"Alec, you've lived up to your title. From now on, you're the cavalry commander of the Blazing Fire Mercenary Group!"
Amid a wave of excited cheers, Zhang Yang hadn't forgotten the important matter. He found Old Alec, and sure enough, the old fellow was calmly plundering away.
"Captain, as you wish. But for now, let's take a look at our spoils. By the way, could you give me an Ancient Runic Shield?" The old fellow certainly had a sharp eye.
"No problem. Pick any weapons and equipment you like!"
Zhang Yang was generous. He had gained far too much from this battle. Aside from the twelve warhorses that had died and the two that had escaped, the remaining thirteen warhorses were all wealth. What was more, one of them was an Underworld Charger—the mount of that Rogue Knight, Maddy.
As for the weapons and equipment, even after distributing them among all the soldiers, there would still be some left to sell.
But the biggest gains were Zhang Yang's and the soldiers' level-ups.
He had leveled up once more, reaching Level 16. This time, he put the point into Strength and also raised Power Strike by one level.
As for the soldiers,
one more Armored Infantryman, Ig, had leveled up into an Assault Swordsman, earning the right to be called a veteran.
Then there were Tony and Bob. Each had leveled up once, but Tony had killed only one Rogue Squire, whereas Bob had slain one Rogue Knight and two Rogue Squires. This was clearly related to the greatsword he had newly acquired.
Zhang Yang personally assigned the two of them their attribute and skill points. Tony added to Intelligence, raising Power Strike to Level 4, while Bob added to Strength, increasing Power Strike to Level 6.
By this point, Bob