Qi Ge and Smith expressed their longing for each other and snuggled together for a while.
Seeing that Smith's emotions had stabilized, Qi Ge said seriously:
"Smit, you must remember what I am going to tell you next."
"Um!"
Qi Ge took a deep breath, stretched out his hand, and conjured up a very strange-looking map in the air.
Smit tilted his head in confusion.
In Qi Ge's hands, a series of miniature cubes formed a map of varying heights.
There is a different scene at the top of each cube.
Mountains, plains, seas, desolate places, canyons, and the abyss of death...
Qi Ge pointed at the map and said:
“The world in this Chaos Treasure House is called the Grid World.
As you can see, at the top of each square is a piece of terrain.
These terrains are clearly distinguished from the terrains on other grids. Depending on the terrain, you can find corresponding field buildings and outputs on the terrain.
For example, fruit forests can produce food and wood, plains can produce food and minerals, water bodies can produce food and gems, and so on.
Where we are is the center of this world.
Except for the square we are in, there will be chaos monsters guarding each square. Only by defeating them can we occupy the square.
After occupying a square, you can execute four commands: explore, collect, develop, and destroy.
[Explore] You can search for hidden buildings, special resources, soldiers in distress, etc. on the grid.
[Collect] can obtain a large amount of corresponding resources, but it will reduce the effect of the terrain on the grid, that is, the more you collect, the less you will get.
If you collect the same squares over and over again, you will eventually collect nothing.
[Development] You can build a garrison on the grid. After stationing a certain number of soldiers, you will continue to get the output from this terrain.
[Destroy] will directly destroy the square, turning it into an impassable void, but will obtain a massive amount of resources at one time.
Unlike the Yasa world where we can handle every detail in detail, in the grid world, we can only get relatively simple returns after giving orders.
We can't even control the offensive process.
This is our biggest difficulty.”
Smith listened very carefully and remembered it very clearly.
When Qi Ge saw that Schmidt could keep up, he continued:
“When you occupy 9 squares that form a nine-square grid, you can use this nine-square grid to build a city.
After owning a city, your strength will be greatly improved and you will have a stable source of troops.
But there are more than one way to obtain a city, and it is complicated to explain in detail. After the official start, if you encounter a similar opportunity, I will remind you. "
"Yeah! I've got that in mind!"
Smit nodded vigorously.
Next comes the most important part.
Qi Ge took a deep breath and said seriously:
“The Chaos Treasure House we are going to attack is called the Ghostly Land.
The reason for this name is because our opponent is a ghost butterfly that can turn Fang Ge into a ghost."
Qi Ge stretched out his finger and tapped a square. In an instant, the terrain on the entire square disappeared, and the square turned into a strange brown scorched earth. On this brown scorched earth, a large group of green caterpillars were constantly wriggling, looking extremely disgusting.
Qi Ge explained:
“This is the place of ghosting.
The ghostified squares will become impossible to occupy. Send troops directly to attack the ghostified area. No matter how many go there, they will die. There will be no suspense about the number.
However, the ghostly land will constantly send chaos monsters to the squares around it.
Dispatching does not only involve dispatching to adjacent squares. Some flying chaos soldiers can jump to farther squares.
If the Chaos Troops on the square are not cleared away in time, when the accumulated number of Chaos Monsters exceeds the carrying capacity of this square, this square will also become a ghost.
The only way to destroy the demonized land is to restrict and surround it."
Qi Ge pointed his finger, and flags representing Smith were placed on the four adjacent squares in the ghost land.
"When the area surrounding the Demonic Land is occupied by your territory, the Demonic Land will be restricted and you will no longer be able to send Chaos Monsters to the surrounding area."
The Seven Doves snapped their fingers again, and cities appeared next to the four squares with the Smith flags.
“After successfully building a city, you can use construction points to expand it to the surrounding areas, and incorporate the surrounding squares into your city one by one.
The ghostly land is surrounded by cities, and this ghostly land will be destroyed and turned back into a normal square. "
Schmidt blinked and suddenly realized:
“Oh, I see.
If I turn all the squares on the map into my city, won't the ghost land be unable to be generated?"
Qi Ge smiled and said:
"Yes, but not necessarily 'all'."
