Chapter 124: Recruitment Token

Su Lun was playing with a small, finely crafted token. It had only a soldier carved on the front and was smooth on the back. This token was the Reinforcement Token he got from the Golden Treasure Chest.

According to the System, this token could summon a group of soldiers. Su Lun felt a bit hesitant. He didn’t know who the System would summon, or what type of soldiers they would be.

“Never mind, just summon them and see!” He tossed the token into the air, then caught it and put it in his pocket. Su Lun rode his horse out of the town.

He didn’t bring anyone with him. Su Lun left his Territory alone and found an empty Wilderness. He took out the Reinforcement Token, hesitated for a moment, then chose to use it.

A flash of light appeared, and the Reinforcement Token vanished. Then, a System prompt sounded in his ear.

“Ding! The host used the Reinforcement Token. A group of soldiers will arrive soon.”

Just as Su Lan felt puzzled, a spatial gate suddenly opened in the air. Then, a group of soldiers walked out of the spatial gate.

The soldiers wore armor and held weapons. There were exactly forty of them. Half were Spearmen, and the other half were Archers. Their equipment looked quite good. Soon, two soldiers who seemed to be captains stepped forward and saluted Su Lun.

“General, the Spearmen squad and Archer squad are all here.”

Su Lun looked at these soldiers with surprise. Although they looked like ordinary people, in the System Panel, they were a completely different kind of creature.

[Otherworldly Creature: Spirit of War]

[These are otherworldly Warriors summoned by magic. They have no physical form and will take on a familiar appearance after being summoned. They are loyal mercenaries. When they die, they return to their world and wait for the next summoning.]

After talking with the soldiers, Su Lun found that each Spirit of War had its own name and independent thinking, just like real humans. But in truth, they were more like heroic spirits.

Although their bodies looked human, they were actually made of energy-like structures.

Su Lun opened the System Panel and found this team in the army section. Their loyalty and morale were both 80, which was within the normal range.

The System’s products were indeed good. The two squads of Spearmen and Archer Spirits of War were already veterans. All twenty Spearmen had reached the level of Elite Spearman. Their squad leader had even reached the Knight-tier Heavy Armor Spearman level. Heavy Armor Spearman was already Knight-tier. Although these Soldiers were not as strong as Barbarians, they were not afraid of death, which was scary.

Similarly, the whole squad of Archers were all Elite Longbowmen. The advancement path for Archers started from Archer Recruit, then Longbowman, Elite Longbowman, Strong Archer, and finally Master Archer. As for Eagle Shooter, that was a special advancement. The Archer squad leader was also a Knight-tier Strong Archer.

Su Lun checked the attributes of the Spearmen. They were a bit weaker than Barbarian Warriors, but they also had the talents of Strong, Tough, and Brave. They also had a passive skill called Well-trained. They had three skills in total.

Well-trained: Years of strict training made them skilled in various military techniques. Even if surprised, they could quickly form the right formation. They had strict discipline and followed orders well, making them excellent Soldiers.

Brave: After tough training, the Spearmen dared to face any enemy formation. Willpower +2.

Spear Formation, [Spear Formation: Basic skill of the Spearman. After strict training, the Spearmen could form a tight defensive spear formation.]

Thrust, [Thrust: Increased attack speed by 50%. Thrust the weapon instantly, with Armor Penetration +2 effect. There was a chance to cause Piercing.]

Spear Assault, [Spear Assault: Elite Spearmen formed a Cone Formation for a fast assault. Movement speed increased by 50%, attack power increased by 50%, with Armor Penetration +3 and Piercing effect. After the assault, they would become weak, and all attributes decreased by 20%.]

The Spear Assault skill caught Su Lun’s attention. This skill was made for large army battles. The more soldiers used it, the more destructive it became. If used suddenly during a battle, it could most likely break the enemy’s defense line.

Of course, this skill had a clear weakness. If the enemy had many Archers, they would suffer heavy losses. But Su Lun didn’t worry too much. After all, battles usually involved multiple types of soldiers working together, and it was rare to have only one type.

The Archers’ attributes were not weak either. These Archers looked strong and muscular, especially their arms, which were clearly thicker than the Spearmen’s. Because they often drew bows, their arms were very powerful. Don’t think Archers were weak in close combat. Actually, except for not wearing armor, they were not weaker than ordinary Soldiers.

In his previous life, English Longbowmen had many such examples. French soldiers, wearing heavy armor, braved the arrow rain from the English Longbowmen. When they finally got close, thinking they could easily kill the Longbowmen, they found themselves exhausted from the long run in heavy armor. Instead, the rested Archers defeated them in close combat.

These Archers had the talents of Strong, Agile, and Accurate. Agile: Their bodies were nimble, attack speed increased by 20%, Agility +2. Accurate: Accuracy increased by 20%. They also had the Well-trained passive skill.

The Archers had good skills too: Volley, Rapid Fire, and Long Shot.

[Volley: After strict training, the Archers could form a tight formation and launch a volley of arrows to cover an area.]

[Rapid Fire: After tough training, these Archers became very skilled. They could shoot three arrows in a short time, covering an area with arrows. Armor Penetration +1]

[Long Shot: Increased attack range by 20%, attack speed decreased by 50%. The arrows were very powerful. Armor Penetration +2]

In fact, the Archers were more valuable than the Spearmen. A Spearman could be trained quickly and become combat-ready, but Archers were different. Besides physical strength, they needed some talent and skill. So, training Archers cost more.

Now that this group of Soldiers had joined Su Lun’s side, he had to pay them wages. If he didn’t pay on time, their morale would drop, and their loyalty would decrease too. Once loyalty fell below 60, these Soldiers might desert at any time.

Maintaining these Soldiers was not cheap. A Spearman cost three Gold Nar per month, and an Archer cost four Gold Nar per month. Besides that, there were costs for food, equipment, and other supplies. Just this group of forty people would cost over a thousand Gold Nar a year. But compared to their combat power, it was worth it.

Su Lun brought these Soldiers back to his Territory. As for their origin, he just said they came to join him. Whether others believed it or not didn’t matter. After all, this was Su Lun’s Territory, and he was in charge.

The Soldiers were placed in the Military Camp. Su Lun had already asked people to build new homes for them. Su Lun already saw these Soldiers as humans, not just cold numbers from the System. After all, besides Su Lun, no one knew they were summoned by the System.