A few days later

The Demon Castle has been repaired,

Although this stone castle looks dilapidated, you have not hurt the foundation,

Only part of the wooden structure was destroyed, and the main body of the castle was almost intact, and in only two or three days after all-out repairs, the castle had been restored to the extent that it could be occupied.

After the Flying Bear Army entered the Demon Castle and the Sword Eagle Knight in the sky confirmed that Grugash had led his troops back into the wilderness,

The coalition forces gradually began to withdraw, and Thor didn't have time to delay here, as the soul of the kingdom, he was not much less important than King Wren, and he definitely couldn't leave the royal capital for a long time.

However, Saul left Richard with another surprise, perhaps as compensation for the fact that Richard would bear most of the pressure from the Wilderness Ogre,

When Thor was leaving, he left the new regiment in the valley that he had trained for more than a month and had a little actual combat experience to Richard.

In Thor's calculations, having a garrison of 20,000 troops led by Dane in the valley would be enough to stabilize the situation.

After all, the river valley is located between the north and the central plain, if the north is lost, only the garrison corps needs to hold the Zhenbei Pass, with the terrain of the town north pass, 20,000 defenders can defend the big granary of the river valley to the old age.

If the Central Great Plains are lost, it doesn't matter if the valleys are still there.

The 20,000 men of the new legion made little sense to go to the valley, but it was left for Richard to use in this demon castle to better deal with the ogre.

As for whether these 20,000 people are willing to stay, most of them are bitter haha in the river valley, although the river valley is rich, but this wealth has nothing to do with the bitterness of the new legion, to say how much nostalgia they have for the river valley, maybe there is a little bit of local feeling, but it is not necessary to go back,

There may be a few people who don't want to stay in the Northland, but once the military order is given, it's not that they themselves are willing to change.

As long as Richard takes over and reorganizes education for a month, and then gives them a point of the field, they will be able to slowly turn them into real Northlanders, anyway, after experiencing the ogre plague, there is not much else in the Northland, and the Borderlands will be as much as there is now.

In fact, the only problem left for Richard by the new regiment was that Richard could not afford it.

Don't look at the fact that Richard has been named Uncle Pingye, fished a large piece of territory, and ruled more than one million people, but Richard's territory has just been taken over, and he has also experienced the wanton plundering of ogres.

It takes a lot of time to convert it into money and food, and it is very difficult for the original basic plate of the Hunter Leader and the manpower of the annexed Will Leader to raise more than 10,000 Flying Bear Army, let alone raise another legion.

However, although there are many difficulties, when Saul mentioned it to Richard, Richard patted his chest almost without thinking, and the benefits were eaten first, and then he thought about how to digest them.

Fortunately, Saul did things well enough, and when he left, he only took a small amount of seniority with him, leaving at least three months of military rations for the newly formed legion, which was equivalent to leaving some room for Richard to turn around.

The self-produced grain in the north is definitely not enough this year, the agricultural time has been mistaken, the village has been destroyed, and the damage caused by the war Richard cannot be resolved for the time being.

But fortunately, although the Northland is remote, it is not an isolated enclave, and soon after Saul withdrew his troops, Richard immediately arranged for people to go to the Northland to buy grain.

While Thor was still pressing in the valley, the grain merchants in the valley were somewhat afraid to raise the price of grain, and Richard had to store enough grain for two years.

In addition to the Flying Bear Army and the new army in the river valley that continue to guard the border, the rest of the troops have completely left.

After sending Thor off respectfully, Richard immediately rode back to Boulder Castle on Red Flame's single fast horse.

The speed of the Red Flame Horse is indeed not the same level as that of ordinary war horses, and with the addition of the Divine Walking Boots, Richard rushed from the border to the Boulder Fort in just one day.

"The mission has been completed, do you want to claim the reward?"

"Yes"

In the expanded Interior Office, Richard did not hesitate to choose to receive the mission reward,

As early as when Richard killed the ogre chief Amu, the mission was already in the completion stage, but he never had time to claim the reward.

"Bonus Class - Champion Knight X1!"

"Reward Treasure - Knight's Gauntlet!"

"Congratulations on earning 65,000 XP points!"

"Congratulations on your upgrade!"

"Congratulations on mastering the new skill Defense (Elementary)"

Defense (Elementary): Reduces physical damage taken by you and your troops by 5%.

Defence upgrades require two skill points

But after comprehending the defense, Richard did not hesitate at all, and used the upgraded skill points together with the previously retained skill points on the defense, directly upgrading the defense to the intermediate level, and the effect also changed from a reduction of five percent of the physical damage to a reduction of ten percent.

With this damage reduction, the overall strength of the soldiers under Richard's command has increased a lot, and under the superposition of several phases, a class like the Crusaders, who had just stepped into the strength of the knight rank, was basically an invincible existence in the knight rank when fighting under Richard, but it did not cross the threshold of the knight peak and the big knight.

And the Diamond Man, an already high-defense class, is even more inexplicable to get a 10% bonus in defense.

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Richard

Level: 10 (3400/150000)

Power: 22.9

Constitution: 22.1

Dexterity: 21.9

Spirit: 9.1

Beast's Breath (Grandmaster) is the highest, Blue Qi Induction (Advanced), Offensive (Advanced), Defense (Intermediate)

Specialty: Domination

Available Skill Points: 0

After being promoted to level ten, Richard's attributes have still improved slightly, but the experience required for upgrading is also increasing, but fortunately, Richard is constantly improving regardless of his own strength or the strength of his command.

You can continue to gain more experience from stronger enemies, forming a virtuous circle.

A pair of inconspicuous gloves appeared out of thin air again on the table of the Interior Hall,

Richard picked up his gloves with ease

"Knight's Gauntlet: +1 March Speed for You and Your Soldiers"

The attributes of the knight's glove are even weaker than the Divine Boots, not to mention compared to the last Vulcan Sword, but when combined with the Divine Boots, it can also make Richard's movements faster when he acts alone or when leading the system's army, and sometimes it may have miraculous effects.

Although the rewards are a little stretched, on the whole, Richard is quite satisfied with the rewards given by this mission.

After all, the rewarded class is an upgraded version of the Champion Knight of the Terran Sixth-Order Soldier, and this powerful class is a great enhancement to the high-end strength of Richard's men.

"Bell, bell..."

"Bang!"

"Stop, stop!"

If before, the champion knight rewarded by the mission only satisfied Richard, then it was already a surprise after testing his strength.

The champion knight who appeared in the boulder castle directly attached to a red flame horse, it seems that the champion knight's mount is related to the stable,

In the hand, Richard only felt that the other party's riding skills were simply superb, as if he grew on horseback, and the real man and horse were one.

Richard was already a horseback rider since he was a child, and it is no exaggeration to say that he was skilled in equestrianism, but he was like a beginner in front of the champion knight.

Richard, who has the strength of a great knight, was swept off the horse by the champion knight before he could even make ten moves in the hands of the champion knight.

Obviously, the strength of the champion knight is far more than the big knight, and he should have crossed the threshold of the earth knight.

This is one of the few top-level forces in the entire kingdom.

"What's your name?"

"Zebul, Honorable Divine Envoy!"

The tone of the champion knight is still quite respectful to Richard, who is not as strong as himself, but his head is a little straight, and he is a little ruthless.

After a few more brief conversations, Richard seemed to think of something, and then spoke:

"Zebul, have you ever had a wife?"

Zebubl: ......

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