Pale Emblem

Chapter 179 Confusing the situation

Victor is short of money and people now, and he doesn't have the conditions to establish his own group even if he wants to.

In this case, they only had one choice left, which was to build a team of fifteen people, including five halberd-shield men, six spearmen and four archers, and adopt the wolf pack tactics that could gather and disperse flexibly.

If everything goes well, Victor should be able to rescue hundreds of hybrids this time. Most of these hybrids are awakened, and there are very few professionals. However, this is not a big deal. The awakened have already reached the second-order life level. After implanting Victor's alchemical snake tentacles, their physical attributes will be enhanced by an additional 10%. Even if they cannot achieve the third-order ferocity, their survival ability will undergo a qualitative change, and they will have truly extraordinary power from then on.

The Ranger sisters calculated that according to the standard of a regular army, it would cost about 15 gold towers to equip a 1800-man team. Adding the necessary military supplies, the cost of building a team should be around 2200 gold towers. With their current financial resources, it is more than enough to support 8 teams. The remaining money can be used to develop the territory, at least in the short term to meet the various expenses of Doctor Cole.

If a battle group of 100 people was formed, Victor would not be able to gather weapons and equipment for 100 people at once, and he would have to support a large number of soldiers for at least one or two years.

If that happens, he will go bankrupt.

However, they currently have the ability to equip two or three 15-man teams, and these teams can be put into actual combat immediately. Whether they are protecting territory, engaging in adventure activities, collecting in the wild, or recycling the industries of the Adventurer's Home distributed in various city-states, they can make money and gradually achieve a virtuous circle.

Victor and his followers discussed the various problems that might be encountered in the formation of the team as they traveled.

As the sun fell into the horizon and the sky turned purple, the Braun Town outpost finally came into Victor's sight.

The once solid and towering city walls are now only a few broken walls, no longer having any defensive function. The garrison troops have deployed a large number of spiked chevaux de frise on the periphery to replace the city walls. The densely packed chevaux de frise look like curled-up hedgehogs. There are also large and small pits on the periphery of the chevaux de frise, and many soldiers are digging pits and holes there in the afterglow of the sunset.

Most of them were young half-elves, generally thin, wearing half-light leather armor, and skillfully digging the soil with hoes. They looked more like farmers than soldiers.

Victor and his companions rode their eland unhindered. The soldiers guarding the gate just stuck their heads out to take a look and then gave way with an expressionless face.

The Bolan Town outpost currently has no walls or gates. The gatekeepers are actually guarding two extended barricades. Because there is currently no enemy attack alarm, the barricades are fully opened. Half-elves inside and outside the outpost can enter and exit freely, and the gatekeepers are indifferent.

The indifferent attitude of these guards surprised and upset Harvey. When the sitting antelope passed by a guard, he suddenly reached out and picked him up, and asked in a rough voice: "Hey, where is the Adventurer's Guild?"

The guard was a middle-aged man in his thirties. He was horrified at first, then he started to curse, "Fuck you! Put me down if you have the guts, or I'll knock out all your rotten teeth!"

Several other guards came over with spears in hand, cursing at the same time, until one of them suddenly saw the golden sunflower emblem on the saddle of the antelope mount. His face immediately changed, and he quickly grabbed the rest of his companions and whispered to them about his discovery.

Harvey laughed and let go of the guard, causing him to fall hard. The guard got up and tried to fight with Harvey, but was pinned to the ground by his companions.

This episode was caused by the fact that the Braun town stronghold was filled with pessimism, panic, indifference, and numbness. If the soldiers in the stronghold held this attitude, it would be no different from suicide. Harvey taught them a lesson because he couldn't stand the guards' negativity and laziness.

Back then, Harvey was the captain of the Braun Town garrison.

Unfortunately, the current Braun Town outpost is no longer the Braun Town of the past.

Most of the houses and buildings in the town were demolished by the orcs. Those barbaric and low-intelligence monsters also destroyed the streets and dug many holes, as if they were planning to stay here for a long time. Although they finally gave up here, the town of Braun had been ruined beyond recognition. Even though the army of Luoye City reoccupied Braun Town for more than three months, they were unable to repair the city walls and could only transform it into a simple military stronghold.

