Tower Defense Lord from Earth

Chapter 45 Exploring the Hunting Grounds, County-Level Model Worker

"We are all constantly rushing on our way, forgetting the way out, seeking occasional satisfaction in despair, escaping the pain of wakefulness in dreams, wandering in the dim light..."

"If you can't reach the destination, return to the starting point and enjoy the endless journey..."

Liu Huasheng hummed along to the song broadcast, but at that moment he had arrived at the Demon Mountain Hunting Ground.

Liu Huasheng was very curious about what had happened on that small island in the southeast, but he could only imagine it and could not witness it with his own eyes. He also dared not teleport there, so he could only suppress his curiosity.

"I am the Tower Defense Lord. Besides building towers, developing my territory is my proper job. Right now, the only things I can develop in my territory are the hunting grounds and the pig farm. Let's see what we can get from the hunting grounds first."

Liu Huasheng pondered silently. After entering the hunting ground camp, he saw some laborers who had become hunters. Most of them carried bows and arrows and held spears. Some were going hunting, while others were returning from hunting.

"Where is the prey? Where is the prey?"

Liu Huasheng began his exploration and soon discovered three wolf pelts in the warehouse in the backyard.

In addition, there is a pheasant and two rabbits in the animal pen in the backyard!

"Three wolf pelts, a pheasant, and two rabbits? That's all the harvest?"

Liu Huasheng rubbed his chin, a little disappointed. He thought to himself that he had sent thirty laborers over, and Tom Cruise, Immortal River, Earth Roar, and the Nine-Headed Cerberus were also here, yet he only had this little bit of harvest. If this were on Earth, the hunters would probably starve to death.

"Well, let's take it slow. Hopefully, the harvest will increase! But what's the use of these wolf pelts, pheasants, and rabbits?"

Liu Huasheng examined the three wolf pelts and felt they were high-end goods; they were made of genuine materials, but he had no idea how to process them.

As for the pheasants and rabbits, they were still lively and energetic, but it seemed that they were only good for being sent to the kitchen to be slaughtered and eaten.

"Productivity is too backward; we lack technology and tools, so we can't develop manufacturing, at least not now, and we don't know if we'll be able to in the future..."

Liu Huasheng shook his head and went back to studying the animal pen. He thought that if he caught a wild boar, he might be able to send it to the Mystic Pig Farm to be raised. The Mystic Pig Farm had powerful functions, and it would only take effect if pigs were raised there. Of course, there was also a prerequisite: that the ancient buildings inside had been repaired with money.

"There must be wild boars in this demon mountain, and perhaps even boar demons..."

Liu Huasheng looked at the misty, demonic mountain and thought to himself that he was just a mortal with little blood and a fragile life, so he decided not to go up the mountain to avoid causing trouble for the hunters.

He continued his research in the camp, issuing orders to hunters whenever he encountered them to hunt wild boars.

The hunters could understand Liu Huasheng's orders, but they had their own behavioral logic. They mostly acted alone, occasionally forming groups, and what they could get seemed to depend entirely on luck.

In addition, the hunters were multi-talented. Liu Huasheng saw one hunter making crossbow bolts from tree branches, two hunters repairing hunting nets, and three hunters reinforcing the camp fence with felled trees...

He even saw Tom Cruise carry a pheasant into the kitchen, making a racket while cooking. Soon after, he came out with a large pot of chicken soup, which immediately attracted several hunters. The hunters found bowls and chopsticks and soon began to enjoy the chicken soup.

Tom Cruise also invited Liu Huasheng to come and try it.

Liu Huasheng went over and ordered half a bowl of chicken soup. He took a sip and found it very flavorful, but lacking in saltiness.

"My skills are passable, but I still need to work harder!"

Liu Huasheng offered his assessment, and Tom Cruise nodded, saying, "For the Holy Light!"

"It's still the same line!"

Liu Huasheng laughed heartily. Just then, he saw the hellhound, Grim Roar, carrying a pheasant towards the animal pen in the distance. He quickly finished his chicken soup, ran over to investigate, and witnessed the entire process of Grim Roar throwing the pheasant into the pen.

Half a day later, Liu Huasheng, wearing a wolf-skin hat and a wolf-skin vest, hummed "Infernal Affairs" and left the Demon Mountain Hunting Grounds with a satisfied expression.

He felt that the hunting ground had a strong sense of local life, and if he wanted to eat wild game or drink chicken soup in the future, he could go in and have the hunters make it for him.

In addition, hunters can process wolf pelts. For example, the wolf pelt vest and hat he is wearing were made by Shinazugawa at his request, and are non-attribute fashion items.

However, Shinazugawa was clumsy and ruined two of the three wolf pelts. He could have made three wolf pelt vests and three wolf pelt hats, but he only made one, so the success rate was 33%.

Liu Huasheng estimated that this might be because its rank was too low.

"This Demon Mountain is still very promising. It can become a food and production base in the future. I must come here often to direct the hunters to expand the camp, repair the houses, and turn it into a high-end resort! The hunters' skills seem a bit random. Hopefully, some highly skilled individuals will emerge..."

Liu Huasheng muttered to himself, then quickly took off his wolfskin hat and wolfskin vest. The weather and temperature were similar to a warm spring day, and wearing those two things would be too hot. It would be much more comfortable to wear bulletproof armor.

At this moment, Liu Huasheng checked the information panel of Chaos City and found that he had earned 4500 gold coins today, bringing his total gold coins to 7555, while his wood had reached 43200!

Donkey Afu had probably gone off to do some trading, while Yellow Dog Awei trotted over to Liu Huasheng and said, "Master, while you were away, the Guardian has advanced to LV2!"

"This is within my expectations. Where is it logging now?"

"They went to the ruins!"

"Lead the way, let's go take a look!"

Liu Huasheng quickly followed the yellow dog Awei out of Chaos City. When they came down from the high ground, they saw that this guy had already cut down all the trees below the high ground. His efficiency was ridiculous!

"This guy has probably already collected 14,000 to 15,000 units of timber. If he keeps cutting down trees like this, I don't know how long the trees in Lostamp can last! If the sword-and-shield hounds cut down all the trees in the Misty Forest around the Lost Temple, will the mist even exist?"

Liu Huasheng felt a surge of curiosity.

A moment later, he saw the sword-and-shield dog, which had grown to 2.5 meters tall, making it difficult for Liu Huasheng to look up at. Another important change was that its equipment had been upgraded.

Originally a Tier 1 defensive tower, the Blade-Shield Dog was equipped with a finely crafted sword and a guardian shield. Now, the sword has become a glorious sword, and the shield has become a radiant shield. Both pieces of equipment are gilded and gleam, making them look very high-end.

Looking at its attribute information again, the knife-and-shield dog has been selected as a county-level model worker and has received attribute boosts. Its attack power has increased by 5 points, its durability has increased to 15000, its armor damage reduction has increased to 75%, and it can automatically recover 15 points of durability per second. Other abilities remain unchanged, and its logging efficiency has not been improved!

"Holy crap, these stats are even tougher than my castle!"

Liu Huasheng sighed, while the sword-and-shield dog watched him from the side, huge yet adorable.

"Keep logging, don't stop! Just two more days of hard work, and you'll be a city-level model worker!"

Liu Huasheng said, and the knife-and-shield dog turned around and continued chopping wood, like a ruthless destroyer of the forest.

"By the way, we still have one rocket available today. Where should we bomb it?"

Liu Huasheng opened the strategic map at this moment, only to find that the southeast island was not visible, while the small green dot representing Guan Zhengxing was heading straight towards his own Chaos City!