Chapter 19: Glenn City
Ed took Yuan Mu to a village. He is now Yuan Mu's guide, there is no way, not to mention that the promised 200 gold coin reward Ed can't get it now, let's just say that he can't guarantee that he can return to Glenn City safely now.
It was the first time since Yuan Mu entered the Hero Continent that he had seen so many human beings, and he felt a little kind. After thinking about it, it was a little funny, they were essentially no different from the bear-man sludge monsters in the Hero Continent.
The village is not big, the highest combat power is a level 3 retired veteran, and the rest are guarded by some hunters, Yuan Mu can directly capture this village if he wants, but this may attract the lord's want.
Ed still knew some people in this village, and explained to the village name that these demon birds were Yuan Mu's subordinates, replenished some supplies, and was preparing to leave for Glenn City directly. The sentry at the entrance of the village suddenly shouted: "The robbers are coming." β
This call caused chaos in the village, and the villagers all hid in their houses, only the retired veteran led some militiamen to the entrance of the village to confront them.
Yuan Mu saw that the villagers who wanted to sell the supplies ran away in a panic, and asked Ed: "Are there a lot of robbers here?" β
"It's a lot, there are many lords in the valley plains, and there are endless battles between the various lords, and there are many robbers in the interval between the territories."
Yuan Mu walked up to the retired veteran and said to him, "Maybe we can help." β
"Thank you, well-meaning adventurer. However, there is a bandit camp behind these bandits, and if we kill them, more bandits will come, so we have always negotiated directly with them to hand over some supplies to them. β
"In that case, good luck to you."
The lead robber was a human on a horse, but he was not a cavalryman, the horse was just a mount. Yuan Mu was moved when he saw this horse.
The two sides quickly negotiated, the villagers handed over some grain and gold coins, and the robbers received them and left directly.
"Replenish supplies, it's time for us to go." Yuan Mudao.
After walking for a while, Ed realized that something was wrong and asked, "The road to Glenn City is not here, where are we going now?" β
"Of course I'm going to the bandit camp, and I've already inquired about the location of the bandit camp."
"Huh?" Ed was startled and hurriedly said, "I don't think we need to go there at all. The bandits of the valley plains are all ferocious, and I have heard that some of them have the support of other lords behind them. β
"Well, it doesn't look like you can keep your mouth alive. But now that you know, what can you do......"
Ed was frightened: "Yuan, Lord Yuan Mu, I won't say it, I swear." I'm willing to give you 500, no, no, 1000 gold coins, that's all my net worth. β
Yuan Mu glanced at Ed, he didn't expect him to be so timid, and he scared him out of a joke. didn't want to explain, turned his head to tease the little phoenix with an unkind face, Yuan Mu didn't want to call it a little firebird.
Seeing that Yuan Mu ignored him, Ed thought that Yuan Mu was not satisfied with his conditions, and begged: "Lord Yuan Mu, please let me go, I am willing to join your team." β
This surprised Yuan Mu, he looked at Ed, and he didn't find any good abilities in his insight. However, Ed is a merchant and a serpent in the valleys, so recruiting him is not bad for the current situation. Although a guess knew that he could defect at any time.
"Don't worry, I can hire you, as long as you can meet my requirements, I won't treat you badly." In order to let him do his best, Yuan Mu decided to hire him.
"Thank you, thank you, your lord." Ed breathed a sigh of relief. Hiring is not the same as recruiting, if he is recruited by Yuan Mu, he will have almost no freedom, and defection will cost a lot of money.
Yuan Mu also felt funny, he made Ed pay for almost nothing, and he had to thank him, and laughed at himself that maybe this is strength.
The valley plains are not all plains, it is very close to the Skyrim Mountains, and there are quite a few mountains around.
The bandit camp is at the foot of a mountain, and it looks like the guards of Glenn City have not come to clean up this area for a long time, and there are many traces of life in the camp.
Yuan Mu also inquired that the number of this group of robbers was not large, and the leader was only a level 3 bandit elite. Think about it, if this group of robbers were strong, they would not have come to this place where there is no oil and water.
Hide first and let Ed lead two bearmen to pretend to be passers-by, and soon a team of robbers will come to him for trouble.
Valley Bandits, Tier 1 Monarchy. There is level 1, level 2, and level 3 in this bandits.
Spearman, Sovereign Level 2 class, advanced class of spearmen.
Robber Wizard (Green), Sovereign Level 2 Class, Elite Unit, Talent Intimidation, Skills Arciad Missile (Weak), Intimidation, Rebuke, Whipping.
At first glance, this robber wizard looked like a kobold military master in a bandit camp, riding a horse, with a thief's eye, and his spells were much less understood than those of a full-fledged apprentice wizard.
The valley plains have a large population, and there are more elite units and heroes, but they are scattered across the realms of various lieges.