Qi Ge stretched out his finger and drew delicate lines on the map.
The lines intertwine with each other to form special patterns.
There is a square in the middle of each line, just like a fishing net.
Qi Ge explained:
“Each city can only accommodate a limited number of squares, and building a city requires a lot of resources.
Therefore, we need to use as few cities as possible to control as many squares as possible.
According to my calculations, in the most perfect case, only seven cities are needed to form a perfect blockade network.
When no more ghostly lands are generated on this map, we will win and the strategy will be successful.
If we fail to resist the attack of the demonized land, we will fail."
Qi Ge pointed at the map and said:
“If you choose to destroy the square, the empty space left by the square will inevitably generate a ghostly land after three rounds.
Therefore, destroying squares must be done with extreme caution.
Also, Smit, look.
If you want to restrict or surround a single-square ghost area, you only need to control the four squares above, below, left and right.
But if two ghostly lands are connected, you must control six squares to surround them all.
At the same time, the larger the area of ​​the ghostly land, the more ferocious the chaotic monsters generated there will be, and the stronger the offensive against the surrounding areas will be, and it may even destroy cities that have not yet formed an encirclement.
If the area of ​​the ghostly land is too large, it will become impossible to restrict and surround it.
Once the ghostly land forms nine connected grids, no matter it is a nine-square grid or strange-shaped connections, we will fail directly.
Therefore, it is necessary to avoid the ghostly areas from being connected together.
Smith said nervously:
"I understand. We must develop as quickly as possible to compete with the Ghost Land in terms of development speed, right?"
"right!"
Qi Ge nodded solemnly.
"There is another good news. Originally, the Ghost Land should have appeared at the same time as us, but because you are only level 5, the Ghost Land will be delayed for ten rounds.
We will have more time once we start.”
"round?"
Smith's eyes lit up: "Could it be that this treasure house is a turn-based game?"
"Yes." Qi Ge smiled and said, "This is also an area that our hero is familiar with."
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Seven pigeons told Schmidt many details, and the time he had to prepare was running out.
When everything was explained, Qi Ge looked at his palm. His palm was gradually fading, as if it would disappear at any time.
Qi Ge held Smith's hand and said seriously:
"Next, I have no way to communicate with you directly. I can only contact you through some special methods.
But don't be afraid, don't be alarmed.
You must remember, although you can't see me, I can see everything you do.
When you encounter difficulties that you cannot solve, pay more attention to your surroundings, and you will definitely find the hints I try to convey to you. "
"Um!!"
Smith nodded vigorously, time started to flow again, but the Seven Pigeons disappeared beside her.
Smith stretched out his hand and grabbed the empty air, feeling somewhat reluctant to let go.
She patted her cheeks and encouraged herself:
"Come on! To be able to stand beside Brother Qi Ge."
Smith took a step forward, and one hundred human soldiers with determined eyes said to Smith at the same time:
"Lady Saint, please give the order."
Smith took a deep breath, pointed at the troops, and said:
“20 armored spearmen stay behind, 10 stay to [explore] the area, and the other 10 will [develop] the area.
The remaining troops are divided into two teams, attacking the southern and northern squares respectively."
"Yes! Die for the Saint."
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Watching Smith deploying his troops from a God's perspective, Qi Ge smiled slightly.
Smit did a great job.
If you want to develop rapidly, you must divide your forces.
The prerequisite for dividing troops to attack two squares at the same time is that the initial force must be strong enough.
Smith's troops fully met this requirement.
When the strength of Smith's troops was calculated, all the Seven Pigeons were stunned.
[Twilight Wanderer], [Warhammer Priest], [Heavy Swordsman], [Unfallen Banner], [Star Heavy Crossbowman]...
There are a total of 100 human soldiers, 30 level 5 myths, 50 level 5 miracles, and only 20 level 4 [Heavy Armored Spearmen] are hidden.
Twilight Wanderer
Level: 6
Rank: 5
Quality: Mythical
Attack: 38
Defense: 20
Health: 1200
Speed: 25
Damage: 60-70 (lance), 100 (heavy sword)
trick:
Charge: Increase damage by 5% for each square you move while attacking.
