In spring, the temperature warms up, the ice and snow melt, and the entire snow forest becomes wet.
Wiltok walked at the front of the team on the muddy and slippery snow. Next to him was the fourth-level archer Lison. Haq, who was pulling the sled, was in the middle of the team. The two archers guarded the left and right wings of the sled. The remaining
Two third-level swordsmen are responsible for the rear.
"Mr. Wiltok, our current marching formation is very strange. You must know that the archers, as irreplaceable long-range shooters in the adventure group, enjoy the protection of the team first and are generally located in the center of the marching column. Although, the archers generally have
He has good melee combat skills, but if he is attacked by an enemy, he will lose the ability to provide long-range support."
After the fourth-level archer Leeson and Vertok got to know each other well, he showed his true nature as a talker and chatted with Vertok whenever he had nothing to do.
Wiltok mainly listened to what he said, and occasionally replied with a sentence or two, "We have few people, so there is nothing we can do about it."
Lisen laughed and said: "What I'm talking about is that there are only thirty or forty people in a small adventure group; there are more than 60 people in a medium-sized adventure group; and there are more than a hundred people in a large-scale adventure group, which is basically the establishment of a legion squadron. Half of them are professional
The adventurers, half of the awakened ones, each adventure team implements the marching formation of the legion. The shield guards are on the outside of the team, responsible for defensive tasks; the swordsmen are in the inner circle, responsible for assault and reinforcement; the archers are in the middle of the formation, carrying out long-range attacks on the enemy; secretly moving
Hunters are scouts, responsible for detecting enemy situations and waiting for opportunities to assassinate key enemies; trainers are protected core auxiliaries. As long as they have powerful pets around them, they can do everything that other professionals can do, and even do better.
outstanding."
Wiltok said casually: "Are you sure you are talking about the adventure group and not the regular army?"
"Oh, the alliance's large-scale adventure groups actually all have noble backgrounds. However, they are registered with the Adventurers' Guild and are actually private soldiers of famous nobles. Many professionals in the large-scale adventure groups are retired non-commissioned officers from various legions, such as shield guards.
, Archers, Swordsmen, and Dark Hunters are more common. But those large and famous adventure groups will have some rare professionals. Oak Guards who use long-handled heavy weapons are more suitable for adventure in the wild than Shield Guards. They are good at
Hiding one's breath can deceive the dangerous intuition of ferocious animals. The rubber body technique is not as tough as the rock skin technique and increases strength, but it lasts longer, can heal wounds, and does not have the deceleration effect caused by muscle stiffness. Because the body is flexible,
The oak guard's martial arts are pretty good..."
Lison looked back at Harker who was pulling the sled, and changed his words: "Of course, the martial arts of the Oak Guards cannot be compared with the strong ones of the Mirror Heart."
Huck snorted coldly from behind, showing the demeanor of a strong man with a mirror heart, but it was a pity that he, a strong man with a mirror heart, was still doing the hard work of pulling a sled.
Max, who was sitting on the sled, shouted in a strange voice: "Oak guarding is a job for women."
Everyone else laughed, and Captain Rhodes at the end of the team laughed the loudest, as if he was laughing at Lison's previous remarks.
Vertok deliberately placed the fourth-level archer around him, and Lison seemed to have become the deputy leader of this temporary team, but what he gained was not respect, but ridicule from his companions intentionally or unintentionally.
"What does this mean?" Wiltok asked curiously without smiling.
Lison shook his head and laughed, and explained: "There are more women than men among Disa half-elves, and some career paths are exclusive to women, and Oak Guard is one of them. Only female half-elves can promote Oak Guard to level five or above. Men can stop at that level.
Level 4. However, before being promoted to level 6, Oak Guards are tall and strong, and not many women are willing to choose this career path. They prefer animal trainers, which is also a career path exclusive to women."
Wiltok became interested and asked: "Half-elves also have exclusive professions? Mr. Lison, can you tell me in detail about the various career paths?"
Lison said with a bit of embarrassment: "The career paths of half-elves are complicated. The core part of each career path is that the secret of promotion from level 4 to level 5 is in the hands of famous highland families. A level 4 archer like me is actually very interested in level 5.
I don’t know much about the above situation either…”
He thought for a while and continued: "The career paths I know include shield guard, archer, swordsman, animal trainer, physician, oak guard, shadow hunter, assassin, and thug. Among them, shield guard is an exclusive male occupation.
Beast Tamer, the exclusive female profession of Oak Guard. Assassins are relatively rare. I have only heard of them but never seen them. They should be agility-oriented professions...Strength-oriented thugs have low professional requirements and low potential. They are proficient in unarmed skills.
The highest level for fighting with short weapons is level 3, and many people don’t consider thugs to be professionals.”
