The hegemon essentially destroyed the world and took the treasure . The mutt became a god beast and over tens of thousands of years started to rival even its old master in power . Soon the beast could transform into humanoid form and it had the appearance of a stunning woman . The old master actually fell in love and wanted to marry his old pet , but the god-beast didn’t reciprocate his feelings .
Mad with rage that he was rebuffed after all he had done for her , he immediately tried to kill her . It back-fired spectacularly , and the beast was victorious after an earth-shaking battle . Now she is a hegemon herself and leader of a grand beast world . It is one of the most famous stories about the dangers of owning too valuable treasures - Ogras narrated with a sneer , obviously considering the old master a true idiot .
Zac almost laughed out loud when he heard the story , and said a silent prayer for the old master . More importantly , it seemed it was possible for him to become a cultivator in the future . Of course , it seemed impossibly hard , but he had time and a huge amount of Luck . Not wanting to hold up the meeting any longer with this tangent , he changed the subject .
What about the defenses of the town? The monster hordes are coming soon . -
This was what mattered the most to Zac right now . The town needed to be standing at least until he could buy a teleporter or a cosmic ship so he could finally start his search for his family . And if possible he would want to defend Port Atwood from the incoming animals , in order to turn his island both into a sanctuary and bastion .
Chapter 75 - Gaming the System
The demons were aware of Zac’s quest and started discussing various means of defense . They soon came to an agreement that it wouldn’t be possible to complete an outer wall in the duration that remained until the first horde arrived , and would have to focus on the inner wall instead .
Zac was a bit skeptical , as he knew the whole wall around their own town was erected in just a few days’ time . Were they holding back on him? However , it was soon explained that the whole force came together and immediately fortified their position when they arrived at the island . Now they were left with only a tenth of their force , and almost all the earth mages that had been instrumental to the construction were either dead or back in their home world .
What is the point of the wall anyhow? I could easily scale your wall in seconds . I can just buy a defensive array instead - Zac probed , wondering if all the work of erecting walls were even worth it .
Defensive arrays need power to run . If no one , or just a few assailants are attacking the ambient energy is enough . But as soon as it comes under attack either cultivators or crystals are needed to provide energy to keep the shield active . Imagine ten thousand beasts simultaneously clawing and ramming their bodies into the shield . The energy consumption would be terrifying , and you’d become broke after a few weeks of maintaining it . - Ogras replied . - Walls are cheap and effective below E-rank . They are the first line of defense that is easily replaceable and provides a vantage where we can grind down the enemy forces before even wasting a single crystal on maintaining an array . Only if they break through the walls will we need to spend resources on maintaining the arrays . -
What about the merchant headquarters? According to the blueprint the compound will be placed outside the inner wall . - While Zac was no angel he didn’t want to summon the poor traders just to be eaten by monsters in a month , he wasn’t that cruel .
Many structures provided by The Ruthless Heavens have certain protections in place . It will automatically be protected like the Tree of Ascension was . - Ogras explained , which reminded Zac about the impenetrable shield that covered the tree while the fruits were ripening .
Can’t we just hide inside there then? - Zac asked . Having a safe spot where nothing could harm him would be extremely convenient while assaulted by a sea of monsters .
We can enter and leave , but only during business hours if we’re not members . And no , we can’t just become temporary members during the beast horde attacks . - Ogras ruthlessly crushed Zac’s hopes . - Also , that protection only applies to buildings connected to the Mercantile System , so nothing else you build will be safe . The horde’s main targets will be you and the Nexus Node , and everything impeding its path will be destroyed . Trying to exploit various loopholes such as surrounding your camp with protected merchant shops won’t work either . Everything has been tested over time , and the loopholes have been fixed by the Ruthless Heavens millions of years ago . -
