Tauren Overlord

Next was a team of smallpox-arrow archers.

The bows and arrows of these peasant archers were often passed down from father to son, and their quality varied.

So under normal circumstances, smallpox archers are cannon fodder troops.

They need to provide the necessary long-range fire cover for the Knights, while at the same time being looked down upon by the Knights.

After all, gentlemen would never touch smallpox arrows, which are "weapons used only by cowards". Gentlemen only think that it will "dirty" their hands.

But in the mountain territory where the troops have been assembled, the smallpox archers are already considered the elite among the elite.

After all, without considering psychic powers, archers are usually the strongest group of peasant soldiers, and even in close combat, they often have considerable strength.

Compared with other peasant archers, the direct killing power of the pox arrows is not outstanding, but it can poison the enemy, which makes it a very practical long-range troop.

What’s even better is that there is a group of people who will surprise Lu Heng. They are the operators of the field catapult troops.

Field trebuchets are very useful in positional warfare, as they have a much longer range than bows and arrows and can cause widespread damage.

In the current era when there are no guns or cannons, field catapults are one of the few long-range output weapons with armor-piercing capabilities.

Of course, it also has weaknesses. The mobility of this war machine is quite weak, and it is difficult to keep up with other troops during retreat.

Therefore, Lu Heng originally estimated that if they retreated during the attack on the Luna people, these catapult troops would most likely have been destroyed.

Fortunately, the veterans operating these field catapults managed to escape, which was a real bonus.

If all you need to do is remake the trebuchet, then that's actually not a big deal. After all, this type of war machine is not some high-tech thing that's difficult to replicate.

You are all excellent candidates for the army!

Lu Heng wanted to harvest them more and more...

27. Well-trained doctors

These remaining infantrymen, led by the officer Weimar, replenished their water supply and were marching towards the lord's palace.

Then he ran into Lu Heng who was running towards him, and learned some shocking news:

"Ah? The Lord's wife is dead?"

"Ah? The young master has become the acting lord?"

"Ah? No news yet from the Lord?"

Especially the last sentence, which made Lu Heng confused:

"Isn't the Lord leading you to fight? Why are you asking me? What's the situation on the front line?"

Weimar paused for two seconds, as if he was organizing his words.

Lu Heng also looked carefully at the middle-aged affairs officer in front of him.

On the surface, he looked like an inconspicuous old farmer from Taimenia, but he spoke like a sophisticated businessman:

"Not only have we encountered stiff resistance from the Beastmen, but even the barbarians in the south have begun to oppose us."

The so-called barbarians of the south are a derogatory term for the people of Taimenia.

Many Tymenians also use this term to express their loyalty to the Empire and its lords.

Weimar then added:

"Three days ago, we were regrouped by the Lord, but were ambushed by a large number of southern barbarians."

"We were cut off on the battlefield, and the lord led his elite cavalry to break out to the east."

"To the east is the Wormwood Town governed by Pierre. The lord is injured and should be receiving treatment there."

"According to common sense, the lord would have sent cavalry scouts to the Mountain Territory to deliver the message, and the message should have been delivered by now."

Pierre de Bourrios is the lord's younger brother and also Lu Heng's uncle in his current capacity.

The last time Lu Heng saw his uncle, the lady of the lord was still conspiring with him loudly. Her voice and appearance were still fresh in his mind...

At this moment, Lu Heng was more concerned about another issue:

"What about you? When did you separate from my father?"

Weimar paused again and said:

"The lord had no time to issue orders at that time. I took the initiative to understand the lord's spirit and led the remaining troops to move in."

“But the directions we initially turned into were too diverse, which resulted in a lot of delays on the road.”

So this is how it is?

Lu Heng suddenly realized.

He had no intention of rebuking Weimar.

After all, most of the truly fearless Taimenians died out 30 years ago.

The people in Qunshan Territory now are all leaders and descendants of leaders.

Weimar was very loyal in bringing these people back. If he had not been responsible for gathering the remaining troops, more people would probably have run away.

Among this army of 570 people, not all of them have a sense of belonging to the Qunshan Territory, a territory that was only established two months ago.

They might try their luck in other cities controlled by the Empire;

Or they may hide in the mountains and forests and live a self-sufficient life;

Even if they miss their families, they may not think that being cannon fodder for the lord will make it easier to benefit their families.

There is another type of Taimenian who has long been unhappy with the Empire.

They might take the opportunity of leaving the Lord's Legion to reunite and try to pursue the slim hope of rebuilding the Kingdom of Taimenia.

In short, if the situation was as Weimar said, then most of the lord's troops were already in a state of loss or uncertainty.

Even the lord himself is probably in danger.

This is not good news for Lu Heng.

As long as his cheap father can approve of his farming policy, Lu Heng has no intention of confronting him.

Besides, the lord did not take the initiative to show hostility towards Lu Heng.

According to Lu Heng's estimation, the most ideal situation would be that his cheap father would be responsible for fighting outside, while he would stay in the lord's mansion and farm well.

