Chapter 536 - 503 - Now to Deal with the Skyshattering Thunder
The long battle finally ended, and all the dwarf mages burst into enthusiastic cheers. Da Fei finally managed to comprehend the Master-level Leadership Skill. Normally, the sub-skill of Master-level Leadership Skill in textbooks is "Coordinated Combat."
—Coordinated Combat: When mixing troops from the same camp or with neutral camps, the Morale of the troops does not decrease. When mixing troops with an enemy camp, the decrease in Morale is minimized.
In the game, when players mix troops from different races, the Morale drops. The more mixed troops, the greater the drop. Once troops from an enemy camp are included, the Morale drops even more significantly, often into negative numbers.
Morale is very important, and the most direct manifestation is the combination skill of Leadership Skill and Attack Skill, "Morale Strike."
—Morale Strike: For every point our army’s Morale is higher than the enemy’s, the total damage increases by 5%, up to 50%, which means the maximum Morale difference between both parties is 10 points.
This means that if a troop with negative Morale in a motley army is hit by a high-Morale enemy troop, the pain is intense. If a troop’s Morale suddenly peaks, like with Luck Skill where a rainbow light appears overhead, with a golden flying eagle overhead, the troop’s Morale becomes infinitely high, directly increasing damage by 50% regardless of the opponent’s Morale!
This is why Leadership Skill is a core compulsory skill for non-undead players. It’s not just about bringing more troops; it’s equivalent to having an additional Master-level Attack Skill.
Now, Da Fei’s biggest problem is the motley army! Da Fei’s banshee and flower demon, elf archer, and druid are all from enemy camps, and Da Fei, being a human hero, doesn’t fit well with either side, further lowering Morale. If the team is highly mixed, the banshee’s Morale will definitely drop into negative, and it must be pulled up by the hero’s Leadership Skill.
So "Coordinated Combat" is definitely a compulsory skill for Da Fei. With this skill, Da Fei can truly feel at ease to continue down the path of the motley army.
Of course, the motley army is not Da Fei’s pursuit; it’s just that Da Fei’s development has never focused on legion battles. After reaching this stage, Da Fei suddenly awkwardly finds that there’s no turning back. So, Da Fei’s development model looks very awkward and lacks potential in the eyes of professionals in Star and Ninth Heaven.
As for now, Da Fei couldn’t wait to know what the hidden Master-level skill Hangeval wanted to teach was.
At this moment, Hangeval laughed heartily as he approached Da Fei: "Friend, you’re truly amazing! I’m very pleased to pass my ultimate skill onto you!"
Finishing speaking, he patted Da Fei on the shoulder. Just then, a golden stream of light flowed from his arm onto Da Fei!
— System Prompt: Congratulations! Dwarf Hero Hangeval taught you the hidden sub-skill of Master-level Leadership Skill "War Intimidation"!
— War Intimidation: In battle, there’s a certain chance the enemy’s troops will be intimidated, hesitate, or even directly flee, surrender, and turn their coat. The skill’s effect depends on the comparison of both sides’ forces, Morale, and Leadership Skill level. Prerequisite for learning: possession of Master-level Diplomacy Skill.
Da Fei was startled and his eyelid twitched. Is this an enhanced mutant skill of the Diplomacy Skill? Is this the reason he can subdue so many giant beasts? Holy crap! Isn’t this intimidation and hesitation the effect of a giant dragon’s Dragon Power? As for surrendering, isn’t this the legendary "God-level Teammate" ability that the orcs’ Level 1 Goblin possess? Just hit them hard enough, and some goblins will switch sides on the spot!
Hahahaha, divine skill! This is truly a divine skill! Now that I have this skill, I will bring Deirdre, who learned Negotiation Expert, along with my artillery, Elena—
Right, thinking of Elena also being a Grandmaster, Da Fei shamelessly smiled: "Brother, saying thank you is too formal since you’ve already passed it on to me. Could you also pass it on to my Elena?"
Elena sighed slightly: "Master, he used his Inheritance Power to transfer the skill to you. After you learned it, he no longer has the skill himself."
Inheritance Power! Da Fei’s heart tightened. Generally, isn’t Inheritance Power only owned by old NPC heroes who are about to die? Like the old spider I killed in the Pool of Radiance back in the day.
Hangeval laughed heartily: "This skill is the insight and understanding I gained over many years of capturing beasts; it can’t be taught in other ways, and now I can’t do this job anymore, so I’ll hand it over to you to carry it forward!"
So that’s how it is! Da Fei laughed heartily: "Rest assured, brother, I will certainly not disgrace this skill?"
At this time, Hangeval yawned broadly and, looking weary, said: "Alright, brother, I’m very tired now, keep an eye out for the pursuit and call me when the time is right." He finished speaking, lay directly to the ground, and fell into a deep sleep.
Da Fei was suddenly stunned. Sleeping again after a whole day of sleep? Is this a symptom after using Inheritance Power? Alright! You sleep slowly; let me first look at my newly recruited flower demons.
The flower demons were re-purposing themselves, but still on standby outside the forest.
However, when Da Fei appeared, the flower demons’ leader, the Grassland Guardian, flew respectfully in front of Da Fei: "Master, I sincerely apologize for my offense. From now on, I will strive to serve you well!"
Da Fei laughed heartily: "Good! Very good!"
Da Fei began to examine the attributes of these flower demons:
—Grassland Guardian: Flower Demon, small-sized Leader-level Spiritual Creature, Attack 25, Defense 22, Damage 21-29, Life 1100, Mana 300, Attack Speed 13, Command Value 30, Magic Resistance 75%, Stamina 150, Special Skill: Special Skill: Flying Creature, Daily Production, Grassland Concealment, Flower Pollen Poison Fog, Flower Pollen Strike, Pollen Collector.
