Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 17 Chicken Farm

The orc peons with zero loyalty have become traitors.

They turned on us on the spot and led us to rob us!

Lei Chi thought this was a good idea. He decided to let the orc laborers act as "greeters" in the War Corridor from now on. However, the orc laborers couldn't live alone; they had to be killed so that the system would have to pay more compensation.

"Let me introduce you. This is my god-tier orc laborer. He earns a silver coin for every shovel he digs. Pretty impressive, right? You can kill me, but please don't hurt him!"

Lei Chi deliberately said that, and then launched a death charge, fighting Lin Donglei and the other three alone. The result was self-evident: he asked for death and died!

Lin Donglei and the other three all thought Lei Chi was a fool. When the camp was invaded by players, everyone would hide in the back, afraid of being killed. But this guy went and ran to the [Time-Space Wormhole] to fight hand-to-hand, as if he was deliberately throwing his life away!

If you want to say he wants to fight in melee, he can do it under the ranged tower. Why is he pretending to be brave in front of four little tigers and two little sea turtles?

"This kind of guy dares to say others don't know how to play, and even dares to call himself a pro?"

"Too arrogant!"

"So brave and simple-minded!"

"This personality might actually be suited for playing Beast Tower!"

After a brief discussion, Lin Donglei and the other three surrounded the orc laborers again.

"A god-level orc laborer?"

"A silver coin for every dig in the ground! Really?"

"This slave does look a bit different!"

"Then kill him! Let's lower his loyalty!"

"They must be killed!"

If Lei Chi hadn't said that the orc laborer Harley was a god-level laborer, Lin Donglei and the others might have let him go. But now that was impossible. The four of them ignored his pleas for mercy and killed him with just a few punches and kicks.

At this point, they hadn't even walked ten meters down the [War Corridor]!

The four of them then leisurely explored the secret camp of Thunder Pool.

They each stepped into the range of the [Little Green Snake] and [Bubble Turtle], stood there taking hits, experiencing the power of the defensive towers, and then each gave their comments.

To be honest, they thought both defensive towers were pretty good.

Upon entering the camp square, Lin Donglei, Lu Xiaoman, and Li Tianming were quickly drawn to the [Lunchbox Making Machine] and [Beverage Making Machine].

Yang Taiyang then searched the gold mine and found 10 gold coins, feeling that the trip was worthwhile.

When they were forcibly teleported away, Lei Chi was resurrected.

This time, he waited for more than ten minutes to be revived!

Normally, if a player is killed, they can respawn in the secret camp after ten minutes, but there is a prerequisite: the secret camp must be safe.

Lei Chi died too quickly this time. Lin Donglei and the others lingered in the War Corridor for quite a while. The ten-minute sweep time after invading the camp square remained unchanged. In short, Lei Chi waited about twenty minutes to be resurrected this time.

"These four guys are so slow! They took ten minutes to walk through a 150-meter war corridor? How come they weren't killed by the turrets?!"

Lei Chi muttered something.

"Ding! Your secret camp has been maliciously invaded by players. Losses tallied: Camp Master killed, level dropped by one, 40 lunch boxes lost, 40 drinks lost, 10 gold coins lost, Orc Peon killed, experience points lost, awaiting resurrection!"

"Ding, claim calculation in progress..."

"Ding! Your deposit is 10 gold coins, and your camp defense index is 10. After calculation, you will be compensated with a claim chest worth 200 gold coins. Would you like to claim it?"

"extract!"

Lei Chi was slightly annoyed. Previously, the system compensation had been steadily increasing, eventually reaching a compensation chest worth 250 gold coins, but this time it had regressed.

"Ding! One insurance policy ensures the safety of the city. No fear of invasion, no worries about reconstruction. You have opened the claim treasure chest and obtained camp reconstruction materials: one blueprint for a Tier 1 Beast Tower, 10 gold coins, and one blueprint for a Chicken Farm."

"What? A chicken farm?"

Lei Chi quickly took out a white scroll from the claims treasure chest.

