The Ghost Heroes' every move was all recorded on Liu Zhi's map.
Seeing the Ghost Heroes take the initiative and attack the Elephant-men herders, Liu Zhi could only shake his head helplessly. After all, every Hero needed experience to level up, and every battle was an opportunity for growth. He couldn't expect them to see enemies right in front of them and simply refuse to fight.
So their attack was the most reasonable course of action. And it was precisely because they had attacked that Liu Zhi saw an opportunity. With this group of Elephant-men drawn away, there were no other Elephant-men groups nearby. That meant the Elephant-men didn't know what was happening here.
"Have Yinniu Te garrison this place, and send two Heroes over as well. Move quickly."
Yinniu Te, whom Liu Zhi had mentioned, was one of his Heroes. He was relatively unusual: one of the few undead construction-type Heroes.
Essentially, he was like the Yadaliate, a mobile base. But he was a Hero himself, so he couldn't do what the Yadaliate could. The Yadaliate could carry tens of thousands of people and train troops inside itself.
In fact, Yinniu Te couldn't even carry seven units with him. He looked like a ruined city wall.
But he could quickly set up a small defensive system—with walls, a moat, and towers—so his troops could fight from there.
And once he had set himself up, he could basically no longer move. Otherwise, all his work would be for nothing.
Because of this, Yinniu Te rarely served as a defensive system. Instead, he was treated as a Hero with strong defenses, moving around with seven units in tow.
This time, Liu Zhi had spotted an opportunity to turn this place into a strategic foothold.
Liu Zhi's original plan had been to