After looking back at Maple Leaf Village again, Levi immediately ordered: "Let's go, first go to Silent Manor to meet the witch Tiva."
Donna also sighed: "Levi, the next time you come back, it will be at least half a month."
Levi nodded slightly: "That's right."
Yesterday, he finally took care of all the chores here, handed in tasks, sold useless trophies, talked about the future with the old mage again, and casually mentioned the greenskins he had killed.
As expected, the old mage still rejected his recruitment, and this time he also revealed the underlying reason. Just as Levi had guessed before, he had a certain blood relationship with several half-elves in Maple Leaf Village.
Among them are his descendants.
Although his strength is now much lower than before, he still has the ability to make magic scrolls and magic potions, and he also has many years of experience and experience, so he wants to use this to exert part of his power at the critical moment of the demon invasion.
The implication is that it is not completely impossible for him to agree to Levi's recruitment, but he will not leave the village unless the threat of the demon army to the village is completely eliminated.
Levi did not insist. Although the other party was very useful, the recruitment conditions were a bit harsh, because according to his reasoning, a large-scale invasion of demons would not be possible until at least the arrival of the legendary mage Teclis.
transformation.
Prior to this, even if the high elves had gained certain advantages on other battlefields, as long as the abyssal fissures still hanging high in the sky were not completely closed, the battle would not end.
But there is still nearly half a month. During this period, Li Wei will continue to develop. After half a month, the importance of this old mage may not be as high as it is now.
Failure to successfully recruit the other party is certainly Li Wei's loss, but it is not necessarily the other party's loss as well.
But his work was not in vain. After asking in detail about the types and quantities of the greenskins killed by Levi, the old mage let out a long sigh of relief.
He thought that was probably more than 30% of the strength of the small tribe. Coupled with the greenskins killed by Levi before, the small tribe was basically completely wiped out. Levi no longer had to worry about the greenskins because of the duet ring.
He deliberately came to cause trouble for him.
But Li Wei didn't particularly agree. Not only did he not receive any system prompts, but also because he believed that as long as the green-skinned shaman didn't die, this matter might not end so easily.
However, he did not directly talk back to the other party, because it was meaningless. If the green skin came again to seek revenge next time, it would be directed at him. When would he get the shaman's head?
Words are more convincing.
Then, not knowing whether it was because of guilt or other reasons, the old mage gave Li Wei a special scroll half-sold, half-given, which recorded the mage's specialty - making magic scrolls.
As the name suggests, after mastering this expertise, you can use a certain amount of materials and magic to create a consumable magic scroll for easy use in the future.
And as the expertise level increases, the types and quantities of scrolls that can be produced will gradually increase.
When you first mastered it, you could only create level 0 and level 1 magic, but later on, it was actually possible to create scrolls even with powerful magic like Ma Yufu's Micro Meteor.
Of course, the higher the level of the scroll, the more materials and magic points will be consumed, and it may even consume a certain amount of additional money, experience points, etc., and not all magic can be made into scrolls, so the higher the expertise, the more it will be consumed.
In the future, upgrading will become more difficult.
But at the same time, the returns are also extremely amazing. It is not uncommon for relatively rare high-level magic scrolls to sell for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of gold coins.
As soon as he heard this, Levi was immediately tempted. If it could really be sold at such a high price, wouldn't it be possible to buy the flying castle himself?
However, he calmed down quickly and did not choose to use it himself. Not only because this expertise also requires the prerequisite expertise - Transcript Scroll, which is extremely difficult to improve, but also because his energy is limited, and just enchanted weapons are enough for him.
Very busy.
Moreover, the witch Tiva said before that she is trying to learn this aspect. If she can recruit her, she can use this expertise!
Then, after taking on some missions related to conquering demons, Levi used his position as a noncommissioned officer to take on a special military mission - training new recruits.
How should I put it, the cost-effectiveness of this mission is actually not high, it can even be said to be very low. Not only is it extremely difficult for recruits to advance, but if a recruit accidentally dies in battle, he will also suffer certain penalties.
At the same time, during the training process, the daily living, food, weapons and armor of these recruits all need to be paid in advance by Li Wei. Only after the mission is successful, the village will pay part of it, yes, only part of it.
If he has this energy, he can definitely train his own troops.
In addition, the reward after success is only a small amount of military merit points. Although it is useful, there are more than one ways to obtain military merit points. There is no need for him to choose such a thankless task.
But after careful questioning, Li Wei changed his mind and still accepted the task.
The first reason is that these newly trained recruits do not need to spend any leadership power on him. Although they will not be subject to the bonus of his combat attributes, his military status bonus will still be in effect, and the combat effectiveness of these new recruits will not be reduced.
Extremely low.
