Chapter 523: Armed
As a neutral town, Unicorn certainly has its own armament, with a large number of cavalry due to the production of horses, in addition to the basic pikemen and crossbowmen. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
When Edward and Adela followed the mayor to the stable, they saw more than twenty horses. According to the mayor, these horses were their commodity, so they were all very good, but they were stranded because the presence of the cavemen cut off the trade routes.
Adela went up to negotiate the price of the horses with the mayor's assistant, and he went with the mayor to the warehouse where the weapons and equipment were stored.
After walking around the warehouse, Edward walked out disappointed. The weapons and equipment stored in the warehouse road were all for pikemen, crossbowmen and cavalry, and the production process was very crude, which was not suitable for the soldiers of the Northern Expedition. The armor didn't matter, it could be used reluctantly in this situation, but the sword and shield, longbow, long dagger, and two-handed hammer sword that Edward needed were not available here, and the cavalry lance did not meet Edward's requirements.
"Do you have a blacksmith shop here?" Seeing that there was no ready-made equipment to buy, Edward remembered his elite-level forging skills, which was more than enough for the soldiers to forge some weapons and armor.
"Yes, you're planning to let your troops craft their own weapons?" the mayor replied after a moment's pause, "If you can help us defend ourselves against the cavemen of the north, I can have our blacksmiths and tailors help you." ”
"We'll help. Edward said, "Whether it's rooting out the evil side or clearing the way, we have a reason to help you." ”
The mayor was glad to see Edward agree. Although he did not know which country this holy Ondore was, he knew that this army would not be a simple army just by looking at this hero in the delicate burgundy armor.
Edward spent half a day in the blacksmith's shop, and with his great skill in forging and tailoring, he created a batch of equipment and weapons suitable for the Holy Ranger, Holy Heavy Warrior, and Holy Knight, and then asked the blacksmiths and tailors of Unicorn to work on it with all their might, making sure to make it before dawn tomorrow.
As for the equipment of the divine caster, the light armor can use the holy armor warrior's, the shield is not a problem, the only trouble is that kind of hammer staff.
In view of the large number of strange classes on the home continent, and there are not a few classes that can get close to each other in an instant, Edward positioned the Holy Spellcaster as a class that can attack both long-range magic and melee attacks, and its defense is not so weak due to the presence of shields and light armor. Their weapon is a one-handed hammer staff that can be used to strike as well as cast spells, giving them the best of both worlds.
However, everything involving magic and staff was not something that ordinary blacksmiths could master, and it would take a lot of time for Edward to make it himself, so he had to settle for the next best thing, equipping these divine spellcasters with mage gloves.
Mage gloves are also not something that ordinary tailors can make, they can only sew ordinary leather gloves, and then Edward post-processes them, drawing magical runes on the gloves.
Drawing magic rune materials uses a small amount of sulfur, mercury, crystals, and gems, and one unit of four rare resources can make five pairs of mage gloves, which is considered a relatively cheap piece of equipment, and it does not need to be purchased in Unicorn Town, and Edward has a lot of resources to loot along the way.
This process took Edward an entire day, and it was not completed until dawn the next day.
By the time Edward arrived at the north gate of Unicorn with ten pairs of mage gloves, his team was ready. Happily equipped with new equipment, the soldiers looked at their King with burning eyes, and they were desperate to fight to prove that they were absolutely worthy of their identity.
At this time, Edward's Northern Expeditionary Force had turned into a dozen warriors, thirty or so Holy Warriors, thirty Holy Rangers, twenty Holy Heavy Warriors, eight Divine Spellcasters, and twelve Holy Knights.
Although there were only a hundred of these troops, they stood there with their heads held high, giving people an invincible momentum. The equipment designed by Edward and his soldiers has a strong elven craftsmanship, but with a lot of complicated patterns, which looks beautiful but is very practical. Especially the heavily armed Holy Heavy Warriors, all of whom wore negative helmets, tightly fitting plate armor, and armed two-handed war hammers, were all tall and burly men, making people feel a powerful aura rushing towards them.
Looking at this group of new soldiers who shared weal and woe with him and trained them by himself, Edward felt an incomparable sense of accomplishment.
Many of the townspeople of Unicorn were watching, and they were led by the mayor to watch the strange procession and let out a burst of exclamations.
But the mayor did shake his head and sighed, "Forgive my rudeness, Your Majesty Holy Ondore, your troops may seem very elite, but they are too few in number. ”
"Oh, there are a lot of cavemen in the mountains to the north?" asked Edward.
"Yes, a lot. The mayor of the town said with a pale face, "If it weren't for the army of Bright Moon City, maybe they would have left that assembly point and came to us." ”
"I have personally witnessed the army of cavemen, and there are thousands of their most basic troops, the Hell Cave People!
The mayor's words immediately caused the atmosphere at the scene to fall into an eerie silence, and the atmosphere of fear began to permeate the air.
"We're already planning to move south. Mayor Mallow sighed, "The troglodyte forces are no match for us, and we must get out of here before they turn their gaze to the south." ”
"Doesn't Erathia care?" asked Edward.
"We are a neutral city. Erathia is not obligated to protect us. "The people who live in Unicorn Town are war-loabling, and we don't have the courage or ability to face war. ”
"And, Erathia is left to herself. The troglodytes' troops were too strong compared to the garrison of Bright Moon City, and even if Erathia mobilized the whole country's troops to come here, it would be difficult to drive these underground bugs back. ”
"Well, it's your choice. Edward didn't like these people who were afraid of the Empty War, and he was no less disgusted, "If you're going to migrate, you can go all the way south, through the Unicorn Plains to the north of the Forest of the Dead. The Lord of Shante in the Forest of the Dead has submitted to my Holy Ondore, and he will provide you with proper protection. ”
"Forest of the Dead!" Mayor Mare said with a little surprise apparently having heard of it, "you mean the undead there will protect us?"
Edward nodded, and instead of continuing to speak, he waved his hand and led his troops towards the mountains to the north.