Chapter 538 No One Dares to Owe Money to Haiwan (8000)

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Sharp crossbow arrows flew over, shooting and killing the irrational gnolls one by one.

The strong and fierce gnolls, with their impressive strength and fearless madness, could not even get close to the adventurers.

Hundreds of gnolls fell to the ground under the continuous shooting of crossbow arrows.

The shooting skills of these adventurers were particularly outstanding, which was related to the enchanted crossbows that the Bay Territory had been continuously improving.

With the price remaining roughly the same, the enchanted crossbows produced by the Bay Territory have been improved four times.

The accuracy, lethality, and range have all been greatly improved.

It is precisely because of its excellent performance and not expensive price that it is increasingly favored by adventurers.

With a cost price of 200 gold coins, even a beginner adventurer can basically buy it after working hard for about 3 months.

By then, the combat skills that adventurers are good at have also been honed.

Even with enchanted crossbows, it is only a supplement to lethality, and it will not be regarded as a reliance.

The Bay Territory only wants to provide convenience to the adventurers, but doesn't want these guys to lose sight of the main goal.

Therefore, almost every adventurer who comes to the Bay Territory wants to get an enchanted crossbow.

Adventurers who are qualified to accept support missions are basically elite adventurers above the middle level.

Crossbow shooting is just one of their means of killing enemies.

However, it is just right to deal with these wild-like gnolls.

Seeing that only the last few dozen gnolls were left to die, the adventurers who wanted to hone their melee skills rushed up in a swarm.

Chris put down his crossbow, checked it carefully, and maintained it carefully. He watched his teammates get rid of the remaining gnolls like cutting melons and vegetables, and asked Morak who was yawning beside him:

"Why do we only clean up these scattered gnolls? There are many gnolls outside the villages and castles."

Rubbing his eyes, Morak put down the Bay Territory Cooking Guide in his hand. Unlike the stupidity of ordinary ogres, he muttered cunningly:

"Hehe, this is just like the drow elves ordering us ogres."

"At the beginning, we agreed on the conditions, and when we finally got rid of the enemy, they changed their minds and locked us up."

"But by that time, we were seriously injured and hungry, and we didn't even have the strength to resist."

Chris was stunned for a moment, and immediately thought of the crucial link, and suddenly asked Ashes who were settling accounts on the side:

"Have the merits and kill records applied for in the past few days been confirmed?"

Nodding without hesitation, Ashes quickly checked and replied:

"It has been confirmed, and the merits and gold coins have been distributed with the supplies."

After hearing this, Chris suddenly realized and said:

"I know, those lords haven't paid yet, no wonder the territory is not in a hurry now..."

"But, did the big sister say the follow-up task arrangement? Continue to clean up the dragon blood creatures outside?"

Ashes sent the battle record and the question together, and soon got Alice's reply:

"That's right, first solve these scattered jackals and dog-headed people outside, and save more refugees and villagers. This is a rare opportunity to gain merits."

Hearing this, Chris couldn't help but have some doubts in his mind.

Could it be that those lords have already paid?

Or is the Bay Territory not worried that the other party will owe money?

...

Using magic props that enhance the communication distance, various "communication techniques" were issued to ensure that the adventurers fought according to plan.

Alice summarized and counted the data while updating the data on the enlarged magic image, showing the real-time situation of each territory one by one.

Dozens of newly graduated spellcasters were busy under the command of Lianna, using the spells they learned to construct it.

Old John looked at these vigorous young people with satisfaction, and gradually understood the purpose of the lord letting them participate in the development of the territory.

The lord once said at an important meeting.

Spellcasters are indeed powerful and can transform the power of heaven and earth into one by their own strength.

They learn and study arcane knowledge and create magical spells one after another.

From this point of view, spellcasters are like human-shaped wishing machines that can use spells to do most things.

They should have become the vanguards to drive the development of the entire human race.

