"Great pioneer, please give us strength, give blessings to this land, keep the mud away from this place, and pave the way!"
Those kobold road builders did not stand randomly, but were distributed in an orderly manner at the intersection of the city's main roads and those lanes.
Their expressions were pious and solemn, more like prayers than incantations.
The road statues on the dock square responded to their prayers. Rays of earth-yellow light spread along the road and enveloped them. A ball of pure power gathered in their hands, forming an almost substantial body. Earthy yellow ball of light.
The kobold road builders bent down in unison and pressed the khaki light ball into the road under their feet.
The asphalt road beneath their feet seemed to come alive, spreading rapidly through the lanes.
In just a few seconds, hundreds of meters of those muddy alleyways with potholes and sewage flowing across them turned into exactly the same as the main roads—smooth, clean, and flat asphalt roads.
In the alleyway, there are kobold road builders waiting for the relay. The same prayers and the same spell casting process allow the new asphalt road to continue to spread until they meet with other kobold road builders to complete the paving of an alleyway. until.
The citizens of Uxmail City had never seen such a scene before, and they were all dumbfounded.
It turns out that this is how the asphalt road under their feet was renovated overnight.
This is indeed a miracle.
Only a miracle could make it so fast.
"Thank you, great pioneer, for leading us through all the obstacles..." The cloaked warriors sang the previous hymn again at the right time.
This time, many citizens of Uxmail City no longer hesitated and joined in, humming along with the cloaked warriors.
With those taking the lead, more and more people join in until the whole city is singing the same carol.
As carols were sung over and over again, the streets and alleys of Usmail City were transformed into brand new asphalt roads.
The super giant statue was covered with a layer of sacred light. In a short period of time, a large number of beliefs gathered together, making the power of faith that was originally invisible to ordinary people also become visible, making many people who are naturally highly perceptive feel a sense of awe in their hearts. What's more, the more pious you become, the more power of faith you provide.
By the time it came to an end, more than 1,200 points of road power had been accumulated in the road statue.
Although it is still more than half full, it is enough to activate the four special abilities of the giant road statue - dream warning, prayer response, road rescue and statue linkage.
The size of the road statue's ability depends mainly on how much power of the road is poured into it, rather than the size of the statue itself.
But it has nothing to do with the size of the statue. If this is the case, then we should follow the principle.
A super giant statue can be poured into ten points of road power to activate the ability of a medium-sized statue, or it can be poured into a giant statue with 640 points.
However, a medium-sized statue can only hold ten points of road power at most. If it goes up, the size of the statue must be increased, because if it exceeds the upper limit of the statue's load, it will overflow and automatically return to Gavin's body.
This does not mean that Gavin can erect huge statues of himself all over the world. Small-sized statues are of no use at all.
This can be done in places with strategic value. In some remote areas or places that simply serve as a transit point, it is more appropriate to have matching idols to help collect faith, rather than piling up a large number of idols in a wasteful manner.
Today is destined to be a day that will be remembered forever by the citizens of Uxmail City. The previous shock was just an appetizer, and there will be more to come.
Amidst the exclamations and discussions of countless people, huge chariots rumbled along the asphalt road.
Those chariots are taller, wider and longer than ordinary people just because of their wheels. They are tightly surrounded by thick wooden boards on all sides. There is no Dingmao structure visible on them, as if they are grown in one piece and are densely covered with a large number of shooting holes. and stab holes.
On the top of the roof, there is a ballista at the front and rear.
The smell of tung oil emanating from it can be clearly smelled even from a distance.
The animals pulling these chariots are also extraordinary. They are all war horses, but they are twice as tall and strong as ordinary war horses. They are more powerful and majestic than elephants, and ordinary people are not as tall as their legs.
Those double-decker tanks, which looked astonishingly heavy, did not impose much load on them.
From the mouths of those cloaked warriors, the citizens of Uxmail learned the name of this type of chariot - the floor-type chariot.
A war weapon with an astonishing carrying capacity. They only used a hundred vehicles to form a vehicle formation, and they defeated monsters in the wilderness along the migration route.
Even after walking the entire migration route, they only owned more than 200 floor-type chariots.
It is still shining brightly in the Battle Valley. It is the most important war weapon and delivery vehicle in the hands of those immigrants who pioneered and restored the new villages. As long as one is in hand and equipped with a team of ten, it can withstand the siege of dozens or even hundreds of monsters. , after wearing them down, launch a counterattack against them.
Unexpectedly, my Lord, my lord, turned around and organized a larger and better force on the Jugu side.
Before the tower-style chariot entered the city, a dozen messengers had already rushed along the main road and shouted, "Your lord has given an order. All the cloaked warriors will be promoted to chariot captains immediately and command a tower-style chariot. I will give you one day. Recruit your own chariot members, with the same salary as the soldiers of the territory. Each chariot has at least five people and a maximum of ten people. If you are overdue for one day and return to camp, you will be punished with thirty sticks. If you are overdue for three days, you will be executed."
