Volume 4: Swan Song (Remastered) Chapter 25: The Crisis in Nanhai Town (3)
Although Raphael said so, in fact, this matter is not that simple. In addition to a significant increase in the rate of exchange, other policies are needed to support it. And these are impossible to think of by Raphael alone, and Yu Bin plays a major role in this.
"Hey, did you hear that? Something over there in Nanhai Town! ”
"Nonsense, it's the hottest thing to stir up right now! My ears are calloused! ”
"One werewolf head can be exchanged for a bottle of primary life recovery potion, five werewolf heads can be exchanged for a standard standard equipment, and twenty werewolf heads can be exchanged for a green excellent level equipment, such a good thing, why haven't I encountered it!"
"It's not too late! Although the cost of crossing the teleportation is a bit higher, but when you get to Nanhai Town, you can get a 10% teleportation fee reduction if you kill a werewolf, and you can get it all free if you kill ten, which is much more useful than a piece of equipment! ”
"Then what are you waiting for, go quickly!"
Similar conversations are taking place in the corners of the Twelve Kingdoms of Humanity, not only among players, but even the Holy See of Light has begun to post official announcements proving the authenticity of these policies.
Players who kill werewolves in Nanhai Town, or obtain enough military merits, can obtain a corresponding number of vouchers from the expeditionary force, which can be exchanged for various rewards, and can also be used to reduce a certain percentage of the teleportation fee when teleporting, and the effect will last until the end of the werewolf plague.
At the beginning of the expedition, because the main target was the undead entrenched in the city of Andorhar, the ratio of military merit and exchange was set very low by the Holy See of Light, and the main force in clearing the undead was basically composed of those noble children who wanted to obtain merit from it, so it was not easy for players to obtain enough military merit, which caused the number of people to respond to be very small, and the enthusiasm for participation was not high.
And now, according to Raphael's suggestion, after communicating with various kingdoms, the Holy See of Light has greatly modified the exchange ratio of military merits and rewards, and at the same time expanded the scope of exchange, adding many items needed by players. What's more, with the vouchers issued by the Expeditionary Force, players can redeem them in cities in various kingdoms, without having to go to Nanhai Town to find the logistics officer of the Expeditionary Force. This greatly facilitates the player, and also relieves some of the material pressure on the expeditionary force.
In addition, the Nanhai Town Graveyard, which was previously unable to meet the needs of the player's resurrection due to its small scale, was also expanded under the supervision of Tadelal, and a special light magic was applied, which was enough to support the player's large-scale resurrection, saving the player the hardship of traveling long distances.
Attractive rewards, convenient transportation, and a high degree of time utilization made the war that took place in Nanhai Town suddenly turn from chicken ribs to fragrant gluttony. In the entire human realm, there are countless players calling friends near the teleportation array in almost every city, ready to set off to Nanhai Town to "pan for gold".
"Four are missing one, come a shield warrior or knight, set off when it is full, do not disturb below the first order!"
"Ice method to seek a group, will control and add a shield, and seek a team with reasonable configuration!"
"Archer Storm Whoo, as long as the archers bring their own arrows, the results will be divided equally!"
"Come to a wet nurse, ask for a wet nurse! If you can add blood, you can do it! Those who can be resurrected are directly divided into three percent of the results! ”
"The tactics are complete, please form a thief who can investigate, rookie out!"
Flashing information reverberates through the port of Mahachi, a coastal city in the Ashwood Kingdom, where players can buy a ticket for thirty coins to go to the town of Nanhai, where they can dig their first pot of gold in their lives by the escort of the Ashwood royal fleet.
Some clever players will even take on a supply delivery mission, carrying as many shipships as possible to their destination, and the value of these supplies will count towards their military exploits. In this way, some of the smaller but most inexpensive items no longer have to take up space on a large number of transport ships, such as the arrows that consume the most in defensive battles.
