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Chapter 71 Obtain the Greatsword Master of Kalonburg
Chapter 71 Obtain the Greatsword Master of Kalonburg
"Goodness, after all that effort, we've finally taken care of the enemies here—"
Looking at the devastated battlefield before him, Rock let out a long sigh and said.
Suddenly, he stared intently at the amethyst shards scattered on the ground, then, as if struck by a thought, his eyes lit up as he asked Lu Xiong, "Wait a minute, Lao Lu, speaking of which, can we sell all this amethyst for money? I wonder if anyone around here buys amethyst?"
Rock hadn't thought of this before, perhaps because he had never smashed these enemies that had turned into amethyst before, and he had seen with his own eyes how these amethysts were formed, so he hadn't thought about it at all.
After all, in his eyes, these amethysts were all corpses until his soldiers smashed them and they lost their human form, at which point he suddenly thought of this detail.
Hearing Rock's question, Lu Xiong was a little confused. He had never studied gemstones, so how could he know if this thing could be sold for money?
Old Lu said that he is just an ordinary person. His favorite things are gold and silver. At most, he likes jade and the like. He doesn't know anything about other things.
The more Rock looked at it, the more he felt that this thing should be able to sell for money, and might even fetch a lot.
Although he wasn't sure if people in the Qing Dynasty had the habit of using amethyst as a gemstone, even if they didn't, he felt that he could make it valuable through promotion, since it was indeed very beautiful.
As long as he controls sales and doesn't disrupt the market, and finds skilled craftsmen to refine these large purple gemstones, does he still need to worry about not being able to make money?
However, when Rock told his Cossack cavalry about this idea, the cavalry laughed and said, "General, you don't need to worry. We contacted the market for amethyst a few days ago. It's just that this gemstone isn't widely accepted in our area, so we had to put in a lot of effort to find distributors."
"Several large chambers of commerce have already contacted us and expressed their willingness to buy this product. All we need to do is bring a batch of goods for them to inspect, and they should be able to settle accounts with us at a good price."
Well, these Cossacks really know how to do business!
Rock nodded in satisfaction; he realized that these Cossacks were truly talented.
These nomadic peoples living in Eastern Europe traveled everywhere, and their ultimate goal was to make money.
To earn money, they could work as mercenaries for others, and some even accepted jobs from the Spanish, traveling all the way to the Americas to help Spain suppress the natives.
In their pursuit of furs, they also helped Tsarist Russia expand its territory, invading as far as Siberia and Mongolia, and even leading to the Battle of Yaksa.
So it's the same now. After these Cossack cavalrymen discovered the crystals, how could they not think that they could make money from them?
Unfortunately, it's practically impossible to find a market for this stuff outside the Great Wall. Apart from a few dealers who have discovered a business opportunity, who outside the Great Wall would have the time to buy large quantities of amethyst?
After cleaning up the battlefield, Rock opened the system interface to check the results of his battle.
[Congratulations, player! You have achieved a glorious victory in the previous battle! This is your first glorious victory, and you have been awarded 5,000 taels of silver and a five-star random unit!]
[You and your troops have gained a total of 1000 experience points. You have successfully met the upgrade requirements. Do you want to upgrade?]
upgrade!
[Congratulations, player! Your personal level has been upgraded to level nine. The upgrade reward is 3,000 taels of silver, troop command ability +10, and physical attributes slightly improved.]
Hehe, not bad!
Although the silver reward wasn't much, I got a random five-star unit, which was a pleasant surprise!
As for the upgrade rewards, the original random two-star unit was replaced with an additional two thousand taels of silver, which Rock felt was not a loss.
After all, ordinary two-star units are really not very useful to him now; he has passed the point where he needs to rely on two-star units to make a difference.
Upon thinking of the five-star unit, Rock's eyes lit up with eager anticipation. He couldn't wait to see what this random five-star unit was all about!
[Congratulations, player! You have obtained a five-star unit: Karonburg Greatsword Warrior (from Total War: Warhammer)]
This unit is equipped with: dwarven artificial infantry plate armor and an Imperial-style two-handed greatsword. Recruitment price: 300 taels of silver per person or 30,000 taels of silver per person.
Team (120 people), occupies a population of 1 person per team.
Holy crap, the Flower of the Empire has arrived!
Upon seeing the newly acquired unit, a look of surprise immediately flashed in Rock's eyes, because he felt that this unit was indeed a very useful thing for him at the moment!