[Chicken Farm Construction Blueprint: A special item. Using this blueprint will construct a chicken farm in a secret camp. The chicken farm is an upgradable economic building that can be used to raise laying hens, broilers, and fighting chickens. Players are encouraged to explore further for details.]

"What the hell is this egg-eating chicken, chicken-fighting chicken!"

Without hesitation, Lei Chi immediately unfolded the blueprints for the chicken farm. The blueprints then disappeared, and a path suddenly appeared behind the lunchbox manufacturing machine. The path was about a hundred meters long and ended at a small island about an acre in size, surrounded by a wooden fence. In the center of the open space was a chicken coop, which was clearly the chicken farm.

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Name: Chicken Farm

Level: LV1

Type: Economical Building

Currently, the following breeds can be raised: laying hens, broilers, and fighting chickens.

Maximum number of animals to be raised: 100

Note 1: Use gold coins to purchase chickens that you need to raise. One laying hen costs one gold coin, one broiler chicken costs five gold coins, and one fighting chicken costs ten gold coins.

Note 2: Each laying hen can produce one egg per day. Eggs can be sold in any store for one silver coin each. Eggs placed in the chicken farm will be automatically recycled by the system every 100 eggs accumulated.

Note 3: Broiler chickens can be sold 30 days after purchase. The system will automatically recycle them, and the recycling price is 10 gold coins.

Note 4: The fighting chicken can be used as a mount. Its movement speed is 10 meters per second. Its initial level is LV1 and its attack power is 1 point. Each level increases its health by 100 and its attack power by 1 point. Its maximum level is LV20. It can automatically grow one level every five days. After reaching LV20, it can no longer enter the chicken farm.

Note 5: Egg-laying hens and broiler chickens raised in chicken farms cannot be plundered, but they can be killed. Eggs produced by egg-laying hens can be plundered, while fighting chickens can be both plundered and killed.

Note 6: You can upgrade your chicken farm to LV2 by spending 1000 gold coins. After upgrading to LV2, the maximum number of chickens you can raise increases to 300.

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After a brief examination, Lei Chi thought to himself, "This chicken farm is quite interesting. If you raise 100 laying hens, you only need to invest 100 gold coins, and you'll earn 1 gold coin per day thereafter. If you raise 100 broiler chickens, you need to invest 500 gold coins at once, and you can earn 500 gold coins in 30 days. If the broiler chickens are killed in the meantime, you'll lose a lot of money. Fighting chickens... they're just a joke!"

Lei Chi silently pondered whether he should raise some chickens. After all, he could buy insurance, and if the chickens in the chicken farm were killed or the eggs were stolen, the system would still compensate him.

"I don't have enough gold coins, I can only afford to raise laying hens. Oh well, I'll just raise a few for fun."

Leibo now has 10 gold coins. He spent 5 on insurance and another 5 on laying hens.

The laying hens were white and short, plump, and looked more cartoonish than real spotted hens. Lei Chi didn't expect that as soon as the laying hens were bought, they would immediately go to their nests and cluck. After holding their eggs for about ten seconds, they would lay an egg. After laying an egg, they would wander around the chicken farm with their pigeon-toed gait.

Lei Chi took an egg from the henhouse and examined it.

Eggs: Materials and items; available for sale in any system shop for one silver coin!

"This thing..."

Lei Chi suddenly had an idea. He took out the other four eggs as well, but instead of selling them, he put them into his storage backpack.

In the world of Tata, players have a small inventory with only five slots. Items of the same type can be stacked in the same slot, up to a maximum of 999. However, when a player dies, there is a chance that the items in the inventory will drop out.

Lei Chi then checked the [Tier 1 Beast Tower Construction Blueprint] in the compensation treasure chest. As soon as he got the blueprint, it immediately turned into the [Little Yellow Duck Construction Blueprint].

"A little yellow duck? System, come out here! I'm not well-educated, so tell me, how is a little yellow duck considered a ferocious beast?!"