Chapter 9: The Dwarven Suit
A rapidly spinning storm of steel frantically rushed into the kobolds' defensive circle, and after a bloody storm, the remaining kobolds were wiped out.
"Lord Lord, we have eliminated a total of 45 kobolds, haha, it's so cool, it's been a long time since we've fought so vividly." After the encirclement and suppression, Mike ran to Lu Cheng's side to ask for credit.
Lu Cheng dodged a few steps in disgust, this guy was covered in the smell of blood.
Putt finally gathered his troops, and he heard a fierce fighting behind the gravel belt, and the screams of the kobold came and went, and it didn't take long for him to fall completely silent. Pute's heart sank immediately, and he didn't have to guess that the team just now was unlucky.
Then human militia units of more than 100 people poured out from several directions, surrounding the 80 surviving kobolds.
"My lord, I only need to put a sword storm to break the defensive circle of these puppies." Seeing that Lu Cheng did not attack immediately, Mike took the initiative to ask for help.
"Don't you think the kobold commander is funny?" Lu Cheng pinched his chin and asked.
"Commander?" Mike scratched his head, "Where can the kobold's wisdom be?" ”
Lu Cheng smiled and patted Mike on the shoulder: "Don't you think that commander is very knowledgeable about current affairs, the previous kobold was surrounded and immediately screamed and broke through, and you see now, they are surrounded and stubborn, and they didn't act rashly, so don't you think that commander is very smart?" ”
"It seems to be the same, kobolds are generally difficult to communicate, and when they meet, they will fight directly."
"I'm wondering if I can surrender." Lu Cheng said what he thought.
"This ...... It can't be, right? Mike said in surprise, "Kobolds are difficult to communicate, they have a completely different way of thinking from us humans, and most importantly, Lord Lord, what are you going to do to recruit them?" Their intelligence is not very good, they can only dig holes and mine. ”
"Ice Fruit! I'm going to be able to dig holes. Lu Cheng observed that there are a lot of pits dug by kobolds in this ruin, and now that players are mining on the ground, it stands to reason that the underground mineral resources should be richer, and if this group of kobolds can be recruited, they may be able to develop underground resources in advance.
Mike immediately came to his senses: "Lord Lord, I understand, I'm here to surrender." ”
Lu Cheng shook his head: "No, I have to do this." ”
If you succeed in surrendering, if you are all your subordinates, I won't lose money, so it's better to be safe and go up yourself.
Lu Cheng walked to the front of the formation and shouted in the direction of the kobold Pute: "Kobold friends, you have been surrounded, if you know each other, quickly lay down your arms and surrender, as long as you surrender, we promise not to hurt you." ”
The kobolds who were surrounded by groups and their lives hung by a thread heard Lu Cheng say that they could let them go, and their military hearts changed, and even some kobolds whispered.
"Brothers, don't fall for the humans, as soon as we lay down our weapons, they will kill us without a single piece of armor."
, quite experienced, although Lu Cheng didn't think so, but this situation is not impossible, and the kobold's worries are also very reasonable.
"How do you have to believe?"
"Let us go, or you go."
"Do you think I'm a fool?"
"You humans are too cunning."
Well, the exchange failed, Lu Cheng was too lazy to waste any more time, and launched an attack with a wave of his hand.
The kobold Putt was also ready to delay a little more time with the humans, trying to connect the tunnel secretly dug in the middle of the team to the main underground tunnel, but he didn't expect the humans to attack after saying three words, and he immediately regretted that he should have agreed to negotiate the conditions before delaying time.
The militia who suddenly attacked with iron swords chopped and chopped indiscriminately, and the outermost kobold was cut down to the ground before they could hold on for a few minutes, and no matter how much Putt commanded in the array, it was useless, and more than 80 kobolds were about to be destroyed.
Seeing that the general trend was gone, Putt couldn't care so much, and hurriedly shouted: "Stop!" Stop! Stop! Don't fight anymore, we surrender, we surrender! ”
"Stop attacking!" Lu Cheng hurriedly stopped, mainly because Mike and these guys were too fierce, almost a few times to cut down a kobold, if Mike was excited and then released a sword storm, the kobold would have to go to see their god.
"Well, is it really a surrender this time?" Lu Cheng moved his troops back slightly to prevent the other party from cheating.
"Surrender, humanity, we surrender, don't fight." Putt looked at the kobold lying all over the ground in front of him and wanted to cry without tears, and he blamed himself in his heart for his brother who had fallen more than half of them just now.
"Ding~ Dear player, Kobold Putt and the 37 kobolds under him surrender to you, do you agree?"
"Agreed."
"Ding~ Kobold Putt and 37 kobolds surrender to your force and become your subordinate forces."
"Ding~ Dear player, you defeated the guards of the dwarven ruins and won this battle, and you received honor points +93."
Surrender with systematic certification is true surrender.
"Ding~ Due to your use of force to recruit the kobold, the kobold squad leader Putt has low loyalty to you, please note that when the loyalty is below a certain level, the kobold may mutiny,"
After a while, Lu Cheng saw the kobold's squad leader Putte, who looked stronger than other kobolds, and his appearance was much more pleasing to the eye among kobolds, at least it didn't look too stumbling.
