bullyxtreme Chapter 11 Wait, what kind of move did we come up with?!
Chapter 11 Wait, what kind of move did we come up with?!
[Congratulations, player! You achieved a glorious victory in the previous battle! Reward: 500 taels of silver! Your account balance is now 4,700 taels of silver!]
[You and your troops have gained a total of 100 experience points. No units can be upgraded.]
Well, Rock thought he would have a chance to be promoted again, but he didn't expect to only earn five hundred taels of silver in the end. He felt that this glorious victory was so-so and did not meet his expectations.
So how does this unit gain experience?
Rock studied it curiously for a while, then opened the system guide to find out what was going on.
It turns out that because his game has a population limit, and the summoned units cannot be removed from the formation by disbanding, some units are useful in the early game, but become outdated in the later game.
He had considered this issue before, but he couldn't come up with a good solution.
Rock had even considered whether to deliberately send these troops to their deaths on the battlefield, so that he could free up population quotas later when he had elite troops.
However, in order to compensate for this shortcoming, the system introduced the experience value setting.
Once the troops have accumulated enough experience points, and Rock has corresponding higher-level units of the same type, he can upgrade those units.
For example, if his cavalry is a three-star cavalry, and if Rock has four-star cavalry, he can upgrade his cavalry to that unit type, thus ensuring that his troops do not fall behind the version.
This is really a good thing. Rock grinned, but then suddenly realized that he didn't seem to have any higher-level corresponding units to upgrade. He only had two units at the moment!
"Damn, this is so embarrassing..."
After sighing, he decided to put those thoughts aside for now and rest properly in this bandit stronghold.
That's right, Rock is going to take over this bandit stronghold!
Rock wasn't sure what the mountain in front of him should be called on the map. When he asked the bandits earlier, they all called it Little Black Mountain.
After he stormed in, he studied the place and found that although the bandit stronghold was not large, it was small but complete, with all the necessary facilities.
Moreover, with the surrounding traps and walls, the defense level here is quite good, making it an excellent base.
Even if the clothes worn by Rock and his companions had special effects from the system's enhancement, preventing them from feeling cold in the freezing weather, they still couldn't be running around outside all day. Having a place to rest was still very important; even these bandits needed a stronghold.
So Rock immediately ordered his soldiers to clear out the village, as he planned to make it his temporary stronghold.
While clearing the village, Rock suddenly noticed something strange:
In this huge bandit stronghold, he couldn't find even a few people to do odd jobs.
Generally speaking, it's unrealistic to expect these bandits to do everything themselves. They usually kidnap women or servants to help them with cleaning, laundry, cooking, and satisfying their sexual desires.
He had even prepared himself for the possibility of finding some women kidnapped by bandits in the backyard.
But his men searched the entire village thoroughly and still couldn't find such a person, just as if the bandits in the village were all self-reliant.
"...Damn, could it be because of this?"
Suddenly, Rock realized that these bandits had been busy with something called human trafficking, and he instantly understood.
It's possible that these bandits, driven by greed, might play with or use the women they've kidnapped before selling them off, and the same might happen to the others they've abducted.
Thinking of this possibility, Rock's expression darkened slightly. He suddenly regretted that he had forgotten to ask these bandits about human trafficking.
He should have kept a few alive to question them, so that he could follow the clues and take down the human traffickers who were trading with the bandits, and rob them as well!
It has to be said that Rock is becoming more and more adept at double-crossing, and he can almost subconsciously think of all sorts of double-crossing schemes.
After cleaning up, Rock slept in the cleanest room in the village and even got himself a sleeping bag.
He discovered that the soldiers he had recruited were quite well-equipped. He had previously wondered what else was in the large bags these soldiers carried besides food.
After opening it, he saw that the materials and sleeping bags that these Napoleonic soldiers used to set up tents and fight were all carried on their backs!
Even after Rock redeemed a set of cavalry armor for himself, he still had a clean sleeping bag.
That's good, otherwise those bandits' own blankets would not only be dirty and messy, but they would even be infested with lice!
