This time, Pegasus can be legitimately called Pegasus.
Furthermore, although the Pegasus Knight’s defense and HP are not as good as those of the Paladin, a Paladin’s Holy Healing Technique can only restore 100 health points when healing itself, but it can restore 200 health points to the Pegasus Knight. HP.
This job is very uncomfortable. Fortunately, the paladins can't speak.
In other words, the Pegasus Knight does not have the ability to cast spells, otherwise this holy power would be the complete characteristic of a holy unit.
After Xu Lai advanced the two Pegasus knights, the captains looked at each other, each with their own men and horses, and collectively knelt down in front of Xu Lai.
"Your Excellency Xu Lai, we are all willing to recognize you as our master. Please accept us."
Unlike the two long-lived elves, these are a group of herdsmen with no culture and no people. Provide them with relevant training knowledge.
So they used the most direct method, knelt and kowtowed in front of Xu Lai, and swore an oath with their wealth and life, hoping to become Xu Lai's slaves.
To be honest, Xu Lai promoted these two elves first, so he had the idea of testing them first.
Even if these two elves did not offer their allegiance, Xu Lai would let them stay with him for a period of time after they returned to the empire after being promoted.
His request was not excessive, and he was still confident about the two elves.
Then he used these two elves as a template and did the same thing with others, but he was not really sure about the others.
Maybe in the wild land, everyone can still be of the same mind. If they really wait until they return to the empire, they will find an opportunity and run away, and Xu Lai will arrest people wherever they go.
But he still decided to take a gamble. Now he has no shortage of money, and has so many gold coins and rare resources that it even becomes a burden.
There are only 78 advanced units, which is not too much. Plus those rangers, it is nothing more than 40,000 gold coins, which he can afford to lose.
Even if half of these people did not run away after returning to the empire and were willing to stay and help him, they would be his backbone from now on.
Recruiting soldiers is easy to use, but the upper limit is basically the lowest at the same level. Basically any independent warrior of the same level can beat them.
Secondly, they cannot do many things, such as digging the heart of the stronghold, collecting trophies, investigating and reporting, etc.
But in some aspects, independent fighters are far inferior to recruited fighters.
For example, when Xu Lai attacked at night, if those wolf cavalry had not been recruited to resist desperately, there would have been no chance for the wolf cavalry to fight back, and Xu Lai would not have sacrificed at that time.
Although the sacrificed knight was brought back by the archangel, what if two or three died?
Therefore, a force composed entirely of recruited troops has seriously insufficient combat effectiveness.
This shortcoming is not reflected in combat, but in the formation of combat effectiveness.
To put it bluntly, if these knights were real people and could help him with many things besides fighting, then Xu Lai might be able to destroy twice as many villages and towns, and cut down more. Tens of thousands of ogres.
Moreover, everyone has experienced life and death together, and Xu Lai is not just a life-saving grace to them. If he cannot save more than half of them, it can only mean that he has failed as a human being.
Therefore, although the approach of advancing these herders is a gamble, in Xu Lai's heart, this is a sure win, no matter whether it is a big win or a small win.
But when these people all knelt down in front of Xu Lai, he felt a little ashamed of his previous calculation.
"Okay, get up, I won't accept you as slaves."
As soon as Xu Lai finished speaking, many people collapsed on the ground.
They are not so lowly that they insist on being slaves to Xu, they are just worried that Xu Lai will use them as cannon fodder when they fight against the orcs, otherwise how could anyone not even want the slaves that come to their doorstep.
"I forgot to tell you before. In addition to being the owner of a fortress, I am also a baron of the empire, qualified to absorb the subjects.
It just so happens that my Qingfeng Castle still lacks a lot of young people. Population.
If you are willing, you can settle in my territory and become my subjects when you return to the empire!”
In order to prevent involution, under normal circumstances, it is forbidden. The people move to other lords.
The nobles also have a tacit understanding with each other. They prohibit ordinary village chiefs and town mayors from absorbing the population at will. If a noble absorbs the people of other territories, it means provoking the nobles who have lost the people.
Imperial law allows nobles to launch revenge wars for their subjects. In addition to returning those subjects, the loser may also have to cede some land.
However, imperial law does not prohibit the sale of slaves. In other words, if someone is willing to debase himself as a slave, as long as he signs a slave contract, the receiving noble will not have any trouble.
Moreover, the subjects are the people. The subjects pay taxes and serve the lord, which is their obligation.
It is also the obligation of the lord to protect the people of the lord, and if the lord asks the people to work, they must also pay wages.
But slaves are the private property of their masters. Not only do they not need to be paid, but even if they are beaten to death, they can only say that they are suffering.