Just like promoting the rapid development of the Bay Territory.

These young students, including spellcasters, have been educated since childhood to take the development of the territory as their own responsibility.

The contribution made to the development of the territory determines the treatment they can receive.

The level of ability determines more about their positions and platforms.

The greater the contribution, the higher the treatment.

All managers in the Gulf Territory agree with this.

They understand the superiority of this system.

This is in the Netheril Empire, a country where spellcasters are always superior.

They are either exploring the eternal mysteries of spells or seeking immortality.

It's not that their approach is wrong.

It's just that they have seized more than 90% of the wealth and resources of the entire empire.

They only focus on their own research and experiments.

But they have never thought about giving back the fruits of development to the people who provide resources.

So, when the evil gods and evil things that have already gone further on the road of plunder and devouring appear.

These spellcasters who think that they have the power of destiny in their hands are easily "caught" by the other party.

There is only one card in their hand.

Even if this card is powerful!

Once the other party makes a targeted arrangement and targets this card, no force can stop it.

Just like the following major events that will cause turmoil in the Netheril Empire - "The Sorrow of the Nether Scroll", "The Sorcerer's Disaster", and "The Mysterious Law".

They all reveal terrifying secrets!

Now, these young spellcasters and professionals have been guided to develop the territory from an early age, make more contributions, and link them with their development.

Under the guidance of this system, the wisdom of the spellcasters will become the source of power to promote the development of the entire territory.

The territory will thus develop larger, and the more resources and wealth it obtains, the more benefits it will provide to these spellcasters.

Old John has vaguely guessed from the lord's policy.

The lord's cultivation of talents will be one of the biggest expenses of the territory in the future.

Because the Lord will meet the training needs of most professionals.

The territory will provide as much as they can digest.

This means that the territory will do its best to develop the potential of every professional.

Spellcasters are naturally included.

In this way, there will be no situation where spellcasters dominate.

"The Lord's plan seems simple, but it actually has a deep meaning..."

Just as Old John was thinking, Alice, who had just completed the guidance of most of the adventurer teams, also had similar doubts as Chris.

She looked at Old John next to her and asked him this question without hesitation.

"Has the territory negotiated with other lords? Did they pay?"

Old John, who was flipping through the map, marked the villages and towns of the major territories and answered in a calm tone:

"They really don't mean to pay on their own initiative. We just need to record every transaction."

"Now they can afford it, but they treat it as if they don't care, and even laugh at us..."

"But, when this debt gradually accumulates..."

When this debt is big enough!

So big that these lords can't afford it...

Hiss...

Facing Old John's smiling face, Alice's eyes flashed with many surprises.

She suddenly realized it at this time.

This former veteran has gradually grown into a commander and started to learn more about the relationship between territories.

The rapid growth is just like the dreamlike strengthening of the Bay Territory.

This made Alice a little excited, as well as herself and the adventure team.

We must work hard to become stronger in order not to be "eliminated" by the rapidly growing Bay Territory.

After all, only 1/3 of the adventurers who first came to the Bay Territory are familiar faces.

It's not that they are all dead, but most of them are still the same as before.

Guarding a place where they can easily get gold coins, they will stay there forever, without the courage to forge ahead and embark on adventures again.

That is their own choice, but Alice has greater expectations.

The "changes" of Old John and others, the rapid development of the Bay Territory, and the "expertise" and "skills" learned by the adventurers all represent this rapid development trend.

Stepping on this vent, Alice obtained many resources that were previously unimaginable.

This greatly improved her strength and upper limit.

Naturally, there will be higher pursuits in the heart.

For example, extraordinary!

Even legendary!

As the Lord said:

"Everyone needs to have a dream, and what the Bay Territory does is to build a road to the dream!"

"As long as you step on it and work hard to move forward, the dream will surely come true!"

Alice naturally has one, and it is very big!

...

Territory of the Arad Family.

