What did you do with the dice?

Rusalka had a feeling that it was time to go back and upgrade the account.

It doesn’t matter if the settlement is not made, just take a nap for 30 days first!

Chapter 249 Decision before the long break

"The Lord is back!!!"

"Lord Pearl Tear is invincible. We love you!!!"

Amidst the ashes and sea of ​​fire, the one who finally swaggered out was Rusalka, sword in hand.

The Sani Tower simply hid its figure and quietly took a detour to the side.

If you don't show off after winning, wouldn't it be a waste of time? To look impressive, Rusalka used the remaining rings to cast the [Crusader's Cloak] spell on himself and pre-infused the greatsword with the energy of [Holy Slash].

To the soldiers, he was a great knight draped in a gleaming white cloak, striding with firm and powerful steps from the dragon-ravaged battlefield. His cloak billowed behind him without a breeze. In one hand, he held the unconscious and bedraggled white cat, Phoenix, and in the other, he raised aloft a greatsword gleaming with holy light. He roared to the crowd, "The evil dragon has been slain. I have avenged the people of Pearl Tear Town!"

"Lord of Pearl Tears!! Lord of Pearl Tears!!"

The soldiers raised their weapons high, cheered, took off their helmets and threw them into the air. Sarolt led several cavalrymen on horseback, picked up the dragon's head and handed it to Rusalka.

"Oh, it's so heavy! This is simply persecution of elves! Discrimination against mages!" Alice was responsible for carrying Hydra out. Although Sanita gave her the [Bull Strength], the heavy armor Hydra still made Alice's face flushed and she was out of breath.

"Stop complaining, let's switch if you can."

Shana, who was standing beside her, was holding the Sun Guardian and Ashbringer. These two things were so heavy that she had to walk with a limp. But she knew how to find joy in adversity. An idea suddenly came to her mind, and she stumbled towards the Sanita Tower. "Teacher Sanita, be careful! I slipped!"

She made a move as if to hit Sanita.

In her imagination, if the next plot followed the novel, Sanitieta would catch her as she was about to fall and hold her in his arms. The life of the giant sword and shield in her hands as props ended here, and they were thrown aside. The close-up gave a close-up of the upper body and face of both of them. She raised her head at a 45-degree angle, while Sanitieta lowered his head at a 45-degree angle, then stretched out his other free hand to lift the golden hair hanging down from her forehead, and asked in a charming and magnetic voice: "Beautiful flower, you are not hurt?"

Shana's little face was like a ripe little red apple, and she shyly turned her face away: "Thank you~ I'm fine."

With the glittering filter on, Sanita's mouth was as sweet as if it had been smeared with the Elf Forest's special nectar, royal nectar. "Look closely, this elf lady is so beautiful. She floated into my heart like a leaf. And that Lord Pearl Tear actually let you do this kind of work. It's so abominable. Let's just elope together, run to a sea of ​​flowers where we are the only two of us. For the rest of my life, you will be half of my world."

"Okay~ I'll listen to you."

Compared to Alice who was panting and blushing, she directly entered the fantasy time, her face turned red from head to toe, she stopped acting and jumped over like a grasshopper.

A second later, her delicate little face, which was almost steaming hot, collided with a cold and ruthless magic shield - it was as if she was woken up by the urge to pee before she had even had time to finish her sweet dream.

According to the law of conservation of energy, the big red nose that brings joy will not disappear, but will only be transferred from Rusalka's nose in the past to Shana's nose.

Sanita glanced at her, who had bumped into his activated protective barrier, and said calmly, "Look ahead when you walk. Don't just look down at your feet. If you can't move it, don't force it. Hey, those two people over there, yes, you two, go help her take these two things from her and carry them to my tent."

The moment the two soldiers took over the equipment, their waists sank down, their knees bent, and they almost fell. The teasing look in Shana's eyes, who looked delicate and tender and was staggering with two weapons, disappeared at once. When they thought about how Shana could walk all the way here by herself carrying these two things that were so heavy that they both needed to hold them with both hands and lean back to support themselves with their chests to barely walk, you don't care what shape she walked in, anyway, there was only awe in their hearts for the elves.

Haha, as a good friend of many years, how could Alijie not know Shana's little thoughts? Seeing that after Shana handed the equipment in her hands to the two strong soldiers, her round little toes curled up and scratched the shoe surface, her two hands repeatedly rubbed the edge of her ranger skirt, lowered her head and drooped her ears, looking embarrassed and ashamed, so she decisively chose to reach out and laugh.

