Lord of the Oasis

"puff."

Blood splattered, and the short sword was drawn from the socket of the gnoll.

Kant swung his arm, and the blood stained on the blade immediately slid red on the ground. He raised his foot and kicked away the gnoll who was kneeling on the ground in front of him. There was a bit of relaxed tiredness on his face: "It's over."

A strong burnt odor permeates.

But the more intense bloody smell is like substance between the nose and mouth.

There are corpses all over Kant.

Most of them are gnolls, but some of the fallen warriors of Swadia can also be seen.

This battle, under the decisive surprise attack of Kant and the others, has come to an end.

And the ownership of the Naron Desert was also announced at this time.

The gnoll tribe was swallowed up by the fire, and the rolling heat wave swept through it, connecting those dry tents into a world of blazing flames. Even if there were gnolls who didn't have time to escape, they were burned alive and choked to death inside.

Here is the tribe where the gnoll thrives.

Now it has also become a graveyard after their demise.

As for Kant.

What I enjoy is standing on the edge of the flames, admiring the raging fire engulfing and burning, feeling the heat wave to dispel the cold of the desert night, and feeling the cruelty of the war.

Because he is the victor.

Conqueror of the Narun Desert.

A noble baron from the Principality of Lions.

This is enough.

Swadia's soldiers stood behind Kant, also watching the fire in front of them.

The burning flames did not frighten them, but made them feel a little warmer.

They just finished fighting, very tired.

Their faces were covered with blood stains, and many people were still limping to help each other. If you look closely, you can see that almost everyone is injured, which shows how tragic the previous fight was.

In this raid, Kant and the others had taken the lead.

But in the face of the gnoll's counterattack, they were still hit hard.

Heavy casualties.

"Two-thirds of the people are here."

Kant turned his head and glanced around.

With a sigh in his heart, there are already less than a hundred people standing behind him, and everyone is still injured.

He turned his head to look at the eastern sky.

A beam of dawn light pierced the thick darkness, and a faint fish-white also appeared in the sky.

It's almost dawn.

"Da da da da da..."

In the fire, the hurried sound of hoofs came.

Fatis took the lead and rushed out of the sea of ​​​​fire with four or five desert robbers. He reined in the reins next to Kant, and made a sound of "woo-" in his mouth to control the horse under his crotch to stop.

"came back."

Kant nodded to Fatis, with relief on his face: "It's a pleasure to see you again."

This is his only general.

And Fatis rushed out of the sea of ​​​​fire, and was obviously burned by the flames. If he hadn't been wearing an iron helmet, it is estimated that even his hair would have been burned. Just look at the mane of the warhorse under the crotch, and you will know that little has been burned. It was a small half, and the body was full of pits and pits, mixed with the wounds that had been hit by the mace before, which was very terrifying.

Fatis gratefully thanked: "Thank you for your concern, Lord Kant."

Turning over and dismounting, Fatis took out a package from the cloth bag on the horse's back and handed it to Kant: "Sir, this is something seized from the gnoll shaman."

"Huh?" Kant took it.

Reaching out and opening it, there was a broken staff and a rather old book.

Kant's eyes were solemn.

The staff was made of some kind of fine wood, which was broken due to trampling, and was collected by Fatis. The most conspicuous thing was the top of the staff, inlaid with a dark black gem the size of an egg.

He had seen this kind of thing in the Principality of Lions, and it was the energy source of the staff.

The royal mage of those lion castles are holding similar staffs to assist in casting spells.

But what caught Kant's attention the most was the old book.

"What is this?" Kant couldn't help frowning.

Picking up this book, the hand is soft, and the exterior seems to be made of delicate sheepskin. Although it is old and contains filthy filth and dust, Kant's heart suddenly throbbed, as if he was holding something extraordinary.

At the same time, the system dialog box pops up.

[Ding... After your bloody battle, you won this battle. 】

[Main quest: "The first strong enemy" completed]

[Rewards: 10,000 dinars, 1,000 prestige, 10 honor. 】

[Introduction: Defeating a strong enemy is just a stepping stone. A new journey is waiting for you, please keep working hard. Believe in your abilities, no one is as terrifying as the first powerful enemy. No one can stand in your way. 】

On the system dialog box, the task completion is displayed.

Kant chuckled.

This was to be expected.

The Gnoll tribe in front of them all turned into flames, and even after it was extinguished, there were only ruins left.

No gnoll will continue to live here.