Arad City is a medium-sized city with a 10-meter-high city wall, which is covered with watchtowers and shooting holes.

The city wall is made of bluestone slabs and is very strong. There are many traces of chopping and impact on the surface, which are traces left by many wars.

Arad City has a long history and has a history of 200 years since its construction.

Before the eastern province was established, Arad City was one of the easternmost cities in the empire.

Its mission was once very important. It was the front line against barbarians and orcs, and it was also the foundation of the Arad Family.

Time has passed, and the city of Arad still stands, as solid as ever.

But the people guarding it have changed from an elite army to a group of scattered soldiers.

The city of Arad, which was previously attacked by tens of thousands of orcs, is now besieged by 20,000 gnolls. Not only is it difficult to defend, but it is even a little shaky.

As the city lord, Schroeder looked very ugly. He looked anxiously at the city wall with shouts and killings. Seeing more and more gnolls climbing up, he couldn't help but shout to his adventure team:

"Go up and get rid of these gnolls."

The high-level adventurer team behind him rushed up without hesitation.

They showed excellent combat effectiveness, and got rid of the gnolls who rushed up in a few moves, temporarily stabilizing the situation on the city wall.

The commander of the garrison wiped the sweat from his forehead, his eyes full of relief.

Fortunately, the city lord came back in time and brought back hundreds of elite adventurers.

Otherwise, the city wall may really fall, and the more than 100,000 people in the city may suffer catastrophe.

Just when he hurriedly called for the reserve soldiers and hurriedly came up for rotation.

Seeing this scene, Schroeder couldn't help gritting his teeth.

The guard force of more than 3,000 people was unable to defend against the attack of 20,000 jackals. It was a complete waste.

If you have never seen the Gulf Territory soldiers before, just a few hundred of them swept away thousands of Jackals.

Schroeder also believed that the soldiers in his city were enough to defend the city.

But now, the cold reality slapped him hard.

Even these jackals who were about to lose their minds were able to charge up the city wall with the help of simple siege equipment.

Not only did they cause big trouble to the defenders, they even nearly took over the city wall.

If they still have sense and don't focus on a small section of the city wall to launch an attack, Arad City may be really in danger.

Although Arad City is only a medium-sized city, it is of great significance to the Arad family.

If the city of Arad is lost in Schroeder's hands, then not only will his succession be in jeopardy, but his status as a noble may also be deprived.

Fortunately, he mobilized the adventurer team from the swamp ruins in time, otherwise it might have caused a catastrophe.

Even so, the heavy losses of the defenders still made Schroeder feel unoptimistic.

The opponent's attack lasted only three days, but the casualties reached 3,000.

But every day, hundreds or even thousands of jackals gather from other places.

Moreover, they have caused the casualties of more than 500 soldiers. Although the adventurers are strong, their number is only 200.

Once the ordinary soldiers are exhausted, these adventurers will not stop thousands of gnolls.

They just want to make money, never die.

"But why did the adventurers become so powerful under the orders of the Gulf Territory?"

"The price I offered is not low. Why don't the adventurers from Arad City come to help with the defense?"

"I don't know, but our supplies are severely depleted and we must purchase them from the Gulf Territory as soon as possible."

"The number of these soldiers is too small. We can temporarily recruit some soldiers. As long as they are equipped with weapons and equipment, they can at least play a certain role."

"You can purchase a batch of crossbows from the Gulf Territory. Even without enchanting the crossbows, it is enough to deal with these irrational jackals..."

"..."

After hearing their discussion, Schroeder's expression changed slightly, but he had to admit that they were right.

We must act as soon as possible!

But the thought of having to deal with the Gulf leaders again gave Schroeder a headache.

If it were before, Schroeder would never have considered requesting support from the Gulf Territory.

But now, the method proposed by these adventurers is indeed good, but in the current Arad City, there is no ground for implementation.

Supporting the loss of the Scarlet Fortress a few months ago.

