I just thought they mentioned the Shaman,  find out what skills it brings.

So I had already investigated the Shaman knowledge tree to see if it was feasible, which is why I came to the conclusion Bjorn had to have had some defence capabilities from the Shaman skill tree,  you cant get down to "fuse legendary runes" without.  

Which has to mean you cant know exactly what, so the shaman has not got to be in town, doesn't say either way.   

Maybe they used brought  for a reason, can the runes be directly acquired from attacks? Only the well advanced would know that, but no matter anyway, we were told he had them.

Edit.

Today I tried 

vikings wiki:   very little information there.

vikings.help:   been here before,and still baffled by this site.

I did not find the info about the wall, nor land of strong shields repute, nor the bonus from mines which actually wasn't applicable as they were too low levels to matter. 

So where is this information to be found?

Anyone: Vikings help has a tab near top left where you can select buildings: click on the building  you want and a chart comes up with all the relevant information. The chart is too wide for my screen so I click on one item then use my arrow key to scroll right.

the same tab covers just about everything other than buildings

1. The confusion about wording, using 'increase', is a valid one. However, since there is no logical way to assume anything other than what was written, you can infer that 'increase' would be a total amount, not an incremental stage allotment.

2. The information to determine answers is readily available to those willing to search all the areas of the gaming interface. The resultant confusion relates more to the abysmal guides that, at best, are incomplete and meant only for neophytes and at worst, woefully lacking of structure and access as a reference source. I almost put more time in searching forum for information and finding ways to determine whether the information is outdated. The screen image being to small to fit the screen for the defense stats for the wall is another example...more slap-dash then a planned deployment.

3. While the issue of the gear dropped by the Khazar is valid, there is a reference to this drop....that is how I got to the point of linking the mats to the gear...

In all, I enjoy this game as a diversion. I applaud those that work to make it better and thank those whose work adds dimension to playing this game. To all the forum moderators who assist us, thank you. To Alice, for taking time to bring us this forum diversion and riches rewarded to random players...thank you. And, to all of you who play, in spite of our complaints and disagreements...thank you for playing.

you guys are making non sense with that increase logic.

i got the right answer 113% but no prize. the way I see it is he had a certain % of defense before and with the upgrades the riddle tell us he got his defense increased to 113%. it's quite easy to understand really.

I do not know if the text of the story was translated from another language,but if it was, it will not have helped because English can be quite complicated,

I am happy for those like yourself, who understood the text perfectly, and knew enough about the game to derive the correct answer.

Unfortunately not everyone can get a prize, sorry that you didnt, congratulations to those that did.

Yours and their chances of being drawn a winner,would have been much less if all those that wrote 650% and continued to do so, even after Ivar Marksman wrote that it was incorrect, instead had access to the correct one, and not done what they probably did.

How did they come up with 650%, EASY

They behaved like lemmings, they followed those in front.

They read the answer, believed it to be true and  having opened the reply to  Alice's post page,wrote 650, with or without additional text.

Then I can't understand why I cannot see anything other than resources at the top left of the screen.

As to vikings.help.

I tried again, here's  the  direct link  to the buildings page. I can find no specific information about wall defence capabilities. 

https://vikings.help/en/resources/buildings/7/

Wait, I missed the edge of page here, because I thought the last item was influence, I hadn't spotted the slide bar underneath everything.

Luismy09 and Pippit

I remember trying to find the necessary information on the web ,but perhaps not the sites as recommended,most of the places I looked were not up to date.

Have tried finding page 37 and the post you suggested,its tedious to find a particular page. because the arrow system at the bottom of the page doesnt appear to work as it should, the fast arrows take you to either end, and the others only let you go back  or forward ,one page at a time, then each time you have to scroll down to the bottom of the page ,where the arrows are,at least thats what  happens on my system.

If only we knew where Bjorn was we could have asked him............

To assist others here is Yetis  post point.

Yeti Monsta wrote

Bjorn wouldnt be able to inlay legendary runes being only level 27, i cannot imagine how shaman research would allow this. So my answer is 0%

Does he mean Wall 27, or Watchtower 27, does it matter? Is he saying its impossible for the Shaman to get legendary runes?

Does this connect with my point that Bjorn was likely  to have Troop defense with shaman, also shamans influence  on enemy offense  and defense.

He definately had a Shaman and they give bonuses to defense, but as mentioned they  might not have been in town .

