Chapter 4: Change of Strategy
After getting up from the ground with difficulty, Zhang Yang unexpectedly did not recruit soldiers immediately, but ordered the remaining soldiers to pack up some usable weapons and leather armor, and then quietly left this bloody battlefield. After walking a few hundred meters, he found a huge stone, sat down and directly activated the first level of stealth.
This feature is very safe to a certain extent, but it consumes a lot of energy, a little bit of energy per minute, which is really unaffordable.
But now Zhang Yang needs this, because he needs some time and a safe environment to relax. After all, even if he is a powerful C+ level soul, he really can't stand such bloody killings one after another.
This isn't really a game.
It took a full five minutes for Zhang Yang to recover.
“I don’t know if my current situation is the same as those 821 former village chiefs, or if I am already on the path to ultimate destruction?”
With a self-deprecating smile, Zhang Yang began to formally review the gains from the previous battle in his mind.
"How much is a complete level 5 Red Eagle Demon Soul worth?"
As soon as the thought flashed through his mind, the golden scale reappeared, with the Red Eagle Demon Soul on one end and 500 points of energy on the other, enough for Zhang Yang to complete the construction of the village.
But his gaze did not stay there, but swept downwards.
"Use complete demon souls to train powerful warriors. Currently, there is a level 5 Red Eagle demon soul, which can train five elite spearmen/archers/sword and shield soldiers."
"Note: Killing a Red Eagle soldier personally will increase the chance of training by 30%."
"Note: A complete Red Eagle Demon Soul will increase the chance of cultivation by 20%."
"Note: A level 5 Red Eagle Demon Soul will 100% strengthen the weapons of elite soldiers."
"Note: Using a more advanced and complete demon soul will have a certain chance of strengthening a soldier with similar characteristics again, causing a part of the body to have battle patterns."
"Training five elite soldiers requires 50 energy points, 50 units of Red Eagle Demon Blood, and 50 Red Eagle Feathers. The basic success rate is 60%. Every additional 5 energy points can increase the success rate of a single soldier by 10%."
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"Using a complete demon soul can improve the strength of the holder of the village construction order. Currently, there is a level 5 red eagle demon soul. After using it, a certain attribute will be randomly improved by one level and a red eagle demon talent will be randomly obtained. There is also a certain probability that a battle pattern with similar properties will appear."
"It requires 50 energy points, 50 units of red eagle blood, and 50 red eagle feathers. The success rate is 100%."
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"So, how do I choose?"
Zhang Yang hesitated for a moment. The five elite spearmen/archers/sword and shield soldiers made him envious. If he had five elite soldiers, he could completely crush the Green Wolf Monster, fight the Black Bear Monster head-on, and then kill the Red Eagle Monster after paying a certain price.
However, if only one of his attributes is doubled, even with a random talent and a certain probability of battle pattern added in, the combat power converted into this is equivalent to that of a few ordinary soldiers.
It seems like a bad deal.
However, only a complete demon soul can upgrade the holder of the village construction order. An incomplete demon soul does not have this option, so Zhang Yang has to consider the probability of a complete demon soul dropping.
In addition, if he chooses the former, he will have to pay 100 energy points before and after, but if he chooses the latter, he only needs 50 energy points.
These thoughts quickly flowed through his mind, but Zhang Yang did not make a decision. Instead, he said to himself, "There were 981 village chiefs before me. Some of them must have experienced similar situations as me. So it doesn't matter how I choose. I must figure out how they chose and why they failed."
"Also, looking at the three battles I just experienced, the level of the monsters I encountered in each battle became higher. Is this a coincidence? I clearly had an elite spearman who could fight a blue wolf head-on, but a level 2 bear monster jumped out and killed my elite spearman."
"If I can save this elite spearman, then next time I encounter a level 5 eagle monster, my elite archer won't have to die."
"Now, I have clearly killed three monsters, including a level 5 eagle monster. I have clearly gained a lot, but the power in my hands has not increased at all. The extra energy may be used up again the next time I encounter a monster. This has formed a vicious cycle."
"The above is a hypothesis. Maybe the next person I encounter is a level 1 blue wolf monster, but that's not the case. There must be someone smarter than me among the 981 former village chiefs. And to be honest, I'm not that smart. My thoughts and choices are actually not beyond the scope of ordinary people's thinking logic. So this means that there is a high probability that I will be the 982nd village chief to die."
"If I want to survive, I must first jump out of this damn vicious cycle. Whether this is a coincidence or some kind of supernatural power is interfering, my next choice will be crucial and may determine my ultimate life and death."
Zhang Yang closed his eyes for a long time before he opened them. "Ask yourself, if I don't consider these factors and the 981 dead village chiefs, I will definitely choose the second option and prioritize strengthening myself. This is a temptation that no one can avoid, especially now that it's still a long time before dark. There are so many monsters in the forest. I can just use a large number of ordinary soldiers to fight them, but complete demon souls that can enhance their own strength are rare."
"But I can't represent everyone. Maybe many village chiefs would choose the first option. Then why did they all die in the end? The answer may be that even if they have 5 or more elite soldiers, the monsters that jump out will become more and more powerful. No matter how hard you try or how you grow, you can't keep up with the power of these powerful monsters. So this matter is back to square one. This damn fantasy world."
With a bitter smile, Zhang Yang's gaze gradually became firm. What he had just thought of were all assumptions, which might not be correct, but could provide him with another way of thinking. At least now, he had made a choice and knew what to do next.
"I want to sell that Red Eagle heart."
