Chapter 70 Mantis (3rd update!)

Riding on a tall white horse, Lupo had never felt so comfortable.

Walking in front of the army, like a real general, leading a large number of troops on the soil of a foreign land, leading a hierarchical army to fight, he had a small family before crossing, and had practiced riding.

The army set up a formation, forming a military formation, and when both sides were ready, they launched a neat charge until one side could no longer insist on going.

This was the war he had expected, the army set up a formation and then charged each other.

He enjoyed this feeling very much.

The feeling of full of chivalry and chivalry code

A mixed infantry regiment of 100 people, with 100 shield-bearing spearmen, 400 crossbow shooters, and 10 shock cavalry teams directly under him, and 10 doctors.

Of course, so many troops cannot all be owned by the lord. To form such a huge army, the ratio of the lord's production population to the army will explode directly, and the family will be emptied and cannot afford to support it.

And this army has only been expanded to this point recently. Before that, it was only about one-fifth of the current number, that is, 200 people, 200 shield-bearing spears and 10 light cavalry.

This is the army borrowed from the city-state lord by giving full play to his eloquence. This is the idea of ​​many lords. It takes a long time and resources to expand the army by yourself, which is time-consuming, labor-intensive and brain-consuming.

So why not just specialize in production, obtain resources, build a post station and go to the native city-state to "rent" a troop to help yourself? The system even recognizes the mercenaries obtained in this way as the lord's army.

There was even a small bug. The employment period was only signed for one month, with a turnover rate of 1:10. It took only 12 days for the 120-day contract to be transferred to the employer.

If they die late, they may ask for wages according to their combat time. This is much cheaper than signing for four months directly. If these mercenaries die early on the battlefield...then they don't have to pay the later money!

Anyway, no one will really die in the battlefield of the exercise, so the more mercenaries you can borrow, the better.

Of course, Lupo will not only hire mercenaries, but also have his own little ideas.

It is really a big expense to be responsible for providing these troops with weapons, equipment, food and wages. All this money will eventually flow into the hands of the greedy city lord.

The city lord does not have to pay anything except people and technology.

But Lupo used this method to get the equipment blueprints and arms blueprints from the city lord for free, and the related industrial buildings were recognized by the system. Even if he left the city lord in the future, he would not have the ability to manufacture these troops.

In addition to the existing infantry, he also spent a lot of money to purchase four heavy crossbows.

He did not forget that this was a world with magical monsters. Those fantasy monsters would appear on the battlefield. He knew that it was irrational to rely on people to fight against those monsters. He had to use some powerful weapons, such as heavy equipment.

He hesitated between the catapult and the crossbow for a long time, and finally chose the crossbow.

The crossbow was not as powerful as the catapult and catapult in terms of weapon power, but its extremely high precision was incomparable to the catapult.

These four heavy crossbows can reach a range of 400, and their long-range power is low, only 150 points, but they have extremely high shooting accuracy and armor-piercing ability.

These heavy crossbows that must be pulled by horses carry an extremely amazing kinetic energy after firing.

I even thought about using the crossbow to hunt a dragon. Dragon hunting... is really a term that can only be seen in novels.

I heard that there is a dragon lord among the lords, and I really want to hunt one and cut off its head to put on the high wall in my town.

When I saw the large number of monster infantry and behemoth units prompted in the exercise battlefield, I knew that the crossbow I bought was absolutely worth it. At that time, the city lord insisted on selling the crossbow blueprint and the crossbow together, and I was ripped off again.

"Whoa——"

Pulling the reins of the white horse, Lupo stopped it far away from the mud. The stench made Lupo look disgusted.

The faint black mist lingering in the sky was particularly conspicuous even from several kilometers away. As long as the lord saw the black mist, he would be attracted by it... What if there was a treasure?

There must be a treasure in such a special shape. Lupo's experience in the game told him so.

It was only when he arrived that he found that it was a rotten muddy pool that occupied the size of two football fields, and there was nothing in it, only a few small hills.

Huh?

I saw several carriages overturned in the rotten muddy. Although the inside of the carriage had been penetrated by the mud, the broken windows showed everyone what it had - gold and jewelry.

Sure enough, there are treasures. Lupo smiled happily. This cart of gold and jewelry is enough to feed the army for half a year.

But reality can't always let me go so smoothly. I caught a glimpse of the horizon in the distance.

A white line appeared on the edge of the mountain at the far end. It was the army led by another lord. They were attracted by the black fog here.

Going one step further than Lupo, this elf lord directly swore allegiance to the fourth-level elf city-state connected to the post station, and relied on his special identity as a lord to be recognized as a member of the elves. If it weren't for the fact that I looked more like a half-elf, these high-level elves would not be able to accept me so smoothly.

Of course, this acceptance is not unconditional. You must be faithful and carry out the requirements provided by the elves.

They promised to provide military assistance to support and protect your leader, and also gave you a low-level elven heroine to lead this "military support".

Not much, one elven archer hero and two teams of elven guards (sea guards) with spears and shields, 180 people. They hold spears and have up to 40 points of armor strength, and also hold a thick shield that can resist most of the small projectiles of the same era.

In addition to the spear as the main weapon, these elven troops have a longbow, which is powerful in close combat and has a range of 165 and a long-range power of 20.

Both long and short.

But there are only about 700 elves in your territory, which is the result of absorbing some of the elves from other city-states. Otherwise, there are only a few hundred people.

With such a strong army, the elf lord naturally feels that he can hold his chest high and walk sideways in the PVP battlefield of the exercise battlefield. He can't wait to let other lords see the new spells he has learned...

When he just landed, he encountered a team of 100 nomadic cavalry. After seeing the power of the longbow shooting used by the elf guards, his confidence swelled, and he felt that he had reached the peak of human beings.

Compared with fighting with indigenous NPCs, he wanted to crush a player more.

What you don't know is that this is actually a PVPPVVP battlefield, and the system's matching... has always been based on your territory's hidden total score, ensuring sufficient income while balancing the gap...

The new lords who just entered the exercise battlefield have not yet felt the deep malice of the system... It didn't even say all of this.

(Okay, I've finished what I owe! I'll resume the daily two updates later!)

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