A High-Cost Building

"Hmm, Amia is so nice." Ye Qian patted her head, feeling a surge of warmth.

In this world I've transmigrated to, I really have no one I can rely on. I never expected that this dragon daughter I adopted would be so considerate of me in every way.

I love it!

"Amia wants to protect her fragile mother." The little dragon wagged her tail, looking very serious.

The battle ended quickly, with the last few Goblin kneeling and surrendering.

Ye Qian walked over, and several Goblin immediately swallowed hard when they saw her.

She narrowed her eyes and asked in a cold voice, "Tell me your origins."

One of the leaders immediately replied, "We are the Zazagu tribe, who live in the forest. Our chief sent us out to hunt."

"How many people are in your tribe? What is your strength?"

"We have 400 people. The chieftain is the most powerful warrior, and then there are more than 20 captains like me."

I didn't expect the actual situation to be explained so easily.

Ye Qian estimated the captain's strength. The fact that the opponent had killed a level 7 Skeleton in one move proved that he was not weak, not to mention that the guy had also used a skill that looked like a beam of light.

In comparison, the current Skeleton Legion can suppress the opponent, but against captain-level units, it would probably be necessary to send in elite units.

"The Skeleton are generally stronger than the Goblin, but they are no match for a slightly stronger squad of Gnoll."

Ye Qian felt that cultivating the slime army was imperative.

Of course, relying solely on slimes might be difficult, as those creatures aren't inherently very advanced, and there's an upper limit to how well they can be synthesized.

As expected, I'll need to accumulate money later. I'll try to buy some blueprints for advanced units from the store.

Generally speaking, no one is willing to sell high-quality blueprints.

Therefore, once such good blueprints become available on the market, there are only a few reasons:

1. The seller has more powerful blueprints or troop buildings, so they don't want this one and might as well sell it to make some money.

2. The seller cannot afford to build or maintain this thing, but is under pressure to become stronger, and is forced to sell the blueprints to make money for development.

3. There are already units of the same type, or buildings of that type have already been built.

That's right, a significant portion of the blueprints can be reused.

Of course, there are also those that disappear after being used.

But most people, even if they've finished building it, won't choose to sell it, because no one can guarantee that selling it won't create another competitor.

That's just how selfish people are.

"On average, each of these Goblin gives about 20 Life Energy points. If all the bones turn into Skeleton, it's equivalent to me earning 10 points per goblin."

After doing the math, Ye Qian realized that fighting Goblin was definitely not a bad deal.

So after getting the information, she killed them all without hesitation.

Carry the body and continue onward.

A few minutes later, we arrived at the location of yesterday's No. 2 sub-territory.

The three Arrow Tower, which Ye Qian had reinforced, were now relatively Stabilization.

What surprised her most was that there were three Gray Wolf corpses lying in the distance, obviously killed when they broke in during that time.

"Hmm, it seems this territory is generally Stabilization now. Let's build more wooden houses first. I'll also build a new Skeleton tomb. No, the blueprints call it Skeleton nest, but I always habitually refer to it as a tomb."

That's right. As an outpost on the way to the forest, wouldn't it be faster to start building up troops from here?

The construction cost of this thing is only 10 Life Energy, so we can definitely build more.

Ye Qian had several Skeleton dig into the soil to make a pit, which consumed 10 points of Life Energy, thus creating a new building.

Then, the corpses of the 33 Goblin and 3 Gray Wolf that had been killed were put in one after another.

Even after turning into Skeleton, the flesh is still useful.

Of course, Goblin meat doesn't look appetizing, so she thought about it, Purification it, and then had the Skeleton work together to remove the internal organs and cut off the useless parts before putting it in the shop.

"The price will be 10 Copper Coin per kilogram."

[Food: Goblin meat (Purification)]

[Note: The meat from the pale green Goblin doesn't taste as good as that from other animals, but it's still sustenance. After Purification, the meat is free of Pollution, but if left for an extended period, it can still become Pollution.]

Sure enough, people have already started buying them.

These weigh a total of 1,100 kilograms and could theoretically be sold for 110 silver coins.

Ye Qian herself was all put on the shelves.

"With so much money, if we accumulate it for a while longer, we could really buy the blueprints for a human unit."

Ye Qian searched and found that there were soldiers from all races, but humans were undoubtedly the most obedient, able to communicate, and most sought-after.

The most basic group consists of farmers.

"A farmer's blueprint costs 20 silver coins?"

Ye Qian stared in astonishment at the blueprints for peasant soldiers, whose average rank was LV1.

But it's not entirely incomprehensible. Farmers do possess certain life and farming skills, are relatively easy to manage and raise, so selling them for 20 silver coins is quite normal.

Not to mention, this is already the cheapest type of building.

To reach the standard LV10 legion, the price generally starts at several hundred silver coins, and the construction cost of the blueprint itself is also very high.

As for professional armies above LV20, they cost thousands of gold (equivalent to tens of thousands of silver), and there are only a few of them on the entire market, and they are not very useful.

"Let's develop it slowly."

Ye Qian considered raising a few hundred silver coins to buy a human unit of level 10 or higher, which would at least allow for communication and make it relatively easy to guarantee loyalty.

