20: Chapter 20 The Deal in the Lord's Hall

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[Kill 1st-level Tyranid Stinger, command points + 20]

[Kill 2nd-level Tyranid Brain Bug, command points + 100]

[Kill 2nd-level Tyranid Spitting Insect, command points + 50]

[Kill 1st-level Tyranid Stinger, command points + 20]

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Two fronts were operating simultaneously.

A series of kill notifications flashed across Su Yang's panel, and his command points were increasing crazily.

In less than 10 minutes, the Armored Elite Soldiers had completely reversed the originally disadvantageous battle situation.

As the battle entered its final phase, a crisp notification sound rang in Su Yang's mind.

[Successfully defended against the Zerg invasion]

[Achievement unlocked: Solid as a Rock, command points + 500]

After the achievement was unlocked and the sounds of battle within the territory ceased, Su Yang did not let down his guard.

He dispatched soldiers to thoroughly search the dense forest surrounding the base, and only after ensuring there was no possibility of further Zerg ambushes did he step out of the lords residence.

Looking at the piles of Zerg remains, Su Yang could not help but feel a sense of shock.

This was a full-scale invasion; if it had been the starting troops of any other lord, they likely would have completely fallen under the first wave of the offensive.

Combined with the kill notifications, Su Yang determined the scale of this Zerg attack.

The total number of Zerg killed was 76.

Among them were 57 1st-level Stinger Bugs, 15 2nd-level Spitting Insects, and 4 2nd-level Tyranid Brain Bugs.

The total command points obtained from killing the Zerg was 2,290 points.

Adding the reward for unlocking the achievement, a total of 2,790 command points were obtained this time.

Nearly 3,000 command points; this drop was more than all the command points obtained from previous battles combined.

Although this Zerg raid brought a great crisis, it also brought a large amount of command point drops.

With this batch of command points, it could undoubtedly advance the strength of his troops and the development of his territory even further!

However, while reaping the rewards, Su Yang also discovered the current loopholes in his territory.

First is the base defense problem; the construction of a city wall is essential.

Tonight, it was precisely because there was no city wall, no first line of defense to block the Zerg, that the territory fell into a crisis at the first moment and entered a disadvantageous position of being besieged.

If there were city walls, even if the Zerg launched a sneak attack, it would be possible to delay them and allow subsequent reinforcements to arrive.

The stone mine reserves will meet the requirements for building the city wall by noon tomorrow.

At that time, Su Yang will choose to build the city wall immediately to avoid such sneak attack incidents again.

Aside from base defense, another big problem is the troops' current lack of long-range offensive means.

It is not possible for Armored Elite Warrior Chen Wu and Armored Elite Warrior Zhao Zhang to flank the rear in every battle.

If long-range attacks cannot be unlocked quickly, unsolvable difficulties will certainly appear in the future.

This point depends on what unit types will be unlocked in the level 2 barracks after the base is upgraded.

Su Yang is not too worried about this, because the unit types of Great Qin will definitely satisfy him.

After checking the gains, Su Yang went to the mine to check the damage.

Because the mining area was at a certain distance from the barracks, it was the area that suffered the most severe losses.

Although the mining machines had not completely stopped, their output was affected due to the damage.

The efficiency of the carbon mining machine was damaged by 40%, and production dropped to 30 units/day.

The efficiency of the stone mining machine was damaged by 50%, and production dropped to 50 units/day.

Repairing both requires 4 units and 5 units of copper ore resources respectively.

The requirement for copper ore resources is not high, but for Su Yang right now, there is simply no way to get it.

And the need for copper ore is not limited to this one place.

The Imperial Armor of the six guarding Elite Soldiers suffered severe damage.

Each requires 1 unit of copper ore resource to repair.

If the Imperial Armor is not repaired, it is very likely to be scrapped if attacked again.

It is necessary to obtain copper ore resources in a short time.

After his thoughts surged, Su Yang thought of a feasible method.

Trade through the Lords Hall.

In addition to allowing lords to communicate, the Lords Hall also has a trading and bounty function.

After both parties confirm the transaction content, they can exchange resources on their own.

Because the demand is not large and time is tight, trading is the best choice.

command points are the hard currency during transactions.

Su Yang currently possesses a total of 3,440 command points.

He believes that at the current stage, this is enough for him to buy anything he wants.

The lords residence will also be upgraded to level 2 tomorrow, and these command points can be used to upgrade buildings in addition to trading.

Therefore, Su Yang did not immediately spend command points to upgrade soldiers, but chose to wait until tomorrow to decide how to use them.

After a sneak attack, Su Yang had completely lost his sleepiness.

The long night had to be spent dealing with the remains in the territory together with the soldiers.

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[Lords Hall has been opened. Within the specified time, all lords can communicate with each other in the hall.]

In the morning, Su Yang timed the opening time perfectly and entered the Lords Hall on time.

In order not to appear too urgent, he deliberately waited for other lords to chat for a while before posting the trade.

[Trade]

[Required items: Copper ore resources, Trading items: command points]

[Trade initiator: Lord of Dragon Kingdom]

Once the trade information came out, it immediately attracted the attention of other lords.

They were very interested in this mysterious lord who had taken the first kill achievement and yet said nothing.

[Anonymous: "Oh ho, the Lord of Dragon Kingdom has finally appeared. I thought he wasn't in the hall."]

[Anonymous: "Posting a trade without a word, isn't that a bit too cold?"]

[Anonymous: "Copper ore resources? What's the use of that?"]

[Anonymous: "Do you think everyone can use iron? He is still in the Bronze Age!"]

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Su Yang ignored all the teasing and quietly waited for interested parties to come.

But clearly, the focus of these people was not on the trade itself, but on him as a person.

On one hand, copper ore resources are indeed rarely mined.

Most lords' civilizations are post-Industrial Revolution.

High-yield, high-strength steel has long replaced copper alloys.

Even if they look for mines, they wouldn't look for copper mines, so no one trades.

On the other hand, compared to trading, they wanted to probe Su Yang's current development status more.

They wanted to determine if Su Yang would threaten their status in the future.

[US Lord: "Feels like brother Su Yang posted this trade a bit urgently. Could his technology be bottlenecked?"]

[Lord of Japan: "Now the lord who has copper ore resources can make a fortune. Su Yang is the lord with the most command points."]

[Lord of India: "I have copper mines in my territory. Wouldn't digging now allow me to make a profit!?"]

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Su Yang looked coldly at the chat panel, his eyes full of disdain.

It seems that trading in the Lords Hall is not feasible; he must find another way.

Just as he was about to close the Lords Hall, a message lit up on the hall panel.

[Lord of England: "I can trade copper ore resources with you."]

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