"Thugs are a career path that is exclusive to civilians, and there are also career paths that are exclusive to famous families."
Captain Rhodes walked quickly to the front of the team, smiled and said to Wiltok: "It's getting dark. If you are interested in career paths, we can sit down and chat slowly."
Vertok looked at the dark sky, nodded and said, "Okay, we will camp here tonight."
When marching in the wild, the most important thing is to maintain strong energy and sufficient fighting fitness. Marching speed is secondary. Especially marching in the wild without a clear direction is equivalent to an exploration adventure. Everyone must act carefully and consider
Various emergencies.
The fifth-level shadow lurker is enough to illustrate the degree of danger in the wild. Although it is rare, it is only a kind of monster that lives in the wild. There are many similar monsters in the black forest. They may not be as powerful as the shadow lurker, but they are still
It is an existence that is invincible to Vertok and his team.
Wiltok didn't know where the nearest half-elf settlement was, but he relied on Goblin Wowo's wild survival experience to always avoid dangerous areas. He led the professionals to travel day and night, and moved more than 90 people in three days.
Kilometers away, I finally encountered a wild bear at noon today.
It was a big guy, standing more than 3 meters tall, waving its huge claws at the half-elf professional and roaring intimidation. The two sides faced off for a moment, then retreated, and no conflict broke out.
There are ordinary beasts moving nearby, which is definitely good news, indicating that there will be no ferocious monsters around.
Wiltok has led the team into a relatively safe area. As long as they can deal with the jackals, tigers and leopards in the forest, their survival is guaranteed.
Everyone followed Wiltok's instructions and worked together to cut some branches, shake off the snow on them, and spread them on the ground. These branches and leaves were very moist and could not be ignited, but they could serve as a base to isolate the more humid ground.
Wiltok took out the firewood collected on the road from the sled and spent a lot of time getting them to burn.
Captain Rhodes sat down in front of the smoky bonfire, took off his soaked boots, showed a comfortable and relaxed expression on his face, and cursed: "Damn it, the boots I bought for five gold towers are soaked in water.
...The leatherworker boss patted his chest and assured me that the leather boots they made were all high-quality and waterproof. Well, now I know he is a liar. When I return to Luoye City Nampang, I will definitely go to him to figure it out.
This account!"
"You can find someone to make a pair of really water-proof shoes, fill them with water, and let him wear them for three days without taking them off." Max said gloatingly. He was the only person in the team whose shoes were not wet, because he almost couldn't take them off.
No need to walk by yourself.
"Good idea, let's do it like this." Rhodes accepted Max's suggestion with a smile.
Wiltok's shoes were also full of water, but he didn't care at all. He pulled out a skinned sheep from the sled and threw it directly on the fire for roasting. This was what he captured with the archer Lison last night.
The prey has been kept as food rations to this day.
For half-elves from civilized countries, finding food in the wild is not as easy as imagined. Even strong professionals have stomachs that refuse many types of food.
As for hunting, there is a basic principle. All prey that is easy to catch has long been extinct. Even the docile forest sheep are alert enough. The beasts in the forest have to go all out to catch them. It is not possible every time.
success.
There is a saying among half-elf adventurers: If someone offers you food in the wild, you should love them like your parents.
Wiltok deserves to be respected. Others have not yet shown their value and are like him as a burden. Otherwise, with Wiltok's ability, he can be like a wild beast without hunting and eating for several days, making it easier to hide his tracks.
It means more relaxed living conditions.
However, he fully understands the importance of group. Every companion is a force that can rely on each other. Only by uniting can they leave the black forest and return to the civilized country.
The mutton was roasted by the flames, exuding a burnt aroma. The half-elves began to swallow their saliva silently. Wiltok did not wait for the mutton to be fully cooked, picked it up and chopped it into several pieces with his long sword, and divided them among the others.
Everyone present.
“I’ve never had such delicious roast lamb.”
Rhodes finished eating half of the mutton chops and said with emotion. His lips were blackened by the burnt mutton, but there was a red trace of sheep's blood hanging on the corner of his mouth.
Wiltok's roasted whole lamb fully illustrates what "charred on the outside and tender on the inside" means. It's not cooked at all, but it's still much better than raw pork. Half-elves are at least psychologically more receptive to mutton that's been roasted over fire.
.
Captain Rhodes expressed satisfaction with tonight's food and continued: "Mr. Wiltok, if you want to know more about career paths, I will start with what I know."
"There are three main ways for half-elves to become professionals. One is to sign up to join the army and undergo a physical examination. After being selected, the legion will provide free awakening potions. Half-elves who can successfully awaken will officially join the legion. With military merit and qualifications, they will obtain the legion.
The professional paths to master. The professional paths of the legion are archer, shield guard, swordsman and shadow hunter."
