Chapter 549: Icewing Griffin Barracks
Lin Feng stepped out of the council hall and leaped into the air. He quickly locked onto the figure of Yinlong Fengxue in the high sky.
That huge creature was spreading its wings and leisurely circling below the clouds.
Its silvery-white scales refracted countless tiny points of light under the sunlight, and nine golden halos slowly flowed around its massive dragon body, making it sacred and majestic.
Lin Feng flew and landed on Feng Xue's broad back. Feng Xue let out a deep dragon roar as a greeting, then adjusted the angle of its dragon wings and continued to glide smoothly.
He took out the 【Heart of the Ancient Builder】 from his robes, the golden gear pulsating warmly in his palm.
One of the characteristics of Fengxue is that it can generate flying unit barracks by consuming the hearts of ancient builders.
Although it is still unknown what specific types of troops will be created, Lin Feng is very clear that once Feng Huo Territory has a complete set of flying troops, the combat effectiveness of the entire army will experience a qualitative leap.
Many non-flying units can be equipped with flying units to carry out aerial combat, and this alone is enough to completely reshape the combat system of Beacon Tower.
He patted Fengxue on the back and tossed the heart of the ancient builder into the air.
The Fiery Snow Dragon turned its head and swallowed it whole with precision. In an instant, a dazzling golden light burst forth from its body, seeping outwards along the gaps in every silver-white scale.
In just a few breaths, the entire silver dragon was enveloped in light, transforming into a giant golden cocoon of light suspended in mid-air.
About ten seconds later, the light from the cocoon dimmed slightly, and Feng Xue opened her mouth, spitting out a token that shimmered with golden light.
The token tumbled a few times in the air before landing steadily in Lin Feng's outstretched palm.
He patted Fengxue's neck, signaling it to go and rest. The silver dragon let out a satisfied groan and flapped its wings to fly towards the higher clouds.
Lin Feng held the token, and with a slight thought, the attribute panel unfolded before his eyes.
【Icewing Griffin Barracks】
Quality: Gold (Legendary)
Construction method: Simply place the token into the core of your territory to select the construction location.
Effect: Once completed, it can recruit level 25 elite units, Icewing Griffins, with a recruitment limit of 5,000 units.
Lin Feng's breath caught in his throat for a moment.
A full 5,000! What does that even mean? Even with his general selection skill and the Qin elite troops' recruitment cap of 500,000, he could only promote a fraction of centurions.
Moreover, the centurion is only level 20, while the icewing griffon is a level 25 elite unit and an extremely valuable flying unit!
He suppressed his overwhelming joy, put the token into his pocket, and turned to fly towards the second floor of the council hall.
Upon entering the second floor, he summoned the territory core, pressed the token onto it, and a message appeared in his mind.
【Construction Token Detected: Icewing Griffin Barracks (Gold, Legendary). Add to Territory Core?】
"Yes," he murmured to himself.
A holographic map unfolds in the center of the room, making every inch of Hangu Pass clearly visible.
Several open spaces emitted a pale blue glow and were marked "Buildable".
His eyes swept quickly across the map, and he discovered that the areas available for construction were surprisingly large.
Without hesitating for long, he selected an empty plot of land next to the mammoth war elephant camp and clicked to build.
In an instant, golden light burst forth from the core of the territory, transforming into a dazzling pillar of light that pierced through the roof of the council hall and shot directly toward the open space outside the south gate.
The beam of light landed, and the light quickly spread, solidified, and shaped.
A magnificent building stretches out in an irregular rectangle along the southern city wall, about 900 meters long from north to south and about 500 meters wide from east to west, equivalent to the size of 60 standard football fields.
The city wall, which is ten meters high, is connected to the southern defense line, creating a magnificent sight.
The main nest is in the center, and four secondary nests are evenly distributed around it, with each secondary nest about 100 meters apart, forming a five-pointed star-shaped layout.
The main nest dome is about 25 meters high, and the secondary nest is about 18 meters high. Both are semi-circular stone structures.
The central courtyard of the main nest is about 150 meters in diameter, and the central courtyard of the secondary nest is about 80 meters in diameter.
Within the habitat, each nest chamber is arranged in layers around the central courtyard, with the main nest having six layers and the secondary nest having five layers.
