A charred black pit with a diameter of up to 100 meters has replaced the original lush forest and appeared on the ground.

Ahead, the dozen or so thunderbolt wizards who had collectively cast spells had been blasted to the point that they couldn't even find the slag.

The thunderclouds that hung over the territory quickly began to dissipate before they could accumulate.

Cheng Shen's face was slightly pale and recovered.

He also has the ability to strike, and even destroy all the monsters by himself.

But he didn't move again.

The most different thing about attacks from Storm Castle and everyday monster sieges is that they don't follow a set route.

As a result, the Void Path became an ornament.

And the Origin Demon Tower, which can only exert its greatest advantage by relying on the Void Path, is also like a tiger with its teeth extracted, and its power has been reduced by more than one notch.

Fortunately.

Cheng Shen Taduo.

Someone else's system of defense towers has a maximum of ten towers, which is about the same.

I can't afford to raise it at all.

And because he changed the system halfway, but most of the defense towers of the star system that he has obtained so far cannot replace the original tower type because they do not have a good auxiliary effect, so his defense system is very bloated.

But bloat also has bloat benefits.

Now.

In the face of the monster attack, the nearly twenty defense towers in his territory suddenly opened fire! Ice arrows, lightning, and dark light overwhelmingly covered the front of the battlefield, like staging a brilliant fireworks show!

Crash!

The water is flowing.

With the help of Cheng Shen, the Water Demon Tower released the strongest wave of characteristic attacks, and the water waves that emerged out of thin air were like a raging and flowing river, washing over and instantly flooding the open space in front of the territory.

Meanwhile.

I heard a cracking sound like the earth collapsing!

Bang!

The ground directly in front of the territory sank neatly to a height of several meters in an instant, and then the cracked ground was submerged by the raging tide.

Directly formed a simple moat!

Cheng Shen was surrounded by airflow, his short hair trembled, and his huge spiritual energy was still frantically cathartic, with the help of the opportunity created by the Earth-Sky Tower, he continued to release enhanced versions of the one-ring magic earth movement technique one after another.

Continue to expand the scale of the ground seam.

Until the length of this moat is extended by nearly 100 meters!

Crash!

The water that emerges out of thin air continues to pour into it, washing away the soil and humus structures in the cracks in the ground, causing the clear water to quickly become turbid.

However, the bank of the river, which was just over three meters wide, could not stop the swift Thunderbeasts, but it was more than enough for the heavily armored Storm Marines.

They had to stop their charge.

The next moment.

A dense attack from the towers overshadowed the past.

"I'm going to fix them......"

Arjeka was on the sidelines.

"There's no hurry."

Cheng Shen stopped her with a voice.

This unexpected siege was an opportunity to help him see what the defensive system of his realm was lacking in a full-fledged war.

The Tower's output in defensive mode is certainly perverted.

It's as good as him teaming up with Arjeka.

But once you lose the terrain advantage, you immediately become like a fool.

It's too weak to face an enemy with a scattered formation.

Cheng Shen now needs to guide the situation on the battlefield back to the home of the Origin Demon Tower.

Otherwise.

There is no point in cultivating this main tower.

Using the moat to restrict the terrain is a good way for him to think of just now, even if the territory continues to expand outward and develop the territory in the future, this moat can also be incorporated into the territory's clean water supply system.

It will not be said to put a tight shackle on the development of the territory.

Of course, the scale of the moat that Cheng Shen is building now can only be said to be a prototype, and it will definitely need to be expanded.

But at least the idea is there.

"Attack!"

He ordered at the same time.

Whoosh!

Bang bang bang!

……

Armed with bows and arrows and muskets, the soldiers and peasants immediately opened fire.

It's just that most people don't have professional training.

The quasi-head is limited.

A sharp arrow shot out along with the high-temperature rotating lead pellets, but they basically landed in the air, and the thunder beast in front of it moved quickly, and occasionally the blind cat hit the target and killed the mouse.

The efficiency is miserable.

-403！

-451！

-424！

……

"Nice damage."

The focus of Cheng Shen's observation is on the other side.

A level 20 iron-blooded soldier, equipped with a sophisticated level magic bow and arrow, is actually about the same damage as an ordinary unit with a third-generation firearm.

This is enough to see the prospects for the study of firearms.

In the future, he may not need to recruit too many trained Iron Warriors at all, but only need to train a team of units that are proficient in the use of firearms.

It's enough to defend the city.

Of course.

Just defend the city.

To fight outside, you still have to recruit units with excellent attributes.

"Selective military service for all?"

