Footprints stretched all the way toward a small hill in the wasteland.
Leo led his troops forward along the tracks.
Two kilometers later.
The Steel Legion soldiers walking at the very front suddenly stopped.
“Target acquired.”
Leo looked up.
Behind the low hill ahead, a crude camp appeared in sight.
Wooden walls.
Animal skins.
Large areas of sharpened wooden stakes were randomly stuck around the outer perimeter.
On both sides of the camp entrance, two watchtowers standing fully over a dozen meters tall towered high.
The tower bodies were hung full of beast bones and skulls belonging to unknown creatures.
Crude.
Savage.
Filled with Ork style.
Inside the camp, the roars of the Orks could still be heard continuously, along with another much sharper scream.
“Ah!”
“Stop hitting!”
“I’ll work right away!”
Leo narrowed his eyes.
Through the gaps in the wooden wall, short green figures could be seen running around holding Materials and Ore.
Gretchin.
The most common vassal race in Ork society.
They were small in stature, cowardly, and their strength was far inferior to the Orks.
But their brains worked much better than the Orks’.
Repairing weapons,
building camps,
making simple tools—
these were basically all handled by the Gretchin.
Calling them artisans, in reality, most of the time, Gretchin were both slaves and pets, and even food.
An Ork was chasing several Gretchin around in the center of the camp.
After catching one of them, it directly grabbed its leg and dragged it aside.
Leo withdrew his gaze.
“How many enemies?”
A Steel Legion soldier quickly replied.
“Estimated forty to sixty Orks.”
“Over three hundred Gretchin.”
“Two fixed watchtowers.”
“No large units detected.”
Leo nodded.
This scale was just right for practice.
He looked at Yarrick.
“Political Commissar Yarrick! Command this battle!”
“It is my honor, Your Excellency Lord Commander!”
Ten men quickly moved forward, half-kneeling and raising their weapons.
Yarrick, standing in the rear, simply took a step forward.
With no extra commands, under the command of this legendary Political Commissar, the state of the entire Steel Legion was completely different.
[Hades Hive Soul takes effect!]
[Attack power increased by 30%!]
[Stamina increased by 50%!]
[Ork Bane takes effect!]
[Damage against Ork units increased by 30%!]
[Attacks have an extremely high probability of causing deterrence!]
The Grenadiers pulled the triggers simultaneously!
Bang!
Bang, bang, bang—!
The grenades dragged an arc across the camp’s outer perimeter.
Rumble—!
The two watchtowers were instantly swallowed by flames!
The thick wooden pillars were directly torn apart by the explosion.
The Orks above didn’t even have time to sound the alarm.
The beast bones and planks hanging on them flew scattered across the sky.
The huge explosion instantly alarmed the entire camp.
“Enemy attack!”
“Get your weapons!”
The angry roars of the Orks sounded one after another.
But the Gretchin had a completely different reaction.
Run!
Hundreds of Gretchin scattered and fled like a blown-up nest.
Some dived into tents,
some rushed toward the camp exit,
and even a dozen directly crashed into the Ork formation.
“Get lost!”
An Ork raised its foot and kicked the Gretchin in front of it flying.
But more and more Gretchin were crowding over.
The camp was in complete chaos.
“Advance.”
“Warriors of Armageddon! Forward!”
Yarrick waved his huge power claw forward.
“Hold the line!”
“Do not give the enemy any chance to approach!”
Eighty Steel Legion Infantry quickly deployed.
Three ranks of formations.
The first rank advanced.
The second rank raised their guns.
The third rank filled the gap.
Hum—!
Large swathes of crimson lasers lit up simultaneously!
The bodies of several Orks who had just rushed out of the camp gate were instantly knocked backward.
The Orks in the rear still wanted to continue charging, but the second round of volley had already arrived.
Hum!
Another batch fell down!
Grenadiers specifically looked for clustered targets.
Bang!
A grenade fell into the pack of beasts.
Boom!
Five or six Orks were directly flipped over by the explosion.
Dozens of Gretchin nearby screamed and scattered.
The camp was already chaotic to begin with, and now it completely lost organization.
Some rushed out,
some ran inside,
some tried to pick up weapons,
but more Gretchin just wanted to find a place to hide.
Pushing each other,
trampling each other,
and even blocking the Orks’ charging route.
The Armageddon Steel Legion did not stop at all.
