Chapter 521
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Chapter 521: The Meteorite Pit (2)
Swift Wolf Warriors were undoubtedly a valuable, functional unit.
If he possessed such a unit during battles, his tactical options would become far richer and more versatile.
Without a doubt, Luo Ji was satisfied with the Swift Wolf Warriors.
At the same time, his anticipation for the other unit also rose by several percentage points.
With this expectant feeling, Luo Ji’s gaze shifted slightly, and his attention quickly moved to the other icon on par with the Swift Wolf Warrior.
With a light tap, information instantly popped up.
[Wolf Rider (Level 0) (Special Unit): A special wolf tribe cavalry unit that uses giant wolves as mounts, possessing excellent mobility and capable of operating in almost all terrain types. This unit gains a 30% increase in movement speed and a 10% increase in overall combat power.]
“Hiss—”
Upon seeing the second unit project, Luo Ji gasped sharply.
His heart pounded fiercely.
What was the greatest weakness of cavalry? Terrain limitations!
Yet, the description of this Wolf Rider stated that this unit could operate in almost all terrain types!
He quickly took two deep breaths to calm his hyper-stimulated brain, which had become somewhat agitated from the adrenaline surge.
As a veteran of war strategy games, Luo Ji knew that there was no invincible unit in this world.
In other words, while these Wolf Riders had clear advantages, they must also have weaknesses!
However, unlike the Swift Wolf Warriors, whose roles were relatively clear, Luo Ji couldn’t immediately pinpoint the specific disadvantages of these Wolf Riders.
But one thing was certain, Luo Ji currently needed cavalry!
This was because his biggest military plan for the spring was to conquer the grasslands.
And the mobility of grassland cavalry was already self-evident.
To deal with highly mobile units, the simplest method was to deploy an even greater number of highly mobile units to counter them.
This was the most direct and brutal approach.
Given this, the arrival of these Wolf Riders was perfect for Luo Ji.
He quickly checked his remaining beastman points: 63 points.
He now had two ways to allocate points.
One was to exclusively upgrade the “Wolf Rider” project, raising it to level two in one go.
This would maximize the combat power of a single unit type in a short period, which would be beneficial for his upcoming grassland conquest plan.
The other option was to spend 20 beastman points to unlock both the “Swift Wolf Warrior” and “Wolf Rider” unit projects.
Although it had been said that spreading points evenly was not cost-effective, it was quite worthwhile when used to unlock two special unit types.
More importantly, as unit types became more diverse, various tactical arrangements could also be enriched.
He pondered, it didn’t seem like a bad idea.
Regardless, he decided to upgrade the “Wolf Rider” unit project to level one first.
With this thought, Luo Ji tapped his finger.
Accompanied by a system notification, the “Wolf Rider” project immediately reached level one.
At the same time, a more detailed unit description panel popped up before Luo Ji’s eyes.
What was the simplest way to distinguish unit types? Look at their equipment!
A soldier with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other was a sword-shield infantryman.
One holding a halberd was a halberdier.
One with a bow was an archer.
This panel was telling Luo Ji the equipment configuration and training methods for Wolf Riders.
After all, in this other world, it wasn’t like a game where you could just spend a bit of productivity and click on a unit type a few times, and then produce it in ten or twenty turns.
That was impossible.
And making players figure it out themselves would be a bit too much hassle.
As such, this time, the system quite straightforwardly provided the “official guide.”
According to the “official guide’s” description, the standard armor for Wolf Riders was leather armor or light armor.
This armor configuration meant they belonged to the category of “light cavalry.”
As for weapons, it was a clear surprise to Luo Ji.
They were actually equipped with a shield in one hand and a long sword in the other…
This was a bit peculiar.
Setting aside the fact that they had a shield for defense, why was the weapon on the other hand a long Sword?
What kind of strange maneuver was this?
Everyone knew that the standard equipment for cavalry was generally long-handled weapons.
The reason was simple: with short-handled weapons, their attack range would be greatly reduced, making it very difficult for them to hit targets while on horseback!
At the same time, the cavalry’s signature “charge” tactic would seemingly be impossible to execute.
Luo Ji was completely bewildered by this issue.
It seemed he could only wait until he actually produced this unit to understand its specifics.
His gaze continued to move downwards.
Luo Ji knew the key point was below.
Since they were Wolf Riders, they naturally needed mounts!
Luo Ji still didn’t know where to find those “giant wolves.”
When he visited the wolfman tribe before, he didn’t seem to have seen any creatures resembling “giant wolves.”
Thinking this, an ominous premonition arose in Luo Ji’s heart.
He had a feeling he was about to get scammed…
And his premonition was confirmed the moment his gaze shifted further down!
Seeing the content below, Luo Ji almost coughed up old blood in frustration.
Thousands of words condensed into a single “Damn!” that escaped his lips on the spot!
He stared blankly at the heavens, tears welling in his eyes.
At this moment, Luo Ji couldn’t help but cover his face.
“A pit! This is a bloody pit!”
The “friendly reminder” at the bottom of this “official guide” calmly stated:
[“Giant wolf” mounts can be acquired from the special building “Giant Wolf Den,” dear~]
Smiling outwardly, but cursing inwardly!
In other words, after all that effort, he still had to go back and upgrade a building-related project?
Who designed this beastman civilization development panel?
Drag them away and shoot them for 3 minutes!
He strongly suppressed the surge of irritation within him.
Luo Ji checked his remaining 53 beastman points.
Beastman points certainly accumulated fast, but they also disappeared incredibly fast when you hit a pitfall like this!
With no other choice, his gaze fell upon the first icon in the building category, the “Wolf Tribe Totem Pole.”
Luo Ji, feeling a stomachache, tapped to upgrade it to level one.
Subsequently, the scene that met his eyes slightly eased his expression.
Upon upgrading the “Wolf Tribe Totem Pole” to level one, the black mist shrouding the next development project quickly dispersed.
It seemed that the prerequisite levels for the building category weren’t as stomach-churning as those for the unit category.
The system likely understood that if both categories were handled this way, beastman civilization players’ mental states would probably explode.
He figured the system still had a shred of conscience left.
And after the “Wolf Tribe Totem Pole” branch expanded, two wolf tribe special buildings were revealed.
One of them was precisely the “Giant Wolf Den!”
