The Invincible Overlord of Heroes

Just tell me directly. Since the temple has approved the issuance of the war mobilization order, there will definitely be something for you to bring back.

Wei Yihong nodded and said: You are right. With our current relationship with the temple, the temple does have some words for me to bring to you.

Moreover, the person who came forward this time was not High Priest Ryan, but a Holy Light Knight named Pierce.

Holy Light Knight, isn't that a member of the temple's top leadership?

Wei Yihong nodded and said: Yes, Mr. Pierce is also one of the current temple leaders of Stone Castle. The other one is the crimson archbishop named Dur.

Xu Lai shook his head bitterly. The Holy Light Knight and the Crimson Archbishop were both eighth-level beings. There was only one ninth-level person in the entire temple and even the entire empire, the Pope who personally stationed at the Imperial Cathedral.

Although Seraphs are at level 9, and there are quite a few of them, they are not considered human beings, and there is still a slight gap between them and the Pope, the only level of ninth level.

There is also a ninth-level magic god on the other side of the tower, so if we count the entire human race, there are currently two ninth-level gods.

Therefore, in addition to level 9, level 8 is the top level of human beings.

Each of these existences is crucial. Even the temple that brings together the faith of the entire empire has only twelve crimson archbishops and eight knights of the Holy Light.

Each of these twenty level 8s has an important mission. Even on the demon battlefield on the front line, only one Holy Light Knight and two Crimson Archbishops appeared.

Now, the appearance of these two figures in the small stubborn stone castle is enough to show that the situation has reached an inevitable and extremely serious stage.

Then, since it is not High Priest Ryan who has come forward, what Mr. Pierce wants you to convey must be the temple's decision, and bargaining is not allowed.

Tell me, do you want me to participate in the war? At this moment, the temple must also want to concentrate all its power.

Wei Yihong smiled bitterly, and finally nodded bitterly: Your Excellency Pierce gave us two choices.

Because you are a newly born hero. Although you are also a member of the empire camp, you must not have any sense of belonging to the empire.

Therefore, if you must evade the war mobilization order, both he and the temple will understand, and for the sake of your old friendship with the temple, they will not take the initiative to pursue you.

But what? There should be this but. With my relationship with the temple, can I really be exempted from the war mobilization order?

Wei Yihong said helplessly: I don't even know what to say. You are indeed so self-aware!

Xu Lai laughed and didn't care about Wei Yihong's little joke.

He was still quite nervous and heavy at this time, but he already had a hint of the dignity that a superior should have, so using this laugh to relieve the nervousness of his subordinates also gave them more confidence in him, Xu Lai. .

After pondering for a moment, Wei Yihong said again: There is a but, Mr. Pierce said, but after the war, Count Aini will pursue those who disobeyed the war mobilization order, and the temple will not give us any help.

In addition, if you refuse the war mobilization order and refuse to fight for the empire and its people, you will also lose a lot of reputation and basic favorability with the imperial camp.

I also need to explain here that if you choose to resist the war mobilization order, the relationship between the temple and us will be reset to zero or even negative.

Xu Lai snorted coldly and said: Sure enough, it's not that good. After all, I was too bold, and the temple and Aini were eyeing me.

I don't believe that those heroes in the wild who don't know where they were born will know about the war mobilization order.

Wei Yihong also smiled bitterly and said: I have also asked this question, and Mr. Pierce said that the war mobilization order is also a kind of military order.

As long as it is a military order, no matter what kind of military order it is, it must be confirmed that it is conveyed to the target before it can count.

In such a vast grassland, there must be some people who failed to receive the war mobilization order in time.

As the saying goes, those who do not know are not guilty, and of course they cannot be punished for disobeying orders afterwards.

However, Lord Pierce also said that the war mobilization order is both a crisis and an opportunity.

This is an order that requires the entire empire to mobilize once it is issued, so anyone who actively or passively participates due to the war mobilization order is eligible to share the glory of victory after the war.

What is this glory?

“Everyone will receive the spoils of war in proportion to their contribution.

In addition to trophies, if you accumulate enough meritorious deeds, you will also gain status advancement, such as being rewarded with a position or even land due to military merit.

Although you are a hero, in terms of status, you can still only be regarded as a civilian class of the empire and cannot enjoy any privileges.

Lord Pierce said that as long as you are willing to participate in this war, he will give you a guarantee on behalf of the temple that your merits and hard work will be 100% honored after the war.

Even if you make no contribution in this war, you will receive a bonus to your reputation and even the base favorability of the imperial camp after the war.

Xu Lai smashed his lips and suddenly said to Wei Yihong: Old Wei, I hear you, it seems you want me to participate in this battle.

Wei Yihong did not avoid it, nodded and said: Yes, maybe it's because I am not a hero now, but have become a logistics worker.

