As soon as the two Skaven God-chosen heroes fled, some Storm Rats who were originally serving as supervising the battle team also began to flee.
As for the remaining clan rats and slave rats who were inferior to them, they scattered in all directions.
When escaping, their racial talent - head-hugging rat scurrying, comes into play. At the expense of defense, their movement speed in a short period of time is generally increased by at least 10%.
Therefore, the arrows had not even been fired for a few rounds, and most of them escaped from the range.
Levi didn't let Donna pursue her, he just let her rise high into the sky and disappear into the clouds.
Let Luna do this little thing.
Isn't the big cat that their huntress rides just right for catching mice?
Then after thinking about it, he casually sent out the half-human, half-animal scorpion death guards.
Their special skill is digging the ground. I wonder if they can play some extraordinary role in dealing with the ratmen underground?
Seeing the Sky Slayer disappearing gradually, the leader of the caravan couldn't help but admire: "Is this the Sky Slayer of the nobles? It is much faster than my clan's Sky Lantern and Sky Boat."
Of course, Cathay also has flying war equipment, and there are more than one kind.
Among them, the appearance of the sky lantern is basically similar to that of a huge hot air balloon, with multiple gunmen on it. These people sit in armored gondolas and constantly fire downwards.
It is also driven by the flames of a spiritual bird with Suzaku bloodline, so it can often fight for a long time.
It's just that its moving speed is unflattering. It's basically the same speed as an ordinary person's trot.
This is not a big problem during normal marching, but if it encounters an attack from the enemy's air force, mages or archers, it still won't even think about escaping.
The other type is called Tianzhou, and its principle is almost exactly the same as that of sky lanterns.
But as the name suggests, Tianzhou is no longer a hot air balloon, but a boat directly hoisted, equipped with cannons, muskets, etc.
Although the power is many times stronger than the sky lantern, the speed is actually not as good as the sky lantern.
Apart from Sky Lanterns and Sky Boats, the only regular flying units in Cathay are some Feather Tribes, such as Crow People and Ying People.
Although they are much stronger than the harpies and the like, they are not good enough when facing the likes of manticores.
Although dragonborn would occasionally join the battle riding giant dragon horses, except for the many dragon gods, mortals still couldn't expect to be able to form a large-scale army with them.
So after seeing the agile and swift Sky Slayer, it's no wonder that he felt emotional.
Li Wei's heart immediately moved, and he once again thought of the floating city in Cathay - Asgard.
In the past, he wouldn't have dared to think about it, but now that he has many towns and is close to Lilith, he feels that he might be able to inquire about it.
Of course, on the other hand, it is also because after experiencing the Skaven War, his reputation in the northern provinces of Cathay has been directly improved to friendly, and he should have some opportunities.
The leader of the caravan was not too surprised, as there were few humans or aliens who had knowledge of this matter who were not interested in it.
Li Wei is the lord of the town and should have enough financial resources, so he doesn't mind saying a few more words.
"I wonder if you want a purely ornamental one, or a fairy palace that has both practicality and protective capabilities?"
"Of course it's practical, I'm not that luxurious yet."
The leader of the caravan thought for a while: "Our family has a few of them. If you are interested, I can try to ask."
"Your Excellency has helped us many times. I will definitely try my best to help you get a preferential price. However, the Immortal Palace is extremely rare after all, so I'm afraid it will still be very expensive. The one we sold last time was priced at more than 50,000 yuan."
Although Asgard looks bad, it is actually not as popular in Cathay as imagined.
Firstly, it's because the land of Cathay is vast enough, and it has been engaged in foreign campaigns for many years. We don't lack territory at all, but we lack population and troops.
The area, resources, etc. of the Immortal Palace were fixed almost the moment it was successfully created.
Unless new god-given structures are built on them, or more fairy palaces are spliced together, they will eventually have their limits.
All in all, developing Immortal Palace is really a thankless task.
Secondly, the dragon gods used the fairy palace to build the "Heaven", and mortals also raised the fairy palace into the sky. Do you have any special ideas about this?
Even though the Dragon Gods are extremely generous, no one wants to take this risk because there is no need at all.
