anovelconsole Chapter 1542 Extraordinary Thinking
Chapter 1542 Extraordinary Thinking
Chapter 1542 Extraordinary Thinking
"Its strength is probably beyond your imagination." The Great Elder said in a low voice, "We must prepare for the worst."
Gordon understood from the vague statement of the Great Elder that the Great Elder had not yet revealed the information about the "Black Dragon" to those examinees who had passed the Evil Eye test.
In other words, the Great Elders themselves were not quite sure whether they should really bring retired hunters like Hilda back to the battlefield.
Gordon responded: "As you know, hunters are not the army. The requirement of 'quality' is far greater than 'quantity'. A problem that can be solved by a team of hunters may cause chaos if the number is doubled.
So even if I think from the most utilitarian perspective, I will choose to recruit only young and strong elites.”
General Patton nodded and corrected the question, "Even the army is the same. The more people there are, the stronger their combat effectiveness is not necessarily."
As the subject of the comments, Altman had a blank expression on his face, while Hilda couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Although I understand that Gordon means well, I still feel like beating him up.
We are not so old that we would become a burden, okay?
The Great Elder was silent for a while, and finally agreed to Gordon's suggestion. "According to what Gordon said, we should remove those over fifty years old from the list first, excluding the Dragon People."
The guild leader pulled open the list, glanced at it, and whispered, "With the seven-star hunter as the minimum standard, and considering factors such as combat style compatibility, there aren't many people on the list.
If we completely eliminate hunters over fifty, there might not be enough hunters. Should we change the upper limit to sixty?"
"No need." Gordon said again, "I'll explain it in a moment."
The Great Elder nodded, signaling Altman and Hilda to leave first. Hilda put her hands on her hips and glared at Gordon, but still obeyed the Great Elder's orders and walked out of the hall.
Fabius stood still, and when he saw Gordon looking at him, he said with a straight face, “I’m only in my early fifties, and my physical fitness hasn’t declined yet.
Whether as a defender of the pen or as the leader of the guild's knight heavy armored team, he can play an important role. "
Julius and others also said a few words on his behalf.
Gordon stared at Fabius carefully for a few seconds, and after confirming that his spirit and muscles were equally strong, he nodded and said nothing more.
The Great Elder was also very straightforward. "Then the four members of the Pen Head Hunting Group are confirmed. Gordon, continue with your previous explanation."
“Well, I also understand why you, Great Elder, set the lower limit of strength at seven stars.
There is no essential difference between a six-star hunter and a seven-star hunter, but if a young upper-level hunter wants to be promoted to seven stars, he must accumulate experience over a period of time and have experience in several ancient dragon-related missions.
Therefore, using the seven stars as a guideline, we can filter out young high-ranking hunters who are inexperienced or whose equipment is not yet complete, right?"
"That's right." The guild leader nodded, "Due to the expansion of the training camp, increased resource investment and other measures, a group of young and high-ranking hunters have emerged in the past few years since you went to the New World.
They have great potential, but they still lack experience and accumulation. It is a bit difficult to put them into this level of combat."
"I understand, so I also set an age limit of 25. What I want to talk about is not this group of young people who have risen to power, but another group of people."
Gordon looked up at the Great Elder, “In the New World, we have fought off and hunted many kinds of ancient dragons many times.
Among them there are many powerful individuals of the same level as the Giant Triceratops, and even some "taboos".
Therefore, I can say with some confidence that this system is effective.
That is to use a few elite hunting groups as the main force to withstand the pressure of the front battlefield, and then match them with heavy crossbow teams, fortifications and heavy weapons, etc., to provide powerful destructive power at critical moments. "
General Patton nodded heavily, “I have studied the battle report provided by the New World Survey Team, Master Gordon, which is why I was eager to see you as soon as I arrived in Dongdoruma.
The actual combat results have proved that this is already a relatively complete and mature system. Building and filling it with this framework is definitely better than fighting independently without any organization. "
"You mean, apart from the core teams that fight on the front lines, the requirements for other personnel can be appropriately lowered?"
"That's right." Gordon nodded and said, "Even in the battle against Taboo, Gale was the only high-ranking hunter among the members of the Heavy Crossbow Team.
