hsntnovel Chapter 583 On the Rooftop
Chapter 583 On the Rooftop
"Gravity Walk... Spacetime Wormhole... Is this still the PVZ I know?"
Mo Chen silently wiped the cold sweat dripping from his forehead. It was another day of being awestruck by the Empire's technology.
He turned his gaze back to the brick and tile floor that had returned to normal. Now they lay quietly on the rooftop battlefield, as if the violent shaking that had occurred when he stepped on them was merely an illusion caused by his excessive tension.
Even so, the momentary sense of imbalance still left Mo Chen with lingering fear.
He swallowed hard and cautiously asked, "Dabao, if there weren't safety frames to reinforce the bricks and tiles, what would happen if I stood on them like that?"
"Hmm...you wouldn't want to know."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Da simply shrugged dismissively, a hint of mockery creeping into her voice: "Anyway, it's definitely not a pleasant experience."
Upon hearing her words, Mo Chen felt a tingling sensation in the soles of his feet, and he almost lost his balance again.
"Speaking of which, wasn't the rooftop battlefield supposed to be a place for sunbathing? With this environment, it's hardly suitable."
To dispel his unease, Mo Chen circled the preparation platform once. After returning to Xiao Da's side, he asked her a question out of curiosity.
Xiao Da stretched out her hand and slowly pointed to the relatively flat area in front of her: "The brick and tile ground on the ridge is relatively stable. As long as you don't jump around on it like an angry giant zombie, lying down to sunbathe is still barely a problem."
"That's it..."
Mo Chen immediately dismissed the romantic idea of enjoying a sunbath on the rooftop; a deck chair on the platform might be more suitable for him.
"By the way, after activating the rooftop battlefield, we can directly recruit Cabbage Pitcher Plant Spirits and Flowerpot Androids, still for free."
Xiao Da thought about it carefully and added, "In addition, the War Garden has also unlocked the recruitment permissions for the remaining three types of pitcher plant spirits and leaf umbrella plant spirits. If needed, I will submit a recruitment application to the Federation military as soon as possible. Anyway, we have plenty of world points now."
"Alright, let's recruit Cabbage Pitcher Plant Spirit and Flowerpot Homunculus first, otherwise I can't think of how to deal with the first courtyard battle that takes place on the rooftop."
Mo Chen nodded and accepted Xiao Da's suggestion.
"By the way, since we're recruiting artificial humans from flowerpots, Mo Chen, have you considered forming your own construction team for our courtyard No. 5905?"
Does the yard have its own construction team? That's definitely important.
The previous expansion and renovation of the courtyard's facilities were all done by the war zone engineering team that worked for Crazy Dave.
If the construction team is hired from within the family's own courtyard, not only can the employment problem of the courtyard residents be solved, but a considerable amount of hiring costs can also be saved. Overall, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
Mo Chen nodded and expressed his thoughts: "Of course, we can't keep hiring Crazy Dave's construction team forever. I'm not comfortable handing over the entire courtyard infrastructure to others."
"Understood. The core of the engineering team is naturally our flowerpot androids. Looking at the entire modern world, the only ones who can rival them in terms of professionalism are probably the Empire's group of engineer zombies."
Xiao Da clapped her hands excitedly, looking very enthusiastic. She couldn't wait to see the flowerpot android in courtyard number 5905.
"Okay, remember to have the community center staff post job ads. The salary and benefits should be higher than the federal standard. Right now, our construction team is short of hardworking construction workers."
A cool breeze from the abandoned city blew in their faces as the two stood on the platform behind the rooftop battlefield for a while longer.
Although there's not much scenery to see here, it's still necessary to make some plans for the future in advance.
"What are your thoughts on the questions and suggestions raised by General Odin, Mo Chen?"
Xiao Da took out her tablet and asked her homeowner, who was leaning on the railing gazing into the distance.
"Let's take it one step at a time. First, there's the issue of personnel reassignment..."
Mo Chen couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Although this exploration had yielded fruitful results, the deployment of too many people at once had weakened the defenses of the courtyard.
It was just an ordinary courtyard battle, yet it almost resulted in casualties, which was completely unacceptable to him.
"Sending multiple teams to explore the abandoned city at the same time is usually a routine operation for those second-tier courtyards."
"Why do you say that?"
"The reason is simple: the second-tier courtyard has more manpower available. I should have mentioned to you that after the courtyard is promoted to the second tier, the plant spirit warriors from the first-tier courtyard can be recruited again."
Xiao Da patiently explained, her finger gently swiping across the tablet screen: "Two teams, taking turns to act, can greatly improve their efficiency in both exploration and defense."
"Second-tier? That's still a long way off for us..."
Mo Chen couldn't help but sigh, after all, countless homeowners in the Federation spent their entire lives without being able to upgrade their courtyards to the second tier.
“One must eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time. Therefore, I will limit the number of people participating in the exploration of the ruined city to no more than ten until we have more manpower available. We will prioritize maximizing the defense of the courtyard. What do you think, Da Bao?”
"Very reasonable."
Xiao Da nodded slightly and shifted the topic to the next question: "How should we address the issue of some plant spirit warriors being overconfident and underestimating their opponents?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the wind on the rooftop battlefield suddenly stopped for a moment.
Mo Chen frowned slightly, his fingertips unconsciously tapping the railing: "Complacency and underestimation of the enemy, in the end, it's because victory came too easily."
After a moment of silence, he continued, "We haven't lost a single battle since we repelled the first invasion, have we?"
“That’s right. So far, Courtyard 5905 has been undefeated. We haven’t even started a single cart.”
Xiao Da's answer left Mo Chen feeling dazed. One victory after another could indeed make the plant spirit warriors think that winning was a matter of course.
If this continues, it will inevitably become a hidden danger.
"Dabao, among all the modules in the courtyard, is there any module that allows the plant spirit warriors to experience what 'battle defeat' feels like?"
"You mean... the training ground?"
The Training Ground module is a courtyard module developed by Crazy Dave based on the SR-level dungeon "Who Laughs Last".
Once this module is activated, the courtyard will gain a training area where Plant Warriors can use various realistic simulation devices built into the training area to conduct combat training in different environments.
The setting, which perfectly synchronizes with real-world senses, will definitely meet Mo Chen's needs.
What conditions are required to activate the training ground module?
"To reach the advanced first tier of the courtyard, it will cost five million world points to activate it."
"OK, let's do it this way."
Mo Chen clapped his hands, indicating that he had included this matter in his plan.
"General Odin also raised a question regarding training..."
After briefly recounting the details, Xiaoda shared her and Odin's opinion: "If possible, we hope the next one to be activated is the Hammer Homunculus."