Therefore, they usually regard the Immortal Palace as some kind of large-scale war equipment, standing on some fortresses, and supplemented by sky lanterns and sky boats, they can often ensure the safety of one party.
If they meet a foreigner who has a good attitude toward Cathay and is rich enough, they won't mind selling it.
Li Wei smiled: "It doesn't matter. If Immortal Palace is really as good as the legend, I am willing to pay a sufficient price for it."
Although the Sky Slayer is pretty good, his own defense is too fragile.
Once they are shot down, apart from the fact that Donna can ride away on a flying mount and the druids can transform into birds and fly, which is not a big problem, Avalon and the other archers above will probably all be killed.
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But the Immortal Palace is different. To some extent, it can be regarded as a combination of a mage tower and a village, and its defense is still very strong.
At that time, infantry such as the Silver Guards can also ride on it together. Although the speed of the Asgard is not fast, it is faster than walking.
Of course, this will also make them more conspicuous.
Once Immortal Palace joins the battlefield, I am afraid that all enemies will be the first to notice it and attack it. You also need to have enough strength to defend it well.
And this price, even if it is definitely different from the actual transaction price, is really expensive.
Upon hearing this, the caravan leader decided to eat more snacks.
What's the matter, you dare to question our Immortal Palace in Cathay? Didn't you know that it was forged by the Dragon Gods themselves and is also used by them?
"Don't worry, sir. The Immortal Palace was refined by the Dragon God. Before it is activated, it can be carried with you. Once activated, it can develop and build normally like an ordinary village."
"It will consume some energy when it reaches a high altitude, but I believe it won't be a problem for adults."
Li Wei chuckled, "Good guy, are you waiting for me here? It may seem like a compliment, but it's actually a provocation."
He really refuses to take any losses. Perhaps, is this the unique confidence and pride of the Celestial Kingdom?
But of course he was not angry because of this trivial matter. He just agreed very readily: "Okay, then I will wait for the good news."
After roughly confirming this matter, Levi purchased twenty fire-breathing dragon staffs from the other party, preparing to give them to Alyssa, Bayoru, Yaling Qiufeng, etc., and the upgrades were relatively relatively
Used by subordinates who are in difficulty.
He has already seen the power of the dragon staff, and it is almost invincible when dealing with enemies like beastmen or ratmen who barely wear armor.
It was only after getting to know it more deeply that he realized that this thing was more of a special consumable than a weapon.
Each dragon staff can fire 36 flames, and then it will be broken due to overload and cannot be repaired.
At the same time, the magic crystals, Cathay's talismans, etc. equipped in the dragon staff will also consume all the energy, and you can only buy a new dragon staff.
When he heard this, Li Wei felt that something was wrong.
According to what the other party said, the transaction between Cathay and the Tomb Queen has been going on for thousands of years. After so many years, the disadvantages of this weapon are still not perfected.
Are they unable or do they not want to?
In fact, he is more inclined to the latter, because if the dragon staff is too well-made, wouldn't it become a one-time deal?
If the dragon staff is a consumable item like it is now, then it will naturally be able to maintain long-term trade.
After finishing this small transaction, the subordinates had almost cleaned up the battlefield.
There's really nothing to clean, the rat people are just too poor.
The most common slave rat basically only has a piece of crotch cloth, plus a spear made of wood, or a sling as a weapon.
Clan rats are slightly better, and can wear relatively more serious clothes, plus a shield.
Then there are some special night rats. Although they still use slings, the ammunition may be processed and may be coated with poison. The damage is not high, but it often has disgusting negative effects.
Only when you reach the level of Storm Rats will you have truly heavy metal armor and sophisticated weapons.
Their appearance is also very intimidating. Although they are stooped, their height is still not much lower than that of ordinary people. Under their long purple-black hair, they are full of thick muscles, and their bodies are extremely strong.
It's a pity that their actual combat effectiveness is still a bit low, and it is difficult for them to defeat the Jade Halberdiers of the same level in single combat.
Yes, although they are the top infantry among the Skaven, in fact they are nothing more than that.
This is also one of the important reasons why most other races looked down upon them in the past.
