After the Lightcaster said goodbye and left, Levi continued to lead his men to exterminate the Jackals. Unfortunately, it was not known whether it was because they had lost two important troop dispatch points, so the frequency of their encounters with Jackals dropped significantly.
Even later on, the number of encounters with the God-chosen heroes was actually more than the number of encounters with jackals.
After exchanging information with each other, Levi found that the other party was in almost the same situation, which suddenly made him feel a little confused.
According to the information he currently has, there is definitely not just one fang of Yeenoghu, and there is definitely not just one evil cave for demons. Logically speaking, if he kills these two groups of enemies, it will definitely not have such a big impact on the talent pool.
right.
Or is it that Yeenoghu has become wise and issued new orders to his followers and people, specifically allowing them to grow obscenely?
But no matter what the reason is, when it is dark, even if Levi has not found Hogg's shadow so far, he has no choice but to retreat and wait for tomorrow to see whether the high elves will send an army to encircle and suppress him.
Looking for some opportunities.
On the way, he also took Janet back to the bee's nest, which made Janet very excited. Although the time away was not too long, she had never been out for such a long time since she was a child.
But after actually seeing the old witch, she calmed down quickly. Although she originally made the choice to follow Li Wei for the sake of the bee tribe, the old witch who she once regarded as her mother was really cold.
her heart.
After a few days, the bee hive has been moved to the territory originally occupied by the fallen tree people. After recuperation, the number of bee people seems to have increased significantly. From a distance, they can see many bee people flying up and down in the forest.
, probably busy collecting honey or something.
With the little queen Janet here, the communication between the two parties was relatively smooth. The old witch quickly came out and greeted Levi with a smile on her face.
After asking a few casual questions and not getting any useful information, Levi was too lazy to talk nonsense with the other party. He directly started trading with the other party, hoping to recruit more guards for Janet.
Although the strength of the bees is not strong among those at the same level, their value is determined by the fact that they are flying troops. Moreover, they have just experienced a battle with the jackals, and they also suffered some casualties, which just left some leadership capacity.
Probably because she had a relatively stable rear and food source, the old witch didn't waste any words this time, and soon allowed Li Wei to successfully recruit 5 soldier bees and 10 drones.
Of course, the price she wanted was as expensive as ever, but for Li Wei now, it was just a small amount of money.
After completing the recruitment, Levi led the troops directly back to the village. Not far away, he noticed Janet's expression. Her beautiful little face was almost wrinkled, looking very aggrieved and sad. Even if her
Her good friend Cindy has been comforting her, but she has not been able to completely change this.
"What's wrong, Janet, are you homesick?"
"No, sir, I just vaguely felt a lot of strange smells in the hive, and a few of them seemed to have identities similar to mine."
Levi suddenly laughed. The special structure of the bee tribe means that they will not put all their hopes on a certain bee. Does Janet feel like she has been replaced?
"Don't be sad, Janet. In the final analysis, this world is about strength. As long as you continue to fight side by side with everyone, I believe that your growth rate will be much faster than that of all the bees. You may even surpass that old witch.
possible."
In fact, he actually had similar thoughts. Although the old witch often smiled, she didn't look like a good person. It would be great if Janet could replace her.
Janet's eyes suddenly lit up. Yes, why had she forgotten this? If one day she could defeat her, would she be able to lead the future of the tribe again?
Your Excellency has said before that the tribe of the bees must ultimately be left to the command of the bees themselves!
Janet's sadness came quickly, but after she figured it out, it went away quickly. Soon she was full of energy again, and Levi just wanted to laugh. He was indeed a child.
But speaking of it, bees are completely different from humans and elves in terms of average lifespan and growth rate. After all, they lay eggs. Although they look similar to big lolita in appearance, in fact Janet's age is very likely to be
Not even a fraction of Cindy’s.
After this episode, they continued their return journey. It was not known whether the number of gnolls outside the rocky highlands had decreased a lot, so they lost care. They discovered several recruitment buildings for hyenas and hyenas on the way.
, and there is still recruitment left.
Levi was not doing well, but the beast tamer was overjoyed. He had lost many beasts in the previous battles, and the advanced Royal War Goose was also given to Sam, who was short of subordinates.