Coupled with the suppression of other nobles by the Arad family.

There is also a lack of various weapons and equipment, which does not allow Arad City to mobilize a large number of reserve soldiers in a short time like the Gulf Territory.

Thinking of this, Schroeder couldn't help but think back to some time ago.

He and several other lords laughed at the Gulf Territory's militia training and overreaction to the "Crazy Dragon Mystery Lock".

But now it seems that they are the ones who are really stupid.

Listening to the roars below, Schroeder showed the courage and determination to take risks under the swamp ruins.

Without hesitation, he took out the special communicator and sent a message to the other party.

…

"Schroeder is willing to pay 200,000 gold coins to ask for assistance from the Gulf Territory to relieve the crisis in Arad City?"

Matthew couldn't help but smile at the corners of his mouth, and Yaya next to him even smiled brightly, hehehe said happily:

"I really want to see what these guys look like now. It will be very interesting."

Aini next to her saw this scene and couldn't help but smile.

She has witnessed with her own eyes that other territories participated in the trade blockade of the Gulf Territory, and other territories ridiculed the Gulf Territory.

Now, they are asking for help from the Gulf Territory.

She couldn't help but feel that there was only benefit between the territories.

Matthew shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly and sent a message to Old John on the other side:

"Send them the price and let them decide whether they can afford it."

Aini, who had calculated the use and consumption of the Gulf Territory soldiers, once felt very shocked.

The cost of equipment, marching, fighting, rewards, and pensions of the Gulf Territory soldiers was even higher than that of the El Elf soldiers.

Even their current average professional level is only about level 4.

But their combat effectiveness is already comparable to the ordinary soldiers of the El elves.

Aini even had a feeling that it would be a large-scale army battle with more than a thousand people.

The Gulf Leader army is even better than the El Elf army!

Perhaps, after being tempered by the battle with the Cole elves, the strength of the El Elf army may rise by 1 to 2 levels.

But the soldiers of the Gulf Leader Army are progressing much faster than the El Elf Army!

"Those idiots must still be thinking that the Bay Leader will open its mouth."

"They must not have imagined that Bayland is already offering discounted prices, and we can't even ask for support..."

Aini recalled the answer she got from Matthew:

"Letting these idiots go and suffering heavy losses can indeed bring some benefits to the future development of the Gulf Territory."

"But those ordinary people are innocent, and they should not lose their lives for the stupidity of some people."

At that time, Aini did not feel very understood.

But when she saw that the number of refugees in the Gulf Territory was increasing, and the speed of digestion and absorption in the Gulf Territory was getting faster and faster.

The development of the Gulf Territory was not only not affected, but also became more and more prosperous, which made her have more insights into the size of the population.

Putting aside her thoughts on those guys for the time being, Aini looked at the spell image map again.

She felt that the El elves could also use it.

But what technology could be exchanged?

Maybe, a large magic defense array is good...

...

"What? They sent out an army of 3,500 people and dared to ask me for 500,000 gold coins?"

"Is the Gulf Territory crazy for money? Why don't they rob?"

In fact, robbery is not as profitable as this!

Seeing the high-level adventurers rushing up and chopped down another batch of jackals rushing up the city wall.

Schroeder, who was in contact with other lords, looked extremely ugly and could not help shouting:

"What the hell, didn't you promise to support us? How dare you ask for such a high price!"

The other lords who heard Schroeder's words also shut up suddenly.

They naturally thought that this was completely the "revenge" of the Gulf Lord against them.

But they dared not speak out.

The present is different from the past.

Although they were not as miserable as Schroeder, not only were they besieged by the jackals, but even the city was almost broken.

But their situation was not much better.

The dragon blood creatures outside the city were gathering more and more, and some lords even saw some powerful jackal barbarians and other elites.

This shows that the influence of the Crazy Dragon Maze is becoming more and more.

Now they can still hold on, but it may not be the case after a while.