As she withdrew her hand, she suddenly felt relieved - and the unfortunate Hydra fell to the ground with a thud.

Rusalka, who was posing and waving his giant sword at the soldiers lining the road to welcome him, couldn't hold back his coolness for a few seconds. He turned around and yelled at Alice in dissatisfaction, "I'm really impressed. You can't even carry a cat! Alice, you have no snacks today!"

Fortunately, Phoenix was still unconscious, otherwise she would have bitten Rusalka after hearing this.

However, this system is rather indifferent. It only allows Rusalka to lose health and die on the ridge while plowing the field, and does not allow Phoenix to plant some crops on him while plowing, such as "planting some strawberries" on him.

Of course, lipstick and the like are acceptable, but this world doesn't have such meaningless cosmetics, mainly because there is no "lip charm culture". For most nobles, the charm of a woman lies in her ability to give birth to powerful sons and complete obedience. As for appearance, as long as she is pleasing to the eye and the field is flat enough for an old ox to plow, that's enough.

No matter how beautiful a woman is, she is just like that. You will inevitably get tired of eating the same thing over and over again. Nobles don't mind changing their lovers as a way to change their taste. The person by your side can change like the wind and water, but it's not every day that you have a son who can do magic. The saying that a mother is honored by her son is too realistic.

Even in Esdi, which is considered to have a very upright moral system, the custom of passing on the family line and bringing honor to the ancestors is simply unavoidable. After all, it is difficult for a judge to judge family affairs, and filial piety is the most important virtue. If your son is a capable paladin/priest, then no matter what your personal character is, you will always be the most respected elder in the entire village/town/neighborhood, and everyone who comes will have to give you three points of courtesy, even if they look down on you in their hearts, they will greet you respectfully when they meet you.

Back to the point, after dropping the black cat Hydra and losing her right to snacks today, Alizee immediately pleaded for mercy and admitted her mistake, hastily "picking" Hydra up from the ground: "No, I'm wrong! I barely escaped death and finally helped everyone defeat the terrifying dragon. If I can't even get snacks, my heart will wither like flowers in the winter wind."

"You're still withering. I think you'll bloom if you get a little sunshine. There's nothing to eat!"

"Wow! Teacher Sanitieta, Lord Pearltear is abusing his elf allies!"

state!

The magic shield of Sani Tower welcomed its second guest.

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After returning to the tent, Sani ordered the soldiers under the Iron Tower to open the warehouse, reward the troops and fill their stomachs.

But you can't drink alcohol because the war is not over yet.

He waved his hand and let the two elves go play with the group of knights. However, after hearing what Sanita said, Alice was not unhappy at all. Instead, she asked slyly, "Really? Then Shana and I will go find those knights?"

Sanitieta immediately guessed that she had probably taken Rusalka's words "You're not allowed to attend the snack party" seriously and wanted to sneak in to eat the jam. When he thought about Rusalka's personality of forgetting what she said after talking about it, he suddenly found Alijie's little trick inexplicably funny. He smiled helplessly and waved his hand: "Go ahead, go, eat more."

The two elves ran away happily.

After putting the still unconscious Phoenix and Hydra on the bed, Rusalka went to ask someone to call Sarolt.

"What is it, Captain Pearl Tear?"

"where's your wife?"

Rusalka was referring to Nicea, of course. He had trouble remembering such Western names, which lacked any reference to scripture. Moreover, she was someone else's wife, so why would he dwell on her? He simply wanted to summon a powerful priest, but when he recalled the three past priests, he couldn't remember any of their names. He had no choice but to buy from a middleman.

Sarolt answered truthfully: "She is treating the wounded."

"Call her over and let me borrow her for a while. I'll return her to you right away."

Sarolt:?

Of course, the plot in the book is impossible to happen. Nicia was called in just to treat the two cats. She used the magic of Light, which even Sanita did not fully understand the principle. After a quick examination of the two cats, she said that their mental power had received a strong shock, and their brains activated the hibernation protection mechanism. The situation did not seem serious. If there was no need for a high-level Radiant Sister like Ai Li to use magic such as [Light's Caress] to wake them up in advance, they would probably wake up by themselves after a good sleep.

After bidding farewell to the two affectionate battlefield lovers, Sanita reviewed the battle reports that had been delivered by the messengers. "A total of 3,500 men were killed and wounded in this battle, with approximately 600 disabled. Even after recovery, they likely won't be able to return to the battlefield. Over 1,000 of them died in the slope attack, and the Thunder Dragon caused over 2,000 casualties in our army. As for the loss of ordnance and property, we won't discuss that. Well, aside from the catapults and the magic cannon, the ordnance battalion can basically be deployed directly as a logistics unit."

