Chapter 539: The Irresponsible Conjecture of the Wisdom Ghost
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As far as I know, Mr. Liuyun, your Plague City has been upgraded to level six and you have built the Dark Palace, right?
It has to be said that even just looking at the rate of improvement in the territory level of Plague City is enough to show Mr. Liu Yun’s extraordinary territory management talents~
But talent is talent, and some practical problems cannot be easily avoided, such as... lack of hard materials such as money?
Of course, with Mr. Liu Yun's current ability, there is definitely no shortage of gold coins and the like. As long as Mr. Liu Yun is willing, I am afraid that even if he uses United Coins to smash you, he may not want to forcefully create a more powerful and invincible territory, right?
Ordinary supplies are even more of a joke~
Plague City is located in the vast and fertile Sighing Mountains. Even if it is not full of treasures, it is still a virgin land that few people have set foot on. Ordinary small and medium-sized mines should not be difficult to find.
I just sigh that even though the mountains are rich and rich like an endless treasure house, it would take a lot of manpower and time to fully develop them...especially those truly valuable and precious high-level resources. In my estimation, they should only appear in
Sigh deep in the mountains?
Although I have never been there to see it in person, most games are generally designed in this way. The deeper you go, the better things you will find, and at the same time, the power of the "guards" must be stronger~
Therefore, I feel that Mr. Liuyun, even if you have an advantage over us in terms of reserves of mid-to-high-level resources, you are still not rich enough to be able to ask for and take everything you want.
Otherwise... Haha, I'm afraid your territory has already reached level six and is fully built by now, right?"
Dalaran glanced at Liu Yifei with great confidence, and then chuckled in a low voice.
But his light words made Liu Yifei's brows jump involuntarily~
Today is an era of information explosion. There are countless private communication channels, mailboxes, forum messages, etc. that are exclusive to player groups.
Even just in the game, players can develop a variety of secret short-distance communication methods based on the characteristics of their own profession, such as sending messages at fixed points through the magic pet of the wizard and the animal companion of the druid.
Although Liu Yifei strictly blocks and defends the "main city area" in Plague City, and usually strictly prohibits individual players from "visiting" there, there are some things that cannot be prevented at all~
Not to mention other things, if an assassin player is invisible, as long as he is careful enough and smart enough, he may not be able to touch Liu Yifei's recruiting complex to see what's going on.
Or the Plague City itself does not have a "forbidden sky area", and other people can just ride around on it on flying pets, and even if they can't see clearly, they can still see everything~
As a result, some things on the table cannot be hidden at all, so the gossip about the "construction progress" of Plague City is not a secret at all to those who are interested.
It has been a long time since Plague City was qualified to upgrade its sixth-level territory. However, even though Liu Yifei and the logistics department have tried their best, it is an indisputable fact that they still cannot fully build the sixth-level territory.
Of course, such as recruitment buildings, lord's castles and other crucial buildings that are directly related to the territory's troop garrison limit, troop production speed and other issues have already been built. However, there is really nothing that can be done about the others~
For example, the Magic Tower is a major bottleneck! It is also an excellent yardstick to measure the "richness" of the local lord!
A first-level magic tower is built in the third-level territory, which allows the lord to station the "chief mage" and other hired mages to study the lord's magic. This is now referred to as "battle magic" by players.
There is no need to go into details about the benefits of battle formation magic. The terrifying destructiveness of some powerful spells without the convenience of casting time is enough to drive everyone crazy.
Although the lord magic is suspected to be restricted as the game is upgraded and revised, and the number of groups that can use this magic on the actual battlefield is getting smaller and smaller, the official is also gradually improving the effect and power of the lord magic! Still!
There are things such as "large-scale group curse" that can be easily accomplished, which is extremely difficult for ordinary spellcasting professionals to achieve before reaching the spiritual level or even higher.
Therefore, the territory magic tower can also be regarded as an effective means to strengthen the actual combat effectiveness of the territory's top management.
However, this reinforcement method is quite "expensive".
For example, the starting price of a first-level territorial magic tower is as high as 100,000 game gold coins. Taking into account the consumption of various resources... the construction cost is between 200,000 and 250,000 gold coins.
This price is definitely expensive, especially for some ordinary lords who do not have strong financial support. Small territories that have just reached level three may not be able to afford to build their own magic tower.
However, this is only the beginning of a long journey of burning money~
In the future, whether it is conducting spell research in the magic tower to "generate" more and more powerful battle magic. Or upgrading the magic tower so that more mages can be stationed in it, researching new magic will be faster and the success rate will be higher.
The costs are increasing exponentially!
However, this thing cannot be made without making it~
Not to mention that the upgrade of the territory itself requires the level of the magic tower. The higher the level of the magic tower, the more powerful it becomes. Its comprehensive power makes people unable to give up.
