All-out Tower Defense: My Card-Drawing Talent is a Bit Strange

As for who should live in these wooden houses temporarily, Yang Fei has no plans to arrange it for the time being. The main reason is that there is a severe shortage of houses, and his subjects do not need to increase their favorability, so it is not easy to allocate them.

At most, we can let the tentacle jellyfish move in first, but do those little guys really like this house that is obviously meant for humans?

Yang Fei thought about the scenario and found it somewhat amusing, so he decided to postpone the allocation until the weather changed. Everyone was living outdoors now, and the weather was suitable, so living outdoors was acceptable.

After all, cultivators don't really need a house for meditation, but once they become martial artists and have their own data, their actual rest time will be greatly reduced by cultivation.

Moreover, meditation is also a form of rest.

After finishing with the house blueprints, Yang Fei looked at the loot from the monster siege: 3 white and 12 gray normal treasure chests, 20 gray revival treasure chests, 17 silver coins, 36 gray crystals, 6667 copper coins, 3664 pieces of bio-rubber, 6 gray ice arrow tower cards, and 9 gray arrow tower cards.

The harvest isn't as good as the previous 10x limit, but it's much easier than the second wave. Indeed, an increase in monster numbers might not be a good thing, but once we get through it, the harvest will definitely be substantial.

After checking all the items, Yang Fei didn't stay on the Sky Island any longer. He exchanged a few words with the two succubus girls and then returned directly to Azure Star.

Emerging from his hiding place, Yang Fei checked the time; it was already six o'clock in the afternoon. He took a few deep breaths, glanced at the reflective wall beside him, and confirmed that he no longer looked tired. He then chose his direction and slowly walked towards the familiar vegetable market.

After buying dinner for the family, Yang Fei returned home. His younger siblings greeted him immediately and picked up his three-year-old sister. Feeling that familiar human warmth, Yang Fei, who had been on edge all day, finally let down his guard, and his usual smile reappeared on his face.

There are just too many things to do on Sky Island, especially when dealing with those people from other worlds. Yang Fei's saintly heart is always fighting against his own interests, which makes him very tired. The people he recruited are capable of managing others.

However, they are a demon race. Even though they are very powerful, no kind of demon is a good person to humans. Yang Fei really didn't want them to manage his sky island completely, so sometimes he couldn't relinquish power.

This meant that Yang Fei had to deal with the monster siege while also outwitting and outfighting the demons loyal to him. He was exhausted, both physically and mentally. Only when he returned to his own little home and felt the warmth of his family could he completely let down his guard and laugh freely.

After playing with his younger siblings for a while, Yang Fei took out a few grains of Qi Rice that he had brought from the Sky Island, mixed them with regular rice, rinsed the rice, added water, and turned on the fire in one go. He was preparing a pot of rice with a slight Qi in it once again.

Taking advantage of this time, Yang Fei started cooking with the vegetables he bought from the market and various seasonings from home. Before his younger siblings and parents returned home, a delicious dinner was ready.

He fabricated a simple reason, saying that the lord he worked for was kind-hearted and paid him with true qi rice every day. After reassuring everyone that they could eat without worry, Yang Fei enjoyed a delicious meal with his family. Then, under the pretext of cultivation, he returned to his room.

Lying in his cramped room filled with clutter, Yang Fei gently closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he was in the boundless twilight sky, and he was lying in Mona's huge embrace.

After adjusting to a comfortable position, Yang Fei reached out and gently touched Lola, who was lying on top of him. Lola reluctantly raised her head, her eyes slightly glazed from the sudden awakening. Yang Fei then saw the succubus girl gently rub her eyes, stretch her back, and then yawn comfortably. The whole set of movements was incredibly practiced, not at all like imitation.

Yang Fei was somewhat surprised. Why did this sequence of movements resemble the stereotypical image of a human girl waking from sleep? But this succubus, especially when she was on top of him, shouldn't she wake up like this? This awakening process was clearly wrong.

