Chapter 764: Mad Spire, Mad Barracks, Ore Vein!

[Low-Level Mad Spire]

[Type: Mad King Building · Small Structure]

[Lethality: Medium]

[Defense: Medium]

[Durability: 1000000/1000000]

[Effect 1 (Sentry): After Mad Vanguards enter the tower, they automatically transform into Spire Sentries. Attack range increases by 5000%, and they gain the skills "Rapid Fire," "Detection Eye," and "Fatal Strike." After becoming Sentries, they cannot use other native skills but retain their evolution ability.]

[Effect 2 (Capacity): The spire can hold a maximum of 24 Sentries]

[Effect 3 (Blood Grudge Return): After a Sentry dies, it revives on the spot inside the tower. Cooldown: 3 minutes]

[Effect 4 (Small Structure): Occupies only a small amount of open ground]

[Construction Requirements: 10 million Copper Coins, 10,000 Silver Coins, Open Ground x1]

[Description: The tower keeps no idlers, only Sentries. My sharp arrows shall shoot down the stars of the ninth heaven!]

[Tip 1: After the structure's durability reaches zero, the creator can repair durability with Copper Coins and Silver Coins during rest time.]

[Tip 2: When the Dorm Owner/Dorm Owner's proxy is the creator, they can repair the structure's durability during game time.]

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[Low-Level Mad Barracks]

[Type: Mad King Building · Small Structure]

[Lethality: None]

[Defense: None]

[Durability: None]

[Effect 1 (Barracks): The Mad Barracks produces 100 Mad Vanguards]

[Effect 2 (Madness Eternal): As long as all Mad Vanguards have not died, the Mad Barracks will not be completely destroyed]

[Effect 3 (Small Structure): Occupies only a small amount of open ground]

[Construction Requirements: 15 million Copper Coins, 10,000 Silver Coins, Open Ground x3]

[Description: While the Mad Vanguards do not die, the Mad Barracks remains. The Mad Vanguards will not die; thus the Mad Barracks is eternal. Let us celebrate this great undying miracle!]

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[Low-Level Brass Ore Vein]

[Type: Mad King Building · Small Mineral Resource]

[Lethality: None]

[Defense: None]

[Durability: 100 million/100 million]

[Effect 1 (Mining): Mining the ore vein drops Copper Coins]

[Effect 2 (Damage): Each effective mining session reduces the ore vein's durability]

[Effect 3 (Miners): Each ore vein can accommodate 1,000 miners. Workers can serve as miners, and each Worker can mine a maximum of 8 hours per day]

[Effect 4 (Seal): The builder can seal the ore vein, preventing it from suffering war damage]

[Construction Requirements: 10 million Copper Coins, Open Ground x5]

[Description: Every point of durability lost produces 1 Copper Coin. Created with 10 million Copper Coins, finished with 100 million Coins. Ten times the return. Are you sure you don't want to give it a try?]

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"It's looking more and more like a tower defense game!" Cao Yaxuan had played plenty of games before. Seeing the information on these three icons, her mind immediately conjured up Arknights, Kingdom Rush, Clash of Clans, and many other tower defense games.

The dormitory building's turrets and large doors were already very much like a tower defense game, and now the entire Safe Zone resembled one too.

She was suddenly transported back to her days as a big spender in the major districts.

Tong Qi hadn't played many tower defense games. She only knew Plants vs. Zombies from computer class, and she wasn't even sure if that counted as one.

"Lang Ge, do these white little squares refer to open ground?" She pointed at the small white squares on the map and asked.

"Mm." Xu Lang nodded.

The Mad King Building's Safe Zone should have thirty-three open ground plots, but three were occupied by the Intermediate Mad Vanguard Barracks.

"Hahahaha, if we install Mad Spires on all thirty open grounds, wouldn't we be invincible?"

A string of laughter rang out.

Senior Sister Red Butterfly floated out from inside Tong Qi.