"Here!"
Those cloaked warriors who heard the order had unconcealed excitement on their faces. This was a proper promotion on the spot, directly promoted from the head soldier to the squad leader.
Although they were elites specially selected by Gavin, they were also selected from the best among ordinary soldiers, not the original officer class.
As old men who have followed Gavin for a while, they know very well the behavior of their lord. This is just the beginning. If they perform competently enough in the future, they will have more opportunities for promotion.
Many mid- to high-level officers in Battle Valley started as chariot captains.
The first test question before them now is to recruit members of their own tank team. The passing score is five points and the full score is ten points.
What they are considering now is not a passing grade, but a perfect score, and other tank captains are their competitors.
The city of Uxmail is only a small city of ten thousand people, plus those Leatherman refugees and the giant valley rangers who support this place.
It was impossible for everyone to get full marks, and they would fail if they were not careful. Everyone took action immediately and started lobbying the comrades they had known in the past ten days, hoping to include them in their tank squad.
"Join my chariot. You can shoot bows and arrows so well. With a little training, you can master the skills of the crossbow. When the time comes, I will let you be the crossbow driver. This job is located on the roof of the chariot. Safety is absolutely guaranteed. The enemy is Before knocking us all down, no one will be hurt."
"You have seen that the defensive power of the floor-type chariot is absolutely nothing to say. Relying on it to fight, the safety is absolutely guaranteed. Before the Tukan people cross the lake, our main task should be to transport from Usmail City to the front line. With military supplies and a large-scale joint operation, no one in Jugu dares to provoke us."
"Despite the size of the tower-type chariot, it is actually very capable of off-roading in the wilderness. Unless it is in high mountains and deep swamps, ordinary terrain cannot handle it. What's more, the entire Hongdao will probably turn into an asphalt road. It will definitely It’s a smooth road.”
"Don't worry about the salary and benefits. The price of just one tank can equal the salary of ten people for three years."
"Men should go out and try their best. In the military, they can best prove their worth."
"The ability of our lord is obvious to all, and people are hired regardless of their origins, only based on ability. If given the chance, you will be able to soar into the sky."
"The competition in Usmail City is too fierce. Captain, the possibility of recruiting ten people here is very small. Why don't you go back to the village with me? Let alone recruiting ten people, even if you recruit twenty or thirty People are also very simple things. They are all hunters who are good at shooting arrows and have the same ability to survive in the wilderness. If you are lucky, you may be able to recruit one or two spellcasters into the team. At that time , It’s not just about randomly recruiting people to fill up the numbers, it’s about carefully selecting people.”
"It makes sense, but you kid has a quick mind. How long does it take to get from here to your village? Can you make it back and forth in three days? I'm not afraid of thirty army sticks, but it's not worth losing my head for this."
"If it were before, it would have taken two days anyway, but if the entire Hongdao really turns into this brand new asphalt road, hurry up, one day should be enough, and we will definitely be back before sunrise tomorrow."
"Then what are you waiting for? Leave quickly. If you wait until others wake up, it will be too late."
"Prepare the horses and dry food for the journey first. This will save time."
"We will act separately. You prepare the horses, and I will prepare the dry food. If it works this time, you will be my deputy captain. If there is a chance, I will definitely recommend you to go to our military academy to learn strategy and tactics. You kid's brain is crazy. He turns around too fast, and he was born to be a staff officer or commander."
"Captain, I'm so flattered. Thanks to your care these days, otherwise I would have died countless times."
"We are a family now, so we won't talk about the two families. Let's do this first."
The entire city of Uxmail moved at high speed because of Gavin's order.
These five hundred cloaked warriors were able to be brought thousands of miles to the desperate Eastern Region by Gavin. Naturally, they had two skills. Not only were they superior to their peers in all aspects, but they were also familiar with Ms. Strategy's ways of war.
Reading military books does not mean that they can become excellent military strategists, but it at least broadens their horizons and allows them to come up with more strategies when encountering problems.
This is the situation now. Those who directly use the connections they have established in Usmail City and recruit on the spot are the most common ones.
There are a large number of cloaked warriors who have set their sights directly on the giant valley village outside Uxmail City. Their lords have to use them as the skeleton to immediately pull out an army and will not care where these people come from.
If they just go out to recruit by themselves, the possibility of bringing people back is very slim, but if there are local people to lead the way and help, it is another matter.
I took the initiative to suggest that they take me there, but they all fell behind.
Through hints and incentives, the best way is to let the locals take the initiative and take you to the towns to recruit team members.
People are more vigorous and proactive in implementing their own plans.
There were more than a dozen people who gathered together to discuss, and they left everyone behind and went straight to the shipyard in Usmail City, requesting an audience with the three leaders of the Sword Brotherhood.
