Chapter 403: 103: Final Touches

Chapter 103: Final Touches

Dylan opened up his power tab and created the cloud machine.

Cloud Cover Machine

This device (made by the brilliant Dr. Zlo) creates fluffy white clouds that mask the giant city of Skyline by stealing from the clouds around it and storing it for later.

Cotton (1 bag)

Gin (1 bottle)

Ashes (1 urn)

Computer (5)

Funnel (3)

Blanket (1)

Sciencium (10 g)

Once his power finished, he wrote out the list of materials for Jack to see.

Thats easy enough. Lets buy the stuff and get started, she said.CHeCk for new stories on no/v/el/bin(.)c0m

Dylan opened his menu and found the new faction tab. The new tutorial appeared in front of him, but he ignored it. He remembered the last tutorial Vert put him through. It would be easier to search through the lists himself. After a bit of searching, he found the tab for purchasing items and opened it.

He added all the materials to his cart and confirmed his delivery. The system walked him through the delivery process, asking for a location. Dylan opened the dropdown list and noticed a problem.

Uh-oh.

Whats up? Jack said.

Deliveries go to locations now, right?

Yeah, thats right, Jack said. Her brow furrowed in concern, Whats wrong?

Its not counting Skyline as a location.

Sh*t, Jack cursed. That means we have to buy materials on the ground. Dang, that makes us vulnerable.

Its not a bad idea for a villain plot, Dylan mused. Players can try to cut off our supply lines and make us dead in the water.

You mean the air.

Dylan waved a hand, You knew what I meant. But that would mean we risk losing Skyline.

Well have to think up a trump card or something. And who knows, maybe it gets fixed. Im sure there are plenty of crafting players out there who built their own bases.

Well, who knows? Dylan replied. But we should tell the others about this.

For sure. After we test out your minions ability.

Dylan raised an eyebrow, Isnt this more important.

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Look, if you had a piece of equipment laying around and not using its full potential, you would be looking to optimize it too.

Dr. Zlo just messaged. He says we cant directly deliver materials to Skyline. The game doesnt count it as a location.

Tsk. Rampart said. That changes things a bit. We might need a second teleporter for materials.

Aw man, did I just hear we need to do more work? Shizuka complained. The ninja appeared in a puff of smoke behind Rampart. Im already getting bored sitting around here. Theres only so many times I can punt squirrels for enjoyment.

Well get started on the alien assault soon, Rampart said. Since the early waves are easy, we can nab all the weapons and use them to equip the mercenaries. Well send any Alienite we find to Zlo.

How soon is soon? Shizuka questioned.

Five minutes? Once the mine completes we can start.

Ill be back in five minutes, Shizuka said. If were not starting by that time, Ill leave some clones and be on my merry way.

Now, Shizuka, Dextra said. I know youre getting stir crazy, but lets not forget why were here.

The ninja rolled her eyes, Yeah, I know. We need Phlebotinium and stuff.

As long as you understand.

See you in five. Shizuka made a hand sign and disappeared in a flash.

Rampart turned back to Dextra, So, lets go over our options for defenses again.

Dextra nodded and opened up the locations tab one more time. Most defenses are separated into traps, personnel, and ranged. Traps can range from simple spike pits to more advanced explosives. Personnel opens up the tab for recruiting NPCs but takes us straight to the mercenaries. Finally, ranged options are static emplacements and require someone to handle the weapon. They range from live ammunition to lasers and can have artillery options as well.

The first waves shouldnt have any walkers, Rampart said. So we wont need something like artillery just yet. Traps are out as well, except maybe something like a moat around our base.

I believe their ray guns will eat through our flimsy walls, Dextra said.

Which is why the actual defense is the mound of dirt. Sandbags stop almost everything, so why wouldnt a mound of dirt do the same?

You have a point.

Since the mounds arent the most stable of areas, we should be looking to build portable weapons that have a setup time. Is there anything like that?

Dextra scrolled through the list of options. I dont see anything.

Okay, Rampart said, biting his thumb in concentration. What if we built a few more outposts and gave them snipers? No, the treeline is too thick for an effective range.

What if we made chokepoints? Dextra said.

Rampart nodded at the suggestion, Yeah. I like that. We build the spike traps around the fort but leave a few places open. We stick the guns in the firing line and mow down the Quli. Itll take a bit more work, but we already have the basic structure down.

Dextra closed the menu. Lets call the others back over and finish this up. Im loath to say it, but I agree with Shizuka. Were spending too much time preparing in this wilderness. I would like to get back to my comfortable office chair.

Honestly, I could do stuff like this all day.

And thats why youre our resident project manager, Dextra said.

Spoken like a true CEO, Rampart countered.

Smiling, the two went to grab the others and finish up the last of their work. Skyline needed its Alienite and it was time to get it.

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