The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 78

Chapter 78: The Bone-Cutting Camp (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

2024-09-02

Chapter 78: The Bone-Cutting Camp (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

[Skeleton Soldier (summon) killed a Specter Boss (Level 4), you gained 18 experience, the battle squad gained 1 experience, the Contracted Undead Luna gained 31 experience, participating summons gained 5 experience.]

[You defeated all the guards of the border tower. You have successfully occupied the border tower. Please choose how to handle the border tower: Destroy, Occupy, Abandon?]

Looking at the detailed explanation, Gu Xi understood how to deal with the border tower.

Destruction was the simplest method. After destruction, he would get a large amount of building materials and a large plot of land. Gu Xi could build whatever he wanted there in the future.

Of course, the construction blueprints needed to be found separately, and Gu Xi would also need to provide the materials and time.

Occupying meant leaving the existing border tower structure intact and directly taking it over, turning this border tower into a functional building within the Death City.

As for the attributes of this building, that would depend on the situation at the time.

When Gu Xi arrived, he saw quite a few troops stationed in the border tower, but the huge black eye from earlier made him uncertain about the situation, so he hesitated about whether or not to occupy it.

As for abandoning it, only a fool would make that choice.

Abandoning the tower was equivalent to giving up the benefits of this battle; the tower wouldn’t even be considered part of Gu Xi’s territory.

After abandoning it, what changes would occur within the border tower would be beyond Gu Xi’s control.

Therefore, Gu Xi was only hesitating about how to choose.

Destroying the border tower would bring the most obvious benefits.

Occupying it, however, had a clear element of gambling involved. If he didn’t get something good, removing it later wouldn’t be as simple as destroying it.

Fortunately, Gu Xi was a decisive person.

As long as he judged the situation, even if something seemed very important, he could easily abandon it.

After hesitating between the two choices, Gu Xi decisively said,

“Occupy!”

When Gu Xi made his choice, he thought it would immediately become part of his territory. He never expected another interface to pop up in front of him.

“Please select who will enter the border tower to occupy it.”

Looking at the choices, Gu Xi noticed that the three skeleton bosses leading the battle squads were all within the selection range.

Gu Xi immediately understood that occupying the tower would consume one skeleton boss.

This made him hesitate. Battle Squad 2 and Battle Squad 3 cooperated very well; he couldn’t afford to be without them. The Skeleton Archers didn’t have a boss-level unit yet.

Finally, Gu Xi pointed at the skeleton boss of Battle Squad 1.

“You go and occupy the border tower.”

The skeleton boss had no objections and headed toward the border tower, his twin swords held high.

As he went, Battle Squad 1 followed.

Gu Xi wanted to stop them, but then he thought of a possibility and abandoned the idea.

Battle Squad 1 entered the border tower. As they stepped inside, the six-story tower, with its human castle style, underwent a transformation.

On the rooftop where the magical specter had stood, a huge platform appeared, and a blank purple battle flag was erected.

At the same time, numerous skeletal carvings appeared on the tower’s walls; the carvings depicted skeletons wielding twin swords. If you circled the tower, you would find that the carvings depicted a complete set of twin sword techniques.

Then, Gu Xi heard a voice.

[Ding, successfully occupied the border tower. The border tower has transformed into the Skeleton Swordsman Camp (Base), gaining 3 city experience!]

[Building Name: Skeleton Swordsman Camp (Base)

Level: 1

Stationed Troops: 0 squads (0/1, all stationed Skeleton Soldiers can be formed into one squad, this squad is unnamed)

Stationed Bosses: 1 (1/2, can station two bosses)

Stationed Soldiers: 23 (23/243, can station 200 + 43 soldiers, 200 is the building’s stationed soldier capacity, 43 is the boss’s commanded soldier capacity)

Stationed Troop Type: Skeleton Twin Swordsmen

Attached Buildings: Armory (unbuilt)

Note: When the building reaches level 7, heroes can be stationed; at level 15, leaders can be stationed.]

The information before him stunned Gu Xi. The border tower’s transformation exceeded his expectations.

He never imagined that the border tower would become a base.

If he had known, he should have sent one of the other two skeleton bosses.

But the situation was still good news for Gu Xi.

Gu Xi thought for a moment and decisively said, “Name the unit stationed in the Skeleton Swordsman Camp, ‘The Bone-Cutting Camp’.”

With Gu Xi’s order, the blank purple flag above the Skeleton Swordsman Camp changed. The words “Bone-Cutting Camp” appeared on the purple flag.

Of course, Gu Xi wasn’t satisfied with the flag’s style. Although he still used a blank flag himself, it didn’t mean he didn’t have any ideas. As his thoughts shifted, the words on the purple flag began to transform into various colored patterns. Finally, under Gu Xi’s control, a picture of a long sword piercing a skull appeared on the purple flag. The sword dominated the entire flag.

[Unit naming successful, Bone-Cutting Camp established!]

[Bone-Cutting Camp (Level 1, Traits: Attack +5, Defense +1, Experience 77/200): Commander (1/2) Level 2 Skeleton Boss, Members (23/243) 23 Level 3 Skeleton Twin Swordsmen]

[Skeleton Twin Swordsman (Level 3, Enhanced Summon): Experience (0/500), Attack 3+2 (Twin Swords), Defense 2+1 (Leather Armor), Health 21, Skills Undead Creature, Swordsmanship Specialization, Battle Enchantment, Execute.]

With a flag and a name, the Bone-Cutting Camp was officially established.

Although the Bone-Cutting Camp only had 23 skeleton soldiers, their status was now higher than the two battle squads.

Of course, because the original Battle Squad 1, which used twin swords, had been upgraded to the Bone-Cutting Camp, the remaining two battle squads were reorganized.

The skeleton soldiers with spears became Battle Squad 1, and those with shields became Battle Squad 2.

The situation made Gu Xi realize that they had missed their chance. It was unknown when they would have the opportunity to have their own unit names again.

After all, base buildings weren’t a necessity for every city. Even if Gu Xi had the land, he would prioritize training grounds or other functional buildings, filling the city’s functional needs first.

As for bases, he could arrange them when he had the chance.

If there wasn’t a chance, Gu Xi might just delay it.

The city was so large that after the necessary buildings were completed, there would always be some vacant land available for new bases.

For now, Gu Xi didn’t have that opportunity.

Gu Xi glanced at the Bone-Cutting Camp’s situation, made no further arrangements, and shifted his attention to the battle in the pier area.

(End of Chapter)

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