The territory currently has only one barracks providing troops, which is too weak and can easily be destroyed during an attack.
Rosen checked the main city interface and discovered that after the main city upgraded to level two, there were many more building options.
Building these structures requires a considerable amount of gold coins and timber.
Currently, the territory's gold coin growth rate is steady and is not a concern for him at the moment.
However, the efficiency of timber extraction may not keep up with the pace of constructing and upgrading buildings.
The best solution is to build a lumber mill.
This is one of the structures in the level one building list.
The function of the lumber mill is to shorten the time for timber submission.
It only needs to be constructed near the forest, where workers can directly deliver collected timber to the lumber mill, saving the time of traveling back and forth between the main city and the forest.
Initially, the main city was built near a gold mine, which was quite far from the forest, leading to an imbalance in the growth rates of gold coins and timber.
The lumber mill costs: 150 gold coins, 200 timber.
After constructing the lumber mill, the workers responsible for lumbering only need to travel a short distance, making it much easier to submit timber.
The growth rate of timber resources in the main city also noticeably sped up!
Only then did Rosen focus on the other buildings unlocked by the level two main city.
Beast Cage: Cultivates magical beasts to enhance the attack and armor of mount-type barracks.
Beastman Research Institute: Provides research on beastman weapons and armor to enhance attack and armor.
Magic Tower: Within its range, enemy magic will occasionally be nullified, with a coverage radius of 100 meters and an activation interval of once every 30 seconds.
Besides summoning magical beasts, the Beast Cage can also slightly enhance the attack and defense of beast riders, and this enhancement will only vanish when the Beast Cage is destroyed.
As for the research institute, it enhances the attack and defense of non-beast rider units.
Among the level two barracks unlocked by Rosen, apart from the Dragon Knight, there is another type of beast rider called the Griffin Knight.
It is a large beast rider similar to an eagle, though it has a fragile *crispy pork* nature and its defense is much weaker than that of the Dragon Knight.
However, they are affordable, requiring only 150 gold coins and 100 timber to summon, a price close to that of a Beastman Soldier.
Equivalent to a high-spec version of ordinary foot soldiers.
Griffin Knights do not have skills, only performing ordinary grabs and knight slashes with limited damage.
However, in the later stages, the best strategy is to summon a group of Griffin Knights when attacking enemy territories.
As flying units, Griffin Knights are immune to units with only ground attack capabilities, thus reducing threats by half, providing an advantage over Beastmen.
As for the use of Beastman Soldiers, they can only act as meat shields.
Against ground targets, a group of Beastman Soldiers can hold off multiple attacks.
Rosen built the Beast Cage, and as the countdown for its construction began, he transformed into a Dragon Knight and flew towards the edge of the Beastman Territory.
This location lies on the line between the Beastman Territory and the Undead Territory, likely to be a battlefield when the Undead Race invades.
Here, Rosen constructed a Magic Tower.
Although its function is only to occasionally nullify enemy magic attacks, it can be a lifesaver in critical moments.
Moreover, only one Magic Tower can be constructed in a level two main city, and it doesn't consume many resources, requiring only 100 gold coins and 100 timber.
Then he chose a location near the main city and built the Beastman Research Institute.
Once the construction of the Beast Cage was complete, Rosen went to check.
The first magical beast available for unlocking from the list, Demon Bear.
A type with high health and damage.
Unlocking cost: 5000 gold coins!
Seeing the high gold cost, Rosen chose to temporarily give up immediately.
One can imagine that the Demon Bear has a strong attack, but it is not very useful for the month.
Because the Demon Race appearing and attacking the territory can be easily eradicated by Rosen and his army.
He then checked over at the level two barracks for the five un-unlocked units that appeared.
The sixth unit position, which is also the first new unit of the level two barracks, is named the Giant Troll Javelin Thrower.
A unit from the troll race, they have blue-green skin, unruly nature, and a sharp, magical voice.
Most importantly, their combat power is generally above that of ordinary Beastmen, making them natural hunting experts.
Equivalent to the Amazon jungle warriors among humans.
Unlocking cost: 1500 gold coins.
This value is 500 coins higher than unlocking Beastman Cavalry.
Yet it is considerably lower than the cost of unlocking the first magical beast slot.
Rosen chose to unlock the Giant Trolls.
The gold coins decreased by almost one-third, making him painfully aware of the lack of gold coins once again.
Each Giant Troll Javelin Thrower costs 350 gold coins and 400 timber.
This is one of the few units requiring more timber than gold coins, and in the early stages, timber is what is most needed for construction and upgrades.
This also means it's impossible to summon too many Giant Trolls at once, or it will greatly affect the construction of the territory.
Rosen first summoned three Giant Troll Javelin Throwers.
His principle is to retain at least 1000 gold coins and 1000 timber as a buffer for emergencies.
In this way, when facing disasters, he won't be in dire straits.
With three Giant Troll Javelin Throwers summoned, Rosen transformed into a Dragon Knight, preparing to take the three trolls and the other troops for an outing and test the strength of the Giant Troll Javelin Throwers.
On the way, Rosen opened the school chat group, taking advantage of the spare time to check the messages he missed while busy.
Scrolled to the top and looked downward.
At first, it was just some idle bragging, possibly because over time, everyone's adaptability increased, leading to territory development.
Rosen ignored this garbage content, quickly scrolling up until he noticed Tang Xichen's mention, stopping his screen scrolling.
Tang Xichen: "This year's awakened lords, please note, you can explore the forest where the territory is located to see if there are enemy camp territories behind the forest. Just now, I led a group of Angels over the forest and witnessed a large number of Demons expanding territory behind the forest. This clearly doesn't match the strategy guide I acquired!"
Sister Tang posted a question in the school group because what she saw differed from the strategy guide, wanting to verify if this situation was unique to her.
After all, a situation differing from the strategy guide indicates changes and is a dangerous sign.
Passerby classmate: "Tang Xiaohua already has a strategy guide, ah, worthy of being a rich young lady, impressive. May I ask what level Tang Xiaohua's main city is?"
The classmates weren't too concerned about the appearance of enemy camp territories behind the forest; instead, they were curious about Tang Xichen's territory.
Possibly due to a sense of competition, even Rosen wasn't an exception, wanting to know the level of Tang Xichen's main city.
"Level four," Tang Xichen directly replied, without any hesitation.
What she genuinely cares about now is the situation differing from the strategy guide.
Passerby classmate: "Sister Tang, I'm in an aquatic area, no forest here, only swamps. How do I determine if there's an enemy camp territory?"
After confirming that Tang Xichen was miles ahead and unattainable, the classmates focused on the information she highlighted.
"Everyone can explore outward as much as possible to confirm the situation. Anyone providing intelligence will be handsomely rewarded and thanked!" Tang Xichen replied.
Below her message was blank, with no more responses.
It seems most people went to check the situation, perhaps.
Obviously, before stabilizing the territory, most are reluctant to venture too far.
But hearing of a potential threat, everyone wants to confirm it early for peace of mind.
Rosen clicked on Tang Xichen's avatar, considering reporting the intel he had gathered on the Undead Territory to her.
Taking this opportunity to establish contact with her.
It's important to note that Tang Xichen's social media account usually blocks strangers, but he estimated she would open stranger chat permissions this time to request information.
Just as Rosen was about to open the chat window.
A notification from the principal popped up:
"Dear students, after discussions at the board of directors meeting, the situation has been reported to the Ministry of Education. The Ministry quickly sent a notification that this year's generated Lord World may have some changes, so please prepare in advance, students!"