Chapter 70

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"My idea is simple: first, build all the unit buildings, but don't immediately recruit all the units. Instead, decide based on the situation. As Lord Bauer said, the enemy might still be far away. We can wait until we detect their presence before recruiting. If there's no threat, we can upgrade all the unit buildings to the highest level. In any case, there's also the possibility of directly recruiting a powerful hero."

Liu Siyi concluded, and everyone nodded in agreement with this approach.

"Wolf, Qiuqiu, Falen, Locke, God, Ed, Liya, Lina, Mantid, Bill, Bird, and all the Thunderbirds, you will go with me to fight. The rest will follow Old Bauer and be responsible for defending the city." After some thought, Liu Siyi chose these people to fight and capture resources. He decided to stop training Silverhammer's forging skill, as a skill that relies on luck and level-ups is not as reliable as bringing back more resources to upgrade through forging. If possible, directly obtaining a master-level forging skill is not impossible. As for Nani, because of his large size and the lack of ranged attackers in the team, he was temporarily left behind.

"Yes!" Everyone responded without any objections. Seeing that Silverhammer and Nani did not speak, Liu Siyi did not explain further and said, "Alright, since we've decided, everyone should rest well. We start fighting tomorrow."

"Yes, Master. (Lord City.)" Everyone bowed in response.

"Bauer, with so many new heroes, do you have enough places for them to stay?" Liu Siyi asked.

"Lord City, don't worry. Old Bauer will make sure everything is arranged." Old Bauer smiled. Seeing Liu Siyi nod, he added, "Everyone, Lord City has cultivated ten heroes for our goblin race. To show our sincere gratitude, I have prepared a banquet tonight in the city square, inviting everyone here to attend. I believe most of you have never tasted our specially made sweet fruit wine. Additionally, I have prepared a very sumptuous dinner. Please come."

"Good, I must try the sweet fruit wine that Lord Bauer highly praises." Liu Siyi smiled and said, "As for those who came with me, I'm not sure if Liya and Lina have tasted it, but the others are either newly recruited or tamed wild creatures, so they definitely haven't. I'll thank you on their behalf."

"Master, the Witch Lord is always focused on experiments and never cares about these things. We are born to assist the Lord, and we usually just eat enough to be full. We don't have such luxuries," Lina stood up and said.

"Yes, Master, I'm also very curious about the sweet fruit wine," Liya agreed.

"Witch Lord?" Old Bauer showed surprise and then laughed, "This sweet fruit wine is specially made here and is not found anywhere else. I believe you have never tasted it."

"The Witch Lord is a very powerful neutral hero I encountered in the Underworld. I recruited Liya and Lina, two elite witches, by completing a task. Even now, I have a mission to capture various creatures or collect materials from them to exchange for treasures. The most difficult task is to give her a seventh-tier unit to receive a fourth-tier treasure." Seeing Old Bauer's reaction, Liu Siyi explained a bit, but could only laugh helplessly. This task, while not too difficult, is quite time-consuming.

"Master, what kind of treasure is it? Can you tell us?" Old Bauer wasn't very interested, but Silverhammer was clearly very curious, perhaps this was the true reason for his talent.

Liu Siyi listed the three fourth-tier treasures and then asked for everyone's opinion, "Which treasure do you think I should choose?"

In fact, he had already made up his mind to choose the Magic Source, which increases a hero's mana by 50% and doubles the mana recovery rate.

For a mage, mental strength is life, and mana is the manifestation of power. As for the Earth Elemental Summoning Manual, while it can temporarily boost combat power, it's not as necessary right now.

"The Starlight Cloak is good..."

"The Magic Source is good..."

"The Earth Elemental Summoning Manual is good..."

Everyone gave their opinions, but only a few were thinking deeply.

"Silverhammer, what do you think?" Liu Siyi asked, seeing that Silverhammer was also deep in thought.

"Master, although these three treasures are all fourth-tier, the Starlight Cloak is clearly much weaker. If I have to choose, it should be between the Magic Source and the Earth Elemental Summoning Manual. However, each has its strengths, making it hard to decide," Silverhammer admitted.

"Master, I have an idea," Qiuqiu suddenly said, "Master, these two treasures are designed for mage heroes. The Magic Source directly increases a mage's mana, while the Earth Elemental Summoning Manual requires high-level wisdom to fully utilize its power. Although warrior heroes can use it, the effect is minimal. Currently, only Master, me, and Falen can fully utilize it.

However, I'm not just thinking about who can use it best, but also about the Abandoned Gods' Arena that Bird mentioned. I wonder if we can use treasures in the arena. If not, heroes can only use their own strength, and I suggest Master choose the Magic Source. If treasures can be used, Master and I can directly summon at least two seventh-tier Earth Elemental Lords, and Falen can summon an Earth Elemental King. This should give us a good chance of success even at the highest difficulty level. If not, we can still challenge the fourth difficulty level and obtain a fourth-tier treasure without much trouble."

Great! Liu Siyi was impressed. This was indeed a good plan. If it works, the benefits would be significant.

With the decision made, it was time for the banquet. A servant came to inform them that the banquet was ready and invited everyone to attend.

It turned out to be a fox person. Liu Siyi looked at the servant leading the way and only then remembered that the orc race included this sub-race.

Don't assume that fox people are all beautiful. Liu Siyi admitted that the fox maid in front had a great figure, but unfortunately, she had a fox head and body, with no human face. If someone still found her attractive, that would be beyond words.

Previously, he had been busy attacking and occupying the city, and a lot of things had kept him from appreciating the city. Now that he had some free time, Liu Siyi naturally wanted to take a good look. Looking around at the buildings, he felt a unique atmosphere, as if he were in a foreign country, experiencing a different culture.

Besides fox people, the orc race had many other sub-races, including flying eagle people and swan people, and earth-dwelling snake people and rat people. How could these races live together in peace? There were also powerful tiger people and leopard people, some of whom had fifth or sixth-tier strength, but unfortunately, they were not units.

If there were a way to turn these individuals into units, that would be great. Liu Siyi thought of the sixth-tier units created by the dwarves in the Underworld and wondered how they did it.

"Lord City, try our specially made sweet fruit wine."

While admiring the various landscapes and cultures, Liu Siyi found himself in the center of the city square. There was no tradition of leaders giving speeches; Old Bauer directly picked up a cup of dark green drink from the table filled with various delicacies and handed it to Liu Siyi.

Taking the cup, he looked at the thick dark green liquid and smelled a faintly sweet aroma.

"Good, it's rich and fragrant, with a lingering aftertaste. This sweet fruit wine is really delicious." Seeing Old Bauer take a sip first, Liu Siyi took a small sip. The sweet fruit wine was rich but not cloying, with a pleasant, fresh aroma.