Todd, who had regained his human form, was walking on the streets of Froststone City.
Due to the dispersion of residential areas and the undulations of the terrain, Froststone City covers a much larger area than Muxi City. If we compare the two, the former is about twice the size of the latter.
Without the appearance of a tyrant, the people who passed by Todd could not connect this ordinary-looking young man with the supreme son of the gods.
But Todd himself enjoyed the feeling of integrating into the market, but Evie beside him didn't think so.
"My duty is to go out and kill the enemy, not to hang around with you..."
Evie, who was carrying a sword and shield with a dissatisfied look on her face, said this with a headache as she looked at the bustling crowd in front of her and listened to the various noises in her ears.
Todd stopped in front of a fruit stall, looked at the freshly picked fruits on the stall, and said with a smile: "There should be more than just fighting and fighting in life. Learning to relax is more important."
Evie turned sideways to avoid pedestrians, shook her head and said: "When the enemy's weapon chops at your head, I don't think relaxing can help you dodge faster."
As if he didn't hear Evie's words, Todd argued with the fruit vendor about the price for a while, and finally paid for a few wild melons.
Looking at the fruit handed over by Todd, Evie's eyes widened: "Did you know? As long as you give the order, the believers are willing to dedicate anything to you."
"I know."
"Then why are you wasting your breath on a few copper coins?"
"That's what I call relaxing."
Todd smiled and broke open the wild melon, ate the sweet pulp inside, and nodded approvingly to the fruit vendor.
The latter was in a good mood when he saw the customer eating happily, and gave the customer a bunch of peaches from his stall.
Just like that, Todd, who was in high spirits, and Evie, who had a stinky face, walked around with lots of fruits and snacks in their hands, and gradually came to a huge square.
The place was crowded and lively. From a cursory glance, there were thousands of people gathered at least. But Todd looked around and saw no vendors or shops.
Finding a relatively remote high place, Todd asked Evie while eating the mountain chestnuts in his hand: "Where is this place? Why are there so many people?"
Evie said casually: "War merit gathering."
"Military achievement rally?" Todd was about to ask again when the fierce quarrel coming from the square caught his attention.
Todd looked carefully and discovered that Ackerman was among the quarrelsome people.
This guy, wearing a gorgeous armor and a mustache, put his hands on his hips and shouted to a battle group commander from the Holy Acropolis on the opposite side: "The Red Branch Battle Group is the first to rush into Ozd!
When we attacked the city gate, we lost dozens of brothers... By the way! There were also two catapults! In terms of the distribution of the spoils, we should be at the top of the list!"
The Holy Guards on the opposite side refused to give in at all: "The Wind Hammer Chapter withstood the impact of the enemy's heavy cavalry. Without us, you would have rotted in the soil long ago!"
At this time, Fried, the old barbarian warrior representing the Falcon Chapter, also joined in: "When we attacked the inner city of Ozd, if it weren't for my fearless men who used human explosives,
Blow down the city wall and you can still stand here and talk now?!"
Immediately afterwards, dozens of representatives of various war groups, large and small, participated in the scolding battle.
Speaking of excitement, some people rolled up their sleeves, took off their coats, and were ready to fight at any time.
Seeing the worry on Todd's face, Evie curled her lips and said disdainfully: "Don't worry, we can't fight. They are all waiting for the 'score'."
Todd, who heard a new term, turned around in surprise: "What...what?"
Evie was too lazy to speak anymore and pointed directly forward, gesturing to Todd to look at it himself.
Not long after, five shamans came out with a group of believers. The square, which was still tense at first, suddenly calmed down.
Everyone closed their mouths in unison and focused all their attention on the book in the shaman's hand.
The leader of the Shaman, Todd, was very familiar with him. It was Minnie. She was also one of the first people to follow him in running the Froststone Camp.
She walked onto the stone platform of the square with a cane, sat on the wooden chair brought by the disciples, and nodded to her companions.
The shaman next to Minnie immediately opened the book in his hand and read loudly: "The first one to attack the wall of Ozid... was the Red Branch Chapter, 7 points! The one who defeated the "Night Watch" Cavalry Regiment
It's the Windhammer Chapter, 4 points! The one who killed the highest commander of the defenders was the Barracuda Chapter, 4 points! The first one to break through the inner city of Ozd was the Falcon Chapter, 5 points..."
Todd opened his mouth in surprise: "What are you doing?"
With a piece of foxtail in her mouth, Evie simply sat down and said boredly: "Just watch."
