Armageddon Steel Legion!
Li Wu, of course, knew.
Among the countless Mortal Regiments of the Human Empire, this army counted as truly famous.
They hailed from the heavy industrial world of Armageddon.
They wore thick greatcoats year-round and full-sealed gas masks.
What they excelled at was mechanized warfare!
Infantry rode Chimeras for rapid advances.
Sentinel Mechs handled reconnaissance.
Hellhound Tanks burned out clustered targets.
Leman Russ Tanks crushed head-on.
Infantry.
Heavy firepower.
Armor.
All of it, owned!
And if it were developed to the full.
Then it would no longer be a few special troop types.
But an entire complete system of war!
"Lord?"
An aged voice rang out from the side.
Li Wu snapped back to himself.
Several men in coarse hempen clothes, dark-skinned and looking every bit like old farmers, stood beside the gold mine not far away.
The old man at the front still gripped a hoe in his hand.
【Territory Residents: Old John】
【Occupation: Farmer】
【Level: 0】
"Lord, you had better recruit soldiers as soon as possible."
Old John nervously glanced toward the outside of the territory.
"There's Orc activity nearby. A new lord has appeared, and they'll be here soon."
Orcs?
Li Wu's brow arched.
Only now did he remember the Beginner Level!
Every Player entering the Galaxy receives half an hour of preparation time.
Afterward, they encounter one random attack.
It could be Goblins.
Space Wolves.
Undead.
Or it could be Orcs.
And Orcs are among the hardest enemies to handle in the early game.
Galaxy unit types are divided into ten tiers.
The most basic Tier One, Ork Boy, has attack and vitality enough to rival a Tier 3 troop of Humans!
In past lives, countless small lords were crushed outright by swarms of Orcs.
Yet Li Wu smiled.
"Orcs..."
If this were his previous life, he would certainly have been troubled.
But now?
All one could say is that these Orcs had bad luck.
"How much time is left?"
"About half an hour."
"Enough."
Li Wu opened the territory panel.
【Territory: Small Territory】
【Gold Coins: 500】
【Iron Ore: 500】
【Lumber: 500】
【Food: 500】
Standard beginner resources.
Li Wu was about to place a Barracks when his gaze suddenly stopped.
The stone-and-wood Command Hall that should have stood at the center of the territory had, at some unknown point, become a black-gray steel building.
Communication antenna.
Armored gate.
Sealed firing ports.
【Imperial Frontline Command】
He looked to the side.
The shabby logging yard had already gained several roaring machines.
Trees were dragged into them by mechanical arms and rapidly cut into neat lumber.
【Automated Logging Yard】
Even the original well had turned into a silver-gray facility.
Pumping.
Filtering.
Disinfecting.
Bottling.
【Bottled Water Production Center】
Li Wu's eyes lit up.
Not just the Barracks!
His basic buildings were likewise transforming toward the Warhammer system!
"Interesting."
But now was not the time to study these.
Li Wu directly set down the blueprints.
Rumble-rumble-rumble!
The ground shook.
A vast stretch of land sank downward.
A thick steel city wall shot up from the earth!
Armored gates.
Firing platforms.
Watchtowers.
Smokestacks.
Searchlights.
In but a moment, a black-gray War Fortress occupied a large area on the western side of the territory.
Its scale was at least five times that of the Imperial Frontline Command!
The several old farmers had been utterly stunned.
【Armageddon Steel Legion War Fortress construction complete!】
【Unit Roster unlocked!】
Li Wu immediately tapped it open.
【Tier One - Steel Legion Infantry Squad】
【Tier One - Grenadier Squad】
【Tier Two - Commissar】
【Tier 3 - Heavy Bolter Squad】
【Tier 3 - Plasma Gun Squad】
【Tier 3 - Missile Launcher Squad】
【Tier Four - Steel Legion Storm Troopers】
【Tier Four - Chimera Armored Transport】
【Tier Five - Armageddon Sentinel Mech】
【Tier Five - Hellhound Tank】
【Tier Six - Leman Russ Tank】
【Tier Six - Basilisk Self-Propelled Artillery】
Li Wu looked from top to bottom.
