In the dark night, although Xu Lai carried an extra-large lance, he had to be close to get noticed.
If it had been daytime, Xu Lai would have been targeted by the enemy commander long ago if he rushed like this. I am afraid that there will be a steady stream of enemies coming to kill him.
However, Xu Lai took the lead at this time. With level 5 pole weapons, charging and advanced offensive techniques, he directly charged to death 4 or 5 thieves and plunged into the pile of thieves.
But even so, he has nothing to fear.
Once upon a time, there were densely packed orcs around, who were far more terrifying than these thieves.
Xu Lai survived such a bloody battlefield. At this moment, the thieves were like little Kalami, capable of killing a piece of him with just a twist.
With the Pioneer Flag in hand, this thing was originally not suitable for close combat, but Xu Lai simply imitated Pierce at that time, holding the lance in both hands and sweeping directly.
The 30% melee damage enhancement of advanced offensive techniques, the 10% attack bonus of high morale, and the 5% damage of the Assault Necklace are no longer bothered to be calculated.
This simple sweep, coupled with the effect of the vanguard flag ignoring 20% of defense, is simply a rush to death.
Those recruited thieves had their bodies smashed into pieces without knowing what happened. Ordinary thieves would replace themselves with better equipment, but only one or two out of ten could survive.
Of course, such a sweep requires huge power, and Xu Lai's physical strength is being depleted at several times the usual speed.
If he fights a protracted war, he will have to take a break soon.
His backpack also contains several bottles of stamina potions given by Pierce, but these are not easy to buy.
Xu Lai was reluctant to use them to beat these thieves anyway.
Xu Lai took the lead, and the trainee knights with high morale behind him did not know what fear was. With a morale of 90 points, they dared to slay the dragon.
The thieves almost collapsed at the first touch, not because they didn't use enough strength, but because their opponents just couldn't beat them.
It’s all a charge. If you stab the other side with a spear, it won’t hurt or itch, but a few drops of blood will come out. But someone else’s spear will pierce you directly, and your large and small intestines will be pulled everywhere by the barbs on the tip of the spear. yes.
What's more, these guys are just thieves. When it comes to fighting smoothly, no one is more fierce than them.
Once the battle gets a little tougher, the fighting spirit will dissipate in an instant.
Stop talking about them, the deputy commander behind him took one look and ran away.
Unfortunately, he ran a little late, and the high-ranking knights led by Tahan outflanked him from the right.
They were extremely fast, like a sharp spear, which instantly pierced the thieves' back butts.
It’s just that the number of this high-level knight is too small after all.
Even if these thieves are a bunch of lively pigs, it will be very laborious to kill them.
Just when many thieves felt that they had escaped and ascended to heaven, and the deputy commander was considering whether to turn back and organize his troops, an arrow in the dark was stably inserted into the deputy commander's head. on the head.
Yan Feng, who was patrolling the perimeter, had already discovered this group of horse thieves.
But he did not act rashly, but quietly ran in a large circle and ran behind these horse thieves.
It was not until these horse thieves began to escape that he ordered the net to be closed.
Although there are only 12 of them in total, heroes with the ability to ride and shoot are definitely not comparable to melee troops such as cavalry.
The terrifying power of high-level cavalry archers can only be demonstrated at this time.
Arrows flew past like meteors, but in the blink of an eye, the thieves running at the front fell to the ground.
Those behind them did not dare to run away. Those controlled by the deputy commander who recruited thieves were very brave and continued to fight as long as their morale did not return to zero.
However, their morale quickly dropped to zero, and even Xu Lai stopped taking action himself in order to let them escape later.
In the end, these thieves couldn't escape even if they wanted to. The nearby caravans, including Wei Yihong and others, all surrounded them.
There are hundreds of mercenaries in these dozen caravans.
There is no need for them to participate in the battle. They only need to surround themselves outside with torches, and then Yan Feng will snipe some thieves who try to escape, and the rest will get off their horses and capture them without mercy.
Under the night, the thieves he recruited had disappeared. Although Xu Lai killed many thieves himself, the increase in the experience bar was still very touching.
The number of apprentice knights under his command is 54, plus those knights' retinues. With so many people sharing experience, just a few hundred thieves are really not enough.
There is not a single advanced one, and Xu Lai is not even interested in cleaning the battlefield.
It's night again now, and it's hard to see clearly even with a torch.
Besides, holding a torch, sticking your butt out, and looking for gold coins in the grass bit by bit is really a disgrace to the hero.
At this time, the importance of having someone to help you is highlighted.
Wei Yihong took the initiative to stand up and loudly announced Xu Lai's identity to everyone.
"Everyone, please listen to me.
The one who saved you from the thieves just now is the baron from Qingfeng Castle, a hero born in troubled times, Your Excellency Xu Lai!" Although Xu Lai I don't think much of the status of aristocrat, but I have to say that the status of aristocrat is still very useful, at least it makes people more awe-inspiring than a hero.
Several caravan stewards and merchants all bowed to express their thanks.
