Two players were captured, but what appeared before Su Yue first was a system log notification.
Lord's Log: "Your reputation as Lord Whitehorse has spread throughout the human empire. Henry VII's nephew is aware of your situation. Human Reputation +2."
"You have achieved a glorious victory in the battle, Lord Experience +, and your Lord rank has been promoted to level 3."
"Estates: Increases daily income by 1250 gold coins."
"Logistics: Increases the hero's land movement speed by 10%. - Running fast is more important than any skill."
"Pathfinding: Reduces the effect of terrain on movement by 15%".
Su Yue watched as his lord level increased. Due to the global broadcast announcement and the influence of Abraham the Sixth, he had received the "Lord Skill +1" bonus at level 2 ahead of schedule. This meant he now possessed two major lord skills: diplomacy and ballistics.
The biggest gain from this great battle should not be the 640,000 gold coins awarded in the campaign.
Instead, it was those six catapults, plus two field trebuchets!
A total of eight pieces of engineering machinery!
This is the real treasure in Su Yue's eyes. In the current pioneering stage of the Turin world, those who are lucky enough to own catapults are basically martial arts geniuses who are one in ten thousand... And Su Yue revived 8 catapults through this battle alone. With the use of his Lord ability "Ballistics", his strength is self-evident.
"It's a pity that the intermediate ballistics technique didn't appear this time when the lord level was upgraded."
"Otherwise, wouldn't advancing to intermediate ballistics make one invincible?"
"Both the logistics studies and route-finding studies options are pretty good."
"However, given that my territory is surrounded by woodlands and that I will have to contend with the dwarven empire of the northern fortress in the future, the effect of 'pathfinding' (reducing the impact of terrain on movement by 15%) is more important to me."
"It's not that logistics studies aren't important."
"But the wayfinding technique is more important."
The -15% terrain movement penalty, if this skill had been acquired previously, would have allowed Su Yue's flanking Napoleon Offensive to be completed even faster? His so-called Napoleon Offensive involved assessing the enemy's position ahead and then launching a decisive attack on their flank. Therefore, when this offensive plan materialized in Su Yue's mind, he had no intention of stopping, which indirectly led to David Felesev's crushing defeat.
Su Yue asked Ragnar, a diving scout from Innsmouth, "How long until the 750-strong 'Lord of Gwove' rebel army arrives? Will we have time to withdraw the catapults?"
Catapults are currently a key focus for the White Horse Lord.
Ragnar said, "It cannot be confirmed. Their vanguard consisted of a 120-man third-tier cavalry regiment."
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"A cavalry regiment?"
Cavalry faces limitations in forest terrain, but their marching speed is still faster than that of the army. The main reason for these limitations lies in the stumps of towering trees. Simply felling these trees is ineffective, as the ground is left with thick stumps, preventing even the fastest cavalry units from forming an effective charge in the forest—realistically, those tree stumps are no different from tripwires.
Moreover, Su Yue's choice of the battle location was also very clever.
The narrow, open area was flanked by forests, giving the enemy cavalry no chance to launch a flanking attack. This alone demonstrates that the White Horse Lord had prepared the terrain before the battle. This is also the fundamental reason why he chose "Pathfinding" as his lord skill—because in complex environments, the army's movement speed is simply ineffective.
If a large river appears ahead.
Navigation skills may be surprisingly effective in swimming; however, diligent study will not.
The difference between the two seems very small.
However, from Su Yue's strategic perspective, the latter was more valuable, especially in the mountain warfare against the dwarves. The thought of fighting in the winding, mountainous terrain made Su Yue feel exhausted for his men.
"Quickly capture that lord named David Felesev. Whether he's a hostage or a threat to the following troops, he's a key prisoner after the victory."
“h's, li'hee (sorry, he committed suicide)”
"What?"
Su Yue was taken aback.
...
On the other side, David Felesev looked around at the routed remnants of his army...
Under the rampage of the fifth-tier griffins, the scene of subordinates wailing in agony was everywhere.
"My lord, don't give up hope!"
The scout beside him tried to persuade David Felesev not to make any rash moves.
But when he looked back at the gold and silver treasures that had been plundered from the Empire's territories of Gwof and Grujen, all of which had been used to benefit others, he was being dragged along by a large group of first-tier farmers and refugees (who were actually followers of the Devil Cult in disguise).
Watching the griffins attack the soldiers.
Looking at the 414 Tier 1 peasant mobs, they raised their flags and collapsed.
Looking at the well-equipped second-tier farmer archers, the 300-strong army was overwhelmed by the White Horse Lord's troops.
Watching the second-tier spearmen raise white flags and surrender one after another, and then being routed by the White Horse Lord.
He realized he had messed with the wrong enemy and chosen the wrong opponent.
Is he the chosen one?
"I don't know..."
"Our two chosen ones, sir!! sir!!"
"What a formidable opponent, Lord Whitehorse..."
David Felesev, a third-tier human scout elite, looked up in shock, picked up his noble sword, and slit his own throat.
Blood and a pale, cloaked old man lay fallen amidst the wreckage of the battlefield...
Nobody paid any attention.
Subordinates and soldiers were all fleeing; defeat and death on the battlefield were the only fates of all imperial generals.
Lord's Log: "You killed the Imperial rebel lord David Felesev, and the Count Bartogal Rivers, nephew of Henry VII, has gained +10 favor with you."
The world of Turin has loyalty, and naturally, it also has what is called imperial reputation.
As for personal favorability...
Because David Felesev attacked the nobleman's territory and carried out a raid.
Su Yue dealt with his political enemies who had been plundering.
This naturally increased the empire's goodwill towards them.
"He committed suicide. I never expected that."
"Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to player Lord Su Yue for completing the first Lord War with over 2000 players, defeating the first Human Empire rebel lord, and obtaining: 5 Free Attribute Points, 1 Random Pet."
"???"
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"What the hell?"
The players in the Turin world were all dumbfounded.
"Holy crap, Su Yue has unlocked the war mode with over two thousand troops and even killed the empire's rebel lord? Are you kidding me?"
"I'm still picking berries and blueberries at home," is not an exaggeration.
Time here remains frozen on the second day after the Turin world server opened... On the second day, Su Yue had already gathered a force of nearly 1,000 people (actually 705) to launch a defensive counterattack against the imperial rebels. But what about the other players?
They felt like primitive people living in a primitive society who had suddenly encountered modern people.
"I feel like a caveman!"
"Has anyone here played Teamfight Tactics before? The feeling of getting a level 9 card early to grab a 5-cost card and then beating up the cavemen is just so incredibly satisfying."
"Does Boss Su Yue need any more ornaments on his lap? He doesn't need any, you can be his girlfriend!"
The Dragon Kingdom's forums were in an uproar. Male players sighed in envy, wishing they could become Su Yue's underlings; female players, on the other hand, were actively throwing themselves at him, hoping to use their charms to seduce Su Yue. Some professional players even calculated that Su Yue had already gained nearly 50 free attribute points from global broadcasts alone.
What kind of concept is this?
50 free attribute points are equivalent to a 10-fold lead and advantage over all the top players in the world.
Meanwhile, the forum and auction house also realized that Su Yue seemed to be the same shrewd merchant who auctioned off weapons worth 300,000 gold coins last time, the same cunning merchant who sold a set of weapons for 1,000 gold coins.
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