However the  reduction  in enemy offense and defense from VIP 25  would automatically affect the outcome of the spying event, as would the other other -ve influence from the Buffoon Repute.

Even if Yeti Monsta is right and Bjorn couldnt have had the runes, his answer of 0%would still have been wrong as  miising runes only account for 18%

Of course many of us could be  just over thinking the riddle.

Quest: the percentage by which Bjorn's scout defense increased

As in not total but increased

My rationale for 27 / 35%

A brave Jarl, Bjorn, recently managed to defend his Town from espionage. He is sure that it was the gods and the big defense bonus from his scouts that helped him to win.

«Bjorn told us a story about some things that occurred the day before the battle. Read this story and try to work out the percentage by which Bjorn's scout defense increased»

«"My name is Bjorn. My Hero is level 48 and very tough, even with no upgraded Skills. I'm a member of a decent Clan, and recently our alliance upgraded our Clan Stronghold to level 2. Since then I've placed my Town near the Stronghold and haven't relocated anywhere. »

Bjorn is telling about what happened the day before the battle. We are talking about one day. He start out with an introduction where he say the palace was recently upgraded to level 2. Making recently in the context of the game to mean the same day is surely stretching it, especially considering this is an introductory phrase by Bjorn.

«My builders erected six level 23 Mines and one level 27 Mine, and also upgraded the Wall and Watchtower to level 27. In addition, I've decorated my Town – now it looks like The Cradle. »

The fasit contribute 43% increase in defense to the Wall and 16% to the Watchtower. This would mean he started the day with town level 1! 

More closely;  If we look at the Wall. They say 43% increase. That would not only mean that his town was level 1 at start of day, but that he started playing that day:

• As lvl 1 wall is already there when starting game which gives 1%; and hence:
  
• As they say 43% and not 42%
  

That would mean he created the account and started playing that day + Collected:

• 4 x Legendary Runes or 4,096,000 fragments (even though third grade Runes)
  
• 3 x Legendary Invader Materials (4,096 simple)
• 22 x Epic Invader Materials (5,632 simple)
• 4 x Unusual Invader Materials (64 simple)
• 1 Legendary Common Material
• 14 Epic Common Materials
  

+ upgraded palace and wall from 1 to 27. That is impossible.

And there is much more.

But: Especially considering they say: Please note: to give the right answer, you need to use all your knowledge of the game.

I call BS. (Or where is what is stated above wrong?)

I am happy for the winners who did the work to find the correct answer and not just copy someone else's work. After spending hours getting the info, I am more upset about the I time wasted, the time I wasted of others, and the wrong answer then not winning.

 I didn't know we were to assume the Jarl Bjorn had only been playing for one day hence the full defense points given for the Wall (43%) and the Watchtower (16%). I also didn't know the Buffoon Repute had been given for a whole 24 hours, If it occurred the day before the battle the repute wouldn't be in effect on the day of the battle as it last 3 hours. The tile given out Lands of strong shields lasts 1 week. As you can see I have the correct figures as I used my "knowledge of the game" . It did ask for his increase percentage, not an overall percentage which would be the full defense bonus on the Wall and Tower along with the negative repute.

Please proof read contests, please do the contests for yourselves see how many answers you and your team come up with, it's only fair to your players who genuinely love the game. My Original Post is below:

 133%

 I'm a sucker for a good contest, but the work put into this... well anyway I am no math wiz but I love Vikings...

Clan SH 8%

Wall 3% (increased 1 level)

Tower 1% (increased 1 level)

Helmet 9%

Amulet 9%

Skin 2%

Runes 18% (2)

Title 60%

VIP 23%

Nothing is given for the Mines.

Nothing White Robe/Brodirs Flail ....

Nothing for 2 of the Beast Shell Runes

Nothing for Repute as this is a story of the day before and Reputes last 3 hrs.

Good Luck to All the Jarls!!!!

My answer is 133%

Anyone,

Yeah, you are right, and there were too many variants that were not very clear. I feel a little stupid because the first time, I wrote 113%, and I actually found that value by myself, but when I realized the word "increased" I changed it to 58% hahah.

Well, next time we may have more luck. And about the information that cannot be obtained directly from the game, you can find it on the official Vikings page, on the Wikis or on other pages like www.vikings.help, among others.

Thanks for your comment, and sorry for my english. Greetings :)