The next day, in the magic library of the Black Castle, Levi stretched hard: "Ah, it's finally done."
After all, he still didn't go north to join the Sun Knights' battle yesterday.
Mainly because after capturing and plundering multiple villages, the green-skinned natives and the nearby God-chosen heroes had already reacted and began to carry out targeted counterattacks.
Since the number of opponents was also large, they would inevitably suffer some damage if they fought, so they retreated one after another.
Anyway, with the threat of demons behind them, the greenskins cannot always maintain such a large number of troops. However, Pigherd Town has been captured, and most of the remaining territory of the Red Cloud Tribe is almost undefended for the elves.
They can prepare well next time, gather more troops, change the time, or change the angle, and launch a new attack. There is no need to rush.
So Levi thought about it and chose a backup plan, leading his troops back to Black Castle. He planned to learn magic and skills first, and also played this week's dungeon.
At the same time, he also began to send a message to Blood Glory, asking Alduin and Narr to come over and fight side by side with him, one copy at a time.
Although he intends to recruit these two heroes, the relationship is mutual. If he blindly gives without asking for anything, over time, the other party will inevitably feel awkward, which may lead to various conflicts.
But this time Li Wei asked them for help, which showed that he still needed them, and their feelings were completely different.
As expected, the other party readily agreed and decided to follow the path explored by the sword dancers from the Moon Singers and rush to the Black Castle as quickly as possible.
After spending several hours, Levi finally finished copying his magic. However, this simple copying did not allow him to master it immediately. He had to learn it slowly.
The two magic spells he copied were very particular. He chose them after specifically asking Mikayla and combining them with his own needs and abilities.
Among them, the fourth-level magic is called Ava Black Tentacle. Its effect is to summon a large number of energy tentacles. Once they appear, they will immediately strangle the enemy like a snake. Not only can it cause a certain amount of damage, but it can also cover a large area.
control magic.
As the enemy's strength increases, the control effect of the spider web becomes worse and worse. There is also a fire weakness, which makes it difficult to use against demons.
But it's different when it comes to Ava's black tentacles. They are pure energy bodies without attributes. They are not subject to any special restraint by magic, and ordinary physical attacks are almost completely ineffective.
The fifth-level magic is called Flame Skull, which is one of Michaela's specialties.
Once used, the huge head, which is more than two meters in diameter and made entirely of flames, will charge forward like a running wild bull.
Even if it hits something, it will not dissipate on the spot, but will knock it away. It is a large-scale magic with full destructive power, and is especially good at destroying the enemy's formation.
As for other magics, to be honest, there are some very good ones, but unfortunately most of them have requirements for attributes, alignment, expertise, etc. Some magics even require strength and physique, which is really difficult for him.
These two magics are his best choices at the moment.
Unfortunately, the magic of copying cannot be learned immediately. With his current ability, it is estimated that it will take several days to actually use them.
After leaving the library, Li Wei went to join his subordinates. While he was busy, many people also took a break.
Li Wei spent his remaining military merits to complete the basic leadership skills and basic military point skills for all hero units to improve their ability to lead troops. There are only a few battle skills that can be redeemed at the quartermaster's office, but
Both of these are considered very basic and practical.
In addition, there are some weapon specializations and riding skills. Li Wei's ultimate goal is to have all his subordinates either ride Sky Slayers or transform into cavalry, which can greatly speed up their marching speed.
He himself specializes in common elements such as earth, fire, water, wind, light, darkness, electricity, etc., and masters them all. As he masters more and more types of magic, he needs them more and more.
Now the subordinates are in the training ground of Black Castle, practicing the relevant skills hard in order to further master them thoroughly.
But the real hard work among them may be the blood elf Sally, because in addition to the arcane conductor obtained by killing the enemy before, Levi also gave her five new magics in one go.
First, there is a magic missile with no attributes, which is a must for low-level mages, and then there is a three-piece set of mage armor, invisibility and protective arrows, for her self-defense.
As for the last one, it is the summoning element.
Levi himself, as well as Cindy and Janet, all can summon magic, and the performance is good in actual combat. We can't make Sally, a magic unit, stand out, right?
It's a pity that there are currently no familiars suitable for her at the quartermaster's office, because they have basically been snatched up by other God-chosen heroes.
As the strength of many God-chosen heroes continues to improve, the gap between various professions has quickly become apparent, and the mage has become the undisputed number one.