When fighting those lamas before, Rock noticed a deficiency in his army:
His troops lacked a sufficiently strong frontline force!
Prior to this, he had not noticed this problem at all because the bandits he encountered had not been able to actually charge to the front of his army and engage in hand-to-hand combat with his young guards.
With the formidable firepower of the Young Guards, coupled with the combined firepower of their own large arsenal of other weapons, the bandits would have no chance of charging forward unless their numbers reached a certain scale.
Faced with such a dense volley of gunfire, let alone a group of bandits, even regular army soldiers from various European countries during the Napoleonic era might not have been able to do it, so Rock naturally didn't need to worry about carrying the line.
However, if he faces certain special enemies, such as the scorpion-like people he encountered before, or if he encounters similar monsters again, then he will need a force with strong melee capabilities.
Otherwise, if such monsters were allowed to rush into his musketeers, it would be an absolute one-sided massacre. He didn't think that his musketeers, who had no armor and only bayonets as melee weapons, could withstand the monsters' brutal attacks!
Relying solely on Lu Xiong's close combat ability is useless. No matter how strong Lu Xiong is, he is still just one person, not to mention that he is not a top-level martial arts master.
According to Lu Xiong, through a period of excessive eating and drinking and repeated practice, he has vaguely figured out how to use the internal energy in his body, and it will probably not be long before he becomes a true master of internal energy.
Even if he succeeds, he still won't be able to handle a few more monsters sent by the enemy.
Now that he has the Karonburg Greatswordsmen, an elite Imperial infantry unit in the Warhammer world, Rock doesn't need to worry about that for the time being.
Although these infantrymen should strictly be considered as melee units rather than frontline troops, he doesn't need to worry about encountering enemy behemoth charges right now; he just needs a force with strong melee capabilities.
Therefore, at this critical juncture, the Karonburg greatsword warriors, who are already formidable in melee combat, are a godsend. Not to mention, these elite imperial infantry also possess a magical aura that grants a small boost to the attack power and morale of troops within a 40-meter radius.
Three hundred taels of silver per soldier is a bit expensive, but considering the fighting strength of these soldiers, Rock felt that he could still afford the price.
Gritting his teeth, he made a ruthless decision and recruited an entire team of 120 Kalonburg greatsword warriors, spending a whopping 30,000 taels of silver!
He originally intended to recruit only a small number to serve as his personal guard and a reserve force in critical moments, but Rock changed his mind:
Now his territory is growing larger and larger, and he has to face more and more enemies. Who knows when he might have to face some more outrageous enemies.
Under these circumstances, the shortage of troops he had was growing, and he would definitely need to use these greatsword warriors later on.
Since we'll have to recruit sooner or later, we might as well recruit a whole squad at once. At least that way we'll get a discount, and we can send them to Wolfmen to clean up a wave of enemies around us!
With these elite warriors at least, along with the other troops, Rock felt he could now take action against the three bandit groups. As Rock chose to recruit, in the blink of an eye, a heavy infantry team of 120 men came running from afar, carrying greatswords. All of them were dressed in uniform heavy plate armor and red military uniforms, and wore a very unique feathered hat with an imperial style on their heads.
Not only did Rock's eyes light up when he saw this team, but Lu Xiong's eyes also gleamed with a sharp light when he saw the team in front of him.
Although the troops hadn't gotten close yet, he could already vaguely sense that these guys were all exceptionally strong.
Lu Xiong even suspected that all the soldiers in this unit might have already mastered Ming Jin, or at least their physical fitness should have reached the level of Ming Jin masters. What they might lack was the technique of exerting force!
"Your Excellency Commander, we, a total of 120 Beauties of Kronburg, report to you! From this day forward, we will become the sharpest sword in your hand!"
Upon seeing the captain of the greatsword warriors kneel down and bow to him, Rock laughed heartily and quickly helped him up.
"Haha, everyone, welcome to help me, Luo!"
Immediately afterwards, Rock pulled the captain of the greatsword warriors over and asked him some questions.
For example, he was always curious about how these greatsword warriors, who didn't have any mages among them, possessed this magical aura.
After some questioning, the captain of the greatswordsman said that he didn't know either, and that none of them knew how to use magic.
However, thanks to their military skills and fighting spirit, they automatically form a "blood-soaked aura" during battle, which can inspire the surrounding friendly forces and slightly increase their attack power and morale.
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