Spring plowing has basically ended, and the crops planted earlier have even grown to half a person's height.
The war in the kingdom has basically not affected the normal production order in the North, and even infrastructure construction such as building bridges and roads has not stopped.
The introduction of a large number of kobold slaves made it possible to build many projects in the North without the need for corvee labor.
Most of the idle farmers gathered together for training under the leadership of the village sheriff, and the chants of military training could be heard in every village.
"gather!"
"Count!"
"one two three…"
The peasant and soldier training in the Northland has a very distinct personal style of Richard, especially when lining up, there is a very strong sense of military training.
The peasants and soldiers in the village, led by the sheriff, formed a neat square formation. The team of dozens of people formed a neat line no matter which direction they looked at it.
Not to mention the combat skills, this formation alone made the peasants and soldiers feel separated from the ranks of the mob.
The peasants and soldiers still wore a variety of armors, including rattan armor made of bamboo strips and cowhide, and iron-leather armor made of pure cowhide and iron plates. Finally, they all had spears in their hands. Only the leading sheriff wore a somewhat old-fashioned armor.
Wearing cloth armor and holding a long sword on his waist.
Peasants and soldiers equipped in this way, when put on the battlefield to fight orcs, are of course no different from cannon fodder sent to death.
But when the main force of the Northern Army moved south, they played a role in maintaining the place.
The regular army cannot defeat the orcs, but it is still quite powerful in arresting bandits, maintaining law and order, and suppressing some strange churches. After all, it is an armed force that has received formal training.
"Report to the Sheriff!"
"There should be fifty-one peasant soldiers in Mopan Village, but there are actually fifty-one! Please give me instructions!"
The sheriff standing on the big millstone at the entrance of the village glanced at the group of peasant soldiers he had brought out.
After these originally timid farmers had a full stomach and received training for more than half a year, their temperament has undergone tremendous changes. They all hold their heads high, their eyes are full of hope, and their spirits are different from their original ones.
By then it was a world of difference.
"very good!"
The young sheriff looked at the peasants and soldiers below and nodded, then shouted:
"Who will allow me to live and work in peace and contentment?"
"Lord Richard!"
"Who will give me enough food and clothing?"
"Lord Richard!"
"I am willing to die for Lord Richard!"
The sheriff was answered by the fanatical shouts of the peasants and soldiers.
Dozens of peasants and soldiers almost shouted these words with the momentum of hundreds of people, and after a few shouts they almost became hoarse.
They were not forced to shout these words, their support for Richard came completely from the heart.
After all, they are a group of farmers who did not even have enough to eat a year or two ago. They are just waiting to die from exhaustion or illness in a dilapidated house, without any progress in life.
Now under Richard's rule, not only can they have enough to eat, but they can even eat meat occasionally. Richard is like a savior to them.
After shouting a few times, the sheriff signaled the peasants and soldiers to stop, and then continued after the scene calmed down:
"I want to tell you some good news, good news from Miracle City!"
"Our Northern Army has two battles and two victories, and has basically eliminated the main force of the orcs."
Although Northland has established an extremely fast information transmission mechanism, the news was sent back to Miracle City on the same day that the army wiped out the main force of the orcs.
Most of the high-level Northland officials who stayed behind received the battle report in time.
But this is not the information age with developed networks. In a small, isolated village like this, even if the road is built, there will be a delay of at least half a month in getting information.
The peasants and soldiers only knew that Lord Richard had led the Northern Army southward and the news of defeating the orcs had not spread from Miracle City to these remote villages.
"Roar!"
When the peasants and soldiers heard the news, they immediately roared excitedly, causing the old and young in the distant village to look here curiously.
As for the authenticity of the news?
The Northern Army led by Richard is invincible. How could they lose? It's just that they won a little faster this time.
The sheriff standing on the big millstone was very satisfied with the reaction of the peasants and soldiers, and added:
"I've sent a sheep over today, and I'll make a pot of soup tonight to congratulate Lord Richard on his victory!"
"Long live Lord Richard!"
"Long live Lord Richard!"
As soon as the Sheriff finished speaking, the reaction of the peasants and soldiers became even more enthusiastic.
A sheep weighs at least thirty or forty pounds of meat. If it is stewed in a large pot, dozens of people present can eat several bites.
Although the civilians in the Northland no longer have to worry about having enough to eat, meat is still an expensive thing for ordinary people. These farmers and soldiers may not be able to eat a pound of meat in a month.
Only the vigilantes with quasi-knight strength had the financial resources to eat meat every day. The peasants and soldiers were drooling when they thought about the feeling of eating meat.