However, Yang Fei didn't think too much about this question. Instead, a question arose in his mind: why was his body the same when he left the Sky Island and when he returned?

Entering the tower defense world from Azure Star and returning is the same, and returning to Azure Star from the tower defense world and coming back is the same. It's understandable that I appear in the same position, but why doesn't my posture change?

Logically, since I came to Sky Island from Azure Star, my body should remain the same as it was on Azure Star before I entered Sky Island. But why is my body now back to the state it was when I left Sky Island, instead of the state I was in lying on the small bed? This is obviously not right.

Moreover, judging from the description of traveling between the two worlds in "Tower Defense World", this should be a kind of teleportation. That is to say, one should come to this world in one's true form and return to one's own world in one's true form. However, judging from the current appearance of the two succubi, it is not like that one's body has ever left.

Yang Fei wasn't entirely sure about Mona before, since this succubus girl liked to cause trouble. She could see the movement of those Void Chest Monsters, so she might also sense his return and could use that to prank him by mimicking his departure.

But judging from the current situation, it's obvious that's not the case. Although Lola can still see the mimic's movement and may also be able to see how he returns, Yang Fei felt that her personality didn't seem like she would play pranks on him. So why is she in this state now?

Yang Fei wanted to ask the two succubus girls if he had left a body behind after he left, but then he seemed to remember something and shut his mouth. He directly told the two of them to gather their subordinates and prepare to start the next wave of monster attacks.

What a joke! Although asking questions might answer my own doubts, it also indirectly reveals some things. If I really leave a body here, wouldn't that be telling the two succubi that they can do whatever they want with my body while I'm not around?

How could he allow his body to be disposed of at will by two succubi without his knowledge? Just thinking about it was terrifying. Yang Fei didn't want to return from Azure Star and find himself immediately engaged in a battle with two succubi; that could truly be fatal.

When I return to Azure Star next time, I'll set up a camera there to film whether my body will disappear after I leave, and then I'll continue to think about this question. Now is not the time to consider this question.

"Apprentice Lord Yang Fei-1, your first wave of the beginner trial, a normal difficulty monster siege, will begin in ten minutes. Monster type: Slime, Monster level: Beast, Level 0, Monster quantity: 21020."

"Please adjust the position of the War Slab... The movement and reconstruction functions will be restarted after the siege ends."

The number of 20,000 seemed to further confirm Yang Fei's guess that he would face a siege of a million monsters. Yang Fei sat on the city wall, watching the two succubi on the defensive towers on both sides of the war corridor who were directing the towers to slaughter slimes. Yang Fei fell into deep thought.

A siege by a million monsters, even if they are all low-level monsters, is not an easy task. To defend against a siege by a million monsters, you would need at least a sturdy city wall and a constant supply of stone to maintain the wall's repair costs.

Unfortunately, my turrets aren't in unlimited firepower mode; they need to be charged. Even if I've accumulated a lot of crystals, I still need to plan ahead and not blindly charge the turrets.

Among these methods, the simplest one, which is also a universal way to deal with a large number of trash monsters that only rush to your base, is to "block them with the city walls, and let the turrets or area-of-effect damage towers take the opportunity to deal damage!" In other words, it's about stacking monsters, which is the simplest and most effective method.

But he didn't have that much stone! Unless he bought it from the Heavenly Dao Shop, Yang Fei really didn't want to give the Heavenly Dao Shop the opportunity to profit from his material costs. He might as well buy the defense tower; white defense towers weren't easy to obtain, and he was willing to be the sucker.

Moreover, purchasing defensive towers can be considered an investment. Not only can they be converted into a tangible increase in combat power, but they can also be used to defend the edge of one's own sky island in the future. They are items that can continuously generate benefits for oneself, and one can convince oneself of this.

But buying these ordinary stones is a different story. Many of these ordinary materials can be obtained cheaply, and currently they can only be used as consumables for repairing the city walls. Yang Fei really couldn't bear to part with them.

"Moreover, there's an even more important problem. With the current monster spawn rate, I can easily camp out at the spawn points and farm monsters. But everything has its limits. The current spawn rate is clearly insufficient for monsters with a million-level spawn rate."