The second reason is that the task of training new recruits lasts up to half a month. Unless he hands in the task in advance, these recruits will not leave immediately after advancing, and in addition to experience points, they
All the proceeds from the battle will also belong to him.
This gave him an opportunity to use the opponent's combat power for free, because in addition to daily consumption, he did not need to pay the wages of these recruits!
It also happened that reinforcements from the high elves were arriving every day recently, and the village's troops were gradually becoming more abundant, so Li Wei directly filled up the training quota according to his current military rank, which is 30 level 2 archers at once.
, and let them all obey Donna's command during battle.
Now coupled with the Skyhawk archers and half-elves, Li Wei's long-range shooter units are already over a hundred, and the melee troops are nearly 70 people. It can be said that the scale is not small, and this does not include the scouts.
The halflings and horse thieves, as well as his daily summons, etc.
This gave Levi full confidence in the next adventure. Although the demon army is extremely large in number, according to current intelligence, demons and high elves are basically surrounding the fallen Black Castle and the Ash Ridge where Reiner is.
The three important locations of the town and the military fortress Vorag, as well as many other small villages nearby, started fighting and fighting.
With their current strength, as long as they are not really unlucky, most of the journey should be relatively safe.
While chatting with Donna, Cindy and others, they were on their way. At the same time, they kept encountering small groups of enemies. But what surprised everyone was that this time there were not only demons, but also some roaring green-skinned orcs.
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Although most of them are only three or four teams, and their average strength is very poor, not even many at level 2, the frequency of encounters is not low.
After killing another group of greenskins, Levi couldn't help but frown a little, because when cleaning the battlefield, in addition to the rags of the greenskins, Zhou Miyin also found a helmet special for high elves, so the situation was already very serious.
It's clear.
Donna also noticed this situation: "Levi, it seems that the battle between you high elves and demons is not going well."
Levi sighed softly: "Yes, such a large-scale greenskin invasion shows that in order to fight against the demons, the high elves may have mobilized a large number of troops originally used to defend the greenskins."
Apart from this reason, he could not think of any other explanation. It seemed that the acting lord was indeed unable to successfully negotiate a truce with the greenskins. She might even have been tricked by the greenskins once.
As the most typical chaotic neutral camp, the green-skinned orcs are very disdainful of many aspects such as covenants, rules or systems. Most of the green-skinned orcs have only two words that echo in their minds all day long, and that is "fight"!
With an army of demons pressing down on the territory in front of them, greenskins behind them, the Skaven constantly harassing them, and the undead lurking in the dark with unknown conspiracies, the high elves here are really suffering from internal and external troubles.
Traveling quickly, they soon arrived at Silent Manor and saw the witch Tiva leading a small group of gnolls, as well as the Sun Knight beside her who was covered in black armor and holding a two-handed sword.
If it's not obvious just by looking at his appearance, but coupled with the two vampires standing behind him who are pale under the hoods and have exposed fangs, it is already very obvious to confirm that he has successfully changed his profession to evil.
The Dark Guard of the camp.
Well, here in Silent Manor, he is the God's Chosen Hero. Otherwise, if other villages saw this scene, they would definitely be strongly hostile to him, not to mention starting a war immediately.
However, since he decided to embark on the path of the Dark Guard, the Sun Knight has probably made relevant psychological preparations. Even if he needs to develop the guild, he probably won't stay in the territory of the high elves forever, right?
When she saw Li Wei, the witch Tiva was also overjoyed, and she quickly hurried forward to greet him.
To be honest, although she had established initial trust with Li Wei, she originally didn't want to stay in the village last night, but Li Wei kept trying to persuade her, and then she wavered. Then she saw several people from the village at the entrance.
Patrol teams of different races, including not only humans and half-elves, but also undead and gnolls.
For a moment, she doubted her own eyes. After all, this was the territory of the high elves, and they were very hostile to evil alien races.
But soon her trust level increased greatly, and she could even tolerate the undead, and even the jackals could be incorporated into the patrol team. This village might really be accessible.
After all, if there is a house to live in and a bed to sleep on, who would want to lie on the cold ground in the wild?
Then it didn't take long for her to regret it, because she also saw various other races in the village, including but not limited to high elves, humans, dwarves and other races that tend to be just and kind, and even the high elves' enemies -
The dark elves, although they seemed to be slaves, also made her feel very outrageous.
No matter which race they come from, they are not friendly towards her, a jackal.
But she regretted it too late, because since she entered the village, the gate of the village has been closed directly, as if she was afraid that she would run away, so she didn't sleep particularly peacefully that night, and she was always worried.
She didn't even know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that there were some heavy breathing sounds near the house where she stayed. It sounded very much like those ogres who didn't care which race they came from as long as they had meat to eat!
