Mount and Blade: Summon five outlaws at the start

Chapter 218

With the announcement of these two hundred young shepherds joining the team led by Hod, the number of soldiers under his command doubled in an instant.

However, although the increase in the number of people is certainly gratifying, the reality is not optimistic.

Due to long-term hunger and malnutrition, these shepherds are all pale and thin, and their physical condition is extremely poor.

If Hod sends them to the battlefield now, the result will undoubtedly be a bloody massacre.

After all, with their current weak physique and lack of combat training, it is difficult for them to cope with the fierce combat environment.

Therefore, the top priority is to provide these shepherds with sufficient time to recuperate. After they gradually recover to their normal health level, they can truly become warriors who can gallop on the battlefield.

Only after recuperation, they will have enough physical strength to control the warhorse.

Of course, during this period of recuperation, it also means that Hod must take on additional responsibilities. He needs to provide these new personnel with daily food supplies.

This is undoubtedly a heavy burden for him with limited material resources, but in the long run, the current efforts will eventually be rewarded.

These herdsmen have been engaged in grazing and horse breeding for the Kuyel people for a long time. Over time, each of them has developed superb equestrian skills.

As long as they are given proper care and equipped with sophisticated weapons and horses, they will surely become a sharp sword in Hod's hands.

Although these herdsmen are not yet able to engage in actual combat at this stage, Hod did not let them eat and do nothing every day.

On the contrary, he ordered these herdsmen to herd cattle and sheep while following Batu, Ashilan and others to learn various practical combat skills and fighting skills on horseback.

After arranging these herdsmen, Hod ordered Batu, Ashilan and others to take them and the rangers to the open space under the hill stronghold for training, and he opened the team panel.

[Upgradable Troops: Vlandia Recruits x 20]

[Cost 8 Silver Deer per person, can be upgraded to: Vlandia Levies Crossbowmen/Vlandia Light Infantry]

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[Upgradable Troops: Vlandia Light Infantry x 10]

[Cost 1 Gold Dragon 5 Silver Deer per person, can be upgraded to Vlandia Spearmen/Vlandia Infantry]

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[Upgradable Troops: Vlandia Levies Crossbowmen x 42]

[Cost 1 Gold Dragon 5 Silver Deer per person, can be upgraded to: Vlandia Crossbowmen 】

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[Upgradeable troops: Elite robbers x 12]

[Spend 5 silver deer per person, can be upgraded to: robber leader]

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[Upgradeable troops: Raiders x 4]

[Spend 2 gold dragons per person, can be upgraded to: bandit leader]

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In the previous battle with the Kuyel little headman, the team led by Hod went through a hard battle. Although they suffered a lot of damage, every soldier in the team also gained enough experience points to achieve advancement.

However, it is regrettable that the balance of funds in Hod's backpack was stretched to the limit at that time, and he could not support him to complete the advancement of all soldiers immediately.

In desperation, he had to put this idea aside for the time being and watched the opportunity to improve the strength of the soldiers slip away.

Fortunately, Batu now returned with a generous ransom of 180 gold dragons. This huge wealth instantly gave Hod enough confidence to promote the advancement of the soldiers.

Hod stared at the panel in front of him with sharp eyes, which clearly displayed the information of various arms.

He chose four raiders without hesitation and issued an upgrade order.

With the flash of the data link, the four raiders were successfully promoted to the fifth-level bandit leader, and their combat effectiveness was significantly improved.

Then, Hod turned his attention to the twelve elite robbers and also issued an upgrade order. In the blink of an eye, the twelve elite robbers also became more powerful robber leaders.

After this group of soldiers successfully completed the upgrade, Hod did not stop at all and immediately began to upgrade the twenty Valandian recruits who failed to complete the upgrade last time due to insufficient funds.

With his operation, the twenty recruits finally got their wish and advanced to Valandian light infantry.

Looking at the twenty light infantrymen in front of him with brand new weapons and equipment and upright postures, Hod couldn't help but sigh deeply.

If they had enough funds last time and successfully upgraded all the Vlandian light infantry, then at this moment, they might have been able to upgrade to a stronger third-level soldier like the other ten light infantry.

Unfortunately, there is no "if" in the world. If you miss it, you miss it.

Hod smiled bitterlyHe shook his head, then collected his thoughts and looked at the remaining two types of soldiers that could be upgraded.

Valandian light infantry, Valandian conscripted crossbowmen.

Hod's eyes moved back and forth between the two types of soldiers in front of him. After some thought, he finally decided to implement the upgrade plan for the crossbowmen conscripted by Valandia.

As a third-level soldier among the civilian ranged soldiers of Valandia, after being upgraded to a third-level soldier, its weapons and equipment have been comprehensively strengthened and improved.

The head armor was replaced with a more medieval leather pot helmet. This pot helmet not only has a unique appearance, but also has excellent protective performance, which can effectively protect the soldier's head from enemy attacks.

The body armor was also replaced from the previous cotton robe to a hard leather armor with better defense, which greatly improved the survivability of the crossbowmen on the battlefield.

At the same time, their crossbow proficiency soared from the original 150 to 220, making these crossbowmen more handy when operating the crossbow machine, and the shooting accuracy and frequency have been significantly improved.

However, as the saying goes, gold is not pure, and people are not perfect.

Although the third-level Vlandian crossbowmen have made breakthrough changes in many aspects, there is still a flaw that cannot be ignored.

It is commonly known that the common problem of Vlandian archers is that they have relatively little ammunition.

This means that they may face the dilemma of running out of ammunition and food during combat, and they need to carefully plan every shot.

As Hod's thoughts were determined, a data link suddenly emerged out of thin air, quickly split into dozens of strands, and swirled around the forty-two conscripted crossbowmen.

The whole process was silent but shocking. After only a moment, these data links completed their mission and began to slowly dissipate.

When the light faded, forty-two Vlandian crossbowmen, who had become obviously more sturdy and strong, appeared in front of everyone.

They were wearing hard leather armor, wearing leather pot helmets on their heads, holding improved crossbows, with a firm look and a strong momentum, as if they were ready to engage in fierce battles at any time.

"Lord Hod, the Vlandian crossbowmen salute you!"

Led by Orville, forty-two Vlandian crossbowmen walked to Hod, then knelt on one knee, and said in unison with respectful eyes.

"Very good, all stand up." Hod smiled and raised his hand to signal.

[Character: Orville]

[Level 3 Soldier: Vlandian Crossbowman]

[Strength: 15]

[Agility: 12]

[Intelligence: 14]

[Charisma: 12]

Skills: Iron Bone 4, Heavy Attack 3, Running 4, Weapon Mastery 3, Strong Bow 4]

Weapon Proficiency:

One-handed weapon 120, two-handed weapon 60, long pole weapon 80, throwing 60, bow and arrow 120, crossbow 220.