Chapter 16: The Last Spoils of War
"Annie." Locke didn't push the door in.
"What?"
"How much energy is there now?"
The elf said a demon-specific unit quantifier, and Locke converted it with a number, 30/200 energy.
The core crystal has been repaired, so all the 1,600 bone shelves that are not activated in the city can be upgraded to first-order skeletons, but because the consumption is too large, they will not be upgraded for the time being.
"First let 10 skeletons go up to the first order, then use the advanced crystals to upgrade them to the second order, and let them stand by first." Locke pinched his chin and pondered for a moment, then finally ordered.
"Oh...... But then we're only going to have ...... energy."
"I know, hurry up."
After staying at the door for a while, Anne's voice came from my ears again: "...... The master is ready, as long as you give the order, the second-order skeleton warrior will be sent to you immediately. β
Locke nodded, and said with a solemn face: "Put armor on all of them, take a shield, and increase the defense a little." β
"Oh...... The master ......" the elf's tone sounded like he was about to speak.
Locke: "Huh? β
Annie: "Is there something big going on in a moment?" β
Locke: "Yes. β
Annie: "Is it dangerous?" β
Locke: "Sort of. β
"Huh?" When she heard that there was danger, Anne immediately became nervous.
In her mind of castle-related knowledge, she learned that this newborn lord was quite an excellent one, and none of the previous city lords would have done it as much as him, and combined with those perfect plans, Anne could feel that as long as this lord had survived, then the royal city would usher in earth-shaking changes, like a butterfly breaking out of its shell, and the entire castle would surely reach the highest peak that had never been reached in the past!
But only if he stays alive! As long as you live, there is hope, otherwise everything will only come to naught!
"Master, if it's really dangerous, shall we get out of here? I don't want those supplies, after all, life matters, what do you have to do, then the castle ......"
Locke closed his eyes and shook his head, reached out to push the door in, and whispered, "Don't say it, these supplies are vital to us!" If you want to go home, you have to get them. β
Just as the elf was about to say something, Locke had already entered the room.
Everyone in the mercenary group is here.
They were sitting on the floor, eating barbecue and drinking spirits, and Pyne, who appeared to have a big cut in his arm, was lying on his bed with his eyes closed as the priest healed him.
This is what Locke saw when he came in, and when everyone noticed that someone had come in, they all shut up and turned their heads to look at it.
The scene stopped instantly, and everyone was a little embarrassed - people were desperately snatching the core of life outside, and the danger was just as good as their own captain, while their own group of people were drinking a celebration banquet here......
"Have you got the supply truck?" Locke asked straightforwardly, he naturally knows what these people think in their hearts, the important thing at present is to find out where those supply vehicles are hiding, there are a group of murderous guys hiding outside, go over early to get supplies and leave early, how can you have time to care what these guys think.
When everyone heard Locke ask about the whereabouts of the supply truck without blaming them, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and some of them greeted one after another: "Of course I got it!" β
"We're on errands, what else are you worried about?"
"Hungry? Brother Locke, come have a bite to eat? β
Locke wanted to refuse, but it seemed that he couldn't get the location of the supply truck, so he immediately came over and sat down in the crowd, blocked the barbecue handed over, and asked with a smile: "I didn't see the supply truck when I came, could it be that it was stolen?" β
"Haha, where is Brother Locke, of course we hid it." A strong man next to him patted Locke on the back boldly, and when he asked him where he was hiding, the guy sold the guanzi, shook a finger at him and said: "Nature is the safest place, come, drink this bowl of wine and tell you immediately!" β
Locke glanced at the ale inside, and scanned it with bioradarβthe assassins outside the door were ready.
It's too late!
Once those guys break down the door, they will start dying or fleeing, and the whereabouts of the supply trucks will never be known!
The person next to him looked at Locke frowning and didn't speak, and hurriedly stabbed the big man with the drink, who was a little embarrassed when he found out, and said, "That...... Please don't see you, Brother Locke, I didn't know you wouldn't drink......"
"It's okay." Locke looked at him and smiled, and at the same time, a small transparent crystal with quite a lot of black impurities appeared in the palm of his hand.
"The Core of Life?!" The people around him exclaimed, and even Pyne, who was lying on the bed, struggled to sit up.
"You...... It worked? Pine asked, incredulous.
"Yes." Locke nodded and said to the crowd, "I have completed my mission - to obtain the core of life!" And you, tell me the whereabouts of the supply convoy and let me know if I can be your partner in the future! β
When everyone heard this, their faces immediately became sincere, and the big man next to him said: "We got 3 cars, and they are hidden in the woods directly west of the town, as long as you go in and walk about 30 meters inside, you can see them." Like you said, we did a great job of our mission too! We didn't disappoint anyone! β
When the people around heard this, they all showed proud expressions.
It's finally out!
Locke was in a good mood suddenly, flicked his thumb, flicked the crystal into the big man's hand, and at the same time waved it in front of him, and the identical 9 crystal nuclei appeared in the middle of the floor, and said with a smile: "Yes, this is the reward promised to you." β
Everyone was stunned at this moment, this Locke brother actually got ten? You know, they went back the same way after snatching the carriage and didn't dare to go in, until the bloodied captain Pine stumbled out of the smoke, and they realized that the battle was even more fierce than expected - it would be nice to get out, and they wanted to get the crystal? Dreaming?
"Am I supposed to be dreaming?"
Everyone recovered from their shock and muttered to themselves as they reached out and grabbed the crystal in their hands, examining it carefully.
At this time, no one noticed that Locke, who was originally smiling, had a cold face at this time, and looked at them with a look like he was looking at a dead man...... (To be continued)