Chapter 199: Chapter 199, Building a Fortress and Blowing up the Mountain l
Translator: 549690339
After breakfast,
Fang Hao, accompanied by Black Thorn and twenty Bone Dragons carrying Skeleton Trolls, headed towards the edge of the Bloody Mountain Range.
After about an hour’s journey,
they finally reached their destination.
First, they rode the Bone Dragons to fly over the mountain range, carefully
observing the area.
“My Lord, if you wish to attack the Bloodthroat Tribe you mentioned, this is
their only way,”
Black Thorn said, pointing to the map as the Bone Dragons landed.
The map showed the nearby mountain ranges. The area was surrounded by towering mountains. The only path lay under their feet, which was also the path they took to get to the Tomb of the Dragon last time.
There was another way, which was the secret tunnel inside the mountain they
used when exiting the Tomb of the Dragon.
Fang Hao had already sent people to acquire black gunpowder to block that passage.
“Hmm,”
Fang Hao opened the Book of Lords, flipping to the construction page.
He found the blueprint for the [Fortress].
[Level 1 Fortress: Wood 3000, Stone 2000, Brick 1500, Iron 500, Metal Parts
120.]
He chose to build it between the two mountains.
With a flash of light, a fortress was built.
He quickly upgraded the fortress to level six.
[Level 6 Fortress]
[Category: Defensive Structure]
[Ability: Stronghold]
[Stronghold: The building defense durability increases by 1%.]
[Upgrade Required Materials: Tough Wood 3000, Brick 5000, Iron 3200, Metal
Parts 500.]
Upon reaching level six, the fortress gained the Stronghold ability, increasing
its durability by 1%.
It wasn’t much, but hopefully, it would be enough to withstand the Troll’s
attack on the battlefield.
To Fang Hao, the fortress resembled a medieval castle, with thick walls connecting the two mountains to form a defensive barrier.
In the center of the city wall was a massive, heavy gate to ensure regular passage.
The top of the wall was more than 5 meters wide, suitable for positioning archers, mages, or various defensive weapons.
The interior could house barracks, civilian houses, weapon shops, and there were no restrictions on what could be built.
It was not much different from a small city.
Wait a minute!
Fang Hao slapped his forehead.
Since all these can be built, then Arrow Towers and Defensive Magic Towers should also be buildable.
Once again, he opened the Book of Lords and built Arrow Towers and Defensive
Magic Towers.
With a flash of light, the two types of defense towers appeared.
Having upgraded the Arrow Towers and Magic Towers on the city wall to level
6, all that was left was to arrange the corresponding soldiers.
“Black Thorn.”
“My Lord,” Black Thorn came over.
They both stood on the city wall, looking into the depths of the northern mountains.
“What else do you think we need to prepare if we are to hold off the Trolls
here?” asked Fang Hao.
Black Thorn had city defense skills and had spent years leading an orc army before his death, so he should have plenty of experience.
Fang Hao hoped that Nelson had not wiped out this aspect of his knowledge.
Black Thorn stood beside him, thought quickly and said, “My Lord, trolls have strengths in size and power. The height of this wall is enough for defense, but we also need to delay the speed of Trolls getting close to the wall to increase the time for attack.”
“Should we build some obstacles? But they can easily be destroyed. I fear they won’t hold out for long,” pondered Fang Hao, shaking his head self-denyingly after bringing up the possibility of obstacle construction.
He had experience with Ogres and was aware of some of their combat techniques and physical strengths.
They were strong and tough.
Unless their vital spots were attacked, even being pierced would not have a big
effect on them.
These mass-produced obstacles worked well against human-sized units.
They could also impede Trolls, but the effect would be much smaller.
“No, my Lord, I was thinking of a trench that would be difficult for Trolls to cross to slow their advance,” explained Black Thorn, looking down below, “but I’m afraid the project may be quite large.”
This is the Cold Wind Mountain Range.
Even the ground beneath one’s feet is hard rock.
If the fortress wasn’t constructed using blueprints, it would be quite difficult to even excavate the foundation with human labor.
Digging dirt and chiseling rock are two different degrees of labor.
And besides, the enemy’s attack is imminent. Digging a large pit to obstruct the trolls, Black Thorn fears there isn’t enough time.
But Fang Hao feels that this proposal is pretty good.
Who says the project is too large? He doesn’t feel that it is.
“This proposal is good. You study the location and length of the traps, I’ll go call people,” Fang Hao said.
“Oh, okay.”
Black Thorn agreed and walked down the city wall to plan the position of the traps and their depth and width needed to obstruct the trolls.
Fang Hao opened the Book of Lords and contacted Zhang Bin.
“Zhang Bin, are you there?”
“Boss, you’re up so early.”
“I’ll send someone to pick you up soon. Bring all the Iron Claw Rats over.
“Oh, okay.”
After that, Fang Hao ended their chat.
Not long after, the Blood Hunter flew over on the Bone Dragon. As soon as they landed, huge Skeleton Trolls jumped off the back of the Bone Dragon.
They were clutching barrels of explosives.
“Master, where should these explosive barrels be placed?” the Blood Hunter asked.
“Here, I’ll take you there.”
Fang Hao led the Blood Hunter to a mountain tunnel that led to the outside world.
The explosive barrels were thrown inside.
After a loud boom, the tunnel collapsed, entirely sealed off.
“Blood Hunter, go to Zhang Bin’s territory and bring him and the Iron Claw
Rats here,” Fang Hao continued.
“Yes, Master.”
The Blood Hunter left again on the Bone Dragon, heading for Zhang Bin s territory.
About two hours later.
When the Bone Dragon returned again, Zhang Bin had brought a group of Iron Claw Rats with him.
As soon as the wooden barrel was put down, the Iron Claw Rats instantly scattered, craning their necks to get a good look at Fang Hao, whom they hadn’t seen for several days.
Fang Hao also curiously inspected the Iron Claw Rats.
These little guys had changed a lot since he first saw them.
Some had rings around their necks, some wore leather safety helmets, and some even had fitting clothes.
In any case, each one was different, but were all adorable in their own way.
“Boss.” Zhang Bin walked over.
By now, he was used to riding the Bone Dragon and nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.
“Is this an animal beauty contest?” Fang Hao looked towards the Iron Claw Rats, their necks stretched out, full of curiosity.
“Oh, they were distributed to the residents house by house, right? Everyone added some markings to their Iron Claw Rats to make them distinguishable,” Zhang Bin explained.
All the Iron Claw Rats look similar, so the residents were afraid they wouldn’t recognize their fattened rats.
So they each added distinguishing marks: hats, collars, and some even shaved their fur off their hindquarters.
“Alright, you command them. Dig the traps according to Black Thorn’s plan. The sooner it’s done, the sooner we can finish work,” Fang Hao pointed at
Black Thorn.
“Oh, okay.” Zhang Bin directed the Iron Claw Rats out and started digging traps in the ground according to the plan.
Soil and rocks flew up. The sight of over 500 Iron Claw Rats digging was indeed spectacular.
At this moment.
Two more Bone Dragons descended from the sky.
Anjia leapt down from one dragon, with Petty following behind her.
The second dragon carried nine Orcs, who were thrown down from its back.
Upon landing, they immediately fell to their knees, weakened.
“Here, these are the slave contracts. There were a total of nine tribes, we’ve just defeated four of them,” Anjia handed over a stack of Slave Contracts.