Spiked chevaux de frise and pits are used as the outer defense of the stronghold. The five-meter-high platform built with rammed earth to house a small crossbow is the arrow tower, and inside the stronghold are rows of tents for recruits, garrison soldiers and adventurers to live and rest.

It was evening now, the sun had just set, and the adventurers who had been out on duty were returning one after another, making the stronghold seem much more lively. Although the adventurers were rude, loud, and undisciplined, at least they were not as lifeless as the garrison soldiers, and they injected some vitality into this military stronghold.

Victor and his companions rode antelopes in the base, which naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of some adventurers. Some hid in the dark and cursed, but Harvey was quick-witted and caught an adventurer who cursed the least, and then asked him for directions fiercely. The other party was indeed easy to talk to, and very happily took them to the Adventurer's Guild Station in the base of Braun Town.

The guards at the union headquarters saw that Victor and his group looked very impressive, and each of them had a top-quality antelope mount, so they did not dare to make things difficult for them. After politely asking the reason, they let them in.

The office area of ​​the temporary base was just a slightly larger tent. As soon as Victor and his companions walked in, they saw the person in charge of the Adventurer's Guild at this base.

He looked to be about 40 or 50 years old, with a big frame and a strong body. His hair and beard were completely white, and there was a sharp scar running from the left forehead to the right chin, which made his whole demeanor seem stubborn, tough, ferocious and domineering.

However, the alchemist Hermann knew how to deal with these old-school adventurers who seemed difficult to deal with.

Before the other party could speak, Herman stabbed him with a cold and sharp look. The two sides exchanged glances across a table, and soon determined that each other was a level 5 professional with a firm will, and any tricks to suppress the opponent would not work.

"We are Vice President Berg's men, and we are here to see Branch President Jetru." Hermann said coldly.

"Berg? How could that boneless 'slug' have a subordinate like you?" The old adventurer shook his head sarcastically, and then said calmly: "Deputy Captain Jetru was summoned by your Vice President Berg to Luoye City to discuss something. He is not here... Just tell me if you have anything to say."

"Who are you?" Hermann looked at the other person again, and then asked politely, "What's your name?"

"I'm Roda from the Wildfire Adventure Group. My friends call me 'Chariot'... What about you? You don't look like an unknown person." The old adventurer said with bright eyes.

The Wildfire Adventure Group is a super large adventure group with close ties to Fallen Leaf City, with more than 3000 combatants. In this war mission, they deployed a 1000-man combat team, with Deputy Group Leader Jetru as the commander.

Then, according to the practice of the Adventurer's Guild, Wildfire Commander Jetru temporarily obtained the title and authority of the Adventurer's Guild Branch President. He can set up a temporary guild station on the battlefield front and issue specific war missions to the adventure groups on the front line, thereby commanding all adventurers participating in the war. As a super large adventure group, Wildfire is quite powerful. Their management does not take the guild vice president Berg seriously, but they still maintain a certain degree of respect for the fifth-level professionals among the adventurers.

It is very difficult for ordinary adventurers to advance to the fifth-level career path. From another perspective, adventurers in the fifth-level career path often have fame and reputation among their peers.

"Tank" Roda didn't know Hermann, but wanted to test his background.

Herman successfully attracted most of Roda's attention. His goal had been achieved, so he took out a secret letter and threw it on the table, saying casually: "I am not famous... Since the Jetru branch president is not here, I will give you the secret letter that Lord Berg entrusted us to bring."

Luoda was full of doubts as he picked up the secret letter scroll. He first checked the oil seal to confirm that the secret letter had not been opened by anyone. Then he used his index finger to pick open the oil seal, and with the help of the candlelight, he unfolded the scroll and read it carefully.

After reading the entire contents of the secret scroll, his facial expressions changed extremely colorfully, and he couldn't help but read it twice more. Then, the old adventurer raised his head and said calmly: "I received the letter. Your mission has been completed... According to the agreement, I will immediately give you a Wildfire Gold Coin as proof that you have completed the mission. You take the certificate and return to Echo Town to report the mission to Vice President Berg and collect the reward."

