Chapter 53: Status of his troops

Inside a small study room filled with various kinds of darkened wooden furniture, a lone figure was in the room. He had been in the room for some time now. His hair was extremely messy and his eyes were bright red from the overexertion of using them. 

Frantically looking through the documents that were placed messily on the expensive oak table in front of him, he was emitting a scary aura that made people afraid to approach him.

"One hundred and fifty steel tower shields, two hundred metal chain mails, two hundred forked spears and fifty lightbows. As promised by Ysera, they are really well-equipped." Venn was seriously impressed by the equipment list that Vesra handed to him in the afternoon. He was satisfied that they were of the same quality as the equipment that Ysera's personal bodyguards were carrying.

All of the equipment that was supplied by Ysera were of the rare grade for level 20 equipment. Being of the rare grade, these weapons and armors would be equivalent to a level 40 common grade counterpart. 

However, this fact had terrified him as well. In the past, even after nine years, the main bulk of the playerbase were still at around level 40, thus seeing so much expensive equipment being used in the upcoming war had Venn stunned. The battle ahead was much more dangerous than he initially envisioned.

After spending the entire afternoon explaining to Vesra the dangerous situation surrounding the Shuten family and why he had the full support of her older sister, she gradually accepted his explanation, and promised to help him with everything he requested. 

Nonetheless, to avoid being lied to, immediately after finding out that the war meeting ended, she was careful enough to verify with her sister.

In the end, by the time the documents Venn requested had arrived to him, it was already in the late afternoon. Thus, essentially wasting yet another day, Venn became extremely vexed about his lack of progress.

In addition, despite having readily available troops at his disposal, he was at a loss of what to do. 

He was originally going to command the troops he had and clear out monsters for him to gain numerous experience points like how those rich young masters did by telling their subordinates to cordon off the hunting grounds, and hunting on behalf of them until they could deal the final blow to the monsters. 

In this way, just by securing the last hit, it would result in 30% of the total experience point being allocated to him, thereby leading him to an explosion of levels.

However, when he saw the status of the militias, he knew his plan was going to fail if he did so.

Compared to the monsters in the nearby vicinity, the militias were too weak to handle them. The average level of the militias was around level 22 while the large horde of monsters that were indicated in the map were all above level 35.

This discrepancy in levels had proved to be a difficult question for him. 

If he goes after small groups of monsters that were separated from the main force, the experience points he would receive would be abysmal. But if he forces the militias to attack monsters that were clearly ahead in strength than them, there would be risks that some of his troops would be sacrificed, and even worse, they could possibly face a wipe out.

Scratching his head wildly in frustration, Venn took another look at his game log to find an answer to his dilemma. Two hours ago, after Vesra had assembled the troops and had notified them of their new commander, their statuses were finally available for Venn to view.

Character: Oni Spearman (Militia)

Affiliated faction: Oni Clan (Shuten Family)

Title: 5-men Unit Leader

Level: 23

Health: 1350/1350

Strength: 70 (+7)

Agility: 30 (+3)

Stamina: 50

Wisdom: 6

Charisma: 10

Race traits / Skill: 

[Battle Constitution (Passive): The body of an Oni is the perfect machine for war. Born with broad chests and shoulders, muscular forearms and a dexterous body, their strength and agility are a cut above the rest of the other humanoid races since they were born. 10% increase in both strength and agility stats.]

[Oni Berserker's Rage (Active): When driven to a corner or when entered into an agitated state, the user will enter into a state of battle frenzy, sacrificing the user's intelligence in exchange for a temporary boost in power. The horn of the user will give off intense heat and bright light as a byproduct. 50% increase in both strength and agility stats, wisdom drops to zero. Effect will last for a minute. After effect ends, all stats will decrease by 90%.]

[Intermediate Spear Wielding (Passive): Through practice and lessons, mastery of the spear has reached an intermediate level. Equipping a spear increases damage by 36%]

[Vital Strike (Active): Focusing all the strength in the forearm to execute a stabbing motion at one singular point with a spear will deal 260% to the target.]

Character: Oni Archer (Militia)

Affiliated faction: Oni Clan (Shuten Family)

Title: 5-men Unit Leader

Level: 21

Health: 850/850

Strength: 52(+5)

Agility: 34 (+3)

Stamina: 50

Wisdom: 8

Charisma: 14

[Battle Constitution (Passive): The body of an Oni is the perfect machine for war. Born with broad chests and shoulders, muscular forearms and a dexterous body, their strength and agility are a cut above the rest of the other humanoid races since they were born. 10% increase in both strength and agility stats.]

[Oni Berserker's Rage (Active): When driven to a corner or when entered into an agitated state, the user will enter into a state of battle frenzy, sacrificing the user's intelligence in exchange for a temporary boost in power. The horn of the user will give off intense heat and bright light as a byproduct. 50% increase in both strength and agility stats, wisdom drops to zero. Effect will last for a minute. After effect ends, all stats will decrease by 90%.]

[Intermediate Bow Mastery (Passive): Through practice and lessons, mastery of the bow has reached an intermediate level. Equipping a spear increases damage by 30%, range increases by 50 metres.]

[Vital Strike (Active): Focusing all the strength in the forearm to execute a shooting motion at one singular point with a bow will deal 233% to the target.]