So Li Wei directly asked him to recruit on his own, adding that although the factions are different, most of the beasts' camps are relatively neutral, which has little impact on morale, and he is also a level 2 beast tamer after all.
, it’s not a big problem to take care of some level 0 and level 1 beasts.
In this way, before the sky was completely dark, they arrived at the entrance of the village, but before he could take a breath, a system announcement that was completely beyond his expectation, but which would definitely have a huge impact, rang.
"After many days of hard fighting, the legendary lord of the high elves, Imric, the dragon prince of Caledor, successfully led his dragon guards to sink the dark elves' black ark, the Torment of Pain and Death."
"But at a critical moment, the legendary lord of the dark elves, Malus Blackblade, summoned the former abyss demon Zarkhan to possess him, and successfully attacked the Dragon Prince. At the same time, he was also attacked by the dragon prince's mount, the legendary dragon Minatni.
Your dragon flames counterattacked, and Zhakan took the opportunity to counterattack."
"At present, both legendary lords have been seriously injured and were forced to return to their homeland to recuperate. At the same time, due to this battle, the strength of both armies has been extremely seriously damaged, and the two sides have temporarily entered a truce."
Levi had always known that the high elves were at war with the surrounding dark elves, greenskins, etc., but he didn't expect that the two sides were playing so big, with legendary lords appearing, and they seemed to be very seriously injured.
.
According to what Donna said before, the levels and equipment of heroes are highly similar, starting from the lowest level gray, then white common, green excellent, blue rare, purple epic, gold legendary, red legendary and finally the colorful myth.
As excellent as Donna was, she was only a rare hero now, and there was still a huge gap between her and the legend. Before seeing it with his own eyes, he really couldn't imagine how powerful the opponent would be.
As for the Black Ark, it is said that it is the strongest sea fortress in the entire world, not even one of them, because it was made by the dark elves using certain continental fragments as materials. They themselves can be regarded as huge islands, and they are also subject to
The kind enhanced by magic.
They rely on it to travel across the sea, capture slaves at will, and then transport them back to their hometown. It is said that except for the high elves' Ulthuan Island, which has powerful magical protection, almost all countries and regions with coastal territories have been affected by them.
Robbery, even the Cathay dynasty in the Far East and the island nation of Nibon were no exception.
And it has been proven many times that these black arks may be temporarily sunk, but once the dark elves mobilize a strong enough army and enough mages, they can still repair them and continue to plunder the world.
But now that both sides are fighting like this, they are obviously really angry.
It's just that at this critical moment, the high elves' army suffered serious losses. Will they still send out a large army as scheduled tomorrow to launch an encirclement and suppression operation in the rocky highlands? I'm afraid not necessarily.
But this is not necessarily all bad for the chosen heroes, because they can have more time to attack the gnolls.
The only problem is probably that the time it takes for them to escape from Novice Village may be further extended.
However, speaking of the novice village in this game, it is still very different from many games, and its boundaries are more blurred.
In just a few days, Li Wei has obtained information about many powerful enemies such as the evil and powerful Snake Cult, demons, alien aboriginal heroes, the black dragon who is trying to become a god, and the stingy Abyss Demon God.
, or simply had conflicts with each other. Most of them are not like novices who can challenge them.
All the way into the village, other God-chosen heroes kept saying hello to Levi. At the same time, most of them were discussing the system announcement just now, and they all had similar views to Levi. They all believed that this was actually an opportunity.
It has extended the time for everyone to obtain military merit points by hunting gnolls, which is a good thing.
But combined with the previous information, Levi felt more and more weird that there was an Abyss Demon behind the jackals, and there was an Abyss Demon behind the legendary dark elf lord. Although the Abyss Demons were also hostile to each other, it was almost impossible.
They joined forces to fight, but dozens of abyssal ghouls appeared in Yeenoghu Fang's troops.
What if this is not a pure coincidence, but part of a larger conspiracy?
Thinking of this, Levi asked Donna to take her subordinates to rest first, while he went directly to the old village chief, hoping to contact the captain of the Silver Helmet Knights, Reiner, and inquire about the old mage's movements.