What Xu Lai did was just causing trouble for himself. But he still did it. He believed that none of these young people who had been working as slaves in the stronghold wanted to become another person's slave again.
If they did this, they must have thought that this was the only way to save their lives.
Therefore, even if they recognized Xu Lai as their master, they would probably feel uncomfortable and unwilling.
With this discomfort and reluctance, it is more likely that you will find an opportunity to bite back.
Especially when their abilities will continue to improve through constant battles, but their status never matches their abilities.
On the contrary, if Xu Lai allows them to become subjects, it will not only not restrict their freedom, but also give them the opportunity to work hard and make progress. They may have more motivation and action.
The most important thing is that they will only have gratitude in their hearts, not resentment.
In the extraordinary world, even if there are rules for protection, those nobles will invariably choose those magic equipment that are more beneficial to themselves, rather than the treasures that are more beneficial to the whole.
After it was announced that they could become territorial citizens, the cheers in the town were deafening. The newly liberated slaves on the side couldn't help but look envious.
Once upon a time, they were also free people, but unfortunately the lords they were loyal to could not protect their safety, so they became slaves of the orcs.
Xu Lai couldn't take them with him. He didn't even tell them about the liberated Kuba City.
Because he was worried that some orcs would follow them in when they entered the city, and easily occupy the city gate.
The Orc Sword Master's Wind Step can make him invisible. Even if he is not an 8th level Sword Master, 7th level sword dancers and 6th level swordsmen also have this ability. It's just a matter of time.
This is why Xu Lai specially chose a small town to camp, and it was wrapped with three layers inside and three layers outside.
He does not have the ability to see through invisibility, but invisibility does not vaporize people, it will leave traces when passing by, and walls and fences cannot be penetrated directly.
Even when he was sleeping, there were two Holy Light Knights stationed outside his house, and Elvy was with him inside, making it impossible for him to do some of the things he loved.
The whole night passed very peacefully, so peacefully that even Xu Lai felt a little surprised.
Xu Lai's own position was locked by those ogre priests, so he simply didn't bother to pretend and went straight to his destination.
I played with Talosi for a long time yesterday. It was very enjoyable and the experience was rich enough. His team of Paladins expanded to 33 people.
But after witnessing the rendezvous between the wolf cavalry and the ogres in the evening, Xu Lai gave up the idea of continuing to play.
Yesterday's situation was quite dangerous. Talosi didn't even have the primary wisdom spell, so he didn't learn any strategic spells.
However, the man who led the group of ogres yesterday, a man twice as strong as Taloshi, used a big stick to hit Xu Lai with a slow magic.
Strategic level slowness method has the same effect as Yu Lan's slowness, it can only slow down by 25% at most.
But even this 25% made Xu Lai feel trapped in a quagmire.
At this time, Talosi, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately changed his direction. Fortunately, Xu Lai also experienced it. Although he was frightened, he thought that healing has the effect of dispelling negative spells.
So he directly launched a healing method on the cavalry and archery troops, dispelling the slowness of himself, the two elves, and the 12 heroes who were currently using bows and arrows.
Without the restraint of slowness, even if Xu Lai turned around a little late, it would be impossible for Talosi to catch up, so he could only give up the pursuit with regret.
Xu Lai was so frightened yesterday, how could he still be interested in playing with Talosi.
He has now joined other troops in the stronghold. There are both flying units and long-range units in the camp.
Even if he can still take advantage, he may be hurt, which is totally not worth it.
Moreover, Talosi has been restrained by him. His strategic mission has been completed, and the upgrade mission has been completed beyond his expectations.
Coupled with a full backpack and a four-seater supply truck, this trip to the wilderness was full of rewards, and it was time to go back.
If you don’t find opportunities to spend this money, how can those rare resources and piles of gold nuggets in your backpack be turned into combat effectiveness if you don’t convert them into money?
So, after breakfast in the morning, Xu Lai led everyone and rushed to the teleportation array without hesitation.
As for those hard workers who expressed their desire to go together, Xu Lai could only refuse with regret.
He is not a holy mother. He can save anyone, let alone affect his own safety for others.
Besides, among these hard workers, there are only three or four humans. What does other camps and other races have to do with Xu Lai?
As soon as they were asked, they all knew how to ride a horse, so Xu Lai chose a few horses from the nomads' spare horses and gave them to them, allowing them to keep up.
Gold Flash Town is not too far from the teleportation array. Even if you care about the power, it will only take half a day at most to stop and go.
With the current physical strength of the horses, as long as they don't charge, even if they keep running at full speed, there will be no problem in persisting until the teleportation array, so there is no need to insist on one person and two horses now. (End of this chapter)