Chapter 86: Chapter 86 The Threat of the Volcano Race"So, you’re choosing to head to the Icefield Region too?" Rosen looked at Tang Xichen and asked.

    If this girl also chooses to go to the Icefield Region, I would find it somewhat boring.

    Among Rosen’s troops there are healers specifically for recovery, not afraid of the bleeding effect in the Volcanic Region, and their movement speed is not restricted in the Volcanic Region, allowing for faster development than in the Icefield Region.

    Choosing the Icefield Region is more prudent in the long run, but it slows down development speed, making it quite inadvisable. S~ea??h the N??elFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    But then Tang Xichen said, "Father chose the Icefield Region just to give it up for me, smart people wouldn’t choose that place, the bleeding speed in the Volcanic Region is too slow, the impact can be ignored, so I chose here."

    "Seems like we heroes think alike." Rosen nodded slightly and walked towards a slope beside a volcano crater.

    He planned to set up his territory on the slope, taking advantage of the terrain for some strategic high ground.

    Seeing this, Tang Xichen also nodded slightly and then followed Rosen.

    Just when Rosen turned to ask her what she was doing following him, Tang Xichen went to a high slope behind the volcano and chose to camp there.

    "What’s she trying to do? Planning a sneak attack from behind?" Rosen was initially puzzled, then realized.

    Tang Xichen’s chosen location was right behind the volcano, so that troops attacking from the Icefield could be blocked by him first, allowing her to be the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

    "Nice calculation, but I like it!"

    Understanding Tang Xichen’s idea made Rosen even more excited.

    Men, aren’t they supposed to shield women?

    Many years ago Rosen’s father had an accident at the construction site, if it weren’t for Tang Xichen’s timely help, his father might not have survived.

    Rosen doesn’t mind Tang Xichen treating him as a protection shield during training.

    He set up the main city on the slope as fast as possible, and once the countdown for the main city ended, he began summoning Beastman Laborers to gather Gold Coins and wood.

    After an hour passed when resources were sufficient, Rosen summoned the barracks.

    He began summoning three Beastman Soldiers in the barracks.

    Following that, he built a farmhouse to provide more food.

    All these tasks took two hours.

    The initial development speed of a territory is very slow.

    And it’s impossible to buy time acceleration items, the later speed increase can only be solved by capturing several gold mines.

    Taking advantage of the free time, Rosen approached the slope behind Tang Xichen’s territory around the volcano.

    When he saw Rosen leading the Goddess of Vengeance along with hundreds of Xiaohai troops to the city gates, Tang Xichen’s face looked somewhat pale.

    Did she seem to smell the scent of failure?

    "So, are you planning to obliterate my territory directly?" With Tang Xichen yet to summon troops, Rosen could simply order an attack to definitely destroy her main city.

    Even relying on her hero to defend, it would be impossible to thwart the chaotic attacks of hundreds of Xiaohai.

    "You set up your main city near me because you trust me, I wouldn’t exploit you right from the start, just here to check out your territory, to observe the enemy situation," Rosen said calmly.

    With just a thought, he could destroy the opponent’s main city, but that wouldn’t be interesting, nor would it serve the purpose of training.

    Tang Xuanze would also be speechless about him.

    After all, this is simulated training, not a competition, what’s the point of relying on equipment advantage?

    "With this time, why not attack the Volcano Race’s territory, maybe we could get some items," Tang Xichen suggested.

    Items found in the competition venue can be used, while those outside cannot be brought in.

    "Makes sense, but I won’t provoke the Volcano Race for now, as that would only draw the enemy, and your main city would be the first to perish; the Volcano Race probably doesn’t know there are invaders in the vicinity," Rosen said.

    "How about we go and scout the location of the Volcano Race’s territory?" Tang Xichen proposed.

    Rosen eagerly agreed.

    Both of them set off together happily.

    Unexpectedly, upon discovering the Volcano Race’s territory, they were dumbfounded.

    The Volcano Race’s territory was right within the volcanic craters, with each crater housing a Volcano Race territory.

    Their main cities were set up near the volcanic craters, so once the Volcano Race dispatched troops, their territories would be discovered first.

    It’s a total disaster!