Even the lucky ones who escaped from the tribe and survived would not be able to live for too long in the cruel environment of the Nalen Desert, not to mention the scorching high temperature and the scorching low temperature, which are all death scythes that can harvest life.

Immediately, a new dialog box appeared on the retina.

[Ding...Because in this battle, you won more with less, and achieved impressive results. 】

[Evaluation: Epic victory. 】

[Get reputation × 100 points. 】

[Get honor × 1 point. 】

This battle was directly judged as an "epic victory" by the system.

Kant smiled.

A 300-person low-level unit directly kills a 2,000-person gnoll tribe, winning more with less, and attacking the strong with the weak. Of course, an epic victory is a matter of course.

But Kant turned his head.

The soldiers behind him stood crookedly, and the smile on the corners of their mouths faded.

Even in a surprise attack, these heroic soldiers suffered heavy casualties.

Swadia light infantry, only 10 people left.

The Swadian militia, with only 31 remaining.

Swadia recruits, only 46 left.

There are only 5 elite desert robbers left.

All together, there are 92 troops left.

It can be said that the mountains and rivers are exhausted, and all the rewards that Kant won in the last battle were directly put into it.

War is all about swallowing gold.

【Ding...Someone in your army can be upgraded】

To Kant's relief, the troops that survived to win the victory can at least be upgraded.

The upgraded arms are basically elites.

"Open the troop list."

Kant's thinking communication system, a dialog box pops up immediately on the retina.

………………

[Upgradable troops: Swadia recruits × 46 people]

[Cost 10 dinars per person, can be upgraded to: Swadia Militia]

[Ding... The current experience is overflowing, and all staff can be upgraded continuously]

………………

[Upgradable troops: Swadian Militia × 31 people]

[costs 20 dinars per person, can be upgraded to: Swadia Partisan Shooter/Swadia Light Infantry]

[Ding... The current experience is overflowing, and all staff can be upgraded continuously]

………………

[Upgradable arms: Swadia Light Infantry × 10 people]

[Spend 50 dinars per person, can be upgraded to: Swadia Infantry/Swadia Heavy Cavalry]

[Ding... The current experience is overflowing, and all staff can be upgraded continuously]

………………

[Upgradable units: Desert Bandit Elite × 5 people]

[costs 40 dinars per person, can be upgraded to: Salander rider]

[Ding... The current experience is overflowing, and all staff can be upgraded continuously]

………………

On the system dialog box, the unit upgrade interface is clear and clear.

Kant's heart beat faster.

The fruit of victory, delicious but so much!

All upgrades.

And additional upgrades are available.

Even if it cannot be upgraded to a higher-level unit, it can improve the quality of the troops currently led by Kant.

As long as the post-war period of weakness is passed and the fruits of this victory are absorbed, Kant's troops will usher in a second surge.

Just like after the last night raid.

But before Kant could upgrade his troops, the dialog box reappeared on the retina in his eyes.

[Ding... After your careful inspection, I found something unusual]

[Special mission: "Explore Mystery" has been completed. 】

[Reward: 5,000 dinars. 】

[Introduction: In the Gnoll tribe, you have obtained loot, which contains mysterious power. 】

On the retina, the dialog box of the system made Kant slightly stunned.

"Special mission?"

Kant finally remembered that there was indeed such a thing.

Just last week, when I came here to investigate, the system issued a special mission.

For a while, in order to deal with this gnoll tribe, Kant forgot about this special task, and now he was reminded by the system again, and he couldn't help but suddenly realize.

He looked down at the broken staff wrapped in his hand and this mysterious ancient book.

Kant knew in his heart that the system was talking about these two things.

The system also responds

[Ding... Temporary task release]

[Temporary task: the assistance of the system]

[Reward: Village Upgrade]

[Introduction: This is a world with mysterious power, and these items with the power of law are the energy that the system is desperately needing. Do you choose to give the obtained mysterious objects to the system to absorb? 】

[Note: After the system absorbs it, it will gain an increase. 】

[Yes/No to give the item to the system to absorb? 】

Kant was even more stunned.

The temporary tasks issued by this system have no choice at all.

Regardless of the rewards obtained, the village can be upgraded.

Or the remarks that have never appeared before, have already explained that the system really needs these things.

Kant nodded, without hesitation, he chose: "Yes."

The system is his only help in this world, and it is the real support. It is equal to both prosperity and loss. Kant is not that stupid, so he has no reservations about the system.

This is his golden finger.

Even in Kant's heart, this golden finger is more cherished than his cheap parents in this world.