"Can he do that?" thementator asked as he looked at the confused entric Long and Xiao Du.


    They bothughed out as they couldn''te up with a proper answer.


    "Since he didn''t get stopped by the merchant I guess it is fine, also I''m surprised that he coulde up with something that ingenious. Not only did he avoid spending his points to upgrade his turrets, since he could upgrade them himself, he also made a killing trap at the gate. Most cultivators would take a long time to evene up with something like that," Xiao Du said.


    entric Long interjected, "Indeed, not only that, but to be able to do that is not easy. Since theck of points will make it harder to nt those towers so early on, you''ll also need a force capable of stopping any beast from leaving the encirclement. And that would require even more upgrades to the puppets.


    This game is supposed to reveal how cultivators could manage with minimal resources, but for Du Shen, the fact that he could use something so little and make it this powerful is proof of his resourcefulness," entric Long said.


    "I see, however, that the uing rounds will be longer and harder. Even his small trap won''t work, since the beasts that will starting out will require more power to kill, do you think he is prepared for that?" thementator said.


    "By the looks of what he is doing, I can honestly say that he is already thinking several rounds ahead. He already realized that the current trap he had set up is enough for him to survive the uing rounds, and he is now delegating more work to the puppets he earned from this upgraded base.


    Not only did he not focus on defensive barricades, but more offensive weaponry is a dead giveaway to his determination that he will only use offense to defend himself, after all, the best defense is a powerful offense," entric Long said.


    "As you can see, Du Shen is currently inscribing the tubes he just made. Though they look crude, I believe these are some type of projectile shooting weaponry, something like what he had at the side of his ship," thementator said.


    "Oh, something like that would require far more advanced metals and materials than what he is currently given. I believe he is making a primitive form of the same projectile shooting weaponry," entric Long said.


    "I see, oh, he is doing something different now… wait, what the hell is he doing?!"


    ***


    After scribbling for almost an hour on the ground while surrounded by more than a dozen puppets that were patiently looking at the drawings on the ground I looked up and asked.


    "Do you understand?"


    Seeing them all nod, I pped and had them start working.


    I already used all of my remaining points to buy a lot of steel beams and building stones.


    My goal was simple, instead of buying and upgrading the base more and using a lot of money in the process, I''ll be making my own fortress in the halfway point from the base.


    I could already tell that the turrets and trap I made at the gate would probably notst me more than a few more rounds before stronger creatures came out. Creatures that could easily shatter the walls or be strong enough to prate through them.


    And seeing the materials in the merchant''s shop gave me an idea of what sort of creatures coulde out. After all, there were several ready-made protective formations and offensive formations that could be bought and even powerful saint Qi weaponry that could decimate anything below the Void Stage.


    So I''ll need to have an even more powerful base. Thankfully, the beasts could only move in a straight line toward the main base, so if I were to create a blockade in the middle they''d have no choice but to destroy it first and then proceed instead of turning around.


    With that idea in mind, I gave the puppets several orders, to dig a trench and build traps, while I''ll be responsible for building a fortress in the middle.


    Since I''m fully allowed to use my Qi in the preparation phase, I personally began digging the ground to build a strong base to support the fortress. Stone and cement were very cheap to purchase, and I used the points I had to do so.


    Digging the entire area alone would take a stupid amount of time. But I wasn''t alone, and I was not talking about the puppets.


    I had a spell I haven''t used in a while that would serve great in this situation.


    Golden Scripture Clone.


    With this, I was able to create about a dozen copies of myself, any more than that and my head will start killing me.


    With a dozen copies, I was easily able to rip the dirt out of the ground and ce stone, then pour cement on it. I then applied heat to solidify the cement and began cing the supporting beams around the base.


    Several hourster, with the help of the clones, I was already done with two stories for the fortress.


    It was square in shape, and had two massive doors. The first door was right on the path from the warp gate, and once the beasts woulde inside the base they''ll be met with an incredible number of traps and killing machinery and inscriptions. They''ll have no option but to go through the fortress as the path toward the main base is visible from the other door.


    Not only that, since the walls were high, I was able to ce multiple cannons on the walls of the fortress. Time had flown by faster than I realized, and the merchant announced that the third wave wasing.


    I had to stop, and summon my clones back, because it will be considered a breach of the rules of the round.


    Soon, loud explosive sounds echoed from the direction of the gate, with almost no casualties visible. Time went by as the sound of ughter continued. I frowned since it already took more than twenty seconds and the explosions and killing hadn''t stopped.


    But after the thirty second mark, everything died down.


    I went to check the damage and realized that the walls were slightly worn out, and one of the puppets had a missing limb.


    It seems that this trap at the front of the gate will notst a long time.