"The largest monster siege we've ever faced so far has only involved a little over 6 monsters. I defended against that wave for more than an hour and a half. It wasn't that my monster-killing efficiency was too low, but rather that the monster spawn rate wasn't keeping up. If a siege with a million-level monster horde were to occur, wouldn't I have to defend for nearly thirty hours?"

"Leaving aside the daily tasks, I don't have that much time to stay here. Should I take a long leave and leave my family for a while?" Yang Fei carefully considered his current mental state. Without the comfort of his family, he doubted whether he could persevere for that long.

Moreover, this is not just a mental burden; physical exhaustion may be even more pronounced. Yang Fei had fought with all his might before, and even an hour of high-intensity combat was enough to make him feel overwhelmed, let alone thirty hours. Thirty hours would really be fatal!

"Sigh, there's really no way to solve this problem. The first three waves of level 0 beast monsters for newbies won't change the monster spawn rate. I can only try to bear it and maybe consider the daily quests."

"You can start the daily routine at 0:00 every day, and as long as the next wave of defense time does not exceed 46 hours, you can catch up with the next daily refresh."

"The only thing to worry about is whether the number of monsters will increase daily. If we have to deal with another 30-hour defense battle, and the daily rewards are still the same old stuff, then I'll really start cursing!"

In fact, Yang Fei was overthinking it. Although the number of monsters to challenge each day would be affected by the monsters from the previous wave of monster sieges, since it was a daily challenge, there would be a principle that "the daily challenge can be easily completed at least once on the same day," and there was even a guaranteed maximum completion time, so the problem that Yang Fei was worried about would not occur.

Yang Fei was also aware of this. Not only was there a similar description in the "Tower Defense World" document, but from the perspective of game designers, this was also a fundamental principle that had to exist.

In other words, no matter how outrageous the daily challenge is, it is still just a special kind of reward acquisition challenge. It is impossible for you to be unable to complete the acquisition within a day due to reasons beyond your control.

"Ding~, Your Excellency Apprentice Lord, you have displayed great bravery in protecting the Sky Island and defending against the Slime Clan's attack. The Slime Clan has developed a slight animosity towards you, triggering a special event, 'The Gaze of the Slime King.'"

"The next 3000 normal slimes will be replaced with elite-quality corrosive slimes, 3200 normal slimes will be replaced with elite-quality acid slimes, and 2222 normal slimes will be replaced with elite-quality blasting slimes. Good luck!"

"Ding~, Respected Apprentice Lord, your bravery in defending the Sky Island against the Slime Clan's attack has increased the Slime Clan's animosity towards you to a minor level, triggering a special event: The Slime King's Theft!"

"The next 3297 common slimes will be replaced with elite-quality bronze slimes, and 1677 common slimes will be replaced with elite-quality silver slimes. They will be stealing your territory's wealth, so please protect your assets!"

The familiar prompt snapped Yang Fei out of his reverie. He sighed, realizing he had been overthinking things. He should just focus on clearing the game now and worry about the future later.

Watching wave after wave of low-level slimes continuously deliver resources, and confirming that the defense was flawless, Yang Fei nodded. Taking advantage of the short rest, Yang Fei didn't want to waste time alone here, so he began to implement some of his plans.

The first thing to do was to verify whether his body would change after leaving his original world. Yang Fei quickly returned to his room and set up his phone stand.

I took a picture of my bed with my phone, then lay down on the bed and tried to relax as much as possible. After confirming that my body posture would not change because of me, I returned to the Sky Island.

After mentally calculating the time, Yang Fei stayed on the floating island for 3 minutes before returning to his room. He maintained the same posture as when he left, and the time displayed on his phone was indeed 3 hours.

After confirming that these external factors had not changed, Yang Fei removed the phone stand and canceled the recording. Since the defensive battle was not over yet, Yang Fei was not in a hurry to watch the results. Instead, he took this time to dial a number and try to call his good brother.