The shaman loudly announced the merit goal, the name of the war group and the points obtained on the stage.
The battle group commanders were counting the scores nervously in the audience.
A group of burly men from each battle group squatted on the ground in circles with their buttocks stuck out, using paper and pens that had been prepared, desperately calculating the final scores of their respective battle groups.
In Todd's eyes, this scene was like a group of elementary school students who had just finished their exams, gathering together to count their scores.
"This... this is really..." Todd looked at the picture in front of him and hesitated for a long time. He didn't know how to evaluate this combat merit system. In the end, he had to smile bitterly and said: "Who came up with this method?"
Evie was stunned for a while, then hummed: "Rachel."
Hearing the name, Todd was silent for a while, and then said: "She should have her reasons for choosing this method..."
Evie didn't speak, she just inserted her sword heavily into the soil.
From breaching the city gate, to defeating the enemy, to warning of the enemy's situation, and finally to the number of enemies killed, all the achievements in the Battle of Ozd were quantified one by one and expressed in the form of scores, making it clear at a glance.
"Before going to war, my sisters rode griffins to survey the combat targets and informed the shaman assembly of the relevant information." Ivie said while looking at the center of the square: "The shaman and commander
After we learned about the enemy's situation, we determined the items and scores of combat merit based on this information at the pre-war meeting."
"Of course, this score is not static. If some castles have higher walls and more arrow towers, the score for breaching the city gates will be higher; if some enemy legions have stronger combat effectiveness, then the score for destroying them will be higher.
It will also improve accordingly.”
"Before the war, the scores for all combat achievements are determined, and the commanders of the battle groups choose the attack direction and tactical goals that suit them based on their respective strengths. Some large groups have many warriors and complete weapons and armor, and they will select several
Those with higher military merit scores; and some small groups with weaker strength may unite four or five to jointly deal with a relatively simple military merit goal."
"After the war is over, the shamans will determine whether the battle achievement goals selected by each war group before the war have been completed based on the inspection reports of the war team and the gryphon knights. If completed, corresponding points will be awarded; if not completed
, then points will be deducted from the total score accordingly.”
Todd heard this and asked with interest: "What if there is a war group that has a negative total score because it failed to complete the set goal?"
Evie shrugged: "Then they will be in misery. Depending on the battlefield performance and the consequences of failure, the lightest punishment for a failed war group is to be disbanded on the spot. The heaviest punishment may be that all members are reduced to slaves, and the commander is dismissed.
Imprisoned and awaiting the judgment of the Son of the Gods. Fortunately, there has never been such a serious combat failure since Froststone City started the war."
Todd nodded thoughtfully.
While the two were talking, the achievements in the Battle of Ozd were also tallied up.
The "Red Branch Chapter" led by Casper and Ackerman defeated the "Windhammer Chapter" of the refugees from the Holy Acropolis by two points, and achieved the first victory in the Battle of Ozd.
According to the prior reservation, first of all, they can give priority to selecting prisoners to supplement the vacancies in the battle group; secondly, after the shamans take a small part of the loot as a sacrifice to the sons of the gods, they can give priority to the remaining
Among the spoils of war, a certain amount of items are selected and collected; finally, the war group gains the right to prioritize the selection of targets for military exploits during the next external battle.
Seeing Ackerman leading his men, taking away the most valuable treasures like a show of force, and impatiently picking up the most beautiful slave girls, Todd said to Ivie with some worry: "Isn't this distribution method?
Will it cause hatred between Chapters?"
Evie looked at Todd in surprise: "Hate? Why hatred? The commander set the combat goal in advance, relied on his own ability and bravery to fight, and gained wealth equivalent to his efforts. Others will only respect and envy him.
How can there be such a mentality of hatred?!"
Todd was speechless for a moment.
Ivie pointed to the shamans on the high platform and said: "Besides, if the commander has any dissatisfaction with the distribution, he can find a shaman assembly and lodge a complaint... In Froststone City, the soldiers pay most attention to honor and
Faith, no one wants to be dragged into hell by an evil ghost when facing Asgard’s ‘Balance of Fate’ after death because of their momentary greed.”
Todd heard this and nodded unconsciously.
In the soul space, the reason why he introduced the "Anubis Scale" from the ancient Egyptian mythology in his previous life on the basis of the legends of the gods was because he wanted to advise believers to think twice about good and evil before speaking or doing things.
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However, the belief in Froststone City caused by this move was something that the initiator never expected.