Chapter 406: Grand Opening
After countless arguments and debates, Zhang Yang finally convinced Tonks of the idea of recruiting mercenaries in a hurry. The 1,430 silver dinars were equal to the starting capital of their mercenary group, and they had to make a careful decision.
Then, Zhang Yang took out 100 silver dinars and booked three rooms at the Lion Tavern for twenty days. This was to allow Tonks to recover completely from his injuries. Although this guy's body recovered as fast as a wild beast, since he was not short of money now, he would of course take better care of his body.
Zhang Yang also hopes that Tonks can go one step further and upgrade to the highest rank.
Of course, he still had his own selfish motives. For Tonks, these twenty long days would undoubtedly be boring, so it was just right for him to give Carly special training.
As for Zhang Yang himself, after arranging everything, he went into his room and began his long-awaited retreat.
What he had to do was to copy the soul-nourishing talisman. This was a method of cultivation that did not require any cultivation or too much spiritual energy from heaven and earth. He had to give it a try.
After all, for Zhang Yang, this body of his was just a body that he possessed, and the real core is still his soul.
However, the introduction of the soul-nourishing talisman requires some medicinal herbs, or some spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which Zhang Yang could not get, so after thinking about it, he decided to use the 1.4 units of elf blood. He took out the elf blood, dipped his hand on his forehead and quietly copied it, then used it to concentrate his mind and visualize the soul-nourishing talisman in his soul.
He had experience, but he didn't know whether the blood of elves was reliable.
As he entered a state of tranquility and continued to visualize, the soul-nourishing talisman on his forehead copied with the blood of elves suddenly sank into his skin. At the same time, a faint soul-nourishing talisman gradually took shape in his soul. However, this was not the end of the task, but only the first step.
Through the soul-nourishing talisman in the soul, Zhang Yang carefully merged his soul with the soul-nourishing talisman. At this moment, a change occurred, and many fragments of knowledge emerged. It turned out to be the cultural heritage of the elves, as well as some magical knowledge that only the elves could master.
Zhang Yang recorded it carefully, which was a pleasant surprise.
It took him three full days to successfully visualize the first level of the soul-nourishing talisman. At this moment, there was an extra layer of defensive barrier in his soul.
However, it is not known whether it is because he has mastered the incomplete knowledge of the elves, or because of this soul-nourishing talisman, the intelligence of his body has actually increased by 1 point, from the original 16 points of intelligence to 17 points of intelligence, and he has gained an extra free skill point.
After a little thought, Zhang Yang added this skill point to Horseback Archery, turning it into Level 3 Horseback Archery.
Next, he continued to meditate on the soul-nourishing talisman, because if he could increase his intelligence in this way, he would be more than happy.
But every evening, Tonks would complain. He was responsible for training Carly during the day, which made him quite depressed. But Zhang Yang would not give in. Anyway, the initial funds of the team were in his hands, so he would never give Tonks any chance.
Just like that, twenty days passed in a blink of an eye. Tonks' injuries had fully recovered, and Carly was promoted three levels because of Tonks's hard training.
As for Zhang Yang, he contemplated the Soul-Nourishing Talisman to the second level, and as expected, his intelligence increased a little. He still added skill points to the Horseback Archery skill, and at this point, his attributes became -
Name: Theo
Age: 17
Level: 11
Main occupation: Mercenary cavalry,
Health: 62 Strength: 16 Agility: 12 Intelligence: 18 Charisma: 6 Long pole proficiency: 70 One-handed proficiency: 65 Throwing proficiency: 205 Skills: Iron Bone Level 1, Throwing Level 4, Riding Level 5, Horseback Archery Level 4, Healing Level 2, Surgery Level 2.
Equipment: Sapphire Rune Throwing Knife, Heavy Assassin Throwing Knife x 9, Sapphire Rune Long Sword, Cavalry Shield, Ancient Empire Javelin.
Level 4 Throwing + Level 4 Horse Archery + Level 5 Riding, this combination allows Zhang Yang to have an 80% hit rate when riding a warhorse at medium speed.
He was very satisfied with this because it meant that his fighting style would become high mobility, high lethality, and non-melee combat. As long as the enemy did not have ranged soldiers, he could kite and kill the enemy.
"Then we can set off."
Zhang Yang finally gave in, but before setting off, he still took out 500 silver dinars, bought a shield for Tonks, a hunting crossbow and a bundle of crossbow arrows for Carly, and two sets of heavy javelins for himself.
"Tonks, do you still insist on our bet?"
"Of course, Theo, I will definitely become the greatest mercenary captain."
"What if I win, will you just walk away in anger?" Zhang Yang asked half-jokingly. Mainly because he is a farmer's son, and his identity is a big problem in this world. He was worried that Tonks would not be able to save face.
"Ha, don't worry, Theo. As long as you kill more enemies than me, I will keep my promise." Tonks was smart enough to understand Zhang Yang's implication. "But, if you're being frank, you really don't stand a chance."
"Haha, Tonks, just wait and see!"
Three people and three horses rushed out of Sarion City in high spirits. Their target was a group of bandits who were robbing a merchant caravan. This was the mission Tonks had taken on from the alderman yesterday, and he had already obtained the specific route of action of the bandits.
Facing the rising sun, Zhang Yang and the other two were galloping on their horses on the flat road. Well, it was mainly Zhang Yang who was galloping. Tonks' riding skills were only level 2, and Carly's riding skills were only level 1. They could only ride their horses slowly, and could not compare with Zhang Yang, a master who could achieve unity between man and horse and perform all kinds of thrilling moves.