The fourth-level magic tower can allow the "stationed" mage units to have stronger magic amplification effects and magic recovery speeds [The magic tower can allow the number of stationed mages to increase with the level, and also allows player spellcasters to station. The increase effect is the same, but generally
The player's spellcasting ability is definitely not as strong as the mage heroes that can be recruited, but only the stronger the residents are, the stronger the power of the magic tower itself will be.]
The fifth-level magic tower can build a "public mana pool", which can provide direct mana support to all spellcasters in the territory where the lord has qualified!
As long as they are within the scope of the territory's public mana pool, it can almost be determined that those qualified casters have unlimited magic power!
Because both the MP storage limit of the public mana pool and the speed of mana regeneration are far from comparable to ordinary players, and if the local lord encounters a city defense war and consumes too much mana and needs to replenish it, he can even consume a large amount of rare mana materials directly.
"Redeem" the consumable mp in the mana pool.
With the help of this thing, it can be said that as long as the lord is rich enough and has a row of powerful magicians on the top of the city, the city will be almost unbreakable, unless the siege army is too strong and has even reached
Even the lord's financial resources can't compete with it [Of course, it's very expensive, and it's inevitable that it's not cost-effective. It's just a possibility]~
Liu Yifei hasn't built the sixth-level magic tower yet. But he can also learn about the related attributes from other NPC cities.
The sixth-level territorial magic tower has the ability to attack. It is controlled by the supreme lord, deputy lord and chief mage of the territory. It can consume MP from the public mana pool to attack the enemy independently, but the attack method is not the magic in the magic tower.
On the contrary, it is a large-scale absolute destruction similar to the city defense turret that ignores defense power... but its power is more than a little stronger than the city defense turret~
Next up is the seventh-level magic tower, which even has the effect of naturally having a large-scale defensive magic shield! It can naturally generate a large-scale protective shield according to the lord's choice, although it also consumes MP from the public mana pool. But it is
It can provide a comprehensive protection for the specified protection area, and the protective cover will not be broken. Everything under the protection will not be harmed, and it is extremely powerful! An absolute weapon of war!
Moreover, if the lord is rich enough, the number and type of this protective array can be increased. The upgrading effect is the same as researching new magic, but it consumes more money...
Compared with the stand-alone version of Heroes 3 known to Liu Yifei, the functions of the territory magic tower in this world can be said to be outrageously powerful!
But behind the astonishing effects are also horrifying gold coins and resource consumption!
Even by Liu Yifei's standards, this thing is a bottomless pit that will never be filled~
However, it just doesn’t work if you don’t build it. Moreover, the lords are afraid that as soon as they have spare money, they will willingly fill this bottomless pit, and they are full of joy and eagerly looking forward to it...
Liu Yifei is definitely rich enough, but building a five-level magic tower scared him to the point of almost vomiting blood~
It's not that there are not enough gold coins, but it actually requires too many resources. As a parallel building under the fifth-level territory, it actually consumes a total of thirty "units" of seventh-level resources. When Liu Yifei looked at the "bill", he almost thought he was dazzled.
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[Resource conversion unit: 1000 "pieces" [Blocks, roots, etc., player collection standards] Resources = 100 "units" [City construction consumption standards] Resources = 10 "shares" [Common units for trade between lords] Resources = 1 "box" [
Territory inventory common units] Resources]
If it hadn't been for the "full standard" construction funded by Toradre when Plague City was upgraded to the fifth-level territory, I'm afraid Liu Yifei wouldn't have been able to easily earn a fifth-level magic tower for nothing.
However, the monk who can run away cannot run away from the temple after all!
Looking back, the sixth-level magic tower still stuck Liu Yifei to death. Even though he had been coveting the sixth-level magic tower for a day or two, he was still unable to fill that terrifying resource black hole... seventh-level resources or something. Really.
It is indispensable!
The only good news is that the territory has been upgraded to six levels. Level seven only requires the minimum five-level territory magic tower level. This is probably the only news that makes Liu Yifei feel more relaxed. Fortunately, it is not too urgent...
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However, even if outsiders do not know the news about the restrictions on territory upgrades, it is enough to make people suspicious that a level 6 territory still has a level 5 magic tower. As long as someone is careful, it is not difficult to guess that Liu Yifei should
Insufficient resources, just this Dalaran in front of me...
"If my guess is correct, Mr. Liuyun has never been a procrastinator. Your territory standard has already been raised to level six, but landmark buildings such as the Magic Tower and the Territory Craft Hall have not yet been upgraded.
To the full level, excluding some special plans that I may not know about... I think the greater possibility is that Mr. Liuyun, you have insufficient resources on hand, right?
And if you want to further upgrade your territory to level seven, I think one of your main goals should be the 'Dragon Bone Cemetery' that can only be built in level seven territory.
Although the seventh-level bone dragon of our ghost race has always been jokingly called the weakest seventh-level creature by players of other races, the characteristics of giant units, flying units, undead traits, etc. determine that even if the bone dragon is weak on the battlefield, it is still weak.
It has terrifying suppressive power! You, Mr. Liuyun, must be aware of this, so you will never give up on the Dragon Bone Cemetery, the ultimate recruiting building.
