Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

Western Shan.

The vast wilderness, the setting sun is like blood.

A beaked beast with arrows all over its body is running in a panic under the afterglow, and has completely entered a desperate state.

It is no longer as violent as it was at the beginning.

As long as it is a living creature.

It always knows fear.

And behind it.

Followed by a large group of bone-burying wolves - wolf cavalry came out in full force.

The horse archers used strong crossbows to add bricks and tiles to the arrow wounds on the beaked beasts from time to time; the soldier bees holding long-handled knives drove the bone-burying wolves they sat on to attack from the front and back.

More than fifty bone-burying wolves.

The formation is already a small wolf pack.

The instinct of coordinated combat is exerted at this time. Even if the wolf cavalry themselves are not proficient in riding skills, the movement of the bone-burying wolves has formed a primitive and effective tactic.

The mounts transformed from predators.

It has played an unexpected effect.

An indescribable cry.

The beaked beast lost too much blood and fell to the ground with a bang. Its thick neck fell to the ground with a heavy sound.

The steel beak that bit people.

Now it just opened and closed weakly, spewing out white thick air.

The wolf cavalry circled around, but did not go forward to make up the blow. Instead, they continued to run and chase the next injured target.

And behind.

The heavily armored Skeleton Corps warriors and the North Wind Warriors holding lassos followed up. They all left the defense line and took the initiative to attack.

The rubber band hemp rope, as thick as the wrist, was put on the long neck of the beaked beast, and circled around its limbs, tying it into a twisted giant dumpling.

They captured the beaked beast!

Because it was the first time, there was no experience, so it was tied casually... But because of this, the material was particularly solid, and blood seeped out of the hemp rope. Only the small eyes of the beaked beast could be seen inside and outside.

The vitality of the beaked beast was particularly tenacious.

In this defensive battle, because they defeated their attack, there was no deadly fight. Although many beaked beasts fell, they only lost blood and were seriously injured, but they did not die.

After one battle.

More than 20 dying adult beaked beasts were captured.

Lu Meng dragged the bloody long knife back to the front line.

Inspecting these spoils.

He tried.

Beaked beasts are more difficult to tame than the elder wolf king. In short, they are not human.

There may be some reason for this.

However, with the ability of the module, they can still forcibly control their actions - but it is difficult to make beaked beasts like the current bone burial wolves, even to people other than Lu Meng, loyal and obedient.

In this way, the "beaked beast cavalry" is probably doomed.

Even so.

Lu Meng will not waste them.

"Leave five for the medical department, and keep the rest in captivity for him to use."

There are also several military doctors from the swamp.

After treating the wounded, the research and dissection of the beaked beast can be started. If there are not enough people, Lu Meng can also participate in it.

There are still many beaked beast corpses left.

Under the operation of the herdsmen, they were disassembled one by one, the skin was stripped off, the bones were removed and the meat was removed...

An adult beaked beast weighs several tons and can produce a large amount of meat.

Only about one-third of it is non-toxic fresh meat that humans can eat.

But there are not only humans present, but also bee people and bone-burying wolves who accept everyone - just enough to make up for the supply gap caused by the arrival of the engineering department and the raising of wolf cavalry.

This is not a way to support war with war.

In addition.

"This time we encountered the beaked beast earlier than expected, which is understandable. After all, intelligence is not always 100% accurate." Lu Meng summarized the battle situation afterwards, "In addition to completing the defense line and consolidation, the next task is to prepare for a possible larger-scale enemy attack."

In terms of terrain.

The place where it borders the skeleton wasteland must have fallen by now.

No one lives there, and there is not enough time, so Lu Meng did not think of building a defense line there, but left it as a buffer zone.

To really stop the beaked beast completely.

The best way is to build a defense line starting from Lu Meng's location, and go east through the eastern part of the flash land to the "revenge land" area.

This sounds exaggerated.

In fact, it is already the shortest route.

To the west is the "burning forest" that Lu Meng has actually controlled through the blood spider army, and to the east is the "revenge land" where the destructive sky fire falls all day long. Whether it is the beaked beast or other enemies, they cannot enter the flash land from the south.

It's like a leaky pot.

The leak is blocked.

