Chapter 2 System Activation
Tang Ruiyi glanced up at the sunset in the west, and a long time had passed.
After a period of experimentation, Tang Ruiyi has basically mastered this game system, and the specific framework of the system is not much different from that in the game.
The stronger the attacking monsters, the more rewards you will get for killing, and the most basic units of currency are gold and diamonds, which can be used to build and strengthen all kinds of strange buildings, or to recruit powerful warriors to fight for you.
On the other hand, just like many online games, diamonds need to be recharged to obtain, and killing some special monsters can also get some scattered diamonds for unlocking heroes in the Hall of Heroes, but overall it's not much, with his current strength, it's delusional to want to escape under the hands of special monsters.
A hazy light and shadow enveloped the location where the militia training camp had been built, and the sound of tinkling clanging came through it.
Ten hours is enough time to drag the sun down, and the swamps at night are far more dangerous than during the day.
"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. Tang Ruiyi silently recited the final countdown in his heart.
The light and shadow dissipated, and a low castle appeared in the originally empty depression.
Although he was already mentally prepared, seeing the process of the small castle rising from the ground, Tang Ruiyi still had the urge to cry.
Only then did he truly realize how painful it is for a person to be separated from society, and how happy it is to return to the era of civilization.
In any case, as a king, he has such a high status, there is no reason for him to live in the middle of nowhere! This castle is simple, but it is also a place to stay in the middle of nowhere, hehe...... I don't know what it's like to live in the highest Knights Templar camp......
Tang Ruiyi took the time to take a look, and there were only three militiamen in the initialized militia training camp that could be used, and then it would cost gold coins to recruit.
Just when Tang Ruiyi was secretly thinking about how to make money, the gate of the castle swished open, and three somewhat scattered figures appeared in front of him.
"Recruit Martin is here to report!" The blonde boy led by the group held an iron sword in his hand, a thin layer of leather armor, and a large straw hat with a crooked head on his head.
"Your Majesty the General!" Seeing Tang Ruiyi coming over, several militiamen performed a not too standard etiquette.
Tang Ruiyi glanced at the three militiamen in front of him suspiciously, "How long have you been in the army?" β
"Eh, report to the king, it's been half a month!"
"And what did you do before you joined the army?"
"I was a farmer before I joined the army. β
"I used to be a tailor!"
"Blacksmith!"
The corners of Tang Ruiyi's eyes twitched, the militia was just a militia after all, and it was impossible to be as well-trained and disciplined as a fully armed regular soldier.
But this is too exaggerated, to put it mildly, but a peasant with a little armed ability. This made Tang Ruiyi very suspicious of how much combat power he had.
Tang Ruiyi quickly called up the attributes of the few people in front of him.
[Martin, 50 Health, Attack 2-4, No Armor, No Magic Resistance, Medium Speed.] γ
[Goer, Health 50, Attack 1-3, No Armor, No Magic Resistance, Medium Speed.] γ
[John, 50 Health, Attack 1-3, No Armor, No Magic Resistance, Medium Speed.] γ
The attributes are very different from the goblins, and the blood volume is slightly higher, probably because the blood volume is more than half higher due to the armor worn.
There is also a strange phenomenon he discovered, the attack power of Martin is actually a little higher than others, Tang Ruiyi hurriedly asked the reason for the matter, and after listening to some explanation, it suddenly dawned on him, it turned out that the ancestor of this militia called Martin was a veteran of great military exploits, and the general at that time rewarded him with a sharp sword in order to inspire his subordinates to fight bravely, which has been passed down from generation to generation as an heirloom, and now it has been passed down to his hands.
Tang Ruiyi nodded thoughtfully, these militiamen are not as rigid and stiff as he imagined, let alone 0 and 1 data, judging from the conversations with several militiamen, they are very emotional, they will complain, they will be afraid, and they also need to eat, this feeling is ...... It's like a real person, and maybe that's exactly what it is.
In any case, in these militiamen, he finally got a little sense of empathy with people, and the growing loneliness disappeared a lot.
He also regained his calmness when he played games in the past, he is a unique genius in heaven and earth, how can he destroy everything like those self-defeating drunkards in the movie, people, cherish what they have, rather than regret what they have lost.
"Now I have lost my way to human society. But I got the system and my favorite game world again! I can't go back to reality, so I have to prove my worth in the other world!" Tang Ruiyi thought secretly.
With no more soldiers, Martin told him that the castle could recruit two militias a day, and that they would refresh on time after twenty-four hours, with a maximum of ten, and each militia had 2 gold.
Although Martin didn't say it explicitly, Tang Ruiyi found that this restriction seemed to be solved by upgrading the building.
After some conversation, he learned that the castle actually had the most basic training weapons and armor, each set only needed one gold coin, plus 1 attack and 20 health.
As a king, it is really hard to collect money for things in his castle!