If you are just an ordinary person or a hero, then you only need to give it up.
But facing the nobles, who are just businessmen and managers, they must show their humility.
After everyone finished thanking them, Xu Lai nodded to everyone, and told Wei Yihong his thoughts through mind control.
Recruitment also has the benefit of recruiting. A mere few hundred gold coins is equivalent to obtaining a short-range all-round control and communication tool.
Of course, Xu Lai will not control Wei Yihong's body at will. He is not the kind of person Su Ya can give his whole heart to Xu Lai.
After doing all this, Xu Lai left the battlefield with the knights, not even caring about the tied up thieves.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to take care of it, but what he has to do next is that it’s really not good-looking for a noble man like him to stay here.
Yes, Wei Yihong directly held an on-site auction under Xu Lai's instructions.
Except for the deputy commander of the thieves, whose head was cut off by Xu Lai, who could enter the city tomorrow in exchange for some reward money, the others were all unknown minions.
These guys were so small that their names were not even listed on the wanted notice. Even if they were transferred to Castle Conaston, the jailers would just lock them up and wait for trial.
So, Xu Lai simply sold all these prisoners, along with their equipment.
The thieves who surrendered were at least level 3, and there were several level 4 captains, all of whom were young and strong mid-level warriors.
The strength and stamina of a mid-level warrior is probably about the same as that of a mule and a scalper. Get a pair of shackles and put them on. Isn't this the perfect coolie for heavy labor such as mining and construction?
There are even some with bad intentions, who buy them back and give them some weapons and equipment, and with a little training, they become a mercenary army.
It is not illegal for the empire to use slaves, as long as your slaves are from legal sources.
Coincidentally, Xu Lai is a noble, and he is a noble who is qualified to recognize the slave as legal.
For all the slaves who were bought on the spot, Wei Yihong would use the noble seal left to him by Xu Lai to mark their faces to represent their status as legal slaves.
If someone doubts their identity and wants to identify them, they can find the corresponding noble based on the seal on their face.
Therefore, Xu Lai still needs to conduct a trial on them in order to avoid trouble in the future.
However, there is no judge here at this time, but there are stewards from several large chambers of commerce. There are also village chiefs, town mayors and other official officials among the refugees. Wei Yihong even found a few A pastor.
The signatures of these people are enough to prove that these thieves are indeed thieves, and it is reasonable and legal for Xu Lai to demote them into slaves.
As for the sales contracts with these businessmen, even if these thieves escape to retaliate against society in the future, they have nothing to do with Xu Lai and can only find the buyer's responsibility.
These trivial matters are simple to say, but quite complicated to do.
Fortunately, Xu Lai didn't have to do it himself. Wei Yihong was in charge of hosting the auction, the experienced Big Aiboka handled the follow-up, and Urdola was in charge of holding the battle.
Early the next morning, Wei Yihong returned Xu Lai's gold coin box to him with a smile on his face.
"36 mid-level warriors, plus a complete set of weapons and equipment, including their horses, how much do you think each one is worth?"
Xu Lai laughed and scolded: "Look at you You can tell it’s not cheap with this smile on your face. Speak quickly and don’t hold back.”
Wei Yihong said: “A mid-level warrior-level slave is worth 80 gold, and a full set of weapons and equipment of level 3 or above. About 100 gold coins, including prairie horses, an average of 500 gold coins are sold for each thief.”
Xu Lai's eyes lit up and he said: "So many?"
Wei Yihong smiled and said: "These days, foreign slaves are very common, but human slaves are rare.
And these slaves are still together. The full set of equipment, just the prairie horses and prairie war horses under their crotches, can be doubled or tripled immediately if they are sent to the Western Empire and Northern Empire, which are currently fighting.
Besides, you last night. After all, I saved the lives of those merchants.
I didn’t ask them to repay him. I just wanted to support him. They could buy a few slaves each and take a few extra steps to send them to other cities. They would still make money from this kind of good deed. Why not?”
One is 500 gold, 36 is 18,000 gold, plus the leather armors sold yesterday and the ones Xu Lai brought out, there are 20,000 more gold coins in the gold coin box in the blink of an eye.
Xu Lai couldn't help but exclaimed: "This population business is too profitable."
Wei Yihong looked around and lowered his voice deliberately: "What do you think this is? I'm counting. The average price, after deducting the premium of a level 4 warrior, is only worth 80 gold after excluding weapons and equipment.
But do you know how much a level 3 female elf is worth?”
Xu Lai's eyes narrowed, and Wei Yihong raised his palm to make a 1 sign, and said quietly: "A female elf, even if she doesn't bring anything, she will start with this number."
Xu Lai frowned and said: "Aren't elves allies of humans?"
Wei Yihong chuckled and said: "That's why we can't buy and sell openly. People are all cheap. The less they can get, the more precious they are. "
Looking at Wei Yihong, Xu Lai said: "Although this business is extremely profitable, you have to remember that we are not slave traders!" (End of this chapter)