CHAPTER XXXV
(These two chapters transition, about to go to the battlefield!, and then the transfer, heroes, and beauties will all appear!!)
At such a cost, the forces behind those spies only came to this result, and while they were disappointed, they paid more attention to the moonshine wine produced in Dark Night Manor.
After all, this magical wine does not have the slightest side effects that ordinary alchemy potions will have, and ordinary people who are not warriors and mages can also take it from time to time, and it also has a good nourishing effect. Especially for those who are old and frail and lack energy, it has a more significant curative effect.
Therefore, not only professionals, but the name of moonshine wine has swept the upper echelons of the entire Celt Kingdom in just one month. Now, if a nobleman attends a banquet or salon held by other nobles, and says that he has never heard of moonshine wine, no matter how high his title is, I am afraid that he will be secretly ridiculed.
It is said that even His Majesty, the King of their Sert, was so full of praise for the wine that he couldn't stop when he got a bottle of moonshine wine from below, and even sent someone to find out about the creator.
Knowing that the owner of the Moonshine Wine was not only a hereditary nobleman and a formal mage, but also a rare professional summoner among mages, and proficient in alchemy, His Majesty the King was very pleased that such a person had been born in the kingdom, and he heard that there were plans to send an envoy to reward the owner of the wine.
However, Donald didn't wait for the arrival of the royal envoy to get an update on the orc invasion and the kingdom's conscription order. The one who brought the news was none other than Sir Jesse of the Noble Council Administration of Boulder City.
In the Dark Night Manor, after a tentative battle the day before, the first half of the facilities were destroyed a lot, and many places need to be restored and rebuilt. Thanks to the sorcerer's sorcery, the servants and farmers all fell asleep, not knowing what had happened, and when they woke up, Donald only dismissed them on the grounds that they had not been built up to meet the standards and demolished and rebuilt.
Otherwise, the appearance of the demon and the raid on the manor will definitely cause the nervousness of these ordinary people, and there will even be situations where they choose to leave out of fear.
However, the situation was urgent, and now the construction of the manor could only be suspended, and on the day of the attack, he ordered Kode to take all the existing funds in the manor, and rushed to Boulder City with Clinton and George, asking for help from his teacher, and making every effort to purchase the elemental spar.
After the steward left, Donald sat on the farm, communicating spiritually with the Tree of Life in the woodland at the back of the manor to prevent the sorcerer from raiding again.
It was then that he remembered what he had gained from examining the Book of Truth. Originally, there were more than a hundred units left in the soul power reserve, but now it had grown to nine hundred and eighty units.
A battle had cost the manor so much, and those eight hundred units of soul power were his greatest gains.
"I didn't expect the soul of a demonic creature to be so powerful, and a bronze-level demon could be worth dozens of low-level undead creatures. ”
Donald sighed, and became interested in the demons from the abyssal plane.
Although the demons are very strong and much more difficult to deal with than the creatures of the main material world, the reward from killing a demon can allow him to increase at least a few permanent subordinates, which is a temptation that Donald basically cannot refuse.
And the most important thing is that the demons are basically chaotic creatures without faith, and even if they have faith, it is out of fear of the great god-like strength of those abyss lords and demon lords. And those powerful and evil beings basically don't care much about the believers, so hunting demons is the best source of soul power materials for his permanent summoning.
Those enemies of faith, such as those who assassinated him in the previous time, did not dare to touch the Book of Truth of the Soul after death, for fear of attracting the attention of the gods of this world.
"It seems that I will pay more attention to the news of the demon disaster in the future, I have the impression that there is a small abyss crack in the mountainous area of the original family territory, and when I am busy with the things at hand, I must take the time to take a look!"
Suddenly, Donald frowned, and said to himself impatiently:
"Another one, these spies are too bold, and they dare to sneak in in broad daylight, and after seeing what happened to those guys before, don't you know how to be obedient?"