You must know that after building the training camp, Tang Ruiyi searched all over his body and had ten gold coins, and the poor are miserable, and even buying something is like a fate.
When I asked other questions about where they came from and how they were going back, they were all stumbling, just perfunctory out of the most basic politeness, and it seemed that he was still far from a qualified king! Tang Ruiyi thought secretly.
Next, Tang Ruiyi asked a few militiamen to find some food for today's dinner.
Several militiamen have lived in the countryside since childhood, and it is effortless to catch some game under the influence of their ears and eyes, the frogs in the pond, the fat catfish, and finally there is a kind of white and tender little meat worm, Tang Ruiyi was instantly disgusted by its twisted body and struggling.
But at Martin's insistence, he was too embarrassed to refuse.
Looking at the little white worm whose shell was roasted into a golden brown, Tang Ruiyi first reluctantly tasted a small bite, and soon the smooth and tender mixed with the crispy taste conquered him, if you ignore the raw materials, this is really a rare delicacy!
After a full meal, with some food at the bottom, Tang Ruiyi suddenly felt sleepy gradually rising.
After entering the castle, Tang Ruiyi found himself in an empty hall, surrounded by some training weapon racks and a wide field, and the second floor of the castle was ten rooms, seven of which were empty
In the center of the hall was the flag of a golden griffin, its piercing eyes and metallic feathers that made it look imposing.
Behind the hall was a large wooden wall, flanked with stones and spikes, an area that had been used to defend the castle after it had been breached, and if even that area had been taken by the enemy, the entire castle would have fallen.
Anyway. Finally a place to sleep. Over time, it may not be impossible to command thousands of troops and horses to fight against countless monsters like in the game.
Soon Tang Ruiyi found a room to live in, the old wooden bed exudes a faint fragrance, and there is a simple but expressive landscape painting hanging above the bedside table, which depicts scattered villages half-hidden in the green field, although it is dilapidated, but there is a primitive beauty, and even the flowing stream gives people a particularly clear feeling.
Encountering such a comfortable environment under extreme exertion, Tang Ruiyi suddenly felt relaxed all over, and fell asleep when he fell down, he was not worried about the possibility of being attackedββββ he could survive so many days alone, now with the protection of the castle and the militia, the only enemies nearby were goblins in the primitive period, how could those goblins have the leisure to organize a sneak attack at night and other stupid things.
After a lot of sleep, Tang Ruiyi woke up and found that he was not only energetic, all his injuries had recovered, but also the upper limit of his life had increased a little, and it turned out that these attributes could be improved by being injured and tempered.
But Tang Ruiyi was not overly optimistic about the prospect because of this, after passing the difficult stage in the early stage, it is estimated that the opportunity for this kind of growth will become less and less, after all, as a king, it is impossible to charge into battle and take the lead like those famous generals in ancient times.
He walked to the castle walls, took a deep breath of the cold, muddy air of the swamp, looked at the cypress needle forest that he wanted to wear, and was accustomed to seeing the reinforced concrete buildings of the real world.
Potholes and weeds grow in dense muddy areas, and the narrow sandbar that extends eastward is a large area of moss, reeds, cattails, moss swamps, and the soil moisture is almost saturated, and there is a pile of peat.
Tang Ruiyi, who had just gotten up, was not in a hurry to go out, just sat quietly in front of the battlements for a while, thinking about how to get more money, and to clear out the surrounding goblinsββββ if you don't advance or retreat, not to mention that in this seemingly quiet and beautiful world, there is cruelty that cannot be repeated.
Looking at the sun, it was almost eight o'clock, and the difficult swamp life had already forced Tang Ruiyi to sum up a set of methods to distinguish time.
Walking down the old stone staircase, two militiamen stood at the entrance of the castle early, they straightened their backs and tried to make a look of good spirits, but the dew on their buttocks betrayed them deeply.
Strangely, Tang Ruiyi looked around and didn't see Martin's figure, and after questioning, several militiamen also embarrassedly said that they didn't see Martin's figure in the morning.
This made Tang Ruiyi wonder if this guy was going to be a deserter, and he didn't dispel this idea until the wet Martin came out of the jungle.
"Why did you go?" asked Tang Ruiyi with some curiosity.
Martin scratched his head and smiled, he told Tang Ruiyi that he and a group of equally astute militiamen were specially selected by the army to be trained as scouts, but in the fierce war, the scholars accidentally lost the most important part of the information about training scouts, so the training plan undoubtedly failed, but some of the scout's habits were still retained, just like the morning patrol he had just done.
"In fact, our army has many powerful special armies, future warriors who can manipulate thunder, swordsmen with dual swords, and master assassins who silently take people's lives, but unfortunately most of the elite armies and the top powerhouses of the kingdom were destroyed in that protracted Armageddon," Martin smashed his mouth, as if he was regretting and sighing, but then he changed his words and became passionate; "But we have found the king! With your leadership, I believe that one day we will be able to enrich our glory!"