Tausno rushed out, and the robber wizard elite was startled when they saw such a tall minotaur, and hurriedly used intimidation techniques. However, what Tao Sino is most afraid of is this kind of spiritual deterrence, he does not stop, he rushes directly to his horse and lifts him down, Yuan Muke said that he is not allowed to hurt the horse.
This group of robbers was still too weak compared to the elites under Yuan Mu's command, and the battle was resolved after a while, and those who wanted to escape were also shot by Delia.
"I surrender, I surrender." This robber wizard was also special, he didn't hesitate at all, and directly gave up resistance.
In addition to the leader, there are two level 3 bandits and a level 2 rare class torturer in the bandit camp, and the rest are miscellaneous fish, and the bandit leader also secretly buried a part of the gold coins in a hole outside the camp. These are all said by the robber wizard who surrendered to Yuan Mu.
With such a traitor, Yuan Mu quickly led the team to break into the bandit camp, and the bandit leader was besieged and killed before he could react when he saw Yuan Mu.
"My lord, more than 600 gold coins, some material resources, three horses and a carriage were found in the camp. The torturer was subdued, some of the remaining robbers fled, and the others were imprisoned. β
Coupled with the fact that there are more than 1,000 gold coins hidden in the cave of the bandit leader, Yuan Mu can't help but feel the prosperity of the valley plain, so many resources can be found in this broken camp, if the player has been in the valley plain, as long as there is a chance to develop, it should be very fast.
Yuan Mu had an urgent mind again, and wanted to find the players as soon as possible to understand their development.
Among the resources of the camp was a level 2 fire jade, and the little phoenix flew over and swallowed it directly without waiting for Yuan Mu to speak. The level has been upgraded to level 1, but the appearance has not changed at all.
Recruit a few of the robber captives, no matter how loyal they are, first gather the number of subordinates, and the battle will have cannon fodder. The remaining robbers Yuan Mu was not ready to recruit, and brought them to Glenn City to settle them later.
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The little phoenix was so upturned that she couldn't stand it, and flew off Yuan Mu's shoulder, who was practicing riding. Heroes are born to learn horsemanship quickly, and of course, if you want to ride like a cavalry and fight skillfully, you also need to take up a knighthood class.
It was followed by a carriage loaded with supplies, including the Wind Fury Wizard Baby and the Giant Demon Bird Hatchling. The original robbers next to them are being driven to work as coolies.
The robber wizard, who was originally a dog-headed military master in the bandit camp, was very experienced in driving these robbers, and he ran back and forth, smiling flatteringly at Yuan Mu from time to time.
GΓΌlen City is a level 4 city. In addition to the only level 7 city in the valley plain, there are only three level 5 cities, and most of the remaining lords only have level 3 cities.
The lord of Glenn is a level 4/4 human knight hero who has just taken over the realm from the previous lord. In addition to Glenn City, this lord also has several villages that are less than level 3. In general, the lord of Glenn City is considered an upper-average lord in the valley plains.
"Where can Glenn City recruit his subordinates?" Yuan Mu asked Ed.
"The class lords produced by Glenn City itself are not open to recruitment, and they need to complete Glenn City missions or contribute to the territory to gain friendship. If you want to recruit your subordinates, you can go to the trading floor, and you can also go to the tavern and mercenary camp to recruit or hire some elite units. β
Yuan Mu gave him a little of the supplies obtained from the bandit camp, and now Ed felt that being hired by Yuan Mu was not a bad choice.
"What about these robbers?"
"You can also take them to the trading floor and sell them to other people, some mine owners may need them, and there is a market next to the trading floor, and these materials can also be disposed of in the market."
The world of the Hero Continent is a world of lords and heroes, and it is common to buy and sell troop units.
"Then let's go to the trading floor first."
Although it is called a hall, it is actually a large trading camp. Casually disposing of the captured robbers to the merchants, Yuan Mu began to choose the class of troops he wanted.
"Mountain warrior, savage level 2 class, good at survival in the wild, from the junction of the valley plain and the forest to the south. is a warrior of a conquered tribe and only costs 80 gold each. β
"Elite gladiator, sovereign level 2 troops, elite unit, good at fighting, won 4 games in a row in the gladiator capital before losing. 150 gold, plus 50 gold to give a gladiator outfit. β
"Tattooed Tiger Soldier, the sovereign level 1 class, is a city-specific class recruited from Tattooed Tiger Village next to GΓΌlen City, it is rare, and there is no need to worry about defecting, 80 gold coins apiece, only three."
"The succubus, summoned by the mage, has signed a contract. Although it is only an ordinary level 2 class of the Purgatory system, it ...... Price: 120 gold. β
There are no basic types of spearmen, warriors, and guards that are the most common in the sovereign system in the trading hall, but there are also many types, and Yuan Mu also saw a merchant selling demon birds.
"Wind Fury Demon Bird Hatchling, Wind Fury Warrior Hatchling, Savage Department, can grow directly to two levels, easy to raise, 150 gold coins each."
