Chapter 80: Getting ready to play tower defense
Less than fifteen minutes after Lillian's prayer was sent, Little Yi returned to the chapel with the mayor, who was followed by a man covered in blood – he only bled but had no injury. It seemed that his wound had been healed by Little Yi.
The mayor said anxiously, "Father, something big has happened. Just as the nun came to see me and we were about to send a slave to Bright Road to report the news, an injured messenger came. He came from a small town on the edges of the birch forest. According to him, the town and several villages in the birch forest were attacked by a large number of skeletons at the same time. The mayor there decided to abandon the town and retreat toward us. The refugees would soon arrive in Westwind town.”
While talking to Robb, the man who had sent the message turned to Gorda and gave him a big salute, "Mr. Gorda, do you remember me?"
Golda said, "of course, we were almost slaughtered by the ogre leader who came to retaliate. Because of that commission from your village, we lost a lot of blood."
The two of them were chatting over there, while Robb on this side was frowning and talking to the mayor, "just now came the news that the Stone Canyon had been attacked came, yet the White Birch Forest is being attacked? In other words…All the villages and towns around here are probably being attacked, aren't they? Damn, I smell trouble again."
Rob stretched out his hands, spread his fingers, and complained to the sky, "F**k your mother, can you give me a few more days of laziness?"
Little Yi looked over with suspicion, "Father, who are you cursing? You're not complaining to our beloved God of Light, are you?"
"That's impossible." Robb immediately restored his serious face, "I am scolding the gods on the wrong side, yes, the dark God worshipped by the necromancers. I despise it from the bottom of my heart. I despise it!"
Little Yi shared a common hatred of the enemy and said, "Yes, I despise it, too!"
Hodr, the God of Darkness, is a dark god wicked beyond redemption. He is sinister, reclusive, cruel, and insists on being the enemy of light. It was he who killed Baldr, the God of Light, and will forever be the enemy of our Church of Light. "
Robb quickly remembered the names of both the God of light and the God of darkness and thought, "Ah, great! Someone introduced the background of the world, and I won’t have any problems saying the names of the two guys anymore. One is called Baldr; the other is called Hodr. Don’t they seem like brothers?”
At this moment, Little Yi suddenly thought of something and turned to Xuelu and said, "Holder was instructed by Loki, the God of Fire, to kill the God of Light. Your faith is also a culprit."
"Oh, sister, you seem to be mistaken about something." Xuelu spread her hand and said, "although I borrow fire magic from Loki, I don't believe in him. We magicians never believe in gods. Our relationship with God is just simple transaction and exploitation. If Loki asked me to kneel to him, I would smash my staff on his forehead. Then I’ll turn to the Goddess of Winter, Skadi, and borrow some ice arrows from her to ward off my enemies! From then, I’ll have switched from fire magic to ice magic. Isn’t it interesting?"
Little Yi: “……”
“Hahaha!” Robb couldn’t help but laugh, “You are quite cute.”
Xuelu said, “I think I’m cute, too.”
Little Yi slapped her face on the table and said with a cold face, "can you get to the point? Countless undead are attacking villages on the western border, the Stone Canyon and the Birch Forest have been attacked, and it is conceivable that many villages and towns are experiencing the same thing. How are you still in the mood to discuss whether you are cute or not?"
Robb turned to Little Yi, “Alright, let’s get to the point. Little Yi, what do you think we should do now?”
Little Yi said, "I have two plans. The first is to adopt the retreat strategy like the mayor of Birch Forest and lead all the townspeople to Bright Road before the army of the undead arrives. There is a formidable castle there, together with the White Lion Cavalry. We will be very safe there. When things calm down, we’ll return to Westwind Town."
The mayor’s face suddenly changed, “The waterworks are just about to be built too.”
Lillian also cried, "Master's stockings factory, the spiders just hatched, and we’re just waiting for them to grow up. How can we move them at this time?"
Little Yi glared at both of them angrily, "if you don't retreat, you will die. What is the use of these things when you die?"
Robb smiled, "Let's talk about the second plan. I guess your second plan must be to stick to Westwind Town and wait for Bright Road to come to the rescue. I think this plan is more reliable."
Little Yi said, "I don't think it’s reliable."
Robb said, "although I am tired of playing tower defense, I am quite good at it."
He is saying strange things again, but Little Yi has long been used to hearing strange words from his mouth that she doesn’t understand. She is so used to it that she’s too lazy to retort now. Anyway, as long as she understands the gist, it’s fine.
She asked solemnly, "Father, do you mean to build defensive towers in the town against the legions of the undead?"
"The construction of defense towers is the oldest method of tower defense." Robb said, "later, the tower defense game evolved countless times, and there have been many variants, such as summoning monsters to be used as towers and even summoning heroes to be used as towers. Heroes can also cast magic and skills. In short, tower defense can be played in a variety of ways, and you must not think that the only way to play it is by building towers.”
Little Yi: “……”
Robb also knew that she didn't understand what he was saying, so he didn't continue. Robb asked, "Little Yi, if you have to draw a huge Holy Light Sanctuary that encompasses the entirety of Westwind Town, how long will it take?"
Little Yi shook her head and said, "If I draw it by myself, at least for a few months. Right. You have the ink splashing technique. Can’t you finish it quickly?"
Robb shook his head. "can you throw a bottle of holy water far enough to reach the edges of the town?"
Little Yi thought, “This is also true. Although the "Ink Splashing Technique" is powerful, it is not so practical. There is no reason to splash ink around the town, so we have to give it up.
In fact, Robb really can't draw a magic array that can cover the size of a town.
Although he is very powerful, his magic also has disadvantages: it is not flexible enough, such as the Holy Light Sanctuary. People here can draw as big as they want and as small as they want.
But Robb can’t. He’s limited to a Holy Light Sanctuary with a radius of 20 yards. That’s because it’s how the game developers designed it.
TL: I’ve changed Balder to Baldr. I’ve never been into mythology, so I didn’t know that the novel actually followed Norse mythology.