Chapter 11: Class Equipment and Upgrades
"I'll hand over this liar to the sheriff of the city, and each of you will take a dinar, and roll as far as you want!"
The three militiamen who were still alive took off their equipment, and after thanking them several times, they fled here as if they were fleeing, very embarrassed.
[One-handed weapon proficiency +5, two-handed weapon proficiency +2;]
When they were far away, Byron almost cheered.
Looking at the heavy bag of silver coins in the package on horseback, John and the three militiamen also had their eyes lit up.
Byron had promised a lot before, just so that these militiamen could work hard.
A few people stripped the imposter of only his underwear, and then found a forest and dug a pit to bury the two corpses, and by the way, buried the noble flag.
Byron made a lot of money this time, and the dinar was not much, and the bag of silver coins were all small silver coins, which together amounted to one hundred and thirty or forty, but the horses and equipment could far exceed this price.
[Swadia Horses: Rank 4 Horses; Full control requires [Riding 4]; Evaluation: Military horse, fast speed, excellent endurance, strong impact ability, not easy to control; 】
[Chainmail: Level: 4; (There is some damage reduction for slash damage.) )】
The military horse and a good chain mail are worth the amount they defrauded. There was also a traveling horse and several sets of militia equipment, and only one of his side was slightly injured, which can be said to be a big profit, which made Byron's cash almost reach the figure of a thousand.
As a promise, Byron stuffed each of his men with a small handful of silver coins, which was 10 dinars. For John, in addition to the silver coins, Byron gave him the captured traveling horse. In fact, if it weren't for the wrong size, Byron would have wanted to give him his chain mail. Byron's men all had satisfied smiles on their faces, and they were all thinking about how to spend the coins.
[Because you shared the loot, morale +10;]
"If anyone can't control his tongue and tell the story, and cut off the other man's wealth, we'll cut off that man's tongue and bury him with those two guys."
In the end, Byron did not forget to threaten two sentences. Those three liars don't have the courage to mention this matter again in the future, but their own tongues still have to be managed, otherwise it will be troublesome if something goes wrong.
All four, including John, nodded vigorously and swore that they would keep it a secret, while Byron also expressed his belief in them.
"These guys can be used."
But most of all, Byron finally saw a little bravery in them, even if it was made with silver coins.
Byron believed that as long as he could guarantee his prestige and the level of reward, these soldiers would be born and die for themselves, and even nobles would have the guts to stab them.
Byron then asked John to lead the lean ox that was tied to the distance and continued on his way to Vader.
By the time Vida arrived, it was getting late, and Byron took the ox to the chief's house and gave it to him.
As a token of gratitude, although there was no work to be entrusted to Byron, the village chief said that Byron would not stop Byron from recruiting soldiers in the village in the future, as long as they were not loyal to nobles or other mercenary teams.
And the militiamen, who had changed their outfits and carried a lot of silver coins, also became the best propaganda targets, and after a night's work, a few glasses of ale, including the guy who had repented before, and three more people were willing to join Byron's team.
In order not to waste resources, Byron whims put them in captured militia equipment, which, although a little damaged, was still generally usable.
Here, Byron once again discovers the difference between reality and the game. The class in the game is equipped with whatever level it is, but in reality, these recruits can wear militia equipment at all, and their names have changed.
[Lack of Training: (Lack of Training: Proficiency of all weapons decreases by one-third, movement speed slows. )】
It makes perfect sense and is in line with the reality of the situation. And this is also good news for Byron, he doesn't need to waste time and energy with these recruits to level up like he did in the game, but many recruits can't survive because of poor equipment.
He could have armed these recruits with the weapons and equipment he had bought or captured, and put together a plausible force. After that, you can become a qualified soldier by rubbing your experience.
However, the effect of this lack of training is indeed quite terrifying, although Byron could not see the specific value of their weapon proficiency, but it is certain that these proficiency directly determines the effectiveness of soldiers using this type of weapon in battle. The proficiency of the normal militia is somewhat higher than that of Byron, and if it is cut by a third, the impact is indeed great.
Normal militiamen can skillfully thrust with spears and block with shields to form simple battle lines. However, although this kind of armed recruit has spears, it is simply a random wave, and he will not form a formation, and he can't see where the technique is at all, and this is the difference between the two.
And one point that cannot be ignored is that these militias are all paid the same regardless of strength or weakness, all of them are 2 dinars, which is a bit of a pitfall.
However, considering that the biggest income of these soldiers is actually the spoils of war, and the distribution of the spoils is up to them, Byron is relieved.
Originally, Byron was going to go directly to the next village after recruiting soldiers, but because the largest Vaderda was about the size of the town and had its own blacksmith shop, Byron commissioned them to inlay John's leather armor with iron plates, and buy a few short spears and spears for the militia. Although the blacksmith is only a village blacksmith, he can still do the job.
During this period, Byron was haggling with the elders for supplies, and finally bought a lot of jerky for 2 dinars, which was much cheaper than the one in the city.
When there are more people, there is more food, so you have to prepare some spare.
Byron and the others stayed in Vida for a day, and Byron himself changed into the chain mail and put on the captured iron helmet. Both pieces of equipment are a bit damaged and heavy, but they are much better than before, both in terms of appearance and practicality.
John also put on his iron-clad armor and rode on his traveling horse, and not only was he satisfied, but even Byron was smiling.
Because in his eyes, John's name had changed.
[Caravan Guard: Equipment: Traveling Horse, Iron Armor, Leather Shield, Thick Fur Hat, Nomad Boots, Spear, Iron Sword; Rating: The caravan escort you promoted. The merchants' right-hand men and bodyguards were hired to keep the caravan safe. Although they could fight on horseback, they were not as good as the cavalry in the army, but they were more than enough to deal with robbers. 】
Although the configuration is only mid-range in the caravan escort group, John's experience does make him a normal caravan escort.
With the blessing of the golden finger of this similar system, John can already fight on horseback, and this upgrade method allows Byron to learn another trick.
Another thing that also came to mind, he could completely customize his soldier's equipment, although it was not cost-effective, but maybe it would be useful at some point.