Chapter 54 Return and Refugee Camps I
(The war is over.,The next thing is to get the territory.,Continue tomorrow.,Ask for a collection!)
A great battle ended in gunpowder smoke and blood, and in just half a day, the tens of thousands of orcs who were originally invincible to humans and could only rely on the defense of the fortress lost two-thirds, and only more than 2,000 elites were left to protect the leaders and shamans and flee to the west.
Most of the other orcs were divided and eaten by the human army because they fled in all directions, and there were only less than a thousand remnants of the orcs, who survived and fled in the mountains and forests, which was no longer a problem for the garrison of the Holy Sword Fortress.
To say that the greatest credit in this war is undoubtedly the genius summoner Donald who single-handedly changed the tide of the war!
However, when the human army harvested the lives of the orcs, Donald, who had been very powerful before, slowed down, allowing the previous summoned creatures to attack freely, assisting the army to encircle and suppress the orcs, and only released a few summoned creatures to protect him, and at the same time called Uther and Clinton to escort Eric to the battlefield, so that his little squire could also kill a few orcs to add some experience.
"Drink, kill......"
When Eric was aiming at a target to catch and kill, Donald unhurriedly followed behind the third battalion of the Holy Sword Legion, the most powerful in the human alliance, and moved forward, seemingly not wanting to compete with everyone for merit, but in fact, he was secretly harvesting the souls of the orcs who died in battle with magic equipment.
Donald knows that in this war with the orcs, he has obtained the highest combat merits, and these people can't catch up even if they kill more orcs, in addition to the reward for their military achievements, the biggest gain is the soul power that was difficult to obtain in the past. So there is no need to worry about some scattered credits, anyway, the orcs are doomed to complete defeat and cannot turn the tide of the battle, so it is better to let others play it, and it is better to make a fortune in silence.
And through the divine vision given by the Book of Truth, Donald found that the souls of those who died on the battlefield were more intact after death, faintly forming a white humanoid light and shadow, and these souls appeared in less than a breath of time, as if they had been sublimated, with a look of reverence and yearning and a trace of nostalgia, and disappeared into the bursts of white light.
Ordinary people can't see this, but under the divine vision given by the Book of Truth, Donald sees the whole process clearly.
Donald noticed that some souls that disappeared quickly were marked with some kind of flash, and that souls without a mark would stay for a while before disappearing.
Only then did he realize that compared to the fallen beast gods of the orcs, there were many true gods in the human world. It is rumored that human believers will automatically be dragged to the underworld after death, and then led back to the kingdom of God by the messengers of God. Only a small number of unbelievers and hypocrites will mostly dissipate in heaven and earth, and a small number will be able to reside in the underworld, which is ruled by the god of the underworld, waiting for the opportunity to be reborn.
This human soul is more complete and huge than the orc's soul light ball, much more powerful than the orc's soul fragment shape, and it must contain a lot of soul power, which makes Donald feel excited. However, he also tried to secretly absorb human souls, only picking those targets that would not be directly led to the underworld without marking, and he estimated that those dead human soldiers should be unfaithful or unreligious, and even if they did, they would not attract the attention of human gods.
However, Donald just wanted to absorb the souls of those humans who had been stranded in the main world for a short time with the soul ball, but before the soul ball suction arrived, he felt ten times more powerful resistance than the orc soul.
However, the quality of a human soul is comparable to the number of orcs that can be absorbed by about seven or eight times, so although the number of human souls that can be absorbed is less than three digits, Donald has set them as his main target.
"It seems that human beings are indeed the third most advanced intelligent beings to dominate the Overworld after the elven dragon! No wonder in previous lives it was also said that human beings are the spirits of all things. ”
After three days, all the fighting was over, the battlefield was cleared, and all that remained was to clear the small group of orcs who had fled into the forest.
The Supreme Commander, together with His Royal Highness the Second Prince, held a grand celebratory banquet at the Holy Sword Fortress. All nobles, officers, professionals, and commoner adventurers who have fought in battles and achieved great feats are eligible to participate. As for the other adventurers, the nobles and private armies gathered in the barracks outside the fortress to celebrate the victory.
"Ladies and gentlemen, humanity has once again defeated the barbarian orcs, and my clerks have compiled the records of the exploits of all those who participated in the war, and will send someone to escort them to the royal capital tomorrow to present them to the military headquarters and His Majesty the King. ”
As he spoke, Ferdinand raised his glass and said:
"This time we were able to achieve such a big victory with the lowest losses, in addition to the wise decision of His Majesty the Great King, and everyone's courage to kill the enemy, the most important thing to thank is our genius summoner, who alone brought us the opportunity to defeat the orcs, everyone, to Master Melinna!"
"To Master Melinna!" ............
After Ferdinand finished speaking, everyone echoed and raised their glasses and drank it all, and most of the people present sincerely paid tribute to Donald personally.
If the biggest winner of this war, apart from the kingdom itself, is the Donald alone.
Although the other nobles, professionals, and civilian adventurers who participated in the war also achieved a lot of merits, compared to Donald, it was undoubtedly the difference between Firefly and Haoyue.
However, most people are still relatively satisfied with this situation, and even if they are not satisfied, they are not disappointed. Of course, there is no exception for the group of noble children led by Viscount Macbeth. At this time, Young Master Bolton, who had always been moody, couldn't help but turn blue now, and squeaked the wine glass in his hand.
On the contrary, seeing the methods of Donald, a powerful summoner with great potential, many nobles who were not very firm had the idea of distancing themselves from Macbeth and the family after returning and keeping some distance.
As for the second prince and the neutral nobles, they frequently expressed their closeness to Donald at the banquet.
Donald didn't care about the envy and jealousy of Bolton and Sodo, and maintained his demeanor to talk to everyone. This is a great opportunity to hone your social skills and get acquainted with aristocratic connections.
But then the zealous nobles had to leave Donald's side, as the two highest-ranking people present were talking to him.
Surrounded by two big people, asking and exchanging some of his own situation, Donald was flattered, in the end, it was the experience of the souls of the two worlds, and he quickly regained his composure and communicated with each other enthusiastically.