107: Chapter 107 Ares, the Dragon King of Ashes

With the gravity magic well and the star dome barrier, these two large defensive structures, successfully placed,

Lin Xiao's territory defenses were also officially established.

Within the vast territory of 7,500 square kilometers, except for the central area and the four barracks, there were no other buildings.

In the central area, with the Lords Mansion as the center, six Epic Grade buildings were arranged surrounding the Lords Mansion. Further out were perfect-grade defensive structures like the Lightning Cannon and Thunderflame Magic Tower, and in the outermost area were the most numerous rare grade defensive structures.

From the outside in, rare grade, perfect-grade, and Epic Grade, the three tiers of defensive structures formed three lines of defense, keeping the entire central area protected within.

As for the tianji pavilion, tower of true sight, lingyun terrace, tavern, cottages, and other non-defensive buildings, they were placed around the Epic Grade buildings.

The Epic Grade buildings occupied a massive footprint but had irregular shapes, so just those few naturally couldn't fill up all the space, leaving plenty of empty space, which was perfect for placing the many non-defensive buildings.

It was worth mentioning that, among the six Epic Grade buildings, the Dao Enlightenment Terrace had the mildest impact on the surrounding environment, while the other five were defensive structures.

Defensive structures were different from buildings like barracks.

They were pure implements, using all their power to slay enemies, defend, or detect enemy movements... therefore, even though they were Epic Grade, they would not constantly alter and affect the surrounding environment like the four barracks did.

"This will do."

Looking at the clear and organized layout of his territory, Lin Xiao showed a satisfied expression.

He didn't need to set up layer after layer of defenses like other lords, building military fortresses everywhere.

No need for tricks; if they had the ability, they could try to march straight in.

A powerful military strength and territorial defenses were the best guarantees.

The army was recruited, the defensive structures were placed, and then, there were the heroes.

After upgrading to a Level 4 territory, Lin Xiao could recruit another new hero. Lin Xiao had four Epic Grade Hero Tokens in his possession, but he wasn't in a hurry to use them.

The further he progressed, the more he needed to consider the compatibility between his heroes and Troop Types.

The role of a hero was either to guard a region or to lead an army, and their status was second only to the lord.

If the compatibility between a territory's heroes and Troop Types was low, causing them to fight independently on a large-scale battlefield, then the army's combat power would surely suffer.

Lin Xiao's territory, due to the existence of the world wonder, the source of ten thousand laws, could accommodate the coexistence of all Troop Types and heroes, making the situation even more complex.

Currently, there were a total of five Troop Types in the territory.

Among them, the Black Armor Soldiers could be commanded by Zhong Yue, and the Dragon Cavalry by Tu Lie. Their compatibility was extremely high, so there wouldn't be any issues in commanding them.

As for the remaining three Troop Types, the compatibility between the Wind Shadow Archers and Jiang Yao wasn't very high, but she could still manage to lead them.

However, as for the Burning Sky Flame Dragons and Frost Giants, there wasn't a single hero who could command them.

After all, the heroes in the territory were all of the Human Race, meaning they didn't even share the same race, not to mention that the Dragon Clan and Giant Clan were further subdivided into different races. Expecting a Human Race hero to command Dragon and Giant Troop Types was undoubtedly a pipe dream.

Although Lin Xiao could command them, he could not be in two places at once.

When the battlefield grew larger in the future, there would be an even greater need to divide forces for battle, so how could he possibly manage everything alone?

Therefore, unless he planned to replace these two Troop Types, Lin Xiao would definitely need to recruit heroes from the Dragon Clan and Giant Clan.

Using a random Hero Token would only summon Human Race heroes.

Lin Xiao naturally wouldn't use that.

In the vast Human Race, recruitment tokens for other races certainly wouldn't be scarce, but if he wanted to avoid wasting this slot and recruit a hero of a race that was as compatible as possible with his Troop Types, it wouldn't be that easy.

Lin Xiao had also gone through the Jinshi Chamber of Commerce, using two Epic Grade troop talismans along with an Epic Grade piece of equipment, to finally trade for the item he wanted.

[Targeted Hero Recruitment]

This item was similar to the item used for targeted troop recruitment, except that it recruited heroes.

Of course, heroes were heroes, and Troop Types were Troop Types.

For example, if he wanted to recruit a Dragon Clan hero,

the one summoned might not necessarily be a Burning Sky Flame Dragon, but most likely a member of the Dragon Clan with the highest compatibility, or a Dragon Clan hero promoted from a Burning Sky Flame Dragon.

"Should I recruit a Dragon Clan or a Giant Clan hero?"

Lin Xiao pondered for a moment and quickly had an answer.

The Burning Sky Flame Dragons were the only flying Troop Type in the territory, so they were in greater need of a hero to command them. On the other hand, the Frost Giants could advance along the ground with the Human Race army, so not having a hero for them wouldn't be an issue for the time being.

"In that case, let's begin the summoning."

After taking out the recruitment item, Lin Xiao immediately chose to use it.

[Please select a token to use for targeted recruitment.]

Two empty slots appeared before him.

In one of them, Lin Xiao placed an Epic Grade Hero Token. The other slot was for the targeted token, which could be a Troop Type, a barracks, or some sort of directional holy relic.

Lin Xiao selected the Burning Sky Flame Dragons.

In the next instant, the targeted recruitment item and the Hero Token disappeared together.

An illusory river emerged, containing countless fragments of time related to the Dragon Clan.

"Roar~"

Suddenly, a dragon's roar echoed from the illusory river. A colossal head seemed to traverse time and space, emerging from the Void Realm, followed closely by the dragon's body, wings...

In the blink of an eye, a terrifying dragon measuring a full 120 meters in length descended upon Lin Xiao's territory.

Inside the Blazing Dragon Nest and the Red Lotus Domain,

Taylor and the other Burning Sky Flame Dragons, who were growing rapidly, shook violently the moment the dragon's roar resounded.

They seemed to have received some sort of call from within their Bloodline, suddenly taking to the skies together and flying rapidly toward the central area.

In the territory, the Dragon Clan hero, wearing a crown upon his head and exuding an endless aura of destruction, ignored the flying Burning Sky Flame Dragons.

Lowering his massive body, he offered his loyalty to Lin Xiao.

"Ares pays his respects to the Lord."

Ares was the name of the Dragon Clan hero summoned this time.

Lin Xiao's gaze fell upon Ares.

A hero unit was indeed a hero unit.

Ares's 120-meter length was much larger than any of the Burning Sky Flame Dragons.

After the Burning Sky Flame Dragons promoted to Tier 4, their bodies grew to fifty meters, making them among the largest creatures in the territory, but compared to Ares, they seemed somewhat miniature.

One had to know that a newly summoned Epic Grade unit was only Tier 3.

The tangible dragon might radiating from Ares was far beyond what the Burning Sky Flame Dragons could compare to.

"Rise."

Lin Xiao waved his hand, and then opened Ares's attribute panel.

[Ares]

[Quality: Epic Grade]

[Tier: Tier 3]

[Physique: 9,700]

[Spirit: 9,800]

[Bloodline: Dragon King Bloodline (S-rank)]

[Skills: Dragon Language Magic (S-rank), Dragon King Body (S-rank), Starfall (S-rank), Chaos Breath (S-rank), Ashen End (S-rank)]