Chapter 61

Upgrading goblins isn't complicated; you just need to severely wound the enemy troops, and then have the goblins finish them off. However, for some reason, even though Liu Siyi opened several treasure chests, the items he obtained were not entirely satisfactory.

Four-leaf Clover: A first-tier treasure, increases luck for all allied troops by 1.

Magic Ring: A first-tier treasure, increases the hero's magic attack power by 10%.

Serpent Tooth Sword: A second-tier treasure, increases melee attack power by 10 and has a poison attribute.

Ghost Card: A third-tier treasure, allows transformation into a ghost with all the abilities of a ghost. Each transformation costs 200 gold. Note: During the transformation, the original abilities cannot be used.

That's all there is. The rest are all gold and various types of resources. Could it be that because he now has a city to build, more resources are being dropped?

Finally, he encountered a silver treasure chest, but it only yielded a Ghost Card. Liu Siyi could only be speechless; it seemed that this kind of card was the lowest tier among the third-tier treasures.

Of course, as a third-tier flying unit, ghosts are not without their advantages.

Ghosts have four advantages:

1. They are undead and are immune to death magic but take double damage from holy magic.

2. As ethereal beings, they can resist all physical damage except for those from martial arts and magic.

3. Their attacks do not directly harm the body but drain life force and mental energy, which can be converted to heal themselves, though the conversion rate is low.

4. Attacked creatures enter a weakened state, with all their stats reduced.

The last two abilities are less effective or even useless against puppets but can be more powerful than vampires against living beings. Unfortunately, without a physical body, ghosts are more vulnerable to death.

Liu Siyi stored the Ghost Card in his storage space. This treasure would only be useful in specific environments; otherwise, it was just junk.

"Phew~" Liu Siyi exhaled heavily, looking at the eight golden beams of light and feeling the fullness of the evolution power within him. He finally couldn't suppress his smile.

The ten goblins had finally all reached the fourth tier. Apart from Yinchui and Jinbi, who had already become heroes, the other eight predictably ascended to hero status.

The golden light dissipated, and the ten goblins looked at each other in disbelief. After a while, they all turned to Liu Siyi, their eyes showing obvious submission and obedience.

While the goblins were adapting, Liu Siyi had already reviewed all their information. As expected, due to individual differences, although their appearances changed slightly after becoming heroes, the abilities they gained were varied.

The ten goblins included a fat goblin named Qiuqiu, two elite goblins, one tall and one short, one red-skinned and one yellow-skinned, Yinchui, a miner goblin, and a mage goblin. For some reason, Yinchui and Jinbi had already advanced to heroes earlier, with talents of Gnome Engineer and Recruitment, respectively. Perhaps it was due to chance or luck, but this didn't matter. The other eight goblins also had talents and skills that surprised Liu Siyi.

Most of the goblin heroes chose skills like Stealth, Financial Management, and Movement. There were a few different skills like Reconnaissance, Morale, and Luck, but none of the goblins chose skills directly related to combat. However, these units, which were inherently different from ordinary goblins, had unique talents after becoming heroes.

For example, one of the elite goblins evolved into a hero with the talent of Theft: A 5% chance to steal an equipped treasure from the enemy upon a successful melee hit. Note: If the enemy has an equipped treasure, the first hit will definitely steal one.

This talent is very powerful, although the 5% chance is quite low and not as effective as directly killing the enemy to drop items. However, the note that the first hit will definitely steal an item is extremely advantageous.

After careful consideration, this talent isn't overly powerful. If the enemy is well-equipped, the hero's strength must be very high, making it almost impossible for a fourth-tier goblin hero to hit them, which is almost a death sentence. If a fourth-tier goblin hero can easily steal, the enemy's strength and the likelihood of having powerful treasures would be low.

The tall goblin hero's talent is Attack Large Creatures: +10% physical damage against creatures larger than five meters. In the game, any creature occupying two grid spaces is considered large, and here, any creature over five meters is considered large. This talent significantly increases attack power, mainly targeting fifth-tier and above units.

However, what is the difference between physical attack power and physical damage?

The short goblin hero's talent is Defense: +10% physical and magical defense for all allied troops. This is different from the Defense skill, which only increases physical defense; this talent also increases magical defense.

The red-skinned and yellow-skinned goblin heroes have talents for a fire spell and an earth spell, respectively: a third-tier fire attack spell, Chain Fireball, and a second-tier earth defense spell, Earth Shield. Chain Fireball is well-known, and Earth Shield creates a shield wall in front of the user to block attacks. These spells may not seem impressive, but as innate abilities, they can be cast instantly like scrolls.

The miner goblin's racial talent is Gold Production Increase: +10% gold production from all gold-producing buildings. This talent currently only affects the city hall, increasing daily gold production by 200. It may not seem significant now, but as more gold-producing buildings are added, the effect will become stronger.

Another talent is Intermediate Mining: provides 1 unit of wood, 1 unit of stone, and 1 unit of rare metal every two days. Although the metal is random, one unit every two days is equivalent to half a metal resource mine.

Rare metals include: Fine Iron, Mithril, and Adamantium.

After reviewing the skills of the goblins, although most were at the intermediate level and seemed powerful, only a few skills were useful in combat. None of the goblins particularly interested Liu Siyi in terms of further cultivation. Their main role was to accumulate resources and guard the place. The most common skill was Financial Management, with seven or eight goblins possessing the intermediate level. This means that even without doing anything, he could receive 2000 gold coins daily.

Of course, there are always some unique individuals in any race, like Qiuqiu and the goblin mage hero. The moment Liu Siyi saw their skills, he immediately decided that he must take them with him wherever he goes.