The Invincible Overlord of Heroes.
Chapter 723: Busy Lionheart City
The night in Lionheart City was extremely restless tonight.
With the help of the ring with unlimited gold coins, Xu Lai absorbed the entire mountain of gold.
As for how many gold coins were sucked, Xu Lai could only wait until he returned to Qingfeng City and find someone to count them for him.
Anyway, the entire gold mountain was sucked out by him and nothing was left, which means that the gold mountain was really full of gold coins.
In addition to the gold mountain, there are rare resources such as crystal, gems, sulfur, etc.
There was no way to absorb all of these resources directly, so Xu Lai could only transfer them to the warehouse ring.
However, a large amount of food is still stored in the warehouse ring, and the spoils of the Burning Legion that were previously collected are still being moved.
Fortunately, Qingfeng City now has a large population, and most of the work can be handed over to ordinary people.
Hiring ordinary people to work can also promote economic circulation and circulation.
The recruited farmers are used to do this kind of work that requires confidentiality.
Farmers can work a steady 8 hours a day.
With 24-hour continuous transportation, this pile of resources can be moved out in just one day at most.
As for the large items of equipment, Xu Lai first picked up the artifact-level equipment and put them into his space backpack.
As for the rest of the lower grade ones, they will be processed after all the rings in the warehouse are emptied.
The Nightmare Beast possesses the superpower of entering dreams, and can monitor mental fluctuations in a large range nearby while sleeping.
Therefore, with these nightmare beasts guarding it, Kerrigan was not worried that the treasure house would be stolen by humans.
It was impossible for Xu Lai to stay in the warehouse all the time. All he could do was leave two teams of Seraphim to circle the entire building, including the large windows on the top.
Of course, even so, there is no way to completely stop thieves.
The thieves' invisibility and lock-picking skills are useless against the nightmare beasts, but they are hard to defend against the Seraphim who have no independent abilities.
For something like this, even if Xu Lai stayed, there was no guarantee that everything would be alright, so even leaving Elvy behind to guard the treasury wouldn't be a good idea.
The most urgent task is to restore the teleportation array first.
But the recovery work of the teleportation array was not ideal.
When Xu Lai rushed there, a large group of mages made a lot of requests to Xu Lai, and the various materials were so numerous that his head was dizzy.
If these materials can repair the teleportation array, Xu Laida can solve the problem by asking for help.
Qingfeng City doesn’t dare to say that it has everything now, but as long as the material is not particularly remote, it can definitely be found.
But unfortunately, there are not many of these people who are proficient in space magic. They put forward a lot of requirements, but none of them are sure to repair any of them.
Not to mention the assurance of repair, they can't even guarantee whether these materials are useful or whether they are really needed.
But there was no way. Xu Lai had no one to use. After all, they were all mages. If Xu Lai didn't trust them, there was no one else he could trust.
Yu Lan's magical knowledge was all instilled in her and was only related to the curse spells she mastered. She knew nothing about teleportation.
Besides, she still needed to clean up the demons in the city and had no time to keep an eye on these mages.
Just like the demons back then, it was difficult to clean out the humans in the city.
Although the demons had not occupied the city for long, they were able to find a place to hide.
Moreover, the demons in Lionheart City are different from those in other cities.
The demons from other places know that this city is occupied by humans. No matter how they hide, they will eventually be found and killed by humans.
Therefore, when given the opportunity to escape, they will never stay in human cities for long.
Unless it is a succubus that is not easy to be discovered and has the chance to blend into the crowd.
The demons in Lionheart City naturally did not know that the Burning Legion was almost wiped out and that the Lord of Hell, Cregan, had self-destructed.
They only knew that this city was conquered by Kerrigan with great effort and could not be lost.
If they escape now and wait for Cregan to come back, they will certainly suffer the consequences.
And for such an important city, Kerrigan will definitely fight back.
Although the angels brought by Xu Lai were elite, their number was too small after all. In the eyes of the devil, they were naturally far inferior to Kerrigan.
Therefore, even though Xu Lai did not even close the city gates, except for the recruited demons whose morale collapsed, almost no other demons escaped.
I don’t know where these guys are hiding in some dark corner.
Once the civilians are released, the city becomes more chaotic and anyone who is not careful will be attacked by demons.
