Chapter 505: Chapter 239: Legendary First Tier

The situation on the battlefield was ever-changing. The war at the Tiger Race Royal City raged for a full day before finally coming to an end.

Robson did not hunt down and exterminate the Tiger Race People.

Among the Gnolls Robson brought this time, there were relatively few Bloodthirsty Jackal Wolfmen. After all, the speed at which Bloodthirsty Jackal Wolfmen advanced was not much faster than that of humans.

There were too few high-tiered Bloodthirsty Jackal Wolfman Soldiers, and they had a penchant for charging, so their casualty rate had always been high.

To ensure the Bloodthirsty Cloud Qi could be released normally later on, Robson had reduced the proportion of Bloodthirsty Jackal Wolfmen this time, only allowing those of the fourth tier and above to join.

With fewer Bloodthirsty Jackal Wolfmen, the Bloodthirsty Cloud Qi naturally did not last long.

The surviving Tiger Race People had basically all fled. Elder Danton also fled after receiving his reward from Robson.

Robson, however, did not send anyone in pursuit. A guy like that would only be a liability if he stayed; it was better to let him go his own way.

After all the wealth and provisions were collected, the Tiger Race Royal Court soon followed in the footsteps of the Centaur Royal Court, turning to ash in a raging inferno.

As the Tiger Race Royal City burned, the troops sent in pursuit also began to gradually return.

Because the upcoming battles would be intense, Robson had chosen not to let his subordinates pursue too far.

In the army, a military order is an absolute command. Although battle merits are tempting, the punishment for disobeying orders was no laughing matter.

As the army gradually returned, Robson began his usual routine: taking stock of the battle’s outcome using the data on his Mount & Blade panel.

Previously, Robson hadn’t dared to open it.

He knew the gains from this battle would be substantial. After all, while the Tiger Race army lacked discipline, their individual warriors were quite formidable, at least at the second-tier level. The Mount & Blade panel’s evaluation would surely reflect that.

But for that very reason, Robson was afraid to look at his own battle report.

Gains and losses are directly proportional. In this battle, Robson had employed elite troop tactics, especially when charging into the Tiger Race Royal City.

The strength of the Tiger Race’s Royal City Guard was not to be underestimated. They were mainly third-tier, followed by fourth-tier, and there was no small number of fifth-tier Tiger Race Warriors.

Later, in order to let the Gnoll Soldiers charge in, Robson had extended the battle lines. At that time, a red notification appeared almost every few seconds, exceptionally jarring to the eye.

After looking at his panel, a pang of pain shot through Robson’s heart.

’Just as I expected!’

The First to Third Corps had suffered exceptionally heavy losses.

Of the Extraordinary Soldiers who had originally charged at the very front, more than eighty had died. There was no need to even mention the others.

’I was joking before, but now, the Warriors of the First to Third Corps combined really do number less than two thousand.’

With such high casualties, even for this most elite corps, morale had plummeted from ninety all the way down to seventy-nine.

To command troops is like directing water. Robson now felt the meaning of this phrase with particular depth.

Over a thousand Gnolls had died as well, but Robson didn’t feel too heartbroken over them.

They weren’t his people, after all. And after using the Gnolls for so long, Robson had figured out their pattern: they came quickly, and they went just as fast.

The Fourth to Seventh Corps, on the other hand, had suffered minimal losses and their gains were quite good.

It made sense. By the time they entered the field, the battle was basically over.

Bo Yang was the one leading the Fourth to Seventh Corps this time. Compared to Ais, Bo Yang was clearly a bit more skilled. He had assessed the situation, intercepted the majority of the Tiger Race’s routing army, and allowed his subordinates to rake in a good amount of experience.

The gains for the Fourth to Seventh Corps this time were also clearly much better than the last. Their fourth-tier rates had all reached sixty to nearly seventy percent, which was finally a respectable number. The fifth-tier rate had also been pulled up to over thirty percent, and promising candidates for the sixth tier were beginning to emerge.

Robson formed the fifth-tier soldiers into a separate unit, preparing to temporarily use them to reinforce the First to Third Corps.

The Gnolls had basically stopped advancing. They had reached their limit.

The greatest advancements, however, were still among the soldiers of the First to Third Corps.

Although their losses were heavy, their gains were correspondingly great.

The sixth-tier rate was basically one hundred percent. There was nothing much to say about that.