To be honest, it's tasks like following orders, bombing at the right time, or operating artillery, crossbows, and dragon spears.
The role played by four- and five-star elite hunters is no different from that of us eight- and nine-star ones.
As long as you can withstand the oppression of the black dragon's aura, you can fight normally.
Compared to facing the main force of the Black Dragon, the pressure on the personnel around the battlefield should be much less."
"I see." The great elder stroked his beard, "Unless relying on a fortress to defend against a giant ancient dragon, hunters rarely have the opportunity to fight in groups.
My thinking has become rigid.
Tell us what you think about this tactic.”
"First of all, we need frontal combat power. We need three to four elite teams. We already have Silver Edge and Pen Tip. The Alcohol Hunting Group can be given special consideration. After all, our three teams have fought against the Red Dragon together, so we have a good understanding of each other.
As for the fourth team, if there is a suitable, organized hunting group, it can also be considered.
Then there is the combat power that provides peripheral support. It is hard to say how many there will be. It depends on the situation. Is it possible for us to arrange the battlefield in advance?"
"It's difficult, but if you don't consider the risks and costs, you might as well give it a try." said the guild leader.
General Patton also spoke again, "As for the heavy crossbow team mentioned earlier, I think the military can contribute. Militarized hunting has always been the direction we are working towards.
I can select a group of determined military shooters, and after they pass the test of the evil eye and undergo simple training, they can quickly become combat-ready.
Weapons and equipment can also be standardized. Perhaps individual strength is far inferior to that of experienced hunter shooters, but it is not difficult if you just need to concentrate fire at the right time.
If necessary, we can also organize a large-scale artillery regiment."
Gordon grinned.
Due to the pressure from monsters, there are not many wars between human countries, and the number of armies is naturally not comparable to that of the chaotic period in history, and basically remains at the scale of the "Knights of the Kingdom".
But the army is the army after all. Think of the groups of military shooters, holding standard defense-level weapons and firing at the monsters.
Isn’t this the scene that Anshil dreamed of?
The task of training this group of soldiers can be given to him, and I'm sure that guy will be very happy about it.
"That's a great idea. Do you have any more suggestions?" The elder looked at Gordon encouragingly.
"Oh, by the way, black dragons should be able to fly, right?"
"nature."
"Then the key is how to limit its flying ability. Based on our experience over the years, there are actually only two best ways to limit the flight of ancient dragons.
One is the restraint bomb. A large number of restraint bombs were fired at the same time, and Gu Long could not break free in a short time.
The second is a large airship.
In the battle against the Sky Comet Dragon, the Dragon Knowledge Ship of the Dragon Calendar Institute played a key role. In the battle to hunt the Sky Comet Dragon, the Isana's self-sacrificing collision also successfully prevented the Sky Comet Dragon from escaping.
There are many similar examples.
Is there a way to mobilize large airships to participate in the battle? It would be best if they were fast, sturdy, and heavily armed."
"The guild lacks this type of large airship, but we can contact various countries and ask for assistance." The guild leader recorded this suggestion.
"Oh yeah, explosives can also play a big role. Of course, I don't mean the regular barrel bombs, but something more powerful."
The Great Elder's eyes showed satisfaction, "This is also a good idea, very good, but you alone have provided so many ideas, it seems that we need to get more opinions.
The Black Dragon is an extraordinary opponent, so we must also adopt extraordinary thinking!"
Ps.
The official setting for the Black Dragon is too high, such as destroying ancient civilization within a few days. There is really no way that it can be solved smoothly by a small team or even one person like in the game.
And a few guesses, about how the black dragon destroyed the ancient civilization, the description in the game is "burned the world in a few days." (This does not refer to the Kingdom of Shuraite, the Kingdom of Shuraite was burned down and then split into two parts, east and west)
Maybe there was no organization like the Hunter's Guild at that time, and the attack came too suddenly and there was no preparation?
With the strength of the civilization of this era in the game, if there is no warning and no organized defense.
The black dragon suddenly appeared over the city, spitting a few rounds of fan-shaped fire and then left, burning several cities a day. The hunters couldn't do anything about it unless it landed, and it would collapse soon.
(End of this chapter)