This merchant is really expensive enough, and Yuan Mu thinks it is expensive to recruit an adult demon bird in the class lair for 60 gold coins. However, it's not just the demon birds, the classes and levels in the entire trading hall are much more expensive than Wild Claw Village.
It may be because the demon bird is a rare flying class, and the loyalty of raising a demon bird since childhood is higher. Although it is expensive, there are many people around him.
"Are there any adult demon birds?" Yuan Mu walked over and asked him. Yuan Mu's demon bird didn't follow, and arranged it in the camp introduced by Ed.
The merchant's name is Gary, and he is also a trader. He shook his head: "Adult demon birds will hardly surrender, these young birds are stolen by adventurers in the nest of demon birds. β
"There are so many demon birds in the Wind Fury Canyon, is there any way for adventurers to hide from them? Sorry I didn't mean to offend, just wanted to know this method I can pay for. β
Yuan Mu thought about how to safely cross the Wind Fury Canyon and return to the Ancestral Forest. When I came, I took advantage of the fact that there were few people and the demon bird had just fought back to the nest to rest, and it was not so simple to go back.
Beast Trainer Gehry didn't mind Yuan Mu digging into the secret, "The Wind Fury Canyon is too dangerous, and ordinary adventurers wouldn't go there. In fact, in addition to the Wind Rage Canyon, there are also nests of demon birds on the mountains and in some forests on the outskirts of the Skyrim Mountains. β
"Is there a special demon bird?"
"Does the guest know that the demon bird has any special units?"
"I know there are also Poisonclaw Demon Birds, Demon Bird Feather Fallers, Wind Fury Wizards, and Giant Demon Birds."
Gary glanced at Yuan Mu meaningfully: "I also have two venomous claw demon bird chicks that can directly grow to level 3, and I plan to cultivate them myself." I don't have the young birds of the Wind Fury Wizard and the Giant Demon Bird, if you have a guest, I am willing to pay 1500 gold coins to buy one. β
Yuan Mu was surprised: "So expensive? β
"Well, there are few flying classes in the valley plains, and the Wind Fury Wizard and the Giant Demon Bird are rare classes of high level, and they can't be seen anywhere else except the Wind Fury Canyon. The previous lord of Glenn City had formed an army to conquer the demon birds of the Stormfury Canyon, but in the end he failed, and ordered that the army should not be allowed to go to the Windfury Canyon at will. β
Yuan Mu guessed that the lord should have touched the demon bird empress, and shook his head: "I'm sorry, I won't sell it." β
"Since you didn't lie to me and said no, then we are friends, and you can come over at any time. The lords of Glenn are also interested in them, but it might be a better option to do business with me than the lords. β
Bidding farewell to Gehry, the animal trainer, Yuan Mu saw a merchant selling the minotaurs. Looking closer, this merchant sells quite a few more troops, such as big-eared monster warriors, minotaur axe wielders, ogres, wasteland warriors, orc hunters, and so on.
"Tao Snow, how come these barbarian classes are so much cheaper than ordinary troops?" There is a human lord and an orc lord to the north of Glenn City, and Tausno was a mercenary of this orc lord before.
"These barbarian troops are creatures of the cold wasteland in the north of the valley plains, and they have been fighting against the lords of Knight City for many years, and many of them have been defeated and captured as prisoners of war. These prisoners of war are prone to defection, and are generally absorbed by my former orc lords, the terror archduke to the west, and the gladiator capital. β
The Terror City of the Grand Duke of Terror is located on the western edge of the Valley Plains, bordering the Calamity Lands where the undead forces are located; The Gladiator Capital is a very special city that trains combat elites. The two of them, together with the Frost Castle to the north, are the three level 5 cities in the Plains of the Valley.
"Tausno, can you keep those minotaurs from escaping?"
"Hehe, leave it to me."
4 Minotaurs were packed for 600 gold, and the merchant also gifted two ogre thugs. This gold coin is easy to come by, and it is easy to spend, if it is still in the Ancestral Forest, Yuan Mu is reluctant to buy a minotaur at such a high price. But now that you've come to the valley plains, of course, you still have to make some preparations.
Minotaur axe-wielding, savage level 3 class. Minotaurs living in the Coldwave Heath are not as irritable as other Minotaurs, and the barren Coldwave Heath also trains their stamina.
Ogre thug, savage level 2 class, low-level ogre. Just give them something to eat, and they will listen to you. If you make them hungry, you have to be careful with yourself.
In addition to a few units and three demon birds from the Ancestral Forest, Yuan Mu used robbers, minotaurs, and ogres to gather more than a squad of subordinates, and he could go to Knight City.
However, before that, Yuan Mu had to go to the tavern in Glenn City to see what good units could be recruited, and he saw a few good ones on the trading floor, but the price was too expensive.