327. Chapter 327 Bait
Roddy looked at these four skills without showing much surprise. The first thing he felt was accident and doubt.
Roddy was an advanced ranger at level 59. Even though he majored in the "shooting" system and never brought pets, he was very clear about the fact that pet skills are generally single and rare. He often has a level of up to level 30, and only two or three skills can be used. If he is a high-level pet, there may be four or five, but often "five" is the limit and there will be no more.
Obviously, Nokia's snapping turtle completely broke the convention. The difference between "magic pet" and "pet" can be seen from the "torture shield" it came with when it was born, and the potential it showed now is even more than Roddy's imagination.
Just level 9, there are four skills? Then, when you are level 30 or 40, do you have to have a big row?
He opened the [Skills Bar] and carefully checked the titles of these skills. He had no idea that Nokia next to him had a huge appetite because of its size. He was "cracking" the bread and jerky he brought...
"Tortoise shell shield"
Level 2
Consumption: 45 magic
Use: Block 75% damage in a short period of time (90% after talent enhancement), lasting for 4 seconds, rebounding 25% melee physical damage.
Cooldown: 30 minutes (21 minutes after talent enhancement).
The upgraded turtle shell shield has an extra time of one second, and it has an extra 25% melee counter-damage. This skill is obviously for being beaten. After the talent is strengthened, it is equivalent to four seconds of "little invincibility". It should be regarded as the core skill of the snapping turtle species.
"Bit violently"
Level 1
Consuming 30 mana
Use: Tear the enemy's wound with powerful force, and the next attack causes bleeding damage, causing 5% of the initial damage every three seconds, lasting for 15 seconds.
Cooldown time: 3 seconds.
"Bite"
Level 1
Consumes 45 mana
Use: Bite the target to slow down the enemy's movement speed by 50% for 3 seconds, and increase your defense by 50% during this period.
Cooling time: 1 minute.
"A huge blow"
Level 1
Consumes 75 mana
Use: The damage of the next attack is increased by 50%, and it comes with a "knockback" effect. The knockback distance is determined by the strength value.
Cool: 2 minutes.
These three skills seem ordinary at first glance. If they are only used by Nokia, the effect may not be very strong, but when they can be cast by Roddy, the effect will undergo earth-shaking changes - "Bit Bite" and "Giant Power Strike". If you attack with the "Blood Drinker" battle axe, the damage will be absolutely terrifying!
The skill "Bite" is not displayed in Roddy's [Skill Bar]. Obviously, this is a control skill that can only be used by Nokia.
Roddy looked at it and then changed the "Demon Pet Skill Enhancement" in his talent to the "Giant Power Strike" to the "Giant Power Strike". After confirming that the damage enhancement effect of "Giant Power Strike" has been increased to 80%, and the cooling time has been reduced to 90 seconds, he nodded with satisfaction and closed the page.
However, when he turned his gaze to Nokia again, his face changed suddenly - this guy had eaten all the food Roddy brought, and even swallowed the cloth bag containing bread...
"You foodie, tell me when you are hungry!"
Roddy stood up helplessly and went to the tent to find other food. Then he found that Nokia had crawled over with him. Such a giant snapping turtle with a diameter of one and a half meters was quite large, and its crawling speed was not as slow as people thought. Obviously, the thick limbs were very powerful, enough to support its heavy body.
Roddy had never experienced this feeling of caring for pets, and felt a little awkward, but the strength of the "Demon Hunter" lies in having a powerful demon pet. He also knew that he could not follow the previous route, so he could only silently look at Nokia who was eating Haise, reach out and tapped its thick turtle shell, muttering: "How old can you, guy, grow up?"
Nokia opened her mouth wide and answered with a long burp.
Roddy rubbed his eyebrows and decided to think about solving the nobles' affairs more reliable - he looked at the dark forest, roughly calculated the current distance from Jingyu Forest, found paper and pen, and began to write letters to the subordinates of Parr...
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On April 22, at the junction of Parring and Jingyu Forest, a caravan was slowly driving into the forest.
The team had more than a dozen carriages, and the guards were fully armed, and their equipment was significantly higher than that of the mercenaries and noble private soldiers in this area. There was even a cavalry unit on both sides of the team who was on standby at any time, always circling, alertly checking any possible strangeness around.
The leader of the team riding a horse at the front was a fat man. If there were mercenaries from Keege Town here, he would definitely be recognized as Henry, who was originally considered dead in Jingyu Forest. But now his identity is no longer a mercenary, but this "caravan leader" who travels between Elsa Village and Hollier City.