Last night, halfway through being the Main DPS, she had hidden inside Tong Qi to take refuge.

"It's not that simple. We don't have much money left, so we need to consider costs, and we also need to consider the Mad Spires' effective range. The Sentries have a limited operating distance," Zhen Lu said, shaking her head.

Senior Sister Red Butterfly scoffed. "Whatever. There's only one path for monsters to attack the building anyway. Just install the towers all along the front of the building!"

Compared to calculating facility deployment, building deployment was indeed relatively simple. Even Senior Sister Red Butterfly knew how to do it.

"Xu Lang, how much money do we have now?" Zhen Lu asked.

"At most five million, and the money inside Lucky Star Piggy is emergency savings, so it can't be used," Xu Lang replied.

Zhen Lu suggested, "Then I think we can first create three ore veins. We can create the other buildings during game time."

Xu Lang shook his head. "Creating during game time doubles the construction cost, and our Worker population is limited. With three shifts mining in rotation, creating one ore vein is enough."

One proposal after another was rejected, and Zhen Lu's brows furrowed.

The problem had actually come down to population.

"Since ancient times, population has either been born or plundered. Players can't reproduce, so the only option is to plunder." Just then, Kui Zi woke up and said, "Xu Lang, we still haven't gone to the basement. The Astral Foundation should have some improvements too, right?"

Hearing that, Xu Lang's face darkened.

Not because of any bad news, but because he suddenly thought of what the Building had done during the Building Wars.

At that time, Mad King Building issued a quest called Final Battle. The rewards included the Dorm Owner Token · Madness Command, the Astral Foundation Usage Manual, the Twilight Curtain Secret Passage Map, and the Mad Vanguard Barracks Design Blueprints.

The Mad Vanguard Barracks Design Blueprints... that thing didn't need blueprints at all. It was a structure that came with the first-tier Mad King Building.

And the Astral Foundation Usage Manual was the same!

Xu Lang had already been to the basement. After Mad King Building's advancement, the Astral Foundation's functions were extremely powerful.

There were four items in total, and two of them were things that were originally yours to begin with. It couldn't be more disgusting.

It was just like the eight-hour workday, which you had to fight for yourself.

Delete the basic stuff, then hand it back to you as a welfare bonus!

Utterly revolting!

"There are improvements. Now, when riding the Astral Foundation, as long as your own Mad Capacity is strong enough, you can ignore the sacrifice requirement," Xu Lang replied.

In an instant, Kui Zi, Cao Yaxuan, Tong Qi, and Zhen Lu's eyes all lit up like light bulbs.

"I've tried it. There's no way to go to Earth, not even for me," Xu Lang shook his head, shattering the women's fantasies.

Cao Yaxuan and Zhen Lu's eyes filled with disappointment.

Tong Qi smiled awkwardly and consoled, "It's okay. Lang Ge's Demon Box smuggling plan should succeed before long."

Because she had no more ties on Earth, and had lived in Mad King Building for so long, she actually didn't want to go back that much anymore.

"Then what about attacking other dormitory buildings? We're really short on population right now!" Kui Zi said in a deep voice.

Tong Qi laughed awkwardly again.

Sister Kui Zi really was a war maniac.

"That's possible!" Xu Lang nodded. "But we need to wait. Wait for the Mad King Building's situation to stabilize, wait for the new dormitory to migrate, wait for the thirty Floor Leaders to be selected."

Kui Zi took a deep breath. "Alright, I'll go to the Demon Box World first. These past few days, there's been no progress on analyzing the Apocalypse Fighter Jets... If you're going out on an expedition, remember to tell me in advance so I can prepare strategic supplies."

Xu Lang glanced at her and said, "Have a cup of coffee before you go."

"That's right, Sister Kui Zi, you haven't eaten breakfast yet," Tong Qi grabbed Kui Zi's arm.

Kui Zi hesitated for a moment, then stayed.