Tutu Ridge is truly a mountain as its name suggests.
This is an isolated peak about 50 meters high. From the inside to the outside, it is all made of hard rock.
There are cliffs on three sides, and only the north side is a 70-degree steep slope.
The top of the mountain covers an area of about 300 square meters. Including the section extending from the steep slope to the north, the total area is only about 500 square meters, so stationing a hundred soldiers is already the limit.
The Wei Dynasty once tried to build a solid fortress full of whimsical ideas on Bald Ridge, and they did it. This fortress could accommodate more than 300 people at most, and was completely different from the Black Rock 1,200 meters away. The fortress echoed from afar, which once caused the mirage demon soldiers to suffer a lot.
Until later, the demon soldiers of the Mirage tribe moved countless firewood and surrounded the Bald Ridge. A fire burned through the sky. From then on, no general was willing to station troops in Bald Ridge for a long time.
So the old man is right, fire attacks can only burn themselves.
"Can't we escape?"
This was the first thing Zhang Yang asked after fully understanding the situation at Bald Ridge Fortress. It was not that he really wanted to escape, but that he wanted to estimate where to break out after the game started in the future.
It is not easy to establish a dynasty. First of all, you must have a sufficiently stable base. Otherwise, you will always be trapped in the Bald Ridge Fortress, pretending to be a hidden dragon, and fighting for hegemony.
"Escape? Where are you going?"
"To the northwest, there is the Black Rock Fortress, and then there is the Tianliang Mountain Great Wall, which stretches for three thousand miles and firmly blocks the road to the west. In the past five hundred years, countless attacks by the mirage demon soldiers have failed. return."
"To the southeast, there are all areas occupied by the Mirage Demon Soldiers. We, as a few, can hold on to the Bald Ridge Fortress for a few days. But when we reach the plains, we will all die in a single encounter."
The old man was very interested in discussing the surrounding terrain with Zhang Yang at the moment. He didn't know what thoughts were running in his head, or he was expecting Zhang Yang to do something amazing again.
"We are going to rebuild the Bald Ridge Fortress, but now, uncle, I hope you will bring someone to collect more firewood for me."
After observing the surrounding terrain for a while, Zhang Yang finally made this decision. Yes, in this area, the forces of Wei and the Demon Soldiers were intertwined, and there was no such thing as their small 'rebel' army. Room for movement.
Only Bald Ridge was neither wanted nor valued by either side.
Three days later, no, I should say, there are still two days and 16 hours before the plot will officially unfold. By then, Zhang Yang will have 500 soldiers and a large amount of supplies, but do you really think that you can sit back and relax?
On the side of the Wei Dynasty, the total number of troops led by Zhang Yeting was as high as 50,000, and the number of mirage demon soldiers on the opposite side was also around 100,000. So what about captain-level soldiers? It was meaningless in front of such an iron flow.
Therefore, he must turn the Bald Ridge Fortress into a fortress that cannot be easily conquered before both sides can react. As for the fire attack that the old man is most worried about, haha, the thing that Zhang Yang is least afraid of now is the fire attack.
"Boy, there is no firewood. This place has been fighting for years and there are no trees. Are you crazy, or do you have some earth-shattering plan?"
The old man finally couldn't suppress his curiosity.
"No, uncle, I just want to rebuild the Bald Ridge Fortress. If there is no firewood, can I trouble my uncle to order someone to collect those arrows and weapons down below?"
Zhang Yang pointed to the battlefield below. Just after the battle, Zhang Yeting only briefly cleaned the battlefield in order to trap the old man, so there were still many broken weapons and arrows that could be collected.
"You gave the order yourself. You are now the commander of the Death Soldier Battalion."
The old man walked away angrily, but this also meant that Zhang Yang could finally command this battalion of dead soldiers.
Asking Uncle Qiao to take some people to clean up the battlefield, Zhang Yang quickly inspected the gains from the battle.
He used nine high-grade magic weapons, iron cones, to kill 982 magic soldiers in just five seconds, including 320 captain-level magic soldiers, 450 elite-level magic soldiers, and the rest were ordinary Magic soldiers.
Yes, there are also ordinary magic soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is slightly stronger than that of ordinary humans.
So in terms of harvest, he had a great harvest.
There are 320 complete captain-level demon souls and 15,200 units of captain-level demon blood.
There are 450 complete elite-level demon souls and 22,500 units of elite-level demon blood.
There are 212 complete ordinary-level demon souls and 10,600 units of ordinary-level demon blood.
The reputation of the Wei Dynasty is 4910 points.
"Golden Scales."
His thoughts moved slightly, and a golden scale appeared in his eyes. On one end were 320 complete captain-level demon souls, and on the other end was something as big as a palm. It was very blurry and could not be seen clearly.
"Explanation: Obtaining more than 300 complete white souls or nine complete light golden souls at one time will automatically activate the fifth transaction mode. Note: This transaction is only valid."
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"This is already the fifth trading model."
Zhang Yang was looking forward to it and immediately chose to trade.
With a flash of white light, there was a heavy object in his hand, about the size of a palm. The material should be brass. It was engraved with cloud patterns. Turn it over and there was a word "soldier" engraved on the back.
"You get a random soldier symbol, and you can recruit ten random soldiers, including all equipment. Note: The soldiers are captain-level, and the soldier categories are limited to those that appear in this world."
