Chapter 172: Giants in the Refugee Camp

After walking around, Mo Yu recruited all the troops refreshed this week.

The territory's troop output this week includes 24 Tauren warriors, 10 Shadow Scouts, 12 Stone Monsters and 5 refugees.

After reinforcements, the number of battle-axemen under Bruman reached 65.

Among them, there are 48 Minotaur warriors and 17 Stef axemen.

These days, Bruman is training the Stef warriors every day.

After unremitting efforts, five Stef warriors were promoted from the second level to the third level Stef Axe Soldiers.

Facts have proved that in this world, military training is also an extremely important source of military replenishment.

But the prerequisite for military training is population.

At this stage, the young and strong people in the Stef tribe only add up to more than a hundred people.

No matter how much training we do, we can only train a hundred or so Stef Axe Soldiers at most because of the population base.

Although the Tree of Life Tower has the function of enhancing reproductive capacity, several Stef women in the territory have successfully become pregnant recently.

But there is still an extremely long period of time between the birth and growth of the next generation.

At this stage, the expansion of the territory's population cannot rely on natural growth.

The main ones are recruiting soldiers' nests, slaves, and refugees and prisoners in the wild.

"If we want to gather a small army of 500 people, I'm afraid we'll have to wait until the end of time."

Mo Yu looked at the Military Soul Battle Flag in his backpack, feeling a little powerless.

The most basic condition for using the Military Soul Battle Flag is a legion of 500 people.

But even so, it is extremely difficult to achieve at this stage.

Because the composition of the legion is not just 100 Ladies of Stir, 200 Goblins and 200 Skeleton Soldiers, a total of 500 people make up a legion.

The most basic condition for its formation is that the main body of the legion is composed of the same type of arms.

For example, the Battle Axe Legion that Bruman is slowly forming, whether it is the Minotaur or Lady Ster in the team, they mainly use similar weapons and fighting methods. If they are put together and trained, they can form the most basic legion.

Unfortunately, due to the limited number of Mrs. Ster and the number of minotaurs recruited, it would be difficult for them to form their battle axe legion in a short period of time.

Speaking of which, the condition that is easiest to achieve in the territory right now is probably the Rune Golem.

If you spend more resources, it won't be a problem to reach 500 troops.

But the Rune Golem is a puppet creature that doesn't even have its own consciousness and is completely unable to support the Military Soul Flag.

They do not possess the power of will and cannot cultivate the military spirit. Even if the flag is given to them, they cannot gain any ability bonus.

"The weekly output of the minotaurs is 24. If we include the young and strong men on Mrs. Ster's side, I'm afraid we'll have to wait three or four months at the earliest."

"If I'm lucky, I'll find a Tauren tribe nearby."

Mo Yu calculated that the time cost would be longer than he had imagined.

Although the soldiers' nests are refreshed every week, the output of more than 20 is actually not much.

There are only a hundred Tauren in a month, so the growth rate is actually very slow.

In fact, the slave market is a very good choice, and Mo Yu has also thought about buying a batch of minotaurs.

Unfortunately, there are too few on the market and the price is ridiculously high.

The Minotaur's loyal and brave character and excellent fighting ability make them a very popular type of soldier in the market.

They were sold out very quickly, and the price of the remaining ones on the market far exceeded Mo Yu's expectations.

It is at least 50% more expensive. He is not a sucker, so naturally he is unwilling to spend this money.

Things like this can only be left to nature.

Maybe one day I'll be lucky enough to recruit a Tauren tribe or obtain a troop nest enhancement item?

Regaining his composure, Mo Yu looked at the refugees in front of him.

"What's your name?"

This time, the refugee camp recruited a total of 5 refugees. Except for the special one in front of him, the other 4 ordinary refugees have been taken away by Dazhuang for resettlement.

There are many vacant houses in the territory now, so these newly joined residents don’t have to worry about housing problems at all.

"My name is Fuli, kind Lord, I am a little hungry, can you give me something to eat?"

"I'm full, so I have strength to fight."

In front of Mo Yu, the figure as big as a hill touched his belly and spoke in a silly voice.

This is a frost giant, a rare fifth-level rank.

But it seems that his brain is not in good shape.

Its skin is ice blue, and you can feel a chill coming from it even from a few meters away.

It is said that angels and holy dragons appear in refugee camps. I am afraid this is not just a legend.