"Okay, isn't it just a matter of eating stew? Give me a good training, so that next time when we recruit regular soldiers, all the men in Mopan Village can be selected to earn some face for me!"
"Don't worry, sir! If anyone dares to be lazy, you don't have to come, I, Wright, will be the first to smash his ass."
"Hahaha!"
The peasants and soldiers burst into laughter.
The news of the great victory and the good news of eating meat made the atmosphere extremely heated. If these peasant soldiers were placed with other lords and equipped with better equipment, they could become regular army envoys.
But in the Northland, it is still necessary to recruit the remaining troops from the previous round of military expansion.
The war potential of the Northland is far from being explored to its limit.
"But, Lord Sheriff, now that the orcs have been defeated, who else can we fight with? Do we still have a chance to be picked as regular soldiers?"
Among the peasants and soldiers below, there are also some with a little more flexible brains. Now the intelligent creatures on the mainland have basically been defeated by the Northland Army. Even powerful orcs have fallen in front of the Northland Army. The Northland Army seems to have no opponents.
Already.
As soon as this question was asked, the surrounding peasants and soldiers looked at each other. They were really afraid that there would be no more battles to fight in the future and that they would not have the chance to join the regular army.
"Hey, who said that after defeating the orcs, there will be no enemies? We just defeated the main force of the orcs."
"Our Northern Army will definitely come out of Longxi Pass eastward and destroy the orc kingdom!"
Humanity has been suppressed by the orcs in the Dragon's Breath Pass for nearly a hundred years. They are used to passive defense, and most people have no intention of counterattack.
At this time, when the Sheriff mentioned it, the peasants and soldiers below were stunned for a moment before they reacted.
"Orc-killer!"
"Orc-killer!"
The peasants and soldiers responded enthusiastically to the fact that there was still a fight, but they didn't know that they didn't have to worry about such a thing at all. Richard found an absolutely powerful enemy for them...
“Everyone has it!”
“Running with weights for ten kilometers around the village!”
"whole team!"
The peasants and soldiers started the day's training with great enthusiasm after the police officer injected a large amount of chicken blood. The posture caused the dogs in the village to run excitedly...
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A hundred miles away from Mopan Village
A miracle happened
At this time, the sun had gradually set, and a little halo of dusk stretched the shadows of passers-by.
There is no curfew in Miracle City. If you act quickly, vendors have even hung up colorful lights, waiting for nightfall to attract more customers.
In the huge stone castle at the core of Miracle City, a figure suddenly appeared in the center of the castle.
It was not completely dark at this time, and the figure appeared quite abruptly in the light of the setting sun.
But the people in the city were already used to it. The nearest patrol took the initiative to salute and then continued to perform its patrol mission.
"Dear envoy of the gods, welcome to your arrival."
Striding into the market gate, Grandet was still waiting at the door. He seemed to be waiting for Richard in the market all the time.
"Let me see this month's new items."
Without a word of nonsense, Richard walked straight to the counter in the lobby to check out the new products from the moment he entered the market gate.
"Treasure Category: Dungeon Heart
Transform any underground city into a Negan (underground city) main city. The heart of the underground city will randomly generate five high-level buildings and one special building for the successfully transformed city, and randomly provide a small group of high-level troops.
Introduction: The gift of the Creator, the miraculous treasure of the dungeon, the legendary Dragon Queen Moriel successfully unified the chaotic Negan after obtaining this treasure.
Price: 120,000 Kinnar.
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Potions: God's Sigh
Effect: Greatly improves the user's combat power. Even a mortal can have combat power comparable to that of a saint after using it...
Duration: 90 seconds
Warning: Serious side effects may occur after use.
Introduction: This is another pinnacle work of the master of alchemy. A super potion that can truly compete with the gods. The power of killing gods is actually in this shaky potion. It is so mysterious that even the gods can only say something after looking at it.
A sigh.
Price: 100000 Kinnar
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Soldier Type: Great Demon Lord X1
Introduction: They are the most powerful demons, the princes who rule in hell, and are the top existences that can compete with the holy dragon.
Skill 1: Advanced fire resistance (fire damage immunity 90%).
Fire is the great demon lord's best toy.
Skill 2: Space shuttle
They are born to be super creatures that shuttle through space. They can keenly perceive the dynamics of different spaces, sneak through multi-layered worlds, and steal a large number of souls.
Skill 3: Lord’s pressure
As a powerful demon at the lord level, the Great Demon Lord exerts strong pressure on mid-level and low-level demons, and has a certain probability of attracting demons who admire the strong to join their camp.
