37: Chapter 37 Ballista Turret, a Powerful War Beast

[ 3 days remaining until the Xenomorphs Tide invasion ]

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

Su Yang switched to the chat interface. The Lords Hall today was no longer as lively as usual.

Two System rankings had appeared, bringing the competition among the Lords from behind the scenes into the open.

Basically, all Lords would participate in the ranking competition during the early stage.

The first point is that the Lord ranking, as a periodic System reward, will run through the entire trial.

But in the early stage, because various resources are scarce, the rewards for the Lord ranking appear even more important.

For example, ranking first in development will directly grant two mining machines.

Unless there is a civilization bonus, the number of mining machines in each territory is the same.

Two for a Rank 1 Main Base, two more added after upgrading to Rank 2, and so on.

In the early stage where the number of mining machines is insufficient, directly obtaining two free mining machines will greatly increase the territory's resource acquisition capability and accelerate the speed of development.

Furthermore, the special item for the exploration ranking — the decryption card — goes without saying.

This is an item that can only be obtained from the System; it is priceless and rare.

Another point is that in the early stage, all countries are in the starting phase and have not yet stabilized, so factors affecting the ranking are significant.

The further into the middle and Late Stages, as the development of each country tends to stabilize, it becomes increasingly difficult for weak Lords to compete for rankings.

Therefore, they will seize the opportunities in the early stage and use all their strength.

These two points created the intense competition for the Lord ranking in the early stage.

Now that most countries have not yet formed an Alliance, everyone in the Lords Hall is a competitor.

Naturally, there were far fewer comments from everyone than before.

[ Lord of Spain: "My God, I saw those bugs last night!" ]

[ US Lord: "Are they the Xenomorphs from the Heart of the Hive?" ]

[ Lord of India: "My good brother, may Buddha bless you." ]

[ Anonymous: "What do those monsters look like? Do you feel like you have a chance of winning?" ]

The Lord of Spain's comment caused a slight ripple in the calm hall.

Information about the Heart of the Hive is extremely scarce, with only a few System introductions.

All Lords from previous sessions who were born in the Heart of the Hive died, with none surviving.

Therefore, most Lords are extremely curious about this mysterious region.

[ Lord of Spain: "They are truly creatures from Hell!" ]

[ "The most common ones are two and a half meters tall, covered in brown spots, looking like a hybrid of a mantis and a spider." ]

[ "They are extremely fast and are said to be like ghosts in the dense forest!" ]

After hearing the Lord of Spain's account, the hall fell silent.

Su Yang smiled; these Lords must all think that the Xenomorphs win by numbers.

Now, this height of two and a half meters had truly shocked them.

[ Lord of Japan: "Two and a half meters? That is truly an exaggerated size." ]

[ Lord of Russia: "With this kind of individual unit quality combined with a numerical advantage, I suggest you go pick out a graveyard first." ]

[ Lord of Spain: "Thank you, I am already picking one out." ]

[ Lord of England: "Gather your courage. The Xenomorphs' combat power is strongest when in the dense forest; defensive battles will not be that difficult..." ]

This Lord of England knows quite a lot about the Bug Swarm Tide.

Su Yang closed the hall panel; he would not hear any more useful information today.

For the Lord of Spain, who has never left the novice protection zone, surviving the seventh-day offensive is not a big problem.

What he is facing should only be the lowest-level Bug Swarm Tide.

As long as he repairs the city walls according to the Lord of England's advice and clears the vegetation around the base.

Relying on the line infantry's not-too-bad firepower, he should be able to defend successfully.

The only thing he needs to overcome is fear—the fear of facing the Xenomorphs, the fear of facing death.

After all, once his soldiers are approached by the Xenomorphs, the only outcome is death.

If it comes to close-quarters combat ability, I am afraid no troop type in the early stage can compare to the Armored Elite Soldiers.

Su Yang slowly climbed the city wall. After a night of work by the improved copper mining machine, the copper mine resources in the territory had reached 42 units.

What he has to face is certainly not the lowest-level Bug Swarm Tide.

If calculated according to the level of the Gaze of the Abyss, what he has to confront is a Level 3 Bug Swarm Tide.

If there are no surprises, elite-level Tyranid Giant Insects will definitely join the siege team tonight.

At a time like this, just repairing the city walls and cutting down trees is definitely not enough.

Su Yang brought up the defense panel and spent all the newly excavated copper mine resources on the ballista tower.

Hiss—

A huge sound of steam gushing out rang out.

Following that was the roar of mechanical operation.

Blue data lines surged, transforming the original stone watchtowers entirely into metal.

Finally, the sharp tops of the watchtowers were removed, and another layer was added.

Above this open-air layer, a giant mechanical bed ballista, two meters wide and three and a half meters long, was being manufactured.

This most terrifying war machine of the ancient times would become the protagonist of the territory's defense for these two nights.

Before the Hero-level unit comes out, resolving the Tyranid Giant Insects must rely on the ballista.

If he sent out the Armored Elite Soldiers squad like the last skirmish, it would inevitably make the defense of other areas weak.

Moreover, handling Giant Insects in close quarters is extremely risky; relying on the ballista would not have such problems.

The mechanical roaring stopped; the four ballistae were completed.

The bow arms, made of special Materials, bent under the tension.

Finger-thick bowstrings connected them to the huge winch at the rear.

The winch was connected to a series of mechanical transmission devices.

In the groove above the ballista lay a giant ballista bolt two meters long.

Just seeing its exterior, which shimmered with a cyan light, would make one shudder.

If one were to be shot by an arrow, the consequences could be imagined.

Su Yang gently stroked the ballista, feeling the silent roar of this war behemoth.

Just like the ancient city walls, every part of this ballista was the crystallization of the wisdom of his ancestors.

With these four ballistae, let alone Tyranid Giant Insects, Su Yang was confident he could even pierce through a tank.

The ballista tower construction was complete; the next step was to configure new soldiers.

Because Tyranid Giant Insects were participating in the battle, the fight would not only happen outside the city walls.

By then, if bug holes were rammed into the base, Xenomorphs would also swarm in.

If he followed the previous configuration, he would not be able to split forces to defend against the Xenomorphs inside the city.

Therefore, Su Yang decided to summon another batch of Armored Elite Soldiers for defense inside the city.

After upgrading the Imperial Armor Camp to Rank 2, the summoned Great Qin Armored Elite Soldiers would have an initial Rank of 2.

And summoning only required 300 command points, saving 100 command points compared to summoning Rank 1 soldiers and then upgrading them.

[ command points - 3000 ]

The Imperial Armor Camp operated with a rumble, and ten Rank 2 Great Qin Armored Elite Soldiers joined the territory.

The base defense construction was complete, and personnel configuration had also been arranged in place.

The next step was just to wait for nightfall.