Dual Wield Mode lv10 (One hand holds a long-handled axe, the other holds a military chain head hammer, launching a frenzied attack on the target, increasing attack speed by 30%, reducing stamina consumption by 20%, each strike adding an additional 0.2 times damage bonus, lasting 10 minutes, cooling time 2 hours)

Hammer Shield Mode lv10 (Holding a kite shield with a military chain head hammer, increasing armor value by 10 points, 35% resilience and 20% magic resistance, lasting 1 hour, cooling time 2 hours)

Passive Skills: Garrison (Gaining an additional 15% damage bonus when fighting within the territory)

Child of the Mountains (Gaining an additional 10% damage bonus and 15% movement speed bonus when fighting in the mountains)

(The renowned Rodok Soldier, capable of transformation in various modes, possessing strong shield defense capabilities and considerable damage potential, their strength can be significantly enhanced in mountain castle defense battles.

However, they do not possess effective long-range countermeasures and require excellent long-range shooters or mage corps for cover and support)

Zong Shen patiently read through the detailed information about the Rodok Soldier.

From the perspective of heavy infantry alone, these Rodok Soldiers are indeed experts in melee combat.

However, as the strategy hints in the final summary mentioned, Rodok Soldiers lack effective long-range countermeasures.

They don’t have long-range attack weapons, their movement speed is average at best, and they lack any breakthrough-type skills.

Equipped with three combat modes, they can handle various combat situations, with the only active attack skill being suitable for melee breakthroughs.

When both sides’ infantry engage in close combat, launching continuous slashes can effectively suppress the opponent’s infantry.

Additionally, there are two passive boosts, if Zong Shen’s territory is in the forests, it allows Rodok Soldiers to unleash their full potential.

Just looking at those two passive skills, one can understand why Rodok Soldiers are nicknamed "Kings of Mountain Castle Defense" in rumors.

In the mountainous fortress, with city walls or front-line fortifications lined with a company of Rodok Soldiers, even ordinary heavy infantry would find it hard to break through.

Moreover, the most crucial point is that in the mountains, those heavy cavalry cannot effectively unleash their combat power.

Those long-range shooters would be suppressed by the Rodok Divine Archer.

Thus, it is no wonder Rodok Soldiers can gain such a prestigious reputation on their own domain.

However, compared to castle defense, Rodok Soldiers have no advantage in active offense and array breaking.

Every kingdom has its own strong troop types, each with its own characteristics and advantages.

If Zong Shen could recruit as many advantageous troop types from other kingdoms as possible, in the future large-scale warfare, he could coordinate battles with squadrons or legions as units.

This is also a way of offsetting weaknesses, especially since as a lord, Zong Shen would not be restrained by kingdom camps or even racial barriers, thereby forming a mixed army with unexpectedly high combat effectiveness.

"Hmm... you all rejoin the ranks now."

"Ricardo, you’ll be their captain."

Zong Shen waved his hand and casually appointed someone from the Rodok Soldiers as the squad leader.

Currently, there are only four Rodok Soldiers within the territory, allowing for further observation before forming a larger scale.

The four Rodok Soldiers were stern and silent, marching uniformly in a straight line to join the column.

By this point, all the Tier Four Recruitment Scrolls were completely used up.

Tier Four Warriors require 3 points of command value, so Zong Shen’s universal command value has now become [153/288] points.

With the logistics of the territory arranged, the warriors were reorganized once more.

At this time, Doris and Tasuya also returned to the living area with the Burden-Bearer Mecha.

Tasuya wore a black robe, concealing the Deformed Bone Open Body.

Now it was already past one in the afternoon, with most of the residual ice melted down, leaving only twenty to thirty centimeters of thickness.

Although technically speaking the ice layers were melting, in reality, they were disappearing directly, the process taking two hours from start to finish.

With the complete melting of the ice layers, Zong Shen and his group could finally enjoy the solid ground beneath their feet once more.

Right now, Zong Shen had one last matter to resolve.

That was the points exchange.

Although the exchange period would last for 24 hours, to avoid being hindered by trivial matters, Zong Shen decided to tackle it before setting out on an expedition.

He got straight to work, aiming to finish converting his points early so that he could head north and explore the Griffin’s Nest as soon as possible.

Zong Shen opened the Frosty Winter Points option, revealing only one Points Exchange sub-option.

Up till now, Zong Shen’s points balance was at 37,300 points, slightly over two thousand more than the first half of Frosty Winter.

After a quick glance, he directly opened the Points Exchange.

This time, the categories in the exchange market differed from before.

Instead of four categories, there were now three categories.

Resource Exchange, Special Items, Points Blind Box.

The previous Auxiliary Resources option was missing and, similarly, there were no Defense Buildings or Recruitment Scrolls available for exchange.

The variety of the points exchange in some way reflects the Lord System’s adjustment to the current stage of lord development.

If there are fewer soldiers, an option to exchange for Recruitment Scrolls would be made.

If the territory’s defense is weak, a defense building exchange would be available.

Of course, this is a general average standard rather than being based on any one lord’s specific situation.