Therefore, among the newly arrived God-chosen heroes, the proportion of mages has increased rapidly, and the prices of related equipment, skills, magic, and many other aspects have increased to varying degrees.
Magic pets are the first to bear the brunt, because magic pets often accompany the mage for a long, long time.
There was no other way, Levi could only let the Sun Knights continue to help with the acquisition, while seeing if he could meet a suitable target in the subsequent battles.
When he arrived at the training ground, his subordinates were still working hard, and he also unexpectedly found several acquaintances. Donna and Elegy were chatting with them about something.
Yes, it is the Amazon heroes from the continent of Lustria, the three sisters Anaconda, Bird and Piranha.
Although they had only not seen each other for a few days, this should not be a big deal to the aborigines who lived a slow pace of life, but Li Wei could see that their demeanor had obviously changed.
It's not that their strength has improved much, it's more like they have experienced blood and fire, so their temperament has changed from the inside out. They have become more restrained and calm.
When they saw Li Wei coming over, they also smiled and greeted him, and then he learned that the reason why they behaved like this was mainly because they had to participate in battles frequently recently.
The elves are busy fighting demons, and the slightly stronger God-chosen heroes have gone north to fight the greenskins. The enemies in the wild near the Black Castle need them, as well as some foreign heroes who have taken refuge with the elves, to encircle and suppress them.
.
Forget about other things, but the number of beastmen has become slightly larger recently. In addition to the ordinary horned beasts, horned beasts and large horned beasts, there are also harpies and centaurs appearing on the other side, which really brings them a lot of trouble.
pressure.
The Amazons have quite a few mounted archers, but no matter how agile they are, they can't compare to natural cavalry like centaurs.
But fortunately, the beastmen have only appeared more frequently recently, and the number of each group is not large. This gives them a chance to defeat each other. The battle for many days has given every Amazon that has survived until now.
Get enough exercise.
After chatting for a few more words, he also asked about the recent war in Black Castle.
Generally speaking, everything went smoothly. Since the space magic of the elves restricted the location and direction of the demons, they would be massacred on a large scale every time they appeared. Therefore, gradually, the frequency of their appearance increased.
and the quantity began to gradually decrease.
Although there are almost endless demons in the Abyss, even the demons are unwilling to suffer such a meaningless death because it would make them look stupid.
It can be expected that sooner or later the demons will give up completely. If the elves are free by then, they Amazons will not be able to change places and continue to accept employment from others.
They could only kill some beastmen all day long, and they gradually became tired of it.
Of course, they have not forgotten the agreement they made with Li Wei before. If they really want to leave, they will also go to Bitao Village to build a permanent place for their sisters.
Levi felt a little troubled. Originally, he had thought of asking the witches Tiva and Leonidas to lead separate teams and come to the Black Castle to fight the dungeon in order to improve their combat effectiveness.
Although he often communicated with the other party and learned that everything was going well now. They were able to beat the fish and the almost endless low-level undead in the east every day, and their level had been improved to a certain extent, but after all, it was not as fast as the dungeon.
But now it seems that the road is still a little unsafe.
It is not safe to take the sea route, transit in Ash Ridge Town, and then come to Black Castle, because the sahuagin have been making more and more noise recently.
If things don't turn around, it will be a matter of time before a large-scale war breaks out between the sea elves and the sahuagin.
Although I feel a little regretful, there is nothing I can do about it. Everything in life cannot go as planned, so just let them wait.
After thinking about it, he sent an invitation to the other party: "If possible, after the battle here is over, how about you accept my employment and go to the north to participate in a new battle together?"
Although the drow, the old black dragon, the undead, and the sahuagin, etc. are all enemies, the most important enemy in front of them is the green skins. If they call Anaconda and the others together, they may be able to attack one of the green skins together.
A town or something.
And Levi felt that after killing the green skins, he could continue to hire them. To the north and east of the Red Cloud tribe, there were still a large number of ogre and chaos dwarf villages and towns, especially the ogre kingdom, which occupied an area of
The area is not that big, so you don't have to worry about having no enemies.
Anaconda and the other three sisters looked at each other, and then nodded in agreement. During these days in Black Castle, they had heard many stories about Levi.
Especially yesterday, he was actually able to have a relationship with a real god. This was something they never dared to think about. If they could hang out with him, it would definitely be very exciting, right?