Price: 100,000 Kinnar.
Resource category: Super resource package
Provides a large number of various resources.
Price: 5000 Kinnar.
"Heart of the Dungeon?"
When he saw this treasure, Richard was no longer calm. This treasure was the most expensive treasure he had ever seen on the market.
120,000 gold nards, which is equivalent to the regular expenses of several legions.
But in terms of its effects, the price is absolutely worth it.
Five high-level buildings are generated at the beginning. If you are lucky, you may get a Black Dragon's Lair directly. It is equivalent to using the heart of the dungeon to generate the main city of the system, which can directly skip more than two months of development stage, not to mention that it also comes with a
Special buildings and a small group of advanced dungeon troops.
The only problem is that it needs to be generated in an underground city.
After searching all over the continent, Richard could not think of finding a city built underground. Even the dwarves only mined in caves, and most of the settlements were on the ground.
And he can't put the dungeon on the dwarves' territory, because he has to start a war with the dwarves first.
After thinking about it, the only suitable place to use the Dungeon Heart is to go to the Devil's Abyss.
There are all kinds of strange demons in the abyss. According to the records in the elven classics, there is a cave-dwelling demon that looks like a spider and likes to live underground.
During the war when demons invaded the mainland, the cave demons even built an underground castle to block the attack of the elven coalition. It was only after several fire-type holy magicians used forbidden spells to summon multiple large meteorites that the whole castle collapsed.
An underground castle built by cave-dwelling demons.
No matter what, this Dungeon Heart must be bought.
The potion that appears in the mall is currently the most powerful potion that Richard has ever seen, as you can tell just from its name.
God's sigh
A creation that even the gods would be impressed by.
Ordinary people can have power comparable to that of a saint after drinking it. Then, after drinking this bottle of potion, will a strong man like Richard, who is at the peak of the saint level, be able to have the power to kill the Lord God?
As for the serious sequelae described in the description, they are not within the scope of Richard's consideration for the time being. When he is forced to use this trump card, it will not work and will there be any sequelae.
The price of 100,000 gold naars is worth it.
The creatures that appear in the market are also the second holy-level unit after the holy dragon.
Great Demon Lord
It exerts pressure on mid-level and low-level demons, and can recruit a large number of cannon fodder in the abyss for one's own use.
"The heart of the dungeon, the great demon lord..."
"Haha, everything is arranged so thoughtfully."
This is a pillow that is given to him when he is drowsy. The things that appear in the market this time perfectly meet the needs of exploring the abyss. This is because someone wants to push him to explore the abyss.
Richard chuckled lightly, showing no emotion or anger, and naturally purchased all the goods except the resource gift pack.
More than 300,000 gold nairs were spent like water.
This amount of gold coins is a considerable expenditure even for the entire Northland.
Fortunately, Richard did not have to withdraw money from the Beidi Treasury this time.
The nobles in Golden Dragon City are richer than Richard imagined. Just a few bloodline nobles have provided Richard with millions of gold nards. The money buried in the ground is finally in Richard's hands.
played some role.
First, a purple-black stone floated out of thin air on the counter. It looked a little plain on the outside, but if you look closely, you can see a little light shining around the stone.
If it appeared elsewhere, it would probably be regarded as an ordinary gemstone that was not very attractive to Richard.
The second potion looked much more gorgeous. The thumb-sized potion bottle was filled with golden liquid, and the color of the potion changed to red, purple, and blue in the next second.
The color of the potion was constantly changing, making the light in the market hall constantly changing, like a disco scene in a bar.
"I would believe this thing even if I was told that it would turn into a colorful toad after drinking it."
The change in color of this potion may be regarded as a miracle in the eyes of others, but in the eyes of people like Richard who are used to seeing flashing neon lights, it feels inexplicably earthy.
After complaining, he stuffed the potion and the Dungeon Heart into his arms.
At this time, a figure carrying a huge scythe also appeared in the market hall.
The big demon lord is more than three meters tall, with red muscles all over his body. He wears a black breastplate in front of his body and a pair of black iron boots on his feet. However, the front of the boots is hollow, and five sharp claws protrude from the front of the boots.
When he came out, there would be a slight friction sound with every step he took. He had a pair of black horns on his head, he looked ferocious, and there were even traces of sparks on his body.
With this look, just standing there gave me a sense of oppression.
However, when the big demon lord, who looked unruly in appearance, came to a position about two meters away from Richard, he respectfully bowed his knees and half-crouched on the ground.
He raised his head to face Richard, with a fawning smile on his fierce face.
"Devil Sven, obey your orders, your will will be the direction of my battle."