Especially after nightfall, these demons become more rampant.
The facilities of Lionheart City were severely damaged. This should have been a city with brilliant lights.
After nightfall, except for places like the Royal Palace and the City Hall, it is almost impossible to see any lights anywhere else.
The once prosperous street had now had all its shops looted, and perhaps the goods were still piled up in the warehouse discovered by Xu Lai.
There were no lights to illuminate, no priests to guide, and in a city full of dead bodies, most people had also lost their loved ones.
You can imagine the atmosphere.
The sobbing sounds all over the city made even those who were originally strong enough feel sad.
Even the young mercenaries who had just been recruited into the security team were crying together.
The demons' morale had collapsed after the battle during the day.
Yu Lan led the evil angels to clear out the area again.
After the Evil Angel is upgraded, in addition to the increased amplification of the ability to eliminate sin, it also has an additional ability to track the locked target.
Therefore, any demon discovered during the day will eventually not be able to escape Yu Lan's pursuit.
After this killing, the morale of the demons collapsed further and they dared not cause any more trouble.
But against the backdrop of the cries all over the city, the devil's courage grew little by little.
The devil is a bully who only bullies the weak and fears the strong. Once you are weak, it will naturally become tougher.
With the help of the demons' special dark vision, more and more daring demons began to secretly attack lone civilians.
The screams of being ambushed and the cries of being killed by demons brought even greater pain to the city.
Aiden and his team had no good solution to this problem.
They had limited manpower, and the patrol team they formed was unable to stop the demons from launching sneak attacks, even with Yu Lan's support.
The only way is to gather everyone together for easier protection.
This kind of thing should be done during the day. It is really inconvenient to gather everyone late at night.
Xu Lai suddenly had an idea and ordered dozens of shops to be demolished and dozens of large pots to be set up in the city center of Lionheart City.
Stew the delicious beef in a big pot, and then ask the security guards to light more torches and shout along the streets, inviting people to eat meat.
In a short while, countless refugees gathered in the city center.
As for those who couldn't even be called for beef, Xu Lai really didn't have the mood to care about their life or death. This busy time almost passed in the middle of the night.
Xu Lai had been fighting for many days in a row with only very short rests, and he was already very tired.
Now I have to stay alert and deal with the safety issues of these people, which is really a headache.
He has only been in this world for more than two years, and in these two years, he has been fighting wars for two full years.
Originally, he still had the opportunity to learn about government affairs, but unfortunately he didn't manage Qingfeng City for long before handing it all over to Su Ya.
Xu Lai, who lacked experience, was unable to think ahead to many problems.
Even when encountering problems, he doesn't have good ideas or ways to solve them.
However, he knew that the most difficult issue now was to solve the problem of insufficient manpower.
While everyone was eating and drinking, Xu Lai sat on the back of Yu Lan, who had transformed into a war eagle again, and flew in the air, shouting to the civilians below:
"Everyone please be quiet, I am the king of the Eagle Kingdom, my last name is Xu.
You may not have heard of me, and you probably don't know where the Eagle Kingdom is.
But it doesn't matter, you just need to know that I am here to help you.
In addition to being the King of the Eagle Kingdom, I am also an honorary knight of His Majesty the God of War.
Under the guidance of His Majesty the God of War, my warriors and I have defeated the army of Hell and killed the leader of Hell.
However, there are still many demons lurking in Lionheart City. I need some people who are familiar with the terrain to help us find them.
In addition, everyone can see that Lionheart City has been shrouded in a strong shadow of death due to the large number of sacrifices.
Each of us has lost relatives and friends in the fight against demons and the undead in the past few years.
Therefore, in order to avoid unnecessary losses, I urge everyone to help clean up the bodies tomorrow under the leadership of Sheriff Mr. Aiden to prevent the spread of the plague.
At the same time, I need someone to help, whether you are a carpenter, a blacksmith, or a chef.
Please register at the recruitment office after dawn today, and I will have someone arrange suitable jobs for you.
Here, I want to make a promise to you that all those who actively participate in the work will have priority in obtaining housing allocation after the demons are completely expelled.
Those who perform well and have special skills can be allocated housing and a suitable shop.