At that time, they may also ask the Gulf Lord for help.

In terms of saving their lives, they are all professional and serious.

Unexpectedly, Old John's few casual words made them sweat profusely.

"This question is very simple. I will do the math for you. If you have different opinions, then our cooperation can be cancelled."

"A large teleportation array costs at least 5,000 gold coins. This will provide the fastest support, and it must also consume a space stabilization array to avoid the loss of personnel and materials."

Just looking at the "travel expenses", it is indeed not particularly expensive, and all lords including Schroeder can accept it.

"The expenditure on combat supplies is at least 35,000 gold coins, including but not limited to 3 blood-activating potions per person, 3 nutrition potions, 2 war spell scrolls, 70,000 crossbows..."

"In addition, the combat loss of equipment has reached 150,000 gold coins, and 500 sets of weapons and equipment for replenishment..."

Hearing this, every lord took a breath, and Schroeder, as the main lord, was silent.

They naturally understood a "truth".

If an army wants to gain strong combat power, it must have excellent weapons and equipment.

However, the weapons and equipment prepared by the Gulf Territory for the soldiers are too extravagant.

If Schroeder is willing to invest 500,000 gold coins, he can already train a qualified army of 10,000 people.

But now, it's too late!

Schroeder felt a pain in his heart when he thought of spending only 500,000 gold coins to ask the Gulf Territory to send troops to save his life.

But Old John hadn't finished speaking yet, and continued to introduce to everyone:

"The most important expenses are the rewards for soldiers who kill the enemy, and the pensions for soldiers who unfortunately die or are injured, which require a total deposit of 200,000 gold coins."

"If this expense is not so much, the extra gold coins can be returned."

The unprecedented treatment of soldiers made Schroeder and other lords speechless.

No lord, force, or even kingdom has ever offered such high treatment to ordinary soldiers.

But Schroeder had no choice. Spending some money is better than losing the city and his future!

After all, even he thought that the Gulf Lord was taking this opportunity to retaliate.

Thinking of this, Schroeder decisively agreed to Old John's conditions.

While the situation can still be saved, he must seize the time to preserve the manpower of Arad City.

After solving these jackals, Schroeder will definitely increase the training and investment in soldiers.

The previous "Orc Invasion" and the current "Mad Dragon Maze" can already illustrate the problem.

The current situation is unstable, and having a combat force of your own is much more useful than making money.

No matter how much money you make, it is very likely that someone will take it away.

Old John on the opposite side was also a little surprised. He really didn't expect that Schroeder would be so decisive and really asked for the support of a brigade.

Thinking of this, Old John immediately sent a message to the Gulf Lord's camp:

"Pick a strong brigade to come over. They are the first time to make a move, and they must win cleanly and beautifully."

This is a good "advertisement".

If they perform well enough, they will naturally give confidence to other lords.

When you encounter troubles that cannot be solved in the future, you can think of giving money to the Bay Territory.

Old John couldn't help but think of what the Lord said:

"Neighbors store food, I store guns..."

Ahem...

Not this sentence.

"The bigger the fist, the more truth it is. Everything you say is good and everything you say is right!"

...

Chris, who received the order, subconsciously raised his eyebrows and shouted to the big guys around him:

"Guys, it's time to set off."

"This mission is very simple. Get to the teleportation location in advance, set up the teleportation beacon and the teleportation stabilization array, and our mission will be completed."

"Once this mission is completed, at least 3,000 merits can be obtained..."

The big guys who heard the details of the mission immediately lit up.

They are not newcomers, so they naturally understand that the situation of using these two things is definitely not as simple as an ordinary battle.

Perhaps, they can see the Bay Territory's army take the initiative to attack again.

Among the large number of adventure teams in the Bay Territory, the group of adventurers who have been there the longest have witnessed the entire process of the Bay Territory's army from weak to strong.

Basically, every two or three months, the strength of the Gulf Leader's army will be greatly improved.

