My troops evolve infinitely

"But in just one night, three waves of monsters attacked the town. Sooner or later, the trade route will be interrupted, but it's unclear how long it will last."

Isloya walked around the town, purchasing the items she needed, but she also kept an eye on the outside of the town.

Even though the town center was several kilometers away from the front line of the fight against the monster tide, it could not be hidden from her eyes.

A magic ball was spinning beside her, like a magic eye that could observe the sky and measure the earth.

"Sir, can we just unload the things here?"

The two young men behind him who were pushing rune carts and responsible for loading and unloading goods were speaking.

They are the local residents of Shiling Town.

As this was a major government town, cultivated land was rare, with most areas used for commerce or military purposes. Consequently, Shiling Town residents rarely engaged in farming. Most worked in the town's shops and chambers of commerce, performing simple tasks. With thriving commerce, the townspeople naturally enjoyed a relatively affluent lifestyle.

Shiling Town also has a policy that provides certain tax preferences to chambers of commerce that employ local residents.

As the territory developed and financial resources became relatively abundant, the Guangyuan Chamber of Commerce under Tianyuan Territory rented a store in Shiling Town. Although it was not in a prime location, it was on the main road and had a lot of traffic.

This can not only continue to sell some potions, spell scrolls, equipment props, continue to purchase residual souls and other supplies, but also use it as a tentacles to collect intelligence from the outside world.

Otherwise, Tianyuan Territory is too isolated, and what happens in the surrounding areas is often not known until after the fact.

For example, some time ago, a few hundred kilometers to the north, a dragon turned over, exposing a large area of ​​ancient civilization ruins, which attracted many players to explore.

They, Tianyuan, knew nothing about it. They only heard the news from other players after the biweekly caravan arrived in Shiling Town.

The news is already outdated.

"Are you back?"

Daisy's head popped out from under the cabinet in the shop. She stood up and walked out, stretching her neck to look at the goods behind Isloya, but unfortunately they were all sealed and she couldn't tell what they were.

She then asked, "What did your sister buy?"

Isloya pointed at a few boxes and said, "They contain some instruments and equipment that the intermediate mage tower doesn't have. I also bought some seals that can be used to copy spell scrolls. This way, as long as you have a little knowledge of magic and can control and use energy, you can create some low-level spell scrolls, which can bring some income to our territory."

"As for these, they are items I bought personally."

"Personal belongings?" Daisy's eyes lit up when she heard that, and her big fluffy tail wagged back and forth.

Isloya slumped her shoulders. "They're just some weird props and potions. It's just my personal preference."

She opened the box and took out a recipe. "This recipe is called Sleepy Black Tea. It's said to have a calming effect on the mind."

She took out another potion. "This potion is said to dissolve clothes without harming the body. It's quite clever."

"And this, called the 'Sweet-Salty Converter'. Using this condiment can turn something sweet into something salty. Legend has it that this was a unique product developed by a master potion master during a rivalry between two factions."

Daisy couldn't understand what sweet and salty had to do with party competition.

but,

She lowered her voice:

"I say, is it okay for you to buy so many personal items?"

"What are you thinking? Of course I bought it with my own private money."

Isloya said.

Of course, if I can produce any results from this research, I can openly ask the lord for reimbursement.

Plan passes.

As expected of me.

Still Kawen Kawen Kawen, bald bald bald, two more failed Orz

Chapter 241 Disaster Month Information and City Wall Cost (3K)

"According to the latest news from the Astronomical Association, the intensity of the monster surge during this Red Mist Disaster Month will gradually increase, and is expected to reach its peak in a month. Please note that the frequency of Filthy Lands appearing during this Red Mist Disaster Month will be much higher than usual..."

To the north of Tianyuan Territory, a thirteen-meter-high black city wall stands on the ground, like a giant black python lying across the land.

It spreads out over at least several hundred meters at the front and back ends.

Mu Yuan stood on the Black Rock City Wall and looked into the distance.

It was already dawn, and he hadn't slept all night, but it wasn't a big problem. He had been keeping an eye on his territory through the lord's vision all night, but he still had to personally walk along the city wall defense line to reassure himself.

In the distance, there were constant shouts and sounds of killing.

Lu Liuzheng led two hundred elite garrison troops, turning into a meat grinder, constantly consuming and weakening the power of the monster waves. They were like a reef, smashing the small waves into pieces.

Only a few small water droplets remained, crashing towards the towering city walls.

But no matter whether they were walking on the ground or flying in the sky, they were unable to reach the city wall and were shot down by the sharpshooters and skeleton warriors who had been stationed on the city wall.

Mu Yuan looked around. At present, only a section of the Black Rock Wall had been built, about several hundred meters long, which stretched across the area where the monster tide was most violent.

It is far from encircling the entire territory.

Mu Yuan contacted Wang Gu and Isloya who were not in the territory.

...

Isloya and the others were now preparing to return and had to depart from the west gate of Shiling Town. The north gate had never been opened during the Red Fog Disaster Month.

As soon as she walked out of the west city gate, she saw many players getting ready to set off at dawn.

