Don't call me evil god

Chapter 826 Different Mentality

The leading knights of each flag battle formation took over the guarding shifts assigned by the countess and went back to count their troops.

According to the practice before the war.

They had to mobilize their soldiers.

Such harsh punishment as death for deserters belongs to the stick;
The threat of a big stick alone is not enough.

There must also be the sweet reward of gourds and radishes to motivate the soldiers.

The former Viscount Evans returned to his team's camp, and his servants helped to ring the gong.

“Ding! Ding ding!!”

The so-called camp is a group of tents set up near the border, where soldiers usually rest, practice simple shield-raising and parrying, bow-drawing and arrow-shooting, or operate equipment such as catapults and flamethrowers.

Hearing the three gong sounds representing the assembly signal, the soldiers belonging to Viscount Evans ran out of the tent in a hurry. It took them a while to form a decent battle formation.

Viscount Evans's title allowed him to raise up to 500 militiamen to serve under his banner.

There were nearly 500 people standing together, and they looked quite imposing.

of course.

The prerequisite is to eliminate those guys in the team who are like those with ADHD, who are constantly making small movements, whispering to each other, and yawning.

Viscount Evans didn't care.

These people are not the elite soldiers of the king's army who are prepared for war all year round. They are just militiamen who are temporarily recruited every year and are relatively strong and healthy.

It would be good if they can understand basic instructions such as "go ahead, hold on, don't retreat, kill it, attack".

Can't expect more.

"Everyone listen up!"

Viscount Evans cleared his throat and said in a deep voice:

"The command order to guard the border defense line has been issued. In two days, we will set off to Ceylon Defense Line 1 to wait!"

"Tonight, a feast! All the meat, all the bread, and cheese for everyone!"

"There are veterans who have followed me for several years in the team, as well as new faces recruited this year. But since you are here, you will be comrades fighting side by side."

"Others have had their hearts pierced by the monster's claws, and you'll be the next one to be ripped open!"

"Either we hold the line together and return home alive!"

"Or we'll all die in battle there!"

"My Evans routine remains the same as in previous years."

"When the monster red tide ends, everyone will receive two genuine Reyak gold coins!"

As Viscount Evans spoke, he signaled his servant to open the money bag that had been prepared long ago and show it to his soldiers.

The golden and orange coins collided with each other in the purse, making crisp sounds.

"There are plenty of gold coins."

"But if anyone is found to be slacking off while guarding the defense, betraying his teammates, or afraid to fight, don't blame me for being rude!"

"…Did you understand everything?"

After shouting, Viscount Evans was a little dazed as he waited for a response.

Something is not right about this situation.

According to the practice of previous years, offering feasts and gold as rewards was enough to boost morale and give the soldiers the courage to fight.

Why didn’t anyone respond enthusiastically this year?
I was feeling confused.

Someone in the battle formation asked hesitantly:
"Master Knight..."

"Can you exchange your 2 gold coins for destiny points?"

"I don't want gold coins, I want destiny points, okay?" Viscount Evans' expression froze.

He was bewildered.

Destiny Point?!

Isn't that something that only circulates around Ceylon?
How come these soldiers have only been in Ceylon for a short time and now they don't even want gold coins anymore and want destiny points as rewards instead?!

……

Compared with the mobilization method of using sticks, carrots, coercion and inducement on the border of the Kingdom.

The knowledge-seeking believers who were planning to go to the diversion line to prepare for battle are now in a much more relaxed mood.

They were indeed facing enormous pressure.

Without the protection of the [Past Glory] barrier, facing the monster red tide, no one knows how exaggerated the intensity of the battle will be.

Whether or not they can be resurrected after death is not important. What is important is that once the defense line is lost, the territory they have worked so hard to build will become ruins.

“Annually-disposable” territories have no value in development.

If they fail to hold on, it would mean that all their efforts over the past six months have been in vain.

But after learning about the effectiveness of the diversion defense line, everyone breathed a sigh of relief!

The situation is much more optimistic than they imagined!
In the worst case, even if the defense line cannot be held, the gods will personally take action to lead the monsters that exceed the upper limit to the border of the kingdom, allowing them to impact the border like the monster red tide in previous years.

The situation instantly changed from "burn your boats and fight to the death" to a new scenario of "kill one at a time, kill enough to make back the investment".

You know it if you think about it.

The more monsters they kill at the diversion line, the fewer monsters will flock to the Ceylon border!
In the extreme case, if all monsters can be blocked outside the diversion defense line in the future, doesn’t it mean that there will be no more risk of monster red tides on the border of Ceylon?

"Hey! Look at this."

Pete, who was browsing the Holy Temple of Truth out of boredom under the diversion line wall, suddenly laughed and forwarded the post he saw to his companions with interest.

"'An Overview of the Benefits of Defending the Line', what is this?"

Brandon was confused when he saw the title.

Pete explained with a smile: "This was sent by Captain Morgan. He asked a lot of people and summarized the amount of legendary experience lost for different legendary levels and different ways of death."

"Knowing the estimated amount of legendary experience lost each time you die and retrieve your body is like knowing your own stop loss line, isn't it?"

"For example, a 31rd-rank professional with a legendary level of 3."

"As long as he can kill about 59 level 3 monsters, or about 600 level 2 monsters before he dies, the legendary experience gained from hunting will be enough to make up for the loss of your death, so that your strength will not decline due to death in battle."

"If you use this life to kill more monsters, it will be pure profit, and it can be accumulated as legendary experience."

"Wow!" Gale exclaimed, "This is a very detailed summary. Captain Morgan must have spent a lot of time on this!"

Pete said happily: "Of course, he used the stupid method of asking people one by one."

"The winter land reclamation activity is over, and everyone has to prepare for the battle on the defense line during this period, so he has nothing to do."

"He asked me before, how much Legendary Experience a Level 4 Archmage would lose if he died once."

"What a shame," Pete shrugged. "This is also knowledge I haven't come into contact with yet."

Gale understood and continued, "Then I hope this knowledge will never be accessible to you."

Several people were happy.

The powerful strength brought by the promotion to level 4 has enabled them to survive until now.

There are no casualties, so of course there will be no losses.

Pete consoled himself optimistically: "It would be too difficult to never come into contact with it. The requirements are not high. I just hope that I will be exposed to this kind of knowledge less often in the Monster Red Tide."

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(End of this chapter)