Although Rock wasn't exactly a germaphobe, he still felt disgusted by this thing and preferred to use something brand new.
When Rock woke up the next day, he was surprised to find that his system shop had been refreshed!
"Strange, isn't this system shop supposed to refresh weekly? How come it refreshed the next day? Was I on Sunday just now?"
He scratched his head, confused.
When he first transmigrated, he didn't have time to figure out what day of the week it was. Even if he wanted to ask the group of refugees who had fled the famine with him, they wouldn't tell him the answer.
After all, what use is it to these refugees what day of the week or what date it is?
Moreover, even if some of them do pay attention to these things, it's unlikely they would use the Gregorian calendar for calculations.
Never mind all that for now. Since the system shop has been refreshed, he naturally wants to see what good things are available to buy.
As soon as he opened the app, Rock noticed that the three units that appeared this time were much better than the last one. At least, all three units that appeared this time were ones he could afford to buy.
The three unit types that appeared last time were pretty good, but he couldn't afford to buy them. He could only look at them in the shop window and drool over them. What good were they?
The first unit is the Peasant Mob, which comes from Bretonnia in Total War: Warhammer.
It has to be said that the people in this Warhammer world have great physical fitness. Even the peasant mobs of the Barto are actually two-star units in the system!
After some thought, Rock bought the unit.
There's no other reason, it's just cheap!
The purchase price of this type of soldier is only one hundred taels of silver, which is almost like giving it away for free!
Furthermore, while the Breton peasant mob may not be particularly strong in combat, as Bretons, their physical attributes are far superior to those of ordinary humans.
Once I've accumulated enough experience, I can upgrade them to other troop types, giving them a natural advantage in physical attributes!
Thinking about this, Rock suddenly became a little unsure whether the physical attributes of his units would be inherited when he upgraded them.
Or, after they upgraded, did they still have the same bodies?
"...Uh, I guess so? It's not like after upgrading the old farmers of Aurora to Iron Hail Gunners, they can just turn from men into women, is it?"
Thinking this way, Rock decided to recruit a group of old farmers and train them as soldiers. After giving them a chance to accumulate experience points, he would find an opportunity to upgrade them and see how they would perform after upgrading.
The second unit is equally good; it's a three-star unit: the French flintlock musketeer from Napoleon's Total War.
Although this unit is just cheap cannon fodder in the game, it is very cost-effective.
In reality, even if they were just ordinary French infantrymen, they were still regular soldiers, and elite French soldiers who had fought alongside Napoleon, renowned veterans of the Napoleonic Wars!
[This unit is equipped with: flintlock rifle and bayonet. Recruitment price: 50 taels of silver per person or 6000 taels of silver per squad (160 people), occupies 1 population per squad.]
"Hmm, the price seems a bit high, but in a direct battle, 100 French infantrymen would be more effective than 250 guerrillas, right?"
Rock thought about it and felt that the price was acceptable to him. After all, they were a regular army, completely different from the armed civilians like guerrillas.
The purchase price of this unit is three thousand taels of silver. Rock gritted his teeth and, considering that he probably didn't have much need to recruit any units right now, decided to buy this unit first.
Next came the third unit. When he saw the third unit, he couldn't help but frown, because the unit was displayed as random!
You randomly get a four-star unit; you never know which game it comes from.
Under normal circumstances, Rock would most likely not choose to buy this unit, but this unit is currently on sale for 90% of its original price. The original price was 10,000, but now it only costs 1,000 taels of silver!
"Oh well, it's still a four-star unit, and it's so cheap. What's the big deal if it's random?"
"Buy it! Buy it first, then we'll talk!"
As he spoke, Rock clicked the payment button furiously.
Immediately afterwards, a system notification appeared in front of him:
[Congratulations, player! You have obtained a four-star unit: Skaven Poison Wind Grenadier (from Total War: Warhammer)]
[This unit is equipped with: Dimensional Stone Grenades, Skaven Heavy Armor, and Scimitars. Recruitment price: 300 taels of silver per person or 6000 taels of silver per squad (48 people), occupying 1 population per squad.]
what?
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Dude, what kind of troops did you recruit for me?