PFC Chapter 78 Ancient Sanctuary
Chapter 78 Ancient Sanctuary
Melee Beast Towers have significantly higher attack power and more ferocious attack effects compared to ranged towers of the same tier, but their attack range remains a fatal weakness. Only buildings like Jingyanggang allow melee Beast Towers to unleash their full potential.
Lei Chi believed that relying solely on the Saber-toothed Tiger and Jingyanggang would be more than enough to defeat the twenty-odd waves of monster invasions.
The challenges against bosses will be even more exciting.
However, once [Azure Dragon] leaves Jingyang Ridge, its kill count will increase much more slowly.
The cooldown timer at Jingyanggang has not yet expired, so Lei Chi is no longer considering that matter. He has gone to check on the Ancient Sanctuary.
The Ancient Shelter is slightly different in appearance from the original shelter and looks very similar to the gold mine next to it. However, it is now in a state of collapse and the entrance is blocked by rubble, so people cannot enter.
However, Lei Chi can already view its attribute information.
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
Building Name: Ancient Shelter
Terrain: Large caves
Function: Ancient Sanctuary is a special building that allows players, camp creatures, etc. to enter and take refuge when the player's camp is invaded. Units that enter the Ancient Sanctuary are in a "sanctuary" state, which means they cannot be locked on or attacked, but they also lose their combat ability. Each sanctuary can shelter up to 100 units.
Note 1: The Ancient Shelter uses a giant rock to block the entrance. This giant rock has 60,000 durability points, a fixed 75% damage reduction, and can be destroyed by force. Once the shelter is destroyed, the units hiding inside will lose their shelter status.
Note 2: The ancient shelter cave corridor is 300 meters long, and trap-type structures can be placed along the way.
Note 3: The main hall of the ancient shelter cave has an area of three acres (two thousand square meters), and there are random ancient murals on the four rock walls.
Note 4: Studying the murals on the cave chambers of the ancient sanctuary can yield one and only one ancient technology, ancient craft, or belief totem. Please explore on your own to find out more.
Note 5: Only one shelter may be built in each secret camp.
Note 6: The massive boulder blocking the entrance to the Ancient Sanctuary can be rebuilt after being violently damaged or destroyed. Rebuilding will cost 1,000 gold coins.
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
"This shelter is nice, it's quite large, and there are murals to study. Speaking of which, SpongeBob could study ancient murals, right... It's a pity we don't have the money to rebuild it."
Lei Chi sighed briefly, then went to fight in the defense tower arena a moment later. Fighting in the arena could also earn gold coins, although the efficiency was not very high.
The Arena mode is a newly added feature, and it's still quite popular, with many veteran players also enjoying it.
Lei Chi originally wanted to team up with Hua Tianbao for a duo game, but when he called him, he learned that Hua Tianbao was being held back by Ye Beifeng and had gone to her camp in his warship to help with the defense, so he didn't have any time to play.
Lin Donglei and his three companions had not yet defeated the 15th wave of monster invasion and had not unlocked the arena gameplay, so Lei Chi could not recruit them as fixed team members.
He tried calling Xiao Qinghe to invite her to play duo queue, but after sending the message, he didn't receive a reply for a long time. Lei Chi thought to himself, "Forget it, I'll just play a one-on-one solo game myself."
This lasted for five rounds. Lei Chi had both wins and losses, encountering both skilled players and newbies. He felt that to play well in this arena, one still needs both skill and strategy. Against a skilled opponent, playing recklessly will inevitably lead to defeat.
After these five games, Lei discovered a bug.
In the arena map, you can buy a random defense tower blueprint for 100 game coins. The blueprint is related to the defense towers in the player's secret camp. The probability of getting a specific defense tower blueprint is roughly the ratio of that type of defense tower to all defense towers in the camp.
Lei Chi discovered that his own [Stealth] technology could affect this probability; when a defensive tower was in a stealth state, it seemed that its blueprint would not appear on the arena map.
"If that's the case, wouldn't I be invincible?"
Lei Chi set all the beast towers except for the Azure Dragon to a stealth state, and then went to the arena to play one-on-one matches. The result was very satisfying for him, and all the defense tower blueprints he bought were Azure Dragon construction blueprints.
"Stealth is truly a divine skill! I've acquired blueprints for all the Tier 3 Azure Dragons; I'm invincible now!"
Lei Chi was in high spirits. He won the sixth match with ease. The map full of third-tier azure dragons stunned his opponent. He cursed a few times and withdrew from the match before his king's statue was demolished.
In the seventh game, Lei Chi was more experienced. To prevent base raids, he first farmed game currency and placed two [Azure Dragons] in his own camp. Then he could safely go and hunt in the wild. Once he had enough blueprints, he would build towers and push forward.
With this playing style, Lei Chi was unstoppable. After winning four consecutive games, Lei Chi received a system notification: "Ding, you have completed twelve arena battles with a total record of ten wins and two losses. You have completed your placement matches. Congratulations on advancing to the expert rank. You are rewarded with a random arena expert-level outfit. Calculating..."
An information panel popped up in front of Lei Chi.
It includes information on the arena's ranking system. According to the description, after a player completes twelve arena matches, the system will rank them based on their personal record and performance. The lowest rank is "Apprentice," followed by "Pro," "Expert," "Master," and "King."
Players can advance in rank through their battle records. The system has a built-in algorithm and points system. Higher ranks have many privileges, the most important of which is that players can get more gold coins after winning a match.
Apprentice level: win a game and you can only get a few gold coins. Professional level: 10 to 20 coins. Expert level: 20 to 30 coins. Master level: 30 to 40 coins. King level: 40 to 50 coins.
In addition, players of different ranks can equip different arena costumes. Arena costumes do not add attributes, have a variety of styles, and the best ones will come with some non-combat effects. They are randomly distributed by the system after the acquisition conditions are met, and you can get a set after completing the placement matches.
Lei Chi received another system notification: "Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the attribute-free Arena costume [Silver Tiger]. This costume features a tiger's roar effect, simulating the sound of a tiger's roar. Completing more Arena achievements or advancing to higher ranks will unlock more costumes. Please explore on your own!"
With a crescendo, a silver treasure chest descended from the sky and landed in front of Lei Chi.
The treasure chest was square, with a silver tiger relief on the outside. There was a ring-shaped handle on the front. When Lei Chi pulled the handle, the chest quickly disintegrated, and pieces of armor flew out and automatically attached to Lei Chi's body, assembling into a set of silver armor, including a helmet, shoulder guards, armor, boots, gauntlets, arm guards, and shoulder pads.
"Wow, the Silver Cloth!"
Lei Chi was overjoyed, thinking to himself that he was now a fashionable person and no longer had to wander around in beach flip-flops, tank tops, and shorts.
Lei Chi then returned to the camp square and spent one hundred gold coins to purchase invasion insurance.
"The camp's protection period is about to end. I wonder who will invade this time. Hopefully, it will be a powerful one."
After a moment's thought, Lei Chi canceled the stealth status of all the defensive towers. A short while later, he received a system notification: "Ding, alert! Player Qixingge has launched an invasion of your secret camp..."