148. Continental barriers

After this battle, the Northland barbarians had killed several of them, but all the bears were still alive, but they had been injured of varying degrees of severity.

At this moment, except for the four bear men who were in charge of carrying the stretcher, they were not carrying impact shields, and the other bear people were walking around with impact shields, and everyone looked like they were ready to fight.

The reason why Sean let out a light sound of surprise was because he saw that the impact shields held by these bear people were actually all exuding a layer of golden luster!

Golden luster!

This is usually the luster of gold-grade demonization equipment, but these impact shields have been seen with his own eyes from the selection of materials to the production to the most post-molding, etc., and even checked the attributes with real eyes, although these impact shields are props that can be used by anyone who has learned shield skills, but they are only high-quality tower shields at the casting level. If it was Sean himself who intervened to transform it, it was still possible to get a bronze grade demonic impact shield out, but if it was a gold grade, he couldn't do it at all with his current blacksmith skills.

What's more, those dwarves and goblins who make impact shields don't have alchemical blacksmiths!

Sean rubbed his eyes and realized that he was indeed not mistaken, these impact shields all emitted a golden luster.

If it is said that it is a metamorphosis in battle, it is impossible for all the impact shields of the bears to be transformed. And Sean knows very well that it is not impossible to make a casting-level equipment become a demonic-level equipment because of the influence of the outside world, but it is also a one-in-a-million thing, even if this almost negligible and extremely small probability happens, it is impossible to cause all the impact shields to change.

"Come here." Sean suddenly shouted to the bearman closest to him.

Cecilia and Tini and the others who were following looked at Sean with some curiosity, and the bear man also walked over after a moment of confusion.

For the bears, they were indeed captured as slaves. But then Vivien saved them. But they didn't treat them as slaves, so they willingly followed Vivien to act together, until Vivien later transferred them to Sean, and Sean may have promised to remove them from slavery and let them enjoy the status of a lord, these bears really willingly enlisted in the army and became the first batch of trial people for the impact shield.

And this battle is also the first time that the impact shield has exerted its power on the battlefield.

The effect can indeed be said to be amazing.

I'm afraid that as long as the scale is large enough, then even if it is a heavy cavalry of the level of the Earth Dragoon. I can't break through the defensive array under the impact shield.

The bear man quickly walked up to Sean's side, and he asked with some confusion, "Big, people, yes, what." Commanded, ? ”

Although the bear man's continental lingua franca is stumbling. But at least the meaning is still more coherent and clear.

"I'll take a look at your shield." Sean spoke.

The bear man was puzzled. But he did it quickly - he picked up the impact shield and put it directly on Sean's body, and then Sean's face changed instantly, it felt like someone was taking a boulder and pressing it directly on his chest, with Sean's current situation, he couldn't breathe at all in an instant.

In the midst of a chaotic situation like chickens flying and dogs, in the stupid and cute situation of the bear people. I finally realized that the shock shield is not a high-end thing that ordinary people can play with. The impact shield is the structure of the triple shield, and there is a nail pile inside, and its template is developed on the basis of the pure iron heavy tower shield, so its weight is naturally heavier than the pure iron heavy tower shield.

Know the way. A pure iron heavy-duty tower shield must weigh sixty or seventy kilograms, and ordinary people really can't pick it up. Therefore, it is often distinguished from the resistance and elite degree of a heavy infantry, that is, to see whether the tower shield they use is a pure iron heavy tower shield or a heavy tower shield - the thickness of the latter's shield is thinner than the former, and the shield area is also smaller, and it is at least 20 to 30 catties lighter in weight.

Of course, there is another kind of tower shield, the net weight does not exceed forty catties, its main material is wood, only a layer of steel plate is sandwiched in the middle, and the iron is crossed on the shield surface. Although this shield is a tower shield, it is actually classified as a large shield, but its defensive capability is not bad, and it is currently the mainstream configuration of many hoplites on the mainland. The cost of training a heavy tower shield hoplite can train three soldiers using this tower shield, in terms of cost, there is no doubt that the use of this large tower shield will save a lot, and even if the combat power is reduced, if the scale and quantity are sufficient, it can also form a qualitative change.

So it's not hard to imagine what would happen when a two-meter-tall object weighing more than a hundred kilograms was placed on Sean's body.

