Chapter 20: New Mounts
Matthias was in charge of forming the Empire's new Warcraft unit, which could be said to be a serious continuation of the Empire, so it was not surprising that he had gained a lot of power, and it was easy to arrange someone to his designated team. However, the uncle is a rigorous scholar after all, and he needs a proper explanation and reason for everything, which is a matter of attitude.
Nangong Rong didn't expect to say a word to Matthias from the beginning, and people would nod and agree, but if he didn't say anything, there would definitely be no chance, so the young man would take the initiative to raise his hand to attract the uncle's attention, and now the other party's reaction was naturally within his expectations.
"That's right, my two attacks today were all controlled by melee type monsters, and as a result, I didn't get any results but killed and seriously injured my mount. Nangong Rong, who had already finished the draft, explained unhurriedly with his hand, "My control ability is really terrible, and it is easy to make all kinds of mistakes in fierce and brutal melee combat, which is fatal. So I think it might be more suitable for me to switch to an artillery type of Warcraft that doesn't require many complex movements in a row. β
Matthias couldn't help but nod slightly: "Well, that's true." If it's just against an ordinary army or a magical beast, it doesn't matter if you paddle with the large army on the front line, but if it's that kind of purple-red magical beast, Nangong Rong's poor control ability won't help at all, but will waste your precious mount. β
"Hey, a good person is more important than a mount, why did it become a waste of mounts when I came here?"
"Because there's a common belief that mounts are worth more than you, at least for now. The uncle ignored the young man's sore expression on his head full of black lines and said to himself, "But the shelling type of demonic beast is also a good idea, as long as you don't throw the spell on your own head." It's relatively easy to control, but I don't expect you to be able to hit with precision, at most it's just a matter of filling up the team. Well, since you're going to break your mount nine times out of ten if you play melee combat, I'll agree to it if you switch to ranged. β
The Empire's artillery type demonic beasts don't need the controller to master magic to fight normally, but their number is relatively small, and Matthias agrees to arrange Nangong Rong into it, which is already a very big care. Seeing this, the captains of the squad next to them first envied and hated for a while, but it didn't take long for them to change to expressions full of care and weakness, because there was basically no chance to get much merit by fighting in the rear, and it was estimated that it would be difficult for this kid to get ahead again.
Hawkers, strength determines fate, and it doesn't seem strange that a scum like him 5 has been an artillery soldier in the safer rear for a lifetime.
However, it is obvious that not everyone will think so, and before Mattias's words fell, Vilentina followed up and said: "Nangong Rong, why do you suddenly want to join the long-range army, the reason is probably not just that you feel that you are not suitable for the front line, right?"
The pink-haired girl behaved very unusually today, Nangong Rong was stared at by her for a while, and she tried to avoid the other party's eyes and scratched her cheeks and said embarrassedly: "Ahaha, after seeing the real bloody death, I don't have that much heart and ability to continue to play hedge with the enemy, and it is natural to want to escape from that kind of place, right?"
This time, it wasn't just a few squad leaders next to him, but even Octavir couldn't help but cast a disdainful glance at the boy, after all, making such a statement in public was almost tantamount to admitting to everyone that he was cowardly, and that was definitely not the work of a qualified warrior.
But thinking about Nangong Rong's identity, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess was relieved in the end. Besides, the teenager only asked to be transferred from the front line on a reasonably reasonable reason, and he didn't directly become a deserter, what else can he say?
Then it was just happily decided. Matthias finally squinted his eyes and said, "I'll give you a transfer later, and then you can report to Benny tomorrow." And now, I need to listen to the reports of Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess and several of your squad leaders about the battle. β
Nangong Rong, who had already completed the goal, retreated very interestingly, not noticing the thoughtful gaze of Vilentina nearby.
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"To be reasonable, I don't understand the point of such training. After all, all the skills are provided and performed by you, and I am only responsible for flipping the switch, so is it possible that even this needs to be trained?"
It was early in the morning, in the uninhabited wilderness near the position outside the city of Ledana, and the characters were Nangong Rong, the system, and an ordinary rabbit who was about to spit out his white soul by weakness and slowness. That's right, the teenager is frantically torturing this unlucky Bugs Bunny under the instructions of the system, and exercising in the name of it.
The skills of the system are used on people, and the effect of throwing them on the rabbit will naturally increase exponentially, so this poor little guy can neither run nor run fast, Nangong Rong estimates that a young child who walks crookedly can catch up and catch it, and then forcibly stroke it.
"It's so sweet, it's even sweeter than the lollipop that Lori and Warcraft love!" the system said loudly in either it or her equally sweet voice, "While it's not wrong to say you're just a flipper of a switch, it's not for you to just flip a switch a few times in a fight." Do you know that this is the real world, not in any game, all skills have detailed data that can be queried, and in order to really master these skills, you have to know how much effect they have, or do you have to wait until you think a certain skill can trap the enemy, but in fact, you only find that you can't even slow down the opponent and then regret it?"
"Okay, okay, I got it. Nangong Rong, who knew that what the system said was right, hurriedly raised his hand and surrendered, "But what if you are attacked by the enemy during the exercise, will you help replenish the number of uses consumed?"
"How is it possible, this system is not dedicated to charity. So when to exercise and familiarize yourself with your skills depends on your own judgment, try to choose a relatively calm and safe situation, otherwise you can only consider yourself unlucky if you really encounter a sudden attack from the enemy. β
Nangong Rong wanted to overturn the coffee table in his heart and yell at the sky, but in the end he still didn't do it, otherwise this cautious system might come to a temporary price increase or something, who would reason with it at that time? As for the price reduction...... The difficulty estimate is even more exaggerated than plucking the feathers from the iron rooster.