"I'll go, this cheater!"
Zhang Yang was depressed. He had spent 320 complete captain-level demon souls, which could strengthen 320 captain-level soldiers. But now, he could recruit ten at random. This golden scale was really a profiteer.
But if you think about it differently, this is equivalent to carrying ten captain-level soldiers with you. You will not be afraid at critical moments, especially to prevent enemy assassinations.
For example, if Zhang Yang becomes emperor in the future, will he have to guard against being assassinated, or the crown prince, important ministers, etc. A random military talisman for each person can save lives at critical moments.
On the contrary, if this random weapon talisman is taken to the fantasy world or the fairy world, it will not be that useful.
Zhang Yang put away the random soldier talisman, which he didn't plan to use for the time being. It was the first day of the mission. It was better not to give the enemy too many surprises. Moreover, they did not carry much food, grass and water, so they would easily go hungry after being recruited.
Next, Zhang Yang continued to deal with the harvest.
212 ordinary demon souls were all sold, each worth 300 energy points, and 63,000 energy points were obtained.
All 450 elite-level demon souls were also sold, each worth 800 energy points, and 360,000 energy points were obtained.
Count the remaining 120,000 points.
At present, the energy in his hand has reached 540,000 points, which sounds like an astronomical figure. It makes him feel that there are some signs of economic collapse.
But considering what he was going to do next, he wished that such collapses would happen as often as possible.
Yes, why did Zhang Yang utter such wild words about rebuilding the Bald Ridge Fortress
Why
Even if he is a cultivator (fake), there is no reason to build it out of thin air.
So he can only rely on magical power.
If he is given a year now, then he can slowly use the soul force field to purify the magic blood, and then obtain mana, and then use the mana to cut and melt rocks.
But does he have time
No.
He could only use this devastating method.
Put 1,000 units of captain-level demon blood on the golden scale, and information will immediately be mapped.
"Is the magic power purified from the captain-level demon blood?"
"Is mana purified from magic?"
"Yes, sure."
"Deduct 100,000 points of energy, and you gain 10 units of magic power."
"Deduct 100,000 energy points, and you get ten units of mana."
In an instant, Zhang Yang gained ten units of mana, but he also immediately consumed 200,000 points of energy.
This feels very cheating, a bit like using gasoline to make elixirs, and consumes a lot of resources.
"No matter what, I will get myself an endless Dantian in the future, which is full of mana, and I won't be afraid of consuming it every day!"
Zhang Yang is very resentful. He has no choice. His body has not been able to store mana until now. Moreover, he had previously asked the Earth fellow if there was any technique that could allow him to cultivate the Dantian meridians. The answer was no. At least he didn't know.
Perhaps the answer can only be solved by when he swallowed the first-grade foundation-building pill and became qualified to go to the world of Xianxia.
Exhaling a breath, Zhang Yang let the negative thoughts in his heart quickly dissipate. Then he wrapped the ten units of mana with the soul force field, walked to the edge of the Bald Ridge Fortress, determined a rough area, and controlled a A wisp of mana, like cutting a cake, directly tempers the rock underfoot.
That's right, it can only be tempered, but he can't control the magic power yet, and it keeps swishing and slicing like a lightsaber.
A few minutes later, after consuming one unit of mana, a large pit three meters deep, three meters wide, and three meters long appeared on the spot. This scared the children of the Qiao family, women, children, and the old man. Shivered.
Zhang Yang didn't explain to them that they would be surprised now because they had not yet been logged in by the game's village building order. Once logged in, well, they would still be trembling with fear.
In essence, Zhang Yang's behavior is cheating and inhumane.
For a moment, he felt that his future wife had left him. The old man would not let his daughter marry such a monster—
"Hey, virtuous son-in-law, are you using immortal magic? Have you met an immortal?"
A second later, Zhang Yang saw the old man's flattering expression, "Immortal, you are so serious, you promised not to be slapped in the face."
"Uncle, wake up, do you know what chemistry is? The reason why Bald Ridge is barren is not because too many people have died, but because the iron ore content here is as high as 75%. I am using high-temperature heating. We are making steel. Do you want enough crossbow bolts, do you want a shield made of pure steel, do you want a long knife forged from fine steel, you can find it all here!"
Zhang Yang deceived him for a long time, and finally deceived the old man to death. Cultivating immortals is nothing, but I still expect you to lead my troops to fight for me.
However, the iron content of the rocks on Bald Ridge is, well, this is really a lie, less than 10%.
Next, Zhang Yang, who had dealt with the old man, started digging under the command of the old man, a true military genius.
The biggest feature of Bald Ridge is that it is all made of stone, which is extremely hard, has few cracks and is weakly weathered.
Zhang Yang left a three-meter-thick rock layer outside so that he would not be afraid of being bombarded by enemy mages in the future.
The middle position continues downwards, forming a five-story and twenty-meter-high fortress.
That's right, the entire Bald Ridge mountain has been turned into a fortress, not to mention, the shape is very suitable.
As for the exit of the fortress, it is located on the north side. As long as the huge steep slope is dug out, an independent fortress will be formed. When the shooting holes are opened on it, hundreds of soldiers can be hidden and tens of thousands of people can be resisted. attack.
It's just that the amount of work is too large, and Zhang Yang is worried about insufficient mana.