"You say, is the land of Three Rivers really as beautiful as depicted in the phantom? There are countless fertile lands waiting to be cultivated, endless lakes as far as the eye can see, countless plump fish jumping in them, and endless forests. There are countless wild game that can be picked anywhere..."
"You have already asked this question for three thousand kilometers, and now you are almost arriving at your destination. Why are you still worrying about gains and losses? If you don't believe it, why did you follow me on the road in the first place?"
"Isn't this because I was poor? At that time, I only had three handfuls of rice left at home. After eating today's food, I had to worry about tomorrow's food. If I didn't go on the road, it's still unknown whether I could survive until now."
"In this case, let's look back and see how many things you have now? A livestock, a truck, and the merits in the captain's hand are at least three hundred gold coins, right? Have you ever had such a rich property in your life? ?"
"No, the most gold coins I have ever seen in my life is only a hundred. But when the time comes, Lord, will you be able to get so many gold coins at one time? We should have the least number of gold coins in the merit book. I heard that there are too many gold coins. There are already thousands of people, and some with outstanding military exploits are even tens of thousands. There are so many of us, how big a sum of money is this?"
"Earlier, I asked you to follow me to the City of Faith to walk more and see more, but you refused. Now you know how little information you have. The City of Faith adopts a public and private model. It is true that many things are collectively allocated by the lords, such as collective housing. However, these collective residences are very small and unobstructed. They are OK for short-term living, but they are definitely inconvenient for long-term living.
If you want to change to a larger residence, you need to spend money to buy it yourself.
This is basically the case for furniture and work tools.
If you want more convenience and comfort, you have to spend your own money, just like we decided to buy the animal and the truck earlier.
The only thing that you don’t need to spend money on is food. Before the first batch of self-grown crops is harvested, it will be collectively supplied by the lords. This alone is a big project that costs millions of gold coins. We can’t ask for more. "
"When you say this, I suddenly feel that there is so little money in the merit book, and I will definitely not be able to spend it by then."
"It's definitely not enough. After all, we are settling into a new home here. But with the lord here, we don't need to worry about whether we have job opportunities or wages. I believe our lives will become better and better. OK."
"That makes sense."
"Then are you still worried now?"
"Don't worry, because as long as the lord is here, even the barren mountains and rivers can be turned into a place where we can live and work, and find countless wealth for us, just like what he did in the City of Faith before, the vicious black man The scale lizard people can only fish for the immigrants there, and the monster tribes in the wilderness are also helping to harvest grass and fish food. What can be done over there, how can we not be able to do it?"
"That's the truth."
When they were bored along the way, the immigrants of the conqueror's army would inevitably have to look forward to their future life. There was inevitably a little worry, but it was quickly washed away because there were lessons learned from the City of Faith.
The peak population of the conqueror's army was in the City of Faith. At that time, their total number of soldiers and civilians amounted to more than 54,000 people, as well as 100,000 livestock and more than 5,000 vehicles.
When they left, the population was only 46,000, and more than 8,000 people stayed in the City of Faith, becoming the first permanent residents there.
However, the conqueror's army not only did not become weak, but also became stronger, because only half of the 8,000 people who stayed in the City of Faith had to stay, and the remaining half were really not suitable for continuing to migrate long distances. old, weak, women and children.
Many policies in the City of Faith are brand new attempts. After all, this unprecedented great migration is an attempt for everyone.
It is not enough to just bring people here, you must also provide appropriate resettlement policies. Even if it cannot satisfy everyone, at least most people must be satisfied. Otherwise, what you bring back will not be a group of territorial residents, but a group of people. It's a super bomb.
Fortunately, people in this world are relatively easy to be satisfied.
As long as they have enough food, clothing, shelter, and adequate safety, they are very satisfied and don't dare to ask for too much.
For Gavin, this is the most basic placement requirement.
Therefore, the conqueror's army was full of morale and high morale from top to bottom.
For them now, it doesn't matter where they migrate to, because they have proven with reality that as long as they unite with the conqueror Gavin, they can establish a settlement in the giant plains full of monsters and the goblin borderlands. A city of their own, carving out their own path in the rugged rocky terrain, how could they not take root in a fertile soil?
"Woooooo!"
The loud sound of the horn instantly spread throughout the entire army of conquerors.
"This is the enemy attack horn. Where did the enemies come from? Doesn't it mean that there are no enough enemies around the valley to pose a threat to us? Could it be that the Zhentarim and the Sembian merchants are still evil?"
"If it's really them, we can't possibly catch the wind in advance. If they want to pose a threat to us, it's difficult to do without tens of thousands of troops. They have to gather their troops in advance."
"It doesn't have to be a large-scale attack. It may be a tribe of monsters who don't open their eyes. Don't forget where we are now. The Thunder Peak Mountains have always been called the Beast Country. There are a large number of monster tribes living here, especially orcs. There are as many goblins as there are hairs on an ox. When they see us dragging along our families, they might think we are easy to bully."
