Chapter 17: A New Mission and a Return
"Mission Complete"
"1000 XP Bonus"
Congratulations on the upgrade
Richard, who had already accumulated several combat experience, was directly promoted to level 4 after returning to the Boulder Chamber to submit the mission award.
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Richard: Terran
Level: 4 (560/8000)
Power: 9.8
Constitution: 9.9
Dexterity: 10.1
Spirit: 3.6
Skills: Beast's Breath (Grandmaster) is the highest, Universal Qi Induction (Elementary) can be improved, and Offensive (Elementary) can be improved
Available Skill Points 1.
Army: Spearmen (30), Archers (20), Griffons 6, Swordsmen (1), Crusaders (1)
After the upgrade, Richard's physical fitness has improved slightly, and if this momentum continues, maybe a few more levels Richard will be able to fight against knight-level powerhouses just by physically speaking.
As for the skill point that comes with the upgrade, Richard thought about it for a moment and then assigned it to the offensive technique.
Offensive (Intermediate): Increases the attack power of your soldiers by 20%.
The intermediate offensive technique has improved the system classes under his command more obviously, and the combat power of his command has been greatly improved.
In addition to experience rewards, there are also rewards for choosing between resources and troops
At present, there is no shortage of wood and stone that is urgently needed for the development of the Terran castle, and Richard still gives priority to the rewards of the troops that can strengthen the strength.
"Congratulations on acquiring: Royal Gryphon (5), Spearman (15), Archer (10)"
The soldiers appeared in front of Richard one after another, and several royal griffons even rubbed in front of Richard and squeezed the first six griffons aside.
Richard reached out and stroked the snow-white wings of the royal griffins, and upon closer inspection, he found that these royal griffons were larger than the previous griffins, with a body length of nearly 4 meters, almost the same as the forest giant bear, although not as strong as the giant bear, but its ability to fly made it more aggressive. Under the swoop, the average would-be knight may not be spared.
It's a pity that there aren't a few crusaders, and if there are a few more knights, the next thing can be more initiative. Richard thought with some greed.
Having tasted the sweetness, Richard opened the council chamber again and prepared to receive a new mission.
"Destroy the Ogre (50)"
Rewards for completing quests:
1. Reward 3000 experience
2. Reward random resources or troops
"There are always some terrifying figures wandering in the jungle, and for the safety of the territory, destroy them."
After taking this task, Richard felt a little tricky for a while, Hunter led very few ogres, Richard has only seen a broken up from the tribe appear in the Iron Wood Forest for so many years, at that time it was his father Sauter himself to solve it, these ogres generally live in the dense forest, and it is difficult to search directly in the air through griffins like this discovery of snow thieves.
And these guys are not easy to deal with, adult ogres are generally three meters tall, their shoulders are thicker than human waists, and any adult male ogre is five or six times stronger than humans, and he is worthy of a peak quasi-knight.
To sum up, this task is not easy to find, but it is not easy to fight if you find it.
Forget it, this task has to be delayed, and it must be done, not to mention the rich experience reward, and this council has not given up the task option, one task after another must be done, and if you don't do it, there will be no new tasks.
Richard planned to search for the ogre's traces first, and it would be much easier to complete the task when the crusader camp was built and he had a dozen knight-level forces in his hands.
Otherwise, it would not be cost-effective to forcibly go to war with the ogre tribe now, and take the lives of ordinary warriors.
After a few days of delay in the Boulder Fort, Richard had already arranged the basic management, and placed some experienced officials on the newly occupied territory, fortunately Richard had begun to deliberately train grassroots officials a long time ago, and now that the annexation of Will Territory can also arrange enough officials to manage it without long-term chaos.
"Quill, get your men in order and get ready to go back to Ironwood City."
"Yes"
Quill finally returned to Boulder with the city guards to stabilize the village and claim sovereignty, and after a few days of delay, Richard was ready to return to Ironwood City first, and he had to deal with some important matters after the war.
In Richard's plan, the Boulder Fort will be completely used as a military fortress in the future, and there will be no civilians haunting, after all, it is a matter of secrecy about the system, and only the soldiers produced by the system will be left in the future. Ironwood will serve as the administrative and economic center of both territories.
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Richard rode at the front of the group, followed by Quill and Ron, followed by more than 200 city guards.
The snow along the road has melted, and the remaining snow traces can no longer hide the full spring mood, and the grass and trees have begun to grow, and the vitality is slowly returning to the land.
The farmland along the way has already been cultivated, but in the past, these villagers led by Will avoided the army led by Richard from afar, Richard didn't care, the people's will needs to be accumulated slowly, and he was confident that his ruling ability was stronger than most of the nobles in this world.
Turning back, Richard instructed Quill
"Quill, pass on my order, don't trample on farmland, and those who violate the order will be severely punished."
"Yes" Sometimes, Quiel, the silent officer, resembles a robot who answers "yes".
After giving the order, Richard leaned over the horse's mane and stroked it gently. He whispered in his ear
"If you dare to make me like Boss Cao today, I will stew horse meat tonight."
Fortunately, the horses were not frightened, and the team successfully reached the Xiaoling River, crossed the river and returned to the Hunter Territory.
More than ten days had passed since the battle at Xiaoling River, and the traces of the war were no longer obvious, the ice of Xiaoling River had melted away and turned into gurgling water, and the team had to make a detour through a stone bridge to return.
Back in Hunter's Territory, the mood of the soldiers was obviously a little higher, and the peasants they encountered on the road no longer avoided the army, but someone waved from afar.
Richard didn't care, Will Ling also copied the management method of Hunter Ling, and in a few years, the Will family will be completely history, and there will be no obvious difference between the two territories.
After entering the Hunter Territory, the soldiers did not need to be urged by Richard to speed up their march noticeably, and it was always a pleasure to go home.
At noon on the second day, the team had returned to Ironwood City, and Richard, who had set up the team, returned to Ironwood Castle.
"Young master, the master is waiting for you in the garden, let you go and see him." As soon as he returned to the castle, the butler greeted him and sent a message to Richard.
"Hmm"
Richard walked towards the garden, and on the way he could feel that the servants were in a good mood, and it was probably Viscount Sauter who gave out the reward in celebration of the victory.
"Father."
Richard came to the garden and saw Viscount Sauter sitting on a chair drinking something, his face a little haggard.
"Son, you're finally back, part of the reward has been released, and you can discuss the rest with the chief housekeeper."
Viscount Sauter was forced to manage the territory again in Richard's absence, and the myriad of management work was simply a kind of torture for Viscount Soth, which had to be replaced by an ancient emperor, who must have been a faint monarch who did not do his job.
"Yes, I'll take care of it next." Richard also knew Viscount Sauter's temperament, it was okay to let him lead troops to fight, let him manage government affairs, and he could visibly worry about baldness.
"Richard, what are you going to do with Will?" Changing his previous joking tone, Viscount Sot suddenly asked in a serious tone.
"I've thought about this before."
"Huh?"
"The daughters of the Will family are all settled in Ironwood City now."
"Ron didn't have a surname, and he will be called Hunter Ron in the future, and he is your illegitimate son in the early years."
Viscount Sauter: ......
Ron, who was wandering around the city, had a burst of anger in his ears for no reason, and Ron covered his ears, a little confused.