Chapter 37: Robbery, sharing of spoils and the 7-color flower of life

On the afternoon of September 9, a group of mountain dwarves escorted thirty sheep carts slowly moving forward in the wilderness.

The leading mountain dwarf rode a horse-headed goat and held a hammer. He looked around vigilantly to ensure the safety of the team.

Now that he was traveling to the human border area, he had to be cautious about the goods being escorted.

Suddenly, hundreds of knights crawling in the surrounding wilderness stood up. Everyone threw their spears out, and then launched an attack.

The whole process was smooth and smooth, and more than thirty mountain dwarves who did not react were stuck on the ground on the spot.

"The enemy attacks, everyone defends and protects the ore."

The leading mountain dwarf waved his hammer and shouted orders.

Looking at the humans emerging around him, even if he had no brains, he knew that the news of the escort was leaked, and they were ambushed in advance by this group of greedy humans.

Alcott found his target and headed straight for the leading mountain dwarf.

Soon, the hammer and the long sword collided with each other, and the fighting spirit released was intertwined. Both humans and mountain dwarves all stayed away from this area.

Soon, other Silver Knights found the target and fought with the Silver-level mountain dwarves.

Weilin looked at the situation on the battlefield and suddenly felt stable.

Many against one, two against one, they have an absolute advantage in numbers, whether it is high-end combat power or low-level battlefield.

"Damn humans, you are looking for death." The leading mountain dwarf looked at the dwindling number of his subordinates and unleashed his potential. He pressed Alcott to fight, making it difficult for this high-level silver knight who was over fifty years old to resist.

"Edgar, Brian, come help me."

After hearing this, the two silver mid-level knights who had dealt with their opponents immediately went to support Alcott.

Facing the siege of the three men, the mountain dwarf leader gradually fell into a disadvantage. Alcott seized the opportunity and cut off his arms.

"what--"

"hateful."

The mountain dwarf leader looked around, only a few subordinates were left, and most of them died in the hands of humans.

"Humans, you will pay the price. Marquis Darragh will definitely find you."

"Haha, you have to find us first."

The next moment, the mountain dwarf leader was killed, and the remaining mountain dwarves, without exception, all died under the sword.

Afterwards, everyone began to clean the battlefield, collect the heads of mountain dwarves, and bury the bodies of their fallen colleagues.

In order to avoid unexpected situations, the group did not stay and planned to return to the Lake of Star Prayer before dividing the loot.

After the large army left, Verin threw the centaur token that had been cleaned with deodorizing potion in a hidden bush as a slander.

On the way back, for the sake of safety, Alcott chose to circle around the border of Sepuro Province and give false information to the other party.

……

In a wooden house at the Lake of Praying Stars, Weilin put the statistics on the number of casualties and supplies on the table, and officially started the spoils-sharing meeting.

Alcott, the temporary commander-in-chief, did not hesitate to act as host and preside over the spoils-sharing meeting.

"The captured loot is divided into two parts. One part is the heads of mountain dwarves, and the other part is orichalcum, Nubian black goats, horse-headed sheep and weapons and equipment. I propose to divide them according to different proportions."

"The heads of the mountain dwarves will be divided according to the number we killed. Other supplies will be divided according to the proportion of contribution."

Hearing this, the other three nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Alcott continued: "In this battle, the people I brought killed seventeen bronze knights and twenty-three bronze knights were injured. Edgar had eleven bronze knights killed and nine bronze knights. The knights were wounded. Brian had six bronze knights killed and thirteen bronze knights wounded. Verin had three bronze knights wounded."

"In this battle, a total of two hundred and thirty-seven mountain dwarf heads were captured, eighty-three were unqualified, one hundred and forty-eight were bronze-level, and six were silver-level."

"so……"

After half an hour, the meeting ended and everyone got their share of the spoils.

In this battle, Weilin obtained a total of six carts of orichal copper ore, totaling about twelve tons, twelve Nubian black goats, six horse-headed sheep, thirty sets of dwarf weapons and equipment, and a silver-level mountain dwarf weapon. Heads, sixteen bronze-level mountain dwarf heads, twenty-six mountain dwarf heads.

The heads of these mountain dwarves are of little use at this stage, but they will be of great use when he becomes a baron and is promoted to viscount.

In the Kingdom of Ilia, those below the Duke stage can be promoted to a title based on military merit.

Of course, there are year restrictions among each class.

For example, as an earl family, the Aix family's strength and military merit have already met the standards for becoming a marquis. However, the family only has a history of seven hundred years and is still one hundred years away from the eight hundred years of inheritance conditions.

The day after the division of the spoils ended, the three of them led their troops to leave the Lake of Praying Stars one after another.

After everyone left, Weilin entered farming mode and continued to develop the territory, supervising the construction of castles and organizing army training.

In order to deal with the gnolls in two months' time, Verin even began to organize civilians and serfs for training so that they could quickly replenish their troops if they were damaged in battle.

"Lord, you are looking for me." Baird came to Verin's study, beat his chest and saluted, and said.

Upon seeing this, Weilin stopped the pen in his hand and ordered Baird: "Next, I have to give you a task."

"Please give me your orders, Lord."

"In the next two months, I need you to lead the army, organize a collection team, and collect all usable things within a ten-kilometer radius."

"Remember, destroy everything that cannot be collected, and never leave any behind."

"Yes, my lord."

After Baird accepted the order, he immediately left the study.

Weilin came to the window, looked at the calm lake, and said to himself: "Two months, solid walls and clear fields, without any food around. I want to see how this group of incoming jackals can be dealt with."

With only more than two months left before the monster attack, he must speed up and improve his strength.

Soon, on the night of October 1st, destiny once again brought valuable news to Weilin.

[There is a cave at the bottom of the Lake of Prayer for Stars, in which seven-color flowers of life grow. 】

"Seven-Colored Flower of Life."

Weilin got up from the bed, came to the desk, opened the drawer, and took out a book with records of many magical plants.

Soon, he found the information he wanted.

"The seven-color flower of life is a rare magical plant. According to legend, it is a plant loved by the goddess of life. It can quickly recover from injuries, repair dark wounds on the body, restore body functions, and extend one's lifespan. It is an extremely rare magical plant. "

"In addition, the seven-color flower of life can enhance the magical talent of the user."

"The value is huge. The discoverer recommends handing it over to the Temple of Life, which will gain the favor of the goddess of life."

When you see this last sentence, you don’t have to think about it. It must have been added by the church.

The Seven-Colored Flower of Life is a magical plant of great value. Except for fools who would hand it over to the church to obtain illusory honors, no normal person would believe this.