So after walking for a whole morning, they still didn't reach the area where the bandits were active.
But there was no rush. The three of them happily had lunch and rested their horses for a while before continuing on their journey two hours later. This time they were lucky. After walking only a dozen miles, they met two suspicious people sitting on the side of the road. At first, the other party did not move until Zhang Yang deliberately dropped the bag of silver dinars on the ground. The other party immediately turned around, whistled, mounted their horses and ran away.
Just a moment later, a group of more than 30 bandits surrounded Zhang Yang and his two companions.
I have to say that this group of bandits were very professional. They had people on sentry duty, people responsible for covering the rear, and people responsible for setting up roadblocks and intercepting the caravans. No wonder they were able to rob those cunning caravans.
"Stop talking nonsense and get started! Carly, hide aside and try to avoid close combat."
Zhang Yang shouted and urged his horse forward, charging towards the largest group of bandits in front of him.
“Bang!”
Two crossbow arrows flew through the air. This group of green forest bandits was also very fierce, but unfortunately their aim was not very good. Zhang Yang held the shield in his left hand, hid his body behind it, and controlled the horse purely with his legs. He rushed to the front in a few breaths, then made a sharp turn to avoid a tripwire, and at the same time, two heavy assassins threw flying knives like lightning.
The level 4 horse archery skill was very effective at this moment. The two bandits holding the lasso were shot over without a sound.
Then Zhang Yang turned his horse right again, drawing an arc, and two heavy assassins threw knives, knocking down the two robbers holding hunting crossbows from more than 30 meters away.
Immediately afterwards, he kept throwing the knives in his hand, and soon, all nine heavy assassin flying knives were thrown, hitting eight people, killing one, seriously injuring five, and slightly injuring two.
This result is quite dazzling.
Among the bandits, three riders were chasing after them at this time, but Zhang Yang was not afraid at all. He pulled out an ancient empire javelin and deliberately slowed down his speed. When a bandit rider rushed to more than ten meters away, he turned around and the javelin flew out of his hand and pierced the bandit rider's neck. Blood spurted out like a fountain. He screamed and fell off his horse.
The remaining two bandit riders were horrified and immediately reined in their horses to escape. They had realized that they had met a tough opponent this time, but Zhang Yang turned his horse around and did not chase after them. He took out an ancient empire javelin and threw it hard, hitting one of the bandit riders in the vest. They were only wearing leather armor, which could not defend them at all, and they fell off their horses and died immediately.
However, the last bandit rider was a pretty good rider, and he was escaping sideways, keeping a distance. Zhang Yang knew at a glance that he could not hit him, so he immediately turned back, drew out his sapphire rune sword, and started slaughtering the remaining walking bandits.
Well, it was a massacre. Without the tripwires and the resistance of the cavalry, relying on Zhang Yang's fast horses and long swords, it was like a gust of wind. Every time the long sword was swung, it would inevitably stir up a cloud of blood.
In just over ten minutes, all nineteen bandits were killed by Zhang Yang.
At this time, Tonks had just finished cleaning up the six robbers who had intercepted him from behind. It wasn't because he was not strong enough, but because his two legs could not outrun four legs.
Even two of the bandits who escaped were knocked down by Carly with a hunting crossbow.
"This isn't fair, these bastards just run away!"
Tonks muttered and cleaned up the battlefield. In fact, he was very surprised. He couldn't imagine that it had been such a short time and a low-level soldier could have such combat effectiveness. Although these bandits were trash, it was not easy to fight with too many of them, especially when the other side had hunting crossbows. Just now, thanks to the shield prepared by Zhang Yang for him, otherwise he would have been shot with several bloody holes even if he rushed forward.
Zhang Yang was also busy cleaning up the battlefield at this time. There was no need to show off. After all, the difficulty of this battle was not high. The strength of the green forest bandits was not as good as that of the regular army, let alone most mercenaries.
However, killing 19 bandits did allow him to level up again, and he is currently at level 12.
After thinking about it, he added a little agility and raised the throwing skill to level 5. This way, he could increase the throwing damage to about 50%. If he was lucky, he could use the sapphire rune throwing knife to seriously injure a veteran like Tonks with one hit, or kill him with two hits.
However, in this case, his close combat will become a weakness. If he loses his warhorse, it will be very likely to be bad, so he will have to focus on increasing his agility when he upgrades in the future.
The intelligence attribute can be improved by visualizing the soul-nourishing talisman. As for the charm attribute, it is useless for the time being.
After cleaning up the battlefield, the three returned with a full load. Zhang Yang did not mention the matter of the mercenary captain. In the evening, he returned to Sarion and went to the city governor to hand in the task. He received a bounty of 200 silver dinars. As for the captured spoils, he sold them for another 850 silver dinars.
By this point, the team’s assets had accumulated to 1,550 silver dinars.
Other assets include one Dashar warhorse, one armored warhorse, and one ordinary hunting horse.
Personnel: Zhang Yang is level 12, Tonks is level 35, and Carly is level 8.
"Congratulations, our mercenary group is officially open!" At the city magistrate, Zhang Yang solemnly registered the Fiery Mercenary Group. Yes, it was necessary to register, and every major city in the kingdom had to register. Otherwise, if they went to other cities without permission in the name of a mercenary group, it would be considered illegal.
Only when you gain a higher reputation in more registered cities and complete more tasks can you gain a higher status and reputation.
At that time, she could even be granted fiefdoms by the kings of the major kingdoms and become a noble vassal, which was Tonks' ultimate goal.
(End of this chapter)
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