If any race does not have qualified line infantry and cannot fight head-on, it will naturally be difficult to gain recognition from other races.
Even the Wood Elves, who always like to fight guerrilla warfare in the woods, have a large number of treants, forest beasts, cavalry, and even forest dragons and many other troops that can support their frontal attack.
They like to fight guerrilla warfare, but they are not unable to do so.
Rat people really can't, at least that was the case before this.
But now, when the corpses of many rat trolls and wolf rats were placed in front of everyone, they all knew that things might be about to change significantly.
Similarly, several captured dimensional stone guns also illustrate similar problems.
When they saw them, Sefa and Sally, who were relatively fragile legal units and preferred to go to battle in person, felt a little scared.
Only then did they understand why Levi had been acting a little strange since the fire attack was successful. It turned out that he was silently guarding them.
The leader of the caravan also frowned repeatedly. Although they had won relatively easily just now, that was because of Li Wei's intervention. If they dealt with it independently, such an enemy would become very difficult to deal with.
But when they were running business, apart from greenskins and beastmen, the most encountered people on the road were these ratmen.
Their spell system in Cathay is completely different from that of the Western world. There is no such conventional magic that can turn mud into stone, and there is no more advantageous means or arms that can fight against enemies lurking underground.
He seemed to have a premonition that the future trade route would become increasingly difficult.
Then he turned to look at Levi and the poisonous scorpion guard beside him: "Sir, I don't know these things, are you willing to part with me?"
He noticed that just now they had burrowed into the ground and fought with the rat-men among them, and finally they came out covered in blood.
They themselves are made of metal, and the blood will naturally come from those rat men.
Li Wei couldn't help but smile when he saw this: "As long as the price is right, these poisonous scorpion guards can naturally be sold."
Although the average strength of the Rat Man was very low, the number was quite large, so after this battle, he directly collected nearly a hundred soul crystals.
Even if only three or five of them are intermediate-level, they can be used to create poisonous scorpion guards, and there is no need for high-level ones.
The leader of the caravan was immediately overjoyed: "Okay, sir, please wait a moment. When we get to Lamia City and complete the transaction with the Tomb Queen, the caravan will have enough money by then."
In fact, he was not only thinking about the safety of his own caravan, the threat of ratmen was the same to all caravans.
If he could acquire a large number of these so-called "poisonous scorpion guards" here and bring them back to the family, that would be a great achievement!
Even his evaluation of Levi has directly improved to another level.
The principles of these poisonous scorpion guards seemed to be very similar to the gods' guards of the Tomb Kings, but he could guarantee that at least there was absolutely no such thing under the command of the Tomb Queen.
Li Wei also heard some signs. The other party didn't seem to be planning to make a small fuss. Only after selling the goods would he have money. How much did he want to buy?
"The more the merrier, of course. I wonder how much the price will be, sir?"
This question is a bit difficult for Li Wei. He intends to use this to make a small profit, but if he cheats the other party here, and the other party raises the price of Tiangong by a slight 10% or 20%, he will still lose money.
Own.
So after thinking for a while, he directly explained: "These poisonous scorpion guards are all special structures of the fourth level. For the sake of my friendship with the Yuan family, I am willing to sell them at the cost price, each priced at 10 gold coins. How about it?"
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Although he had packed enough materials for two space rings when he left the black iron mine, and the soul crystals were basically in vain, they still had a certain value.
Not to mention that he is also a powerful mage over level 15, so the labor cost is not cheap, okay?
When the leader of the caravan looked at Li Wei's face, he knew that even if he didn't lose money and make a profit, he definitely wouldn't make much.
And he also thought that if these things were really effective in dealing with the Ratmen, the two parties could still conduct long-term transactions.
As the most adaptable beastmen, ratmen are almost all over the main world. Although the rat plague in Cathay is not very rampant, it does still exist.
So he didn't bargain any more and agreed directly and readily: "Okay, please prepare 100 for me first!"
Li Wei couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Being rich means being arrogant. At this moment, he almost wanted to wipe away all the crystallization of his soul.
"Okay, let's wait until we arrive in Lamia City. Although I have a lot of materials with me, it still takes a certain amount of time to make them."
