The Invincible Overlord of Heroes

It has been 30 days since I entered the Military Academy, and only 3 days have passed outside.

The moment he first came out, Xu Lai really felt like he was in another world.

After recovering for a while outside, Xu Laicai gradually understood what happened in the past three days under Tahan's introduction.

The owner of Kaunaston Castle, Count Aini still has not returned.

Not only did he not return, but he also transferred a group of cavalry stationed at Conaston Castle, together with the recruits recruited this month, a total of 500 knights of all levels to Stone Castle.

Count Aini cannot build two cavalry training camps, but his cavalry training camp is an upgraded knight training camp.

Theoretically, all the cavalry recruited by Count Aini can be sent here for upgrade.

Of course, it would definitely be much more expensive than normal accumulation of experience to upgrade, so Count Aini was reluctant to do so.

After the settlement is upgraded to a base camp, it will get 50% of the growth bonus of the basic creatures, and after it is upgraded to a castle, there will be another 50%.

In this way, the basic output of knights in Conaston Castle alone is 10. If Count Aini still occupies the cavalry training camp in the wild, the basic output in the castle will increase.

Coupled with the castle's own affiliated towns and the dozen surrounding subcounties, at least hundreds of cavalrymen of all levels can be recruited every month.

But this should be the limit. After all, there are not many fortress-level buildings in the entire grassland, and cavalry training camps in the wild are extremely rare.

In other words, after deducting the more than 100 recruited cavalry, Count Aini also transferred at least 400 cavalry, which is equivalent to the transfer of one-tenth of the strength of a knighthood.

Since Stone Castle was so difficult and dangerous at the time, Count Aini probably wouldn't leave too many troops in Kaunaston Castle.

Now that so many cavalry have been transferred away, I am afraid there are not many cavalry left in the entire city.

Is there another war on the front line? Why did Count Ani deploy so many cavalry?

Tahan said: The frontline is still stable, and there is no major war happening at the moment.

For the specific situation, you should wait for Mr. Wei to report to you. I only saw the transfer.

Xu Lai nodded and said, Why hasn't Old Wei come yet? I remember asking you to make an appointment with him.

Tahan said: When Mr. Wei came the day before yesterday, I did make an appointment with him, but you came out about an hour early.

Xu Lai raised his head and glanced at the sky. Sure enough, the sky was not too dark.

He touched his chin. Since it was still early, Xu Lai did not plan to stay at Fort Kaunaston. After studying in the military academy, Xu Lai and the others were not allowed to stay any longer.

If Xu Lai and the others wanted to stay overnight, they had to go to Count Aini's house, otherwise no military camp would be willing to allow outside troops to station at will.

Let's do this, you take all the trainee knights away and meet Yan Feng outside the city.

I will continue to wait here for a while. After handing over the supplies to Wei Yihong and the others, I will leave the city to find you.

But what about your safety, my lord?

Xu Lai smiled and waved his hands and said: What danger can there be in the city? Besides, didn't I leave all the senior knights behind? Don't worry.

It's you, please help me keep an eye on that boy Yan Feng after we go out. No one has paid attention to him in the past three days. I don't know if he has caused any trouble for me.

For Xu Lai's order, Tahan's loyal subordinates really didn't have much ability to resist.

Looking at Tahan's retreating back, Xu Lai touched his head and thought that he would have to bring some aborigines with him in the future, otherwise he would easily turn him into a one-spoken man.

It is said that one person is short-term and two people are long-term. Xu Lai is not familiar with this world. If he becomes a one-spoken family in the future, something could easily happen.

After waiting for about half an hour, Wei Yihong finally appeared, followed only by Jian Yuan and Elwe in cloaks.

Just as they were about to salute, Xu Lai waved his hand and said:

Okay, don't do this outside. How is the situation? I heard that Count Aini has transferred 500 more cavalry.

Xu Lai is about to run to the orcs' hometown. If fighting breaks out on the front line again, he doesn't know whether it will be a blessing or a curse.

Wei Yihong smiled and said: I guess you are very concerned about this news, so I asked about it specifically.

Earl Ani's deployment of troops was not due to another large-scale invasion by the orcs, but because of the constant harassment of the wolf cavalry, which resulted in the destruction of newly built villages ahead.

On the Stone Castle side, it was purely because there was too little mobility, so they had no choice but to mobilize more cavalry from the rear.

Xu Lai nodded clearly. Taloshi also had a group of wolf cavalry that were similar to guards.

I originally thought that Taloshi had fled back, but I didn't expect that this guy hadn't left yet.

Of course, maybe the leader of the wolf cavalry is no longer Talosi. After all, the current wolf cavalry is obviously focused on harassment and does not engage in a decisive battle with the main human race.

The work they were doing was very similar to what Xu Lai was about to do.

It is estimated that Archbishop Duer and the others had already considered this situation when they left, so they coaxed and deceived Xu Lai into the wild land of the orcs.

