In spring, the temperature warms up, the ice and snow melt, and the entire snow forest becomes wet.
Wiltok walked at the front of the team on the muddy and slippery snow. Next to him is Lisen, a fourth-level archer. Huck, who pulls the sled, is in the middle of the team. Two archers guard the left and right wings of the sled, and the remaining two third-level swordsmen are responsible for the rear.
"Mr. Wiltok, our current marching formation is very strange. You know, as the irreplaceable long-range shooters in the adventure group, the archers enjoy the protection of the team first and are generally located in the center of the marching column. Although, the archers generally have He has good melee skills, but if he is attacked by an enemy, he will lose the ability to provide long-range support."
After the fourth-level archer Leeson and Wiltok got to know each other well, he showed his true nature as a talker and chatted with Wiltok whenever he had nothing to do.
Wiltok mainly listened to what he said, and occasionally replied with a sentence or two, "We have few people, so there is nothing we can do about it."
Lisen chuckled and said: "What I'm talking about is that there are only thirty or forty people in a small adventure group; there are more than 60 people in a medium-sized adventure group; and there are more than a hundred people in a large-scale adventure group, which is basically the establishment of a legion squadron. Half of them are professional Those who are half-awakened. Each adventure team implements the marching formation of the legion. Shield guards are on the outside of the team, responsible for defensive tasks; swordsmen are in the inner circle, responsible for assault and reinforcement; archers are in the middle of the formation, carrying out long-range attacks on the enemy; secretly moving Hunters are scouts, responsible for detecting enemy situations and waiting for opportunities to assassinate key enemies; trainers are protected core auxiliaries. As long as they have powerful pets around them, they can do what other professionals can do, and even do better. outstanding."
Wiltok said casually: "Are you sure you are talking about the adventure group and not the regular army?"
"Oh, the alliance's large-scale adventure groups actually all have noble backgrounds. However, they are registered with the Adventurers' Guild and are actually private soldiers of famous nobles. Many professionals in the large-scale adventure groups are retired non-commissioned officers from various legions, such as shield guards. , archers, swordsmen, and dark hunters are more common. But those large and famous adventure groups will have some rare professionals. Oak guards who use long-handled heavy weapons are more suitable for adventure in the wild than shield guards. They are good at Hiding one's breath can deceive the dangerous instincts of ferocious animals. The rubber body technique is not as tough as the rock skin technique and increases strength, but it lasts longer, can heal wounds, and does not have the deceleration effect caused by muscle stiffness. Because the body is flexible, The oak guard's martial arts are pretty good..."
Lison looked back at Harker, who was pulling the sled, and changed his words: "Of course, the oak guard's martial arts cannot be compared with the strong one in the mirror heart."
Huck snorted coldly from behind, showing the demeanor of a strong man with a mirror heart, but it was a pity that he, a strong man with a mirror heart, was still doing the hard work of pulling a sled.
Max, who was sitting on the sled, shouted in a strange voice: "Oak guarding is a job for women."
Everyone else laughed, and Captain Rhodes at the end of the team laughed the loudest, as if he was laughing at Lison's previous remarks.
Vertok deliberately placed the fourth-level archer around him, and Lison seemed to have become the deputy leader of this temporary team, but what he gained was not respect, but ridicule from his companions intentionally or unintentionally.
"What does this mean?" Wiltok asked curiously without smiling.
Lison shook his head and laughed, and explained: "There are more women than men among Disa half-elves, and some career paths are exclusive to women, and Oak Guard is one of them. Only female half-elves can promote Oak Guard to level five or above. Men stop at that level. Level 4. However, before being promoted to level 6, Oak Guards are tall and stocky, and not many women are willing to choose this career path. They prefer animal trainers, which is also a career path exclusive to women."
Wiltok became interested and asked: "Half-elves still have exclusive professions? Mr. Lison, can you tell me about the various career paths in detail?"
Lison said with a bit of embarrassment: "The career paths of half-elves are complicated. The core part of each career path is that the secret of promotion from level 4 to level 5 is in the hands of famous highland families. A level 4 archer like me is actually very interested in level 5. I don’t know much about the above situation either…”
He thought for a while and continued: "The career paths I know are shield guard, archer, swordsman, animal trainer, physician, oak guard, shadow hunter, assassin, and thug. Among them, shield guard is an exclusive male profession. Animal trainers and oak guard exclusive female professions. Assassins are relatively rare. I have only heard of them but never seen them. They should be agility-oriented professions...Strength-oriented thugs have low professional requirements and low potential. They are proficient in bare hands. The highest level for fighting with short weapons is level 3, and many people don’t consider thugs to be professionals.”
