Chapter 458
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Chapter 458: War Burns Money
Luo Ji randomly picked an unfamiliar name, and the panel for configuring army units immediately appeared before him.
His gaze quickly scanned the military cost consumption for various unit types.
Compared to ordinary human soldiers, ordinary Beastman soldiers cost two to three times more.
Among them, the most expensive unit was probably the Elephantmen Slinger.
Dispatching a single Elephantman Slinger cost an astonishing 36,000 Civilization Points.
This was even slightly more expensive than sending out a Triple-bow Bed Crossbow!
However, on second thought, from a certain perspective, this type of gigantic war unit indeed possessed the capability to do as it pleased on the battlefield.
In some ways, it could even dictate the outcome of a war. So, the price was probably quite worth it.
But the Beastman army had just recently undergone a battle against the Northern Tribe barbarians. There were casualties. Counting the time, they were still recuperating.
Mobilizing them for continuous combat in the short term would be unwise and could easily lead to resentment.
He had to let them rest for a while first.
With this thought, Luo Ji immediately had an idea.
For the Elephantmen Tribe, setting aside the old, weak, women, and children, there were four unit types in total.
2 of the Elephantmen, including Chief Xiang Yan, had just been through the previous battle.
He wouldn’t deploy them this time.
Luo Ji instead added the other 2 Elephantmen, who had been resting for quite some time, to the expedition list.
Then, considering the enemy’s city defense siege weapons, Luo Ji also added one Triple-bow Bed Crossbow.
Additionally, since it was a siege, a siege ram was definitely needed, but a siege tower was unnecessary.
With these 2 siege engines and 2 gigantic war units added, the military cost easily exceeded 100,000. The number made Luo Ji’s eyelids twitch.
No wonder it was said that a serious battle in the Bronze Tier could cost hundreds of thousands in military expenses.
This ‘war burns money’ wasn’t just an idle saying.
Fortunately, Luo Ji’s Myriad World Civilization had many cities, and several Wonders provided him with Civilization Points daily.
Accumulating them day by day, he had slowly gathered quite a lot.
Otherwise, considering the development of the civilization, military costs of several hundred thousand at a time would truly not be something he could afford just by saying so.
For the remaining unit configuration, Luo Ji clearly didn’t plan to deploy Beastmen, opting instead for human soldiers.
Although he disliked admitting it, setting aside special forces like the Xuanjia Army, ordinary human soldiers were indeed much cheaper than Beastman soldiers.
After some thought, Luo Ji selected Guo Zhen as the vanguard general for this expedition.
He assigned him 200 Large Shield Infantry, 200 Spear Infantry, and 300 Halberd Infantry, totaling 700 melee infantry units to form the advance force.
Additionally, 200 archers would provide ranged support and cover.
Furthermore, the remaining 100 troops would include auxiliary units such as scouts, quartermasters, and military doctors, along with an entire transport caravan.
Make no mistake, Luo Ji was determined to seize resources on this trip.
On the way there, they would be filled with heavy crossbow bolts, boulders, arrows, and other war consumables.
On the way back, he wanted every one of those carriages loaded with resources!
The total troop count just reached 1,000.
The only thing that surprised him was that he had originally intended to keep the military cost of this expedition within 200,000. But he accidentally exceeded it. The final military cost reached over 248,000 Civilization Points!
Although for players in this game, Civilization Points were no longer the most important resource, everyone valued troops and resources more, seeing this expenditure still made him feel a pang of pain.
He clicked confirm somewhat decisively. As the system prompt “Are you sure you want to invade this player? You cannot cancel after confirming” sounded, Luo Ji clicked the confirm button again and felt the scenery before him shift.
When he recovered his senses, he was already in an unfamiliar environment.
Before his eyes could even adjust, the pleasant temperature immediately registered on his skin.
The change in climate made Luo Ji and the generals and soldiers in the army look as if they had stepped into another world.
The season here was probably just spring; flowers were blooming, life was vibrant, and even the sunlight felt exceptionally gentle.
It was precisely the most comfortable season of the year.
Compared to Myriad World Civilization, which was in the midst of severe winter and being swept by a blizzard, it was simply too comfortable.
Luo Ji instinctively took a big, deep breath and vigorously stretched his limbs.
Luo Ji was now clad in his Bright Light Armor.
These operations could be selected when confirming unit types and would be automatically equipped during the transmission process.
If not selected, it would default to the standard equipment configuration.
After all, different equipment configurations also affected the military cost.
Taking Guo Zhen as an example, if his bronze armor were removed, his expedition military cost could be reduced by at least a quarter.
Lightly kicking Liao Yuanhuo’s belly, Luo Ji rode his mount in a small trot forward.
Using the height of the horse’s back, he quickly scanned the surroundings.
Their current location appeared to be the outskirts of a forest.
Luo Ji’s scan didn’t reveal any city outlines.
The system would not teleport invading players too far from the enemy’s territory.
In other words, the opponent’s city was definitely nearby. The furthest distance wouldn’t exceed 10 kilometers.
As thoughts raced, Luo Ji opened the system map, briefly identified his direction, and then looked at the forest to the south.
Undoubtedly, the opponent player’s city was most likely hidden within this large forest.
He decisively dispatched a team of scouts to delve into the forest and explore the terrain. Meanwhile, his main army rested at the forest’s edge.
The more a civilization developed, the harder it became to conceal its movements.
Conversely, when it was just a small tribe, if they encountered an unbeatable opponent, they could directly lead dozens or hundreds of people from the entire tribe to flee overnight.
The losses wouldn’t be too great. In a way, this could be considered a hidden beginner’s benefit.
Unlike now, losing a city could make one feel so much pain they could vomit blood.
The dispatched scouts soon brought back good news. They had discovered a path through the forest that led directly to the enemy’s city.
There’s a saying: there was originally no road in the world; but when many people walk on it, it becomes a road.
The existence of this road was inevitable. Otherwise, how would the people of this city conduct large-scale material circulation with people from other cities?
Luo Ji had no intention of concealing his whereabouts.
The 2 Elephantmen in his army created so much noise and were so large that concealing their movements was too impractical.
Since he had dispatched such gigantic war units, Luo Ji had abandoned any possibility of a surprise attack from the very beginning.
He directly led his large army into the forest, following the path leading to the enemy’s city, advancing openly and grandly.
