"Which territory are you in?"
Su Bai countered with a question.
Although the resource challenge is a battle mode, forming an alliance with other players in the early stages is definitely a better option.
It's even possible that five lords who know each other could be matched together.
In the end, the player voluntarily gave up first place.
That's probably why.
The system did not set ranking rewards for this mode.
When the two form an alliance, their initial troop strength is twice that of others, giving them an absolute advantage whether invading resource points or directly attacking enemy territory.
The alliance between Tianwen and the orange cat had already made Su Bai feel threatened.
"I'm in Zone C, where are you, bro?"
The waves immediately responded.
The five territories at the edge of the map are labeled as zones A through E.
Su Bai glanced at his territory number: B.
He said, "I'm in Zone E."
"Hmm?... Ah, that's a pity! Our territories aren't together, but that's fine too, we don't have to worry about fighting over resources!"
Hailang seemed to pause for a moment before speaking.
"You make a lot of sense."
Su Bai agreed.
"Boss, shall we form an alliance? Perfect! Let's concentrate our forces first, take out the guys in Sector D, then split the resource points evenly, and then fight against the others!"
Hailang suggested.
"Can."
Su Bai replied.
As they were talking.
The system's countdown is nearing its end.
[The challenge begins!]
The first wave of monsters will arrive in five minutes!
...
This mode also features monster sieges, but the defensive structures are much simpler.
Only arrow towers.
However, there are dozens or even hundreds of types of soldiers that can be recruited.
Without a doubt.
In this mode, the system encourages players to recruit troops for combat.
Instead of relying on defensive towers.
residential houses
put up!
The moment the countdown ended, Su Bai immediately issued the order.
Beside the base crystal, a simple hut began to gradually take shape.
Two farmers can be recruited for each Grade 1 dwelling. While building the first one, Su Bai also added the second one to the construction schedule.
Ten seconds.
After the first house was built, Su Bai immediately invested resources in recruitment.
Recruiting a farmer only costs 1 gold coin.
No energy required.
After building two houses and recruiting three farmers, Su Bai had 3 energy points left.
"Go and occupy this place separately."
Su Bai marked the three resource points closest to the territory on the map: two gold mines and one magic crystal mine.
Through the first wave of construction and recruitment.
He quickly made the judgment.
In this mode, the need for gold coins is greater than that for energy, thus requiring a clear trade-off.
The advantage is built up little by little in these small details.
[Tianwen: Holy crap, why can't I recruit any units after building the barracks?! I'm doomed!]
[Waves: You actually believed that guy?! Oh well, let's just wait. In the early stages, you'll automatically get one point of energy and one gold coin per minute, no big problem!]
[Tianwen: One minute! I'm vomiting blood!]
...
Are there really newbies who have been misled by that guy?
Su Bai shook his head inwardly.
However, this is actually a good thing for him. The alliance between Tianwen and Juma was already putting pressure on people, and now that one of them is gone, it's just right.
One minute.
While the three farmers each occupied one of the three resource points.
Su Bai recruited the fourth farmer using the gold coins automatically provided by the system.
It's still about occupying an unclaimed gold mine.
At this time.
The three farmers who had been there earlier had already begun producing resources.
The speed is not slow; roughly every minute, three farmers can each produce one unit of resources.
When the two minutes were up, Su Bai had 6 energy points and 3 gold coins.
Continue building residential houses.
The extra gold coins can be used to build a house and recruit two more farmers.
The first five minutes.
Su Bai basically didn't consider the needs of combat.
Other players can't possibly beat them. Even if there were some players who mindlessly produce troops, resources are scarce in the early game, so they can't produce many and pose no threat to them at all.
At five minutes.
Su Bai already has 7 houses, 13 farmers, and 10 energy points and 11 gold coins left.
The first wave of monsters is coming!
A system notification appeared.
barracks
put up!
Building a basic arrow tower requires the same resources as a barracks, 5 points of both resources. However, unlike a barracks, which can only be used for defense, arrow towers can be used to clear wilderness areas and gain additional resources.
Su Bai barely hesitated between the two options.
The barracks had just been built.
The first wave of monsters appeared in front of the territory gate.
Those were a herd of wild boars.
There are 10 in total.
Su Bai opened the barracks panel and directly selected the most basic troop type to recruit two.
It costs 4 gold.
At this moment, his resources are 6 energy points and 1 gold coin.
"Fight for honor!"
A warrior dressed in simple leather armor appeared, brandishing a rusty longsword.
Su Bai glanced at his attributes.
[Trainee Warrior: Level 1, Normal, HP 100/100]
...
Similar to the first wave of monsters, the wild boars have 20 more health points than the trainee warriors. A single trainee warrior definitely can't hold them off.
It's difficult for both of them.
"Don't rush in directly."
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