Chapter 642: Elite Selection (2/3)
It seems like a normal day, and early in the morning, merchants in the outer city open their shops and prepare to start the day's business.
The sentry gate opened, and many of the Holy Spirit mercenaries who had been resting outside the city for the night entered the city one after another, and these mercenaries usually carried prey that had not sucked their souls. After entering the city, he rushed to the barracks as soon as possible.
In the barracks there is an avatar of Rollin, who has the ability to purify dark souls and extract pure Force. Of course, during the purification process, Luo Lin will collect a certain amount of Force, although the Force provided by a mercenary is not much, but there are about more than a thousand mercenaries in the city, and at least half of the mercenaries have harvested every day.
During the purification, Rollin would also listen to the small talk between these mercenaries, and he soon noticed that at least two mercenary teams had been attacked by mutant snake people last night.
Of course, the mercenaries who came back alive were not sure of this, they only found that the two mercenary teams had disappeared.
'It's a serious situation. Rollin thought to himself, he had seen the killing intent hidden in the darkness.
Now, don't look at these mutant snake people only do it to the mercenaries, but after these mercenaries are scared to go out of the sentry, they have no Force income, and they can't continue to enjoy the protection of the god of war, according to the rules, they have to leave, the mercenaries leave, Rollin has no extra income, not to mention, many merchants in the outer city can't do business, they will go bankrupt and go bankrupt, and they have to leave the sentry, under a series of chain reactions, the rising trend of the entire sentry will slowly stagnate, until it begins to decline.
The sentry is decaying. withered. Naturally, it is Luo Lin's God of War God system.
This Nightblade Sect is indeed a master. The layout of a few hands, there is no movement that shakes the mountains, but it fundamentally shakes the fortune of the God of War outpost, if the opponent is allowed to continue to arrange, who knows what will happen?
"Looks like I'm going to have to speed up." Rollin thought to himself.
At about nine o'clock in the morning, a notice appeared on the bulletin board at the gate of the inner city gate of the God of War Outpost, and the notice paper shone with a faint golden light. It was very eye-catching, and immediately there were many people gathered around to watch.
There were a lot of people, and the people in the back couldn't see the content on the paperwork, so they anxiously asked the people in front: "What is written on it?" ”
Someone close simply read it out loud: "Recruitment order!" This outpost is preparing to form an elite Warriors Guard, numbering two hundred, and the Elite Guard will be equipped with a new powerful artifact. In addition to being selected from within the Ares Guard, the members are also open to the entire outpost. If you wish, you can enter the inner city to register and participate in the selection. ”
'Whoa', the crowd suddenly exploded, especially those mercenaries who had some skills. There was excitement on their faces.
What warrior wouldn't want to become a full-fledged member of the God of War Outpost whenever given the opportunity? Look at the powerful and sophisticated equipment and weapons of those guards soldiers. Which one does not envy?
Not to mention, after joining the guard, his status in the sentry post has definitely been greatly improved, and he has become the target of many people's stammering. You don't have to go out all day to fight with those abyss beasts, not to mention, the beautiful girls of those good families in the sentry post can be opened, and it is said that if the official warrior is unfortunately killed in battle, the soul will return to the sentry post to wait for rebirth, which is equivalent to immortality!
With this kind of kindness, it's no wonder that the mercenaries are excited.
Although there are many free people among the mercenaries who don't want to be bound by contracts, the reason why a large number of soldiers have become mercenaries is not that he doesn't want to join the sentry to be loyal to the god of war, but because he came late and had no chance.
Now that he wants to form an elite guard, and he also opens up the opportunity to the soldiers of the entire sentry, this is simply sorry for himself!
Immediately, more than a dozen sturdy warriors jumped out, and without saying a word, they carried their weapons into the inner city, and all the envious eyes hung behind them.
In the crowd, a young man in tattered leather armor and holding a wooden-handled war hammer also looked very excited, but he didn't rush in, but pulled a female archer next to him and said, "Nova, why don't we try it too?" ”
The female archer was an elf, and she could see that she was also very moved, but she was obviously a little unconfident: "The soldiers of the official guard are all strong, I'm afraid we are not their opponents, right?" ”
"Afraid of what? How do you know if you don't try? The young man instigated, seeing that the female elf was still a little hesitant, he pouted: "If you don't go, then I can go?" If I become a member of the elite guard and wear those artifacts, you don't envy me. ”
As he spoke, he took the hammer and strode towards the inner city, and after walking less than ten steps, there was a familiar sound of footsteps behind him, and the female elf Nova chased after him.
"Oliver, I'm afraid you should be envious of me. You're no match for me. Nova waved the rough cold iron bow in her hand, she and Oliver had tried a few times, as long as the two sides were separated by ten meters, she would definitely win, even if she was close at the beginning, she had an eighty percent chance of winning with the bow.
The young man who was called Oliver laughed, "Let's see." ”
The two walked into the inner city together, as soon as they went out of the cave, they suddenly felt that there was a sudden light in front of them, and a flat square appeared, the square was not big, more than 50 meters in radius, the place in the middle of the square was vacant for more than 30 meters, and there were some human-shaped wooden stakes in the center of the field, and there were warriors stabbing swords at these wooden stakes.
With these figures, some warriors were elated, some were depressed, and some were nervous.
