Chapter 450
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Chapter 450: What’s the Matter?
After the matter was settled, accompanied by system notifications, Hill and Harold both rather readily expressed their submission.
Luo Ji nodded expressionlessly, opening their attribute panels for inspection.
[Name:Harold
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Loyalty: 65
Bravery: ★★★★
Intelligence: ★★
Spirit: ★★★
Endurance: ★★★★
Leadership: ★★★
Talent: Charge into Battle: When leading a charge, overall combat power increases by 80%.
Skills: Ice Bear Warrior (Passive): When fighting while mounted on the special unit ‘Ice Bear,’ combat power increases by 30%.
Axe Throw (Passive): When attacking enemies with the special weapon ‘throwing axe,’ power increases by 15%, and accuracy increases by 30%.
Wild Roar (Active): Emits a roar in battle to intimidate opponents, with a 30% chance to reduce enemy morale by 10 points.
Tactics: Frozen Ground Combat: In the special terrain of ‘frozen ground,’ the combat power of commanded troops increases by 30%.]
Harold’s various attributes had already reached their limits.
Overall, he could be considered a decent military general.
His ability to lead troops in battle was slightly weaker, but his individual combat strength should rank among first-rate military generals, especially when riding an Ice Bear mount.
Luo Ji made a mental assessment while shifting his gaze to Hill’s attribute panel beside him…
[Name: Hill
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Loyalty: 62
Bravery: ★★★
Intelligence: ★★★☆
Spirit: ★★★
Endurance: ★★★
Leadership: ★★★★☆
Talent: Queen of the North: Under her governance, the development speed of northern cities increases by 40%, and the combat power of her commanded troops increases by 40%.
Skills: Danger Intuition (Passive): This unit has a 30% chance to detect danger in advance.
Drive Mammoth (Passive): This unit can drive trained Mammoths to fight for her.
Giant Beast Might (Passive): When this unit appears on the battlefield mounted on a Mammoth, there is a 100% chance to increase allied troops’ morale by 10 points, and a 30% chance to reduce enemy troops’ morale by 10 points.
Tactics: Frozen Ground Combat: In the special terrain of ‘frozen ground,’ the combat power of commanded troops increases by 30%.]
Hill’s attribute panel made Luo Ji’s eyelids twitch slightly.
A Leadership stat with a 5-star growth cap!
This was the second person in his entire Myriad World Civilization, besides himself, whose Leadership cap reached 5-stars!
He narrowed his eyes. The loyalty levels of only 62 and 65 clearly showed Luo Ji that these two had little to no loyalty towards him.
But it didn’t matter; at most, it was a mutual exploitation.
Central Plains people found it hard to adapt to the harsh, freezing environment of the Bitter Cold Land.
In other words, Luo Ji was counting on these barbarians to help him scour the Bitter Cold Land for resources.
With this in mind, after comforting the two with a few words, Luo Ji temporarily arranged for them to stay in Mirror City.
All matters would be discussed after spring arrived next year.
However, during this period, Luo Ji certainly wouldn’t be idle.
He would unceremoniously incorporate those barbarians.
By then, with Hill and Harold having no one under their command, what could they do, no matter how disloyal they were?
He simply refused to believe that a group of northern barbarians could cause trouble under his rule!
After watching the two retreat, Luo Cheng, who had been standing to one side, immediately stepped forward.
“Your Majesty, forgive your subordinate for speaking plainly, but these two barbarians may not be loyal. Is it perhaps inappropriate to directly promise to build cities for these two barbarian tribes?”
Hearing this, Luo Ji chuckled decisively.
“Luo Cheng, I know what you’re worried about, but rest assured, I have it handled.”
He had indeed promised to send craftsmen to help Hill and Harold establish Winter City and Ice Bear City in the north.
However, the difference between a large city and a small city was not ordinary.
Building large cities like White River City, West Plains City, or Iron Wall City was naturally difficult.
But building a small city was easy.
Furthermore, the Ice Bear Tribe and the Winter Tribe had always been at odds.
He had promised to build two cities in the north in one go.
While allowing Harold and Hill to keep each other in check, he also intended these two cities to serve as a northern defense line, helping him resist invasion attacks.
At the same time, he could use the hands of the northern barbarians to mine resources from the Bitter Cold Land for him.
For now, promising this matter was beneficial and harmless to him, so why not do it?
Knowing Luo Ji’s strategy, Luo Cheng naturally didn’t dwell on the matter after hearing Luo Ji’s words.
He quickly changed the subject.
“Your Majesty, during this White River City campaign, your subordinate actually obtained another piece of intelligence that I must report to Your Majesty. Considering the importance of the intelligence, it was not included in the previous report.”
“Oh?”
Luo Ji’s eyebrows slightly raised, his expression showing some surprise.
“Speak, what intelligence is so important?”
“Reporting to Your Majesty, there are likely Beastmen lurking in the northern Bitter Cold Land.”
Hearing this, Luo Ji’s brows immediately furrowed.
This was indeed an important matter.
In Luo Ji’s opinion, before the barbarians’ development speed caught up, the threat of Beastmen was much greater than that of the barbarians.
“Where did you learn of this? And what is your basis?”
After a brief thought, Luo Ji quickly pressed for more details.
Since it was an important matter, it was better to be clear.
Luo Cheng didn’t hesitate at all, quickly recounting the situation on the battlefield at that time.
After listening, Luo Ji nodded thoughtfully.
“I understand this matter. Luo Cheng, you’ve worked hard this time. Go back and rest for now.”
“Yes, your subordinate takes his leave.”
After watching Luo Cheng depart, Luo Ji turned his gaze to Luo Yong.
“Luo Yong, what is the purpose of your visit this time?”
Now, as the commanding general of the Xuanjia Army, Luo Yong naturally stayed in the military camp in Mirror City to train his soldiers when there was no warfare.
Under normal circumstances, he wouldn’t come running to him.
“Reporting to Your Majesty, your subordinate came this time to see what kind of character the barbarian who severely wounded Liu Meng is.”
“So, what are your thoughts?”
Luo Ji asked with a chuckle.
“Nothing special. Liu Meng has been slacking off these past few years. When your subordinate sees him again, I will definitely give him a good lecture.”
Looking at the sulking Luo Yong, Luo Ji couldn’t help but laugh even more happily.
“Alright, I understand. I’ll give you 5 days off; go to White River City and see him.”
As old generals from the same era, their friendship was clearly good.
Luo Yong was worried about Liu Meng’s injuries, which was why he had used this pretext to come. How could Luo Ji possibly refuse?
However, while granting his request, he didn’t forget to remind Luo Yong.
“But you shouldn’t underestimate that Harold. Their Ice Bear Tribe’s Ice Bear Warriors can only display their full strength when mounted on an Ice Bear. Being careless and underestimating the enemy can lead to suffering.”