Judging from the players' conversations, most of the buildings summon figures who fought bravely in ancient times, which are essentially a legion of heroic spirits. In essence, it is a technology that resurrects the dead.

After these new Skeleton were created, Ye Qian asked Amia to take 30 Skeleton to patrol the area and try to kill any enemies they encountered.

"Stay with the Skeleton and don't stray too far. Don't try to kill any that look tough; just run back."

"Uh-huh."

The little guy nodded seriously, then led the troops out.

"Why do I feel a little uneasy?" Ye Qian sighed.

I was definitely overthinking it. Who told this little thing to have the appearance of a little girl, and it hasn't been born for very long?

Ye Qian herself led a team to start cleaning up the surrounding area.

Make the outpost secure, organize a legion to protect it, and then quickly establish all the outer territories that guard the main base of the homeland.

With everything ready, we can lead the army in and charge in.

The target is the Goblin in Zazaku territory.

She had already found out the general area, but she wasn't sure if the Goblin were lying.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, I will send troops to test the waters.

Chapter 78 High-Cost Construction

More than an hour later, Ye Qian, still shivering from the raging wind and rain outside the window while sitting in the Iron-Clad Cart, had almost finished preparing Territory No. 2 and was about to go back.

She plans to first discuss with her two teammates the possibility of building a fast railway line between the two locations.

That's right, we need to turn the Iron-Clad Cart into a train so it will be faster.

Constantly traveling back and forth is quite time-consuming; a distance of 20 kilometers is not short, and it would take half an hour at the speed of Iron-Skin Train. However, once this thing is installed on the rails, the transportation speed can be faster.

So the message was sent via a private chat group.

Two minutes later, Chen Ning replied, "Okay, you don't need to come back. I'll bring the things over."

"Emmm... okay."

After thinking for a moment, Ye Qian decided to continue leading the team out to hunt.

While we're at it, let's build a fourth Arrow Tower.

Auto-Guided Arrow Tower can significantly reduce troop losses, making them a very cost-effective option among low-tier buildings.

Just then, Amia flew back with a huge pile of spoils.

A large number of Skeleton were carried or dragged, bringing with them at least 40 corpses.

They all naturally joined the Skeleton lair and became new undead creatures.

In contrast, the loss of only 3 Skeleton was negligible.

After recruiting the new members, Ye Qian contacted Chen Ning and Lan Xinyu, asking them to contribute more Life Energy to the public pool.

Chen Ning: "Too fast, right? Luckily I killed a lot of wild beasts, otherwise I wouldn't have enough Life Energy."

Lan Xinyu: "I don't have enough left, you can owe me for now."

Chen Ning: "No need to owe them anymore. We'll find a way to accumulate some for ourselves and upgrade our level. No matter what, our subordinates are not as important as us. Now that everyone is developing so fast, we can focus on improving our individual self-defense capabilities."

Ye Qian: "Okay."

Therefore, after these Skeleton revived, Ye Qian did not plan to increase the Skeleton Soldier here for the time being.

The next step is to accumulate Life Energy for yourself.

I glanced at the online store and saw that the 1,100 kilograms of meat listed there had almost been sold out.

She led the group out, and after traveling 5 kilometers, they encountered a pack of wolves.

Fifteen wolves unleashed a barrage of fireballs, resulting in the loss of seven Skeleton.

However, their counterattack also wiped out the opposing team in one fell swoop.

"That's a bit of a loss."

There's no need to increase melee units right now, but Gray Wolf are still necessary.

Fireball is so useful.

So the little dragon sent those things back.

Unexpectedly, after turning south and running less than 2 kilometers, she met Lan Xinyu.

The two metal trucks collided and overturned.

"Holy crap, how could it even bump into something like that?"

Ye Qian crawled out of there, feeling both amused and exasperated.

"Sorry, sorry, I've never driven before. Controlling things with my mind is too difficult." She looked embarrassed.

With the combined efforts of a group of creatures, the car was righted.

Fortunately, the speed wasn't too high at the time, otherwise it could have been damaged.

"How many silver coins do you have over there?" Ye Qian asked her.

"Let me see, hmm, you sold 40 kilograms of the meat that Ye Qian Purification. I have 72 silver coins here."

"I have 120 here." Ye Qian calculated, "But even if you add it all up, it's not enough to buy the blueprints."

"You're planning to buy troop building blueprints?" Lan Xinyu immediately knew what she was up to.

"Yes, we'll definitely have to fight the Gnoll in the future, and our current army is definitely not enough."

"Okay, I'll go ask Chen Ning. I don't know if his money is enough. I just need Ye Qian to Purification some more meat to buy."

"No problem, I have 1,000 kilograms ready to be put on the shelf."

Ye Qian sells Purification meat for 18 Copper Coin per kilogram, effectively killing off her competitors. She wonders if those guys selling it for 20 Copper Coin with lower Purification levels are secretly furious with her.

As for the Water of Purification, it could actually be sold, but after discussion, it was determined that this water had therapeutic effects and was far more valuable than meat. Therefore, apart from occasionally selling a little as a red potion, most of it was used by our own people.