Rusalka felt a little detached from reality when she heard the battle reports. It was inevitable that people would feel a little numb when human lives were reduced to numbers. She decided to skip the heavy topic and listen to some happy data, such as the enemy's misfortune. "What are our results?"

Sanitta: "That's hard to say. If you exclude the casualties caused by the fire dragon, we estimate our casualty ratio to be 1:2. We've lost around 4,000 of them. But since you killed the commander too early, the others all ran away. Of course, we also captured about a hundred enemy soldiers on the city walls, including the staff officer and the mage. The mage managed to survive the battle against the dragon, and his ice magic saved quite a few people."

Oh, Rusalka remembered, that loyal Saslin. Since the sacrifice of Clam Shell Shield, he was probably the second most difficult thing in the Pearl Tear Territory.

What is first, you ask?

The first one is of course Rusalka!

Sanitieta brushed the statistical papers aside, put a period on the summary notebook in front of him, and looked up to summarize to Rusalka, "We almost lost everything in this battle. From a realistic point of view, apart from the corpse of a thunder dragon, a decent ice mage, and some prisoners, we gained nothing, but our family wealth has exploded.

The plan to capture the Calbes stronghold is now out of the question. I've checked, and the flames of the Red Dragon Baron Garces are very special. Not only does it burn the entire stronghold's supplies and buildings, but it also destroys the elemental structure of the soil. With an unstable foundation, it's difficult to build a sturdy tower, and the value of the stronghold itself will be very low."

He paused, then continued, "However, now that the soil is soft and full of vitality, this area has become very suitable for planting. Desert and arid-weather crops in particular will surely grow well. If you're willing to cultivate them, you can even grow some high-quality raw materials."

But Rusalka wasn't particularly happy. Instead, he felt depressed. He knew the enclave was difficult to manage. Could he just let the army disarm and start growing vegetables? That wasn't realistic. It meant that the land he had fought so hard for would end up being used as a dowry.

Fighting against these non-human creatures in another world is like this: the battle plan can only guarantee the outcome of the war to the greatest extent possible, but it can never guarantee that the strategic goals can be achieved.

He even thought: Why not just take over Chaudhry City as well, so that the Kalbesh Hill can be included in the construction area.

Unfortunately, this is just a thought. The biggest problem facing Sanita now is whether he should lead this army back to Chaudhry City.

If Rusalka had made the decision, this would not have been a problem at all, because he had never considered "why not let the remaining troops return to Chaudhry City and take some elite troops to Alice City by himself", but for Sanita, this involves a very important "trust" issue.

First of all, if they go to Alice City, all members must be there, at least he, Rusalka, the Great Prince, Phoenix, and Hydra. That means almost all the backbone decision-makers of the army. They also have to take the elite Esdi Knights along, which reduces the combat effectiveness by at least one third.

If the Gao Dewei family is not as upright as the rumored knight family, but chooses to betray in a despicable way, holding Rushaka's army in Chaudhry hostage and forcing him to declare his support for them, the situation will become more passive. Sanitta cannot guarantee that the people in Chaudhry have the courage and strength to immediately rise up in rebellion and attack the city.

The issue of human nature has always been the biggest problem in Sanitta's eyes. Even if Rusalka did not point out the negative effects of those interpersonal relationships at the beginning, he would not be able to trust any natives in this world who had no vested interests with him.

what can we do about it?

Chapter 250 Big Upgrade Time (1)

Rusalka was an optimist. After hearing the ideas and difficulties raised by Sanitta, he offered another suggestion that perfectly suited his personality: "In that case, let's just go for it and put everything we have into this! Why don't we just go back? Let's march eastward and take down Alice City and make it our new capital! I'll ascend the throne and make Phoenix the Cat Queen! The eldest prince is quite useful; go and handle domestic affairs for me!"

"You're dreaming. This won't work. Let's not talk about the strength of the army. Although we can ask for supplies from the forces along the way, if our team is too bloated, our marching speed will be reduced and we will be too obvious. Even if we make it safely to Alice City, we will definitely become a target of public criticism."

