Although it has been around for three years, the shaman has traveled many times with the goblin groups that have been plundered very frequently, and have a lot of combat experience.

It stands to reason that the human race with superb martial arts will often correspond to a considerable amount of mana.

Because all creatures in the world are like this, no matter how talented they are, in order to practice the ultimate swordsmanship, they must kill a considerable number of enemies, and the swordsman will continue to become stronger in some way in the process, and his vitality, magic power, and various physical qualities will be significantly improved.

The shaman has a high concentration of magic power among the enemies he has come into contact with, and a weak concentration of magic at a low level, and the latter may even be a cook who knows nothing, only cooking food for traveling caravans, and occasionally bluffing with weapons.

Xia Zuo's initial feeling to the shaman was exactly that.

What happened then was completely unusual.

「Hp-59%」

"Uhhhh

The sword that pierced its chest froze its heart and lungs. The temperature of the inhaled gas is higher than that of the exhaled gas.

Xia Zuo also took a step back from his consciousness, and reacted, this time the target of the counterattack is not the demon, but the master of the demon... Why?

I can't help but recall a conclusion I thought about before, that when you fall off a cliff, you won't fight back against a mountain, and when you are thrown by a goblin, you won't fight back against a bone stick...

Xia Zuo boldly guessed, because neither the demon nor the throwing object was the culprit, and there was no life, no emotion, no "hostility".

The position of the demons is equivalent to the bone rod thrown by the demons, and the object of the counterattack is still their driver, the source of hostility.

The knight and the shaman were sent by the Goblin King. They attacked Xia Zuo, but Xia Zuo did not fight back against their king.

Xia Zuo thinks.

One may be that the whip is beyond the reach of the whip, and the other is that the knight and the shaman themselves are "hostile".

Behind Xia's left side, the previous earth elemental demon is trying his best to return and attack back to protect his master.

「Hp-27%」

"I didn't expect to die in a place like this... Three years of combat experience, is it still not enough..."The shaman let go of his hand and let the paper fall.

While fluttering, the flames are still writing straight above.

"O king... Please be sure..."

「Hp-14%」

The words were not fully spoken.

Before the flames were extinguished, a helpless diagonal line was drawn on the letterhead.

Xia Zuo watched with his own eyes, under the cannibalization of the frost spread by the enchanted wolf tooth sword, the blood bar was quickly emptied to zero.

"EXP +490"

"Character Level Up! Lv7→Lv8」

「

Attack 75→85 Defend 75→85 Speed 18→21 Accuracy 37% → 38%

Magical attributes: Ice 173→ 183 Water 134→ 144 Fire 82→92 Wind 79→89 Thunder 89→99 Earth 93→103

Magic Resistance: Ice 91→96 Water 70→75 Fire 45→50 Wind 55→60 Thunder 55→60 Earth 55→60

Skill: Break Lv. 1, Ice Enchantment Lv. 1, Early Spring Rain Lv. 1

Life Skills: Forging Lv8 Textile Lv8 Alchemy Lv 1 Gathering Lv6 Crafting Lv1 Cooking Lv1...

……

」

The experience points brought by the shaman are not as high as those of the knight, and Xia Zuo's white experience bar has increased by half after being upgraded, and it is still some distance from level 9. Upgrades are noticeably slower. And after upgrading, blood and blue will not be refreshed to a full state, which is the game setting that is the most headache for Xia Zuo.

The Apostle Rat squeaked and jumped, bit the letter paper, and ran away with a smoke, its magic power had been fully supplied, and the next thing was to complete the mission of delivering the letter.

Behind him, the hand wrapped in the rock by the earth elemental demon was about to swing to the back of Xia's left head, a difference of a few centimeters.

"Huh~"

In an instant, the demon shattered into a puff of loose sand, spreading dust on the ground.

"Ahem~ahem!" Xia Zuo pulled back his sword, covered his mouth and nose and coughed a few times, and the shaman's corpse immediately fell to the ground.

I turned around and found that it was the demon just now, and I was going to attack myself, but unfortunately the large-sized demon needs a continuous supply of magic power from the mage, and the mage dies, so that the demon will also be invalid.

"Ahem... The auto-dodge was not triggered," Xia Zuo retreated from the dust, a little surprised, "The auto-dodge actually knew that I wouldn't be hit, so it didn't trigger... So, is it a short-term ability to predict the future? It's scary to think about it... No, you should be happy. ”

Then, Xia Zuo found that he was much more indifferent, obviously stabbing a roughly humanoid monster to death in front of him, but unlike before, he didn't discuss life and death in his heart for the first time...

"It's not a bad thing to stay away from trouble," he spread his hands, not going to think about it again.

When the dust had almost cleared, he bent down to pick up the shaman's staff (sandalwood staff, lv 20) and put it in his bag.

I think that the staff with the magic stone embedded in the top can be broken down into useful materials without selling for a good price.