Spear and Sword: Use a spear when attacking actively, gain special skills:
Enemies cannot counterattack, penetrate, and are stunned by 20% of their attacks.
Use the heavy sword when counterattacking.
Gain special skill: unlimited counterattack, knock back the opponent 20 to 30 squares when counterattacking.
Last Light: Attacks and counterattacks deal true damage, and the player becomes immune to death effects.
Wanderer: Before taking action, you can choose to skip one of your turns, allowing you to take two consecutive actions in the next turn. 】
【Unfallen Flag
Level: 4
Rank: 5
Quality: Mythical
Attack: 18
Defense: 40
Health: 1800
Speed: 10
Damage: 50-70
Special skill: Glorious Banner: All human soldiers on the battlefield gain +2 morale, and gain an additional chance to boost morale each round.
Unbreakable Guard: Consume one round, enter shield-raising mode, speed drops to 0, gain 80% all-damage reduction and instant death immunity. 】
Each team has 10 [Twilight Wanderers] and 2 [Unfallen Flags], leading the remaining 28 human soldiers, which is enough to form a powerful combat group without the leadership of a hero.
“Smit is the lucky one, with special skills. After becoming a hero, she obtained the elementary treasure making skill and the advanced luck skill.
[Lucky God’s Choice: Luck +6, Inspiration +12]
Her extremely high basic luck value, coupled with the bonus of advanced luck magic, gives her a strong initial military force.
The strong initial force allows Smith to perform more operations in more rounds.
At the beginning of the first round, 10 [Heavy Armored Spearmen] begin searching on the grassland squares.
At the same time, in front of Qi Ge, a hundred cards were quietly suspended in the air.
The cards have different designs:
The soldier knelt on the grass, opened the treasure chest, and was ecstatic;
The soldier fell into the pit, his face filled with horror.
The terrifying beast stepped down and crushed a large group of soldiers into meat paste.
…
One hundred cards are divided into fifty good cards and fifty bad cards, but among the forty good cards, only ten of them can really play a role, and the others are better than nothing.
Qi Ge suddenly realized:
"I see.
The total number of cards is proportional to the number of explorers. For every additional explorer, 1 gold card, 4 white cards, 4 gray cards and 1 black card will be added.
After all, Smith has the special skill of being chosen by luck, so no matter how bad it is, it shouldn't be that bad.
May my wife, Fate, bless me. As long as I don't draw any grey or black cards, I can accept even 10 white cards."
Qi Ge stared at the cards carefully. One hundred cards flew up and down, and then ten cards fell from the air.
These cards seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fog, making it difficult for Qi Ge to see clearly.
"Don't get a black card at the beginning. Every soldier can be important at the beginning."
Just as Qi Ge was praying tremblingly, ten cards were turned over one after another, and the bright golden light almost blinded Qi Ge's eyes.
“What the hell?!
Ten cards, all dazzling gold! Not even a single white card?
Outrageous?! How can it be so outrageous? "
The cards were turned over one by one, revealing the patterns on them.
[Crystal Farm: A heavily armored spearman discovered a crystal farm with crystal flowers blooming on the grassland.
Flowing Grassland grid development progress +10%, crystal production +50/turn]
[Taoyuan Refugees: A heavily armored spearman discovered a refugee village.
There are 200 farmers in the village.
After some communication, the whole village joins your team.
Flowing Grassland grid development progress +20%, obtain level 1, step 1 peasant *200]
[Herds of bison: A heavily armored spearman discovered a large herd of bison.
You can slaughter the cattle to get a lot of food , or you can domesticate the cattle to develop animal husbandry.
Please select...】
The exploration order was given by Schmidt, but every option discovered during the exploration was decided by the Seven Pigeons.
“Slaughtering can get a lot of food in the early stages, but it is definitely not as good as domestication.
Developing animal husbandry can provide a stable pasture for cattle. The earlier animal husbandry is developed, the more total food can be obtained. "
Qi Ge chose domestication without hesitation.
[Taming is complete, and your territory has gained [Buffalo Ranch].
Food +20/turn, farmland produces food +30%. 】
[Wild Land:
A heavily armored spearman discovered a special grassland where the grass grew extra tall.
Nothing gained yet.