"Buffon, do you think this operation is dangerous?"
"You have asked this ten times."
The thin Buffon walked in front of the team and answered the fat man's words without looking back. These two mercenaries who had lived and died together have now lived a life they had never thought of before. Whether it was salary, welfare or work fatigue, they were completely incomparable to the hard-working mercenaries in Kiger Town.
It is hard to get enough food and clothing. Buffon and Henry are very lucky to have their current life. They are even very comfortable when they escort the team to and from Elsa and various towns all day long. Therefore, when facing possible dangers again, Henry, who was already used to this stability, seemed very unconfident. He kept asking the same question along the way, but he actually didn't expect to get the answer, but he was just asking for something.
"I'm just nervous... I'm busy with these caravans every day. I haven't held a sword for a long time, thinking about that time..."
"I remember back then, you were chased by a wild boar that had not yet grown up and ran away all over the mountain. If I hadn't saved you, I would have thought that life would have been explained, right?"
Buffon did not give Henry any face, and his words made the soldiers laugh around him. Henry also laughed with "hehe". In fact, he said this as a deliberate ease of the atmosphere... As the leader of the caravan, Henry noticed in all aspects that the soldiers were actually a little nervous at this time... Because this trip was not just to transport goods, but to dig an attractive "pit" under Roddy's order and wait to bury those ignorant guys.
"I'm almost here to Pal's leadership. I'm going to be stationed by the river to rest. The team coming to Pal's village to hand over should be there."
Henry looked at the path in the forest with a bad view and arranged a trip to the people beside him. According to the previous plan, the team usually chose to stay and rest after entering the Jingyu Forest, because after entering the forest, the wood elves from Elsa Village came to lead the way. The route they walked differently when they led the way, which completely allowed the followers to return in vain.
However, today's arrangement is obviously different from the past. Henry not only sold the wood elf goods in Hollier City, but also blatantly took gold coins to the pharmacist's guild and the blacksmith shop to buy a large amount of supplies. He secretly sent out news that the Chamber of Commerce traveled back and forth in this way, and both ends were "earning" and the profit was at least 800 gold coins!
Of course, this is just a theoretical number, because Elsa Village has not yet circulated currency, and it is still "barter" that is the mainstream. However, when you exchange a pot with three silver coins for fruit wine that can sell three gold coins, the number of "800 gold coins" is actually not an exaggeration.
Once such news came out, the little lords who had no thousand gold coins in one year were almost jealous of them!
In just two days, the "wood elves" became a hot topic of discussion among all the nobles in the Iversta Territory. The effect brought about was that the whereabouts of Henry and others had no "privacy" at all - when they left Hollier City, they bought anything, and which way they took were clearly explored...
Today, when the territorial situation is becoming increasingly tense, the caravan that suddenly became the focus is very subtle. They have the background of the protection of the Duke of Angma, but they are found to be subordinates of Captain Roddy, who "died in an avalanche". This makes the nobles who have ill intentions towards the Duke all look at them. Obviously, the pressure they put on Angma into control is meaningless.
"I really want to see how ugly it is when a group of guys who look like they are tearing their faces."
The fat man whispered to the group of hypocritical nobles, then asked Buffon in a low voice: "You said... will Lord Roddy treat us as an abandonable bait?"
This is quite heartbreaking. As a subordinate, especially the troops regarded as a direct line, he should not question the commander's decision at any time - Henry knew this, so he only asked his inner doubts to his brother whom he believed most in his life.
But Buffon didn't seem to have much reaction, but just held the hilt of his hand holding the sword and squinted his eyes and replied: "If he really had this kind of plan, he would definitely tell us in advance that this is a way out of return, and... he would give us a choice."
He did not decide how Roddy's character was, but must be judged by others... Obviously, Roddy in Buffon's eyes never abandoned his subordinates at will.
"You guy, you are loyal enough."
Henry's words did not mean ironic - he did not have any opinions about Roddy, but it was just a normal idea of a smart fat man... Who would like to live a good life suddenly and die because of an order?
Everyone made choices all the time, and no matter how they thought about it, Henry and Buffon were willing to choose to become "bait" at this time, and camped on the river at the junction of Parring and Jingyu Forest.
"Do you think the enemy will come?"
Henry asked.
"If you come, kill me, wait for me to kill me if you don't come. What's the difference?"
Chapter completed!