It seems that no one has seen him since they separated yesterday, and no one knows what he is doing?
When he saw the old village chief, Li Wei found that the other person's face was full of sadness and worried. Li Wei wondered whether the other person already knew about the Dragon Prince.
Although the aborigines do not have such a thing as system announcements, in addition to messengers and carrier pigeons, they can also use various magics to communicate, and the speed may not be really much slower than the system.
After a simple courtesy, he handed in a few tasks about jackals, and received some basic gold coins and experience points as rewards, Levi went straight to the point and asked the other party about the old mage.
The old village chief couldn't help but sighed heavily: "This is exactly what I am worried about. He came to me overnight yesterday and said that he found that the jackals were probably colluding with the devil, so he asked me to send some people, including
There are also some God-chosen heroes, but they haven’t come back yet.”
Levi immediately knew that the matter was a bit serious. Although the old mage's personal overall strength was not bad, he did not seem to be a fighting type, and there were not only jackals in the rocky highlands, but also so many real demons.
Apart from anything else, as long as there are a few more abyssal deer and badgers, it will be difficult for the old mage to deal with them. His ordinary summoned creatures are actually somewhat untenable in front of the opponent. Isn't he a sheep in a tiger's mouth?
As for the God-chosen heroes, they are even weaker. They can only play support and serve as cannon fodder.
But one night passed, and they still didn't come back, which meant that they were probably not dead. Could it be that the reason why Hogg didn't show up today was because he was dealing with them?
"Will the regular army take action?"
The old village chief shook his head repeatedly: "The garrison sent by the town and the troops from the quartermaster's office are not under my control. They will only follow the predetermined orders and guard the village until they die in battle or are recruited by other gods' chosen heroes.
"
"Can we contact Reiner?"
"Sir Reiner has set out for the border a few days ago to fight the green-skinned orcs of the Red Cloud Tribe. Even if we contact him, he probably won't be able to help us."
"Then what are you going to do? The current situation is extremely serious, and I'm afraid you don't know that, in addition to the fact that the jackals are colluding with the devil, there are god-given building quarries, kobold dragon sacrifices, and dragon warriors in the kobold camp.
And the Poison Dusk Lizardman appears, and its lower part is connected to the Underdark, you should know what this means."
This is the first time that Li Wei has revealed the truth to the other party so clearly.
The old village chief's expression suddenly changed: "Dark Region? Is it a real dragon?"
Levi nodded: "Yes, I suspect that they are all the dependents of a powerful black dragon, so the next situation may be more serious. We need to resolve the commotion in the rocky highlands as soon as possible and rescue the surviving guards."
The old village chief suddenly became a little desperate: "Why? Why at this time? I just received a magic message. Both the Dragon Prince and the Dark Elf are harmed. It is almost impossible for us to have reinforcements in a short time. After all, this is only ours.
Overseas Colonies.”
Li Wei looked at the other party quietly and said no more, but he actually already had the answer in his heart.
What else could be the reason for such a coincidence? Is it most likely a server launch event?
If all the aboriginal people live in harmony and everything is calm, how can these new, chosen heroes with no foundation develop rapidly?
Heroes emerge in troubled times, and the same goes for games. Only constant disputes and battles can allow the God-chosen heroes to take the opportunity to quickly become stronger.
Of course, just like the waves wash away the sand, as a price, a considerable number of the chosen heroes will be sunk to the bottom of the sea and will never be able to stand up again.
But in fact, the problem is not particularly big. Even if there are no troops, a single God-chosen hero who grows up will never be too weak. This is also a direction that can be chosen, just like the combat heroes that Donna said.
It's just that he didn't expect that this time he seemed to be playing a bit too big. If everything continues to develop as he guessed, when the most unfavorable situation comes, let alone the God's Chosen Hero, the novice villages of the surrounding aborigines will have a huge impact.
risk.
"Is there really nothing we can do?"
Levi felt that his hint was very obvious. If you tell me this now, it is obvious that you want to give me the task, but why didn't you mention the most critical part of the reward?
