After completing the upgrade operation, Tang Jing walked out of the house.
The open space where the bonfire was lit has been completely enclosed in the courtyard. Not only Tu Hong was keeping watch, but the two brothers Tu Gang and Tu Qiang, who were out conducting reconnaissance, also returned.
I am curiously looking at the new changes in the shelter.
There were still ten refugees standing in the yard, with ragged clothes and sallow complexions. Nine men and one woman were all young and middle-aged, and all of them had reserved expressions.
The tattered baggage held in their hands was all their belongings.
"Greetings, my lord!"
Seeing Tang Jing, the refugees bowed their hands one after another.
"Um!"
Tang Jing nodded slightly and reached out to call Tu Hong, "You are responsible for settling them."
"promise!"
Tu Hong had led soldiers before, so managing the refugees was no problem.
Only then did Tang Jing have time to look around the yard. The east and west wings also had three rooms each. The east wing included a kitchen, a woodshed, and a guest room with a bunk bed.
The west wing contains a hut, a utility room, and a guest room with a bunk bed.
There is also a well in the southwest corner of the yard.
"The kitchen, huts, guest rooms, water wells, and living facilities are basically complete." After being promoted to the second-level shelter, the construction of the territory has truly started, and it is no longer the original ecology.
"Did you find any clues last night?" While visiting his new home, Tang Jing did not forget about business.
"It's the Jackal!"
Tu Gang reported: "The fleeing wolves finally entered a jackal camp."
"Gnoll camp?"
Tang Jing suddenly became interested, "Can you serve it in one pot?"
The wild camp not only means a lot of killing points and experience points, but also can obtain various materials and even treasure chests, which is absolutely worth the money.
"There are wolves on guard outside the camp. In order not to alert the enemy, we did not dare to come close to conduct reconnaissance. Judging from the size of the camp, there should be no less than twenty jackals. It will be difficult for the three of us brothers to break through."
Tu Gang is cautiously optimistic.
"What if we add more people?"
Tang Jing has decided to convert the refugees into weapons and follow suit.
Just then Tu Hong came over.
"Sir, we have a general understanding of the situation of the refugees."
"The only woman among the ten people, I suggest that she be arranged to be a cook and live in the woodshed next door. The remaining nine men, including carpenters, masons, and farmers, should we arrange to build wooden houses first?" Tu Hong asked for instructions.
"The cook will arrange it as you say."
Tang Jing nodded, "As for the remaining men, let's all change their profession to weapons!"
Rather than building infrastructure, the only way to expand quickly is to prioritize the expansion of the army, and then use the superiority in military strength to raid surrounding areas and plunder materials and populations through war.
"good!"
Tu Hong himself had no objections.
The group of people left the courtyard, and the training cabin stood next to the Savage Temple.
[Weapon Training Hut (can be upgraded): A special building that can quickly convert farmers into weapons, with a maximum of 100 people. Crystal cores can be used to upgrade to a sword and shield training hut]
[Tip: The cost of changing the profession of a sword soldier is 2 gold coins, while that of a sword and shield soldier is 5 gold coins. Please upgrade with caution]
"Can it still be upgraded?"
Tang Jing happened to have a level 2 crystal core in his hand, but he still hesitated.
It can be deduced from "Level 1 crystal cores are required to upgrade the second level shelter" that the subsequent upgrade of the territory is likely to use level 2 crystal cores. Now that it is used, if a new level 2 crystal core is not obtained within two days, the territory will be delayed.
Built.
Money comes second.
Sword soldiers are a first-level unit, while sword-and-shield soldiers are a second-level unit, so you should spend more money.
"upgrade!"
Considering that he was about to conquer the Jackal camp, Tang Jing decided to seek stability. Leading a team of second-level sword and shield soldiers would definitely be more reliable than leading a team of sword soldiers.
And once the gnoll camp is conquered, there should be no shortage of level 2 crystal cores.
"Upgrade completed, territory experience value +50 points!"
[Sword and Shield Soldier Training Hut (not upgradable): a special building that can quickly transform farmers into Blade and Shield Soldiers, with a maximum of 100 people]
Tang Jing did not hesitate and immediately arranged for the transfer of nine men.
A total of 45 gold coins were spent.
This is him. If it were any other lord, even if he obtained a special building such as a training cabin, he would not have enough money to support a job change.
I can only look at it with envy.
The refugee came out of the training hut. Although his face was still sallow, his muscles had obviously become fuller. He was wearing iron armor, holding an iron-clad round shield in his left hand, and a steel sword in his right hand.
They all have sharp eyes and a hint of fierceness about them.