"What a surprise to me! I didn't expect that just a small change could bring such a huge change! Tallar stood on the docks of Southsea Town, watching the players disembark from the transports in a steady stream, and then, not even wanting to waste any time to rest, he plunged headlong into the treacherous wilderness of the hills of Hillsbrad, looking for traces of the werewolves.
In just two days, the number of players who came to Nanhai Town by sea exceeded 3,000, and even the number is still increasing. What is even more satisfying for Tadelal is that these players not only have a strong desire to fight, but also do not need the expeditionary force to provide daily supplies, which can be said to be free fighters.
As for the exchange items to be used as rewards, Tadelar only made a simple calculation, and he had to sigh at Raphael's intelligence. Although the exchange rate has increased by a full three times, correspondingly, the object of providing exchange goods has changed from the expeditionary force to all human kingdoms, compared with the long journey, people eat horses and horses to send these materials to Nanhai Town, even if the current proportion of exchange, it is good news for those kingdoms responsible for providing materials, the amount of materials actually spent has not increased, but has decreased slightly.
To Tadelal's surprise, the players who took the initiative not only greatly reduced the pressure on Nanhai's defenses, but also significantly reduced the number of werewolf attacks, resulting in a plummeting number of soldiers. Since the graveyard of Nanhai Town can already support the resurrection needs of players, players who have no worries directly turn into evil ghosts and show their sharp fangs to werewolves.
"Teacher Tadral, it's too early to be happy!" Raphael is not as optimistic as Tadraal, and while the situation in Southsea Town is beginning to change in favor of the players' participation in the battle, the complex situation in the Hillsbrad Hills is still a knife hanging over the head of the expeditionary force, "It's time to count the heads of orcs and trolls into military exploits!" ”
These two families are not like the werewolves under the wolf king Nandus, the Bloodcave Clan and the Dark Pine Trolls who have taken root in the hills of Hillsbrad, and the population alone has reached 70,000 and 40,000 respectively. Unlike humans, orcs and trolls have a very high proportion of soldiers who can fight in battle, and their individual strength is not low, as long as they want, they can send an army of tens of thousands to participate in this war.
Tadelar nodded cautiously, and he had to admit that Raphael was right.
"However, the Blood Cave Clan and the Dark Pine Trolls are not the key to determining the outcome of this war, Mr. Tadrael, as long as we don't solve the problem of werewolf toxin for a day, the expeditionary force will not be able to advance to the Silver Pine Forest for a day, and can only be trapped in Nanhai Town." Raphael is well aware of the key to defeating the werewolves, in fact, the arrival of these players will only improve the defensive pressure of Nanhai Town in the short term, and once the orcs and trolls enter the battle, Nanhai Town will return to the situation of its previous hard defense. And as long as they can't solve the threat of werewolf toxin, they can only stay in a passive defensive position, unable to leave Nanhai Town and attack the Silver Pine Forest.
"Together with Tibest, I have asked His Holiness the Pope for help. Dalaran has also agreed to send us an archmage to help research the antidote to the werewolf toxin, and they are equally interested in this toxin that has never been seen before. Two days earlier, Tadral had a magical communication with Tibest, not only informing Tibest of Raphael's suggestion, but also receiving the support of the expeditionary commander, and the two of them also jointly asked the Pope for assistance.
In the history of the world of Entagre, it is not the case that a shadow werewolf from the shadow plane has been summoned to the main plane, but there has never been a time when the scale is so large, so the issue of werewolf toxin has only been taken seriously until now.
"Hope to hear the good news soon!" Raphael believes that this is gambling, if the player is killed or transformed by a large number of werewolves before the antidote is researched, resulting in a large increase in the number of werewolves, then all this will return to square one, and players who feel that the gains outweigh the losses will choose to retreat again, leave Nanhai Town, and let the expeditionary force and werewolves fight to the death. And if the antidote can be researched in time, then players without worries will undoubtedly become the main force in the fight against werewolves, and Raphael, who single-handedly contributed to all this, will also reap great prestige and benefits.