Then his voice changed: "However, there is no need to settle with gold coins. If there are any more precious magic or equipment, I will also accept it."
The leader of the caravan rolled his eyes and immediately patted his chest and promised that he would definitely pay attention to him.
But in fact, he already has some ideas.
Their transaction with the Tomb Queen has lasted for thousands of years, and the Yuan family has taken over this job for decades. How could there not be relevant channels?
Anyway, it’s just a good opportunity to show off your own strength!
After making the agreement, both parties were very satisfied, and then they divided the scattered loot and the warpstone weapons used by the rat people.
It's not that I'm attracted to them, but they can be used as evidence to provide to others to remind them of this potential threat.
After a short rest, the team continued moving forward.
Although they had defeated the large group of ratmen, Luna and the others still did not relax at all.
The Skaven were only the nominal owners of the Peak of Resentment, but that didn't mean they were the only ones here. Especially since the beasts and greenskins were wreaking havoc recently, she had to be more careful.
Levi sorted out his space rings and began to consider whether to make his first Sphinx in Lamia City.
Once the troops are up to level 7, they will definitely greatly enhance one's own combat effectiveness.
But the Sphinx is a specialty of the Tomb Kings, plus the other Death Guards he has activated, especially those scorpion guards who are quite deviant in the eyes of the Tomb Kings.
With the intelligence of Tomb Queen Khalida, I am afraid that she will be able to guess the truth soon. They can only come from Nagash.
The Tomb Kings only have the deepest hatred for Nagash, because he turned them into decaying mummies. What will Khalida's attitude be towards herself after gaining Nagash's power?
Especially since he wanted her to send troops to attack the Silver Blood Army together.
At that time, she just wants revenge, but she wants the nine volumes of Nagash collected by the Silver Blood Army. She may not agree so easily.
Unless, he can help her solve some key problem, or make her owe him a favor that cannot be easily repaid.
Just as he was thinking about it, Levi felt someone approaching from behind. When he turned around, it was Maldis.
"You seem to be collecting the souls of those beastmen?"
Levi nodded slightly, there was nothing to hide, or at least it was not necessary for her.
Although she looks like a salted fish and is always in a daze, in fact she is not a woman with a big mouth, nor is she stupid at all.
How could he really be a fool if he could escape from Benn Church safely and smoothly?
Moreover, he had just discovered that the python knights who came with her before had unknowingly died in the battle with the rat men.
She was able to be killed by these weak rat men even though her own side had an absolute advantage. Who would believe it if you said she didn't do it on purpose?
Although it's unclear whether she was trying to relieve them or if she had other reasons.
But if we extrapolate from this, in the previous battle with the greenskins, how much of the destruction of the Dread Legion was because the enemy was really strong, and how much of it was because she did it deliberately?
But those don't matter, they have nothing to do with Levi.
It's just that when she encountered beastmen along the way, she always looked blank and uninterested. When we were really fighting, she was just paddling, but she was actually observing me secretly?
Maldis seemed to be a little interested: "Is it about those special constructs?"
Levi raised his eyebrows: "Do you have any ideas?"
Maldis nodded without hesitation: "Yes, I want to know if you can make a cavalry-type structure. I am willing to pay the price."
"Not yet, but if we can get the new nine volumes of Nagash, there may be a turning point."
Hearing this special word, Maldis's frosty pretty face also showed obvious astonishment.
She was not only surprised that Levi had obtained it, but she was even more surprised that he told her so easily.
This made her heart, which was already full of deathly stillness, somewhat fluctuate.
But she didn't say anything, just nodded, then turned around and returned to the team.
Rather, she prefers to use practical actions to express her attitude.
Li Wei smiled and didn't pay much attention, just continued to think about countermeasures.
Not long after, while Li Wei was still thinking hard, they gradually entered Khalida's sphere of influence.
The environment here has begun to undergo major changes. It is no longer the barren and harsh land, but sparse jungles have begun to appear. The further you go, the coverage of jungles and grasslands also begins to increase rapidly.
Seeing this scene made Elegy very happy, because she felt as if she had returned to the rainforest in her hometown.
