Tower Defense Lord from Earth

Chapter 27 The Lost Temple, The Pirate Captain

"Secret Realm Blueprint! This item is interesting, I like it!"

Liu Huasheng happily put away his spoils, thinking to himself that the game had a lot of items, and he needed things like the Secret Realm Blueprint to build and develop Chaos City.

A moment later, Liu Huasheng led his team along the broken stone-paved road in the ruins. After walking for about two miles, they entered an area shrouded in mist.

It was completely silent here, shrouded in deep fog, with dense, dark forests and extremely low visibility. The trees were all gray, and the air was somewhat chilly.

Liu Huasheng disliked this horror movie-like environment and was therefore very cautious. He looked around and moved forward slowly, afraid that some terrifying monster might suddenly appear.

"Once my forces are strong enough, I'll have the militia cut down all these trees! Damn it, why build such a dense forest? A flat plain would be so much better, a big square..."

Liu Huasheng muttered to himself.

He led his team for two miles without encountering any wild monsters. As they continued forward, the ground suddenly opened up, and Liu Huasheng heard the sound of rushing water. Following the sound, he soon saw a huge fountain.

The fountain was enormous, like a castle, probably a hundred meters high. Its outline was somewhat blurred in the mist. Liu Huasheng observed it closely and saw that the main body of the fountain resembled a statue of a giant dragon. The statue raised its head, and the fountain spewed out from its mouth like dragon breath, splashing and scattering around.

Around the dragon statue are four dog-headed statues that are nearly 100 meters tall.

"Where is this place?"

Curious, Liu Huasheng opened the strategic map. On the map, there was a small castle marked where the huge fountain was located, as well as a large red dot. This indicated that there was an extraordinary ruin there, and it was also a monster stronghold, guarded by powerful monsters.

Liu Huasheng dared not proceed rashly. He jumped off the donkey cart and said to the donkey Afu, "Afu, go ahead and scout the way, then return quickly!"

"Yes, Master!"

Donkey Afu was very obedient, pulling the cart forward while calling out, "Dried rats, dried rats, only twenty yuan a piece..."

Their shouts echoed through the silent, dense forest, clear and melodious.

"Afu has become a qualified peddler. Hopefully, his scouting will be professional too, and he'll bring back some useful information..."

Liu Huasheng waited silently.

A moment later, Donkey Afu returned pulling the flatbed cart, reporting, "Master, I sold 20 pieces of dried rat meat and earned 400 yuan!"

"What?"

Liu Huasheng was taken aback.

Can you still sell goods here?

Who should I sell it to? Wild monsters?

He asked eagerly, "Ah Fu, tell me in detail!"

"Master, ahead lies the Lost Temple. There are many powerful kobolds there. The four kobold statues are special defensive towers. They attack me as soon as I get close, with powerful firepower and a knockback effect, preventing me from getting any closer. I think they are definitely powerful defensive towers that exceed the third tier!"

"Even jungle monsters have defensive towers?"

Liu Huasheng frowned, thinking to himself that this Lost Temple was definitely not ordinary. Clearing out the monsters and exploring it would probably be quite difficult.

"So how did you sell your dried rats?"

"I encountered a monster player, a female kobold wearing a crown. She had a cold face and was very hostile towards me. Without saying anything, she initiated a trade, bought dried rats, and started digging a hole on the spot. She dug the hole very quickly, then disappeared!"

"A monster player? A female kobold? Wearing a crown? Very hostile? Can dig?" Liu Huasheng narrowed his eyes, wondering if it was the player at 1:30? Or the one Wang Shuaibo bit to death?

"Ah Fu, go take another look. Try your best to get closer to the lost temple and try to find more!"

"Yes, master! Dried rat, dried rat, only twenty yuan a piece..."

Donkey Afu pulled the cart away again, returning almost half an hour later. Head drooping, he complained to Liu Huasheng, "Master, it was impossible to get close. The knockback effect of those four kobold defensive towers was too strong, blocking off all sides. If I got hit, I'd immediately be pushed back five meters! Also…"

"What else?"

"Furthermore, I discovered that the lost temple was built on a spring of life!"

"The Fountain of Life?"

"Yes, the Fountain of Life possesses a unique ability; those around it can regenerate 1% of their health per second!"

"So powerful!"

"Yes! Below that lost temple, I also saw a level seven kobold chieftain and two level six kobold priests holding staffs."

"Understood! Everyone, follow me on a detour and go jungle elsewhere..."

After listening to Donkey Afu's account, Liu Huasheng decisively abandoned the idea of ​​attacking the Lost Temple. This temple was clearly beyond the capabilities of current players.

He led his team westward and soon entered the misty area again. After leaving the misty area, they saw the ravaged Tree Demon stronghold a moment later.

Liu Huasheng now understands that the Central Ruins emphasizes map symmetry, and the monster configurations in all four directions should be the same: three kobold minions guarding the outermost area, followed by the ogre stronghold, and then the tree demon stronghold further in.

The treant stronghold ahead should have been the same as the one I destroyed before, but now it only has two level 4 treant axe throwers and four level 2 treant priests left inside.

Clearly, some players attempted to conquer this place, but failed, perhaps due to insufficient troops, and retreated with their remaining forces to recover.

"If that's the case, let's take advantage of this opportunity!" Liu Huasheng immediately issued the order, "Ancient Guardians, charge straight in and engage head-on! Tom, take the Hellhound and flank from behind! Take this monster stronghold as quickly as possible!"

The subordinates responded immediately, and in less than two minutes, the tree demon stronghold was captured. When the last tree demon axe thrower fell, a golden light descended from the sky and transformed into a treasure chest.

"Hahaha, the treasure is mine!"

Liu Huasheng reacted quickly, stepping forward to open the treasure chest. Inside was only one item, a set of clothing.

Pirate Captain: Special costumes, treasures, and relics.

This outfit includes key components and accessories such as a triangular pirate hat, red bandana, dreadlocks wig, fake beard, linen poet shirt, dark vest, long pirate coat, brown leather belt, shoulder straps, waistband, loose trousers, high-top pirate boots, pirate scimitar, leather wristbands, and silver ring.

This outfit can be worn with a single thought, is permanently clean, and will never wear out. Wearing it slightly increases movement speed and attack speed.

Wild monsters cannot wear it.

Humanoid hero units wearing this outfit can be promoted to [Pirate Captain], advancing to a B-rank hero (randomly selected as Intelligence, Agility, or Strength type). Once promoted, this outfit becomes an exclusive outfit and cannot be changed.

"It's actually an outfit, not bad at all. It can be used as a job change item!"

Liu Huasheng happily put away the [Pirate Captain] costume, then immediately issued the order: "Main force, heed my command, move north and march at full speed!"