Chapter 609

Chapter 609: Bestowal of Rewards

Because of the language barrier, Arab soldiers were quite troublesome for Luo Ji to reeducate and assimilate.

So once Huo Qiguang spoke up, Luo Ji took the chance to save himself the trouble and conveniently did him a favor.

However, war elephants and camels were a completely different matter.

Although his Myriad Worlds Civilization already had war elephants and camels.

Would he ever complain about having too many of such resources?

Luo Ji had already taken a step back when it came to the prisoners.

So when it was time to absorb the war elephants and camels, Huo Qiguang naturally felt embarrassed to ask for more.

In the end, he only requested two war elephants and 100 camels.

He was probably planning to try breeding them himself.

Raising them for 10 or 20 years would eventually result in some scale.

And don’t find that strange.

For them, 10 or 20 years really was not that long.

Because judging by age alone, more than 90% of Black Iron–tier players had already lived for over a hundred years.

While completing the prisoner handover, Huo Qiguang also paid Luo Ji his reward quite straightforwardly.

After all, in this battle, Luo Ji had not only saved his life but also helped him turn defeat into victory.

From that angle, he was not losing out.

Having already stayed in this world for more than half a month, Luo Ji did not linger any longer.

After receiving his reward, he directly returned to his Myriad Worlds Civilization.

During his absence, Lu Yang and Guo Jia handled internal affairs and military administration respectively.

The Myriad Worlds Civilization clearly was not going to fall into chaos.

Over these half a month, several important matters had already been compiled into reports and placed on his desk.

All he needed to do was spend some time reviewing them.

During this period, nothing major really happened.

The only somewhat important matter was the recent player invasion.

According to the report, Du Yuanzhi performed outstandingly.

At the cost of minimal casualties, he crushed the invader’s army and captured more than 400 soldiers.

Although this battle could not be considered a major campaign, it still deserved a reward.

While granting a sum of money, Luo Ji also personally wrote a letter and had it delivered to Guo Zhen.

In the letter, he indicated that Guo Zhen could gradually hand over part of Gaoling City’s military and administrative affairs to Du Yuanzhi.

He knew exactly what Du Yuanzhi wanted.

That money was merely extra.

Speaking of rewards, the beastman army that had followed him into battle this time naturally had to be rewarded as well.

The greatest merit in this battle undoubtedly belonged to Xiang Yan.

Next came Hu Jie, who was participating in a campaign for the first time.

His performance was also quite impressive.

After thinking it over for a moment, Luo Ji opened the development panel and upgraded the special unit project Giant Elephant Warrior by one level.

At the same time as the upgrade, the official guide for Giant Elephant Warriors automatically popped up.

As expected, it included specialized training methods and combat styles.

As for equipment.

The weapon requirement was simple.

A giant weapon proportional to their size.

Armor had no strict requirements.

Leather armor, light armor, or heavy armor all worked.

But crafting heavy armor or light armor for a 10-meter-tall unit was something Luo Ji simply could not afford.

In the end, he decisively chose leather armor, which had lower difficulty requirements.

As for weapons.

Sabers and battle axes were out of the question.

The reason was simple.

Those weapons required a certain level of forging technique.

To match an elephantman’s size, the weapon would need to be at least 4–5 meters long.

How were the craftsmen in the armament department supposed to forge that?

So the weapon had to be something with a simpler manufacturing process.

After carefully thinking it through, Luo Ji ultimately decided on a giant spiked club.

It fit the requirements fairly well.

That said, both armor and weapons would still require a relatively long production time.

Luo Ji first dispatched a guard to deliver the Giant Elephant Warrior training methods and combat styles to the elephantmen.

At the same time, he sent several craftsmen responsible for armor and weapon production to measure Xiang Yan and the others’ physiques.

With that done, matters on the elephantmen side were temporarily settled.

Compared to the elephantmen, Luo Ji had long prepared the rewards for Hu Jie.

Originally, a tigerman tribal camp should have been established first.

But with the construction teams of the Myriad Worlds Civilization currently short on manpower, this matter was decisively postponed.

And wasn’t money what they wanted most right now?

He decisively granted them a large sum of funds.

At the same time, for Hu Jie’s outstanding performance, Luo Ji naturally had further rewards planned.

He directly sent orders to Ye Xuan of the armament research department.

She was to personally design a pair of arm guards and leg guards to serve as weapons for Hu Jie.

Back in Mirror City, Hu Jie received the reward immediately.

Although he had no idea what those so-called arm guards and leg guards actually were.

That pile of reward money alone was enough to make him happy.

And at times like this, he did not forget about Luo Yong.

Stuffing a thick stack of money notes into his clothes, he went straight to find Luo Yong for a drink.

These two had truly become friends through fighting.

After three rounds of wine and five courses of dishes.

With a slightly tipsy expression, Hu Jie lifted the massive wooden barrel mug in his hand.

He clinked mugs with Luo Yong.

During this period, he might not have learned much else.

But when it came to eating and drinking the Myriad Worlds Civilization way, he had already mastered most of it.

Draining the beer in one gulp.

Hu Jie wiped the foam from the corner of his mouth and could not help but thank Luo Yong for his earlier advice.

If Luo Yong had not told him that he was better suited for hand-to-hand combat, he probably still would not have realized it even now.

Hearing this, Luo Yong waved his hand.

“Don’t thank me for that. His Majesty told me to pass it on to you.”

“His Majesty?”

Hu Jie froze upon hearing that.

Then disbelief surfaced on his face.

“How is that possible?”

Seeing Hu Jie’s stunned expression, Luo Yong laughed.

“Shows how little you know. His Majesty is famous for judging people accurately. He has never been wrong.”

Luo Yong was clearly not lying.

Nor did he have any reason to.

Learning this for the first time, Hu Jie fell into deep thought.

And during this time, his loyalty toward Luo Ji silently increased by two points.

Of course, that was something for later.

At this moment, Luo Ji was sitting in the Council Hall, feeling genuinely surprised by the performance of the Kobold tribe in this battle.

According to post-battle statistics, the number of enemies slain by the kobolds was remarkably high.

However, their casualties were also heavy.

Of the kobolds sent out, nearly one-third had fallen.

Among the remaining two-thirds, many were seriously or lightly wounded.

From this alone, it was clear that they had not slacked off.

They had truly fought with all their strength on the battlefield.

Now that the Kobold tribe had restrained their little schemes and begun showing loyalty.

Luo Ji naturally had to respond in kind.

With that thought in mind, Luo Ji flicked his finger and opened the kobold development page.