Finally, the toss was finally completed, and Sean's whole face turned a little paler, this time looking more like he had been fished out of the water. But Sean can't say anything, after all, he didn't make it clear, but after experiencing the weight of this impact shield once, Sean's impression of the impact shield is more intuitive - if you use the magic power source as the nail stake starting core of the impact shield, then the weight should be reduced by about thirty to forty kilograms, of course, this has a lot to do with the fact that the refined iron can be greatly purified in the future, and the weight can be reduced while strengthening the quality.

In other words, at this stage, no one can use the shock shield except for the brute-strong races such as the bears and the minotaurs.

[Impact Shield (Steam Power Source), Premium, Hardness 70, Immunity to Piercing Damage, Immunity to Ranged Damage, Immunity to Slash Damage, 50% Blunt Weapon Damage Immunity, 50% Cavalry Impact Damage Immunity. Action Skill "Nail Stake Frame": After the skill is activated, 85% of cavalry impact damage is exempted, and the self gains the effect of perseverance: cannot be knocked back, shocked back, damage reduction is reduced by 25%, and it cannot move. Equipment effect: agility -20, stamina consumption doubled; Equipment requirements: 50 strength, 60 stamina. 】

[Item Description: This is Lord Sean. Connelly is based on Lonnis. The drawings left by Holder were improved into a full-fledged product. This shield has been formally tested on the battlefield, and it has proven to be extremely good and even amazingly defensive, but its weight is also something that not many people in this world can use properly. It's just that once it appears on a large scale on the battlefield, it will definitely become a nightmare for all cavalrymen, even if you are riding a ground dragon. 】

Sean silently looked at the attributes on the impact shield, which had the same effect as the impact shield after it was made. And it doesn't make any difference. But there have been some changes in the description of the item, Sean remembers that the original description of the item was only a very simple sentence, that is, the first sentence at the beginning, but now there is a statement "after a formal battlefield test", and at the end there is an explanation of "when it appears on a large scale, even the ground dragoons regard it as a nightmare", which makes Sean feel a little shocked.

The change in the description of the item obviously came about after this battle, but it didn't change the properties and effects of the impact shield, so why did the impact shield exude a golden luster?

Sean was a little puzzled. However, instead of disarming the True Eye, he ordered the two bears to come over and carefully examine their shock shields, which turned out to be exactly the same as the data shown by the first inspection of the shock shields.

"Strange." Sean's face was puzzled.

However, he had already dried up his energy because of the successive requiems. At this moment, I have to think about these questions, so that I can finally recover a little bit of energy and avoid the headache, but the headache is caused by the consumption of energy. This immediately made Cecilia extremely panicked. Hurriedly chased away the bearmen. Then Sean was strictly forbidden to think about the problem again, and specially explained that she could help if there was any problem.

In the face of Cecilia's command, Sean smiled helplessly and didn't say anything more.

He found that the impact shield had a strange phenomenon, all because of his own special situation, and because he had the True Eye, a cheating weapon. No native like Cecilia, no matter how talented she is, will not be able to discover the secrets hidden inside. It's like Shaun only needs to report his name by a person or learn about an army, and immediately get his specific attributes and data. But no matter how deep Cecilia's knowledge and cognition of this world is, she can't do it.

Wait a minute!

Sean's eyes suddenly flashed with surprise.

It was not only the bear people who experienced this battle, but also the barbarians of the Northland, but why did they not change anything? Moreover, the bears also play a lethal role on the battlefield, but what is the only thing that makes a difference is the impact shield in their hands?

Soon, Sean realizes a problem he has overlooked: the army!

Because when he led this team composed of bears, Northland barbarians, and slave hunters, the data displayed was not an army, but an adventure group, so Sean had been ignoring this. But in fact, whether it is the Northland barbarians or the bear people, Sean cultivates them as an army, so its essence must also be an army.

Thinking of this, Sean immediately shifted his gaze to the bear-people.

In an instant, his breathing immediately became heavy!

