Chapter 524
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Chapter 524: Goblin Technology (1)
While Luo Ji was configuring his forces and preparing for deployment, Ye Qingxuan’s side was engulfed in the fires of war.
This invasion had now reached its 8th day.
The destructive power of the enemy’s siege weapons was simply astonishing.
Retreating battle after battle, two cities on the eastern border of her civilization had already been captured by the enemy.
Now, those green-skinned goblins were wantonly bombarding her third city with their siege weaponry!
On the plains outside the city, small, squat goblins expertly operated those massive siege engines.
Rows upon rows of bed crossbows and siege weapons fired relentlessly, unreservedly showcasing the dominant technological prowess of the goblin race!
Fortunately, Luo Ji had supplied Ye Qingxuan with a batch of triple-bow bed crossbows early on, for her to use as a last resort.
This was why she still had some counter-attacking power when faced with this level of bombardment.
Otherwise, it would have been a one-sided suppression.
But even so, this battle was far from evenly matched.
The sheer number of enemy siege weapons was overwhelming.
Their quantity alone was enough to pin them down, making it hard to even lift their heads.
After several rounds of assault, an entire section of the city wall was already riddled with damage.
If it were hit a few more times, no one would be surprised if the wall simply collapsed.
Ye Qingxuan couldn’t even fathom where the opposing goblin player got so many civilization points to deploy such an exaggerated number of siege weapons!
“Your Majesty, at this rate, the city wall will be completely destroyed by those green-skinned dwarves! Let me lead the troops out to meet them!”
Ye Feixing, clad in bronze armor, quickly approached, requesting permission to lead a charge.
Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan, who was also wearing a female-style armor, looked at Ye Feixing’s pale face and shook her head.
“Their firepower is fierce, and your previous injuries haven’t fully healed. Are you rushing out to your death now?”
“Furthermore…”
Ye Qingxuan’s voice trailed off, her face showing a clear hint of unwillingness.
“Furthermore, we currently have no way to get through their firepower.”
For the past several months, the player who had been relentlessly fighting her was Gawain, ranked 6th in the no-tier leaderboard.
There was no personal grudge between them.
However, Gawain had clearly set his sights on the abundant resources within her civilization.
If one were to ask who the most resource-rich player in the no-tier segment was, it was undoubtedly Ye Qingxuan, who managed an entire commercial empire.
The sheer volume of her resource reserves would likely make many Bronze Tier players kneel.
It was simply an enticing treasure trove.
Gawain was clearly extremely confident in his goblin civilization’s technology, perhaps even a bit overconfident.
Even knowing that the owner of this treasure trove was Ye Qingxuan, who ranked 5 positions higher than him, he still unhesitatingly rolled up his sleeves and started the fight.
In Gawain’s view, his goblin civilization’s technological prowess held an absolutely overwhelming advantage among no-tier players.
If he could devour the resources in Ye Qingxuan’s hands, he would gain massive resources and be able to develop extensively before even advancing to the Bronze Tier.
By then, even upon promotion to the Bronze Tier, his goblin civilization’s technology would still allow him to act as he pleased!
However, his opponent was, after all, ranked 1st on the leaderboard.
Although the precise ranking within the top 10 didn’t hold much significance anymore, he wouldn’t underestimate her.
So, in the previous months of combat, he had been fighting reconnaissance battles.
The goal was to understand the terrain distribution of the enemy civilization.
After all, his siege weapons were quite large and heavily affected by terrain.
If he encountered unfavorable terrain, his goblin civilization’s combat power would likely be crippled by more than 70%.
And in previous reconnaissance battles, the configurations he dispatched were naturally some very common, ordinary siege setups.
In a single siege, he would deploy at most five siege weapons, never revealing the true trump card of his goblin civilization.
It was precisely because of this that Ye Qingxuan had mostly won during the preceding period, with few losses.
An opponent of that caliber certainly didn’t warrant disturbing Luo Ji.
But who would have thought that the main force of the goblin civilization’s army wasn’t their soldiers at all, but an exaggerated number of siege weapons?
The current situation could only be described as completely defying common sense!
When other players fought invasion battles, their main force was ultimately soldiers.
No one would be like these goblins, essentially deploying no soldiers, but instead, lining up a large number of siege weapons and bombarding their city walls indiscriminately.
And the most critical part was that this absurd level of firepower was simply too fierce.
The infantry units couldn’t even charge forward.
Once, Ye Feixing led a force to forcefully assault the enemy’s main camp.
Upon getting closer, they discovered hundreds of goblins waiting for them with hand crossbows…
90% of the force he brought was annihilated.
Ye Feixing escaped with four arrows in his body.
If not for the bronze armor he was wearing, he probably would have died outside.
In the current situation, he was already severely wounded and not fully recovered.
How could Ye Qingxuan let him go out to risk his life again?
Ultimately, she had no choice but to call for Luo Ji’s help.
This was a significant blow to Ye Qingxuan, who had initially believed she could handle things on her own.
However, little did she know that even a veteran player like Luo Ji, who had developed to his level, had almost capsized during the previous blizzard.
Let alone a true novice like her, who had essentially never played games before and didn’t understand these game mechanics?
Fear permeated the city walls.
Being subjected to such relentless bombardment by the goblins’ siege weapons was extremely demoralizing.
At this moment, Ye Qingxuan truly wished her business acumen could be applied to warfare!
Unfortunately, the Creator was not so merciful; while granting her excellent business sense, it had clearly taken away other talents.
“Your Majesty, it’s too dangerous on the city walls. You should leave here and prepare to retreat to the royal city at any time.”
As he spoke, a stern-faced armored general quickly walked up to Ye Qingxuan.
This man’s name was Gu Xuan, and he was one of her three main advisors.
Ye Hua was responsible for political affairs, Ye Feixing for charging into battle, and Gu Xuan was responsible for military maneuvers, formations, and command.
It was no exaggeration to say that these three were the three pillars of the commercial empire.
Losing any one of them would result in heavy losses for her.
“These green-skinned dwarves’ siege weapons cannot be pushed up the mountains. After retreating to the royal city, at least our safety can be guaranteed.”
At this point, Gu Xuan’s voice paused, and his face showed clear shame.
“However, our losses, I’m afraid, cannot be recovered.”
As the Minister of Military Affairs, military campaigns were undoubtedly his responsibility.
Under Ye Qingxuan’s management, the commercial empire had abundant resource reserves.
His army had ample military funds, provisions, and equipment.
Yet, they were now being pushed back repeatedly by these green-skinned dwarves, whatever they were.
As the Minister of Military Affairs, he was solely to blame!
