Chapter 42 Harvest
For example, in Gangde's opinion, the unused scroll is similar to waste paper. If you don't want to leave it to the enemy, it is the easiest to burn it. Because it takes only a few ten minutes to truly clean the battlefield, and there are countless valuable things in the temple, and it is impossible to clean it up and take it away. For example, there are many gold gems embedded in the statue of the God of Courage.
Originally, the scepter in Essin's hand was priceless, but unfortunately, it was a pity that he used up his stored divine power to resist the incompetent fireball bombing of Richard. It was estimated that Essin's divine magic also achieved the maximum increase through the scepter, so the white crystal has completely turned into ashes, and even the scepter itself was distorted and deformed. However, this scepter cast from a mixture of gold, pure gold and a small amount of black crystal iron, the remaining part of the material that can be recycled and rebuilt is worth tens of thousands of gold coins.
Deep Blue's study career has made Richard a master in the field of magic materials, so he naturally knows how much he gained this time. In the process of accumulating wealth in the early stages, robbery and plunder do have unparalleled advantages. Although it is capital with blood, it is undoubtedly the fastest way.
Another special gain is a diary found in the room of the priest Essin. This heavy diary only has half the thickness of the upper and lower covers, and the entangled buckle is attached with a complex magic lock. If the cracking fails, the violent energy in the magic lock will immediately destroy the diary into ashes. Just from such strict protection, we know that the content recorded in this diary must be very important. The experience of a plane of true god priest is very precious.
Richard decided to bring this diary back first. As for the magic lock, it is essentially a type of magic array. As long as it is a magic array, it is not too difficult for Richard, especially the magic array in the secondary plane. He took a few glances casually and knew that cracking was not a problem, it just took some time. Although he did not understand the magic language and symbols of this plane, the high similarity to the Norland plane means a high similarity of the world structure and rules, especially this is a magic array that is operating and has clear uses. There are only a few rules, and the same ends are the same. You might as well do it after going back. Perhaps you can analyze some rules slightly so that he can accurately use the magic materials of this plane to make the structure.
Richard got on the horse again and looked at the Baron Castle, which was still guarding the door with regret. He couldn't help feeling sorry. Baron Fossa, who had become smarter or simply timid, even refused to help him and stayed up. This made Richard, who was ready to ambush on the way, feel a little disappointed.
Even if he ignores the castle's defense facilities, Baron Fossa still has at least an elite guard with dozens of people. If he attacks for a strong attack, the biggest problem for Richard is that he cannot withstand even the smallest reduction. It would be fine if he died only surrendered troops, but if he loses even an infantry knight, it will be a major loss that cannot be compensated.
Even if you have the drawings of the Baron Castle in your hand, if you want to fight a second tough battle, you have to wait until Liusha is full of divine power. Now it is not only Richard, but those guys who are on the front line are also inseparable from her. If Liusha is not standing behind them, they will feel awkward when they rush. But Liusha has now accidentally consumed most of the divine power.
A priest like Liusha often means an extra life on the battlefield. Richard's support for everyone's psychological morale is not only the powerful large-scale attack firepower, but also his control over the battlefield. As long as Richard is there, Liusha who keeps following Richard's actions can ensure that he appears at the most critical moment and the most critical place. From this point of view, Richard's role is no less than Liusha.
Richard looked at the direction of the garrison barracks again. There was a dark area and there was no movement. If he hadn't known that the long houses in that direction were barracks, he wouldn't have seen any difference with ordinary houses at that night.
Only at the beginning of the battle did a few garrison soldiers look over to reconnaissance. After being shot to death by Oral, no successors appeared. It seems that the enfeoffed knight who commanded the garrison soldiers was also a smart man. If the consequences of his uncontrollable army were investigated, at most it would be that he would lose his fiefdom, which would be better than losing his life.
Richard looked back at the temple that had been completely swallowed by the flames, and felt very regretful. The battle situation tonight was as expected, and the process was almost the same as he expected. However, the results of the battle were a bit unsatisfactory. Except for the wealth he had seized, the other aspects were not very good. The priest Essin escaped, and the baron did not even lose a single knight. The destruction of the Knights of the Temple was a small result, but his side was also a little damaged. Moreover, the core of the war should be to clear the opponent's high-level professionals.
"Let's go!" Richard put down his regret, waved his arms, and led the cavalry toward the city gate.
The city gate was still open, and the roadblocks that were moved were completely retaining their previous appearance. Even the bodies of the garrison soldiers who were lying in a pool of blood were not cared about. The brigade of war horses roared out, followed by two ogres and a group of vehement beasts.
After a distance of time, Richard looked back and saw that the fire was still rising into the sky in the port city. At this distance, you could also see the open flames and rolling smoke that were swallowing the buildings, and there seemed to be no sign of putting out the fire. Fortunately, there were empty areas around the temple, otherwise if the fire spread, it might cause half of the city to be buried in the sea of fire.
Richard suddenly thought of the page in his arms, and he felt a vague intuition. Perhaps this page was the most important gain tonight.
Before leaving, Richard ordered the notices that had been prepared long ago to be posted on the prominent place of the city's main road to the city gate. The content of these notices was exactly the same, which was to inform the Baron Fossa of the three dead serfs that all fell into their hands and asked Baron Fossa to prepare 5,000 gold coins to redeem the hostages. If Baron Fossa does not pay the ransom within two days, the families of the heroes of the dead will be sold to other places as slaves.
Requesting to pay ransoms to prisoners of war or hostages is a common practice in aristocratic wars. It is generally not a life-and-death feud, and there are few slaughtering cities in wars. Moreover, the amount of ransom proposed by Richard is not too much, and it is completely within a reasonable range. However, because of the oracle of the God of Courage, Baron Fossa could not agree to this request. Richard also knew that the Baron would not compromise, and what he wanted to do was to make the Baron's decision widely known. There was a qualitative difference between the three jazz and one jazz.
As soon as he left the port city, Richard dispersed a few vehement beasts and continued to patrol the area separately to prevent unexpected pursuits and raids, including detecting traps and ambushings in the road ahead, if any.
The team's route was to go to Yofan Town, and the two rapid beasts went out to explore the road several kilometers, one left and one right. Not only because this road was already familiar, but also to observe the movements of the troops in Yofan Town. If the army dared to return to rescue the Baron's city, then Richard would not mind another ambush. Those ordinary soldiers were running all night, and they would definitely not have much combat power left. A rapid impact might defeat them.
Liusha's divine power is slowly recovering, while Richard has a vibrant structure, and the recovery speed is much faster than Liusha. He vaguely feels that after several consecutive fierce battles, his magic power has vaguely shown signs of breakthrough, and he will soon become a level nine mage, able to learn and cast level five magic. The above are all guarantees for victory in the battle, and it is also Richard's confidence to dare to launch another battle. Unfortunately, the enfeoffed knights who led the standing army are also cautious people, completely huddled in the military camp. It seems that he has made up his mind not to leave the military camp until dawn. From a distance, visible roadblocks began to be arranged from the starting point of the fork from the main road to the military camp.
Chapter completed!