8: The third wave of monsters has arrived
Lin Feng's gaze then turned to a new target in the Institute: the Goblin Hut.
【Goblin Hut】: Unlock cost 500 gold coins.
He had just browsed this information in the Institute, and confirming it again now, he had a new plan in mind.
He needed cannon fodder.
He needed units that could proactively attack, draw monster aggro, and create output space for his rear defensive towers.
The scene of the elite werewolf horde charging to the wall under a rain of arrows last night was still clearly etched in his mind.
No matter how strong defensive towers were, they were ultimately static.
He needed living pawns.
Lin Feng then checked the specific information for the Goblin Hut.
【Goblin Hut】
Quality: White (Common)
Effect: After the defensive battle begins, automatically dispatch 1 Goblin Warrior every 5 seconds to join the battle.
Construction Cost: 200 gold coins.
【Goblin Warrior】
Health: 20
Armor: 0
Attack: 10
Type: Melee
Its attributes were unremarkable, even meager.
Pure cannon fodder.
Any ordinary lord would likely scoff at such a low cost-effectiveness building.
But Lin Feng's thinking had long since broken free from conventional frameworks.
The corner of his mouth curved into a subtle smile.
Melee?
Who said they could only be melee?
"Unlock the blueprint for the Goblin Hut."
【Consumed gold coins x400, remaining gold coins x140.】
His gold coins instantly bottomed out.
But Lin Feng's eyes didn't waver in the slightest; he was determined to make this investment.
Immediately after, a bold idea formed in his mind.
What if he merged a summoning unit barracks with a damage-dealing defensive tower?
What kind of sparks would these two completely unrelated buildings create?
Building a Goblin Hut and an Arrow Tower would still cost 250 gold coins, which would be enough in two hours.
...
Two hours later.
The gold mine yielded 160 gold coins, so now he had 300 gold coins.
"Build the Goblin Hut."
【Consumed gold coins x200, remaining gold coins x100.】
A crude wooden shack, looking as if it could fall apart at any moment, appeared in the open space behind the fortress.
"Build the Initial Arrow Tower."
【Consumed gold coins x50, remaining gold coins x50.】
A basic Arrow Tower rose from the ground next to the Goblin Hut.
Everything was ready.
"System!"
"Select the Goblin Hut and the Initial Arrow Tower for cross-category synthesis!"
【Ding! Detected a barracks-type building and a defensive tower-type building. Proceed with cross-category synthesis?】
【Tip: In cross-category synthesis, the new building will fully retain all special effects of the base buildings, but its base attribute values will only inherit 50% of the total.】
"Yes!"
The small wooden hut and the Arrow Tower simultaneously transformed into two streams of data, like two creeks flowing into a mighty river, instantly merging together!
The light faded.
What appeared in its place was no longer a crude wooden shack.
Instead, it was a small training ground enclosed by a fence.
In the center of the training ground, there was even a straw dummy target, riddled with crooked short spears.
【Ding! Synthesis successful! You have obtained an excellent building — Goblin Spearmen Camp!】
Lin Feng immediately checked its attributes.
【Goblin Spearmen Camp】
Quality: Green (Excellent)
Effect: After the defensive battle begins, automatically dispatch 1 Goblin Spearmen every 5 seconds to join the battle.
【Goblin Spearmen】
Health: 20
Armor: 0
Attack: 10
Type: Ranged
Attack Range: 50 meters
Lin Feng's pupils sharply contracted.
Attack and health remained unchanged.
But the attack type changed from melee to ranged!
A fifty-meter attack range!
This was no longer a simple improvement.
This was a qualitative change!
Melee Goblins would just rush in to die.
But ranged Goblin Spearmen could provide continuous suppressive fire and output from a relatively safe distance!
They had transformed from mere cannon fodder into true "combat units"!
After all this, Lin Feng turned his gaze to the ancient Hero Altar.
He immersed his consciousness within it, and a mighty Barbarian King phantom, holding a great axe, appeared before him.
【Hero: Barbarian King】
【Level: 1】
【Experience: 0 / 100】
【Attack: 50】
【Health: 500】
【Skills: None (Unlocked when Hero reaches Level 5)】
Lin Feng's gaze fell on the small line of text below the skill bar.
【Hero skill upgrades require a special resource: heavy oil.】
heavy oil?
Lin Feng quickly searched through all known information in his mind.
Not in the trade market.
Not in monster drops.
The system store didn't even have a shadow of it.
This was a resource completely unobtainable at the current stage.
Lin Feng's eyes flickered, and he understood.
This was most likely a high-tier resource that would only be unlocked after the novice protection period ended.
The system was using this method to limit the development speed of everyone.
He noted this information and temporarily put the hero module out of his mind.
Night, for the third and final time, gently descended.
The air was no longer filled with the confusion and fear of the previous two days, but with a heavier, more oppressive silence.
The novice protection period was about to end.
Starting tomorrow, this world would truly bare its bloody fangs.
In the regional channel, the afternoon's lively discussions were now eerily quiet.
Not a single person spoke.
Everyone held their breath, as if awaiting a final judgment.
Finally.
That grand, cold voice broke the suffocating silence.
【The third wave of monsters has arrived!】
【Monster Information: P.E.K.K.A. Superman x1】
【Attributes: Health 2200, Attack 500, Movement Speed 2 meters/second, Attack Speed 3 seconds/attack】
When this line of information appeared before everyone, the entire regional channel was instantly detonated as if a nuclear bomb had been dropped!
"Holy crap!!!"
"Am I seeing things? Attack... 500??"
"Are you kidding me! My city wall only has 1000 durability! It'll take two swings, and I'm gone!"
"Is this really a novice-period monster? You call this the novice period?"
"Help! Is there any expert who can offer advice! How do we fight this? With our heads?"
"Exchange! Please! Someone, a big shot, sell some defensive buff items! I'll buy them even if it bankrupts me!"
Panic and despair spread like a plague among all survivors.
The image of the P.E.K.K.A. Superman, clad in heavy armor and wielding a greatsword, was like an invincible grim reaper, announcing everyone's doomsday.
Lin Feng watched all of this with an expressionless face.
His gaze pierced through the swirling mist, landing on the giant figure that was approaching step by heavy step.
There was not a trace of fear on his face.
In his eyes, there was even a hint of... anticipation.