After confirming these, Li Wei was very satisfied, so he went to the temples of the two goddesses, intending to supplement his own fighting power.
Since his reputation level has reached Respect, there is no limit on the number of troops he can recruit at levels 0-3. As long as there are surplus troops in the temple and he has enough money, he can keep recruiting. He added some here
Priest units and night elf huntresses.
He was a little dissatisfied with huntresses at first, but with the appearance of Luna, he discovered the true value of these huntresses. Now he should wait for Luna to advance again until her potential is exhausted, and he should assign a hero to her.
spirit.
Even the profession has been prepared for her, and the Moon Knight that the Moon Bow Goddess had previously rewarded happened to be used on her.
There are also 5 quotas for each level 4 unit every week. He recruited 5 storm druids in the Moonbow Temple. Except for their low health points, their abilities in all aspects are excellent, and they are relatively rare spells.
As a professional, he is very trustworthy.
But in Lilith's temple, he was a little bit in trouble.
Because the Shadow Mist Warriors, a unique unit under Lilith, are only level 3 melee units with almost zero defense. Their attack methods are similar to those of thieves or assassins, and they do not fit well with his existing troop lineup.
fusion.
Fortunately, the relationship between Lilith's temple and the military system was very good, so he used this quota to successfully recruit five Avalon girls.
These girls from the Kingdom of Avalon, armed with magic bows and arrows, can display quite good combat effectiveness against various enemies.
Although there are no relevant skills in the system's annotations, judging from Li Wei's current observations in actual combat, their shooting accuracy is obviously better than that of ordinary archers.
After the hiring was completed, he chose to believe in the two goddesses at the temple. It was a simple process and he donated a few silver coins.
Then he added two titles of shallow believers with no bonus at all.
He also learned by the way that in fact, his subordinates basically all have their own beliefs.
For example, Donna and Elegy believe in Diana, Cindy believes in Sigma, let alone Zhou Miyin believes in the Dragon God of Cathay, Rissa Dilan believes in the Hunting God, and Luna and other night elves also undoubtedly believe in the Moonbow Goddess.
wait.
However, this will not bring them much benefit if their occupations are not priests or paladins, and their beliefs are not particularly pious.
Mortals are free to choose their own beliefs, but God will also examine believers.
In addition to ability, it often takes a lot of time, or fighting against the hostile forces of the sect, etc., to gradually increase the level of piety.
But for Li Wei himself, he does not have the time and energy for the time being, and there is no great necessity.
Then he turned to the quartermaster's office.
Yesterday, Mikaila reminded him that in order to improve the combat effectiveness of the giant eagle, he could learn the skills of the giant eagle commander.
In order to improve the combat effectiveness of the Silver Guards and Archers, can he also learn relevant commander skills?
The answer is of course, but unfortunately the merit required by these skills is not generally high, or even higher than that of ordinary battle skills, and the divisions are extremely detailed.
For example, the Spearmen, Sea Guards, and Silver Guards all use spears and shields as weapons, but they all have their own specialized commander skills.
Only the Silver Guard and its advanced Silver Guard can share the same skill.
Then Li Wei discovered with great regret that after just emptying out his savings and exchanging so many abilities for his subordinates, he only had enough merit to choose one.
After thinking about it for a while, he finally chose Commander Skyhawk Archer.
The biggest feature of his current unit is that its long-range output is strong enough, so naturally it is necessary to continue to strengthen this aspect.
Skyhawk Commander's special skills will benefit the Skyhawk Archer and its advanced unit Skyhawk Marksman as the battle level increases. The effects of similar skills cannot be superimposed on each other.
At level 3, attack power +3, defense power +1, life +6;
At level 6, attack power +6, defense power +2, life +9, maximum range +3%;
At level 9, attack power +9, defense power +3, life +12, maximum shooting range +6%, arrow capacity +5.
Levi immediately called him a good guy. Although the price is extremely expensive, the bonus is really strong!
If you include the bonuses related to military rank, it becomes even more outrageous. Isn’t this much better than the three simple military formations of the green skins? No wonder Mikaela said that this skill can save the giant eagle!
He has decided that next time he must redeem the skills of the Silver Guard, and next time it will be the Giant Eagle's turn.
He originally planned to go to the tavern to see if there were any special units worth recruiting, but then he saw an army under the banner of flying birds, including many giant eagles, quickly entering the city.
He immediately understood that reinforcements from the Kingdom of Iris had arrived in advance.