"Ha, let me put it this way, I am looking forward to seeing what they look like when they attack our car formation."
"Stop talking nonsense and assemble the vehicle formation. Whether the enemy is premeditated or a tribe of blind monsters, we must not underestimate it. We must use 100% energy to ensure that nothing happens on the last journey."
"Yes, we have traveled three thousand kilometers and seen countless strong winds and waves. How could we fall down when we are about to reach our destination? No matter who it is, there is no way they can shake us."
The immigrants in the conqueror's army were talking about it, but the speed of action was not slow at all, and it was orderly. The trucks were driven to the designated positions and divided into five, turning into five huge vehicle formations.
These five car formations are not the kind of circular car formations that are connected one after another. All vehicles are facing the outside. They are camping car formations. Not only do they have relatively high requirements on the terrain, but they also take a long time.
Faced with this sudden attack, they assembled in a rectangular car camp and drove the vehicles behind them to both sides of the road in an orderly manner, placing them in four or five rows. All people and animals were driven into the gaps between the cars. In the middle, relying on these vehicles as cover to form a dense front, the combatants guarded the key positions in the gaps, while the old, weak, women and children hid in or behind the vehicles, looking for corresponding cover. Even if the cavalry charged, they could not directly attack their weakest areas. place.
The most important thing is that the time it takes is very short. The time it takes for a car camp to assemble is the time it takes for the vehicles behind to catch up. Even in the wilderness, it will not exceed half an hour at most.
The long-trained army of conquerors was more efficient. It took a total of thirteen minutes from hearing the horn sound to completing the assembly of the car formation. Most of the people were talking and laughing. The atmosphere was not particularly tense, not only because they were worried about themselves. They are confident in their strength, and also because they often conduct military exercises or false alarms along the way, and they are somewhat accustomed to it.
"This is not a drill, this is not a drill, air strike! Air strike! Air strike! Get ready for a massive air strike!"
An aerial messenger flew over the car array at low altitude, delivering the latest orders.
"Large-scale air raid? Sky monster? Flying dragon? Giant dragon? Or griffon?"
"Quick, quick, quick, arrange for some non-combatants to enter the building tank."
"If there is no way to enter the floor-type tank, try to hide near the truck or tank and do not stay in the open area."
"Everyone wear their own shields and guard their heads."
"All vehicle-mounted ballistas, adjust their attack directions and aim at the air at a 45-degree angle."
"Tie all the animals, blindfold their eyes, plug their ears, and never let them run around."
After hearing the order from the messenger, the middle and low-level officers conveyed a series of instructions, indicating that the conqueror's army had undergone specialized training and a set of response methods in response to air attacks.
Just as the conquerors' army was getting ready, countless excited roars came from the direction of Thunder Peak. The Cloud Giants arrived with their own air force in a mighty manner.
One person and one horse flew towards them. Compared to those giant beasts, Gavin and the Half-Moon Horse looked so small and lonely in the air, as if they would be submerged and torn into pieces in the next second. The entire army of conquerors watched this scene with their hearts in their throats.
"Your Excellency Nurudin, you and I have no grievances. Is it worth it to start a war rashly over a woman?" Gavin shouted to the cloud giant who was sitting on the flying throne like a king.
This air raid may have caught the rest of the Conqueror's army by surprise, but it did not surprise Gavin.
When he knew that there was a cloud giant dormant in the Thunder Peak Mountains, he began to make preparations in this regard.
Because the Cloud Giants were the ace air force of the Giant Empire in the Age of Giants, and their special abilities determined that they liked to raise and use flying monsters.
In this era of relatively lacking anti-aircraft firepower, even a small number of flying monsters can cause a devastating blow to an army.
Gavin had already foreseen this, so how could he not prepare for it?
"For a woman?" Cloud Giant Nurudin laughed as if he had heard the funniest joke today, "Do you think I sent troops because of this woman? Then you are looking down on me, even if it is Without this woman, I would be here today. I heard about your reputation even in Thunder Peak. I have read your strategy lady's way of war. What is the sentence in it? Hidden dangers are nipped in the cradle, and you and your immigrant army are the biggest hidden dangers in my future."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but increase the strength of his hands by a few points, squeezing the soft parts in his hands until they were severely deformed, giving people the illusion that they would explode in the next second. The drow priestess had a look on her face that could not be concealed. He was in pain, but remained silent, seemingly unaware of the sarcasm emerging from the corner of his mouth.
Giant Yun's words were not only meant for Gavin, but also for her, telling her that her weight in his mind was far less important than he thought. From beginning to end, it was not her manipulation that succeeded. , but he had already prepared, including his understanding of the conqueror.
She, Dilila, is just a clever tool in his hands.
The drow priestess is a master of intrigues. She basically figured it out when she saw the Cloud Giants summoning an air force in just a few minutes.
"I see." Gavin nodded clearly, "I'm oversimplifying Your Excellency. So, we don't have any room for relaxation? Do we have to resort to force?"