"Putt has met your lord." The kobold Putte's attitude of greeting was a little indifferent, after all, the two sides were still fighting a while ago, and it was too difficult for Pute to put on a good face.
"Well, here are 5 primary healing potions, treat your injured subordinates, the sword is ruthless, now that you have surrendered, I am also obliged to make your life better."
Pute, who was originally in a mood that fell to the bottom, thought that he had heard it wrong, 5 primary healing potions were not cheap, and only those above the captain level of a thousand people were eligible to use it among the kobolds, and the average kobold would not use it even if he died, after all, the life of ordinary kobolds was too cheap, and no one cared about it at all. And what's the situation in front of you, just after you came down, you gave 5 primary healing potions?
Although Putt knew that the lord was trying to buy people's hearts... Oh no, dog's heart, but the more such a buy, the better!
Lu Cheng watched Putt tremble and take over the primary treatment suspiciously, not understanding why he suddenly became so excited.
After using healing potions on several seriously injured militiamen and kobolds to stabilize their injuries, Lu Cheng walked to the ruins and reaped the fruits of his trip.
"Ding~ After exploring the ruins, you found [Dwarf Blacksmith Shop Blueprint], [Steel Formula], [Dwarf Steel Sword Blueprint], [Dwarf Steel Armor Blueprint], [Dwarf Steel Shield Blueprint]."
The harvest is unexpectedly large, and the blueprint is actually obtained, and the blacksmith shop can be upgraded to a dwarf blacksmith shop, presumably the output can be increased a lot after upgrading, and a full set of dwarven weapons and equipment drawings can make the combat effectiveness go to a higher level.
"That's it, call it a day." The drawings were also in hand, and Lu Cheng was ready to gather his troops and return to the camp.
"Your Excellency, Putt has something to tell you." Kobold Putt hesitated for a moment and suddenly stood up and said.
Lu Cheng asked suspiciously, "Putte, what's the matter with you?" ”
"Your Lord, please look over here." Putt led Lu Cheng to the side of a building in the ruins that was not in a very serious collapse situation, pointed to the cracked walls and said, "My lord, one month ago, the kobold village to which I belong discovered this dwarven ruin while digging iron ore...... Well, it's the historical data of the orcs, the large island we are on had a giant fortress city called the Iron Heart, the historical records record that because the Iron Hammer Dwarf Kingdom offended the powerful dragon clan and was destroyed by the army sent by the dragon clan, and the Iron Heart is the most important fortress of the kingdom, the entire island was destroyed by the great forbidden spell launched by the dragon clan, probably because of the protection of the shield, this ruin was partially preserved, and after investigation, we believe that this relic should be the technology research and development center of the dwarves. ”
"So, this relic still has a lot of connotation?" Lu Cheng suddenly realized.
"Yes, my lord, these drawings you just got are just scratching the surface of this ruin, and there may be more secrets in the ruins, such as here." Putt pointed to a fresco, "Look, my lord, this mural should be a sketch left by a dwarven expert who survived the disaster, and it should be a drawing of a boat. ”
Lu Cheng took a closer look, and sure enough, there were a lot of drawings carved by tools on the wall, the paintings were messy, and they should have been carved in an emergency.
"Putte, is there a way to turn these murals into drawings?" Lu Cheng asked.
"Yes, but you need a scholar to decipher it, because the dwarf's technology is relatively high-end, so you need at least a scholar above the expert level." Putt glanced at the five "experts" in the kobold team who survived because they weren't affected by the battle, and added, "It must be an expert who can write dwarven characters!" ”
Lu Cheng nodded: "Okay, I understand, Pute, you have made a great contribution, in my territory, as long as you make meritorious service, you will be rewarded, here is 10 gold coins, first as a reward in the early stage, when more skills are discovered, I will continue to reward you." ”
With that, he took out 10 gold coins and traded them to Putt.
Putt did not refuse, accepted the reward, and suddenly found that it might be a wise choice for him to defect to the new master: "Lord Xie, but we may not be able to occupy this relic like this, because Andaus took the opportunity to escape in the battle just now, it won't be long before the kobolds will know that something is wrong here, and the nearest camp will send troops to arrive within 1 hour, although the lord's army is very strong, it is not numerically advantageous." ”
actually began to say "we", it seems that the comparison value of the 10 gold coins just now, Lu Cheng felt a little proud in his heart, and asked, "How many troops do the kobolds have?" ”
"The nearest camp has more than 500 troops, and more than 3,000 troops can be quickly concentrated on the village side." Putt sold his old club completely.
"That's a lot." Lu Cheng thought about it for a while, even if the militia was one against five, they wouldn't be able to fight thousands of kobolds, but wouldn't it be a pity to give up this deeply connotative relic, "Then after they occupy it, don't we want to lose the opportunity?" ”
Putt shook his head with a wry smile: "Don't worry, Lord Lord, there is not a single expert in the entire kobold village, and even if they are allowed to occupy it, they will not be able to study much." ”
"Then I saw that you guys have been studying it before, are they all lies?" Lu Cheng said confusedly.
"Ask them." Putt said with a smile in his eyes.