Looking at the infinite fanaticism in his eyes, Tang Ruiyi had no doubt that if this was to send him to death, he would not hesitate to carry it out, he really couldn't imagine how prosperous and powerful the kingdom was in its heyday!
Seeing the shock and longing in Tang Ruiyi's eyes, Martin sighed again: "If my scout master comes, let alone such a swamp, even if it is a vertical cliff, he can walk on the ground." β
As the so-called word wakes up the person in the dream, Tang Ruiyi heard the word scout on the side, his heart suddenly moved, and suddenly remembered the parchment that was looted on the human corpse before.
Could it be that it is just the missing part, it won't be so coincidental, right? Tang Ruiyi was also frightened by his own thoughts.
He quickly pulled out the parchment from his bosom.
[Dossier: Scout; Poor quality, which contains the knowledge of training scouts, can be converted into scouts for 5 gold, must be used in a non-combat state, cannot be carried.] γ
He said the parchment and handed it to Martin: "Hey, this thing is so familiar...... Martin looked at it carefully, and exclaimed: "This is the same material as the book I saw before!"
The more Martin looked at it, the more excited he became, and his body trembled, "Oh my God! Oh my God! This is a miracle! Master, do you see it? I have fulfilled your last wish!"
As he spoke, this resolute and resolute young man actually shed two lines of hot tears.
Seeing Martin's excited appearance, Tang Ruiyi also felt sincerely happy, he looked at the inventory of only 10 gold coins, and couldn't help frowning, but in order to meet the wishes of his subordinates, and also to have a stable source of information, Tang Ruiyi gritted his teeth and chose to spend the money, and the number of gold coins changed from 10 to 5 in an instant.
In Martin's stunned gaze, a burst of white light flashed, and then quickly dissipated, Martin, who was originally dressed as a militiaman, had completely changed his appearance, only to see him kneeling on one knee, wearing lacquered blue leather armor, two short daggers and quenched blow arrows pinned to his waist, holding up parchment with both hands, as if he was treating a holy relic, and after five minutes, he got up, looked at Tang Ruiyi, and the respect in his eyes completely turned into worship.
"May your mercy shine on all things. He choked up and said that the gratitude in his heart could no longer be expressed in words, and he could only secretly make up his mind to be loyal to the king and never regret it.
Tang Ruiyi clicked on the Kingdom Book and found that Martin's original militia attribute had been transformed into thisββββ
[Martin, a militiaman trained as a scout, agile and adept at stealth. Attributes: 35 Health, 2-4 Attack, No Armor, No Magic Resistance, Fast Speed. Passive 1: Counterattack, with a 10% chance to dodge and deal 5 damage when receiving any attack - the enemy does not move, I do not move. γ
In addition to increasing speed and decreasing HP, the scout actually added a skill called counterattack, Tang Ruiyi remembered that this seemed to be a skill only for the assassins in "Kingdom Defense: Frontline", but the dodge chance was weakened from 50% to 10%, it seems that this system includes different versions of various troops.
This made Tang Ruiyi overjoyed, this is a new thing, and the scouts can detect the surrounding specialties, maps, etc., which is really very useful, and at the same time, the level and distribution of each monster on the map are clear at a glance, which can be said to save too much trouble.
For example, after some exploration, Martin found that there were four large and small goblin camps just south of the depression, ranging from the smallest camp of seven to the largest tribe of thirty.
In addition, there are two abandoned mines in the valley to the west, where Martin said he saw a lot of scattered iron ore and copper ore, which was perfect for crafting weapons, but unfortunately he hadn't unlocked the blacksmith shop yet, so he had to collect them first.
To the west is an endless field of silt, the kind of mud that will sink into it if you step on it.
To the north is a river that crosses the swamp, with two old wooden bridges on the river, which seem to have been unrepaired for a long time, and have been abandoned, so Tang Ruiyi unceremoniously named it "Twin Rivers".
By the time the results of the investigation were reported, Tang Ruiyi had already made up his mind, how could such an evil creature like goblins exist in such a heavenly territory?
And the ferocious beasts that often haunt the neighborhood, what if one day wanders around the castle without opening its eyes? These beasts are not wild ornaments in the zoo, and it is no exaggeration to describe them as battle-hardened and natural selection.
These are all issues that need to be addressed once and for all.
Since the five gold coins were spent, he was not stingy with this gold coin, after purchasing the equipment and putting on the calf leather armor and sharp iron sword, Tang Rui looked at the two heavily armed militiamen and a scout behind him, and immediately felt high-spirited and scolded Fang Xuan.
"Go, crush them, my valiant army!"
"Your Majesty, I respectfully follow your wishes. The three of them shouted in unison, and their fighting spirit was soaring.