vrcanaries Chapter 33 Initially Taking Shape
Chapter 33 Initially Taking Shape
When Lin Mo walked out of the Internal Affairs Hall, the Level 1 Magic Tower had already been built.
The Magic Tower is a one-story stone building with dark gray exterior walls carved with star and moon patterns.
At the top of the tower is a circular platform, on which floats a blue crystal, which emits a soft glow under the moonlight.
In the future, we can continue to build level 2 and level 3 magic towers. With each level upgrade, the building will also increase in height by one floor.
Lin Mo entered the magic tower.
The first floor is a circular room with glowing magical runes embedded in the walls. The ceiling is transparent, revealing three moons and a purple nebula.
In the center of the room, a thick magic book floats.
He opened the spellbook, and three spells appeared on the pages:
【Slow Spell (Level 1)】: Reduces the movement speed of enemy units by 25%-50% for 5 seconds, consuming 4 mana.
【Stone Skin Protection (Level 1)】: Increases the defense of friendly troops by 3-6 points for 5 seconds, consuming 5 mana.
【Atmosphere Perspective (Level 1)】: Sensing the location of nearby treasures, heroes, and castles within a 500-meter radius, consuming 2 points of magic power.
I was pretty lucky.
The magic towers built within the territory contain magic that appears randomly, so it's all about luck.
The slowing technique, a divine skill for controlling the battlefield.
By slowing down the enemy and using his Swift Cloak, his skeletons can easily kite those slow-moving ground units in the early game.
Protective Stone Skin enhances defense.
With the added bonuses of the Undead Shield and the Skeleton Warhorse, his skeleton soldiers' defensive capabilities can reach a terrifying level.
A superb reconnaissance skill that allows one to see through the atmosphere.
Within a 500-meter radius, no treasure, hero, or castle can escape detection.
This magic can save him a lot of time and energy when exploring unknown areas.
Lin Mo bought the spellbook and learned the spells in it. Instantly, he felt a warm energy surge into his body, and his magic power increased from 70 to 85.
[Magic Power: 85/85]
[Mana Regeneration Speed: Base 5 points/hour, Little Devil bonus 50%, Magic Ring bonus 20%, Total regeneration speed increased by 70%]
Lin Mo walked out of the magic tower and returned to the Internal Affairs Hall.
The secluded house will be completed in eight hours.
He plans to take a good rest during this time.
He has barely slept since yesterday.
Exploring, fighting, clearing the Tomb of Warriors, clearing resource points, building structures... even a lord hero with twice the physique can't withstand such high-intensity consumption.
Lin Mo returned to his room on the second floor of the castle, lay down on the bed, and closed his eyes.
My body is tired, but my brain is still working.
The strategy of quickly leaving the haunted house is sound and is currently the optimal solution.
Vampires are the top-tier units among tier 4 units, possessing the ability to "regenerate through bloodletting." Each attack they make will restore a percentage of their own health.
As long as they are not instantly killed, vampires can continue fighting and almost never need to be replenished.
A few vampires, if used properly, can sweep through a large area without taking any damage.
He can recruit two tomorrow morning.
Add to that the skeletons produced daily by the Cursed Temple, the hellhounds produced daily by the Hellhound Den, and the gargoyles produced daily by the Guardian Tower... and his army will swell to a terrifying scale within the next week.
Lost in thought, he drifted off to sleep.
late at night.
Lin Mo was awakened by a knock on the door.
He suddenly opened his eyes; it was still dark outside the window.
"Boss! Boss!" Daniel's voice came from outside the door, urgent and excited: "A shooting star! A glowing one! It fell!"
Lin Mo sat up abruptly.
Another hero who fell from the sky?
He rushed to the window and pushed it open.
In the distant night sky, a streak of light streaked across the horizon, trailing a long tail, before crashing down towards the distant horizon.
Lin Mo's heart skipped a beat.
He quickly assessed the distance, then frowned, his initial excitement subsiding considerably.
He estimated that the crash site was at least 30 kilometers away from here.
At the speed of the skeletal warhorse, it would take at least an hour to make the round trip.
What's more troublesome is that the road is difficult to travel at night, and you might encounter high-level monsters along the way.
The journey covers 30 kilometers and passes through at least three different areas, each of which may contain wildlife of level four or higher.
Even if you arrive safely, you might not be the first to touch the ball of light.
Thirty kilometers is enough for all the survivors within a radius of more than ten kilometers to get there.
With more people involved, there are more variables.
Most importantly, his body was extremely exhausted.
Even a lord hero with twice the physical strength is still a human, not a machine.
Forcing your way through the journey, and with a very high probability of not being the first to touch it, is not worth the effort.
Lin Mo closed his eyes, considered the situation, took a deep breath, and then opened them.
"Go back to sleep," he said to Daniel. "That's too far; we won't make it."
Daniel paused for a moment, then said, "Boss, didn't you say that was...?"
"It's too far," Lin Mo interrupted him. "Instead of chasing something uncertain, we should focus on doing what's in front of us well. There are more important things to do tomorrow."
Daniel opened his mouth, then finally nodded, turned and left.
Lin Mo closed the door and lay back down on the bed.
Many heroes can appear out of nowhere, but he can't possibly be one of them all. Although such an opportunity is rare and hard to come by, the distance is too far and the risk is too great.
Moreover, there will be more ways to obtain "heroes" in the future than just this one.
His career is on a very good trajectory right now, so this one opportunity won't make a difference.
Aim for a minimum, avoid gambling, and stay calm in crucial moments.
This is his experience of surviving three years of the apocalypse.
Outside the window, the golden streak of light had disappeared below the horizon.
Lin Mo turned over and went back to sleep.
......
Early the next morning.
When Lin Mo woke up, he felt refreshed.
A few hours of sleep restored his physical and mental strength to its peak.
He finished washing up, put on his gear, and then walked out of the castle.
The morning sun shines on the stone walls of the cemetery, and the skull and crossbones flags flutter in the breeze.
Hammer has already set off with his team.
Denova went with him.
The three Daniel brothers were squatting at the entrance of the Interior Ministry; one was eating a can of food, one was cleaning a gun, and one was sleeping.
When they saw Lin Mo come out, Daniel and Beaver stood up.
"Boss, what's the schedule for today?" Daniel asked.
"Let me finish dealing with the matters concerning the territory first." Lin Mo walked towards the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
He first opened the construction list to check the construction progress.
[The secluded residence is under construction]
[Estimated time remaining: 20 minutes]
almost.
He then opened the recruitment panel of the Interior Ministry.
There are 12 skeletons available to recruit today from both the cursed temple within the territory and the cursed temple outside the territory. Adding to yesterday's remaining stock, a total of 28 skeletons can be recruited.
Lin Mo rode his skeletal warhorse out to recruit skeleton soldiers and hellhounds.
Including the 70 he had left, he now has a total of 98 skeletons.
But we can definitely break 100 today, because we can still use [Soul Summoning]. However, after advancing to the Lord Hero level, [Soul Summoning] is more effective after battle, as it summons skeletons proportionally.
Only in this way can we achieve a snowballing effect of rapidly increasing troop numbers.
There are also hellhounds, which can summon two more.
In this way, the number of hellhounds can reach 6.
Although there aren't many yet, accumulating troops requires patience.
Once the Haunted House is built and the vampire is added as a level four unit, his army will truly undergo a qualitative change.
At this stage, the role of the hellhound is to guard the home.
With them around, they are sufficient to deter most invaders at this stage.
20 minute later.
Lin Mo stood in front of the already renovated secluded house.