Then the problem arises!
Your high-level resource reserves seem to be insufficient to begin with, and upgrading the three main buildings of the tomb, the secluded house, and the mausoleum will consume a lot of mercury and sulfur. Even if the demand for sulfur in the Dragon Bone Cemetery is not high, it does not have a high demand for mercury, especially at medium and high levels.
The demand for high-grade mercury is astonishingly large!
Therefore, I think Mr. Liuyun, you will definitely be lacking these things... So I just happened to pay attention to the official website of the 'Star Battle Soul Studio' that you have close contact with recently. As expected, they are eating a lot of products including
The consumption of various medium and high-grade resources, especially rare resources, including mercury, is huge, and the purchase price of high-grade mercury above grade five on the market has even increased by nearly 20% out of thin air due to their large-scale sales!
Comprehensive analysis from these aspects...
Although it is very bold and lacks enough direct evidence... I still came up with a 'possibility' that I can hardly believe...
Mr. Liuyun... are you already planning to upgrade your territory to the seventh level? Or, in other words, have you actually got the news that your territory is about to be upgraded?
From the sixth level holy city to the seventh level... it is also the first full-level territory created through artificial upgrades... I have to say, Mr. Liuyun, your movements are so fast~
Then I happened to suspect that the troops in the direction of the southeast incident may have come from your territory, Mr. Liuyun... Then an almost obvious 'important target' appeared!
Those are the two large mercury mines around the city of Binahot!
Although Mr. Liuyun's allies are trying their best to acquire major high-level resources, it is obvious that the speed of acquisition is not satisfactory.
If you can't find it, or if you can't buy it, then the last resort is to steal it~
There are similar places in the Ptolemaic Kingdom, but they are currently an ally of Solna. No matter how anxious you are, Mr. Liuyun, I am afraid you will not touch them at this time, so it is logical to come to our side of Benlez.
Already~
At this point, Mr. Liuyun, do you think my ‘guessing’ was wrong?”
"Well...it's extremely bold...it can only be said that it's extremely bold.
Just like you said, many of your conjectures lack direct evidence. They all come from some uncertain information you know and seemingly reasonable potential connections...
But it cannot be denied that it is indeed very exciting! And your final guess is indeed reasonable~"
Liu Yifei had a wry smile and a helpless expression on his face. He looked calm and composed, but in fact, at this time, he was so scared that his legs were a little weak~
Damn it!
He couldn't help but howl in his heart~
Is this kid really a human? Is he a real human???
Unexpectedly, based on a bunch of vague assumptions and uncertain conditions, he even guessed that his territory was about to be upgraded to level seven... What a ghost! What a smart ghost!!!
"Thank you~
Indeed, I also know that my statement lacks the support of core arguments, but it is just my irresponsible conjecture anyway, so I just need to convince myself, and I don’t want any evidence at all~"
Dalaran bared his teeth and seemed very happy to receive Liu Yifei's praise and affirmation, but the confidence in his bones could not be hidden.
Yes. He has no intention of telling others, let alone letting others believe him. He just gives himself a guess and a reason for action. As long as he can convince himself, then he can work hard for it! Moreover,
Judging from the final result, this person obviously really caught a big fish...
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Then I couldn't help but come up with a new 'possibility' that made me excited!
If Mr. Liuyun's territory is indeed about to be upgraded, and you also want to build a dragon bone cemetery, but you are short of a pile of high-grade mercury, and you have already planned to grab it from Binahot City on the southeastern border of Benlez,
Already......
So how likely is it that you will entrust such an important task to some unrelated people?
I think there is a 40% chance that you will do it yourself to keep the confidential information from being leaked, or to be on the safe side, and the other 60% chance that you will leave it to your two close partners, Xuelan or the Last Dagger, to take charge.
But no matter who ends up coming, this is my chance...a chance to have my voice reach directly into your ears!
So here I am~
I sent my people scattered around the city of Binahot to keep a close eye on it, and I came directly here. Because I believe that if you do it yourself, you are more likely to choose this place, which is far away from Binahot.
Start working on the mercury mine near Techeng..."
"Oh? Why is this? Do you know Liu Yun very well?
This place is too close to Binahot City. If something happens, reinforcements from the other side will arrive in the blink of an eye. Even if Liu Yun does come, is it too risky for him to choose to take action here?"
"Because I think Mr. Liu Yun is an extremely confident person, and he is also an adventurous person! And we all know the truth~
The safer the place is, people will naturally neglect to protect it subconsciously. In fact, the guard strength of this mercury mine is indeed 10 to 20 percent weaker than that of another place.
If Mr. Liu Yun is confident enough, he might choose to rush in with a blitzkrieg, and then grab and run while suppressing the enemy. In this way, there will be fewer troops here, although the distance is much closer than Nahot City.
But for Mr. Liu Yun who owns the bone dragon group, the impact of this distance
It’s not big, but it can greatly save the success of blitzkrieg. It is really the best choice for him..." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes,
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