Chapter 351: Surrender
There is no choice at all in this matter.
From the previous simple conversation, Zhou Xu had completely confirmed that Hilke had a question about ‘what should I do? ’ This question can be said to be completely clueless.
He may be a qualified general, but he is definitely not a clan leader or leader. He obviously lacks this awareness.
Of course, it’s useless to have it.
The extreme winter weather on the grassland is here, and the elven villages have been reduced to ruins, with nothing left. How can they survive on the grassland in winter after leaving the grassland village?
The only way to survive is to submit to their great Zhou.
But Zhou Xu originally thought that Hilke would have to struggle for a while before he could make up his mind. Who would have thought that the other party would be so straightforward?
This decisiveness shows from the side that the other party is indeed a leader who can do things neatly and without delay.
“Get up.”
Seeing Hilke kneeling on one knee, Zhou Xu personally went over to help him up.
"I keep my word. Since you have surrendered to me, Da Zhou, I will treat you all equally and give you blessings."
At this point, Zhou Xu's voice stopped. .
"Relax, let me confirm your status first."
As he spoke, the power of Zhou Xu's mantra was activated.
【Eye of Insight! 】
Name: Hilke
Gender: Male
Age: 379
Race: Prairie Elf
Status: Tired
Mantra:? ? ?
Talent: Storm Rider: He leads his troops back and forth like the wind, like a storm passing by!
Bravery: ★★☆☆
Intelligence: ★★☆
Spirit: ★★★☆☆
Endurance: ★★☆
Command: ★★☆
As soon as this panel popped up, Zhou Xu’s heart suddenly beat wildly, and his ears There seemed to be a cry of "Oh haha ~ golden legend!" ! '
Zhou Xu would never have thought that his first five-star general would be an elf. Oh no, it should be a prairie elf. Looking at the system annotation, prairie elf and elf should not be the same. Totally the same thing.
At the same time, judging from the panel attributes, Silke is probably not a relatively traditional military commander.
[The upper limit of the command is only three stars, but considering that the population of the elves is small, it is basically enough if Silk is allowed to lead the elf team. 】
【The upper limit of bravery is four stars, but now it only has two stars, which I didn't expect. 】
According to Zhou Xu's expectation, Silk's bravery might have three stars. The result was worse than he expected, but the potential was still very good.
[Is it because of the lack of frontal combat that he has improved his ability in this area? However, judging from the intelligence previously given by Jinghong and Li Ce, the combat style of the elven cavalry led by Silk seems to be more inclined to avoid direct confrontation with the enemy. 】
[I am afraid that it is for this reason that Silk's bravery star level has not been effectively improved. After training, it is more than enough to charge into battle normally. 】
Under this premise, the opponent's spiritual attribute potential has reached five stars. Regarding this situation, Zhou Xu is not disappointed at all.
According to his current understanding, spiritual attributes affect 'willpower' on the one hand, and on the other hand, affect the use of extraordinary means such as 'mantra'.
The grassland elves have many extraordinary methods, and Ye Jinghong and Li Ce also reported them to him.
For example, it can kill enemies with powerful slashes from across the air, open shields, and shoot arrows that track enemies, etc.
If this is the core fighting method of the prairie elves, then it is natural that their spiritual attributes are stronger.
After quickly going through Silk's attribute panel and ignoring the three question marks in the mantra column, Zhou Xu had no doubts.
Silk obviously didn't know. In just a short while, his newly recognized leader analyzed him directly in his mind.
"Speaking of which, could you tell me the ages of your prairie elves first?"
He was obviously very interested in the age of the elves. Silk didn't think much about this and said directly...
“The natural lifespan of our prairie elves is generally about 1,600 years old, and we reach adulthood at 300 years. I am 379 years old this year, which is considered very young in the group.”
Although I was mentally prepared, I still couldn't help but gasp in my heart when I learned that the natural life span of the prairie elves was as long as 1,600 years old.
Compared with these grassland elves, humans would be so angry that they could kill each other.
At the same time, this also gave him a new understanding of Hilke. It turned out that this was a 'young and promising' prairie elf!
"By the way, do you still have a power similar to the mantra?"
Silke undoubtedly knows something about the 'mantra', so he can also understand Zhou Xu's question.
"That is the ancient Elf language. We usually stimulate our own strength by chanting the ancient Elf language."
After getting this answer, Zhou Xu nodded, and asked Silk and the others He roughly understood the situation.
[It turns out that it is different from the mantra. Although it is also inspired by some kind of words, at present, the mantra must be obtained from the outside, while Silk and the others' power comes from the source. from themselves. 】
He didn't dwell too much on this issue. At the same time, Silk had just sworn his allegiance, and it was obviously not good for him to inquire further about him at this time.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xu changed the topic directly.
"Silk, let's talk about you. After you surrender, you should still want to continue to join the army, right?"
As he spoke, he looked at Hilke with a slightly confused look. With a puzzled expression, General Zhou Xu briefly stated what he meant.
After listening, Silk quickly gave an affirmative answer.
"Yes! Please allow the leader!"
Of course Zhou Xu agreed to this.
"From now on, the grassland elves who join the army will be under your command. In terms of military rank, considering that you have just surrendered and have not made any achievements on my side, let's call you a warrant officer first."
Silke obviously doesn't understand the military rank system in Dazhou, but he is not stupid. At this time, he just accepts it.
“Thank you, chief!”
"Okay, I guess you still have something to do next, so go and do your own thing."
Hearing this, Hilke couldn't help but have a wry smile on his face.
Indeed, he should think carefully about how to tell this matter to his tribe next.
Among the surviving tribesmen, he does have the highest status in terms of status, but this does not mean that they will completely obey his orders.
Because strictly speaking, ordinary tribesmen do not need to listen to his orders.
At the same time, the prairie elves do not follow any military discipline in running the army. After all, there are no soldiers in their villages, but "guards" whose main responsibility is to protect the safety of the village.
As for training, daily hunting on horseback and the occasional encounter with prairie beasts are considered training.
On weekdays, the most I can do is practice extraordinary skills on my own.
After all, their lives are stress-free. Even if they are practicing casually, no one can threaten them after so many years.
Is it still necessary to form an army and conduct militarized training?
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(End of this chapter)