As long as Xu Lai makes a noise behind the orcs, these harassing wolf cavalry will probably have to withdraw.

Thinking of this, Xu Lai said to Wei Yihong: How is the collection of the maps of the wilderness that I asked you to collect before?

Wei Yihong shook his head and said: It's not ideal. Maps of the wilderness are already rare, and the one you have is already very comprehensive.

I searched all over the city for shops selling maps, and I only found a map with a small two-way teleportation array.

A small teleportation array, the kind that can only teleport one person at a time? Where is the landing point on the human side?

Wei Yihong quickly handed over the map and said: I checked, it is still a wild land on Pingfeng Grassland.

The same goes for the teleportation point on the orc side, which is a deserted wilderness, otherwise the orcs would have sent people over to attack them.

Xu Lai shook his head. The small teleportation array did not have enough energy, and the number of teleportations per day was limited.

Even if the orcs discovered the teleporter, they would at most send a small force over to investigate.

Relying on this small teleportation array that can transmit up to 30 people one at a time, it is not enough to transmit for a large war in a year.

But he didn't say much. Although it was a small teleportation array, it could also be regarded as a retreat point to prepare for any danger.

Although he agreed to go to the wild land because he had his own support, it is better not to use the escape route as a tool.

What's more, we don't have a stronghold city, so we can't bind the escape route to use it. Even if we escape, the location will be random. We might fly to a different place, and the journey home will be long.

The map given to him by the temple had of course marked which places in the Pingfeng Mountains could be passed through, but the orcs should also know these places very well.

Besides, although the Pingfeng Mountains are long, they are on the stronghold side after all. If someone blocks the road, will he take the cavalry and fight with them on the mountain?

Are the other supplies ready?

The other supplies Xu Lai came to were naturally those he asked Wei Yihong to purchase and prepare to take to the wilderness.

Wei Yihong smiled bitterly and said: The time was too hasty, so I did some shopping, but the prices were not very cost-effective, and they were not all prepared.

Xu Lai smiled bitterly and said: It's time now. There's nothing to be picky about. A little bit is a little bit.

Wei Yihong continued: Then you can follow me to the station first. The materials are all piled up there.

Xu Lai didn't talk nonsense. He didn't even ride the horse. He gave the mount to Jian Yuan and walked and chatted with Elvi and Wei Yihong.

That's right, boss.

Do you know how many heroes I have met in the castle these days?

Xu Lai was also very interested in this topic. He smiled and said, There must be quite a few. I met a few along the way.

Wei Yihong said: It is estimated that the entire grassland and nearby heroes have gathered in Kaonaston Castle. After all, this is the only big city nearby.

These days, I have met about 30 people from our country alone, and if we include people from other countries and nationalities, I am afraid there will be about 50 people.

Moreover, I have only been here for 3 days, and I only rented a relatively remote place, so the reputation has not spread yet.

I estimate that there are at least a hundred heroes in the entire city.

Xu Lai frowned and said, So many? Have they all accepted the punishment of the war mobilization order?

Wei Yihong chuckled and said: That's what I want to say, do you know why we fellow villagers are all coming to see me?

Hehe, the so-called poverty is in the busy city and no one cares about it, and the wealth is in the mountains and distant relatives.

These guys came to recognize my relatives one by one. They probably saw that I rented a warehouse and brought goods, so they came to borrow money one by one.

Xu Lai was stunned. He never expected this answer. He couldn't help but said with more interest: Please tell me in detail.

Wei Yihong did not sell out and explained carefully: It's not that they are not afraid of the war mobilization order, but they have been pardoned in advance by Count Aini who issued the war mobilization order.

Of course, this comes at a price. Count Aini requires them to pay different atonement payments according to their hero level before he is willing to pardon them.

Moreover, it doesn't matter even if they don't have enough money temporarily, as long as they sign an IOU, Count Aini is willing to pardon them first.

Xu Lai snorted coldly and said, Can Count Aini be such a good person?

Wei Yihong also smiled and said: Of course that is impossible. This IOU requires interest, and a 10% profit is charged monthly.

In other words, as long as you owe 1,000 gold coins, you will owe 1,100 gold coins after one month, and you will owe 1,210 gold coins after two months.

Xu Lai took a breath and said, Isn't this a compound interest? If this goes on month after month, who can afford to pay it back in the future?

Wei Yihong said: Isn't that right? That's why these people are now going crazy to get money everywhere. They really don't have any shame in order to borrow money and rely on connections everywhere.

Xu Lai smashed his lips and said: The situation is so chaotic now. I will definitely not repay this kind of usurious loan. At worst, I will find another place to develop.

Wei Yihong said: It's not that simple. Count Aini is just one of the initiators. If you want to pardon them, you must get the consent of another organization.

In other words, the temple also shares in the debts owed by these heroes.

Therefore, unless they do not develop the empire, they should not be able to escape this money.