36: Chapter 36 Level 3 Main Base!

The Thousand Mechanism Tower, as the core structure for the development of the base, governs five major branches.

Resources, Defense, Troop Types, Technology, and Heroes.

The Heroes branch can only be unlocked once the Main Base reaches Rank 3 and the corresponding hero structure is built.

Hero units possess three major categories: Military War Management, State Governance, and Scientific Research.

They are respectively responsible for external conquest, logistical support, and research management.

All hero units are renowned figures from the history of various civilizations.

Based on the experience from the first two rounds in the Forbidden Ground, hero units from other civilizations are generally generals with extremely strong leadership abilities who do not participate in combat themselves.

However, the generals of the Qin Dynasty are not just ordinary command-type generals, but combat-type generals.

In addition to possessing leadership abilities, they also possess extremely strong individual combat capabilities.

This is perfectly normal for the Qin Dynasty.

After all, many generals started as soldiers, participated in countless wars, and crawled their way out of piles of corpses.

Or they came from generations of generals, serving in the military for generations, and received strict military training from a young age.

In history books, there are countless examples of various military generals who could fight ten or even a hundred men alone.

Although there are exaggerations, the combat capabilities of these famous generals are beyond doubt.

Their already powerful individual combat capabilities, combined with the Imperial Armor, will cause their combat effectiveness to increase exponentially.

With hero units of such combat power present, the troops will no longer be held back by elite-level Giant Insects.

In the future, as the Insect Swarm becomes increasingly powerful, their numbers and scale will expand, while the quality of individual units will also increase.

Ordinary soldier units are used to deal with large-scale, numerous Bug Swarm Tides.

While hero units are used to confront existences within the Bug Swarm Tide that possess extremely strong individual combat power.

Now that the Gaze of the Abyss has reached Rank 3, there will certainly be elite units like Giant Insects in future Insect Swarm offensives.

And theoretically, the Xenomorphs' attack on the final Arrival Night of each week will be more intense than all previous offensives.

To withstand the final wave of offensives, one must perfect the base's defenses and summon hero-level units.

The prerequisite for summoning hero-level units is to upgrade the Main Base to Rank 3.

Su Yang opened the lords residence panel to check the upgrade requirements.

[Main Base: lords residence] [Rank: Rank 2 >>> Rank 3] [Unlock Rank 3 resource devices, Rank 3 defensive facilities, Rank 3 Imperial Armor Camp, gain Hero Research branch (New)] [Upgrade Requirements] [Coal Resources: 100 units] [Copper Ore Resources: 100 units] [Stone Ore Resources: 200 units] [command points: 4000 points] [Time: 2d]

The upgrade requirements for a Rank 3 Main Base are much harsher than for Rank 2.

In addition to command points, various resources are also required.

Su Yang looked at the panel and quickly calculated in his mind.

100 units of coal resources; current territory stock is 32 units, with a production capacity of 110 units/day.

If the Armored Soldiers do not conduct activities during the day and only defend against enemies at night, the net daily production value will be 50 units of coal.

Before the arrival of the night on the 6th day, one will be able to collect 100 units of coal resources.

Unless absolutely necessary, Su Yang decided not to send soldiers out for the next two days.

This is not only because he needs to accumulate coal resources, but also because the current gains from going out are not high.

After last night's battle, the Insect Swarm within the territory has suffered heavy losses.

Going out to attack insect nests cannot yield more command points.

On the contrary, the Gaze of the Abyss has reached Rank 3, and the nighttime offensives have further intensified.

Defending the territory is already enough to harvest sufficient command points.

Next is Stone Ore resources, with a current stock of 132 units and a production capacity of 100 units/day.

There is no need to worry about Stone Ore resources; they can be collected before noon tomorrow.

Finally, there are the critical Copper Ore resources.

As the most scarce and strategically significant resource within the current territory.

Accumulating a stock of Copper Ore is not a simple matter.

Current territory Copper Ore stock is 13 units, with a production capacity of 50 units/day.

Assuming the most ideal scenario, where the territory does not consume any Copper Ore in these few days.

It would still take until the evening of the sixth day to collect 100 units.

But this is almost impossible.

First, to defend against the Bug Swarm Tide under the Rank 3 Gaze of the Abyss, one must build the ballista towers.

Four ballista towers require a total of 40 units of Copper Ore resources, and they require 2 units of Copper Ore daily for ammunition and maintenance.

Then there is the crossbow ammunition supply for the Crossbowmen; if there are Bug Swarm Tide attacks for the next two days, at least 40 units of Copper Ore supply will be needed.

Finally, there is the maintenance of facilities and armor damaged in the attacks, which may also require the consumption of 10 units of Copper Ore.

Calculating this way, it would be good enough just not to exceed the limit by the sixth night, let alone accumulating a stock.

"Sharpening the knife does not delay the woodcutting," one must upgrade the Copper Ore mining machine, otherwise it is impossible to meet the upgrade requirements for the Rank 3 base.

Su Yang flickered his thoughts, consuming 10 more units of the remaining 13 units of Copper Ore to upgrade the mining machine.

Blueprint data lines surged over the mining machine.

The clashing of gears and the sound of hissing steam alternated.

This was the first upgraded mining machine in the territory.

After waiting a moment, the full appearance of the Rank 2 Steam-powered Mining Machine was revealed.

The base of the mining machine was twice as large as it was at Rank 1.

The impact hammer on top also became much larger, capable of excavating more Ore with every strike.

Su Yang opened the mining machine panel, and the original 50-unit production value was directly upgraded to 75 units!

Calculating from now until before the night of the seventh day, the mining machine can generate approximately 200 units of Copper Ore.

Subtracting the potential consumption over these two days, the estimated balance will be exactly around 100 units.

Therefore, the use of resources over these two days must be cautious.

Save where possible, avoid where possible; one must ensure the Rank 3 lords residence is upgraded before the night of the seventh day.

As long as the upgrade can be initiated, time is not an issue.

Su Yang has a Rare-grade Heart of the Hive.

The Rare-grade Heart of the Hive can be used for structure upgrades and can reduce the time by up to 2 days.

The Rank 3 lords residence upgrade takes exactly 2 days, so it can be instantly completed using the Heart of the Hive!

Finally, there is the requirement of 4000 command points.

For other lords guarding within their territories, this might be the most difficult item.

But for Su Yang, this is the simplest part.

With more than 2 days left, there is no need to worry about the 4000 command points at all.

Defend steadily against the Insect Swarm offensives of these two days, unlock hero units, and survive the night of the seventh day.

Then one will be able to compete for rankings in the subsequent lord rankings.

As long as rewards are obtained, the territory can gain tremendous improvements.

Not to mention taking the top spot and obtaining those special System items!

If one takes both first places...