Royal Road
Chapter 284: 219: Barracks Construction! Hero Crystal!
“This is the Hero Crystal?”
Zheng Cheng looked at the hexagonal crystal in his hand, with its twinkling starlike glow, with an expression of surprise.
It was more transparent than crystal and even more dazzling than a diamond.
Zhang San exclaimed excitedly, “Yes, my lord. With this Hero Crystal, we can recruit heroes from the desolate planets to our world.”
Zheng Cheng asked intriguingly, “Do you know any heroes?”
Zhang San scratched his head awkwardly and said, “My lord, you are joking. I am just an ordinary worker, how could I possibly know those high and mighty heroes?”
“Perhaps Captain Chen or Captain Niu might know some heroes.”
Zheng Cheng ordered, “Bring them here!”
Soon Captain Niu Jindao of the Swords and Shields team, Commander Chen Zhong of the Heavy Weapons team, as well as Captain Ma Lie of the Light Cavalry Team and Captain Li Youji of the Sharpshooters team all arrived.
Feng Cang, the leader of the Long Spears team, was guarding the homeland.
“Greetings, my lord!”
“Rise.” Zheng Cheng asked, “What do you know about heroes? Do any of you know any captains?”
The men exchanged glances. Niu Jindao was the first to speak, “My lord, I don’t know much, and I don’t know any heroes personally.”
Chen Zhong also shook his head, “My lord, I don’t know any either.”
Li Youji said the same, “My lord, I also don’t know any.”
However, Ma Lie said, “My lord, before I was recruited, the light cavalry unit was led by Yue Fei, one of the heroes also known as the Gorge-Scaling Dragon Rider, who is one of the strongest heroes in our human city!”
“Gorge-Scaling Dragon Rider?” Zheng Cheng asked curiously, “Can I recruit this Gorge-Scaling Dragon Rider, Yue Fei, to our world?”
Ma Lie shook his head, “No, my lord.”
“All heroes that can be recruited to the Alien Beast home planet are early stage heroes, usually between level LV1 and LV9.”
“They can quickly enhance their strength in this world by killing Alien Beasts. The higher their aptitude, the faster they will grow.”
“Those hero units that have exceeded level LV10 are unable to be summoned with Home Crystals or Hero Crystals.”
“So, that’s how it is…”
A glint appeared in Zheng Cheng’s eyes, and he immediately ordered, “Everyone, clean up the battlefield quickly and return home!”
“Yes, my lord!”
A few hours later, everyone had returned home.
Zheng Cheng took out another piece of war loot and fell into deep thought.
This piece of loot was just as important as the Hero Crystal, if not even more so.
Because it was…the blueprint for a Barracks!
[Name: Armored Soldier]
[Type: Barracks Building]
[Star Rating: 5 stars]
[Construction Time: 5 hours]
[Function: After using, it can construct a Barracks Building: Armored Soldier Barracks, for training 5-star troops: Armored Soldiers.]
[Required Resources: 500 Iron Ore, 2000 Wood]
[Description: Armored Soldiers, a 5-star unit, requires 10 units of iron and 4 life crystals to summon. Heavy infantry, fully equipped with armor and wielding various weapons such as Mo Dao, waist knife, gold hammer, round shield, and iron chain, are extremely powerful in close combat. ]
[Requirement 1: Trainable units must be melee units, with a physical attribute of no less than 50, strength no less than 45, no requirements for agility or spirit.]
[Requirement 2: Home Crystal LV5.]
“Armored Soldier?”
Looking at the explanation of the Armored Soldier on the blueprint, Zheng Cheng’s eyes shone slightly.
Heavy infantry, they were without a doubt the strongest shield in the era of cold weapons.
Being fully covered in heavy armor and equipped with several weapons and equipment, they were killing machines.
If he could train hundreds or even thousands of them, forming an Armored Soldier formation and advancing, even a Beast Tide could be stopped!
Different from the Home Crystal, Armored Soldiers are created through ‘training’.
In other words, Zheng Cheng needed to use laborers, sword and shield bearers, or other types of soldiers to enter the Armored Soldier Barracks, and then consume 10 units of iron and 4 units of life crystals to train one Armored Soldier!
Of course, the units that could enter the Armored Soldier Barracks for training also had attribute requirements.
Physical strength 50, power 45!
This was completely within Zheng Cheng’s capabilities!
With the special food ingredients, now Zhang San and other laborers could all enter the Armored Soldier Barracks for training!
Unfortunately…
To build the Armored Soldier Barracks, the Home Crystal level needed to reach LV5.
He was only at LV3 now!
“Space crystals… I need a lot of space crystals!”
Zheng Cheng shouted, “Zhang San!”
“My lord! I am here!”
“Go! Bring all the space crystals here!”
“Yes, my lord!”
As the resources were gathered, Zheng Cheng took a deep breath.
“There’s no rush. My Home Crystal level has already exceeded everyone else’s. I aim to upgrade the Home Crystal to level LV5 within three days!”
“The most pressing issue now is to recruit a hero!”
With a flick of his hand, the Hero Crystal appeared in his grasp.
[Name: Hero Crystal]
[Type: Manifestation of the current world’s rules]
[Star Rating: Six-Star]
[Use: Recruit corresponding race hero units]
[Current Race: Human Race]
After bringing the Hero Crystal close to the Home Crystal, words immediately appeared before his eyes.
[Detected Hero Crystal, recruit?]
[Hint 1: This recruitment is completely random and does not require any resources.]
[Hint 2: Recruited hero units start with a loyalty level of 60 points. Each hero has their own life experiences and personality. The Home Master can increase their loyalty through daily speech and behavior, charisma, and combat. The higher the loyalty, the faster the hero’s level, strength, and comprehensive abilities will increase.]
[Hint 3: Hero units can autonomously return to the main world when near death. Please be careful not to let the hero units fall into a deadly situation!]
Looking at the hints appearing before his eyes, Zheng Cheng nodded in understanding.
The hero units of this world were not simply puppets.
They were living beings with their own pasts, experiences, and viewpoints!
Zheng Cheng immediately said, “Recruit!”
No sooner had his words fallen, the Hero Crystal in his hand turned into a beam of light, slowly merging with the Home Crystal before his eyes.
“I wonder what kind of hero I will recruit?”
“What I need now is a ranged attacker who can ensure firepower. A mage would be ideal, as I can only provide support.”
“If it’s a melee unit, it will be a bit redundant.”
“After all, I can fully act as a melee unit, and I also have the blueprint for the Armored Soldier Barracks.”
Zheng Cheng mused, “As long as I can construct the Armored Soldier Barracks, I will have an enormous number of melee units in the future!”
“A ranged attacker! I must get a ranged attacker!”
“Best if it’s a mage! The noble magic user! Infinite firepower turret!”
Zheng Cheng shouted excitedly. As the light faded, a figure shimmered into view, slowly emerging from the Home Crystal.
His eyes gleamed with expectation.
“A robe? Is it a mage?”
Almost instantly, a voice as clear as a oriole bird rang out.
“Is this the home planet of the Alien Beasts?”
“And you… are you the one who summoned me, comrade?”