Compared with simply building a "Great Wall" to wrap up the entire western part of the flash land, the current project volume is more than one-tenth less, and this is without considering the distance of manpower and logistics... It can be said to be the most cost-effective solution at present.

"The only omission," the map appeared in Lu Meng's mind, "may be in the eastern part of the flash land."

That is the necessary end of the "defense line against the beaked beast".

If the east cannot be closed, the beaked beasts may bypass his "Maginot" at any time.

However.

That is the territory controlled by the White Eyebrow Clan.

To build a defense line at the door of someone else's house... even if it is a burglar-proof door, most people will not agree.

It is the same for Lu Menglai.

"The eastern part of Shendi..." He thought about the situation, "For them, the west is the wandering tribe that is far inferior to themselves, the east is 'Revenge', and the north is the 'Land of Death'."

The names of the latter two sound deceptive.

With a natural warning.

But their dangers all refer to the natural environment: the Land of Revenge is burning with fire from the sky and is inaccessible, while the Land of Death is the location of the famous ‘Black Desert’, filled with acid, acid rain, and clouds of poison.

To the world.

Being adjacent to these two places is like a natural barrier.

Separate enemies from other places.

Even the crude oil fuel in Black Sand City needs to be transported from the Land of Death, and may also pass through the eastern part of Shen Land;

Traders from the Eastern Continent want to come to the west and take the only safe valley road in the Revenge Land...that exit is also in the eastern part of the Shen Land.

And vice versa.

This is the top advantage of geographical location.

No wonder the Baimei clan can develop.

"The only threat is the Bone Wasteland in the south... It's really unique." Lu dreamed, and he couldn't help but complain about his swamp.

If he hadn't established a good relationship with the Shaq Kingdom.

The hub was once again occupied by the Holy Empire, and the border areas and wandering areas returned to the control of the Jihadi Army...

To the east of the swamp, there is a wave of insects caused by the blood spiders of the Burning Forest.

There is also the Water Tribe in the south, which looks similar but is mysteriously different.

Even if you are in a dense forest, you are surrounded by enemies on all sides.

Replaced by the previous kings of the swamp.

Sitting in Shark Village is a headache to think about.

Fortunately, it's not a problem now.

"If we can get through the defense line and solve the beak-mouth beast disaster in one fell swoop, the entire Shendi will not face other enemies in a short period of time, and we can truly develop with peace of mind."

Lu Meng looked at the resting soldiers.

They were cheering for a series of miracles against the beak-beak defenses, especially the people from Shend.

Migration is the way of life of wandering tribes.

It is also a tradition that goes back thousands of years.

Living by water and grass, avoiding wolves and beasts... This is the survival wisdom condensed with the blood of generations and endless years.

However, this does not mean.

The Shandi tribe likes to be displaced.

The result of this victory itself is nothing.

But it gave people hope.

The hope of a stable life.

However, Lu Meng's confidence and the joy of others came from different sources.

Behind the blood-stained red walls and earthen ramparts.

In addition to the original camp tents built by the herdsmen themselves, there are also some other things:

They were several earth-shell-like buildings, standing in rows.

They have weird shapes and don't look like man-made creations... To be sure, they look a bit like the termite nests on the grasslands that Lu Meng once saw in documentaries, only bigger.

It was built bit by bit using soil, dead branches, debris...

The skin is still glowing with a strange red light.

Yes, the material is exactly the same as the red wall, the main body of the defense line.

The construction technology also comes from the Hive Clan.

The reason why Wallman, the chief engineer who loves the wall, failed to complete the defense line was not only due to objective reasons, but also because Lu Meng pulled him to start other projects midway after discovering that the progress exceeded his expectations.

This is the [Commune House] of the Beehive Tribe.

They are very common in the hive tribe and accommodate most of the bee people's residences and factories. Although they appear on this grassland, they seem a bit nondescript.

And Warman was directing the construction of these commune huts.

An obvious lack of interest.

It seems that as long as the wall is not built, there will be no hope for life.

He murmured that it was a work-related injury...

However, Lu Meng is currently the only talent in the engineering department who can play a leading role, so of course he is keeping an eye on him.

Commune huts are cheap to build, use local materials, and can be built very quickly.

Warman is also a worker bee.