After thinking about it, he followed Mikaela's previous suggestion and hired 15 level 4 giant eagles, intending to serve as the escort team for the Sky Slayer airship.
Probably because of his reputation and legend, the quartermaster took the initiative to inform him that once he trained the giant eagles into elite units or advanced them, they could all be used as flying mounts.
At that time, only intermediate riding skills are needed to ride, and coupled with excellent archers, you can immediately become a flying archer. There are many such existences in the Kingdom of Yris and the armies of the wood elves.
Although Michaela had already told him yesterday, Levi still nodded and thanked him, and then he did not go to the meeting hall to find Princess Belinda. Even if the other party made an exception and allowed him to learn the skills of the Giant Eagle Commander in advance, he would not
There is no merit at all.
At this moment, he happened to receive a message saying that Alduin and Narr had arrived near Black Castle.
Naturally, he went to greet them immediately, and then he discovered that in addition to the two of them, there were some uninvited guests around them.
It was a mixed team composed of humans, dwarves, elves, etc. The composition and professional distribution of the members were very complex.
There was even a centaur holding a staff, a black-skinned and white-haired drow, and a guy with butterfly wings on his back who looked like an enlarged version of a flower fairy.
Levi immediately knew that they must be from the Harper Alliance, the reinforcements called by Na'er, because among the large and small forces that he was familiar with, only the Harpers were so fraternal.
As expected, Na'er quickly introduced him to him very happily. They were the reinforcements she invited. They happened to arrive nearby today and met Li Wei.
Next, they will go to the Dark Territory and join forces with the Moonsingers in their own way to fight against the many evil forces in the Dark Territory. They will also try to establish new branches in the Dark Territory.
If possible, they will also investigate relevant information about vampires and old black dragons and share them with Levi.
Speaking of this, Na'er couldn't help but smile and said: "Levi, in order to repay your kindness, I gave up my position as captain~"
Li Wei couldn't help being slightly stunned when he heard this, and then felt a little moved.
She is said to be the captain, but if Nael can really make some achievements in the Underdark, she may not become the leader of the Harpers here in the future. In this way, she has indeed paid a lot.
He couldn't help but smile and said: "Okay, Na'er, I'll keep it in mind. I will definitely live up to your expectations."
After the Harper's team greeted Li Wei, they turned and left under the leadership of the Sword Dancer.
Their tasks are still very heavy, because the entire main world has been too chaotic recently, and they must make good use of every day.
As soon as they left, Alduin couldn't help laughing: "Levi, I heard that we are going to fight a dungeon today. I wonder what kind of enemy it is?"
The natives also know about dungeons. Generally speaking, they go through some kind of space passage and go to a fragment of time in the past to fight.
However, in most cases, dungeons are one-time use. It is very, very rare for a copy to be as stable as Black Castle and accessible to countless people every day, so even he is inevitably a little curious.
Li Wei chuckled: "You will know later, but I will never let you down."
There will definitely be no shortage of enemies in the dungeon, and it will definitely be enough for Alduin to enjoy.
As soon as they entered the Black Castle, Alduin and Narr looked at everything around them very freshly. Narr was a little more restrained, but Alduin couldn't help but marveled as he walked.
Because everywhere you look, there are many divinely chosen heroes from different races.
Not to mention the more common ones such as humans, dwarves, halflings, dwarfs, etc., he also saw several elemental and mechanical ones, and even mermaids, a race that usually lives in the water.
Now they all gathered together in the Black Fort, and with the number of troops they brought behind them ranging from dozens to hundreds, it seemed that the entire Black Fort was very lively.
Li Wei knew very well that their arrival was entirely for one reason, and that was the copy here.
Of course, he had just experienced a huge victory like Pigherd Town and had extremely rich harvests. Therefore, in his opinion, apart from experience points, the gains from clearing a dungeon are not much, but for other God-chosen heroes
However, they are still very attractive.
Since the dungeon has a maximum number of people, after some thought, Li Wei divided the army into three.
Donna took Naer, Zhou Miyin and Lisa Dilan, along with some priests and druids, to form the most stable combination of melee, archer, cavalry and nanny.
In this way, no matter what kind of enemy you face, you will have a good way to deal with it.
Na'er can be used as an all-rounder and backup method. She can exert her power in attack, defense or treatment. If there is an emergency, she can even summon the ancient guardian to help.
