195: Chapter 199 Level 6 Main Base, Air Units?

[Main Base: lords residence]

[Rank: Level 5 >>> Level 6]

[Unlocks Level 6 Resource Facilities, Level 6 Defensive Facilities, Level 6 Research Buildings, Level 6 Imperial Armor Camp, Level 3 Heavy Equipment Battalion, Unlocks Anti-Gravity Technology]

[Upgrade Requirements]

[Petroleum Resources: 800 units]

[Coal Resources: 2000 units]

[Copper Ore Resources: 2000 units]

[Iron Ore Resources: 4000 units]

[Steel Resources: 1000 units]

[Stone Resources: 4000 units]

[Electricity Resources: 10000 units]

[command points: 150,000 points]

[Time: 10d]

Anti-gravity technology? Could it be that the Level 6 Main Base is truly focused on upgrading aerial units!

Su Yang's eyes flickered, and the urge to upgrade the Main Base to Level 6 grew stronger in his heart.

The significance of air superiority for future warfare is self-evident. The saying "modern warfare is air superiority" highlights its importance. From World War II to modern warfare, all military operations have been inseparable from the coordination of aerial units. Whether it is reconnaissance, aerial harassment, or bombing strategic targets, air superiority is an indispensable force.

Not just the Insect Swarm, the countries in the Three-Party Alliance will soon develop aerial forces as well.

The Skyfire Guard has not yet evolved to the level of firing missiles, and the range of the Crossbowmen is slightly insufficient when engaging aerial targets.

If the enemy were to seize air superiority first in a situation without sufficient anti-air capabilities, the troops would not only continue to suffer from enemy harassment but would also fall into a disadvantage in information warfare.

Even if the current enemy might not be able to form a very powerful aerial force yet, Su Yang is unwilling to give them that opportunity.

A few flies buzzing by one's ear are annoying enough, let alone these giant birds flying in the sky. The appearance of the flying insects served as a reminder to Su Yang that air superiority is extremely important.

It is so important that the task of upgrading the Main Base to Level 6 needs to be placed before expanding the army.

Having aerial units will also make the operations of ground units twice as effective with half the effort. If the enemy unlocks air power first, his own troops would fall into a great disadvantage if they were to launch a reckless attack. Therefore, the target order needs to be adjusted; prioritizing unlocking the Level 6 Main Base is the most rational choice.

Moreover, upgrading the Main Base can not only obtain new units but also upgrade new unit types. This way, he can directly summon Level 6 units later without wasting command points on summoning Level 5 units.

Thinking of this, Su Yang immediately checked the specific resources required for the upgrade.

The resources required for the Level 6 Main Base upgrade are more than double those of the Level 5 Main Base. If this were before, what would have given Su Yang the biggest headache would certainly have been the massive amount of resources required for the upgrade.

But this time it is different. After taking Australia as a vassal state, just using their inventory alone is enough to upgrade the base directly!

With Australia's massive reserves and powerful production capacity, the last thing to worry about when upgrading the Main Base is the resource problem.

Of course, these resources exclude secondary resources like fuel and steel. Although Australia has also brought an increase in fuel and steel production capacity, it is far inferior to the increase in other resources.

Fuel and steel are the two most important resources for marching, combat, and weapon construction. The consumption within the territory is extremely high, and the reserves have never been able to go up.

The current primary resource reserves and total command points of the territory completely satisfy the upgrade requirements; only these two items, fuel and steel, are lacking.

Fortunately, some were obtained during the last looting of Australia, so the Level 6 Main Base can be unlocked tomorrow night or the morning of the day after tomorrow. The time in between is just enough for the troops to obtain command points and Heart of the Hive.

This battle against the Nature Race yielded another Expert-grade Heart of the Hive, which turned into Legendary-grade after quality enhancement. Legendary-grade can directly shorten research time by five days, so only one more Legendary-grade Heart of the Hive needs to be obtained in these two days, and then it can be instantly completed when upgrading the Main Base.

