Chapter 793: Chapter 793: The Advantage Brought by Equipment
Looking at these Beastmen, Fang Jie spoke, "How can you be sure all of them are natives?"
"It’s obvious. If they were Beastmen from the opposing camp, they would have never surrendered."
Fang Jie thought about it and it seemed to make sense. Since the beginning of the battle, not a single person from the other side had surrendered. Even when facing imminent doom, they would fight desperately, using their very lives to create more value.
At first, Fang Jie had thought that their behavior was due to the fact that their enemies were all Undead.
After all, it’s difficult for the Undead to accept the living as their allies, which is a more serious issue than dealing with the opposing side.
It wasn’t a matter of disobedience, but rather that the introduction of the living could lead to some very unique situations. The mere attraction of Life Force to the Undead could be enough to render the living utterly incapable of exerting their power.
Now Fang Jie roughly understood that perhaps the reason the other side wouldn’t surrender was due to their own issues.
Most of the troops sent by the Beastman Camp were various types of troops. While it’s not unheard of for troops to surrender, it’s actually very rare. Especially when facing a different camp, it becomes even less likely.
Given the peculiar situation of the Beastman Camp, the likelihood of troops created in Beastman Territory surrendering is extremely low.
Even if occasionally some natives appeared on the battlefield, being long influenced by the Divine Domain, their brains were probably thoroughly washed. How could these brainwashed fools possibly surrender?
Perhaps in their minds, death would grant them successful entry into paradise.
"Forget it, since they’ve surrendered, then teach them well and bring them back when the time comes."
He had initially thought that the war between the two sides was going to wipe out the natives completely, but unexpectedly, there were gains to be had.
"Lord, we’ve discovered some remote areas nearby where natives might be hiding. Should we take care of them?" Natives, being living beings, would of course try to flee.
Especially since seeing these Beastmen surrendering, they were even more certain of it.
Fang Jie nodded, "Find them and prevent them from causing trouble. If they can be reclaimed, keep them; if not, eliminate them directly."
There was nothing else to do anyway, and he had plenty of military strength at his disposal. He couldn’t afford to waste any on his own territory, so it would be good to round up those hidden natives.
Who knows, they might even bring some surprises his way.
Fang Jie returned to his temporary residence, where several items lay before him. At the forefront was a special protective talisman.
Indeed, these were items left by the Beastman Demigod, but they were far from ordinary.
"It seems that the other side mastered a special Artifact Refining technique I have yet to grasp," Fang Jie was certain that these were weapons and equipment created by their own Laws, perfectly suited to themselves.
Although each individual only had one or two such items, those one or two pieces could greatly enhance their Combat Power.
In the beginning of the battle, even though the Demigods weren’t completely restrained by the rules, this equipment still made the enemy stronger. It also made it easier for their own Laws to be executed.
The White Tiger compensated for his own weaknesses with equipment.
But the weapons and equipment in the hands of the others were definitely meant to boost Combat Power. At the very least, most of the Demigods created weapons and equipment to enhance their own Combat Power.
It didn’t matter if his subordinates suffered, Fang Jie didn’t want to be ignorant about how they were defeated.
"I wonder if the Undead have a similar method. It seems that, after this battle is over, I need to find a way to obtain it."
Since he was nominally under the Emperor Skeleton, he wouldn’t receive any rewards from the Cloud God. But as long as he performed meritoriously, the Divine Alliance would definitely reward him according to his achievements.
He might have a chance to select something similar; it seemed he needed to plan carefully.
Meanwhile, the disparity in equipment was not only evident among the Demigods but also within the lower ranks of the army.
The reason he tied with the enemy in the previous battle was not just because of the enemy’s strength restraining his own. If restraint alone was that exaggerated, there would be no room for the Undead.
Or perhaps, the Undead and their Dark Attribute also naturally restrained other attributes.
The conclusion was due to the fact that the enemy’s troops were well-equipped, greatly enhancing their strength.
In contrast, Fang Jie’s own equipment was far inferior. His army mostly relied on innate abilities, carrying the set of equipment they were born with, with few exceptions.
Fang Jie’s Weapon Processing Factory was only at the silver level. When upgrading buildings, he hadn’t thought about this aspect.
To Fang Jie, his troops were already strong; unnecessary enhancements seemed pointless. Spending a huge amount to change equipment would not yield much improvement. His troops could simply undergo Fission, which had a much higher cost-performance ratio. But equipment couldn’t undergo Fission, even though it was also a type of Undead weaponry.
Therefore, in Fang Jie’s view, making such a costly investment was unnecessary.
But this battle showed Fang Jie a different aspect.
At least in fighting other Lords, the difference between having equipment and not was enormous.
The cost-performance ratio of his troops was indeed high, but he didn’t need to neglect other abilities just because they were less cost-effective. If he could equip some elites, then he would have dominated the enemy in this fight.
Although this battle’s performance was beneficial for Fang Jie personally,
it wasn’t necessary to perform that way every time; he realized he needed to properly equip a group of elites.
Even if the elites enhanced their strength later, their replaced equipment could still be used by others. The Undead were not fussy about these things; they wouldn’t refuse to use something just because it had been used by someone else, or vice versa.
After some research and realizing he wasn’t going to discover anything significant, he decided it was better to enhance himself.
Fang Jie took out a Divine Power Crystal and directly merged it into his body.
This wasn’t as simple as just merging; it required Fang Jie to channel his own Faith Power for the assault, then use a vast amount of Magic Power for refining, completely clean before absorption and enhancement.
Fortunately, Fang Jie’s Magic Power was immensely terrifying, recovering faster than it was consumed.
Otherwise, for someone else to absorb a Divine Power Crystal, the time and effort spent would be at least ten times more than Fang Jie’s, if not much more.
Before long, Fang Jie had refined and absorbed a crystal, nodding in satisfaction, "Not bad at all, indeed very useful. It’s just that removing all the risks reduces the gains as well."