Cheng Shen thought of a way that did not require special investment in resource training, but also allowed the territory to have all the people in the army when it encountered an attack. But this policy will certainly create a labor shortage, and the benefits of implementing it now outweigh the losses.

The focus of the territory should still be on development.

In the blink of an eye.

The fastest thunderbeasts had crossed the moat and rushed to the walls of the territory.

And they were greeted with the most violent blows.

The soldiers replaced their bows and arrows, drew their best swords and shields, and pressed them out directly.

Their single strength was already better than that of the Thunder Beasts, and after the threes formed a battle formation, the battle was even more one-sided, and the farmers who gradually became proficient in shooting techniques quickly stopped these Thunder Beasts.

At this time.

The hulking Storm Troopers were still trying to get around the moat.

"Whew!"

A loud eagle's cry was heard in the sky.

The only remaining Storm Trousers on the ground immediately seemed to have received some kind of order, stopped moving forward, and began to retreat.

But Cheng Shen naturally won't let them come and go as they want.

"Rush!"

Da Meng, who was wearing black heavy armor, gave an order, and a group of iron-blooded soldiers immediately rushed out like hungry wolves.

Lightweight!

Holy Aegis!

Cheng Shen blessed them with layers of state like a dutiful wet nurse, and at the same time, he cast a spell again, lifting a bridge made of rocks from the moat, so that the moat would not become an obstacle to their progress.

Seeing this scene.

The giant eagles in the sky flew away without looking back.

"It seems that this attack is just a test."

Cheng Shen withdrew his gaze.

It was a bit of a shame that we didn't take the opportunity to take out those ranged units.

He didn't let Arjeka do it, and he also had some intention of seducing them.

But apparently the command unit of the opposing side has a high level of intelligence.

The situation at hand is not right.

Slipped away.

However, it can also be seen that this force is not the main force of the other side.

Cheng Shen's information on Storm Castle is still infinitely close to zero, and he doesn't know how much background the other party has, but its position can be ranked behind the Sacrificial God Temple, at least it shows that there is an existence that is not weaker than the Throat of Evil Eater.

He must be fully prepared for this war.

"Leave a few alive!"

Cheng Shen shouted at the battlefield in front of him.

The Predator Legion led by Da Meng has surrounded more than a dozen Storm Warriors, all of whom are elite units, and the rank of the Iron Warriors even has a slight advantage, and these Storm Warriors have almost no way to survive.

Soon.

The battle is over.

The soldiers left a few alive according to Cheng Shen's instructions, but these storm warriors seemed to be fearless of death, and even if they were controlled, they had to struggle desperately, and Cheng Shen directly stepped forward to break the armor of one of the fighters.

"Puppet?"

Looking at the Storm Trooper's inner structure, Cheng Shen frowned.

After this kind of monster is unarmed, the inside is completely a mechanical skeleton, and the lightning core embedded in the metal skeleton and rune veins is just about to start self-destructing, and Cheng Shen uses his hands to block the energy.

He scrutinized it for a while.

Then.

Unleashed psychic energy, enveloping the Storm Troker's head wrapped tightly in the Silver Helmet.

After breaking some of the rune structure, he extracted a dull soul body.

"Send these puppets to the Divine Machine Workshop for research...... Send one to the goblins, too. ”

Cheng Shen commanded.

He was somewhat suspicious of Storm Castle's relationship with several other factions.

Temple

mine cave,

and the last deserted village of exiles.

There is a subtle connection to that ancient city.

From the structure of this storm soldier, Cheng Shen did not feel the aura of abyss or dark pollution.

There is no similar method to the Flesh and Blood Golem technique.

So.

Where are they related?

Cheng Shen extracted the souls of several Storm Warriors and interrogated them.

But the results disappointed him.

The souls of these Storm Warriors seem to have been treated with special treatment, and all other memories of it are muddled except for the battle instinct and an unconditional command to obey the command of a will.

Nothing was interrogated at all.

Cheng Shen used soul stripping and got an expected answer after the operation.

The emotional perceptions of their souls are drained.

These puppets are machines born for battle, and this means of controlling the soul also allows Cheng Shen to see the shadow of the devil's control.

"Since there is that devil in the shadows, you can't ignore all risks......

Cheng Shen thought in his heart.

abyssal pollution,

dark distortion,

and even weird factors.

could make a crucial turn in the tide of his victory.

Can't be careless.

After a brief thought, he gave one command after another.

The territory continues to maintain a state of first-level alert, and all idle personnel are integrated into the construction team.

Part of the manpower was used to improve the moat.