At the beginning, there were few professionals among the Gulf Leader's soldiers, and it was a bit difficult to attack a group of jackals.

Gradually, the Gulf Leader's army was able to easily defeat thousands of trolls.

At that time, the adventurers' collective combat power was already somewhat inferior to the Gulf Leader's army.

Later, the Gulf Leader's army defeated tens of thousands of orcs and showed extraordinary resilience and strong combat effectiveness.

The adventurers already knew in their hearts that they were no longer the opponents of the Gulf Leader's army.

Now, they just want to see how strong the Gulf Leader's army is.

Although Chris thought so, he firmly buried his thoughts in his heart.

He led his teammates to the mission site at the fastest speed, looked at the jackals in the distance thoughtfully, and immediately understood the purpose of the Gulf Leader before.

Concentrating on solving these jackals cannot solve the fundamental problem.

If the hundreds of thousands of gnolls wandering around the territory are not dealt with, there will be no progress in dealing with them.

However, this time is obviously different.

The light of the teleportation array gradually extinguished.

3,500 Gulf Territory soldiers who were ready for battle appeared neatly in front of Chris and others.

Looking at the latest models of enchanted armor and weapons on them, as well as the majestic, concentrated and murderous aura, all the adventurers were silent.

A brigade?

3,500 vs. 25,000?

Can they really win?

Chris suppressed his thoughts and ideas and waved to Beelzebub who was walking with big strides.

The latter learned the basic situation from him and made a reconnaissance gesture to the cavalry scout.

He did not rush to attack, but instead discussed the situation of these gnolls while chatting with Chris.

He listened to Chris's talk about the current situation of the major territories.

He also asked him in detail about the number and activity patterns of gnolls and dog-headed men.

Beelzebub touched his smooth chin thoughtfully:

"So, most of the gnolls and dog-headed men have begun to be affected, and the remaining ones can basically not escape." "Fortunately, we cleaned up in time, otherwise it would definitely cause a lot of trouble to the development and construction of the territory."

Hearing him say this, Chris couldn't help but nodded with relief.

Compared with the suddenness of other territories, the Gulf Territory was basically free of incidents.

Half of the troops and adventurers were still participating in the sweep.

I wish these guys would pop up from all over the territory.

They can be dealt with at one time.

About 10 minutes later.

The patrolling scouts have rushed back.

They checked the surrounding situation as quickly as possible and confirmed that there were no other enemies around.

Beelzebub, who got the answer he wanted, made an attacking gesture to the gnoll army that was besieging the city wall in front:

"Attack!"

The neatly lined soldiers of the Gulf Territory slowly moved forward, immediately attracting the attention of these gnolls.

Except for the attacking gnolls, almost all the gnolls turned around and attacked the Gulf Leader soldiers who were rushing in neat rows.

Trample! Trample! Trample!

The uniform footsteps spread far outside the empty battlefield, and the shock that was difficult to be serious surged into the hearts of every spectator.

"Stop!"

Huh! Trample!

The soldiers who were marching stopped immediately.

"Set up the crossbows!"

All the soldiers in the back row raised their crossbows in unison.

They naturally divided into three rows and formed a three-stage shooting formation.

Beelzebub watched the gnolls getting closer and closer, and could even see their bloodshot eyes, and shouted without hesitation:

"Shoot!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The first row of crossbows shot out in unison.

The gnolls who rushed to the front fell to the ground in an instant.

They half-crouched and skillfully placed arrows.

The second row of crossbows flew out from above their heads.

Then came the third row.

After they stood up again, they naturally became the fourth row.

In just a few breaths, thousands of crossbow arrows flew out like a violent storm.

The wolf man army that rushed over seemed to have been bitten by a terrifying big mouth, and less than half of it was gone in an instant.

Schroeder, who had not paid yet on the city wall, muttered to himself:

"Who dares to owe money to Haiwan Ling?"

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