Chapter 105
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Chapter 105: Active Preparation for War
After a resounding victory, the morale of Luo Ji’s soldiers soared, almost reaching maximum levels.
Considering this, Luo Ji thought that letting his soldiers fight a great victory before the player invasion might be a good idea to boost morale.
Besides, he seemed to have just comprehended another skill.
He casually opened his attribute panel, and his gaze shifted downwards until a new skill entered his vision…
“National Defense War…”
Luo Ji softly murmured the name of the new skill, his attention quickly focusing on the skill description.
[National Defense War (Passive): When your territory is invaded by hostile forces, the ‘National Defense’ effect is automatically triggered. All your forces’ combat power is increased by 30% (this skill is affected by ‘Leadership’)]
Looking at the effect of the ‘National Defense War’ skill, Luo Ji’s eyes immediately lit up.
He felt as if his skewed skill tree had suddenly been corrected, almost shedding tears of relief.
At the same time, his confidence in the potential player invasion a few days later increased by several points.
The next two days passed quickly.
Luo Ji didn’t personally make another trip to the Barbarian Bear Tribe, as the date for the truce token’s expiration was drawing nearer, and he had many more important things to do.
For instance, Luo Ji was currently debating whether to spend another large sum of civilization points.
There was a risk in going to war with a huge amount of money on hand.
Although Luo Ji was confident in the upcoming player invasion due to his thorough preparations, as the saying goes.
“Even a skilled person can make a mistake, and a good horse can stumble.”
What if he unexpectedly suffered a setback and lost?
Wouldn’t he suffer heavy losses if he had a large sum of money on him then?
This was what he was struggling with.
As such, Luo Ji sent Liu Zheng with ten shield-axe soldiers to handle the minor task of collecting the apology from the Barbarian Bear Tribe.
From the results, it seemed that after the previous show of force, the opposing side clearly dared not provoke them again in the short term, docilely presenting ten roe deer.
However, Liu Zheng, who brought back the prey, didn’t show much joy on his face.
As soon as he returned to the tribe, he eagerly sought an audience with Luo Ji.
“Chief, when I was bringing back the prey, I discovered that the Barbarian Bear Tribe seemed to be imitating our tribe’s round leather shields.”
Liu Zheng’s expression was grim as he spoke.
He had personally witnessed the power of the shield-axe soldiers earlier.
Once the Barbarian Bear Tribe succeeded in copying the round leather shields and formed a troop of shield-axe soldiers, defeating them in the future wouldn’t be so easy.
But to his surprise, Luo Ji, hearing this news, remained unfazed, his expression showing no hint of surprise.
He simply responded calmly.
“Oh, is that so?”
Luo Ji’s reaction made Liu Zheng even more anxious.
“Your subordinate believes that we should send troops again to heavily damage them before they can fully replicate the round leather shields!”
Having said that, Liu Zheng’s tone was exceptionally firm.
He was only waiting for Luo Ji’s command, and he would immediately lead the shield-axe soldiers and archers to attack.
This time, even if it meant paying a certain price, they would ensure the Barbarian Bear Tribe couldn’t recover for several months!
Looking at the slightly agitated Liu Zheng, Luo Ji extended a hand to soothe him.
“Don’t rush.”
“Although this round leather shield has a simple structure, it’s not that easy to copy.”
“Furthermore, in a few days, the outsiders might attack us.”
“We don’t have time to bother with the Barbarian Bear Tribe right now.”
At the mention of outsiders, Liu Zheng’s expression visibly straightened.
Indeed, compared to the Barbarian Bear Tribe, who dared not provoke them again in the short term, the potential outsider invaders in a few days were their true formidable enemy!
Thinking of this, and also realizing his own lapse, Liu Zheng lowered his head in shame.
“Your subordinate was too agitated. Please punish me, Chief!”
“It’s fine.”
Luo Ji generously waved his hand.
Liu Zheng’s loyalty to him was unquestionable, and he naturally wouldn’t take that minor offense to heart.
“For the next few days, your main task is to diligently train the newly established shield-axe soldier troop.”
“I will consider the Barbarian Bear Tribe matter.”
“You may go.”
After watching Liu Zheng leave, Luo Ji, sitting in his tent, couldn’t help but rub his brow.
The round leather shield was indeed not that easy to replicate.
What seemed like a simple round leather shield actually contained many inconspicuous details, and those details greatly influenced the shield’s defensive capabilities.
For example, the design of the shield face wasn’t completely flat but had a subtle curvature.
This curvature was very inconspicuous but extremely important.
If the opponent merely replicated a flat round shield with a few pieces of wood, they would likely be vulnerable to the powerful slashes of stone axes!
After blocking a few heavy blows, the entire shield might be shattered.
Therefore, this involved many structural principles that were difficult for those barbarians to understand or conceive.
In the short term, there was indeed no need to worry.
However, it couldn’t be completely ignored either…
Thinking this, Luo Ji propped his head with one hand and pondered for a while.
Suddenly, a good plan came to mind!
With a clear idea in mind, Luo Ji appeared calm and composed.
He leisurely opened the auction house.
He didn’t intend to force himself to spend his civilization points.
If he could find useful items and buy them conveniently, that would naturally be best.
After all, once player combat began, functions like the auction house and friend communication would be disabled, making it impossible to buy anything even if he wanted to.
Organizing his thoughts, Luo Ji first looked at various weapon blueprints.
Naturally, his target level was silver-tier blueprints, as the main reason for buying blueprints was for the attached effect bonuses.
The best gold-tier blueprints were priceless and virtually unobtainable.
As for bronze-tier blueprints, they were only slightly better than nothing.
The black-iron tier blueprints, on the other hand, were rather unsatisfactory.
After a round of Browse, Luo Ji wasn’t discouraged by finding nothing.
His tribe’s chief armament master was busy researching the triple-bow bed crossbow.
At this crucial juncture, even if he bought blueprints, he would only be stockpiling them, as there was no one to research and produce them.
So, not buying them for now had little impact on Luo Ji.
Next, he turned to look at skill books.
Apart from a few particularly sought-after rare skill books, there were relatively many skill books available for generals to learn.
The wide variety of skills simply dazzled Luo Ji, making it truly difficult to choose.