"Thugs are a career path that's exclusive to civilians, and there's also a career path that's exclusive to famous families."
Captain Rhodes walked quickly to the front of the team, smiled and said to Wiltok: "It's getting dark. If you are interested in career paths, we can sit down and chat slowly."
Vertok looked at the dark sky, nodded and said, "Okay, we will camp here tonight."
When marching in the wild, the most important thing is to maintain strong energy and sufficient combat fitness. Marching speed is secondary. Especially marching in the wild without a clear direction is equivalent to an exploration adventure. Everyone must proceed with caution and consider various emergencies.
The fifth-level shadow lurker is enough to illustrate the danger level in the wild. Although it is rare, it is just a monster that lives in the wild. There are many similar monsters in the black forest. They may not be as powerful as the shadow lurkers, but they are still invincible to Vertok and his team.
Wiltok didn't know where the nearest half-elf settlement was, but relying on Goblin Wowo's wild survival experience, he could always avoid dangerous areas. He led the professionals to travel day and night, and moved more than 90 people in three days. kilometers, and finally encountered a wild bear at noon today.
It was a big guy. It stood more than 3 meters tall. It waved its huge claws at the half-elf professional and roared intimidation. The two sides faced off for a moment, and then retreated. No conflict broke out.
There are ordinary beasts moving nearby, which is definitely good news, indicating that there will be no ferocious monsters around.
Wiltok has led the team into a relatively safe area. As long as they can deal with the jackals, tigers and leopards in the forest, their survival is guaranteed.
Everyone followed Wiltok's command and worked together to cut down some branches, shake off the snow on them, and spread them on the ground. These foliage are moist and cannot be ignited, but they serve as a base to insulate the ground from the wetter ground. Wiltok took out the firewood he had collected on the road from the sled and, with great difficulty, got them to burn.
Captain Rhodes sat down in front of the smoky bonfire, took off his soaked boots, showed a comfortable and relaxed expression on his face, and cursed: "Damn it, the boots I bought for five gold towers are soaked in water. ...The leatherworker boss patted his chest and assured me that the leather boots they made were all high-quality and waterproof. Well, now I know he is a liar. When I return to Luoye City Lampang, I will definitely go to him to figure it out. This account!"
"You can find someone to make a pair of truly watertight shoes, fill them with water, and let him wear them for three days without taking them off." Max said gloatingly. He was the only one in the group whose shoes weren't wet because he barely had to walk on his own.
"Good idea, let's do it." Rhodes accepted Max's suggestion with a smile.
Wiltok's shoes were also full of water, but he didn't care at all. He pulled out a skinned sheep from the sled and threw it directly on the fire for roasting. This was the prey he caught with the archer Lisen last night, and he has kept it as rations until now.
For half-elves from civilized countries, finding food in the wild is not as simple as imagined. Even strong professionals have stomachs that reject many types of food.
As for hunting, there is a basic principle. All prey that is easy to catch has long since become extinct. Even the docile forest sheep are alert enough. The beasts in the forest have to go all out to catch them, but they are not always successful.
There is a saying among half-elf adventurers: If someone offers you food in the wild, you should love them like your parents.
Wiltok deserves respect. Others have not yet shown their worth and are like a liability to him. Otherwise, with Wiltok's ability, he can go for several days without hunting and eating like a wild beast, making it easier to hide his tracks, which means more relaxed living conditions.
However, he fully understands the importance of community and that every companion is a force that can rely on each other. Only by uniting can they leave the Black Forest and return to a civilized country.
The mutton is roasted by the flames, giving off a burnt aroma. The half-elves all began to swallow silently. Wiltok did not wait for the mutton to be fully cooked, picked it up and chopped it into several pieces with his long sword, and distributed them to everyone present.
"I've never had such delicious roast lamb."
Rhodes finished eating half of the mutton chops and said with emotion. His lips were stained black by the burnt mutton, but there was a red trace of sheep's blood hanging at the corner of his mouth.
Wiltok's roasted whole lamb fully explains what "charred on the outside and tender on the inside" means. It wasn't cooked at all, but it was much better than raw pork. Half-elves were at least psychologically easier to accept mutton that had been cooked over fire.
Captain Rhodes expressed satisfaction with tonight's food, and continued: "Mr. Wiltok, if you want to know more about career paths, I will start with what I know."
"There are three main ways for half-elves to become professionals. One is to sign up to join the army and undergo a physical examination. After being selected, the legion will provide awakening potions for free. Half-elves who can successfully awaken will officially join the legion. With military merit and qualifications, they will be awarded the legion. Class paths to master. The career paths for the Legion are Archer, Shieldguard, Swordsman, and Darkstalker."