[Sword and Shield Soldier: Second-level infantry, which can be upgraded to third-level heavy infantry]
Tang Jing organized nine sword and shield soldiers into a combat team, with Tu Hong as team leader, Tu Gang and Tu Qiang as deputy team leaders, forming the first regular army in the territory.
After eating, we immediately headed to the gnoll camp.
As Tu Gang reported, there were wolves on guard outside the gnoll camp. Tactics such as sneak attacks would not work at all. It would be better to launch a direct attack.
After walking for less than an hour, the campground was already in sight.
During the march, Tang Jing also noticed the shelters of other players. Since they were still in the protection period, he simply walked around them quietly, not wanting to alert others now.
"Ouch!!!"
Sure enough, Tang Jing and his party were discovered by the wolves when they were still more than 500 meters away from the camp.
The wolves are fearless and gather quickly.
"court death!"
Tu Qiang was the first to rush forward.
Tu Hong stood still, guarding Tang Jing. While protecting Tang Jing, he also did not forget to command the sword and shield soldiers to fight. For the newly formed sword and shield soldier team, the battle with the wolves was the best.
actual combat.
How can you miss it?
Tu Gang, on the other hand, cleverly moved around to provide support, checking for the flaws of the sword and shield soldiers who were fighting for the first time.
Of course Tang Jing is not a freeloader.
In a sense, he is the real core of the team. The blessings dropped at critical moments can not only effectively avoid casualties, but also continuously restore the physical fitness of the soldiers and improve combat endurance.
Sword and shield soldiers wear armor and hold shields, which is definitely a big test for physical fitness.
Under the command of Tu Hong, the sword and shield soldiers fought meticulously and did not let the wild wolf take advantage.
The carcasses of wild wolves soon piled up on the ground.
"Attention, the jackals are coming!"
During the battle, Tu Hong issued a timely warning.
The cunning jackal did not rush out of the camp immediately after receiving the warning from the wolf. Instead, he made a special circle and appeared behind the battle team.
He was trying to launch a sneak attack from behind and attack the wolves from both front and back.
"You look so ugly!"
Tang Jing looked around and saw that the jackals were jackals walking upright, but they were much stronger, more than two meters tall, and wore tattered leather armor.
The weapons were of all kinds, ranging from axes to shins of unknown beasts.
There are even people with wooden sticks.
The number of jackals exceeds twenty, which is why they dare to go out of the camp to fight.
Use more to defeat less!
Unfortunately, what they encountered was a regular combat team led by a third-level warrior.
There are also mages in the team to help out.
Facing the front and rear attacks from the jackals and wolves, Tu Hong remained calm and commanded the sword and shield squad to shrink the front line. Tu Gang did not wander away, but went to the front line of the battle with the jackals.
The fierce fighting continues.
Jackals are worthy of being a second-level soldier. In addition, they have rich combat experience and are quite ferocious and flexible. When facing the sword and shield soldiers, who are also second-level soldiers, they are slightly at a disadvantage.
If it were a first-level weapon without armor or shield protection, casualties would probably be inevitable.
Tang Jing was very lucky.
The battle became more and more intense, and even Tu Hong had to go out and join the battle himself.
Tang Jing was still surrounded in the middle. While casting blessings, he also did not forget to use the cold to release ice arrows. Once the jackal was frozen, he would be attacked by swords and axes.
The strength of the mage is evident.
But frequent spell casting also caused Tang Jing's mana to bottom out quickly.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, after harvesting a wave of experience points, the Forbidden Mage was successfully promoted to level 3, and his mana, which was about to bottom out, reached full capacity in an instant.
"The level of the forbidden mage is increased to level 3, endurance +1 point, spirit +4 points"
[Forbidden Mage Level 3 (10/400)]
With Tang Jing's strong reinforcements, more and more jackals continued to fall in a pool of blood. Even the leader of the jackals died due to the cooperation between him and Tu Hong.
"Participate in killing the Jackal leader and gain +150 experience points!"
The moment the jackal leader fell, several white lights scattered on the ground. In addition to the level 2 crystal core that Tang Jing was thinking about, a bronze treasure chest also dropped.
The remaining jackals saw this and immediately dispersed.
"Successfully annihilated the Jackal camp, merit points +20 points!"
Post-war statistics show that in this battle, a total of 1 jackal leader, 12 jackals, 15 wild wolf leaders and a total of 35 wild wolves were killed.
The combat team suffered zero casualties.
This shows how wise Tang Jing was when he chose to become an auxiliary mage.
[Forbidden Mage Level 4 (155/700)]
After a battle, Tang Jing not only upgraded to two levels in a row, but his kill value also increased to 175 points. After returning to the territory, he could summon three more Chiyou warriors.