After listening to the report from the gang brothers below, the third leader Felican, who had not yet fully sobered up from his hangover, waved his hand impatiently and said: "No."
"Yes, chief."
"Wait, come back, how are you going to reply to them?"
"I just said that the three leaders don't want to see you."
"Are you an idiot? Are you the one who spread the message like this?" Felican glared at the gang brother with an idiot's eyes and said through gritted teeth, "You wouldn't say that the three leaders are not here and let them go back first? Who brought this brother out? He doesn’t even have any cleverness, so he arranged to be a messenger here?"
"I understand, leader, I'll go right away..."
"Stop." Before the gang brother could turn around, another voice stopped him.
The gang brother immediately stopped and bowed and saluted: "I have seen the two leaders."
It was Duis and Brady, the other two leaders of the Sword Brotherhood, who stopped him.
The second leader, Brady, waved his hand and said, "Go and invite them in. Be polite and don't say anything else."
"As commanded."
When the gang brother retreated, Duis scolded Felican with a serious look: "You are a brash man who only has muscles and no brains. You almost ruined a big thing. You knew that Commander Gavin stabbed us." How could the Brotherhood be so important in dealing with matters related to him so recklessly? Especially the cronies he brought."
Felican said angrily: "I admit that Commander Gavin is extraordinary, but we are also the masters of this city after all, and we can't be seen by all cats and dogs. When he needed us before, he treated us like a polite corporal. Now we help him seize control of the entire city of Usmail. We want to see him but can't find him at all. Now it's even worse. A group of big soldiers he brought also want to see us and talk to us. Isn't this right? Is this a disguised way of belittling our status? I don’t think they are all good..."
"Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!" Duis yelled, "You are really stupid this time. It's just that the people below will not be able to change their minds for a while. Why don't you understand now and still hold on to the past?" Why don't you let go of your identity? This idea of yours is very dangerous. It may not only destroy yourself, but also make our Sword Brotherhood irrecoverable."
"Brother, it's not as serious as you say. Commander Gavin can still destroy our Sword Brotherhood. By then, won't Usmail City be in chaos?" Felican was somewhat disapproving.
After all, Gavin is just a powerful dragon in transit, alone and alone. If he wants to govern the city of Uthmer, he has to rely on their Sword Assassination Brotherhood.
"You overestimate the importance of our Sword and Thorn Brotherhood in the eyes of others, and you also underestimate the young commander's methods. If you knew what happened in Usmail City this morning, you would never say this. Come on." Brady, the second leader, said seriously, "In recent days, you have been a little too indulgent."
"Isn't it just that I drank a few more drinks and slept with a few more women." Felican muttered in a low voice with some dissatisfaction, "We have been conquering the world for so long, and it is not easy for us to become the dominant family in Uxmail City. , don’t celebrate it properly, enjoy it.”
"You..." Duis finished angrily.
"Brother, deal with external affairs first, and we will deal with domestic affairs later." Brady reminded in a low voice.
Led by the gang brothers, the cloaked warriors from Battle Valley had strode in.
Duis was like a master of face-changing, instantly turning into a kind and smiling face, and hurriedly greeted him: "It is really an honor for us to have the commander's personal soldiers come to visit. If you need anything, just give us a message. It will be useful." I need to go there myself! I am Duis, I have the trust of my brothers, and I am now in charge of the overall affairs of the gang."
"Thank you very much for meeting me in person, Chief. We are here not because of the Lord's order, but because we have a small plan of our own and want to cooperate with the Chief for mutual benefit." The leader of the cloaked warrior replied in a neither humble nor condescending manner.
"Ha... If the commander says that we believe this, you group of big-headed soldiers..." Upon hearing this, Felican couldn't help but taunt him.
"Shut up." Duis turned his head and roared angrily, "If you dare to talk too much again, get out of here with me."
It's not scary that people are stupid, but it's that they don't understand current affairs.
This brother of mine has been drifting quite a bit in recent days.
Felican still had an instinctive fear for the big leader who was like his brother. He groaned, lowered his head and said nothing.
Duis laughed along and explained to the cloaked warriors: "Sorry, my brother drank too much and is not completely sober yet. Don't take what he said to heart. I haven't asked you how to address him yet."
"Eden Nott, you can just call me Aiden." The leader of the cloaked warrior replied.
"Nott?" Duis raised his eyebrows involuntarily, "If I remember correctly, Commander Gavin's family name is also Nott."
"Don't get me wrong, Chief." Aiden explained with a smile, "I don't have any blood relationship with the Lord. I don't even belong to the Tethyrs. I come from the Dragon Coast. I don't know my surname or even myself." I am an orphan whose parents came from different places. I am grateful for the lord’s kindness to me for rebirth. After moving to the Battle Valley, with the permission of the lord, I named myself Nott. Not only me, but many people chose to do this. , Therefore, the leader does not need to be too surprised when he hears this surname in the future."
(End of chapter)