For the First to Third Corps, the rate of Extraordinary advancement was now the key metric to watch.

The First Corps’ Extraordinary rate was far ahead of the others. After just one battle, it had shot straight up to seventy percent!

Don’t be fooled by the high percentage. In reality, the First Corps now only had about five hundred men left. Those who survived naturally became Extraordinary.

The Second and Third Corps’ rates were a sheer drop in comparison, at thirty and forty percent respectively.

About three hundred and fifty Extraordinary in the First Corps, two hundred in the Second, and similarly around three hundred in the Third. Adding the two hundred-plus from the Cavalry Corps, Robson now truly commanded an Extraordinary Corps of one thousand. freewebnovⅇl.com

If one were to look only at the number of Extraordinary soldiers, disregarding quality and other factors, Robson could even be considered on par with the Edward family.

Of course, strength could not be calculated this way. If comparing fully-staffed Extraordinary Corps, Robson would not be able to withstand a full-strength Guard Knight Order, Tiger Race Royal Guard, or Centaur Royal Guard.

To be able to achieve such merits with his current troops was, in the end, due to taking advantage of a timely opportunity.

The war had reached its late stages. Both the Frank Kingdom and the Beastman Empire were running out of steam.

Otherwise, let alone capturing the Tiger Race Royal City, Robson would have been stuck at the Centaur King City.

The two great Knight Orders of the Edward family were several times superior to Robson’s Extraordinary soldiers, both in equipment quality and individual strength.

However, Robson had no intention of comparing himself to the Edward family.

’Such a comparison is meaningless. The path I, Lord Robson, am taking is the commoner’s route. With an equal number of Extraordinary soldiers, I, Lord Robson, can’t win. But I can produce ten thousand Extraordinary soldiers at a low cost. When that time comes, I reckon there won’t be many families in this world with the strength to confront me alone.’

......

Late at night, Robson opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air. His gaze immediately became clearer.

At that moment, an irrepressible, silver-white Dou Qi radiated from Robson’s entire body, so dense it was nearly tangible.

"Valentino, come in," Robson said.

The tent flap was opened, and a golden-haired noblewoman stepped into the tent.

"Robson..."

Valentino’s eyes were wide, still in disbelief.

"I can’t believe you’ve already reached the Legendary Tier," Valentino murmured.

That was right. After the last battle at the Tiger Race Royal City, Robson’s experience bar had completely filled up, and he had finally broken through to the Legendary rank.

Because of his terrible experience breaking through to the Gold rank last time, Robson had called for Valentino to help protect him during the process. Valentino, in turn, told Robson about the precautions needed for advancing to the Legendary rank.

There was nothing particularly special, just the need to switch to a specific breathing technique.

When Valentino received the news that Robson wanted her to protect him, her first reaction was not joy, but disbelief!

’How long has it been?!’

She couldn’t recall Robson consuming any treasures, either.

In the history of the entire continent, twenty-year-old Legendaries were not unheard of; there were even some in their teens.

But that depended on the circumstances. Without exception, those legendary figures had all begun their training from a young age.

But Robson... Valentino knew for a fact that when she met him a year ago, he hadn’t even reached the Gold rank.

’Then again, this was indeed a man who could continuously bring her miracles—creating Extraordinary soldiers, winning war after war...’

’Besides, the stronger Robson became, the more powerful their future children would surely be.’ Valentino could already imagine what spirited and heroic figures her future son or daughter would become.

Thinking of this, Valentino started to smile.

’Marquis Oscillate probably never imagined Robson’s immense potential back then. At the very least, if I put myself in Marquis Oscillate’s shoes, I know that if he had known Robson would achieve so much, he definitely wouldn’t have sent Robson to the five northeastern provinces. Instead, he would have tied Robson to him with his own daughter.’

Although Valentino was also related to the Marquis, in this patriarchal society, that connection was nothing compared to one’s own child.

"I originally planned to give you a surprise when I broke through to the Gold rank, but instead, you’ve given me a shock."

As she spoke, Valentino darted to the bedside, her fluorescent blue eyes fixed on Robson.

Over this period, the two had grown much closer, despite being in the midst of a war.

But with a handsome man and a beautiful woman, a mutual attraction, and an engagement binding them, spending so much time together was bound to lead to wandering thoughts.

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