The players are out hunting.

The Shiling Town Player Association has released numerous quests for hunting and exterminating monsters. In the past, these quests were often overcrowded, requiring players to constantly arrange for personnel to be on guard to snatch them. Now, however, there are so many quests that players can't even finish them all.

She knew very well that this was to eliminate as many monsters as possible before the monster wave formed, so that the scale of the wave that gathered would not be too large.

As an important frontline town, Shiling Town has a high level of construction and a large population. It seems that it has also built some special buildings that are fatally attractive to monsters. It has always been responsible for attracting the firepower of monster waves.

There is an important frontline town like Shiling Town at a certain distance outside the Taixuan Alliance.

Otherwise, how could the newly promoted lords on the outermost periphery and the old lords with limited defense construction withstand the impact of the surging tide of monsters during the disaster month?

Even so, accidents occurred in the territory every year, with cities destroyed and people killed.

The fortress built by the pioneer team deep in the wilderness is the first line of defense.

The important frontline town under the charge of Taixuan Liangyi is the second line of defense.

The player territories in the outer areas are the third line of defense.

Combining these three, the number of monsters in the Taixuan Alliance can be maintained at a low level.

Isloya pondered.

She stayed in Shiling Town for two days, exploring almost every area of ​​the town, hearing a lot of news, and buying some books. Combined with the information the lord had previously given her, she gradually formed a framework in her mind.

Due to these reasons, Shiling Town will be hit by a very strong wave of monsters.

As a territory that stands out from the crowd within a radius of hundreds of kilometers, their Tianyuan Territory will inevitably withstand a stronger wave of monsters, but it will not be as strong as the level of Shiling Town. However, the ability of their own Tianyuan Territory to resist the wave of monsters is far inferior to that of Shiling Town.

She had carefully observed Shiling Town.

The city wall was of the same rare grade as his own, but it was engraved with numerous barrier inscriptions, and there were countless defensive buildings arranged above and below the wall.

Flowing Fire Cannon, Thunder Coil Tower, Rapid-Shooting Arrow Tower, etc.

There are over twenty rare-grade buildings, and an even greater number of defensive structures built entirely with human technology. The Great Cannon is one of them.

Not to mention the defenders of Shiling Town, whose number far exceeds their own.

She said in the mental link, "We can alternate between rare-grade Black Rock Walls and ordinary walls, and use ordinary walls instead in some less important areas, but..."

"If financial resources permit, I personally recommend building the entire Black Rock Wall."

Isloya is not in the territory at the moment, but she has already collected all kinds of information.

She pointed her finger, and a star-shaped magic ball appeared, with countless streams of data flashing on it.

She projected a map across the mental link.

Tianyuan Territory Map.

Two lines are drawn on it, one in the inner circle, alternating between white and green; and one in the outer circle, in bright yellow.

"The first option involves alternating the construction of two types of walls. The cost is approximately 300 soul crystals."

She had been prepared and was waiting for the lord to ask, and at this moment she raised the corners of her mouth and spoke softly.

"The second option is to build the entire Black Rock Wall, which will cost approximately 750 soul crystals."

"The third option is to build the entire Black Rock Wall, but the area to be demarcated will be wider, and the cost will be approximately 1000 soul crystals."

Mu Yuan was mentally prepared, but the high cost still made him feel a bit worried.

After all, this is a rare-grade building, and its construction requires a lot of rare-grade 'bronze crystals' and a large amount of ordinary-grade 'black iron stones'. This is equivalent to building a large number... dozens or hundreds of rare buildings. How can it not be expensive?

Isloya continued, "However, we have a good amount of black iron stone and a small amount of bronze crystals in our territory's warehouse. If we use these materials as a deduction, we'll only need about 780 soul crystals to build the third plan's Black Rock Wall. The second plan will leave about 520 soul crystals."

Mu Yuan nodded.

He explored the Tianyuan Territory in all directions and did not find no mineral veins at all, but the mineral veins he found were all of inferior quality with very small reserves. However, he also mined a lot of black iron stones and other miscellaneous basic materials.

These basic materials have a wide range of uses.

It is needed for constructing buildings, forging equipment, and even practicing some skills. Lord Mu will naturally save as much as he finds and never sell it out.

It’s not even enough for my own use.

Even after the discount it's still very expensive.

The dead bones that had gone deep into the north thought for a moment and said, "Based on the theory of robustness, at least a complete Black Rock Wall must be built."

It paused before continuing, "Normal monster waves won't threaten our territory, but if we unexpectedly encounter an out-of-specification wave, the city walls' usefulness becomes apparent."

Even if the probability of an accident is only 2% or 3%, it seems quite high to Wanggu.

Its view is that at least option 2 must be used.

As for the construction plan? After all, it didn't know much about it, so it didn't offer any advice. It believed that under Tianyuan's will, everyone would have a stable heart.

"Then let's use Plan 3, Isloya. Come up with a more specific construction plan, prioritizing important areas."

Mu Yuan made a plan.

In addition to Plan 780, there are actually many arrow towers and sentry towers to be built, which requires more than soul crystals.