The tiered rock shelves are arranged along the walls, their surfaces covered with dried straw and cork shavings. Each tier of the main nest can accommodate two hundred griffins, while each tier of the secondary nest holds approximately one hundred and fifty.
【The Icewing Griffin Barracks has been completed】
Lin Feng didn't linger. He turned around, went downstairs, walked out of the council hall, and leaped into the air, flying towards the Ice Wing Griffin barracks outside the south gate.
Descending slowly from the sky, the five semi-circular nests gleamed with the grayish-white luster characteristic of stone buildings under the sunlight, seamlessly integrated with the southern city wall.
He found the stone tablet in the barracks and placed his hand on it. A warm sensation came from his palm, and detailed data about the entire barracks flooded into his mind.
【Building Name: Icewing Griffin Barracks】
【Currently trainable unit: Icewing Griffin】
【Unit Description: Covered entirely in silver-white feathers, with an eagle-like head and a golden beak; forelimbs are sharp claws, and the hindquarters resemble a lion's body, covered in ice-blue scales. Wingspan 6.5 meters, shoulder height approximately 1.6 meters, body length 2.4 meters.】
【Attribute preference: Strength, Agility】
【Level: Lv25】
【Attribute Point Allocation: Strength +10, Constitution +5, Agility +9】
【Base Attributes: Strength 30 (Equipment +4), Constitution 23 (Equipment +4), Agility 28.6 (Equipment +4)】
【Health Points: 930】
【Attack Power: 190】
【Overall Defense: 173】
【Equipment: All blue quality】
【Trait 1 - Dragonborn (Passive): The Icewing Griffin possesses a faint bloodline of the Silver Dragon Fengxue, granting it +500 Health, +5 Agility, +5 Constitution, +5 Strength, +40% Stamina, +40% Strength, and +40% Agility.】
【Trait 2 - Frost Scales (Passive): Reduces ranged damage by 20%, Defense +20】
【Trait 3 - Ice Crystal Pierce (Active, 30-second cooldown): The Icewing Griffin hovers in the air, condensing an ice crystal spear that locks onto an enemy unit within 300 meters before firing, dealing 120% of its attack power as frost damage.】
【Trait 4 - Frost Purification (Active, 60-second cooldown): Immediately purifies all negative status effects on self or allies upon activation】
【Trait 5 - Dive Tear (Active, 60-second cooldown): Dives with wings folded, dealing 150% attack damage to ground or air targets and inflicting the "Tear" effect - reducing the target's defense by 15% for 10 seconds】
【Trait 6 - Mount ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) Enhancement (Passive): Can carry one friendly unit; while mounted, both the griffin and the friendly unit gain +100 health.】
【Trait 7 - Frostwing Formation (Passive): When the number of Icewing Griffins is ≥200, HP +300; when the number is ≥2000, HP +400, Attack +30】
【Training Requirements: 10 units of Iron, 100 units of Food, 10 units of Wood, 10 units of Frostbite Ice Crystals, 10 Blue Energy Crystals】
【Training duration: 10 days】
【Recruitable quantity: 0/5000】
Lin Feng slowly withdrew his hand, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Too perfect!"
Flying units, ranged attacks, mounted enhancements, Frostwing Formation, Frost Purification... This unit has almost no obvious weaknesses, making it a versatile force on the battlefield.
He continued reading, his gaze landing on the training conditions, and nodded slightly.
There are sizable deposits of Frost Abyss Ice Crystals in the Russian Bear Country, and combined with our previous stockpiles, it's more than enough.
50,000 units of blue energy crystals are a bit much, but we've just received the accumulated wealth of various countries on Earth over the past few decades, so it's barely enough. We'll just have to be more careful with our spending and save money from now on.
After thinking it over, he unhesitatingly increased the recruitment quantity to the maximum of 5,000 Icewing Griffins and clicked confirm.
In an instant, all five nests emitted a dazzling golden light.
In each nest chamber, the silvery-white outline of the Icewing Griffin slowly takes shape in the light, with an eagle's head, a lion's body, ice-blue scales, and a golden beak.
Lin Feng withdrew his hand, turned around, and flew towards the council hall.