After thinking for a while, the old village chief gave an answer that Li Wei had not expected: "Those guards are all affiliated with the military system. If the military position is high enough, they can be slightly mobilized."
"Recruit - veteran - sergeant - sergeant - lieutenant - warlord - general, this is the general military rank system of our high elves. Because regular armies all start at level 2 and are responsible for guarding, they must at least have the rank of noncommissioned officer before they can command a little bit.
A small portion.”
Levi couldn't help but squinted his eyes, feeling a little weird. Could he be coveting my military points here?
After many days of continuous fighting, even if part of it was used up, there were still several thousand left, enough to exchange for a village heart and recruit another heroic unit.
But I have just become a veteran in the military. If I were to be promoted to sergeant all at once, I would almost have to start from scratch.
Unless, the rewards of military rank are rich enough, so rich that they even exceed those two items.
He immediately asked tentatively: "If you have the rank of non-commissioned officer, what is the specific number of the small number of troops that can be temporarily mobilized?"
The old village chief thought for a moment and answered very cautiously: "There should be about a squadron of elite troops, including 20 level 2 shield-bearing spearmen, 25 level 2 archers, and 10 level 3 Lotherns.
Ocean Guards, and 5 Tier 3 Cavalry Airion Cavalry.”
"This is the basic configuration of the squadron. Others may be changed depending on the habits of senior commanders in each region, such as adding rangers and white lions, or perhaps replacing the Elion cavalry with the Elion predators who use bows and arrows, etc.
wait."
"But I'm not completely sure, because the town only sent one squadron to the village as a defender, and the rest are the village's own half-elf hunters, soldiers and the like."
Li Wei raised his eyebrows. It could be seen that the high elven aborigines also highly respected bows and arrows. More than half of the normal team could shoot with a bow, but this so-called elite team was actually only as powerful as
Well, it is far inferior to my current strength.
This military rank can be promoted, but there is no need to do so now.
"Well, I'll set out at dawn tomorrow and try to save them as much as possible."
The old village chief gritted his teeth: "Okay, then I'll leave it to you, sir. Please try your best to save them. Once you succeed, I will definitely ask for credit for you in front of the acting lord!"
"Okay, it's a deal!"
A system prompt popped up immediately, saying that he had received a rescue mission. The specific reward would be based on the number of people he rescued and their strength, but the most important person was undoubtedly the old mage Tes. If he died in the battle,
Well, half of this mission was immediately failed. It seemed that the old village chief really valued him.
After discussing some details, Levi once again warned that this information must be passed on to Reiner. Although others could not come, he would definitely be able to speak with his identity and background.
The old village chief did not refuse. Seeing that Li Wei was about to leave, he suddenly reminded him: "By the way, Mr. Li Wei, recently the village has been joined by adventurers from all over the surrounding areas. Someone reported to me that they are here today.
Two very special adventurers."
"One of the human women looks extremely ordinary, but in fact she is probably a level 3 witch hunter, and she seems to have a deep hatred for the Snake Cult."
"The other one is the extremely rare Elephant Man. Adult Elephant Man generally has level 3 strength and is loyal and reliable. Once loyal, they will almost never betray. Although they are also extremely picky about their employer's camp and strength, if it is
Master Li Wei's words should convince him."
"Oh, by the way, the Elephant Man likes fresh and succulent plants. It just so happens that the village recently purchased some rare magic sugar cane."
Li Wei didn't expect such an unexpected surprise.
As the pockets of many God-chosen heroes become thicker and stronger, it becomes increasingly difficult to see ordinary soldiers in the tavern, because once they appear, they will soon be recruited by other God-chosen heroes.
But those with higher levels, or rare and elite units, tend to stay longer because they either have certain requirements, need to do some tasks, or provide some special equipment, skills, etc.
of.
Moreover, many aboriginals do not know whether they are not good at expressing themselves or simply want to test their future employers, so they will not even tell them their real needs in one breath, which further increases the difficulty of recruiting them.
.
But now the old village chief's two sentences almost gave an overview of the other party's information, which greatly improved Li Wei's recruitment success rate. He indeed had to accept the other party's sentiments.
"That's it. Thank you very much. I'll go take a look right away!"