Volume 1 Chapter 2: First Battle with Beastmen
Although Lin Tian didn't dare to confirm whether the soldiers summoned from the system were different in combat strength compared to the soldiers of Sword Magic Continent, how big was the difference? Were they stronger or weaker? But now wasn't the time to consider these things, was it?
Halberdiers, wearing hard leather armor with iron plates inlaid only at vital points, resembling the creature model from Heroes of Might and Magic 3. They hold hardwood halberds with sharp tips made of high-quality iron, about 1.7 meters tall, still looking very imposing. The 60 halberdiers formed a dense phalanx formation, steadily guarding Lin Tian's surroundings, greatly increasing a certain otaku's sense of security!
"I hope these goods aren't just a bunch of useless junk... " someone muttered to themselves, carefully observing the surrounding situation. Haken's parents had heard that there were some beastmen lurking around the nearby area, and had brought 50 guards to patrol the border village, but they hadn't mentally prepared for this encounter. And as for Haken himself, he was a level 1 magic apprentice who had hoped to come out and gain some experience, but ended up running into an elite beastman warrior squad of 100 people, almost getting his whole family killed... Lin Tian, that guy, had taken over someone's body, looking like he had left something behind, but in reality this family was already completely finished.
A group of 100 beastmen charged into this barren village, possibly not intentionally targeting the lord's manor, but rather passing by in search of food or completing a reconnaissance mission. According to Haken's memories, the beastmen were actually quite strong. On the Sword Magic Continent's strength classification, they would be around level 3 (ordinary civilians have no combat power, counted as 0-level, ordinary soldiers are 1-level, elite soldiers are 2-level). The 50 personal guards brought along had slightly higher individual strength than the beastmen warriors and more combat experience, but the outcome of the battle was that all 50 guards were defeated, while around 40 beastmen warriors remained, with 20 injured - this still included the lord who died in battle, a level 5 knight whose fighting power was overwhelmed to death.
The nearby beastmen were sweeping the battlefield, really truly sweeping... damn it! Have they eaten human flesh or not? They discovered the suddenly appearing gunner troops. With their pitifully small brains, they wouldn't even consider why the enemy would appear out of thin air. Food just obediently appears, and the reason isn't that important, right? The nearby beastmen charged towards the long spear formation in twos and threes...
Praise the system! Watching the long spearman effortlessly harvesting the lives of the solitary beastman warriors, our tragic dead house male's small heart can finally be put in his stomach! Although it seems that the individual strength of the long spearman may not be as strong as that of the beastman warrior, probably only possessing around 2nd level sword magic on the mainland, but with the formation of a cluster gun array and the advantage of weapon length, plus the slight bonus from the Lin Tian Knight's heroic attack and defense, the soldiers still stood firm! The battle had just begun, after paying the price of 8 beastman lives, the leading beastman began to gather the remaining troops. The remaining 30+ beastman warriors loudly shouted and vented, while the leading beastman launched a charge at the same time (beastmen tend to worship personal martial valor, usually the leader will charge forward!). The charge of 30 people gave a strong visual impact, and the house male's heart began to beat violently again...
Calm down, I am a heroic knight, I am a traverser, it is impossible to die so insignificantly... A small fireball whizzed out of Lin Tian's hand, exploding and temporarily repelling the beastman leader. Although he was seriously injured, he did not die, but instead became even more furious and continued to charge over.
The battle was intense, and the first wave of beastmen were all killed by Lin's gun array, but in just that short second, 4 long spear soldiers were beheaded. Fortunately, Lin Tian reacted quickly and controlled 6 heavily injured soldiers to retreat using his consciousness. The micro-operation of the game can be realized with extremely fast conscious commands here. The dead house boy felt a lot of pressure on himself, he had to constantly release small fireballs, constantly perform micro-operations on the front line, this is equivalent to letting him, a gaming novice, do double or even triple-line operations, isn't this taking his life?! The battle ended with the beastmen's fierce and fearless charge! Lin Tian and the surviving soldiers stared at each other...
Hint: A glorious victory! Our side lost 6 longbowmen.
Actually, there were 19 seriously injured people, it's strange that the system completely ignored these casualties...
Defeat 40 Beastman Warriors, totaling 160 military strength, to obtain +1 equipment x2, a small bottle of red potion x1, a small bottle of blue potion x1, and gain a treasure: Lucky Four-Leaf Clover +1.
Wow, there's even equipment and treasures!
Tip: Obtained 400 gold, remaining 8800 gold.
Reminder: Hero level upgraded to 2, defense +1! Please select one ability: Primary Navigation, Intermediate Wisdom, Primary Logistics!
I took a closer look at these three options!
Basic Navigation: Increases movement speed of yourself and your subordinates at sea by 10%.
Intermediate Wisdom: Allows heroes to learn 2nd-level magic.
Basic Logistics: Increases movement speed of yourself and your troops on land by 10%.
Navigation is a useless skill and it occupies one ability slot. Although there are 12 ability slots, Lin Tian does not plan to learn this.
Intermediate wisdom technique can make oneself learn 2nd-tier magic, but currently there is no magic tower, and it will definitely be learned in the future, so give up for now.
"Select Primary Logistics Technique!" This 10% increase in movement speed is quite practical, after all, according to Haken's memory, the Swordsmen Continent was unexpectedly large, and moving quickly had no drawbacks, even if it was used for escaping.
Hint: Sub-profession level upgraded to 2, HP increased by 80 points, MP increased by 80 points, learned 2nd-level magic Fire Shield.
Hint: Open the 2nd main city, please choose one from the following 8 main cities: Elf Tribe, Tower Clan, Underground City Clan, Elemental Clan, Swamp Clan, Demon Clan, Beastman Clan, Undead Clan!
This time the choice is not so entangled, although each main city is very powerful, but don't forget that this is a real world, people are divided into good and evil, beauty and ugliness! Who dares to summon demons and undead troops? I'm afraid they will be surrounded and attacked directly. Do beastmen dare to recruit? Don't forget that you are currently at war with the beastmen, unless you dare to betray them, and see if the beastmen accept you. Most of the Elf tribe are humanoid creatures, relatively just and kind, accepted by most people, and will not be easily rejected. Moreover, in memory, each level of troops is very powerful, summoning 7th-level Golden Dragon troops will not be criticized.
Alright, those are just excuses! Who dares to stop me from flirting with the beautiful girl? If gods block, kill the gods; if Buddhas block, kill the Buddhas!
"Choose to open the Elf Tribe's main city!"