Cindy, Elegy, Julia, Xiao Tian, Simon and Bayolu are the second team together. Their bonus to the troops is weak, but their individual combat effectiveness is good, and the configuration of the troops is also perfect.
Especially these two girls, Cindy and Elegy, have the potential to change the situation in small-scale battles.
Both teams are fully arranged. As for the last group, they are Luna, Sally and Alduin led by Levi.
The strength of their troops, compared to the first two teams, appears to be much more satisfactory, and the strength of their elite subordinates is not very strong either.
However, with Levi, who has advanced to a paragon-level mage, and Alduin, who can temporarily transform into a half-dragon, the overall combat effectiveness is still very good.
As for the difficulty, he still wanted to be on the safe side and let everyone choose the normal difficulty.
Mikaela said last time that when she was playing hard difficulty, the opponent's leader was a level 14 undead death knight riding a bone dragon.
If it were a head-on encounter on the battlefield outside, it would be entirely possible for him to defeat the opponent with his current strength.
But in the dungeon, only 200 people can enter each time, so the difficulty suddenly increases many times.
Even if he forces a fight with the opponent, he doesn't know how much he will lose in the end.
More importantly, after reading the information that Michaela gave him, which recorded the past battles of Black Castle, he found that the death knight sounded very powerful, but in so many battles, his strength
I'm afraid I won't even be ranked in the top 30.
The Black Castle has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. There should not be too many forces interested in it.
What Levi paid special attention to was that because before the high elves, this place had been occupied by the undead for the longest time, there were also the most necromancers and lichs in past battles.
Although most of the undead units are weak and rely on a few limited units such as terrifying knights and vampires to support the scene, they have been surrounded and suppressed by lawful and kind races for so many years, but they have still not been completely wiped out. Obviously, they are still somewhat special.
reason.
On the one hand, they have the support of some evil gods, and on the other hand, it is easy to replenish their troops. On the other hand, their heroes and legal units are relatively strong, and their lethality against the living is astonishing.
If he is unlucky and encounters a super powerful lich, it is not impossible that his entire army will be wiped out. It is better to be safe.
And according to past experience points, the net income from a normal difficulty dungeon will fluctuate to a certain extent depending on the enemy race, but basically you can gain 30-40 gold coins.
Three teams, a total of nine times. If they can all be cleared successfully, roughly speaking, they can get a loot of about 300 gold coins at least, and a large number of subordinates will advance or upgrade as a result, which is already very good.
Last time, Zhou Jiazhai said that if Zhou Miyin could be promoted to a heroic unit, they might increase their investment in their own side. After receiving the money, they would be able to recruit many troops.
Originally, the Jade Warriors performed well in many battles with their talents and skills, but now with the gradual increase in bonuses from Li Wei's military rank and other aspects, the Silver Light Guards have become harder and harder, and they are somewhat dwarfed by them.
Already.
After all, the Jade Warrior Halberdier is only a third-level unit. Now it can no longer keep up with the increase in combat intensity, and it is time to update it.
After the teams were divided, no one had any objections, and Li Wei gave a little more instructions on the details.
If you are really unlucky and a strong enemy appears among the enemies, there is no need to fight hard. You can take the initiative to admit defeat and give up to avoid excessive losses to the troops, and then temporarily wait for his new arrangements at the entrance of the dungeon.
After everything was ready, Li Wei was the first to enter the dungeon, and then he successfully cleared it twice in a row.
Originally, the strength of his troops was much stronger than last time, and with the information provided by Mikaela, it became even more powerful.
Similarly, the progress of the other two teams is also very smooth, because Li Wei can see through the system panel that many of his subordinates have made certain progress in strength.
Just when Li Wei thought everything was going well, when he entered the dungeon for the third time, before he could see clearly who his allies and enemies were this time, the system popped up a brand new one that he had never encountered before.
hint.
"Due to the instability and uncertainty of space, a team from the bottomless abyss entered the battlefield and chose to join your enemy's camp. Killing the opponent will have a chance to obtain additional rewards."
As soon as he saw this prompt, Levi's expression suddenly became a little serious.
But he still remembered that the system had reminded him at the beginning that the space rift at the Black Castle was bidirectional, and demons or God-chosen heroes on the other side of the bottomless abyss could also enter.
And there is a very low chance that enemies will break in. However, no one has mentioned the relevant information before, so he has not considered it for the time being, but he did not expect that he would be hit by him this time.