Sanitta stroked his beardless chin. His right hand caressed the massive, arcing Thunder Dragon Crystal he'd just dug out of a corpse, sitting on the table. He frowned and said, "Besides, if you want to break through head-on, your Twelve Trials haven't cooled down yet. Without the invincible [Recover 5x Health After Near Death] effect, you'll be practically killed by a single touch after resurrection. We're level 12, and even if we take this long rest to level 14, it won't be a qualitative improvement. How do you plan to face the upcoming battle in Alice City, where Theresa will even be in person?"

"Don't forget the habits of dragons. If that agent can command a giant dragon, it means he must be stronger than Garces. Otherwise, Garces would never obey him, even if we established an equal contract. Although his behavior seems strange, one moment he sends a dragon to attack you, and the next he opens a portal to help you, I don't bother to guess Hunxie's thoughts. Since we are attacking the Church of the Seven Sins, we will inevitably have a battle with him. I don't expect you to win in a one-on-one fight. Are you sure you can be the one who survives among so many people who attack him?"

After listening to this, Rusalka thought about it. Although he didn't have any good ideas about what to do next, since his brother mentioned it, he was planning to test his bold idea. He raised his hand to his brother, made a pause gesture, and said, "Wait a minute."

After a few seconds, he suddenly raised his hands and shouted, "Ah! I won!"

Sanitieta was a little confused by him and joked with him, "Born, what did you win?"

Rusalka wiggled his fingers, looking composed. "Alas, young man, this is why you don't understand my ten years of experience using force and stealing points from the Holy Grail Group. This stuff can only be understood, not explained. So, I'll copy my system prompts to the PL (Private Chat) channel. Please watch the VCR carefully and learn from it."

[You have activated [Flexible Expertise+++] [Expertise Conversion+++], please select the "unheld expertise" you want to copy]

Rusalka's classic door-kicking trick is to use courtesy before force: Hello, system elf, listen carefully, I want to choose the specialty [Twelve Trials]. I have repeatedly confirmed the description of my specialty. If it doesn't work, please explain to me.

【...】

[According to the enhancement rules, [Twelve Trials] will be considered a [Feat] and is currently not possessed by you, making it eligible for copying. However, since it is not a conventional feat, it cannot receive the corresponding "+" enhancement effect. Moreover, once copied and triggered, it cannot be canceled during combat. During this long rest, the original [Twelve Trials] feat will not have its cooldown countdown calculated. Do you still choose to copy this feat?]

Rusalka: Yes! System!

[Selection completed. You currently possess the expertise [Twelve Trials] and [Twelve Trials]. The effects can be stacked. The "maximum value" entry will become "double the maximum value" after combining.]

Rusalka raised her arms, spread her palms forward, then clenched her fingers into a fist. "Got it! What if there's no Giant Weapon Master? That's right, I'm the Trial King! Twelve Trials? Twenty-four Trials!"

Then he raised his hands horizontally, twisted his body to the right, and made a very mocking gesture: "Hercules, can you do it?"

Sanita was completely dumbfounded after hearing this: "Really? This is even possible? This system was made by Ubisoft? Tell me the truth, are you related to that DM?"

Rusalka proudly put her hands on her hips, not knowing what an opponent was. "Yes, I'm his father! I'm just asking you if you can do it! I declare this the best DM in the universe. Their main theme is 'even though there are bugs, they don't cheat or give hot puddings, and they give players plenty of fun building.' I love this DM so much. After I get back and punch him, I'll treat him to a Wallace dinner."

He was accustomed to the first half of Rusalka's words, but the second half, about the treat, really made Sanitieta choke. "No, buddy, are you serious? You might as well punch him before treating him to this. He'll probably puke more than he poops. Is this what you call an invitation with an intelligence of 5? It's like a Hongmen Feast where the sword dance starts right at the door."

Rusalka raised her fist with a strength of 20: "I give up, if you keep trying to be clever, if I leave my amazing power behind when I return, how about I treat you to a meal too!"

But it won't work without leaving behind amazing power, because the good brother is a legendary black belt lawyer, he can rely on the force of the earthlings to ask Rusalka to eat Wallace without Wallace.

Seeing that Rusalka had turned the construction into a bug simulator, Sanita made a prompt decision and decided that after he recovered his memory during this upgrade, he would stay in that small space for a few days to carefully study every punctuation mark of those skill effects and drag his brother into jail.

I've already traveled to a world where life and death are at stake, so what if there are a few bugs?

No matter what action to take next, at the three-army banquet today, Sanitieta and Rusalka decided to take a long rest after the meal and wait and see what the battle results were before making a decision.

