Chapter 239
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Chapter 239: Troop Type Conflict
First, splash some cold water on his face, then rub your hands together.
Damn it, it had been too long since he last opened a Gold Treasure Chest, and he was getting all excited!
“Wait, will a single pull be too risky?”
Luo Ji thought while rubbing his hands.
“Never mind, who knows when the next Gold Treasure Chest will appear.”
“One shot, one kill, open for me!!”
“Damn it! My eyes!”
The treasure chest opened, and the dazzling golden light bursting from the crack was as blinding as ever.
Luo Ji, having not opened a Gold Treasure Chest for so long, had forgotten about this.
Being careless, his eyes were instantly blinded.
At the same time, the system’s notification rang in his mind.
[System notification: Congratulations to player ‘Luo Ji’ for obtaining a Gold-grade…]
“Gold-grade!”
The moment he heard these two words, Luo Ji breathed a sigh of relief.
Although it was a Gold Treasure Chest, there was still a chance to open a Silver-grade item.
So far, his luck had been pretty good, and he hadn’t gotten a bad one yet.
Generally, as long as it was a Gold-grade item, it wouldn’t be too bad and would always find a use.
[System notification: Congratulations to player ‘Luo Ji’ for obtaining the Gold-grade skill book ‘Shield-Sword Soldier Specialization (Gold-grade)!’]
“Damn it? Shield-sword soldiers?!”
Luo Ji, with his vision restored, opened his bloodshot eyes and looked at the Gold-grade skill book in his system backpack, his heart a mix of joy and concern.
The joy came from it being a troop type specialization skill book, which Luo Ji personally considered one of the most useful military skill books, not to mention it was for shield-sword soldiers, a primary infantry troop type on cold weapon battlefields!
If this skill book were put up for auction, it would definitely fetch an astronomical price, which spoke volumes about its value.
However, the concern was the conflict in troop types.
Leaving aside minor differences, shield-axe soldiers, shield-sword soldiers, and sword-shield soldiers could all be categorized under the ‘shield-wielding infantry’ troop type.
Whether viewed from a game player’s perspective or from the perspective of a supreme ruler of a real civilization, considering his current situation, bringing out two troop types of the same kind at once would undoubtedly be less cost-effective.
But if the shield-axe soldiers were to transition into shield-sword soldiers, the workload at the Armament Forging Department would probably be enough to make Liu Shu, the head of the Armament Department, work himself to baldness.
So many battle knives couldn’t just be forged out of thin air.
Yet, if he didn’t make the transition, this highest-tier Gold-grade skill book was truly something Luo Ji found hard to give up so easily.
Gritting his teeth, after a period of inner struggle, he made a decision.
First, he would control the number of shield-axe soldiers.
From now on, he would temporarily stop expanding the maximum troop strength of the shield-axe soldier unit.
At the same time, the number of bronze battle axes the Armament Forging Department needed to forge each month would be reduced by half.
All the freed-up craftsmen would go to forge bronze battle knives.
Luo Ji directly set a six month plan for himself, he would spend six months accumulating battle knives while simultaneously building a brand new shield-sword soldier unit!
He thought that, at his current civilization development speed, after six months, his entire civilization should have more than enough resources to support two shield-wielding units.
At that time, Luo Yong would continue to command the shield-axe soldier unit, while the shield-sword soldier unit would be given to another person to command.
However, Luo Ji was still a bit hesitant about this choice.
After all, it was a Gold-grade troop type specialization skill book, and he wanted to find a general with high leadership as much as possible to maximize the advantage of troop specialization skill books.
But the problem was that he currently hadn’t thought of any particularly suitable candidate.
He would wait for a while longer and see if he could scout out any highly skilled talents.
With this thought, Luo Ji decisively bought another slot in the system warehouse, temporarily storing this Gold-grade skill book there.
Then he opened the auction house and used the civilization points Wang Luzong had previously contributed to him to instantly purchase a Silver-grade bronze battle knife forging blueprint for the Armament Forging Department.
This would improve the forging efficiency and success rate of bronze battle knives, while also saving some resources.
Incidentally, depending on the metal material, the forging methods would also differ to a certain extent.
Therefore, this type of blueprint was also meticulously differentiated.
For example, a bronze battle knife was one blueprint, while a black iron battle knife was another.
This differentiation was actually a good thing for Bronze-tier players, at least in Luo Ji’s opinion, because it kept the price fluctuations of forging blueprints stable.
To put it bluntly, the prices wouldn’t be inflated to an exaggerated degree.
Coupled with the wide variety of cold weapons, it basically prevented situations where blueprints were instantly bought out as soon as they were listed.
Then, time quietly passed.
With the disappearance of the truce token’s effect, the players who had been eyeing him ravenously immediately invaded.
[System notification: Player ‘Zhou Dongnan’ is invading your civilization!]
“So that’s it. This newcomer is unexpectedly fierce.”
“No wonder that idiot Wang Luzong fell…”
Gazing at the city with rock walls towering in the distance, Zhou Dongnan, clad in bronze armor and military attire, smirked, his smile distinctly cold.
“But I’m not like that idiot Wang Luzong.”
“I prefer to go all out from the start…”
“Attack!!”
As he spoke, Zhou Dongnan waved his hand, and the troops behind him immediately began to advance.
The prelude to a siege battle slowly unfolded with the sound of heavy footsteps.
Meanwhile, on the other side, as time passed, Luo Ji, in military attire, was sitting quietly in the military camp of Mirror City, waiting.
His unconsciously clenched fists proved that his inner thoughts were definitely not as calm as he appeared.
Due to the territorial connection, invading players could no longer directly threaten his main city right away.
However, conversely, information transmission in this era took time, and Luo Ji, located in Mirror City, found it difficult to detect the presence of invaders immediately.
Where would that Zhou Dongnan be randomly teleported?
To the west?
To the north?
Or to the Iron Wall Tribe?
Or even directly to the grasslands?
As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Luo Ji’s emotions became somewhat anxious.
He, who had never lacked patience, for the first time clearly felt how difficult ‘waiting’ truly was.
At the same time, it was then that, outside Mirror City’s west gate, a person on horseback galloped over.
Their appearance was like a stone thrown into Mirror Lake, creating ripple after ripple, breaking the tranquility of Mirror City.
“Urgent report from the front line!”
“West Plains City, West Plains City has been breached!!”