It wasn't until she saw Levi again that she felt for the first time that compared to other God-chosen heroes, Levi was much more reliable!
And when he saw the witch Tiva's expression of excitement and even tears in her eyes, Levi was really surprised.
He was also afraid that she would be killed by a demonic attack in the wild. After all, there were only a few soldiers left around her. Yesterday at the end of the world, Chen Zui decided to go to the Dark Territory to find an opportunity, which made her situation even more dangerous.
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The reason why she was allowed to camp here in Silent Manor was because this was the territory belonging to the God-chosen heroes. Their subordinates were all from various races. As a jackal, she wouldn't look particularly out of place here, and she was also able to do so.
I specifically asked Sun Knight to help take care of it.
But looking at it now, why does she seem so frightened?
Then when he turned around, Levi saw the evil smile on Sun Knight's face. He was obviously the mastermind behind the scenes.
Levi suddenly felt a little funny. This guy really meant it, and so far, the effect is indeed very good.
After welcoming the witch Tiva into the team, Levi chatted with the Sun Knight for a few more words and found that everything was going well. The kobold lair and dark mine had been successfully built and put into production. Next, Levi only had to wait and collect the money.
Enough.
The summoning element (large size) they wanted to acquire before has also reached a preliminary deal. It is estimated that they will receive it today or tomorrow. If Levi stays in any town or village for a short time, a magic communication can be sent to him.
He will also send it to him via magic express.
In addition, although he is temporarily unable to go to the East because he is busy with guild affairs and the construction of Silent Manor, but as long as the first few days pass, he will send people to follow in Li Wei's footsteps and act as thugs and underlings.
Li Wei naturally agreed with this. Although there were demons to fight nearby and reinforcements to recruit, there were still many resources in the town that ordinary villages could not match.
And although at first he thought that the other party was just a person with money abilities, after a few days of contact, he found that the other party was definitely not an ordinary brainless upstart, but a well-educated guy with mature thinking.
The reason why he acted like that at the beginning was probably because he thought it was a simple game, so he didn't need to use too much strength and just enjoyed the fun.
But after establishing the guild and even occupying this place as a base, he immediately found that the other party was obviously much more serious. Even the Lightcaster, who had a slight disdain for the other party, quickly adjusted his attitude, because he also
I realized that I had indeed made a mistake. The Sun Knight was not a fat pig that could be slaughtered at will.
Similarly, the opponent's aboriginal hero Hans, who was originally a bit unruly, was completely bribed by him for some reason, and now he has become very submissive.
But for Levi, this is a good thing, because he has invested a lot in the guild and Silent Manor. The stronger the ability of the boss Sun Knight, the more benefits it will have for him in the future!
Because of this, he did not hesitate to hand over all the architectural drawings, including the building that Chen Zhui gave him in the last days to recruit vicious ostriches, because only in this way can he maximize his own interests.
Although he already wants to build an independent village, he is not yet sure when it will actually happen, or he hopes to be promoted to a military position, and then the village awarded by the aborigines is not realistic in a short time. During this blank time,
But it will cause him a lot of losses.
The Sun Knight immediately returned the favor, claiming that he would do his best to help acquire everything the mage used, including but not limited to magic, expertise, equipment, etc., so everyone was happy for a while.
And when he learned that Levi decided to go to the town, he also offered to help acquire some space rings, which was a small favor.
Of course Levi would not refuse. In fact, he was already preparing to do so. The distance between Silent Manor and the town was hundreds of miles. Due to the invasion of demons, they did not know whether there would be enough places to stay in the middle.
Therefore, it is reasonable to prepare more supplies.
Then he discovered that the Sun Knight had not only acquired four space rings at once, but had even filled them with arrows, supplies and other supplies. At that time, he felt more and more that this person could handle it.
He acts without arrogance or impatience, and is generous enough. In a sense, the Lightcaster has really chosen the right person.
After chatting for a few more words, Sun Knight also reminded Levi, saying that intelligence showed that a large number of green-skinned heroes were crossing the border recently and gathering in the territory of the high elves. The total number of troops was likely to exceed two thousand.
Or even more, they are definitely preparing for something big.
Levi immediately remembered the two greenskins who retreated inexplicably when they were fighting against the golems. Could it be possible that they were also involved in this plan?
So what is their purpose?
After thinking about it, Levi felt that they were probably trying to fish in troubled waters and take advantage of the large-scale invasion of demons to try to capture villages or even towns belonging to the high elves, because only they were worthy of such a massive effort.
In this way, he really has to be careful. After all, he can carry out such a large-scale operation. It is obvious that these green skins are all in the same group. He has already turned against two of them, and he must do a good job with more.