Chapter 416: Jatu Grassland
"Alec, you are worthy of your title. From now on, you are the cavalry commander of the Fiery Mercenary Group!"
Amid the excited cheers, Zhang Yang did not forget his main business and went to find old Alec. Sure enough, the old guy was searching very calmly.
"Captain, it's as you wish, but now, let's take a look at our gains. By the way, can you give me an ancient rune shield?" The old guy naturally had a good vision.
"No problem, all weapons and equipment are at your disposal!"
Zhang Yang was very generous. He had captured a lot of spoils in this battle. Excluding the 12 dead horses and the 2 that ran away, the remaining 13 horses were all treasures. What's more, there was also an underworld charge horse among them, which was the mount of the rogue knight Maddie.
As for weapons and equipment, after distributing them to all soldiers, some can still be sold.
But the biggest part is the upgrade of Zhang Yang and the soldiers.
He once again upgraded his skill by 1 level to level 16, and this time he added it to his strength while also upgrading his power attack by one level.
As for the soldiers,
Another armed infantryman, Iger, was upgraded to an assault swordsman and is now qualified to be called a veteran.
Then it was Tony and Bob, both of whom leveled up, but Tony only killed one rogue squire, while Bob killed a rogue knight and two rogue squires, which was obviously related to his newly acquired two-handed greatsword.
Zhang Yang personally allocated attribute points and skill points to the two of them. Tony increased his intelligence, bringing his strong attack skill to level 4, while Bob increased his strength, raising his strong attack skill to level 6.
By this point, Bob had clearly left Tony behind.
Carly also performed well in this battle. Thanks to the advantage of her new weapon, she shot and killed three enemies, successfully reaching level 11, and her attributes also changed greatly.
Carly: 18 years old (level 11) Identity: Maid (female citizen) Health: 70 Attributes: Strength 15, Agility 9, Intelligence 9, Charisma 10. Skills: Iron Bone level 4, Power Attack level 2, Riding level 3, Horseback Archery level 3, Persuasion level 3, Trade level 1.
Proficiency: One-handed 115, crossbow 145. Finally, the three noble second sons were upgraded to rogue followers, and the two Jatu wanderers were upgraded to Jatu raiders.
The reason why they upgraded so quickly was certainly related to the kills they received in this battle, but it also had a lot to do with their original accumulation.
The next step is to reward people based on their merits.
An ancient rune shield was naturally given to old Alec. The old guy also picked out a full body armor, changed to a lance, and a rune hand and a half sword. His momentum instantly improved, and he even seemed to be a dozen years younger.
The second ancient rune shield was given to veteran Robert, and the third ancient rune shield was given to veteran Norton.
In fact, as an assault swordsman in the Sarleon regular army, you are not qualified to equip the ancient rune shield. Only the Sarleon Guards have this qualification.
But now, veterans Robert and Norton are not only equipped with full body plate armor and all-steel masks and helmets, but also have ancient rune shields. They have already turned into steel fortresses in advance, but their attributes are far behind.
As for the three upgraded Rogue followers and two Jatu attackers, Zhang Yang also replaced their mounts, armors, and weapons.
Just like that, in just half an hour, the combat effectiveness of Zhang Yang's Fiery Mercenary Group had doubled.
"Captain, should we continue our journey overnight, or stay here to rest?"
Old Alec asked after finishing his work.
"What do you think?"
Zhang Yang asked. He had already overestimated this old man, but now he was looking forward to his performance more and more.
"Hey, Captain, if it were me, I would order them to leave overnight. Our victory this time was all thanks to Maddie's contempt for us, but once the situation of tonight's battle gets out, it will be like stirring up a hornet's nest. There are many rogue knights in the Afendol area, and of course some of them will not get along with Maddie, but a record like this is enough to arouse their interest."
"So I predict that within two days at most, five teams of rogue knights will arrive, with a total force of more than 120 people. This matter will even continue to ferment. By then, the rogue knights in the Sarion area and the rogue knights in the Marion area will hear about the achievements of the Fiery Mercenaries. I said before that they are like hyenas on the grassland, extremely difficult to deal with. Once they find our traces, they will chase us continuously until they kill us all and use our heads as toilets."
"At that time, with all due respect, unless your mercenary group is strong enough, you won't be able to gain a foothold in the Kingdom of Sarion. So my suggestion is to leave at night, go to Marion first, then cross the plains south of Marion, enter the Jatu Prairie, follow the trade route, and go directly to the Kingdom of Ravenston. When you have enough strength, it won't be too late to come back."
The old man gave a suggestion in a few words, especially his analysis on the Rogue Knights, which was deeply recognized by Zhang Yang. Yes, he also felt that this group of Rogue Knights was too troublesome, and getting in trouble with them would be like dealing with taffy, so it was better to move away.
"Okay, let's take a break. Once the carriage is repaired, we will set off overnight."
Next, Zhang Yang’s team traveled day and night and arrived at the city of Marions on the morning of the third day.
Here he quickly sold part of his booty, as well as six spare horses, for 3,000 silver dinars.
But in one go, he bought three short compound bows and six packs of feather arrows.
This is for old Alec and the two Jatu attackers. The three of them, plus Anderson, Carly, and Zhang Yang, can form a five-man ranger team.
In addition, he bought a whole cart of food, horse feed, some medicines, etc., because he had to prepare for crossing the Jatu grassland.
Finally, Zhang Yang followed the advice of old Alec and bought a large cart of salt at the port of Marions. This was not for his own use, but to be sold to the Kingdom of Ravenston, because the old man vowed that in the Boynebru area, this large cart of salt could earn 3,000 silver dinars.
Of course, the premise is that you don't get robbed by the Jatu raiding team.
When Zhang Yang expressed his concern about this, old Alec just laughed.
"Captain, I used to take this caravan from Marion to Boynebru twice a year. I know every route, and I know those Jatu people better than the lice on my body. Don't worry, even if I encounter those Jatu people, I have a way to deal with them."
The old man’s solution was to prepare enough barricades.
For this purpose, Zhang Yang had to buy another cart, install 200 chevaux-de-frise on it, and prepare an additional 20 large wooden shields that were ten centimeters thick.
When the last of his silver dinars was gone, they set out again, preparing to cross the Jatu steppes.
(End of this chapter)
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