In the next round, you can choose to continue exploring this place. If you choose to continue exploring, you will need to send an additional 19 soldiers. You will lose control of these soldiers before the exploration is successful. 】
【Lost Treasure Box
Your soldiers discovered a huge treasure chest buried deep in the soil. After opening the treasure chest, you obtained 30,000 gold coins, 50 gems, 50 crystals, 50 sulfur, and 50 mercury.
You have reason to believe that this is a treasure left behind by the destroyed previous dynasty.
The soldiers thought it must be a gift from God.
They were able to discover this treasure chest because the Saint Lady was the savior sent by God.
The morale of all your soldiers is permanently increased by 1. 】
Abandoned Outpost
An abandoned outpost, where some veterans are still stationed. By spending 4,000 gold coins, you can recruit 40 archers and 50 spearmen.
If you spend another 10,000 gold coins, you can buy the entire abandoned outpost and renovate it into a spearman tower or an archer tower. 】
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With 10 golden cards, the development progress of Liushui Grassland was pushed to 70%, and a lot of resources were obtained, as well as a large number of resource points and a recruitment point.
Qi Ge witnessed with his own eyes how incredible Smith's luck was, which made him more confident of passing the test in one go.
【Development completed】
[10 Heavy Armored Spearmen successfully developed 10%, and the Flowing Grassland grid gained:
Food: 10/turn, Gold Coins 100/turn.
The current total development progress is 80%, and the grassland road has been successfully built. 】
[Grassland Road: The wide road allows all troops to move freely.
It does not take time for troops to pass through the water grassland grid. 】
Under normal circumstances, each time a troop passes through a square, it will consume a fixed amount of time and some food.
However, buildings that are beneficial to Smith will be constructed on squares where the development progress exceeds 50%, thus saving the time required for movement.
When a grid reaches 100% development, it will automatically supply troops passing through it, so that they don't need to consume food.
Therefore, development options are very important.
Of course, if the square is included in the city, the square will automatically gain 100% development, but the number of turns required to build a city is much greater than the number of turns required for development.
The time required to build a city on a square with 100% development will also be shortened.
After the development was completed, news of the expedition came soon after.
[Battle Report 1: The southern [Wogao Plain] was successfully captured, with a total loss of 3 soldiers.
[Warhammer Priest] Successfully resurrected 2 people.
A total of 1 [Holy Guard] (Level 4, Rank 5 Miracle) was lost. 】
[Battle Report 2: The northern [Wet Mountains] were successfully captured, with a total loss of 9 soldiers.
[Warhammer Priest] Successfully resurrected 3 people.
A total of 2 [Holy Guards], 1 [Twilight Wanderer], and 3 [Star Crossbowmen] were lost. 】
In the first round, there was a loss of 1 myth and 6 miracles.
When Qi Ge saw the battle report, he felt a little heartache.
Such losses could have been avoided if the troops had not been divided.
But now is not the time to feel bad about the battle losses. While we are just starting out and there is no harassment from the [Ghostly Land], the right thing to do is to exchange the battle losses for development speed.
No matter how strong the initial troops are, they are just initial troops.
Even if all the initial troops were preserved intact, it would still be unrealistic to rely on 100 soldiers to fight against the terrifying [Ghost Land] in the end.
The sooner you build as many cities as possible, the greater your chances of winning in the later stages.
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In the eyes of Qi Ge, war casualties are just a number, but in the eyes of Smith, war casualties are people who disappear in front of her eyes.
After the battle, the troops who returned to Smit were shrouded in sorrow for having lost their comrades.
But fortunately, both battles were won and their morale was not greatly affected.
Time began to fast forward, the sun rose in the east and set in the west, the grass grew vigorously, and the flowers gradually bloomed.
Spring has passed and summer has arrived.
In this special house of chaos, every turn is a season.
The four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter rotate continuously.
Among them, spring, summer and autumn have no negative impact on the three seasons, with the exception of winter. In winter, the grain output of all squares will be halved.
If there is not enough food at the end of the round, the morale of the soldiers will begin to decline and they may even starve to death or flee.
Food was relatively plentiful at present, and Smith had no time to think about winter.
A new round is coming.
