After escaping for some distance and seeing that the enemy was not pursuing him, Hogg immediately stopped, stood up, and looked at the scattered companions around him. The only remaining right eye looked gloomy and terrifying.
“I will come back!”
Hogg gave the territory one final spiteful look, turned around and disappeared into the wilderness.
………
The battlefield cleaning work continued until the afternoon.
In a fierce battle, the city defense battalion killed nearly 200 wild wolves and nearly 400 jackals, with zero casualties, and captured seven jackals.
The blood stains stained the soil near the city gate red.
Of course, the loot is also very rich, with a total of 75 level 1 crystal cores, 22 level 2 crystal cores, 4 level 3 crystal cores, 302 gold coins, 100 merit points, 2745 kill points, and 6400 experience points.
[Forbidden Mage: Level 8 (2050/2900)]
The Forbidden Mage soared directly from level 5 to level 8, and was only one step away from level 9.
In terms of props.
In addition to the weapons and equipment dropped by the jackals, twelve black iron treasure chests, two bronze treasure chests, a "Unicycle Manufacturing Technical Manual", high-quality horse cards, spell scrolls and other rare props were also dropped on site.
There is also an "architectural drawing of a brewing workshop" and the accompanying secret recipe for fruit wine brewing.
It can be said to be a full harvest!
This does not include the follow-up raids on the gnoll camp, there may be bigger surprises.
Tang Jing took away the crystal core, spell scroll and horse card, and left all the remaining loot to Mr. Wu. He went to the Wilderness Temple on his own and spent 850 gold coins + 850 kill points to summon 17 Chiyou warriors in one breath.
The size of the Blade team was increased to 31 people in one fell swoop, allowing three teams to be formed.
Tang Jing was in no hurry to use the remaining kill value.
The reason is also very simple. After being promoted to the village, the Savage Temple will unlock the next wild race, and the killing value is reserved for summoning subsequent races.
In a short period of time, it will be difficult for the territory to see a war like today.
Of course, there is not enough money.
After this round of summons, the territory's funds were only 250 gold coins. It is not difficult to understand that Tang Jing was so concerned about those jackal camps and was waiting to make a fortune to replenish the territory's funds.
Otherwise, just having kill value is useless.
Of course the cost is worth it.
In the morning battle, if the Blades led by Tu Qiang were not at the forefront, even with the dual aura blessing of "National War Vanguard" and "Strong Martial Arts", the city defense camp would have been penetrated by the jackals long ago.
It is the strongest barrier in the territory.
………
After coming out of the Wilderness Temple, Tang Jing returned to the Lord's Mansion and opened the market.
The massive crystal cores obtained must be used as soon as possible.
Before he could go shopping in the market, he received a private message from his friend Lu Ming.
"Boss Tang, let me show you a sample!"
[Lancer Training Hut (upgradeable): A special building that can quickly transform farmers into first-level spearmen, with a maximum of 100 people. Crystal cores can be used to upgrade to elite spearman training hut]
[Tip: The cost of changing the profession of a spearman is 2 gold coins, while that of an elite spearman is 5 gold coins. Please upgrade with caution]
"I'll wipe it!"
Tang Jing didn't expect that Lu Ming would get such a good thing.
If I remember correctly.
In the crowdfunding lottery, Lu Ming won two upgrade gift packages in a row.
What a perfect child of luck.
"Are you going to sell it?"
Tang Jing's tone was incomprehensible. He needed this treasure so much that it was worth the price.
Although the spearmen are the cheapest infantry, they can be upgraded if they can't stand it. Once they are upgraded to elite spearmen, they can immediately replace their guns with cannons, becoming a proper second-tier unit.
The group fight is especially fierce!
"I'm not willing to give it up, but the cost of changing the Lancer's profession is too high and I don't have the money." Lu Ming was also very confused.
He is the European Emperor, yes, but he is also an ordinary person. He does not have a huge family behind him to support him, nor is he a celebrity. How can he raise so much money?
The first time I got the baby, I thought of Tang Jing, the "good big brother".
"Then what do you want to change?" Tang Jing asked.
"Ahem, how about Mr. Tang make an offer first?" Lu Ming was quite a thief.
"Okay." Tang Jing was afraid that Lu Ming wouldn't sell it. As long as he was willing to buy it, he could say anything, so he immediately quoted: "10,000 units of wood + 10,000 units of stone + 1 level 2 crystal core + 4 spearmen."
"Gudong!"
Lu Ming, who was far away in Zunlong Kingdom, swallowed subconsciously.
This is simply tailor-made for him.
