Chapter 105: Chapter 105: 300 Top-Level Defense Towers, Impregnable FortressRosen didn’t care about the hundred-plus archers at all, since this territory was level two and didn’t have defense towers.

    He simply summoned dozens of Dragon Knights and easily took over this territory.

    The only pity was that the resource point of the opposing territory was a beehive, not a gold mine.

    Upon scouting the surroundings, the air walls of this territory hadn’t been opened yet, but the lord of the opposite territory was already gone, leaving the territory as just an empty shell.

    "The lord probably didn’t hide well and was eliminated in advance."

    Whether it’s the main city or lord of the territory, being eliminated results in being out of the game, and finding out certainly stalls progress.

    Rosen checked the territory where the lord had been killed in advance; their collection point was a silver mine, also not a gold mine.

    By clearing all buildings in the territory, three random air walls around it can be opened.

    This increased the likelihood of attracting nearby enemies.

    The lord of the previous Zone 3 likely didn’t destroy opposing territory buildings to give himself enough time to grow his territory strong.

    And since Rosen opened the air wall leading to his territory, the opposing lord had no choice but to launch a surprise attack on Rosen.

    Otherwise, this territory could soon upgrade to level three.

    Understanding the other’s thoughts, Rosen felt he shouldn’t open too many air walls haphazardly, as he might one day face multiple lords attacking with armies, leading to regret.

    Rosen then spent five days developing within his territory, remaining inside during these days.

    With the contribution from ten gold mines daily, he directly upgraded the territory to level four in five days.

    If he had a time accelerator, it would only take three days, but without the ability to use tools, he could only wait it out.

    "Five days is enough for surrounding territories to open air walls and reach here, but with my daily troop exploration, nearby air walls remain unchanged."

    Rosen speculated about the current situation; he couldn’t see the conditions of each territory and could only rely on guesses.

    "One scenario is that surrounding territories maintain an even match, with no one able to kill the other."

    "Another scenario is that these territories have decided on winners and losers, but only the lord was killed, not the buildings, so the air walls aren’t opened."

    "A third scenario is I’m fortunate, the surrounding territories opened air walls that didn’t randomly connect to mine; this might involve the hidden competition rules, where air walls aren’t entirely random but assess the strength status of nearby territories."

    For instance, Rosen’s territory now reached level four, with a troop count of over five hundred.

    In such a case, even if a level three territory had over a thousand troops, it might not be able to withstand Rosen’s crushing force.

    Thus, when air walls are randomly opened, they might also consider the strength status of nearby territories and assign evenly matched opponents.

    This thought leads to a more fair rule.

    Rosen believes these possibilities exist.

    After the territory upgraded to level four, Rosen built a large number of farmhouses and barracks and summoned troops.

    He previously invested most of his resources into upgrading territory, so his troop count wasn’t high.

    Most competitors are seasoned lords; new lords may not fully understand territory development, putting them at a disadvantage, except for those confident in themselves, like those from large families who have strategies fed to them, won’t fall behind at the starting line.

    The lords Rosen eliminated before were somewhat seasoned, some ahead by two or three years.

    If not for the advantage of gear to mass collect gold mines in the early stages, Rosen might have been eliminated.

    "Defense towers must be built twice as much, and barracks must be arranged at each gold mine point—protecting gold mine collection points while avoiding one day getting wiped out."

    Rosen’s plan was to first use defense towers to secure the territory, thus after summoning troops numbering over a thousand, he began upgrading defense towers.

    In total, three hundred defense towers were all enhanced to top level.

    With this setup, even if a thousand troops invaded, Rosen was confident he could resist.

    He then shifted focus back to summoning troops.

    In the beast cage, he unlocked the Demon Bear and summoned it.

    Simultaneously, Rosen unlocked the second slot of the beast cage, the Lattice Dragon.

    The unlocking cost alone was 200,000 Gold Coins.

    The summoning cost was 150,000 Gold Coins and 100,000 wood.

    Previously, Rosen had no intention to unlock such magical beasts, mainly because they were expensive and consumed a lot of food.

    The number summoned certainly couldn’t be too many.

    The consumption of summoning one Lattice Dragon was enough to summon over twenty level three troops or even a dozen level four troops.

    Rosen decided to summon at this moment partly because he might face attacks from multiple lords at any time in the Lord Dominance Competition, and the Lattice Dragon had a passive skill to double the armor of territory buildings.

    This forms a layer of lattice protection over the territory’s armor, making the buildings extremely tough.

    The Lattice Dragon itself is equivalent to a building, with high health and defense, even if the barracks are shattered, the Lattice Dragon might not fall.

    Seeing the colossal, translucent creature as high as the main city summoned, Rosen finally understood why the Lattice Dragon’s consumption was so massive.

    He felt the consumption was rather small.

    At this moment, the surface of Rosen’s territory buildings gained an obvious layer of crystal protection.

    Seeing this, he felt extremely pleased, as this significant strengthening of the territory felt wonderful.

    Moreover, the armor strengthening applies not just to barracks and the main city but also defense towers.

    This means that defense towers have twice the health, so when enemies attack, it’s like having to defeat another three hundred defense towers to eliminate all defense towers in the territory.

    Rosen’s confidence soared as he continued summoning troops for another two days.

    Thus, after two more days, Rosen’s territory troop count reached 1500.

    This past week, Tang Xichen had also enquired about Rosen’s situation. sea??h thё novёlF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    An agreed meeting that could be resolved in two or three days hadn’t happened, concerning Tang Xichen.

    Upon receiving Rosen’s response, Tang Xichen breathed a sigh of relief.

    Even with the Tang Family’s strategic support, Tang Xichen didn’t have absolute confidence in the Lord Dominance Competition.

    Nearby territories were expanded selectively by her.

    Her expansion rule was simple.

    Not actively opening unknown air walls, only opening those of weaker opposing territories.

    This involves how she assesses the lord’s strength behind the air wall.

    On one hand, some territories are not far from the air wall, and can be judged with the naked eye.

    On the other hand, weak territories are likely surrounded by other weak territories.

    Since it’s been a week, the gap between strong and weak is blatant and quickly shows.

    In this case, if the weak can still survive, it indicates a low probability of a strong presence nearby.

    With this rule, Tang Xichen hasn’t faced any troublesome opponents so far, while her subordinate has controlled fifteen gold mines.

    Now she has five more gold mines than Rosen, resulting in faster development.

    Her territory’s main city also reached level four, with over a hundred level three barracks.

    But to upgrade to a level five main city, waiting at least a month is necessary.

    After level four, the resource requirement for upgrades has doubled significantly.

    On this day.

    Rosen noticed that an air wall in Zone 3 had opened, with a group of human troops led by the Human Race Sword Saint exploring towards Rosen’s territory.