Even if you are not interested in this, there is absolutely no problem in guiding the construction.

Under the influence of acceleration module.

The engineering department worked hard and could raise one in less than half a day.

It was still too early to build the defense line to the east of Shandi. After consolidating this section of the defense line and repelling a wave of beak-billed beasts, everyone devoted themselves to the construction of the commune hut.

Day and night change, the twin moons rise in the east and set in the west.

Behind the red wall.

At some distance apart, commune huts gradually appeared one after another.

They became the garrison residence of soldiers.

Compared with the tent camp, it is still much stronger.

more importantly.

On Lumeng's panel, a progress bar is always increasing as the cabin is completed.

Until one hundred percent.

[Phase 2: Village (Completed)]

[Reward: Stronghold exclusive module slot +1]

【Expansion of base area】

[Type: Remote Hive Village]

"It's done." Lu Meng secretly clenched his fists.

Just like he chose to use a large tent to obtain the mission achievements in the first phase, Lu Meng also chose to use the fastest way to complete the "village" mission in the second phase.

At least unlock the mission rewards first.

There are many types of villages.

There are the Holy Country Farm, the swamp village he is familiar with, the old empire supply village, etc.

But let’s talk about the easiest thing to form.

Definitely a hive village.

These bee people live a gestalt-like collective life inside the hive, and the requirements are quite simple: except for the queen's palace, there is no difference between other buildings, whether factories, shops or houses, and they only need to pile up commune huts.

The so-called "remote hive village".

It is a village built by the hive people far away from their hometown for the purpose of trade, wandering, etc.

For example, Lu Meng remembered that there were several in the north of the United City.

They were once mistaken by the technology hunters as northern hives.

The characteristics of this kind of village are also very obvious.

There is no extra bonus.

But the population capacity is very large.

Not to mention the North Wind Clan warriors and swamp soldiers who stayed behind, even if there were several times more refugees, there would be no need to consider the housing problem.

Of course, the living environment is not comparable to others.

It is just a little better than the student dormitory.

With the promotion of the base level.

Lu Meng can also view the current base range through the panel: it is in a long strip, which is exactly the direction of the beaked beast defense line. After all, most commune huts are also built along the wall.

This is somewhat like the ancient military village.

Now Lu Meng can not only make two modules effective in the base at the same time, but also the scope of action is no longer limited to the eaves of the building.

At the same time, the progress does not stop there.

I have just completed the stage task of "Village".

I have already reached one-third of the progress to the next level base "Outpost".

Both "Number of Garrisoned Troops" and "Military Barracks" have been completed.

It is better to say that Lu Meng's village is a purely militarized base. Even ordinary herdsmen are considered logistics personnel, and there are no normal villagers and residents at all.

They meet the requirements of both stages at the same time.

"City Wall" is in a gray state because it is not closed.

"Watchtower" is not even seen.

There are also various types of city defenses - this is still too difficult for earth walls.

These facilities need to be replanned.

But for Lu Meng, who has two module slots free, this means that the "accelerated construction" module can be stationed permanently. Even if there is a beaked beast attack again, while activating another "building health", there is no need to withdraw and stop construction.

Front-line defense, rear construction

Both are possible.

Even if the existing plans are completely overturned and rebuilt, the progress will be greatly accelerated.

"It is not appropriate to build a base at the level of an 'outpost'. After all, it will stand here forever, and we cannot blindly pursue the speed of construction." Lu Meng calculated the progress, "and the larger the scale of the base, the more cost will be invested. It is not worth it to just brush the task rewards."

Moreover, he knew.

In the future, his enemies in Shandi may not only be beaked beasts.

The current earthen defense line just restrains them, but it does not mean that it can deal with other creatures or even formal armies.

"The criterion for judging an 'outpost' is military defense, that is, the standard is for fortresses."

Speaking of the famous fortress templates in this world.

There is the final fortress of the Shak Kingdom to defend against human skin spiders and the new Karalia that is being built under Lu Meng's suggestion. There are the lost old imperial armory and sniper tower...

But the most versatile one.

It has to be surrounded by enemies on all sides, but it defends against all kinds of monsters and demons...

The [Holy Base] from the Holy Kingdom.