"The second path is the Earth Temple. The career paths controlled by the priests include oak guards, physicians and animal trainers. However, the Earth Temple generally only trains selected young children. Unless you are willing to spend a sum of money, the Earth Temple can also Selling the secret elixir of the thug profession. The thug can only reach level three, and it does not require a spellcaster. The requirements for this career path are very low, but the mortality rate is not low."
"The third way is the famous families in the highlands. They master all career paths, what we know, or what we don't know..."
Rhodes looked at Hack and Max and continued: "The Adventurer's House in Braun Town can also cultivate awakened people and professionals, but your professional paths all come from the legion. You should know that professionals from the legion system generally only Can be promoted to level four.”
Huck nodded and said, "Well, people with good talent can advance to level four, but I only have level three."
"Rod, your career path also comes from the Legion?" Max asked.
Rhodes shook his head and said lightly: "I used to be a servant of a wealthy family. My original owner had three armed caravans. He trained me to become a swordsman. Later, the original owner went bankrupt and committed suicide. I narrowly escaped death. I am slow. I accumulated slowly, became a slightly famous businessman, and relied on a famous highland family to reach today's situation. Strictly speaking, my career as a swordsman comes from a famous family. However, after all, the wealthy family in the lower country is not a famous highland family. My career path and Like you, you can only reach the highest level four. That's because the famous highland families have manipulated the career paths that have been spread. The famous highland families have almost monopolized the venerable promotion secrets. As long as other half-elves adopt career paths other than the famous families, They are never nearly promoted to Level 5 Venerables again.”
Hearing this, the seven half-elf professionals all showed frustrated expressions. Wiltok looked around and asked curiously: "Is the Venerable very powerful? I think many professionals in Braun Town want to be promoted to the Venerable."
"Venerable? Haha, ordinary venerables are definitely not as powerful as Mr. Harker. Their combat effectiveness is not even as good as some third-level professionals." Rhodes changed the subject and said to everyone: "You don't think that the venerables from the famous highland families are Will they carry their own heads and take risks, right? They value their lives more than anything else."
"Mr. Wiltok, the career path of half-elves is actually an imitation of the Tako and Hemo tribes. The abilities of professionals come from the blood of the rock elves, and the secret medicine, secret ritual, and transmission are to awaken part of the power of the blood. ." Rhodes turned back to Wiltok and said: "What is the ability of the rock elves that most half-elves envy? It is the isolation from aging... Only the Taku and Hemo tribes who died in battle and were assimilated by the divine power of the earth have never died of old age. The rock elves. They are always young, and the older they get, the stronger they become. Just like dragons, they are a truly extraordinary race."
"Highland half-elves also hope that they can maintain a youthful and healthy body like the rock elves, without being assimilated by the divine power of the earth."
Captain Rhodes was silent for a moment, added a branch to the bonfire, and said: "A fourth-level professional is promoted to a fifth-level venerable. There are no new professional abilities, but the number of secret blood increases from 8 drops to 16 points, which is a huge increase." It has doubled in size, and its physical fitness has also been significantly strengthened. However, a half-elf who cannot fight still cannot fight, even if his professional ability far exceeds that of a fourth-level professional. I have also said before that highland nobles do not need to fight in person, they By being promoted to level 5, your life level will be raised by one level, and you will become a level 3 half-elf, which can slow down aging and extend your lifespan. This is what they want."
"Half-elf awakening expertise is the first qualitative change in life, from level one to level two; a professional's promotion to level five venerable is the second qualitative change, from level two to level three; an upgrade from level five to level six does not increase the life level. , but will gain the first core ability. I know that level six swordsmen ignite the secret blood and can temporarily master the heart of the realm, but they are not professionals that Master Harker can easily deal with."
"The upgrade of a level 6 profession to a level 7 profession triggers the third qualitative change, and the third level becomes the fourth level."
"Half-elf lords who have upgraded from level 7 to level 8 have extraordinary abilities in their bloodline, such as high-level tower caves and high-level helmers, who can summon lava and ice."
"Level 8 is promoted to level 9, the fourth qualitative change of life, the fourth level becomes the fifth level... This is still just a legend. It's not that the highland nobles can't do it, but that no one is willing to advance to the highest level of 9th level. Because there are no five The first-level half-elves are only fifth-level rock elves. If the highland nobles really take this step, they must respond to the call of the Earth Mother Throne. Their glory, wealth, power and wealth will no longer have anything to do with them."
Rhodes shook his head and sighed: "The highland nobles monopolize the promotion channels for the nobles and hand over dangerous combat tasks to civilian professionals. They are only responsible for enjoying themselves. In the entire Disa Alliance, all half-elves are slaves of the highland nobles, and we are no exception. .”
