73: Wheel of Fortune, the joy of krypton gold

The unlocking of a Level 10 Fortress brought not only a boost in attributes but also a leap in tactical dimensions.

【Free Planning Mode】!

Lin Feng's thought moved, and the God's-eye view of the entire fortress instantly zoomed out. He could drag his Main City, Barracks, Defense Towers, and resource collectors around like building blocks.

"It's finally here."

He looked at the vast, freely designable battlefield before him, and the strategist's desire for control in his heart was satisfied as never before.

Previously, his Defense Tower layout was relatively fixed; while powerful, it lacked depth and variation. Now, he could design a true "Death Maze."

His brain worked at lightning speed, and an extremely insidious defensive blueprint instantly took shape.

He placed the Main City and the Hero Altar in the deepest part of the entire map. Then, using insignificant Gold Mines, Oil Wells, and the most basic Arrow Towers and Cannons, he constructed a seemingly loose but actually guiding first line of defense on the outer perimeter of the map.

Any attacker would subconsciously break through these "weak" points. And behind these breakthroughs, waiting for them, would be his meticulously designed "Meat Grinder" array, composed of core Defense Towers.

Guidance, kill zones, concentrated firepower… these classic tower defense tactics could finally be perfectly displayed in his hands.

"Next, let's check out the new toys."

Lin Feng's gaze first fell on the two new spells.

【Skeleton Summon】: Summons a small squad of fragile skeleton soldiers in the designated area. Their attack power is low, and their health is almost negligible, but they excel in numbers.

【Bat Summon】: Summons a swarm of vampiric bats in the designated area. They can attack both air and ground units, but are equally fragile.

"Cannon fodder spells?" Lin Feng saw through the essence of these two spells at a glance.

Their value lay not in damage, but in "functionality."

For example, they could be used to trigger enemy traps. Or, at critical moments, a group of skeletons could be used to draw the firepower of an enemy hero or a Defense Tower with extremely high single-target damage, creating space for his main forces to deal damage. They could even be used to interfere with the enemy hero's movement.

Imagine a Mountain King, charging with "Avatar" activated, stepping on a pile of skeletons and getting stuck, unable to move. That scene would certainly be amusing.

"Interesting," Lin Feng equipped these two spells and then looked at the newly unlocked Defense Tower.

【Air Sweeper】: A strangely shaped windmill-like building that deals no damage but periodically blows strong winds in a designated direction, repelling all flying units within its range.

The bane of flying units!

Lin Feng's eyes narrowed slightly. The Phoenix Empress's Phoenix and Dragon Aotian's Thunder Dragon both belonged to flying units. Although the Phoenix had been dealt with, this undoubtedly reminded him that future enemies would inevitably have more and stronger aerial forces. This Air Sweeper came at just the right time.

He nodded in satisfaction, and finally, turned his gaze to the new building that interested him the most.

The Destiny Roulette!

It was a mysterious, giant wheel made of gold and obsidian, standing quietly in a corner of the fortress.

【Destiny Roulette (Level 1)】

【Effect: Consumes 100 gold coins for one Defense Tower draw. There is a 95% chance to obtain a Normal quality Defense Tower, a 4% chance for Epic quality, and a 1% chance for Legendary quality.】

【Upgrade: Gold coins can be consumed to upgrade the Wheel's level, thereby increasing the probability of obtaining high-quality Defense Towers.】

"So it's a gacha machine."

Lin Feng smiled.

The greatest advantage of this Destiny Roulette for him was that he could continue to fuse the buildings and units he drew!

His current fusion attempts were limited. While he could create Mythical units, further improvement was difficult. This Destiny Roulette directly raised his upper limit!

At the same time, for others, this might be a bottomless pit that required careful planning and slow accumulation. But for him, with nearly 400,000 gold coins, this was simply a source of happiness delivered to his doorstep.

"Let's test the waters first."

He casually clicked ten times.

"Ding ding ding…"

The wheel spun rapidly, ten white lights flashed, and ten blueprints for the most basic Arrow Towers and Cannons appeared in his warehouse.

"Indeed."

Lin Feng pouted, glanced at the gold coins required to upgrade the wheel, and didn't even frown.

"Upgrade!"

【Consuming 10,000 gold coins, Destiny Roulette level increased to 2!】

【High-quality probability increased!】

"Continue!"

【Consuming 20,000 gold coins, Destiny Roulette level increased to 3!】

【Consuming 40,000 gold coins…】

The amount of gold coins rapidly decreased, and the Destiny Roulette itself began to emit increasingly brilliant light. Golden runes flowed on the wheel, and a majestic power of destiny began to gather within it.

When he poured in 150,000 gold coins in one go, upgrading the wheel to Level 5.

The entire wheel had transformed into a dazzling golden sun!

【Destiny Roulette (Level 5)】

【Effect: Consumes 100 gold coins for one Defense Tower draw. There is a 40% chance to obtain Normal quality, 20% chance for Rare quality, 20% chance for Epic quality, 19.9% chance for Legendary quality, and a 0.1% chance for Mythical quality!】

"Mythical quality!"

Lin Feng's breathing paused for a moment.

He hadn't expected that the end of this wheel would be Mythical-grade buildings!

He glanced at the nearby "heavy oil Wheel," which could also draw units, and without hesitation, upgraded it to Level 5 as well.

After doing all this, his gold coins and heavy oil were almost gone.

But he didn't care.

Money, only when spent, can transform into power.

"Come on, let me see the power of 'Krypton Gold' (heavy spending)!"

Lin Feng rubbed his hands, took a deep breath, and used his remaining 200,000-plus gold coins to start a frantic "hundred-pull" spree!

"Ding!"

The first pull, a purple light shot into the sky!

【Obtained Epic Defense Tower: Tesla Electro-Tower!】

"Ding!"

Another purple light!

【Obtained Epic Defense Tower: Multi-Arrow Tower!】

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

Purple lights flashed continuously, and various powerful Epic-grade Defense Towers he had never seen before poured into his warehouse as if they were free.

Just when he was already numb to the purple light.

"Buzz—!"

A blinding golden pillar of light, more brilliant than any before, suddenly erupted from the wheel, shooting straight into the sky!

【Congratulations! You have obtained Legendary Defense Tower: Doomsday Mortar!】

【Doomsday Mortar (Legendary)】: Possesses super-long range and a massive attack radius. Each shell will cause a violent explosion upon impact, dealing devastating damage to all enemy forces within the area and leaving behind persistent flames!

"Beautiful!"

Lin Feng punched the air fiercely. This was practically the land version of the "Thunder Dragon," an supreme weapon for area clearing!

Still not satisfied, he turned his gaze to the heavy oil Wheel.

Another flurry of frantic pulls ensued.

Purple lights flashed, golden lights burst forth!

【Obtained Legendary Unit: Golem!】

【Obtained Legendary Unit: Inferno Dragon!】

One by one, powerful units only heard of in legends were easily collected by him.