Asloth Continent, Torrent Plains.
The once-lush grasslands had been dyed another color by blood, countless corpses strewn haphazardly across the plains.
At that moment, Eagle Kingdom's corpse collection team was picking through the bodies. Whenever they came across someone who had not yet breathed their last, they would give them another stab, friend or foe alike. After all, those with less serious injuries had long been taken away by the main army. Most of those left behind were beyond saving anyway. Rather than let them suffer and die slowly, it was better to grant them a quick death.
There were not many men in the corpse collection team, not even ten. The main army was busy pursuing their victory and had all set out to chase Gaoling Kingdom's retreating forces. Only this small squad had been left behind to finish off the wounded. Once they were done, they would immediately catch up with the main army and prepare to join the next battle.
The leader of the corpse collection team was called Amuda Canglang. He was a minor noble of the Eagle Kingdom and belonged to the same family as the commander of this battle. Otherwise, this job would never have fallen to him. After all, there was still some profit to be made here. Although most of the fine equipment and weapons had already been taken, the main army could not possibly search that thoroughly. There were bound to be people of noble status among the corpses carrying valuables.
About a hundred meters away from the corpse collection team, a finger suddenly twitched twice amid the pile of bodies.
"System loading..."
"Host detected to be severely injured. Welfare treatment has been administered..."
"Host's injuries fully healed. System officially online!"
Ronan lay on the ground, unable to move at all. Although the system had healed his injuries, the memories constantly churning through his mind left him with a splitting headache, incapable of thought.
About ten minutes later, Ronan finally recovered. As he sorted through the memories in his mind, he understood exactly what had happened to him. Without a doubt, he had transmigrated—and it was a hell-difficulty start.
The original owner of this body had been the second son of a count from the Gaoling Kingdom. Honest by nature, he had been framed by his elder brother and others over matters of inheritance. Enraged, his father had sent him to the borderlands to serve as a minor officer.
Half a month ago, the Eagle Kingdom had suddenly attacked and plundered villages along its border with the Gaoling Kingdom. War had been on the verge of breaking out. To eliminate any future trouble, his elder brother had pulled strings to have the previous owner assigned to Gaoling Kingdom's vanguard force organized to resist the Eagle Kingdom. Then, in the battle just now, he had died.
Gaoling's army had also suffered a crushing defeat and fled toward Jianmen Fortress in Rocky Valley—the kingdom's final line of defense against Eagle Kingdom's invasion. Once Jianmen Fortress fell, Eagle Kingdom's army would be able to march straight into the heartland of the kingdom.
Sighing at how hard life was, Ronan realized that he had started in hell before transmigrating, and he had started in hell after transmigrating too. Fortunately, he had the indispensable cheat of webnovel transmigrators from his previous life—a system.
"System, manual."
"Greetings, Host. This system is called the Glory Saber System. It was formed by combining the two games Glory of the Saber and Mount and Blade. It can provide the Host with related enhancement bonuses. Only some functions are currently available. The conditions for unlocking the remaining functions must be explored by the Host. The system is now online. Would you like to activate it officially?"
"Do I even need to say it? Activate it. If I don't, what am I supposed to use to fight those guys over there finishing off the wounded?"
"System officially activated. Drawing the Host's first template. Template drawn—Great Serpent. The following are the Host's initial attributes."
Name: Rodrit Fernando (Ronan) Level: LV1 (0/100) Health: 100% Stamina: 100% Rage: 0 (Rage can be increased through combat. Rage is used to release skills. After combat ends, rage decreases over time.) Strength: 14 (Affects attack power and Strength-based skills) Endurance: 12 (Affects health, health regeneration speed, and stamina) Agility: 16 (Affects attack speed, reaction speed, movement speed, bodily flexibility, and Agility-based skills) Intelligence: 10 (Affects experience gained, book comprehension and learning speed, and Intelligence-based skills) Charisma: 10 (Affects troop numbers, communication ability, and Charisma-based skills) General Skills: No skill level may exceed one-third of its primary attribute Iron Bones: 3 (Each point grants 2 health and Endurance) Power Strike: 3 (Each point grants 8% melee damage, Strength) Power Throw: 1 (Each point grants 10% throwing damage, Strength) Power Bow: 2 (Each point grants 10% bow damage, Strength) Shield Defense: 0 (Each point grants 5% shield durability, Endurance) Running: 4 (Each point grants 10% movement speed on foot, Agility) Riding: 2 (Each point grants 10% mount movement and control, Agility) Mounted Archery: 0 (Each point reduces mounted archery penalties by 10%, Agility) Medical: 1 (Each point grants 10% health regeneration speed, Intelligence) Exploration: 2 (Each point increases environmental detection ability to a certain extent, Intelligence) Tracking: 2 (Each point increases the amount of information acquired, Intelligence) Persuasion: 2 (Each point increases the success rate of persuading targets, Charisma) Command: 2 (Each point grants 5 troop capacity, Charisma) Remaining Attribute Points: 0 Skills: Avatar of Fear: Alone, you are enough to make enemies flee at the mere sound of your name. Consumes 50 Rage and reduces the morale of enemies within a 10-meter radius. Lasts 30 minutes.
"Would you like to claim the beginner equipment?"
"Claim it."
"Beginner equipment has been equipped directly."
Wisteria Wood Helmet Light Armor · Common Head Protection: 15 Wisteria Wood Chainmail Light Armor · Common Body Protection: 30 Wisteria Wood Leggings Light Armor · Common Leg Protection: 15 Wisteria Wood Gauntlets Light Armor · Common Full-Body Protection: 5 Dianfu Katana · Fine Blade Length: 70 cm Weight: 3 kg Damage: 35 Slash 15 Pierce
As the beginner equipment was claimed, Ronan's tattered hardened leather armor suddenly turned into dark-purple armor made of wooden plates linked by iron chains. His lower body was covered by a wooden skirt armor, wooden leggings were strapped around his calves, and he still wore the black leather boots from before. A pointed wooden helmet covered his head, while a mask rose from his neck to beneath his nose, covering his mouth and entire neck. A grinning mouth with two rows of white teeth was painted over where the mask covered his mouth, with a zipper down the middle that could be opened.
Feeling the extra armor on his body, the weapon hanging at his waist, and the combat techniques and battle experience belonging to the Great Serpent constantly flashing through his mind, Ronan finally gained a little confidence in the battle ahead. After all, there was no way he could fool them by playing dead.
"Task function activated. Current task: Show Them What You're Made Of!"
"The Eagle Kingdom corpse collection team is continuously approaching you. The armor you are wearing is clearly not Eagle Kingdom armor, and if you are discovered, you will inevitably be attacked. Rather than wait passively, take the initiative. Sound the first battle cry of your new world and show them what you're made of!
Objective: Kill 5 members of the Eagle Kingdom corpse collection team.
Task Reward: 100 experience, 10 gold."
"Would you like to accept the task?"
"There's no penalty for failure? Anyway, if I want to run, I'll definitely have to fight them. Free rewards are still rewards. Accept!"
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