiping her neck to me... Wasn't Y born a flying girl
"Shut up, there is a monster ahead..." Before I could think of how to respond to this action, Sack's words made me calm down immediately, and I quickly prepared all my equipment, and the crossbow arrow was also pointed at the place where Sack was looking.
But soon, Thacker and his companions felt relieved, as they saw a group of wild boar-like creatures coming out of the bushes. Except for being smaller and covered with 5-centimeter-long spikes, they looked like pigs.
"Porcupine, it's okay. It's a pity that we just came out, otherwise we would have had a feast for them. This thing tastes good. I've eaten it several times before. It's also available in the imperial capital." Sack said casually after letting out a sigh of relief, but I knew he was probably just saying it for me to hear, because except for me, everyone here came from the imperial capital and probably would know what this thing is.
"Sir, can we kill one?" I have been in this world for so long, and except for a few banquets, I have only eaten military rations. I am also not used to the things in this world. I can't let it go this time.
"Whatever. As long as Wen Ke and I don't say we can't attack them, you can kill them as you like. But don't leave me too far. Got it?"
"Yes, sir." As I shot an arrow, the four guards around me immediately shot several arrows in succession, turning the porcupine I was attacking into a dead pig full of arrows.
Two guards rushed forward, drove away the other porcupines, cut off the thorns of the dead pig, wrapped it in a piece of animal skin and hung it behind the horse.
Throughout the morning, almost nothing major happened. The few small animals I saw were basically treated as archery competitions by the four guards and I. Not only did Thacker and Wink not take action, but even the soldiers who followed the team were extremely lazy.
"This is the end of the morning. Everyone, prepare to rest for an hour. We will continue to move forward in the afternoon. We will probably enter the Bright Moon Forest at night, where we may encounter elemental elves or great elves. But by then, everyone will have to start paying attention to the situation. I don't want anyone to be attacked by those evil black elves. If we encounter such a situation, we will retreat as quickly as possible. If we get separated, everyone will immediately retreat here. This will be our temporary meeting point for the time being!"
As soon as Thacker finished speaking, some soldiers immediately set up tents and began to prepare food. At the same time, I asked the guards to skin and gut my porcupine and started a bonfire. . . . .
Soon, the whole camp was filled with a rich aroma. The soldiers stared blankly at the skewers of barbecue in the hands of me and the four guards, almost drooling. Hey, look at those idiots, roasting the whole thing, either the outside is burnt or the inside is still raw, how can it be better than using iron rods to string small skewers together? I learned this trick from modern barbecue stalls...
"Demon Beast... Flame Lion Beast... Sir, let's retreat quickly..." The sharp cry almost made me drop the skewers of barbecue that I was preparing to present to my boss.
"Calm down. What's there to be afraid of? It's just a high-level magical beast. Unless there are a group of them, can it do anything to so many of us?" Seeing his men panicking, Sack felt embarrassed, maybe? He immediately stopped the sentry and encouraged the panicked soldiers.
"Sir, it's a group of..." When the sentry soldier ran out of the forest and appeared in front of us, a terrifying scene appeared in front of me. The soldier was suddenly pounced on the ground by a strong lion that appeared from behind him, and then the lion's whole body was on fire. . . . . . The soldier under him almost stopped calling for help in an instant, and his whole body was burned to charcoal. . . . . .
Afterwards, dozens of lions emerged from the forest behind the lion one after another. Although they were not as big as the first one, the oppressive feeling surrounding them from all sides made all of us feel extremely scared.
"The first team protects the magician and Hanlong and the others, and the rest of you follow me!" After a simple command, Sack led more than 30 soldiers and rushed towards the flame lion beasts.
Damn it, three of us against a lion, plus there's a magician here, are you guys afraid of me? And I'm not a loser, I'll fight.
"Set up the crossbows and prepare for battle!" Under the surprised gazes of others, the four guards and I removed various parts from the horses as quickly as possible and quickly assembled them into two giant crossbows.
"Don't shoot, you will attract those flame lion beasts..." When I was about to order an attack, Claude suddenly spoke up to stop me.
"Damn it, we can only attack one, and if we attract them, will we all be dead? If you are afraid of death, get out of the way. Can't you see that the people in front can't hold on?" Damn it, is this guy afraid of death? But now there is no time to worry about that. The soldiers led by Sack to attack the Flame Lion Beasts in front, although they have survived with the help and treatment of Wenke and several other magicians, everyone can see that except for Sack who is fighting three to one, the people here are already at the end of their strength. If they don't help, the consequences will be unimaginable.
"Target, the small Flame Lion beast on Lord Sack's left, shoot... Damn it, what are you doing?" Just as we were about to shoot, Crade suddenly fired several huge water balls at our crossbows. Then, the two crossbows became useless in front of everyone's astonishment... Angry, extremely angry. Not only me and the four guards, but also the small group of soldiers left to protect the magician glared at Crade. If this guy wasn't a noble, I think those Sack guards who were worried about their legion commander and comrades would probably rush up to kill him.
"Crade, do you know what you are doing? If it weren't for the Minister of Finance's request, you you you..." Before we could get angry, Wenk spoke first, but perhaps because of some concerns about the power behind this guy, Wenk was speechless in the end.
"Retreat, hurry up..." At this moment, Sack and his men retreated quickly. And just after Crade destroyed the giant crossbow, the number of the flame lion beasts fighting Sack had increased from more than 10 to more than 20. . . . .
There was no time to panic, as Sack immediately threw me onto the horse's back, and then the rest of the soldiers also dropped their burdens and fled madly in the opposite direction of the Flame Lion Beast...