Chapter 36: The Outbreak of War
Hint: A glorious victory! 3,000 Beastman Wolf Cavalry defeated, total combat power of 15,000, obtained treasure War Lock.
War Lock: An accessory guided by the system's powerful rule force, which can only be equipped before the battle starts. Once a hero equips this accessory, they are immediately recognized by the system as being in a deathmatch mode, where neither side can retreat during combat, but can surrender.
Someone's mind was greatly shocked, and such a divine instrument actually appeared, which truly exceeded his expectations.
What is he most afraid of at this stage? No development space!
To put it bluntly, he was afraid that his own system, although very powerful, would easily expose the target. If the beast tribe's escaped soldiers were to discover this small city with so many high-level troops appearing out of thin air, they would be extremely suspicious. Once they became vigilant and sent a large army to crush them, he would have no choice but to flee and fight guerrilla warfare; this was also the fundamental reason why he had been stubbornly pursuing the annihilation of the enemy in the previous battles with the beastmen - not leaving a single one alive, so that the enemy could not obtain any information about him, and only then could he ensure his safety.
Now that we have this wonderful thing, and it's dominated by the systematic rule of power, once you enter battle, the enemy can no longer escape, so you don't need to work hard to save your strength and pursue a complete victory.
So happy! Good!
Tip: Acquired 15,000 gold! The remaining treasury is 88,500 gold.
Hint: Our army lost 20 archers, 45 dwarves, 15 guards and 20 crusaders.
All along, the casualties of the inner troops below 3rd rank have always been the heaviest. This time, although many troops were killed in battle, there is no war without death, and Certain Mansion is already very satisfied, after all, no high-level soldiers were lost, which is a blessing in disguise. As his own strength continues to increase, more advanced inner troops will appear, which can completely make up for the shortcomings of the inner troops.
Tip: Hero level upgraded to 9, defense +1.
This time Lin Tian directly chose Primary Leadership Technique!
Leadership: Increases own and subordinate morale by 1, with a minimum morale of 0.
What is morale? It's the fighting spirit!
Morale! If a unit's morale is very low, it may lead to no will to fight, low attack power, retreat on the battlefield and even desertion; with the support of leadership skills, the unit's morale is absolutely not less than 0, which means that there is absolutely no possibility of desertion in battle, and it is the commander's first choice skill.
Lin Tian has already learned 11 abilities, which means he can only learn one more. After thinking for a long time, he decided to leave the last spot for fire magic in the four-system magic. This is not only because fire magic has many good skills, such as Blindness Technique at level 2, Landmine Technique at level 3, Heartless Madness at level 4, and Meteor Shower at level 5, but also because his sub-profession is a fire magic master. Although this body comes with fire abilities, the talent is not high, so he hopes to strengthen his sub-profession by learning fire abilities in the system. After all, the main profession of Knight focuses on strategy, while the sub-profession of Magic Master focuses on battlefields and combat, which can complement each other well.
Lin Tian took a bath, washing away his fatigue. Shouldering the lives and deaths of all the officials and people in the county was suffocating for this young man. After a big battle, so many volunteer soldiers died, and his own troops suffered significant losses; but they won in the end, didn't they?
Next time the beast tide comes, can I hold on? Yes, Lin Tian encouraged himself from the bottom of his heart. Now he can harvest two cities' military strength every week. As long as he can persist for a while, he will become stronger and stronger, and one day, even the beastman's great army will be difficult to shake. Moreover, he has a geographical advantage. Xianlin Prefecture is located in a remote area, and the enemy considers the complex situation of this place, but it does not hinder the direction of the beast tide. It is unlikely that they will send a large army, nor can they send a large army. Don't think that all 20 kingdoms of humanity are vegetarian. Having heard many bloody crimes of the beastmen, he made up his mind to fight against these wild beasts to the end. Maybe he can solidify Xianlin Prefecture, or even the Lion Eagle Kingdom, as the northern bridgehead for humanity's counterattack, like an immovable wedge, stuck in the far north, making the beastmen feel like a thorn in their back. When their offensive weakens, they will launch a pincer attack from both north and south, and still be able to seek a glimmer of hope for humanity.
Lin Tian, who had made up his mind, decided to go all out with the beasts and would not give up if he could hold on. If things didn't work out, he would escape to the border of the Spirit and Undead realms, and if they dared to chase him, he would find a way to drag the spirits and undead into the water. Anyway, he had the Hero's Invincible System with him, and every week he could recruit new troops, so what was there to be afraid of?
The 3rd day of week 4.
Enter the system to continue upgrading the barracks. Considering that there are only 20 guards left, which is almost not a complete formation. So he decided to upgrade the archer first.
"Upgrade Human Tier 2 Ranged Building to Divine Archer Camp! -2000!" Remaining 86500 gold.
"Upgrade Human Tier 2 Barracks to Dwarf Stadium! -2000!" Remaining 84500 gold.
Although the Sword Dancer still had 75 people, and the dwarves were the main force of the inner combat team that had gone through many battles, they suffered heavy losses and only 30 people remained. Lin Tian still selectively forgot about the marginal profession and stubbornly upgraded his beloved dwarf architecture.
After the archer upgrades to a divine shooter, he has already worn a hard leather armor with a few scales inlaid. Although other changes are not great, the main weapon has been updated to a giant bow that is as wide as his waist. It seems that both range and power have been improved. In addition to retaining the scattering skill, this time added the most practical double arrow feature.
Double Shot: A godly archer specializing in bows and arrows, with a faster shooting speed, can quickly shoot out continuous dual arrows, making it impossible for the target to switch.
A simple attribute, yet it makes the combat effectiveness of the Divine Shooter troops more than double that before the upgrade. After scaling up, even if their level is not high, they can still become an excellent long-range unit that makes enemies fearful.
Feeling the immense pressure, Lin Tian had an extremely strong desire for power, especially now that he was already at level 9. Knowing that level 10 was a threshold and a turning point in terms of strength, his desire to upgrade was extremely strong. After giving some simple instructions to the butler regarding some matters that required attention, he left behind the garrison troops and hastily set off towards the Magic Beast Forest. He hoped to reach level 10 before the next wave of beasts arrived, so that his trump cards would be even more numerous and powerful.
He sped up to his fastest speed, and by the afternoon, he had already entered the outskirts of the Beast Forest. Since it was impossible to gallop like on a main road in the forest, he simply walked, using his decent 5th-level water-elemental magic, Ice Spike, to clear out low-level beasts while advancing deeper.
It wasn't until evening that, although experience points were scarce, I inadvertently learned two low-level spells: 2nd level water magic Water Arrow and 3rd level wind magic Wind Shield. Setting up camp to rest, a peaceful night!