And not only did Rushaka burn 12 life dice, leaving only 12, but Sanita also had to take two long rests to unlock the fourth, fifth, and sixth level rings that were sealed by the [Substitute Death Ring]. The presence or absence of rings has a huge impact on Sanita's strength.

This upgrade was very insidious. As soon as Rusalka entered the long rest space, a prompt popped up saying [Process Points Updated], asking him to choose [Process Reward].

In the past, each progress reward was chosen when both of them were awake at the same time, which made it convenient for them to communicate with each other. But this time, it was placed in the long rest upgrade space. In this way, the two of them could not communicate with each other.

The worst thing is that the main choice determined by the system is still Rushaka. It is reasonable to suspect that the DM was angry and embarrassed by Rushaka's bug-breaking behavior, so he secretly increased the difficulty for him.

However, Rusalka has roughly figured out the triggering conditions for the process point reward. It is probably a lineup centered around the two of them, and it will be triggered every time a faith/blessing is gained. For example, when Phoenix was collected at the beginning, it was equivalent to adding the blessing of the Shadow Lady to the team, giving them a novice pack. The next was "The Lord of Time" and "The Supreme of the Arcane Magic", which triggered the second process reward. Now that "The Last King" and "The Goddess of Fortune" have been collected, it is the third time to give the process point reward.

Then according to the trend of 1, 22, does it mean that next time I will have to collect three blessings before they are given?

I don’t know, but it’s free, so I’d rather take it than let it go.

[1. Knight Leader: If you command a legion with a maximum of 2000 members, you can trigger this effect, granting your legion's collective actions a bonus equal to the combined Charisma bonuses of both of you, such as charges, formation stability, morale, lethality, range, accuracy, immunity, etc. (You two will not receive any bonuses, however.)]

[Note: The fighting power of a flock of sheep led by a lion far exceeds that of a lion led by a sheep.]

Rusalka was very familiar with this quote, a famous one from Alexander the Great. He and his brother were both dual Charmers. He had a 20, his brother had 18, for a combined bonus of 9 points. This bonus could be applied to any action. What did a +9 to Shooting Accuracy mean? Remember, a die only has 20 sides. This +9 could transform a farmer who had hoeed his entire life and practiced bows for only a few days into a sharpshooter. If he were to lead the Knights of the Star, they would be unstoppable on the battlefield.

2. United We Stand: When in a defensive war, everything within the territory of Pearl Tear Territory will receive a boost based on your public sentiment. This includes "food output," "marching speed," "soldier combat fatigue recovery," "production efficiency," and more. The effects of these boosts will be naturally expressed, so there's no need to worry about the visual style.

[Note: We must unwaveringly defend the right to life, the right to freedom, and the inviolable rights of the Pearl Tear Territory.]

This remark sounds really exciting. Rusalka couldn't remember who said it, but it was something that could only be effective when defending the homeland. It seemed to be completely useless for the upcoming trip to Alice City.

3. Renowned White Knights and Archmages: Rusalka and Sanitta are recognized as upright individuals and nemesis of evil. All [Good] and [Neutral] factions naturally have [Respect] and [Friendly] attitudes towards them. However, the [Evil] faction will regard you as a thorn in their side and list you as their [Deadly Enemy]. In addition, some defectors will even more eager to become your subordinates.

[Note: I stand here as a beacon that dispels darkness. I protect the kind and drive away the evil.]

Alas, I advise you to first understand the concept of strength for this upgrade option. The word "cool" is indeed very attractive and can satisfy your vanity, but if it only has special effects but no strength, it feels like a defective product. Who can make up for the combat fun that I lack?

So I suggest that you don’t sell these social terms separately, but give them to me directly as gifts, thank you.

[4. Legendary Road 3: Rusalka and Sanita each gain a "Legendary" ability.]

[Note: Taking one step toward a dead end is foolish, walking along a dead end for a while is stupid, but if you keep walking along the dead end, you will be a great pioneer.]

Huh? No legendary moves this time? Trash? Trash?~ I don't dare buff legendary moves anymore, trash?~

【5. Flexible upgrade package: 3 upgrade modules.】

【Note: Stable upgrades are always good. 】

Alas, it's stable garbage. This 5th option is like the R card in the card pool. Without it, it's hard to say which of the previous options is the worst - by Rushaka who really wanted to choose this in the past.

Rusalka was in deep worry. If he had come here alone, he would have definitely chosen option 4, but now that his brothers had come with him, he had to consider how to take the overall situation into consideration.