The fifth-level giant refugees have appeared, so how far can the dragon refugees and angel refugees be?
"Don't worry, the food will be here soon."

Mo Yu clapped his hands, and the little stone monster came over with a lot of food, which soon piled up into a small hill on the open space.

The frost giant Fuli's eyes lit up and his stomach rumbled like thunder.

It has been hungry for too long. If it wasn't really starving to death, how could it appear in the refugee camp?

"Are all these mine?" Furrley pointed at the mountain of food with his thick fingers, somewhat incredulous.

If I really have to describe how it feels now, it's probably like being hit by unexpected wealth.

Overjoyed, yet a little incredulous.

"They're all yours." Mo Yu nodded.

Seeing this, Furrley could no longer bear it, so he dove into the pile of food and stuffed everything he grabbed into his mouth.

While stuffing his mouth, he mumbled incoherently: "You...are really a capable...Thunder Monkey helps Thunder fight."

Although this guy is big in size, he has a simple and honest personality like a child.

Just these foods helped Mo Yu quickly gain his loyalty.

"Eat slowly, no one will snatch it from you."

While Fuli was eating, Mo Yu checked his attributes with a smile.

【Frost Giant Furree】

[Level]: Fifth level rare

【Status】: Hungry
[Abilities]: Frost Bloodline, Frost Aura, Throwing, Ice Armor Skin

[Description]: A race of giants living on the ice field, with excellent ice and snow manipulation capabilities.

The Frost Giant has four abilities: Frost Bloodline, which gives it the ability to freely manipulate ice and snow;

Frost Aura can cause frost damage and slow down enemies within five meters.

Throwing, which enables it to throw boulders and ice blocks at a distance;

The Ice Armor Skin greatly enhances its defensive capabilities, giving it excellent physical and magical defense.

To sum up, this is a type of soldier that combines the abilities of a tank, a shooter, and a mage.

To use the words in the game, it can go up, down, and in the middle, and is capable of all three routes.

Speaking of which, a new fire giant just joined Mo Yu's territory yesterday.

Compared to the Frost Giant, the Fire Giant is weaker and smaller in size.

The two giants looked like close relatives, but it was unknown whether they belonged to the same branch of the giant race. Considering that ice and fire were mutually exclusive, and the two had natural conflicting properties, Mo Yu did not arrange for them to meet.

The mountain of food was quickly eaten up by the Frost Giant.

I have to say, both giants are big eaters.

The only difference is that fire giants are more picky about food and must eat a lot of food containing fire elements, otherwise their strength will decline.

The Frost Giant does not have this problem. It eats everything from bread, fruits, meat... and puts them all into its stomach.

"Place it in the military camp and put it into a separate combat formation." Mo Yu instructed Da Zhuang who had returned.

The fifth-level frost giant is considered the most powerful fighting force in the territory at this stage.

Getting such combat power for free in the refugee camp is a sure-win deal, so eating a larger amount is not a problem at all.

The territory can now fully afford it.

Da Zhuang took the full Fuli downstairs.

At this time, Timo, who had been waiting nearby for a while, came up.

"Brother Mo, the investigation results are out."

"Well, tell me about it." Mo Yu withdrew his gaze from Furrley's rumbling figure and nodded.

Timo cleared his throat and began his report seriously.

"Within the 20-kilometer radius of the territory, there are four monster strongholds: two one-star strongholds, one two-star stronghold, and one four-star stronghold; three treasure chests, two rare treasure chests, and one epic treasure chest; one pyramid ruins, and one resource point."

"There are so many monster strongholds? What's the situation?" Mo Yu was a little surprised.

Four monster strongholds appeared near his territory alone. This is a bit too difficult.

Moreover, it is within a range of 20 kilometers, and there is no guarantee that there are no more strongholds farther away.

Mo Yu wondered if it was because he was promoted to the third-level territory too quickly that he was targeted by the Conquering World.

"The two one-star strongholds are the bandit camp and the centaur camp. They are made up of tents and have no other defensive facilities. There are about 50 people, with strength ranging from level one to level three. The two-star stronghold is a cave deep underground. The terrain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The monsters are suspected to be bear warriors. Shadow scouts have been discovered invading, and the specific situation is currently unknown. The four-star stronghold is a gnoll stronghold with many defensive facilities such as sentry towers and arrow towers. The scale is about to people."