After being promoted to a third-level shelter, Lu Ming originally wanted to attack the neighboring territory to obtain merit points, be promoted to Lord, and meet the conditions for territory upgrade.
Unfortunately, my neighbor is also a Level 3 shelter.
Who calls him the European Emperor? Of course his neighbors cannot be weak either.
Level three versus level three, there is no chance of winning!
But if there are four spearmen in hand, Lu Ming can immediately become the dominant player in the surrounding area.
Plus level 2 crystal nuclei.
Upgrading to a first-level village is just around the corner.
"Ahem, Boss Tang, can you add more?"
Although Lu Ming is greedy, he also knows the value of the Lancer Training Hut. Especially in the hands of a lord who is neither short of money nor lack of people, the value can be magnified a hundred times.
"How much do you want to add? I don't have any more."
Although Tang Jing did not lack this, he was worried that Lu Mingshi would say, "Besides me, there is probably no one else in the world who can afford this price."
"Yes Yes Yes!"
After being deceived by Tang Jing, Lu Ming was a little panicked, "Then, let's add 2 more level 1 crystal cores and ten sets of weapons and equipment suitable for refugees."
Four spearmen are not safe, but if the refugees can also be armed, it will be safe.
The two level 1 crystal cores were what he asked for for his girlfriend.
As for why there are two?
You taste it, you taste it carefully!
"Okay, that's you."
Tang Jing reluctantly agreed, but in fact he was already happy. In Lu Ming's eyes, the crystal core, which was extremely precious, could only be packed in a bag.
"Thank you, boss!"
Lu Ming, who was opposite him, was also grateful and dancing excitedly.
The deal is done.
After Tang Jing set up the spearman training hut, he immediately sent the things he promised Lu Ming.
The spearmen are the four prisoners from before.
He finally relented and felt that he had taken advantage of him, and gave Lu Ming the Wolf King Sword that had been dropped by the Wolf King before.
It should be a little compensation!
With Lu Ming's European emperor's physique, he might be able to find some rare items next time.
It's worth taking the long term.
"Thank you, boss!"
After unexpectedly receiving the Wolf King Sword, Lu Ming couldn't put it down and thanked him repeatedly. He really regarded Tang Jing as his boss, "But boss, why are the spearmen you sent us Aztecs?"
"Ahem, I'm in the Aztec Alliance, and there are Aztecs in the territory. It makes sense, right? The loyalty is the same anyway, and there is real-time language translation, so I won't delay your training." A flash of light flashed across Tang Jing's face.
Awkward.
"Too!"
Lu Ming also had a big heart and went to receive the supplies.
………
After dismissing Lu Ming, Tang Jing came to the spearman training cabin.
"upgrade!"
In a flash of white light, the Lancer Training Hut has been upgraded to an Elite Lancer Training Hut.
Subsequent upgrades are also not possible.
After that, Tang Jing asked Tu Hong to select forty young and middle-aged men with outstanding performance from the civilians participating in the battle today, and spent the last two hundred gold coins of the territory to transfer them all to elite spearmen.
Each one is wearing iron armor, holding a spear, and carrying a sword across his waist.
Very fierce!
At least in terms of equipment, the elite spearmen have got rid of the role of cannon fodder.
These spearmen will be unified into the city defense battalion to form a spearman team, led by the deputy battalion Zhengtu Gang.
In addition to the seventeen Chiyou warriors who have already joined the ranks, the overall strength of the city defense battalion has made another leap after this battle.
If we face an army of jackals again, we will never be as embarrassed as we are today.
No wonder Tu Hong couldn't hide his joy.
"Did you get the camp address from the jackal prisoner?" Tang Jing asked with concern.
"Asked."
Jackals are just a bunch of weaklings, and Tu Hong didn't even use any tricks, so he just used them all.
"Tomorrow, I plan to have the Blades and Shields move together to sweep those camps, taking away the most valuable supplies first, and then slowly moving the rest."
With the addition of forty spearmen, Tu Hong was able to arrange them with ease.
The territory must also be guarded by half of its troops.
"In addition to sweeping away the gnoll camps, we must also track the traces of the escaping gnolls. It is best to annihilate them in the wild to eliminate future troubles." Tang Jing instructed.
It makes no sense to worry about being attacked by jackals in the wild all day long.
"Don't worry, sir."
Tu Hong was confident, "I have arranged for the Blade soldiers to take off their infantry armor, and form two groups into three groups to follow behind the remaining Jackals and monitor them from a distance."
"very good!"
Seeing that Tu Hong had made arrangements, Tang Jing felt relieved.