Qi Ge thought about it immediately.
“Under normal circumstances, development instructions are the safest, after all, exploration is risky.
But Smith's luck was a little unreasonable.
Ten heavy spearmen were responsible for exploration and drew out the ten most valuable golden cards.
Damn, as long as miracles exist, she will be able to hold them in her hands, right?
Destiny is only my ally, but she is her biological mother.
10 heavy spearmen were developed, but only 10% of the progress was achieved.
10 heavy spearmen searched and found 70% of the development progress and a bunch of good stuff.
This is something everyone knows which one to choose.”
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At the critical moment when the order is about to be issued.
Smit looked around nervously.
Just then, a flower popped up at Smit's feet.
In front of Smith, the flower completed the three steps of sprouting, budding and blooming at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Then, a string of flowers unfolded one after another.
"Red, red, green, green, blue, purple, blue, red, yellow, blue..."
Seeing these small flowers, Smith calculated in his mind for a while and understood the hint of Qi Ge.
She gave the order without hesitation.
"Add 20 spearmen and 10 archers to Expedition Team 1 and Team 2 respectively, and divide them into two groups to attack the east and west respectively.
Leave 10 spearmen and 9 peasants to search the [Wild Land], and 20 peasants to develop the [Flowing Plain].
The remaining farmers will be divided into two groups, one to attack and explore the [Fertile Plains] and the other to explore the [Wet Mountains].
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Seeing that Smith understood his hint, Qi Ge was very proud.
He and Smit were in tune with each other, and all he needed was some simple color codes and a comparison book for Smit to understand what he meant.
Next, it’s time to compete in development speed.
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【explore:
【Alpine Bird Nest:
Your soldiers discovered a huge bird's nest high in the mountains.
Experienced soldiers tell you that these nests may have once been inhabited by harpies, but now they are nowhere to be found.
The nests can be dismantled and used as shelter for soldiers.
You can choose to dismantle the bird's nest and get wood +500.
You can also choose to leave the bird's nest, moist mountain development +15%]
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【Alpine Mine:
……】
[Fruit forest at the bottom of the mountain: …]
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【Mountain Horse Herd:
Your heavily armored spearmen have spotted a herd of sturdy horses that are free to roam the high mountains.
A brave heavily armored spearman took great pains and successfully tamed the horse king.
You have obtained the 4th level 1st stage mythical unit [Mountain Heavy Cavalry] *1
You have obtained the 1st level 1st stage soldier [Mountain Horse] *180. 】
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【Huge farmland:
A farmer discovered a large area of ​​black soil on the plain. He was so amazed at the fertility of the soil that he almost knelt down and cried.
Even if there is no need to cultivate the land, you can harvest twice in one season by just throwing wheat seeds around.
This piece of farmland must be a gift from God.
Soldier morale permanently +1
[Wogao Plain] Development degree +20%, food production +50%]
【Clear list of wells:
……】
Savage Village:
…
Number of peasants +100, number of spearmen +20, number of swordsmen +20]
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In the second round of exploration, a total of two hundred cards were drawn.
A total of forty gold cards, one hundred and fifty white cards, and only ten gray cards were drawn.
The development level of the two newly acquired territories is directly 100%.
A treasure of great importance was also found.
【Ancient Relics:
Your soldiers defeated a group of mindless undead deep in the wilderness, losing 10 spearmen and obtaining a strange treasure.
After your research, this treasure can show you the dangers around you.
Obtained Level 6 Treasure: Chaos Compass]
After possessing the Chaos Compass, Qi Ge's perspective changed.
There are skulls of varying sizes on all the squares adjacent to Smith's territory.
After Qi Ge's research, it was determined that the size and color of the skull reflected the strength of the Chaos forces stationed on the square.
This also made Qi Ge discover bad news.
Among the eight squares around the flowing plain, the difficulty of seven squares is almost the same, but on the square in the northeast corner, there is a huge skull that is so red that it is black.
This means there are many True Chaos Army-level [BOSS] there, as well as a huge number of other Chaos monsters.
This made Qi Ge feel troubled, but also somewhat fortunate.
If you want to build a city as soon as possible, you must quickly lay out a nine-square grid with the flowing plain as the center.