"The second path is the Earth Temple. The career paths controlled by the priests include oak guards, physicians and animal trainers. However, the Earth Temple generally only trains selected children. Unless you are willing to spend a sum of money, the Earth Temple can also
Sell the secret elixir of the thug profession. The thug can only reach level three, and it does not require a spellcaster. The requirements for this career path are very low, but the mortality rate is not low."
"The third way is the famous families in the highlands. They have access to all career paths, which we know or don't know..."
Rhodes looked at Hack and Max and continued: "The Adventurer's House in Braun Town can also cultivate awakened people and professionals, but your career paths all come from the legion. You should know that professionals from the legion system generally only
Can be promoted to level four."
Huck nodded and said, "Well, people with good talent can advance to level four, but I only have level three."
"Rod, your career path also comes from the Legion?" Max asked.
Rhodes shook his head and said lightly: "I used to be a servant of a wealthy family. My original owner had three armed caravans. He trained me to become a swordsman. Later, the original owner went bankrupt and committed suicide. I narrowly escaped death. I am slow.
I accumulated slowly, became a slightly famous businessman, and relied on a famous highland family to reach today's situation. Strictly speaking, my career as a swordsman comes from a famous family. However, after all, the wealthy family in the lower country is not a famous highland family. My career path and
Like you, you can only reach the highest level four. That's because the famous highland families have manipulated the career paths that have been spread out. The famous highland families have almost monopolized the venerable's promotion secrets. Other half-elves can only use career paths other than the famous families.
They never came close to being promoted to Level 5 Venerables."
Hearing this, the seven half-elf professionals all showed frustrated expressions. Wiltok looked around and asked curiously: "Is the Venerable very powerful? I see that many professionals in Braun Town want to be promoted to the Venerable.
"
"Venerable? Haha, ordinary venerables are definitely not as powerful as Mr. Harker. Their combat effectiveness is not even as good as some third-level professionals." Rhodes changed the topic and said to everyone: "You don't think that the venerables from the famous highland families are
Will they carry their own heads and take risks? They value their lives more than anything else."
"Mr. Wiltok, the career path of the half-elf is actually an imitation of the Tako and Hemo tribes. The abilities of the professionals come from the blood of the rock elves, and the secret medicine, secret ritual, and teaching are to awaken part of the power of the blood.
." Rhodes turned back to Wiltok and said: "What is the ability of the rock elves that most half-elves envy? It is the isolation from aging... Only those who died in battle and were assimilated by the divine power of the earth, the Taku tribe and the Hemer tribe, have never died of old age.
The rock elves. They are always young, and the older they get, the stronger they become. Just like dragons, they are a truly extraordinary race."
"Highland half-elves also hope that they can maintain their youth and health like the rock elves, without being assimilated by the divine power of the earth."
Captain Rhodes was silent for a moment, added a branch to the bonfire, and said: "A fourth-level professional is promoted to a fifth-level venerable. There are no new professional abilities, but the number of secret blood increases from 8 drops to 16 points, which is a significant increase."
It has doubled in size, and its physical fitness has also been significantly strengthened. However, a half-elf who cannot fight still cannot fight, even if his professional ability far exceeds that of a fourth-level professional. I have also said before that highland nobles do not need to fight in person, they
By being promoted to a fifth-level venerable, your life level will be raised by one level and you will become a third-level half-elf, which can slow down aging and extend your lifespan. This is what they want."
"Half-elf awakening expertise is the first qualitative change in life, from the first level to the second level; the promotion of a professional to the fifth level is the second qualitative change, the second level to the third level; the promotion of a fifth-level profession to the sixth level does not increase the life level.
, but will gain the first core ability. I know that level six swordsmen can ignite the secret blood and temporarily master the heart of the realm, but they are not professionals that Master Harker can easily deal with."
"The upgrade of a level 6 profession to a level 7 profession triggers the third qualitative change, and the third level becomes the fourth level."
"Half-elf lords who have upgraded from level 7 to level 8 have extraordinary abilities in their bloodline, such as high-level tower caves and high-level helmer, which can summon lava and ice."
"Level 8 is upgraded to level 9, the fourth qualitative change of life, the fourth level becomes the fifth level... This is still just a legend. It's not that the highland nobles can't do it, but that no one is willing to advance to the highest level of 9th level. Because there are no five
There are only fifth-level rock elves and half-elves. If the highland nobles really take this step, they must respond to the call of the Earth Mother Throne. Their glory, wealth, power and wealth will no longer have anything to do with them."
Rhodes shook his head and sighed: "The highland nobles monopolize the promotion channels for the nobles and hand over dangerous combat tasks to civilian professionals. They are only responsible for enjoying themselves. In the entire Disa Alliance, all half-elves are slaves of the highland nobles, and we are no exception.