Zhang Yang silently recited in his heart, and in an instant, a golden scale appeared, with the Red Eagle's heart on one end and a mere 50 points of energy on the other.
This was unexpected, but Zhang Yang did not hesitate and chose to sell it directly. Under the current circumstances, except for his own soul and demon soul, he could sell everything else.
Unfortunately, no other items were displayed on the golden scale, including monster blood, monster meat, feathers, wolf teeth, bear teeth, etc., probably because they were not of sufficient quality.
At this time, Zhang Yang had 195 energy points in his hands. He first recruited a sword and shield soldier, then a spear soldier, and finally selected the three longbowmen left over from the previous battle.
These are the elite soldiers he wants to train and strengthen. The reason why he set up three longbowmen is that Zhang Yang feels that the Red Eagle Demon Soul should be more compatible with the longbow soldier type.
At this time, according to the requirements of training and strengthening, he ordered the five soldiers to stand in position, each holding their weapons, and then clicked on the demon soul strengthening.
At this moment, 100 points of energy were directly deducted, and five white lights shot out from the fantasy village building order, covering the five soldiers. But the next second, an unexpected situation occurred. Three faint, almost invisible red lights emerged, each falling on the three longbowmen. Obviously, this triggered the potential conditions for compatibility.
Zhang Yang was overjoyed. Any extra strength he gained was a gain. Perhaps he could win the final victory in the fierce battle.
Five minutes passed quickly and the training and strengthening of these five elite soldiers were completed.
Among them, the elite sword and shield soldiers and the elite spearmen were normal, while the three elite archers had three faint red eagle feather battle patterns on their bodies.
From the attribute point of view, the elite archer with the red eagle feather battle pattern appearing between the eyes will obtain the effect of precision amplification.
The elite archers with red eagle feather battle patterns appearing between their hands will gain an increase in gravity shooting.
The last elite archer's red eagle feather battle pattern appeared on his feet, which had the effect of increasing movement agility.
The specific values of these increases were not shown on the village construction order, and Zhang Yang didn't care. After looking at their enhanced weapons, he turned off the first level of stealth and turned on the first level of vision.
During this 10-second field of vision, he saw eight yellow light spots representing danger in an area with a diameter of one kilometer. There were no green light spots, and no red light spots representing extreme danger.
“Go here!”
Zhang Yang pointed out the closest yellow dot and he was going to take the initiative to attack.
The combat effectiveness of five elite soldiers is comparable to that of a hundred ordinary soldiers, but with a smaller number, they can be more concealed.
Even, every time Zhang Yang walked a hundred meters, he would activate the first level of concealment and then the first level of vision, in order to accurately detect the movements of dangerous targets around him.
Those precious energies would be most valuable if used in this way, rather than being spent on recruiting ordinary soldiers.
Not only will they be of little use, but because there are too many of them, they will attract attacks from aerial monsters.
Walk and stop, stop and walk. This time Zhang Yang was very cautious, extremely cautious, just to reduce the chance of making mistakes.
Finally, about ten minutes later, after correcting the route four times, Zhang Yang led five elite soldiers to ambush in front of the target light spot one step ahead. At this time, he had consumed 45 points of energy just to activate the first level of concealment and the first level of vision.
But it's all worth it for Zhang Yang.
Half a minute later, a black monster with a similar appearance to a leopard but three times larger in size appeared a hundred meters in front of Zhang Yang. Because the first level of concealment was activated, the monster did not notice anything, but it was still vigilant enough to jump lightly from the trees.
Zhang Yang was actually a little nervous at this time, because he had no way of estimating the strength of this monster. Seeing that the monster had jumped onto the big tree more than 50 meters away and was about to go to another direction, he gritted his teeth and gave the order to attack.
In an instant, three elite archers raised their reinforced longbows and pulled them into a full moon shape. The moment the bowstrings sounded, nine feather arrows flew out, leaving a trail of afterimages in the air, and then chased after the wind.
This is a skill that only elite archers can master, three consecutive wind-chasing shots.
In just a blink of an eye, all nine feather arrows hit the monster, penetrating the flesh at least ten centimeters. This time there was no fakery. The monster howled in pain and jumped more than ten meters high into a taller tree, then pounced in this direction like a black lightning.
Zhang Yang couldn't even see clearly. He just knew that something was wrong because the monster was too fast. In addition, the power of the elite archer's three consecutive wind-chasing shots was still too small and did not cause heavy casualties to the target enemy in an instant.
So without saying anything, he directly activated the first-level protection. The white light shield lit up, and the monster had already pounced in front of him from fifty meters away. With a bang, the first-level protection shield shook violently a few times and was about to break.
But it was this point that saved the lives of Zhang Yang and others.
At this moment, the elite spearman roared, and stabbed out with his strengthened spear like lightning, taking advantage of the moment when the monster was repelled and piercing it directly into its throat.
At the same time, another elite sword and shield soldier also rushed forward with a shield to protect the side of the elite spearman.
In the next moment, the monster's sharp claws came over before it died.
With a crack, the reinforced shield shattered directly, and the recoil force pushed the elite sword and shield soldiers back several steps.
However, the life of the elite spearman was saved.
The whole process was over in just a few moments, and Zhang Yang was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses, and then found that his whole body was soaked in cold sweat again.
What a close call! These five elite soldiers, no, they also have to include himself. If there is any problem in the coordination of these six people, they will be the ones who will be killed without a complete body.
For a monster with such terrifying speed, even if one recruits a hundred soldiers, it will be completely useless.
(End of this chapter)
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