Chapter 465
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Chapter 465: Consecutive Victories
On the 2nd day after the supply convoy departed Mirror City for Songhe City, Luo Ji, having no active truce token, predictably welcomed another newly invading player.
Looking at the swirling snow, Luo Ji knew without a doubt how utterly devastated the opposing player must have felt at that moment.
He suddenly felt a bit evil, deliberately not activating a truce token just to let other players invade and crash.
Not only did he earn Civilization Points for free, but he also gained a Bronze Treasure Chest.
However, such a weather advantage was meant to be fully exploited.
The blizzard was growing fiercer, crippling his Myriad World Civilization’s development.
The losses incurred from this had to be recouped from elsewhere.
With this thought in mind, Luo Ji, who had rested for 8 or 9 days, was already contemplating whom to invade next.
At this point, leveraging the blizzard, Luo Ji had no defensive pressure and was virtually unrestrained.
He subconsciously searched for the name Long Taotian first.
Feeling a bit dejected for not finding him again, Luo Ji eventually, as before, randomly selected an unfamiliar player and began his new round of invasion battles.
For troop deployment, he used the same configuration as the previous battle.
That setup was quite classic, and most importantly, incredibly stable. No matter what the opposing player’s configuration was, his setup could handle it.
Of course, the personnel needed to be rotated; after one group of soldiers fought, the next group would take over.
This was to prevent the same group from developing war-weariness due to continuous combat in a short period.
This point was also very important to note.
Currently, Luo Ji’s strength in the Bronze Tier, while still a bit short of the “Demon King” level, was already difficult for most players to resist, provided he didn’t run into any of the top hundred formidable characters.
He clearly wouldn’t be idle in the coming days.
Using the blizzard as his natural shield, he continuously invaded other players, plundering resources.
He fought and won battle after battle, practically launching blitzkriegs by employing the strategy of swift military action.
For every player he invaded, he would consistently breach two to three cities, completely empty each city’s warehouses, abduct the defending generals and city lords, and then withdraw.
He simply wouldn’t engage the enemy’s approaching reinforcements.
While plundering resources, he also took the opportunity to bargain for ransom from the opponent.
Luo Ji’s approach left the players he invaded with a perpetual stomachache.
How were they supposed to deal with this? It was obvious the opponent was after resources.
Having their resources plundered certainly made them gnash their teeth in anger.
But Luo Ji had, after all, left some room for maneuver.
When ransoming people, he was also quite straightforward in signing non-aggression pacts with them.
If they accepted, the matter was settled. If not, they’d gain another enemy.
Of course, more importantly, the opponent’s strength was formidable, and they probably estimated they couldn’t win, so choosing reconciliation was the safer bet.
However, not everyone could be so rational.
Among those Luo Ji had invaded, there were certainly a few who couldn’t swallow their pride.
One of them even fought back immediately, not even bothering with a truce token. He led several thousand troops directly into Luo Ji’s world, clearly intent on avenging his humiliation. But when he arrived, he was dumbfounded.
After being battered by the overwhelming blizzard for 7 days, he nearly died in the snowstorm before the battle even began.
On his way out, he also gifted Luo Ji some Civilization Points and a Bronze Treasure Chest.
Only he knew the bitterness in his heart.
There were many players in the Bronze Tier, so such events were constantly occurring, allowing Luo Ji to consistently win effortlessly and earn a fortune.
His Civilization Points kept growing with each battle, making him richer and richer.
By the end, looking at the millions of Civilization Points he had accumulated, Luo Ji actually felt a bit of pressure.
With millions in his pocket, if he accidentally messed up, wouldn’t he explode spectacularly?
He silently opened the Auction House, which he hadn’t checked in a long time.
He refreshed the page, hoping to see if any Gold-tier items were being auctioned.
The truth was, he was overthinking it.
Countless eyes were glued to the Auction House every day.
Gold-tier items weren’t something you just stumbled upon.
Dismissing that thought, Luo Ji carefully considered what his civilization currently lacked.
Then, the image of the old head of the Architectural Engineering Department, with tears in his eyes, instantly came to mind.
Yes, his Myriad World Civilization severly lacked excellent construction workers. Desperately!
The kind that he’d take as many as he could get! Recruitment wouldn’t work in the short term, but he could use skill books to train a bunch!
Anyway, he now had abundant Civilization Points. He decisively began searching for ‘Architectural Engineering’ skill books.
Silver-tier ‘Engineering Design’ skill book? Increases engineering success rate and construction efficiency? 60,000 Civilization Points? Bought!
Silver-tier ‘Engineering Management’ skill book? Improves the work efficiency of an entire engineering team when used on a foreman? 73,000 thousand Civilization Points? Bought!
Leveraging his ample savings, Luo Ji lavishly swept through the market.
His Myriad World Civilization was truly desperate for productivity right now.
Just building Azure Water City alone had nearly overworked He Shu, the head of the Architectural Engineering Department, to baldness.
Luo Ji hadn’t even told him about Winter City and Ice Bear City yet, fearing he wouldn’t be able to handle it.
What if he just keeled over from stress, collapsing from sheer frustration? That would be a disaster!
There was also the Grand Opera House, and he already had the Gold-tier blueprint. Under the current circumstances, it felt like the arrow was on the string and had to be loosed.
Counting the projects awaiting construction on his fingers, Luo Ji immediately realized that if his Architectural Engineering Department’s productivity didn’t increase soon, it would collapse.
After quickly snatching up the few Silver-tier Architectural Engineering skill books in the Auction House, he then turned his attention to the Iron-tier skill books.
Iron-tier and Bronze-tier skill books were generally not very valuable.
On one hand, their drop rate was very high. On the other hand, their effect bonuses were too low.
These two reasons ensured that skill books of this tier couldn’t fetch high prices.
In the past, Luo Ji considered Bronze-tier skill books to be like a tasteless chicken rib (barely worth the effort), while Iron-tier skill books were slightly better, but still just barely better than nothing.
However, cheapness had its advantages. If quality wasn’t there, quantity could make up for it.
At this moment, Luo Ji specifically sought out Iron-tier skill books that could enhance artisans’ abilities and efficiency.
Compared to Silver-tier skill books, the prices were far cheaper. Buying several of these didn’t make Luo Ji feel any pain in his wallet.
He had already decided: he would gather the artisans from the Architectural Engineering Department and apply all these skill books to them.
Luo Ji genuinely didn’t believe that their productivity wouldn’t increase after that!