[You have discovered the role of the Shock Shield, and all armies officially equipped with the Shock Shield will receive the army advantage "Continental Barrier"!] 】

[Continental Barrier: Dress advantage, the army is immune to all slashing, piercing, and long-range strike damage, forming a field suppression effect on cavalry troops, immune to light cavalry charge effect (field suppression effect has been bonus), exempt 60% heavy cavalry charge effect (field suppression effect has been bonus), exempt 30% special cavalry unit charge effect (field suppression effect has been bonus), movement speed is reduced by 50%, cannot be concealed, the defense array cannot move when deployed, and the magic resistance is weakened by 400%, Any blessing of magic and magic will be reduced by 50%. Dress code: 500 men, heavy infantry. Costume Effect: Army Level Upgrade by 1 level, Absolute Barrier: 35% chance to force cavalry units that have broken through the defensive formation to be unable to chisel through the formation. 】

[Note: The dress advantage is not an inherent advantage of the army, and any unit equipped with a shock shield can use it after a certain amount of training.] 】

[Description: The new tower shield you have developed has proven its worth to the world, and any hoplite unit equipped with a shock shield and formed into a scale will become a nightmare for all cavalry units on the battlefield.] In the face of this defensive line as a continental barrier, no physical attack can be carried unless your enemies are willing to pay a terrible price. Of course, in the face of great mana, I wouldn't recommend that you send such a slow-moving, non-magical force to the front line, even a single fireball spell is enough to make you feel distressed for a while. 】

Seeing the system prompt ringing in his head, Sean's eyes were completely straight.

The impact shield can actually form a dress advantage!?

What is the dress code?

That is, as long as the dress code is met, then this army will immediately have the war effect of "continental barrier" in terms of military superiority! And this dress advantage actually has a dress effect!

In other words, if Sean had assigned five hundred soldiers with shock shields to Clov's Cecilia Guards, this unit would not only have the two military advantages of "complete arms" and "continental barriers", but would also be directly promoted to a fifth-level army!

That's the level of the ace army!

You must know that in today's war on the mainland, the attack methods of many troops are nothing more than the slashing type of sword and shield soldiers, the piercing type of pikemen and long-range attacks, but the continental barrier is immune to these three attack methods directly from the beginning, which is tantamount to a disguised explanation that this army is completely a force immune to physical attacks!

In particular, the "formation of a field suppression effect on cavalry troops", which is most valued by Sean, also fully illustrates the terrible nature of a force that has gained the advantage of being dressed on the continental barrier! Although the special cavalry units - the so-called special cavalry units are the ground dragoons, goblin cavalry, wolf cavalry, lizard cavalry, etc. - can only be exempted from 30% of the charge effect, if it is successful, then it will not even be able to break through the formation, let alone gouge through the formation.

And even if it is washed away, the continental barrier still has an "absolute barrier" judgment effect!

If this effect is effected, the cavalry units that have lost their shock power will fall into a circle of hoplites, and their fate is absolutely conceivable.

Of course, due to its weaknesses, the 50% reduction in movement speed and the inability to conceal also make such a unit unable to be used in ambushes, so it can only be used in frontal battles. But the fact that the magic resistance is weakened by 400% is actually a headache - usually heavy infantry and heavy cavalry will have the hidden side effect of magic resistance reduction, but if it is openly said to be weakened by 400%, this must also be a stacking attribute, which means that the weakening is definitely more than 400%, maybe 500% or even 600%.

What is 500% a concept?

This concept means that Miss Elizabeth, the chief magician under Asuna, can almost inflict heavy damage on such a force, or even wipe out such a force, even if she uses the power of the bloodline without the bonus of the weather environment!

However, where there are advantages, there must be disadvantages, which Sean can see very well.

Besides, now on the continent, apart from the Maggie Empire and the Kingdom of Portoroa, which country can pull out a mage army on a frontal battlefield? And powerful magicians like Elizabeth and Cecilia are only a few after all. It really doesn't work, Sean can also train a mage army, this force does not need to master any offensive ability, as long as they can interfere and make the enemy's mage army unable to perform magic smoothly, this is enough.

The only problem, however, is that the shock shield does not currently work with anyone other than the Minotaur and the Bear. And even if all the minotaurs and bears are counted in Sean's current territory, there are only more than a hundred people, and it is indeed not easy to make up the number of five hundred.

Thinking about it like this immediately made Sean a little troubled.

This feeling of sitting on the treasure mountain and not being able to use it is really a little uncomfortable. (To be continued......)

PS: The second update of the guarantee, 4K+ words, full of sincerity, today's mood and situation are not very good, there is another chapter later, and it is also the last chapter tonight.