If the lord who originally carried out the empire's military mission was gone, Lu Heng would sooner or later have to face the problem of leading the army into battle himself.

Otherwise, the empire would not allow the territories, large and small, to accumulate military strength and become independent kingdoms at the same time.

If you keep shirking your duties when you should go to war, you might be suspected of rebellion...

Meanwhile, in Wormwood Town.

Under Pierre's instruction, a well-trained doctor made a sealed object - the remains of a paladin - from a good material of rank two.

The trained doctor also exclaimed:

"His vitality is really strong. It took me a long time to cure him and finally turned him into a Sealed Object."

Looking at his brother's remains, Pierre nodded with satisfaction.

A sealed object is a good thing. It is often transformed by a living spellcaster and is a magical item that retains the artistic effects of the original material.

This is much more efficient than directly killing a spellcaster and then extracting the remaining psychic matter.

Because the remaining psychic matter released by a dead spellcaster is usually only 30% to 40% of his total body psychic matter.

The remaining 60% to 70% of spiritual energy will disperse and return to nature at the moment of their death.

This also means that although assassinations between spellcasters for the purpose of obtaining psychic substances are rampant, they are not too common.

Because a spellcaster directly fights a spellcaster of the same level, he cannot obtain the main materials to be promoted to a higher level.

He would need at least two spellcasters of a higher rank than him, which would be very risky.

Another problem is that as a spellcaster's own rank increases, his desire for psychic energy also increases.

Without a stable source of spiritual energy supply, his high rank would easily make him fall into a state of mental depression, thus affecting his actual combat effectiveness.

This kind of spellcaster, who has a high rank but no combat power, is most suitable to be used as a consumable material for upgrading/making seals.

Relatively speaking, turning a living spellcaster into a seal is an economical and safe approach.

Pierre looked at the remains of the Paladin in front of him and said to the well-trained doctor with great satisfaction:

"This matter must be kept secret and not told to anyone."

Although nobles can be shameless in fact, their reputation in public opinion is still very important.

"Of course, protecting patient privacy has always been an important part of our work process."

The well-trained doctor made his promise fluently and turned to find Pierre's officer to collect the reward.

The officer rewarded him with a flaming rocket aimed at his neck.

The reward was so hot that it burned right through the doctor's throat.

Pierre took one look at the doctor's body and was very satisfied. Now his dog had fresh human flesh to eat.

This somewhat offsets his recent unhappiness.

According to the original plan within the Breos family, the leader of the Mountains Territory was going to offer 10 beautiful virgins and hold a virgin auction in Artemisia Town.

The mountain territory is vast and sparsely populated, so there are not many customers willing to pay, but such customers can be found in the more affluent Artemisia Town.

Pierre working with his brother, what a perfect combination.

However, the people in Qunshan Territory suddenly changed their minds, which made it impossible for the maiden auction in Aicao Town to take place.

But Pierre's brain was very active, and he quickly found a substitute for the virgin auction.

As for the doctor's cute and pitiful sister, it seems that she can also become a consumable in that alternative plan.

28. The Strongest Couple Competition

On the afternoon of the next day, the virgin auction that was originally scheduled to be held in Aicao Town could not be held because Lu Heng rescued the 10 maids.

But Lord Pierre of Wormwood has promised to replace the auction with an equally exciting competition.

According to this old man, this competition is called - "The Strongest Couple Competition".

After all, the publicity for the virgin auction in Aicao Town has been done, and many bigwigs have received invitations.

The event was suddenly cancelled these days, which directly led to many wealthy people not coming to consume, thus causing Pierre's income to decrease.

After all, the venue is in Wormwood Town, and if the virgin auction is successful, Pierre can get about half of the income.

This is clearly something that will benefit the nobles on both sides, so why wouldn't Lu Heng agree to send those 10 maids over?

Even if you want to keep a few for yourself to play with, you wouldn't keep all of them for yourself, right?

With Pierre's outlook on life, world view and values, he could never understand such things.

The only reason he could think of was that the people below were too bold and were interfering.

For example, the auction house manager and coachman are likely to cause trouble in the middle.

This kind of thing has happened before, for example, the stewards of some territories would deliberately quote a price different from that given by their masters in order to make a profit;

For example, the drivers on some roads would collect transportation fees from both ends and lie without batting an eyelid, which resulted in an unnecessary increase in transportation costs.

In fact, the reduction in income was not what made Pierre most angry. If the auction could not go on, it would also damage his reputation as a knight.

Pierre wasn't sure which link had gone wrong, so he decided to fix them all.

The prank was played in the open-air arena that was originally used to auction virgins.

The arena is surrounded by layers of stone steps, and the spectators can sit on the layers of stone steps and look down at the competitors.

In order to witness this prank, Lord Pierre personally sat on the podium to watch the game.

The two contestants were a couple, the auction house steward and the coachman who transported the virgins, and their wives.

The rules of the competition can really make pure love warriors faint - the two husbands have to hold back their pleasure inside the other's wife.