Chapter Eighty-Five: The Return

Legendary?!

Sauron glanced at his attribute page and found that there was indeed an extra line of legendary degrees jù on it, which showed 1 point of folk legend. The role of this legendary degree is relatively special, and the difficulty of obtaining it is also very high, but it does not improve much in terms of strength. Its biggest use at the moment is its ability to affect negotiations, deception, and intimidation, and 1 Legend can be used as a base skill to stack effects. It is only after entering the realm of legends that the legend degree can be regarded as really starting to work.

And it is a very important decisive role!

Sauron looked at the battlefield in front of him, and suddenly a row of jù appeared in succession:

"Unlock the battle record."

"Automatically count the current battles! …… Digital jù analog stats activated! ……”

Before Sauron could react, a new row of numbers jù had been generated, which read:

"Battle of the Broken Bone Ogre [Legendary Battle]: In September 1675 of the New Moon Era, the Southern Duchy, Whitehorse City launched a battle to expel the Bone Shattered Ogre, and you assisted the Whitehorse army in defeating the Bone Shattering Ogre, and killed an advanced Ogre Overseer (Rank 14) on the battlefield. The story of this battle will gradually be passed on, and over time the entire South will know about this legendary battle. [Legend +1]"

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The soldiers began to clean up the battlefield.

The casualties in White Horse City reached more than six hundred, and the war was bound to pay a price, and these professional soldiers did not have time to grieve, and after a little rest, they began to collect the corpses. The bodies of comrades-in-arms must be brought back in their entirety, and some of those who are missing arms and legs must be recovered as much as possible, because it is necessary to give these brave fighters a decent funeral. The wounded need to be transported back for treatment, the priest's magic has limited effect, the cost of high-level magic is high, and the life span of the legendary priest is far less than that of other spellcasters.

Legendary wizards can easily live for hundreds or thousands of years, but legendary priests only live for less than one or two hundred years.

Even if the druids live for hundreds of years, it is easy to do it, and the two use the same magic, and there must be a reason for the difference in lifespan.

It's just that few people break this reason.

After all, for true pastors, returning to the bosom of the gods they believe in is also a path that must be traversed.

The casualties of the adventurers are also not small, most of the people who come have a little wound on their bodies, and those who have teammates will help them collect the corpses, and those who do not have teammates will be cremated on the spot and buried nearby. Cremation is the belonging of the adventurer, not that it cannot be buried in the ground, in fact, people in this era also attach great importance to burial. It's just that there are too many scavengers in the wilderness, and if they are buried in the wilderness today, they may be dug up tomorrow and eaten clean.

Therefore, most of the people who died in battle in the wilderness were cremated.

After all, these corpses should not be fed by beasts, this is definitely the end they don't deserve.

With the help of others, Sauron cremated the body of the half-elf ranger, wrapped the ashes in a cloth, and then dug a pit and buried it. He didn't know what epitaph to write, but after all, the other party was a third-order ranger, and such a person should not die in obscurity, at least there should be a tombstone after death. He chopped down a piece of wood and laboriously carved it with his scimitar, first the name, and then pondered what should be left behind.

"Yas. A valiant half-elf ranger, defender of the Battle of the Greyhills, and slayer of ogres, he defeated an Ogre Overseer in the final moments of his life. May his soul rest in peace. ”

Sauron couldn't think of what to write.

So he simply left a note on the tombstone, and then placed the broken longbow and boning knife into the tomb.

Weapons are the second life of a warrior.

It may be a bit of a waste to put this equipment in the ground with him, but it is a tradition of this world, and tradition should always be respected sometimes.

Just like the warriors of White Horse City, those who died in battle will be buried along with their weapons and armor.

On more than one occasion, the town hall has been at odds with the army over this matter, which politicians consider a shameful waste and that the weapons and equipment should be taken back and given to the new soldiers. But there is always a stubborn refusal in the army, and some hot-tempered people will fight for it, and there is no reason to refute it to make people speechless, they just stubbornly believe that these equipment used in life should be used as a burial companion, and if they also die in battle in the future, the weapons and armor of the burial are better than any gold, silver and jewelry.

This may be the stubbornness of the warriors.

It took a long time to clean up the battlefield, and the wounded were arranging to return to White Horse City.

A lot of loot was found in the ogre's fortress, but this didn't have much to do with Sauron, and the adventurer would get a reward at most. The unfinished fortress was covered in fire, and in order to prevent other creatures from taking possession of it, the commander ordered the qiē to be demolished and then burned to the ground with fire. Sauron also returned with the party, and the others had some simple battles, such as the lizardmen who had migrated from the Black Gas Swamp.