So the teenager decided to change the subject: "I'll pay attention." But when I report to Benny, who is in charge of commanding the Bombardment Beasts, how am I going to practice in my mount? I mean, I can't use the skill in front of everyone, even though I still have a few uses left, right?"
A little secrecy made the boy think like this, but it was more his instinct that warned him not to show his skills casually, at least not for nowβalthough Nangong Rong didn't know what danger it was to him.
The system let out a smack of lips, and then answered unhurriedly: "I know what you're worried about, afraid of being discovered by the abyss, right......? In short, there is only abyssal energy in this world, there are no mid-to-high-level abyssal creatures, and there is no boss-level existence, the other party should just be making preparations for the invasion, and you don't need to worry about being discovered by the other party. And if there is really that kind of boss-level existence, I will immediately contact my own maker, and when the time comes, it will definitely be the reinforcements sent by the boss and the maker to join in the fun, and it will not be your turn to appear. β
I always feel like I'm playing soy sauce, but that's just because the system doesn't have enough access and the unlocked skills aren't very high-end, otherwise Nangong Rong also knows very well how much impact it will have on the battle situation if one of them can get strong support when two opposing specifications are torn apart, which is probably one of the original purposes of the designer of the device.
But now, it's important to think about how to familiarize yourself with the effects and power of the skills as soon as possible, and work hard to complete the tasks and earn experience points.
"Okay, then let's find a chance to practice when no one is nearby, and the more important thing for now is to gather and report." Nangong Rong took a deep breath and walked towards the position, and many soldiers and even students who were doing exercises or other things in the wilderness were also returning one after another, "Whether it is successful or not depends on whether I can control the mount today, I hope they can give me a more docile demonic beast." β
If you want to sit in the body of a shelling type demonic beast, there must be no difficulty, after all, Nangong Rong is a person who has even controlled mythical-level demonic beasts, and his adaptability to all kinds of demonic beasts is simply crazy with jealousy, and he can enter any mount he gives him - it's just that whether the boy can make the mount obedient cannot be guaranteed. Of course, relatively speaking, the more docile Warcraft is easier to control, which is very suitable for novices to exercise.
As an old driver who has been driving for a long time in the simulation battle and is bound to overturn every time, Nangong Rong said that this kind of novice Warcraft is the most suitable mount for him.
However, when Nangong Rong took the order given by Matthias to find Benny, a male classmate with thick eyebrows and big eyes, who had the shape of a middle-aged uncle but was only 19 years old, he soon couldn't continue to calm down.
"What is this?" asked the teenager, whose eyes twitched.
The pseudo-uncle with naturally curly brown hair spread out his hand to Nangong Rong with a natural expression on his face and said, "What else can it be, of course it's your new mount." β
Given Matthias's hidden nature as a troubled child, which means that he always has a lot of whimsy in his head, the composition of the Imperial Warcraft force is difficult to achieve uniformity, and any squad will be filled with all kinds of different creatures, and Benny is no exception.
But this strange thing in front of him is too unscored, if it weren't for Nangong Rong knowing that Benny has always been prejudiced against him, he would definitely think that this guy was deliberately finding fault with himself.
It was a scorpion, a scorpion without a tail to be exact, with some kind of huge jet organ of chitin on its back, and its blue compound eyes stared at Nangong Rong, who was dripping in cold sweat, as if he knew that the young man in front of him would become his controller.
Among the new types of demonic beasts that have been transformed, the number of mammals is the largest, the least are plants, and the rarer ones in the middle are all kinds of insect-shaped demonic beasts. Bug-like monsters and plants are also difficult for ordinary people to control, but there are still some special people, and these people who understand the various habits of insects are basically all good at controlling their own mounts.
However, for Nangong Rong, who doesn't know about insects, the only thing he can do between him and the thing in front of him is to enter the latter's body, and then there is no more. There's no way, for the Warcraft boy transformed into an ordinary animal, at least he can let the other party understand what he wants it to do through communication, and for the insects, Nangong Rong is very skeptical that they can understand what they are trying to express.
"No, no, no, Qiaodou Sack, big brother, you should know what kind of situation my control power is, what is the trouble of arranging a worm-shaped demonic beast that is difficult to control now?
Benny's face suddenly became ugly, but he still tried to adjust his mood and said, "You should also know that almost every worm-shaped demonic beast has its own exclusive controller, and it is difficult for others to replace it. Unfortunately, during yesterday's battle, this guy (patted the scorpion on the head) was hit directly by an aerial bomb, and half of his body was shattered, along with the controller, and luckily, it survived with the strength of a bug, but no one in the team could effectively control it. β
Seeing Benny's face, Nangong Rong guessed that most of his new captain was also present at the time, and he couldn't imagine what kind of scene the other party saw, so the young man didn't ask very decisively, but continued to complain: "You said that no one can effectively control it, wouldn't it be even more ineffective to replace me, who has no control ability in the first place?"
"But at least you won't be ostracized by it, you kid can control any kind of monster anyway, right? β
This reason is quite sufficient, appropriate and appropriate, Nangong Rong opened his mouth several times but couldn't speak, so he had to swallow his saliva desperately and nodded with tears in his eyes: "Okay, I understand." β