Even if you don’t have any special skills, you will be the first to be allocated land after the land outside the city is recovered.”
Xu Lai didn't know how many people would believe what he said. The only thing he could do was to put up the recruitment office sign before dawn.
During the day, Xu Lai had no time to take care of these civilians, and as a result, things became a mess.
Each of them seemed to have a lot of things to do. At first, when they had no strength, they could hardly move. After eating, they were like wild horses that had broken free from their reins, and no one knew where they ran off to.
Whether they are looking for their loved ones or want to go back to see their only property.
If the chaos continues like this, not only will it cause a lot of trouble for Aiden and his team, but it will also give the demons many opportunities.
Xu Lai successfully mobilized their enthusiasm by using houses and fields.
As long as you keep them busy and give them something to do, they will temporarily stop daydreaming and running around.
In the second half of the night, the favor of the holy angels expired, and one by one they lost their golden glow and turned back into the state of Seraphim.
And those Seraphim and evil angels have also degenerated from their current levels to archangels and angels of sin.
However, Xu Lai had just obtained a large amount of gold coins at this time, and there were also many gem resources in the warehouse.
He simply waved his hand, and not only the archangels, but also the angels of sin, all advanced.
Today's battle in Lionheart City also killed a high-ranking general of Hell.
However, except for those level 10 nightmare beasts, the other demons are numerous but of low level.
But in this battle, there were no other combat units to share the experience, and all the Royal Griffins had reached their limit.
After this battle, many archangels met the requirements for promotion.
With a wave of Xu Lai's hand, at least 300 angels, including archangels and angels of sin, jumped from the 8th level to the 9th level.
More than 300 golden lights fell, and it might be difficult for ordinary people to understand the meaning of these golden lights.
Zou Jie, who was also a hero, watched all this with envy.
More than 300 golden lights represent more than 300 advancements.
Those who followed Xu Lai were all top-level angels. Zou Jie couldn't even imagine how powerful they would be after they advanced further.
There were also many descended heroes gathered around Zou Jie.
Kerrigan would not be soft on human heroes, and the heroes in Lionheart City had suffered a devastating blow from the demons.
In such a huge and prosperous city with a population of tens of millions, larger than Qingfeng City, there may be less than ten heroes left alive.
However, those who have survived to this day are basically old birds who have been hanging out in Lionheart City for a long time, and cunning rabbits who have hidden many holes.
Even if their relationship with Zou Jie was average, at least they were familiar with each other.
"Who is that guy? Did you find out anything?"
With Xu Lai's current strength, he naturally doesn't need to be afraid of these descending heroes, but he is still cautious in using the heroes.
Zou Jie shook his head and said, "I don't know, I haven't seen him many times.
But he took the initiative to find me at night, saying that I had done a great job in protecting the grain, and gave me this equipment as a reward."
"Shit, an amulet that adds 300 health points can only be sold if you raise your favorability to the worship stage in the temple."
Zou Jie nodded expressionlessly.
"Yes, they just threw it to me and told me to work hard. They said they would give me a good set of equipment later. It's an extra benefit for the sheriff."
"Hiss..." Everyone around gasped. One of the female heroes dressed as a priest asked:
"What about your soldiers? Did that guy named Xu Lai ask you to hand them over to him?"
In a big city like Lionheart City, there are naturally so-called guilds, clubs, gangs, and the like.
But without exception, to join these organizations, one must give up one's own soldiers, or at least give up command.
After all, these organizations were established to concentrate forces to accomplish great things.
If you always act alone and act like a loose group, you won't be able to snatch any wild monsters around Lionheart City, let alone the treasure chests.
“No, he made it clear that he didn’t want my soldiers anymore, so he just let them continue to be my guards.
Moreover, he promised me that as long as I recruited the soldiers myself, he would not care about anything.
In addition, if Lionheart City is back on track and I still don’t have many people available, he will find a way to mobilize more soldiers for me.”
"That is to say, not only does the Xu guy not want your soldiers, he will also provide you with reinforcements?"
Zou Jie shook his head and said:
"I will be given more troops. It is said that the number will be around 1,000. They will be considered a special force within the police force, specializing in dealing with major violent incidents.
But those soldiers don't belong to me, I only have the right to command them." (End of this chapter)
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