As for the rest... Xia faced the corpse on his left, and the icon that appeared in the blink of an eye - "Gathering".

Then he automatically leaned over and put his hands on the shaman's corpse.

A search screen will pop up, showing items from enemies. It includes three blank scrolls, a bottle of alchemical catalytic potion, a mage robe, goblin skin, and internal organs.

Xia Zuo can choose to click to search for any item, or quickly select "Pick All" below.

He gave up on the idea of picking up all the goblins, which would have turned them into unclothed goblins, and he didn't particularly need a dirty robe.

In the past, the computer played everywhere you went, and the corpse of the enemy was only a pair of white pants.

It's a bit disgusting to pick up the shaman's clothes now.

I don't know if the shaman really has white bottoms, that's just an all-age setting for the game to cover up the shame, it's not realistic at all, and this real world should not be reserved.

It was inevitable that he would see strange things, and after only searching for the props, Xia Zuo shuddered for a while, turned around and left.

I've never been hungry, but now I feel sick to my stomach.

Without looting goblin skins, internal organs, bones, etc., those materials are of little use, and the removal of limb materials will cause corpses to disappear, just like the ancient werewolves. Leave the goblin there, and then there will be evidence that he has solved a scourge for the village.

The whole corpse is not a prop, and it is not judged to be in the bag, otherwise you can take it to the village chief.

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The royal capital went straight north, and beyond the Crislanford Mountains, the Rodney advance force finally reached the flat terrain.

"Huh~ I'm dying of exhaustion..."A cavalryman in front of the 500-strong force got on his horse.

Although he had horses, he was drawn down a steep slope and was even more tired than the average infantryman.

"Shhhhh His companion whispered to him.

He shrugged his shoulders and didn't say anything, knowing that it was an order from Commander Rodney - not to say half a negative word during the march.

"Commander Rodney... What are you doing? He asked in a whisper.

Before, he had been going down the slope to the ground, but now the commander who led the crowd had stopped......

Under the sun, moon and stars, in the great plain, I saw a white Rodney riding on a high rock in front of him, and the male and female lieutenants on the left and right were silently waiting.

"yes, it looks like you're looking at something," the fellow cavalry replied again.

“... However, it is pitch black, why should you look out? Shouldn't we be groping our way along the map based on the features on the map? ”

"It's because there aren't many terrain features in this area, and it doesn't work to look at the map when marching at night, so the commander is there to watch!" The third soldier solemnly corrected the two.

What everyone couldn't see was that Rodney's eyes were spinning a round of golden circles at the moment, giving him his already light golden eyes, and even more like an eagle.

The magic breath of the mountains, the magic of the water, the magic of the plants, trees, and animals are presented in a visual state in his eyes.

So he can conclude.

"There is a wooded area to the north-west of the plain, where the river flows," said Rodney, looking back to the female adjutant, "and ordered the cavalry to follow us first, and the infantry behind." ”

"Is the advance force going to be split into two groups as well?" Adjutant Jenny clenched her fists and saluted at the heart of the heart, bowed slightly, and asked suspiciously, "In the 500-strong troops, only one-third of the cavalry, if the cavalry runs away first, it will be difficult for the slower infantry to see our position clearly. ”

She had no doubts about where the woods were, even though she couldn't see anything... I had heard that Rodney was a genius swordsman who was good at magic, so he could see the woods in the distance of the night, which should also have something to do with magic.

"That's exactly what the Commander intended," Adjutant Rupert persuaded Jenny first, "so that the infantry who came later found the river and followed it would reach the woods." ”

"When is that then?"

"At that time, the terrain will also be more featured, and the foot soldiers will continue to follow the map and march at night."

Rupert knew what Jenny was going to ask and answered in advance.

"Hmm." Rodney nodded, "The infantry will follow the current and reach the woods as fast as possible, if the infantry are lost, it doesn't matter if they can't find the river for the time being, they can spend more time, and the cavalry will arrive at Liv Village first." ”

"Yes!" Not daring to ask any more questions, Jenny saluted again, then turned around and conveyed the order to all the soldiers in a powerful voice.

"Your Excellency, this will lead to a sharp decrease in the number of advance troops that will arrive first in Liv Village," Rupert asked at the same time, he had heard the story of fighting the northern goblins from the older generation, and the enemy was strong, how much he was afraid, and he was very uneasy about the small number of men arriving on the battlefield first, "Won't it be bad for our army?" ”

"Judging from the letter from the village chief of Liv, the goblins have been on the road for two days, and we must hurry up," Rodney said calmly and resolutely, "As for the first arrival, the hard battle that may occur is left to me." ”

Rupert sighed, and took advantage of Jenny's order to approach Rodney alone.

"Commander, we are now marching to war, and what you need to confirm to Your Majesty is your ability to lead the army, not your personal ability."

Rodney just smiled, not responding.