In fact, after giving orders that night, Lana and the others have subconsciously put Raphael in the position of leader, not only because she has the identity of the patron of the Holy Light and has a great future in the future, but also because of the kind of character that Raphael showed to dare to take responsibility and dare to do things, so that Lana and the others are very satisfied, and they think that Raphael is a trustworthy companion.
Mona and Sister Caroline have asked Raphael several times if the four can become Xenomorph sisters, a situation that is very common among the Aborigines, and some like-minded companions will carve an unbreakable oath into their own blood in the witness of the gods, and the power of this oath is so powerful that it can even be carried over to their descendants.
Of course, Raphael was willing, although the three princesses were not important royal members of the Sadalin Kingdom and the Oberline Kingdom, but no matter what, they still belonged to the members of the power and stood in the upper circle of the aborigines. If he can establish a closer bond with Lana, it will undoubtedly be more beneficial to Raphael's future development.
Therefore, she was even more reluctant to suffer defeat in this war. For this purpose, Raphael even deliberately asked Yu Bin for advice, and by being coquettish and cute, he dug out some good methods from Yu Bin.
"Teacher Tadrar, although there is the support of His Holiness the Pope and Dalaran, after all, no one can ensure that the antidote can be successfully researched. Just in case, I think we need to prepare for the worst. ”
By this time, Tadelar no longer regarded Raphael as a child who didn't know anything, and the previous scene in the town hall convinced the heroic priest that the Light did indeed favor the girl.
"If you have any suggestions, you can just say them, you have proven your ability with facts, and Tibest and I are very satisfied with your performance."
"The evacuation of the civilians of Nanhai Town cannot be abandoned, even if it cannot be evacuated completely, at least the elderly, children, wounded, and some unstable factors must be sent away, and the things that happened before cannot happen again."
No matter what race it is, there will be different individuals, some are selfless, some are firm in their beliefs, and of course, some are despicable and dirty, even at the cost of betraying their compatriots to achieve their ulterior goals. Therefore, there is no shortage of secret organizations, cults, and even demon believers living in dark corners in the world of Ntagari.
Even the Holy City of the Holy See of Light could not be said to be absolutely devoid of the existence of these people, let alone the situation in Nanhai Town, which was complicated and poorly managed human settlements. When those werewolves were able to break through the defenses of the South China Sea militia so smoothly and burn a large number of supplies with a single fire, these scum were among them to help. Even after the expeditionary force entered Nanhai Town, these Terran scum made some small moves from time to time, wanting to help the werewolves break through the town and completely clear the humans from the Hillsbrad Hills.
If it weren't for the fact that Arugao didn't have enough strength in his hands and could only send those useless werewolves here to contain them, Tadelal would now have no choice but to leave Nanhai Town with the expeditionary force and march towards the Eagle's Nest Mountain in Hinterland.
"Besides, I think it's important to strike at the Fishmen and Nagas, not only to avoid any worries, but also to prevent our fragile supply lines from being cut off by the Sea Clans. After all, once the orcs and trolls enter the war, we can only rely on the defenses of Nanhai Town to resist, and the consumption of various materials will be very huge. ”
Human warfare is extremely dependent on materials, this is because the individual strength of human beings in the entire Entagre world can only be said to be at the middle and lower level, not only is it not as strong as orcs and trolls, but even lizardmen are better than humans, not to mention the elves, undead and demons of the same four races. The reason why human beings can rely on such strength to become one of the two pillars of the orderly camp second only to the elves is completely due to their huge population base and the accumulation of a large amount of materials.
While other races are struggling with humanity's steel spears and shields, humans are also struggling with their logistical pressures. Flesh and blood alone cannot forge an impregnable wall that will terrify other races. Armor, arrows, weapons, cannonballs, none of which require a huge stockpile.
"Finally, I think it's necessary to clean up the jasper mine, and I hope to set up a forge there to meet some of our needs for some of the usual supplies, at least to be able to make arrows and shields, and simply repair broken equipment and weapons."