There is no need for me to risk my life on the battlefield, so I will naturally lean towards the option that is most beneficial to us.

This choice is of course the most unfavorable and dangerous for you.

No matter what decision you make, I will understand and support you.

Xu Lai let out a long breath. Wei Yihong told the truth. It was what he said that made Xu Lai feel very unhappy.

Damn it, let the boss take the risk, you are just sitting back and enjoying the success, but you still want to say it out. How can Xu Lai not be resentful?

Of course, Xu Lai knew better that if Wei Yihong could tell him this at this time, he would be somewhat sincere to him. Isn't the so-called loyal advice offensive to the ears?

After reporting the important news this time, Wei Yihong said goodbye and left. Before leaving, Xu Lai threw to him the report Wei Yihong gave him last time and said:

According to the same standards as last time, you can write another report later and get a bigger bonus this time.

This time Wei Yihong gave Xu Lai a total of 70,000 gold coins and brought him three village-level castle hearts.

Once it is synthesized, the only thing left to upgrade the fortress is the last town-level Castle Heart.

The 15,000 gold from last time has not been spent yet. 550 gold is received every day, which is basically enough for training and building a house, so now Xu Lai still has more than 80,000 on hand.

He will not keep this money in his hands forever. He must find opportunities to spend it and turn it into his own fighting power.

The fastest way at present is to increase the number of people trained. Xu Lai left 30,000 gold coins for Su Ya, which was enough for her to train and advance, and also take care of the construction of the town.

With the remaining money, Xu Lai first recruited a sword master from the refugee camp, which cost a full 2,400 gold. He had not used the sword master's hair before, so the handsome uncle has been hiding here these days. In a refugee camp.

As for the other earth elemental, although he is also at level 5, Xu Lai currently has too many types of troops. If another earth elemental from the elemental family is added, morale will inevitably drop.

Besides, the earth element is really slow. Xu Lai doesn't even want to bring the shooters in his camp now, let alone this earth element.

After sending Wei Yihong away, Xu Lai made a decision in his heart. He could not avoid this war. If he had to participate, he should participate in the best condition and with the greatest ability.

Regardless of how many benefits you can gain from this war, at least you must first ensure that you survive this war.

Early the next morning, Xu Lai invited the priest sent by the temple and Xu Lai's old friend Miss Elena.

Priest Elena, these are the resources you need to build the church. 2,500 gold coins. You can count them.

After a night's rest, Elena's condition was obviously much better, and her rosy little face was full of shy smiles.

No need, I believe you are an upright and kind-hearted hero.

Xu Lai looked bitter and said, I feel like you are digging a hole for me. I hope you don't think so, so as not to be disappointed later.

Elena shook her head and said: No, I trust my own judgment.

Xu Lai sighed and said nothing more. Instead, he called out Su Ya behind him, as well as Little Aiboka and Lacy who had just been called in the morning.

Miss Priest, this is my deputy Su Ya, whom you have met before.

You should also be familiar with this village chief of Laqi. This is the younger brother of the Aiboka brothers. He is now mainly responsible for the daily affairs of Qingfeng Town.

It’s too late to entertain you properly. I’m going out later. If you have any needs here, you can contact the three of them.

When meeting La Qi yesterday, Xu Lai had already briefly chatted with him. Everyone in their village was a family, and they used to perform their own duties.

Therefore, Xu Lai did not want to dissolve this complete village, and directly promised Lacy that he could find a place near Qingfeng Town and build a Gram Village attached to Qingfeng Town.

Of course, most of the materials they took away from the previous village relocation were intercepted by Stone Castle, and the remaining materials were only enough to build a few wooden houses.

Therefore, they are still crowded in Qingfeng Town for the time being. At the same time, Xu Lai will also provide most of the stones and wood, and they are not short of gold coins.

In return, the nearly a hundred war horses of various colors that Xu came here, together with Watanabe, were handed over to Gram Village, and at least three people were selected to join the security team of Qingfeng Town.

In this way, Xu Lai can bring back a few more farmers from the racecourse.

As for taxation, attached to Qingfeng Town, the taxation of Gram Village is naturally handed over to Xu Lai, and Xu Lai only collects 30%, which is much less than the 70% collected by Earl Aini before.

Moreover, Xu Lai not only received the 30% less, but also had to bear 50% of Count Aini's tax for Gram Village. After all, he was the actually recognized ruler of the grassland.

But Xu Lai doesn't care about this matter yet. He hasn't paid the taxes in Qingfeng Town yet.

Although Xu Lai only needs 30% of tax revenue, his 30% also includes other income from Gram Village, such as selling horses, giving birth to ponies, etc.

This is actually the bulk of the income of Gram Village and Prairie Village, but they usually need to use this money to purchase food to offset the taxes allocated by Earl Aini.