Chapter 156: A Gift to the Little Incubus, The Newborn Dungeon (5.2K)_3
Although it was still very beautiful!
Old White, after all, was Old White. No matter how many thoughts he had in his heart, he did not show them, as if he had just casually made a suggestion.
But Kael thought about it and found it quite reasonable.
Before he had gained the Totem Power, his arrangements for the Shadow Wolves and the Moon Howling Lions were more inclined to let them continue to breed in the Twisted Jungle while also serving as leveling materials for the players.
But now, looking back, with the boost of Totem Power, there was no need to be so cautious. He could be a bit more aggressive.
Adventure and cultivation were eternal themes for the players. Now Kael could assign players to support other Lords, greatly alleviating the demand on the Lancaster Dungeon.
Or rather, from the beginning, the Lancaster Dungeon was not suitable for lower-level players to fight in.
Even the fastest leveling players were only at LV7, and they had started grinding and leveling since the beta.
However, even those constantly hunting monsters without accumulating any skills, and without searching for various items and materials to compensate for their Attribute flaws...
One could say that the current players were incomplete entities, making them heavily suppressed when facing opponents of the same challenge level.
Instead, it would be better to spread them out. In those lower-level territories, there were more suitable Dungeon monsters for their growth.
There was no need to obsess over challenging high-level monsters.
However, if they were really to be dispersed, it was necessary to build a controllable platform, perhaps similar to a guild system.
But this would require diverting some personnel to manage this system.
"Forget it, let's not think about it anymore..."
The focus was on the new Dungeon.
Kael walked to the Gate to the Netherworld, lightly patted the doorframe, and sealed off the passage to the Dungeon from the outside world.
Then he left some Rangers nearby, starting to build simple structures on the spot to guard against potential Dungeon attacks.
They then left the area and headed straight for Titan Town.
Just halfway there, his ears twitched, and he looked in a certain direction.
Hassaka was about to say something when Old White leaned over and said, "Lord, there are people fighting nearby."
Kael frowned and said deeply, "Let's go see who is causing trouble on Lancaster's land."
As they approached the direction of the noise, the sounds of killing became clearer.
Through the knee-high grass, they saw a trade caravan formed into a circle, fighting off attacking Barbarians on the main road of Lancaster.
Just by looking at the size of the caravan—over 30 large freight wagons fully loaded with goods, aside from the regular drivers and caravan members, there were also surrounded by thirty to forty mercenaries.
For Lancaster, such a caravan could be called a "large caravan."
Frankly, thirty to forty mercenaries, all professionals, turning into bandits in some small villages could easily clean out the entire village, leaving only the women behind.
No decent person would provoke such people without reason.
But those fighting against them were indeed not decent folk.
Seeing their taut muscles and reddened eyes, it was clear they were a group of Barbarians who had gone mad.
They appeared to come from different tribes, with tribal tattoos of various deities adorning their bodies.
Of course, if they were just Barbarians who had mastered Frenzy, it wouldn't pose such a problem for the caravan.
They might be vegetarians, but their weapons were not.
Doing the kind of work where you lick the blood off a blade, if you didn't have some backbone, you wouldn't survive in this line of work.
But the Barbarians they faced all had weapons in hand, and some even wore old armor.
Once they were armed, their brute strength overwhelmed the well-coordinated mercenaries, forcing them to retreat steadily.
Most of them were melee professions.
Among many races, Humans were All-Round Warriors, not particularly outstanding in any area, but not much lacking either.
And Warriors were similar, being a highly versatile class like the Spellblade, most performed mediocrely.
Compared to some professions, they were not outstanding, but not particularly weak either.
To protect the caravan's goods, it was inconvenient to fight while running, not to mention the fourteen Barbarians would be even deadlier if they spread out.
So they formed a circle, resisting the Barbarian's attack, increasingly at a disadvantage, finding it hard to break through.
Fortunately, among them was an Elite Archer and a Mage. The Elite Archer's arms were as thick as legs, and his archery was extremely accurate, hitting almost every shot.
Even Barbarians under the influence of Frenzy, with their decreased pain sensitivity, had to scream in pain and fall to the ground under such precise archery.
The Mage in the white cape also showed a bright performance.
Aware that their current level could not sustain too many high-intensity spells, the Mage used more small disturbance spells to assist the other mercenaries in battle.
With the support of the Mage, the difference was significant. The mercenaries not only suppressed the Barbarians but even a few quick-witted mercenaries risked injury to slit the throats of a repelled Barbarian immediately.
But there were still too few people, and ordinary arrows couldn't pierce the flesh of Barbarians enhanced by Frenzy.
The Elite Archer used the strongest bow he could handle, boosting his power, but in the case of continuous rapid shooting, his accuracy soon fell due to muscle cramps.
With his deterrence greatly reduced, he could no longer provide effective support to his teammates, leaving only the Mage holding up the desperate team.
Kael glanced at the supplies, surprised to find the goods they brought were unexpectedly abundant. Looking at the flag, he was further astonished to see a tulip banner.
"A trade caravan from the Tulip family?"