The only not-so-good thing is probably that as we enter the rainforest, various mosquitoes and poisonous snakes begin to appear in swarms.
Most of these guys can't even reach level 0, let alone being a threat, but they are indeed a bit annoying.
Li Wei and his other legal troops are okay, they can use mage armors and other protections. Mosquitoes and the like will often be killed directly by hitting them, but there is nothing good they can do for others.
The leader of the caravan just took out the clothes he had prepared in advance and wrapped himself in a few more layers. It seemed that he was preparing to resist.
Alduin, on the other hand, didn't react at all. As a draconian, even if not all of his body was covered with scales, his skin was still much tougher than that of ordinary people, and it was impossible for ordinary mosquitoes to bite him.
So Levi thought for a while and turned on the Crown of Glory. He wanted to see if it would also be effective on these annoying gadgets.
But seeing the holy light flashing, with him as the center, all the mosquitoes, ants, snakes within ten meters, whether they were crawling on the ground or flying in the air, all fainted on the spot and could no longer be annoying.
Elegy, who was originally chopping mosquitoes with a big sword, immediately laughed and came directly to Li Wei's side.
Then Cindy, Sefa, Sonia, Martis, Alyssa and others all came over to take advantage of the situation together.
The leader of the caravan was amazed when he saw it, but it was a pity that he was too embarrassed to get together with a group of women.
But his mood was not affected too much, and he even became much more relaxed.
Because based on his past experience, it is basically impossible to encounter rat raiders after arriving here.
Although Khalida is not very interested in expanding her territory, she is extraordinarily persistent in defending her territory.
The reason why the Ratmen of Resentment Peak were in their current situation is because they once crossed the border and plundered, and then Khalida personally led her troops and massacred tens of thousands in one battle.
Since then, until now, the rat people nearby have not been able to form a new, more formal clan.
Those hundreds or hundreds of ratmen might be more appropriately called "nests".
Even based on past experience, he felt that it wouldn't be long before sentries from Lamia City arrived, not to greet their caravan, but because they were patrolling the border all the time.
Sure enough, just a few minutes after he said this to Levi, Luna reported to Levi that several strange-looking teams riding giant cobras were approaching.
In order to avoid causing any unnecessary misunderstandings, Levi naturally asked Luna and the others to return to the team. Anyway, there is a Sinian caravan here, so let him handle the communication.
Moreover, he had promised before that he would introduce Khalida on his behalf.
The caravan leader was not in a hurry and did not even send any scouts. Their dragon flag of Cathay represented many things in itself.
Soon the other party quickly approached the caravan. When he saw the other party, Levi also understood why Luna said that the other party was weird.
Because these knights holding hooked sickles or dragon staffs were squatting on the huge snake head of the cobra, which was two meters in diameter and about three or four meters above the ground.
If it were an ordinary person, it would be impossible to keep the snake's body from falling when it twisted forward, let alone fight.
But of course they are not ordinary people. They are mummy warriors wearing bronze masks and walking openly under the sun.
Some of them were mummies, and some of their bodies were mostly weathered, exposing their white bones, proving that they were definitely elite warriors who had been in battle for hundreds of years.
Their mounts are not natural products, but structures that also wear giant masks, serpentine guards of the gods.
The two are combined into one, which is the Tomb King's fifth-level unit - the Graveyard Knight.
In fact, the entire force of the Tomb Kings only has three types of existence:
Constructs such as the Gods Guard, mummies (divided into unweathered, semi-weathered and fully weathered), and the unique Khalida who still maintains her appearance in life.
At the same time, it is said that the graveyard knights are also Khalida's favorite unit because they have the attributes of snakes, and she was the one favored by the late snake god.
These guys came really fast.
Without Li Wei opening his mouth, the leader of the caravan had already taken the initiative to ride forward. He first pointed at the dragon flag of Cathay and said a few words casually. The graveyard knights remained silent and turned around to lead the way.
Obviously, both parties have become extremely familiar with each other.
At this time, the leader of the caravan also smiled at Li Wei and said: "Sir, with their escort, everything will be smooth sailing from now on!"