Harvey and others immediately shouted:

"What's the meaning??"

"It's almost dark, are you kicking us out now?"

"unacceptable!"

"Although Wildfire is a big adventure group, we are not easy to bully!"

Herman waved his hand to quiet everyone down, then said unhappily: "Lord Loda, it's getting late. We have to stay in the base for one night and leave tomorrow morning."

Luoda rubbed his hands and laughed. "I didn't make myself clear just now. I'm sorry. You have the right to stay in the base. I will arrange an empty tent for you right away. How about that?"

Herman hesitated for a moment and said, "We'd like to have a place to take a hot shower if possible."

"Yes, of course. There is still an inn in the Braun town base, and all the services that adventurers like are available there." Luoda changed the subject and said meaningfully: "However, I kindly remind you that the inn is not our territory, so don't cause trouble for yourself... In addition, make sure to keep your wallet tight."

Since the other party was not very close to him, Herman was tactful and did not ask any more questions. However, before leaving, he stopped and looked back to ask, "Lord Loda, can you tell me the contents of the letter?"

"Haha, don't even think about it!"

After reading the secret letter from Vice President Berg, Roda of the Wildfire Adventure Group felt better. He was not particularly angry even though Hermann openly spied on the contents of the secret letter.

Because it’s not worth getting angry.

In the secret letter, Berg explained to the commander of the Wildfire Adventure Group that the Braun Town stronghold would certainly be attacked by the Rock-Splitting Orcs; General Clark would not send troops to rescue; and they would not be able to hold the stronghold on their own; Berg also instructed the adventurers to find a way to evacuate the stronghold, as escaping was the most important thing, and all military consequences caused by their abandonment of the war mission would be borne solely by Berg.

The Wildfire Adventure Group really needs this secret letter. Now that Vice President Berg has taken the initiative to assume responsibility, the adventurers can escape from the Braun Town base openly.

What Luoda didn't know was that Vice President Berg, whom he once looked down upon but now felt particularly grateful to, had been controlled by someone. This secret letter asking the adventurers to abandon their positions and escape on their own came entirely from Victor's hands.

In fact, Victor and his men were very familiar with the situation in the Braun Town stronghold and the style of the Rock-Splitting Orcs.

There are currently three forces in the Bolang Town stronghold. The first is the new recruits who followed the Clark Legion, about 2000 young and strong. Most of them are civilians in Luoye City. Because they cannot pay the war tax, they are forced to join the army as strong and coolie. Their main work includes logistics transportation and fortification repair.

The new recruits had almost no combat capability, but were sent by Clark to the Braun Town stronghold to serve as cannon fodder and bait.

The second was the original garrison of the Godore Line, about 800 soldiers, who were also sent to the Braun town stronghold by General Clark.

These garrison soldiers have received military training and have certain combat capabilities, but their morale is low and they have no fighting spirit.

The last part is the adventurers, mainly composed of the Wildfire Adventure Group, which brings together more than 1800 adventure groups of all sizes.

These more than a thousand adventurers are experienced in combat, but they are all working for money. If they encounter a full-scale attack by orcs, it will be almost impossible for them to hold their stronghold and then wait foolishly for rescue.

As for the Rocksplitting Orcs and the Frostblade Barbarians, they will definitely not let go of the half-elves stationed in the Braun Town stronghold!

The reason is simple. The orc race will become stronger through the killing of war. Even if Quel'Ngra wants to attack Echo Town, he must first eat the fat piece of meat of Braun Town, and then go to fight the main force of the half-elf army.

Victor could imagine the orcs and barbarians pulling out hundreds of half-elf captives in front of the battle and chopping off their heads in public to strengthen their own blood rage. Although he needed the help of the Rock Breaking Clan to rescue the half-bloods in Braun Town, he definitely didn't want to see another group of butchers and shamans among the orcs.

The stronghold of Braun Town, with a circle of spiked chevaux de frise and a dozen rammed-earth shooting platforms, could not withstand the all-out attack of the Rock-Splitting Orcs.

The half-elves in the stronghold still have delusions that Clark will send troops to rescue them.

Now, Victor wants to make them understand that they can only rely on themselves if they want to survive.