And Cheng Shen specially selected a team of craftsmen with high skill levels.

Start building a watchtower along the road in the direction of Storm Castle.

He didn't rely on his own force and Arjeka's force to carry out a direct surprise attack.

The opposing side has the advantages offered by the flying unit.

Once caught he left.

Another wave of large-scale air raids may be difficult to withstand by the defense towers alone.

And the problem that Cheng Shen was most afraid of and did not dare to leave the territory easily.

Is.

He was afraid that those giant eagles would drop some material with abyss and dark pollution!

He can still solve this kind of trouble in time if he stays in the territory.

Once he leaves, if the other party chooses to switch bases with him, even if he wins, the price he bears is not acceptable to him!

In this case, Cheng Shen can only choose the most steady and steady tactics.

Push all the way through.

in order to avoid the risk of being burglarized.

The view provided by the first-level watchtower can cover a circular area 100 meters in diameter.

The maximum tower level is affected by the territory.

Up to three levels.

Cheng Shen directly invested resources to pull the level of the watchtower to the highest, and the third-level watchtower could monitor the surrounding range of 300 meters.

He simply lit up all the maps around the territory, covering every blind spot.

Watchtowers aren't enough.

Watchtowers only provide vision and a weak combat bonus, and can be easily destroyed.

Cheng Shen filtered out another building in the territory's construction list.

Front-line strongholds.

A frontline stronghold can be seen as a partial extension of a territory.

Within the frontline stronghold, the permissions and functions that the territory should have can be realized, and bonfires, buildings, and defense towers can be built, which can effectively expand the battle line.

Moreover, these frontline strongholds can later develop into homeless settlements.

Attract or place wanderers like goblins.

It's not a waste of resources.

At this time.

The phantom wall drawing that Cheng Shen had taken a fancy to before could also come in handy.

The size of the frontline strongholds does not need to be very large for the time being.

It won't be like the main territory, where even if the Phantom Wall is built, it's still a fairly obvious large target.

The Phantom Wall is an effective way to interfere with the eagles' scouting.

Even if they find a frontline stronghold in the air and try to destroy it by dropping projectiles before, there is a certain chance that they will miss.

As long as you can avoid an attack.

Then Cheng Shen will be able to keep the investment in a front-line stronghold.

It's equivalent to blood earning!

Instructions are given.

The whole construction project was in full swing at once.

Nearly a thousand residents were mobilized, shuttling back and forth in the territory, or carrying wood and stones, like busy ants, and at the same time, the reserves of his warehouse began to shrink rapidly!

"Your Lord! If this continues, the resource reserves of our entire territory will not be able to withstand the consumption of three days! ”

Eugene was as anxious as a fat praying mantis lying in a hot oil pan.

"Three days......

Cheng Shen nodded.

The result was a bit beyond his expectations.

The previous construction of the wall had consumed a considerable amount of basic resources, and the wall of his current territory was surrounded by an area with a diameter of nearly 1,500 meters, and the cost of upgrading to the next level was quite exaggerated.

And he has been promoted five levels in a row.

Furthermore.

The cost of building building towers and frontline strongholds is also quite terrifying.

For the basic resources of timber and stone, it is completely insufficient to be mined in his territory, and he must buy it from other survivors, but fortunately he has accumulated many other resources before and can trade them at market proportions.

Otherwise, if it is all relied on points for acquisition, the points system he established will probably face the risk of collapse after this war......

However, watchtowers and forward strongholds are useful buildings.

Though.

Neither of these buildings can bring him any return at the moment.

But as long as you can help him avoid losses, it is better than being suddenly caught off guard by the attack of Storm Castle and being damaged in vain in the war.

There is no loss.

It's the same as earning.

This truth is obviously difficult to understand with Eugene's character.

Cheng Shen didn't correct him either, the ability value was here, as long as he could execute every order he gave was enough.

"Allocate another amount of resources to the Shenji Workshop, so that they can speed up the production of third-generation firearms.

I want to see more than a hundred firearms of three generations by tomorrow morning. ”

Cheng Shen said.

And on the goblin side, Viman had come to him to tell him that the test he had arranged had been results.

This means that they have screened out a number of units with manufacturing capabilities.

It can also be arranged.

Cheng Shen wanted to quickly train a group of units that could skillfully handle firearms.

Judging from the results of the battle just now, if there is a well-trained musket team, it will play a role in the frontal battlefield, even more than the Iron Legion that he has invested various resources to cultivate.

Cooperate with the frontline strongholds.

He could push the battle line from his territory all the way to the gates of Storm Castle!

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