If they knew that the ogre tribe had been wiped out, they might retreat somewhere else.

If they didn't know, the army of White Horse City would expel them, and it would obviously be much easier to deal with the lizardmen, leaving five or six hundred troops behind.

The journey back was quieter.

Defeating the ogre and the rest are minor problems, and even if there are scattered monsters, the guards of other caravans can deal with them.

Before returning to Whitehorse, the army was greeted with cheers and greetings, and from time to time civilians gathered on the side of the road near the village and town, pointing to the corpses of ogres and exclaiming, these monsters with thigh-thick arms were not common, and the civilians near the city did not have many chances to encounter gnolls, at most they occasionally saw goblins and kobolds. After all, gnolls are very dangerous, and if they are spotted operating near their territory, the garrison militia and army will soon be dispatched.

The lightly wounded soldiers strode as high as they could, and this was their moment of glory.

Their strength, their bravery, and their sacrifices constitute a relatively safe living environment near White Horse City, which is a mission they must accept, since there is sacrifice in battle, there should also be glory after victory. As they approached the White Horse Castle, there were more grief-stricken cries in the cheering crowd. The army selects its fighters from nearby villages and towns, and many have lost their husbands and sons due to so many casualties.

Sauron appeared silent along the way.

He watched quietly, as if he were a bystander, watching the surviving soldiers hug their loved ones, and watching the elderly parents pounce on their son's corpse and weep bitterly.

This is a very common thing.

War does not necessarily bring wealth, but it certainly leaves a legacy of pain. It may be that he has really seen too much in the past, and now he doesn't have so many emotional fluctuations. Whitehorse City paid him an additional fifty Kindler, and it seems that this time the ogre's fortress has a lot of valuable loot, and the city hall also awarded him a medal for fighting with Whitehorse. If he wants, he can become a citizen of White Horse City and settle here.

The medal is a bronze medal, more of a symbolic meaning!

Sauron got his reward and left, casually throwing the medal into the dimensional bag, which he had received hundreds of dollars before, including even the Noble Medal.

If he accepts, he can become an Honorary Lord.

Although it can bring corresponding benefits and power, it must also fulfill its own mission, which is tantamount to completely adding a certain camp.

After returning to Whitehorse, Sauron first handed over the task.

Because of the difficulty of defeating the ogre, his mercenary level was raised to E level, and there was no additional reward privilege, only that the mercenary guild recognized his strength. He took care of some bits and pieces, and then went to a doctor, and the broken bone in his right arm needed to be properly retrieved, after all, his medical ability was not high. With the bones intact, Sauron made a trip to the temple precinct and spent thirty Kindler asking the priest to treat his moderate injuries.

The bones that grow back naturally may leave hidden dangers, and it is best to use divine magic to restore them, so as to avoid affecting his future battles.

It wasn't until he saw Vivien the next morning that a smile appeared on Sauron's face.

He picked up the little girl and spun it around in the air, kissing Vivien's pink cheek fiercely amid her crisp giggles.

I don't know if it's an illusion!

The little girl is a little fatter than before, and she no longer looks thin and small, and there is a little more baby fat on her red face, which looks very cute.

The caravan hostess looked at him deeply, the news that White Horse City had sent troops had been spread for many days, and many people were very concerned about the outcome of the battle. The Sauron in front of her was obviously a little more different than what she had seen at the beginning, and the momentum seemed to be more aggressive and precipitated, and it seemed that his strength was much stronger than at the beginning. If he once looked like a fierce gangster, now he looks like a warrior who has been on the battlefield and experienced blood.

If you kill more people, the momentum will naturally come out.

Sauron glanced at Golia in front of him, smiled and nodded slightly, although he didn't say anything, but the caravan mistress knew that the other party had already thought of leaving with Vivien.

She let out a faint sigh, wondering why Sauron was so stubborn about leaving.

During this time, she had learned a lot of things from Vivian's mouth, knowing that they were orphans without father and mother, she really couldn't understand why a human with a small amount of half-elf blood insisted on going to the territory of that group of arrogant elves, after all, elves are very xenophobic, and they don't treat real half-elves very well.

So, she finally decided to go for it again.

But it wasn't Sauron in front of her, she turned her eyes to Vivien next to her, this little girl was really smart, although she looked innocent and cute, she was not ignorant, but the chaos and depravity in the slums could not affect her pure heart. This is a rare quality, and a pure heart represents a pure soul.

This power of the mind can help her go further!

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(PS: Epitaph or something, so that it won't be very sensational!) )