"Okay, continue to expand the scope of investigation to... forty, no, fifty kilometers!"

Mo Yu took into consideration that he would go to clean up the underground world next week, so he had to clear out as many monster strongholds here as possible to reduce the pressure as much as possible.

After thinking for a while, he continued, "It concerns the safety of the territory. We must maintain our reconnaissance efforts every night in the next few days."

Timo frowned and said hesitantly: "But manpower..."

The reconnaissance range is fifty kilometers, and it must be screened every night.

With the existing investigative forces at his disposal, it is simply impossible to complete such a task.

Of the original 30 shadow scouts, 10 were left in the underground world, 10 were in the outpost camps near the gold mine and lumberyard, and there were only 10 shadow scouts around him.

The rest are the Goblin Darters, who are unable to complete such a difficult reconnaissance mission.

"Don't worry, we have already increased your manpower. There are 10 shadow scouts. You will see them in the barracks later."

"That's no problem. I guarantee to complete the mission." Timo saluted and said simply.

"Well, have you drawn a distribution diagram of the strongholds and treasure chests?" Mo Yu looked at Teemo.

Timo was startled and quickly rummaged around in his pocket, finding a piece of animal skin.

"I've drawn it. Here it is."

Mo Yu took the animal skin and waved his hand, "Go and get busy!"

The locations of monster strongholds, treasure chests, resource points and territories were clearly marked on the animal skin with a few simple symbols.

They are not too far away. The two one-star monster strongholds are relatively close, both on the grassland.

The two-star stronghold is in the southwest, while the four-star stronghold is in the forest, so the locations are a bit confusing.

Due to the characteristics of defense towers, locations such as forests and lakes are easily affected.

The treasure chests that Mo Yu was most concerned about were scattered around, on several sides.

That epic treasure chest is located in the southeast, far away from the territory.

My luck was really good this time, and I even got an epic treasure chest.

Through the crude maps drawn by the scouts, Mo Yu quickly figured out the distribution of these resources.

He decided to start from this epic treasure chest today.

As for the one-star stronghold, Mo Yu did not plan to do it himself, and let Bluman lead the troops to conquer it.

The troops of the territory cannot be grown in a greenhouse.

This camp, which is not too strong but has a certain scale, is very suitable for their training.

As for the harvest, just let Zhong Han or Bertha go.

When several adventurers swore an oath of loyalty to him, they specifically stipulated that they could not keep the spoils of war for themselves.

So there is no need to worry that they will embezzle the spoils.

As for the more powerful strongholds and pyramid ruins, we will have to hold off for the time being.

There is still a week left, and they won’t grow legs and run away.

However, if those treasure chests are not obtained immediately, they may be picked up by wild monsters or other forces over time.

Calling Salt, the two of them rode on the dragon eagle and quickly rushed to the location on the map.

The dragon eagle flies extremely fast, much faster than a war horse, which saves a lot of time.

The only thing you need to be careful about is that it is easy to be attacked by surprise from the air.

Not just on the ground, but also predators high in the sky.

Because of this, the dragon eagle did not fly too high.

In this way, even if there is any unexpected situation, you can land immediately and release the defense tower to fight back.

Under the rapid attack of the dragon eagle, Mo Yu arrived near the epic treasure chest in half an hour.

If it were a ground march, even on horseback, the time would probably double or even more.

"Where is the treasure chest?"

Looking down from the sky, the scenery on the ground is not clear, and the treasure chest does not emit a conspicuous light. At first glance, it is not easy to find.

Moreover, the map markings are too rough after all, and the proportions above are more of an estimate.

Now Mo Yu has no way to compare it, he only knows that it should be in the nearby area.

More than ten dragon eagles spread out, and soon, the results came out.

Salt blew a whistle, and the dragon eagle team circling in the sky quickly gathered and landed on the ground.

Jumping off the dragon eagle, Salt suggested based on the information fed back by the dragon eagle.

"Over there, there are monsters nearby, let's move slowly towards them."

"Yeah." Mo Yu followed suit.

Due to its rarity, the epic treasure chest is likely to attract powerful monsters, even epic monsters.

You should be careful.

Salt was leading with a lance, followed closely by Mo Yu, and the two of them moved towards the epic treasure chest.

Soon, the treasure chest appeared before his eyes.

However, there are too many monsters guarding it...

(End of this chapter)