I saw that in the spiritual vision of the Tree of Life, a pale red point of light was entering the manor, quietly approaching the direction of the herb plantation.
If it weren't for the fact that he could feel it through his spiritual power, ordinary people would have seen the person's location with their own eyes, and they wouldn't have seen any signs.
This is the stealth ability cultivated by the thieves and assassins of this world, most of them rely purely on reference concealment, a few with a certain talent can use some supernatural spell abilities, and some are a combination of the two. Generally, it is a black iron level mage, and if they don't get within ten feet of the target, they won't find these hidden existences.
Especially the assassins known as mage killers, once the mages are approached by them within ten feet of their bodies, with the opponent's swift attack speed and the mages' fragile ** defense strength, it is an extremely dangerous situation.
The spy who lurked in the shadows with his own skills naturally didn't know that he had been completely exposed as soon as he stepped into the manor, on the contrary, he looked confident.
Suddenly, the grass under the scout's feet swelled violently, and the branches and vines around him attacked like pythons, and he rolled upside down and fell to the ground and passed out with nowhere to hide in the future.
"These guys really don't shed tears when they don't see the coffin!" Donald shook his head and smiled. Ordered William to take two servants and throw the spies out of the manor. This is a trick that Donald has figured out in the past two days, the Tree of Life can temporarily give plants the power of nature through the natural enchantment, and give birth to each other, but it will last for a short time, and then those plants will return to their original state.
A short time later, William returned, "My lord, Sir Jesse has arrived!"
He took two servants to deal with the man in black who had fainted on the grass, and when he went out, he met Sir Jesse who had arrived on horseback.
"Oh, I'm going to see him!"
Before he could finish speaking, Sir Jesse's voice came from ahead.
"Donald, I'm bringing good news this time!"
Seeing Sir Jesse hurrying to inform him of the news, dressed in dust, Donald could not help but be pleased with his wise decision to befriend the nobleman.
"Jesse, you've worked hard, come in and take a break! there's no rush for any news, wait until you're rested, take a breath and we'll sit down and talk!"
Donald warmly welcomed the other party into the manor.
The butler ordered Sir Jesse to be brought into the room to freshen up and clean up, and then prepared refreshments in the reception room to have a detailed conversation with him.
Soon the breezy Sir Jesse reappeared in front of Donald.
The people were already here, and Donald was not in a hurry to get the news from Jesse's mouth, and reached out to signal him to have some black tea first, and then they would talk.
"What a mage drink!" said Sir Jesse, gratitiously holding up his teacup and drinking the mage drink he had only tasted twice and had already fallen in love with.
"Thanks for the hospitality, or Donald you thought thoughtfully!"
After putting down the teacup, Sir Jesse sighed, and then turned to the point.
"Donald, this is a good opportunity for you to be promoted! His Majesty's conscription order has just arrived in the North County, and for this orc invasion, the kingdom has decided to recruit nobles and civilian adventurers from all over the world to participate in the war, and the rewards for battle achievements are even more generous than in previous years!"
After three years, another invasion of orcs was no secret in the Kingdom of Celt, and except for the border dwellers who were directly threatened, ordinary civilians everywhere were not surprised by this, nor were they worried about the news.
After all, the orcs invaded human territory and looted food and supplies too often, even if the Celts did not directly border them, this always happened every few years, and they had been used to it for hundreds of years.
After hearing the specific information that Sir Jesse had gotten, Donald sorted out the situation this time.
It turned out that a small group of orcs appeared from the northwest border, and the number of orcs began to increase, and after many explorations by elite spies in the border army, it has been officially determined that it is a coalition army composed of multiple tribes.
In the past, only a small tribe, about a few hundred or thousand, orcs would choose to cross the mountainous and hilly belt between the Northwest Wasteland and the Kingdom of Celt to invade the territorial borders of Celt.