    "We’ve stirred up a hornet’s nest," Tang Xichen said while biting her fingernail.

    "More than that, we live right next to the hornet’s nest," Rosen said speechlessly.

    The main city is not removable, they both had to accept their fate.

    "Let’s temporarily join forces to eliminate the Volcano Race’s territory at our volcano crater, only then can the terrain of this volcano truly become our advantage," Rosen shared his thoughts.

    "That’s precisely what I was thinking," Tang Xichen agreed.

    Thus, the two briefly allied, signing an agreement on the Lord Interface.

    This way, they wouldn’t stab each other in the back during key moments.

    A lucky dice belongs to an item, it won’t be transported to the competition venue.

    Only after Rosen checked his pocket and confirmed the lucky dice had disappeared did he proceed to sign the agreement with assurance.

    He didn’t want to shift the disaster to Tang Xichen.

    "Pleasure to cooperate, you should quickly return to the territory to summon more troops," Tang Xichen said.

    Rosen already noticed that Tang Xichen had summoned a group of Two-winged Angels.

    This is one of the unit types in Tang Xichen’s level one barracks.

    The Two-winged Angels are baby-like in form, wielding bows and arrows, able to shoot out Cupid’s Arrow, which possesses spiritual attack to induce a heartbroken feeling.

    Seeing that the time was right, Rosen circled back around the volcano to his territory.

    Indeed, the barracks had been constructed, and the interface resources were enough to summon a small unit.

    He opened the barracks summon list, unlocked the unit, and began the summoning.

    During the waiting time for summoning, Rosen didn’t idle, leading the Goddess of Vengeance and hundreds of Xiaohai to charge towards a nearby gold mine.

    Near the gold mine, there was a group of wandering Volcano Race creatures, numbering around thirty.

    There were cockroach men with large bodies, a sight causing disgust, as well as Fire Elves suited for high-temperature environments, and even fire bugs capable of parasitizing targets.

    Rosen’s Goddess of Vengeance led the troops to attack the gold mine, continually firing Helical Blades from the slope.

    The Helical Blade of the Goddess of Vengeance could kill a Volcano Race creature in one strike, and the concentrated firepower of hundreds of Xiaohai was no less than that of the Goddess of Vengeance.

    Within seconds, the lackeys of the Volcano Race were overwhelmed, failing to react before they met their demise.

    This group of wandering Volcano Race creatures is cut off from their territory, so Rosen wasn’t worried that their deaths would alert nearby Volcano Race territories.

    Having conquered a gold mine, Rosen immediately sent a group of laborers over for extraction, doubling the speed of Gold Coins accumulation.

    Meanwhile, Tang Xichen also led a group of Two-winged Angels to conquer a gold mine.

    Her Light Curtain shot through, leaving the Volcano Race unable to resist, and the Two-winged Angels were mostly just for show, not making a move throughout, following the Twelve-winged Angel Goddess like mascots.

    Tang Xichen then used the Two-winged Angels’ holy power to wrap the second gold mine, increasing the speed of Gold Coins collection.

    The scenario would offer resources based on competitors’ circumstances, like both Rosen and Tang Xichen needing Gold Coin resources, hence the surrounding gold mines.

    The different types of collected Gold Coins were the only disparity.

    Over at the Icefield, an entirely different situation unfolded.

    Tang Xuanze had already developed a hundred-strong army.

    He seemed to understand certain rules, summoning a tavern first, reaping substantial silver tael resources through gambling before summoning troops.

    "I need to accelerate development speed, summon the hero Tsunade who can leverage her love for alcohol in gambling to earn more silver taels."

    "But I also need to restrain her from gambling money, that’s a lesson learned by blood!"

    Tang Xuanze contemplated silently.

    ...

    In the ensuing three hours, they both focused on developing their armies peacefully.

    Rosen’s level one barracks summoned five Beastman Wizards, three Beastman Cavalry, ten Beastman Soldiers, forming an initial small-scale army.

    "Let’s send this small unit to probe into Xu Chen’s situation first."

    Rosen didn’t yet possess enough troops to attack the nearby Volcano Race territories, but it was sufficient to scout Xu Chen’s territory.

    And maybe play a trick on them.