It is evident that the rewards from the previous Lord Ranking were completely dispensable for the Great Qin. The 20% reduction for military research and building upgrades would only reduce the time by two days for this Main Base upgrade, leaving eight days remaining. Whereas using two Heart of the Hive items to instantly complete it is simple and brutal.

The current main goal is to accumulate command points and Heart of the Hive. After instantly completing the Main Base, unlock Advanced units and then summon them. Only after finishing these tasks will he expand the army to launch a comprehensive attack on the enemy.

Completing this process will take at least three or even four days, and the enemy will certainly not sit still during this time. Currently, fuel consumption is tight, and once a war starts, it will affect the progress of the territory's upgrade.

Therefore, Su Yang decided to avoid battle for these few days. He plans to let only the Ranger Troops kill enemies outside.

General Li Xin and General Meng Tian will retreat to the Australia territory with the First and Second Expeditionary Forces to fight a defensive war with less consumption. The deployment of the First and Second Expeditionary Forces consumes too much, and the command points dropped by the Gray Plains Rock Monsters are low, making field operations too cost-ineffective.

What is more fatal is that killing these things cannot be used to refine oil, which is basically counterproductive for the Great Qin army that relies on war to support war. So, Su Yang intends to let General Meng Tian stand by in Australia to defend against possible Xenomorph attacks or harassment from the Three-Party Alliance.

General Li Xin will return to the Spain territory to build farms and set up defenses for him. If it were to upgrade existing facilities in the Spain territory, letting Leader Tang Ji operate it would suffice.

However, modifying walls or building automatic ballista tower—non-Spain facilities—requires him or a hero unit to be present.

The land around Spain is the most suitable area for planting Wisteria Fruit and a series of plants. Therefore, Su Yang intends to build it into the Great Qin's agricultural base, responsible for the food production of the entire Empire. After planning in his mind, Su Yang closed the panel and began to dispatch troops and generals.

Outside the Forbidden Ground, Dragon Country official live broadcast room (International Edition).

The Forbidden Ground live broadcast had already been cut off after the Crossbowman shot and killed the Symbiote Mother Worm. However, even facing the pitch-black screen, the number of comments in the live broadcast room did not decrease.

The people of Australia and Spain, who saw the Imperial Armor Troops in action for the first time, were extremely excited. Accustomed to the timidity of their own troops in front of the Xenomorphs, the violent Ranger Troops made them go crazy.

"OMG! This is simply too badass! The Dragon Country unit types are also too cool!"

"Holy sh*t! I don't even dare to kill chickens like this at home!"

"Is this really the Insect Swarm in the Spain region? Why was the situation completely the opposite when we fought them!"

"Watching the Great Qin soldiers fight is really satisfying, like stuffing a bomb into an asshole!"

Unlike foreign friends, the people of the Dragon Country were worried in addition to being excited.

"These Rangers are really too cool. If it were the main army, I feel they wouldn't have won so easily and gracefully."

"Indeed, Rangers are simply invincible when fighting on such complex terrain."

"But the Insect Swarm has already developed aerial units. I feel we need to speed up too."

"Yes, according to the Insect Swarm's development speed, they will soon produce aerial units with a certain threat."

"Besides the Insect Swarm, other countries should also be able to produce planes soon."

"I don't know if the Great Qin's tech tree has planes. I feel it's hard for ancient times to imagine that people can fly in the sky."

"Imperial Armor is an upgrade of ancient armor, and the black iron chariot and Blazing Steed are upgrades of ancient chariots and horses. The Great Qin's technology is all an upgrade of existing things. Aerial units are really not certain."

"Regardless, believe first. Predictions about the Great Qin are basically slapped in the face. I believe in the Great Qin's technology!"

"Yes, yes, waiting for aerial units to appear. I feel the Great Qin's aerial units will be super flashy..."