"Ding-dong! Congratulations, host, on winning an epic battle! Your name has spread across the North; everyone knows it! Reward: Tier 4 commander Marcus ×1! The number of refugees attracted to Flowing City each day ×2. Ordinary Lagrange residents +500." The system's voice arrived belatedly.
"Marcus? System, is it the Marcus I know?" At the mention of Marcus, Roland jolted. Could it be the city defense officer of Lagrange City?
"Please explore that yourself, host!" The system shut Roland down directly.
"...Third-rate system," Roland muttered.
Although he did not know whether the newcomer was the Lagrange City defense officer from the game, a Tier 4 commander was still a worthwhile reward. If they had had a Tier 4 commander leading this battle, they would not have fought so miserably. In the end, he had forced elves who specialized in guerrilla warfare into commanding positional combat simply because he had no one else to use.
The other two rewards were equally practical. The number of refugees refreshed each day had doubled, bringing a tide of five hundred refugees. All of it could effectively increase Flowing City's population. When Roland returned, he even planned to become Militaristic and Aggressive and raise a force of Swift River Infantry. Damn it! The light infantry had been reduced to only two hundred men, with three hundred dead or wounded. His already limited troop strength had become even more strained!
"Huh! Wait, didn't I forget to check in today?" Seeing the soldiers busying themselves in the distance, Roland suddenly remembered what he had forgotten.
"System, check in!" Roland rubbed his hands together excitedly.
"Check-in successful! Congratulations, host, on obtaining the magic card—Magic Rune City Construction (Intermediate)!"
"What the hell is this?" Roland stared at the purple-gold card floating in his hand in confusion. On its back, a