An extremely difficult square appeared in the northeast corner, instantly ruining the Seven Pigeons Plan.
At the same time, Qi Ge was very glad that he had obtained the [Chaos Compass].
If he hadn't received the warning from the Chaos Compass and still divided his troops to charge forward, it might have resulted in the annihilation of his entire army.
After much thought, Qi Ge decided to go around that square.
The number of enemies in that square is at least 10 times that of any other square, so even if all of your initial forces are assembled, you'll probably suffer heavy losses in the fight.
It would be better to expand to the west and gain three more squares.
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After four rounds, using flower messaging, Smith perfectly completed the intention of the seven pigeons.
The nine-square grid was formed, the total number of troops in Smith's hands reached 1,450, and the construction of the city began.
Since 7 out of the 9 squares in the grid have been fully developed, it only takes two rounds to build the city if everyone participates in the construction.
After two rounds, the city was built!
Grand fireworks bloomed in the sky, and a tall castle was built on the plain where Smith was!
Smith mischievously named this newly built city the God's Chosen City, hoping that the real God's Chosen City could bring good luck to this new city.
Perhaps it was really the name that worked. As soon as the God's Chosen City was completed, Qi Ge received good news that cheered him up.
Between the two undeveloped squares is a [Kingfisher Wetland].
A natural wonder was discovered in Kingfisher Wetland!
The Great Tomb of Nazarick
Effect: Produces 30 Corpse Wizards each round, and can convert any level 5 soldiers into Corpse Wizards.
When a Corpse Witch is produced, there is a chance that a Corpse Witch hero will be born. 】
[The Great Tomb of Nazarick] had just been discovered, and 90 corpse guards were provided to the city at one time.
In the eighth round starting from the Treasure House, the troops under Smit's command changed from purely human to a joint army of humans and undead.
The addition of the new race suddenly caused Smith's territory to explode.
[A burial ground is found in the flowing plains. Dead life soldiers can be transformed into skeleton soldiers in the burial ground.]
[The Hell Mine is found in the Wet Mountains. Mining the mine can obtain the Death Qi of the Undead. Please note that only Undead soldiers can mine. 】
【Discover the Undead Magic Research Institute.】
【Discover the Undead Laboratory.】
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The long list of news stunned Qi Ge and Smith.
After careful study, Qi Ge was delighted to find that with the addition of the new race, the output that each square could provide had almost doubled!
This discovery made Qi Ge realize the correct way to fight [Ghost Land] all of a sudden.
"Adding the Undead race will give us so much more output, so what about other races? Orcs, elves, behemoths, elementals, titans...
[The Great Tomb of Nazarick] is a natural wonder, which is why I discovered it when the city was being built.
It is very likely that there are some less than Wonder-level structures still in the wild.
This Chaos Treasure House, the exploration command is more useful than I thought. "
So, at the suggestion of Qige, Schmidt immediately increased his investment in exploration instructions.
At the same time, the construction of the new city began vigorously.
Buildings sprang up in the new city, which not only improved the prosperity of the city but also provided Smith with more stable barracks.
As the number of soldiers increases, Schmidt can start multi-line operations.
In the tenth round, Smith simultaneously attacked five squares that were easier to attack.
But at the same time, the first [Ghost Land] was born.
"What?!"
Qi Ge looked at the map in shock.
There are more than 2,000 squares in total, but this first [Ghost Land] was actually born in the northeast corner of the flowing plain, only half a square away from Smith's original place.
In the first round when [Ghost Land] is generated, it starts to send Chaos Monsters to the surrounding area.
Qi Ge saw with his own eyes that a square that originally had only one small skull head instantly turned into three skull heads after a round of reinforcements from the [Ghostly Land], and the difficulty of the battle tripled!
Qi Ge could hardly hold back and curse:
“Cheating! This is cheating!
The boss slapped him in the face? I don't believe it if it wasn't intentional.
Fortunately, I sped up the development speed at all costs.
If I don't build the city now, I'm afraid I will never have the chance to build the city again.
Oops, I can see where the [Ghost Land] appears, but Smith can't. I must notify her immediately to send troops to clean up the area around the [Ghost Land]. We must not let the skulls accumulate."