—Grassland Flower Demon: Small-sized Spiritual Elite Unit, Attack 19, Defense 15, Damage 9-19, Life 110, Mana 100, Attack Speed 13, Command Value 3, Magic Resistance 75%, Stamina 100, Special Skills (same as above).
Da Fei chuckled with joy!
These attributes really make them sisters in distress with the forest demons! But upon closer thought, for a flower demon with 2-point Life and 1-2 Damage to grow into such a form is truly astonishing. Most importantly, they still possess the outstanding quality of flower demons, "Daily Production," characterized by diligence and hard work! Great, I like it!
No matter what kind of troop, as long as it has the ability to produce, it qualifies to be part of the populace. So if Lord Players have a population problem without enough NPC citizens, they can recruit Level 0 troops to fill the ranks. Of course, Level 0 troops in the population do not contribute to various city indicators. Instead, due to the increase in city population, the indicators may actually decline.
After all, a city with only 100 people can easily achieve dual 100 scores on cultural and health ratings by building one large school and one hospital. But once the population soars to 10,000, just one school and hospital are definitely insufficient, and the scores will naturally be dragged down by the huge population base.
Huh? Wait a minute! At this moment, Da Fei was suddenly surprised to find their Command Values were different; the Command Values of 30 and 3 flashed green! Such a low Command Value requirement for elite troops! Da Fei had only encountered this with the fishman Boss before, but his was flashing red. Da Fei hastily clicked to view the Command Value.
—System Prompt: You hold a high reputation among the flower demon race. The flower demons willingly accept your leadership, and you have obtained a Command Value reduction bonus.
Da Fei finally understood! Having a high race reputation lowers the Command Power required to lead troops, allowing for more high-level troops from that race! So that’s it! My reputation with the Vine Demon Tribe is also revered, meaning my Command Power for vine demons will also be favored! Hahaha, I like it!
Da Fei continued to view their special skills:
—Grassland Concealment: Grassland flower demons can hide and conceal themselves in the otherworldly plains terrain, making it hard to detect them.
—Flower Pollen Poison Fog: Grassland flower demons can create large-scale pollen poison fogs to weaken and paralyze enemies. This skill can be used in a concealed state.
Not bad, not bad! These skills are insidious and cunning, and I have just experienced them firsthand.
—Pollen Collector: The pollen collected by grassland flower demons is both a rare ingredient and a valuable herbal medicine. Each grassland flower demon can carry up to 10 portions of pollen.
Collecting pollen? Da Fei’s eyebrow twitched. They have supplies like the forest demons? Da Fei hurriedly asked, "Where’s your pollen?"
The Grassland Guardian replied softly: "Master, it’s in the homeland we once guarded, but now we don’t know where our homeland is."
Just like the forest demons! Da Fei nodded, "I see, no need to worry! Alright, everyone, rest in the forest, I’ll treat you to Forest Spring!"
"Thank you, Master!"
Now Da Fei realized how rich in content this map was. Both forest and flower demons have goods, so what about the earth elements?
Da Fei then led the flower demons back to the forest to rest and directly inquired to the earth elements, "Is there any good stuff at your place, should we take it along?"
The earth elements responded, "Buzz... buzz... buzz buzz buzz..."
Holy crap! You’re awesome!
Alright, since even the Forest Spring can’t be taken away, it’s useless asking for further treasures. Seeing his goal was to develop here, Da Fei felt even more uneasy! With everything here as it is, who knows how many good contents are here, how could they be at your convenience?
Okay! Now that my hands are free, the next target is to clear you!
The Blood Eagle soared into the sky again, heading for the volcano. At this time, the Skyshattering Thunder’s convoy was nowhere to be seen at the foot of the volcano. Huh? Where did they go for conquest again? There’s no reason! The volcano is a good base for healing magma dragons, why abandon it?
The Blood Eagle circled around and soon found the target at Forest Lake, where the unicorns were killed. His convoy was by the lakeside, with those prison guard NPCs guarding and snoozing by the convoy!
Da Fei’s eyebrow twitched! Damn it! This is actually quite cooperative! If they were still on the volcano, I wouldn’t know how to make a move, but now they’re lying directly in the woods, should I use the flower and forest demons’ double poison fogs to wipe you all out?
This is your own doing, don’t blame me! Hahaha!
But there’s a big problem—reaching the Forest Lake scene requires traversing several scenes, and having witnessed the power of these scene bosses, even the weakest flower demon boss is extremely cunning. How can Da Fei confidently pass safely? Moreover, this battle might not see my involvement; it will be up to the NPC heroes, who will surely fight when encountering monsters, leading to inevitable casualties. If the commotion is large, it may alert the opponent and fail!
Perhaps the safest method is to continue waiting for the scene to refresh until my forest adjoins their forest.
The probability of this isn’t low, because I’ve helped Skyshattering Thunder settle 6 scenes already, which connect into a piece making the territory not small. As long as my forest adjoins any of those scenes, I can move on!
And there’s another advantage—Skyshattering Thunder might not know the monsters here can actually be resurrected, and I might use the function of the Divine Artifact Fragment to summon monsters to trouble his main force. Surprise!
Yep, great! Use the Blood Eagle to lure the monsters. The more Da Fei thought, the more feasible it seemed. However, there was something still not reliable, which was time!
My initial plan was to quickly rescue the Dark Elf hero and return to Radiant City immediately, but now delays have added a couple of days. Who knows how long waiting for a scene refresh will take?
Da Fei reopened the friend list; perhaps, I should have a deeper conversation with the Goddess. Relationships between people require mutual help and care; when asking for help, one must be brave enough to open one’s mouth!
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