In the distance, there was a huge fortress, the whole of which was shrouded in a layer of golden-red light. The closer you get to the third floor of the fortress, the more condensed this brilliance becomes, and at the third floor of the fortress, this golden-red brilliance can no longer be seen directly, and only a huge majesty is felt in the face.
Is that the brilliance of the god of war? Elf Nova was shocked, she turned her head to look at her friend Oliver, only to see that the other party was inferior to her, her mouth was slightly open, and her eyes were round, obviously shocked by the power of the god of war.
It took a while for the two of them to come to their senses and walk up to the official in charge of registration. reported his name.
After the record. The official routinely explained the selection rules to the two men. He pointed to the stake dummy in the center of the field and said, "See that?" Whatever you use, a sword, an axe, a hammer, or an arrow, as soon as you start, attack the dummy, no one has ten seconds, the more times you hit the dummy's vital point, the better, and when you hit the vital point, use as much force as possible. ”
"Seems simple." Oliver laughed. He turned his head to look at the people in the square, and was a little puzzled: "But what is the matter with them?" It may seem like it's hard to even walk, so what's the problem? ”
The official did not explain in detail: "When it is your turn, you will naturally understand." ”
"Hey, if you don't tell me, won't I ask someone else?" Oliver was surprised.
The official shook his head and smiled: "Didn't the great god of war think of you being so clever?" ”
Oliver was speechless.
While the two were talking, the elven archer Nova had been observing the situation in front of her, and she suddenly spoke: "Everyone is going through the test of the heart, and everyone's test is different, is that right?" ”
The official was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "You are much smarter than him." ”
He was naturally referring to Oliver. Oliver pouted. muttered, "She's got a better brain than I am." ”
It's not that he doesn't have self-confidence, it's self-knowledge. The two have cooperated in hunting several times, and each time, in terms of IQ, he was crushed by the other party and had no room for resistance, so he was really unconvinced.
The selection on the field was quick, and after only an hour and a half, it was Oliver's turn.
Oliver swung the hammer and went on, but as soon as he got five meters closer to the stake, his face suddenly changed, and his otherwise easy pace suddenly became extremely heavy, and the sweat on his forehead continued to bloom.
He gritted his teeth, and finally walked to the edge of the stake, and swung the hammer vigorously, but the warhammer, which was usually like an arm, was now clumsily like a big iron lump, and there was no sense of control at all.
'Smack', the hammer smacked on the stake dummy, and Oliver knew the tragedy as soon as he heard the sound, and his attack was fragile like a, just to tickle the other party.
In ten seconds, he swung seven hammers in a row, and only one hammer hit a decent force, but it didn't hit the vital point.
As soon as the ten seconds passed, Oliver didn't wait for the servant next to the stake to count, turned around and left, without stopping, and walked directly towards the outer city.
It's so embarrassing, he just laughed at others, but it turned out that he himself belonged to the wave with the worst results so far in the selection, it was really embarrassing, Oliver's face was hot.
'Hurry up, go away, I can't stay any longer.' He carried the hammer with his shoulders and retreated with his footsteps, and when he passed by Nova he did not even bother to speak, but waved his hand and went out of the inner city.
This selection is a complete break in his thoughts, and it seems that he is not a warrior.
When he walked out of the door, Oliver was already thinking about the future, his eyes looked at the merchants outside, thinking whether he was going to do business, with his eloquence and popularity in the city, he would definitely be able to become a wealthy businessman.
Without mentioning Oliver's thoughts, the next one is Nova.
Nova has been adjusting to her condition, she has been watching it for so long, and at this time she has already raised her full spirit and treated this selection as the first challenge of her life.
'Archer, Nova. The official's voice rang out.
Nova walked up, more than thirty meters away, took off the crude cold iron bow on her back, and then drew her arrow.
At the same time, Nova felt that her surroundings had changed, and what was originally a selection square for everyone to watch was now a withered plain.
The stake dummy in front of her suddenly became a monster moving towards her at high speed, and the monster was so fast that Nova couldn't even see what her opponent looked like.
Although her intellect told her that it was an illusion, Nova thought it was real with all five senses of her mind, and the pressure came at her like a mountain, and her instinct told her that if she didn't kill the other person, she would die.
This real life-and-death situation shows her true ability, Nova took a deep breath, pulled out four arrows and held them in her hand, and then opened her bow again and again.
'Collapse Collapse! She didn't aim at all, she couldn't aim, she shot by feeling, and in ten seconds she fired thirteen arrows in a row.
Thirteen arrows came out, and Nova felt like she was collapsing all over, sweating like rain, and her fingers and arms had no strength all over her body.
"Thirteen arrows, nine in the middle, seven in the vital point, all heavy hits!" The slave who counted immediately shouted.
'Wow! ''Hiss~'''It's really amazing' There was a low exclamation on the field, and everyone looked at the female elf in the field, and their eyes were full of admiration.
Ten seconds, seven critical blows, this can be said to be the best result so far, only one arrow worse than the result of the archer commander Herris.
Needless to say, this young female elf will definitely be a member of the elite God of War Guard in the future.
Nova let out a long sigh of relief and waved her arm, which was beginning to glow with soreness, and a heartfelt joy appeared in her heart.
'Now you don't have to go out to hunt in tattered armor all the time. She was tired of the precariousness. (To be continued......)