Berserk: The Prophet

"...That being said, we haven't seen any bandits or robbers along the way, but we have seen quite a few refugees."

Jacob chewed on some dried meat and chimed in, "Yes, those refugees with their families are really pitiful to see. I wonder how many people will be displaced by this prison riot."

Green munched on the bread bowl that had soaked up a lot of soup, saying with relish, "There's nothing we can do about it. That's just how the world is. It's good enough if we can find a way to make life better for ourselves and the people around us."

Green swallowed the bread in his mouth, looked through the cold night in the mountain valley at the bright moon, and continued, "However, these refugees may also become a breakthrough for us to understand the situation. Who knows, maybe they saw traces of the Fierce Bear Gang or those fugitives during their escape."

Jacob nodded thoughtfully. "That makes sense, but with refugees scattered everywhere, finding them to get information isn't an easy task."

Green finished his bread, licked his fingers, and said, "Let it be. If we run into someone, we'll try to find out as much information as possible. The more information you gather, the better."

After dinner, the next step was to sleep. Except for the soldiers on duty, everyone went to the empty rooms, lit the fireplaces, closed the doors, and went to sleep soundly.

Green lay in bed, unable to sleep. This lawless land... might hold some opportunity for him.

Seeing the notification that he was only 20 pulls away from guaranteeing a legendary orange card, Green was itching to try his luck, wondering what he might get.

With over 17,000 Soul Points remaining, Green enthusiastically did ten more draws. The formation shifted, and two bright purple beams of light appeared within it.

[Purple Cards - Pendor Black-Armored Archer x50, Pendor Foot Knight x50.]

Uh... foot knights? Green frowned slightly. Now that they were about to go into battle, they had to buy warhorses for them to ride. This was probably a bit of bad luck.

However, judging from the stats, it's a bit better than having a horse to ride. All weapon proficiency is 60 points higher, and they're all at the master level.

The other white, green, and blue items are mostly food and groceries, including spices, oils, furs, and tools, which also need to be taken out to sell.

Green waved his hand and did another ten draws, preparing to try and get the guaranteed reward. Suddenly, an orange light flashed in the array, revealing an orange-level item card. When the card was flipped over, it was a Dragon Tear Gem.

Green: "......"

As a veteran player of Mount & Blade for ten years, he certainly knew what this stone could be used for: it was worth 10,000 denars or could be used to create a knightly order, and it seemed that it could also be used to craft rune weapons from a mysterious blacksmith. However, he didn't need it right now.

The other purple card was 50 Silver Mist Rangers. Having witnessed their strength, Grimm nodded, "Not bad at all."

However, he doesn't plan to summon them now, since the cost of maintaining the troops is a bit high, and they'll just sit in the card slot collecting dust.

Green rummaged through his card slots, sighed as he looked at the resources he had more than he could use, and thought, "How can I sell them for gold coins?"

When it comes to money and currency, we have to mention the empire from a thousand years ago. Although the versions that have been passed down are all about the tyranny and cruelty of that legendary emperor, that emperor did unify currency and weights and measures.

Although the speech patterns and some writing styles of the Juda, Midland, and Baldian peoples differ slightly today, they are essentially mutually intelligible and share the common language of the continent.

【——Card Slot Page——】

[White Card - Bread*20, Dried Meat*10, Pande Militia*10, Pande Old Farmer*10, Wheat*40, Bread*20, Pande Old Farmer*10, Smoked Fish*10, Bread*20, Sausage*10, Apple*20, Pande Old Farmer*10, Pande Militia*10]

[Green Card - Bread*40, Pendor Militia*30, Ale*20, Flax Bundle*20, Pig Iron*20, Oil*20, Tools*20]

[Blue Card - 60 Pendor Farmers, 100 Bread, 20 Pendor Armored Infantry, 40 Salt, 20 Spices, 20 Velvet, 40 Fur, 100 Bread]

[Purple Cards - 50* Pendor Black-Armored Archer, 50* Pendor Foot Knight, 50* Silver Mist Ranger, 40 Spices]

[Orange Card - Dragon Tear *1 (Guaranteed item, can be exchanged for 1000 Soul Points)]

Ugh, it's so disheartening to see so many old farmers taking up all the stalls.

Green's mind raced. Since Landier had become a no-man's-land anyway, why not just leave the old farmer there and organize a group of militia so he could become a mountain king?

At worst, when Baldian's army comes, they can just say they are refugees who have settled here. Anyway, these laborers are just sitting there. These refugees produced by the system are loyal to them, so they are like hidden lords of this village. It will be convenient for them to take local specialties and sell them.

Green thought the plan was more and more feasible, so he sat up and, by the flickering firelight from the fireplace, sketched out a blueprint on parchment.

He first marked the nearby high-lying, easily defensible mountain valleys. If feasible, he could build a wooden fortress there first. It would be great if the food could be directly converted into cash for the villagers to use, but in the long run, he still needed caravans to transport the food.

There are so many mines here, and not only minerals, but coal is also valuable. I remember back home people liked to make honeycomb briquettes, but those things seemed to produce too much smoke, so they were usually used by blacksmith shops.

Although the road is a bit rugged, as long as there are enough manpower and resources, it is only a matter of time before the road is repaved. Some boardwalks and ropeways can be built between the mountains so that the journey will not be so arduous.

Without further ado, five white character cards appeared at Green's fingertips. 30 old farmers and 20 militiamen were spawned nearby by Green and rushed over under the cover of night.

Sigh, that old man must be the only one left in this village, right? Looks like we'll have to put on a show.

You can't just kill someone who's been living peacefully in the village and hasn't done anything. What's the difference between that and being a serial killer?

[Host has been detected to be interested in building a village/castle. Would you like to spend 100 Soul Points to refresh the Village Chief NPC?]

Is this for real? It's like a godsend! [Yes]

The village chief NPC has been refreshed. Please name the NPC and the village: __

Hmm... How about Demacia? Great, let's call it Demacia Village. As for the village chief? How about Jarvan? Hmm... it's decided then.

[Village Chief Jarvan is ready. Village Chief Jarvan's inventory: None (Village elders can directly carry some space resources)]

How convenient! Green also sent the remaining bread and wheat from his previous exchange to Village Chief Jarvan. He figured he could just airdrop wheat seeds to him from his space whenever he needed them in the future.