With terrain obstacles such as hills and valleys, even the most barren orc tribes are reluctant to travel long distances through mountains and mountains to reach the Celtic border, preferring a rich human territory connected to the central part of the continent and the northwestern wasteland. However, entering human territory and robbing is a benefit for orcs, and the vast and rich plains of the continent are naturally rich in harvests, and there are always some small tribes that can't compete with those powerful tribes, so Celt will have the threat of orcs.
But this time, the thousands or more orcs of these multiple orc tribes didn't know why, they actually gave up looting the rich plains in the middle of the continent, and instead targeted Celt, and threw all the strong orcs of their tribe at once. So the situation on the Celtic border is very dangerous.
However, in just ten days, the official conscription order issued by the kingdom urgently arrived in various places, and all the subjects in the territory of Selt, whether nobles or commoners, adventurers or professionals, as long as they rushed to the Marquis of Ansel to participate in resisting the invasion of the orcs, and made meritorious deeds, they would be rewarded accordingly.
"According to the practice of the countries of the continent uniting against the orcs, anyone who dares to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy will be rewarded, and we, the Celt royal family, divide their rewards for their combat exploits into five levels. ”
"The fifth class reward is the lowest, killing an adult orc warrior can get three gold sol bonuses, and ordinary civilians can also be eligible to join the king's ** team. Of course, such rewards are no longer worth mentioning to the nobles. In the fourth rank, killing 100 orc soldiers will earn you the Order of the Kingdom Warrior, as well as a reward of 500 gold soles. ”
"What is the purpose of the Kingdom Warrior Medal, and is it worth the risk of the civilians?"
Faced with Donald's inquiry, Sir Jesse explained:
"The holder of the Order of the Kingdom Warrior is equivalent to a mid-level officer, equal to a low-ranking nobleman like a lord like me and a local squire, and can join the kingdom's army as an officer at any time. For civilian adventurers, this kind of feat, although it is more difficult to obtain, is undoubtedly a good way to move up the ladder. ”
Donald nodded in understanding, and Sir Jesse continued:
"At the third level, the rewards are already very rich, and this is the most promising achievement for Donald. Civilians who kill a thousand orcs can earn the title of knight, which directly obtains the status of nobility, and if the meritorious person is already a nobleman himself, then the royal family usually rewards a manor as a reward. ”
Donald understands this kind of reward.
Although it is only a knight title for life, it represents the promotion from a commoner to a nobleman, and the status is immediately different. And that estate is a real benefit. Although not a hereditary nobleman, neither the title nor the manor can be passed on to future generations after death, but the estate can be transferred to the royal family or other nobles before death, leaving a large amount of property for future generations.
"And what about the last two? I don't care about the manor, you know what I want is to get a piece of my own territory and restore the glory of our Merlinna family!"
Sir Jesse said in understanding:
"Because the caster among the orcs has a very special status, and the role they play in battle with the army will be very powerful, so they must be eradicated, and the royal family lists the last two reward levels for them separately. The second level of reward means that anyone who kills a Black Iron Orc Shaman or 10,000 Orc Warriors will receive a personal reward from His Majesty the King, the title of Hereditary Knight, and a reward of a manor. Those who are already nobles will receive a knight's land. ”
"Killing a bronze orc shaman will give you the title of hereditary knight, and you will officially receive a fief of the corresponding area, becoming a true field noble. Those who are nobles themselves will be rewarded with a barony. ”
"These last two levels of rewards are very difficult to obtain, especially the first-class rewards, which have been completed by very few since they were announced, and the most recent one was completed by a powerful knight a hundred years ago. Orc shamans have a high status among orcs, and even black iron shamans are protected from travel, and bronze shamans rarely leave orc territory. Unless it is a great aristocratic force with thousands of armies or a number of powerful professionals under his command can it be possible, otherwise these two rewards are just delusional. Of course, if Donald can bring in a few mages to help out, then it's still possible to complete one of them. ”
Donald nodded after hearing this, and had already set his goal for the last two levels in his heart, and asked:
"It's just up to the hereditary knight class and the barony, and there are no higher rewards?"