"Truly awesome."
A-rank Barracks can recruit at most Tier Six troops.
But the original Elven Empire Fortress, no matter how strong its Tier Six troops, was merely archers, sword guards, and war ancient trees upgrading along one path.
This fortress was different.
Infantry.
Heavy weapons.
Armored transports.
Mechs.
Tanks.
Self-propelled artillery!
This was an entire modernized mechanized legion!
Li Wu tapped to check prices.
【Steel Legion Infantry Squad】
【Count: 10】
【Gold Coins 40, Iron Ore 20, Food 20】
【Commissar】
【Count: 1】
【Gold Coins 100, Iron Ore 50, Food: 5】
【Grenadier Squad】
【Count: 5】
【Gold Coins 80, Iron Ore 80, Food 10】
【Heavy Bolter Squad】
【Count: 5】
【Gold Coins 80, Iron Ore 80, Food 20】
【Plasma Gun Squad】
【Count: 5】
【Gold Coins 60, Iron Ore 80, Food 10】
【Missile Launcher Squad】
【Count: 3】
【Gold Coins 90, Iron Ore 90, Food 10】
Further down.
【Chimera Armored Transport: Gold Coins 550, Iron Ore 180】
【Armageddon Sentinel Mech: Gold Coins 420, Iron Ore 240】
【Hellhound Tank: Gold Coins 520, Iron Ore 550】
【Leman Russ Tank: Gold Coins 750, Iron Ore 520】
"Tsk."
"Truly expensive."
The starting resources couldn't even afford a single Chimera.
Let alone a Leman Russ.
But it was only a beginner level.
No need to use a cannon to kill a chicken.
Li Wu calculated simply.
"Eight groups of infantry."
"And two more squads of grenadiers."
【Confirm recruitment?】
"Confirm."
【Deducted Gold Coins 480】
【Deducted Iron Ore 320】
【Deducted Food 180】
【Remaining: Gold Coins 20, Iron Ore 180, lumber 500, Food 320】
The next second.
Red lights flashed inside the fortress.
Li Wu had thought he would have to wait.
Barracks in the Galaxy all have daily output caps.
No matter how high the level, they only train more.
Yet only a few seconds passed.
Boom——!
The armored gates opened!
Orderly footsteps echoed out of the darkness.
Rows of soldiers wearing gas masks and thick greatcoats marched out of the fortress.
Lasguns.
Helmets.
Backpacks.
Complete combat gear.
Eight groups of infantry.
Two groups of grenadiers.
A full ninety soldiers!
In less than a minute.
Everyone had finished assembling!
Li Wu was stunned for a moment.
"So fast?"
He immediately opened the Barracks interface.
No training progress.
No daily output.
Not even—
No output cap!
【Current status: Recruitment can continue!】
Li Wu stared at this line of text.
His eyes grew brighter and brighter.
What was the most troublesome thing about Barracks in the Galaxy?
Not resources.
But time!
No matter how many resources you had.
Once the daily training cap was reached, you could only wait.
But his own War Fortress was different.
As long as he had Gold Coins!
Iron!
Food!
One hundred a day.
One thousand.
Even ten thousand!
All possible!
As long as resources were sufficient, he could mass-recruit without limit!
"Roar——!"
At this very moment.
A low roar suddenly came from the distant wasteland.
Old John's face instantly turned deathly pale.
"Lord!"
"The Orcs are coming!"
Li Wu raised his head.
At the edge of the wasteland.
Countless towering green figures had already crested the slope.
Dense and black.
Charging toward the territory.
Li Wu glanced at the ninety Steel Legion soldiers standing in neat formation behind him.
Then turned to look at the distance again.
"Just in time."