The three-ranked infantry maintained a complete formation.
One step.
Another step.
Continuing forward!
Volley,
advancing,
shifting positions,
and volley again!
Leo stood in the rear and watched.
This was a real army.
No matter how strong the individual strength of dozens of Orks was, facing an army with complete organization and a legendary Commander, there was only one result.
A few minutes later, the last Ork fell.
The camp became completely quiet.
Weapons, wood, and various sundries were scattered on the ground.
Not a single enemy capable of resisting could be seen anymore.
Ding!
The System prompt appeared.
[The Ork camp has lost all resistance!]
[Congratulations on successfully occupying the Ork camp!]
[Please select a processing method.]
[One: Occupy.]
[Retain the original buildings and reinforce the camp to make it your affiliated camp.]
[Two: Destroy.]
[Completely destroy the camp, recycle some gold coins and building Materials, and have a probability of obtaining architectural blueprints.]
[Three: Pillage.]
[Pillage the wealth in the camp, obtain some rare Materials, and have a probability of obtaining architectural blueprints.]
Leo almost didn’t hesitate.
“Destroy.”
It was only the first day of the game.
His territory was only two kilometers away from here.
There was simply no need to keep an affiliated camp so close to the headquarters.
As for pillaging?
What he lacked the most right now was not scattered spoils of war,
but construction resources!
The headquarters was still Tier 1.
As long as it upgraded to Tier 2,
it could immediately unlock the Tier 2 troop production authority!
“Dismantle.”
The order fell.
Boom!
An explosion suddenly came from the center of the camp.
Wooden pillars began to collapse.
Walls,
watchtower wreckage,
warehouses,
beast pens—
all were quickly disassembled by the System.
Dust soared into the sky.
Large areas of Materials turned into streams of light entering the territory warehouse.
Ding!
[Ork camp destruction complete!]
[Obtained Gold Coins × 300!]
[Obtained Wood × 550!]
[Obtained Iron Ore × 277!]
[Obtained Crystal × 14!]
[Obtained Mercury × 10!]
[Obtained Sulfur × 14!]
[Obtained Gem × 20!]
A series of rewards kept popping out.
Leo’s eyes grew brighter and brighter.
Advanced resources!
And all four types were present!
Upgrading the Tier 2 headquarters,
all four Advanced resources happened to only need ten points each!
It wasn’t over yet.
The next prompt popped up again.
[Obtained resource building blueprint: Tier 1 Blacksmith!]
“Building blueprint?”
Leo immediately took it out.
The familiar red interface instantly covered the original information.
[Transformable building detected!]
[Tier 1 Blacksmith is transforming…]
[Transformation complete!]
[Obtained —— Steel Foundry!]
Leo immediately opened the description.
[Steel Foundry]
[Industrial Building]
[Can smelt, refine, and process Iron Ore to produce military-grade steel.]
[Military-grade steel can be used for ordnance production, vehicle manufacturing, armor maintenance, and large-scale war facility construction.]
Leo’s gaze paused.
Steel!
This thing might still look unremarkable right now,
but later when Chimera,
Hellfire,
Leman Russ,
or even larger war machines start being mass-produced,
what will be needed is not just Iron Ore anymore,
but truly industrially processed military-grade steel!
Resources,
barracks,
industry—
none of them could be lacking!
Leo opened the territory resource panel.
[Gold Coins: 500]
[Iron Ore: 457]
[Wood: 1,050]
[Food: 320]
[Mercury: 10]
[Crystal: 14]
[Sulfur: 14]
[Gem: 20]
Seeing this set of numbers,
Leo smiled.
Enough.
Just right.
[Tier 2 Headquarters Upgrade Requirements:]
[Gold Coins 500]
[Iron Ore 300]
[Wood 500]
[Food 200]
[Mercury 10]
[Crystal 10]
[Sulfur 10]
[Gem 10]
[Construction Time: 60 minutes]
All resources
are completely satisfied!
Leo didn’t hesitate at all.
“Upgrade the Headquarters!”
[Resource deduction successful!]
[Imperial Frontline Command begins upgrading!]
[Remaining Time: 59:59]
Meanwhile,
inside the Armageddon Steel Legion War Fortress,
the Tier 2 troop type that had always been gray
slowly lit up.
[Political Commissar]
[About to unlock!]