He was making his last attempt, but the opponent's air power was far more terrifying than he had expected.
Although the opponent only had four hundred riders, the threat they posed to the conqueror's army was even greater than the encirclement of the three monster armies in the Goblin Borderlands.
Once a war breaks out, it will be difficult to control one's own casualties.
And his air force is just in its infancy. If possible, if it takes a year and a half, he is confident that the balance of strength will be reversed.
"If you don't want to start a war, you can just swear allegiance to me and bring this immigrant army into the Thunder Peak Mountains." Cloud Giant made his own conditions.
"If you want war, then I will give you war. Take action." Gavin shouted.
Brilliant emerald green light spurted out from behind the Half-Moon Horse under him. Instead of escaping, one man and one rider flew up towards the aerial army led by the Cloud Giant.
"Gods above, Lord Lord, what are you doing? Is he crazy?"
"don't want!"
"Lord, don't do anything stupid!"
Countless crazy screams came from the army of conquerors, as if they wanted to stop Gavin from making a stupid decision. Whether it was in terms of numbers or size, the two sides were too disparate. Even if he was riding a half-moon horse, Gavin could not The cloud giant sitting on the throne was even taller, not to mention the giant horn-winged monster dancing around him.
"Be careful with the hammer in his hand. It is a high-level artifact with many powerful abilities." Dilila reminded the giant cloud.
"Tear him apart!" The Cloud Giant waved his hand heavily, and the flying army behind him immediately howled and rushed towards Gavin, while the Flying Throne flew away from Gavin.
This cloud giant is far more cautious than his rugged appearance.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The first ones to take action were the flying dragon cavalry. Although the large bows held by the Eyes of Gruumsh were rough, they were full of power. Each of them was proficient in archery, especially good at shooting moving targets, whether in the air or on the ground.
The arrows that were first shot all failed because the energy jet flying method was completely beyond their understanding. Their predictions were all wrong. In this case, their superb archery skills became their fault. The more accurate the shot, the higher the chance of deflection.
The Eyes of Gruumsh behind them hurriedly adjusted their attack prediction distance. Some even gave up their bows and arrows, pulled out a one-and-a-half-meter-long throwing spear, and each one let out an angry roar. The hollow left In their eyes, blood-colored light bloomed and spread out, like a long blood-colored snake wrapped around their entire right arm and the spear in their hand.
The Wrath of Gruumsh.
This is the special ability that Gruumsh gives to the Eye of Gruumsh. When they use weapons to attack the enemy, not only the hit rate is greatly increased, but also an additional 1D8 damage (1-8). This kind of damage is very important to those elves. The body will be at the extreme, directly taking the maximum value.
Including Gavin, a half-elf with a relatively thin bloodline, is also the target of anger.
Therefore, these bloody spears were frighteningly accurate. Although they did not turn corners, there was an invisible force that constantly fine-tuned their directions, allowing them to lock onto Gavin firmly.
But when these bloody spears were still one or two meters away from Gavin, they hit an invisible barrier, and most of them slid away from him.
Some of them passed through this invisible barrier and hit the target, but the attack position was greatly affected. The attack that originally landed on the vital point became non-vital.
There is still a very small part of the throwing spear itself that lights up with a bright magical aura, just like an armor-piercing arrow, directly tearing through this invisible barrier, but it is still unable to cause any harm to Gavin. The protection of his battle armor His ability is even more demonic, he can directly deflect these magical spears without even paying attention to them.
Second level protection spell protects against arrows.
Creatures protected by this spell will increase their resistance to long-range weapons and gain 10/magic damage reduction against long-range weapons. Creatures that originally have similar damage reduction will not have their damage reduction ability reduced. Once the total damage absorbed by this spell reaches For every 10 points of caster level (maximum of 100 points), the effect dissipates and dissipates for hours per caster level.
This is one of the most commonly used protective spells on the battlefield, which can greatly reduce the lethality of various long-range weapons. This is also the reason why the development and promotion of gunpowder shooting weapons in Faerun is slow, let alone early gunpowder weapons. It is a modern gunpowder weapon, and its accuracy and lethality are fascinating in themselves.
If you are facing an enemy with a protective arrow shield, you will often fire several shots at the enemy without being able to harm the enemy at all. This makes people immediately wonder if they are holding a fake weapon in their hands. After all, the bow The arrows of crossbows bounce or deflect, which can be seen with the naked eye, but the bullets cannot.
Many monsters are born with this ability, such as cloud rays.
Protective arrows are only the lowest method of use. There are also more advanced high-level protective arrows and legendary protective arrows. Not only do they greatly increase the defense strength, but they can also defend against long-range attacks from mid- to low-level magic weapons.
This is not the most perverted thing. The most terrifying thing is the flip arrow, which can guide the enemy's attack back to achieve the purpose of hitting yourself. The more powerful your long-range attack firepower, the stronger the blow you will receive. Proper long-range attack nemesis.
Fortunately, this kind of spell is very high-end and very rare, not a regular spell.
(End of chapter)
