104 Chapter 104 (1/2)
Chapter 104
”It's a laser.”
”No, it-”
”It is a freaking laser.” This conversation had been going on for at least five minutes, as James and Rue looked over the Core Offense build screen. Technically, it wasn't a laser. And James refused to admit to Rue that it was a laser. However, the pixie wasn't quite wrong either.
”What's it called Rue?” James had already had this argument with her to.
”That doesn't-”
”What's it called.”
The pixie huffed as she responded. ”Core Cannon.”
”That's right. It's a cannon, not a laser.” Semantics, that's all it was. Based on the description of the blasted build option, for all intents and purposes, it could be a freaking laser.
Core Cannon- 1000 bp
Build Time- 1000hr/p
Creates a massive cannon capable of launching a devastating attack, once per Dungeon War, per level of Cannon. This energy attack inflicts massive damage to all players in the line of fire. If a portal is opened to the enemies Core, this attack will also greatly damage the opponent's core.
So, yeah. It was a cannon, but James was already envisioning the thing firing, and he was positive it was going to fire out a massive energy beam…just like a laser. But he couldn't let Rue win this conversation. At least not now.
”I'm still going to call it a laser.” The pixie mumbled halfheartedly, and James only nodded, going once over the list the two had been observing.
Sadly, this was the point in which Rue's advanced information stopped. James had a feeling the AI wouldn't be updated with further information on Dungeon Wars, as well as the research options and all the other aspects, until the patch was applied that released the dungeon wars. It made sense, and also highlighted who the real cheaters were. James had to wonder just how much advanced knowledge BLANK had. At the very least, it was unfair, but there was no changing that now.
”So, what exactly do you think we should build?” The rest of the screen seemed pretty straight forward, and James was able to discern what everything was just by looking it over. He had a couple different build options right now, all with differing build times, as well as BP costs. BP, stood for Build Points, which was what would actually pop up as James focused on the acronym.
Of course, he didn't know much more about that resource just yet, but he could definitely try and draw some conclusions based off of what he was seeing. Two little boxes rested at the bottom of the build screen. On the left-hand side was one labeled BP, and it showed 1,000. On the right-hand side, was another box, this one labeled Deployed Cost and it had a 0/1,000. If James had to guess, this particular aspect of Dungeon Wars was essentially like a Real Time Strategy game. He had resources, he had objects he could build, with real time build times, and he had a limited pool on what he could deploy.
All of this, of course, meant a few things. First, that BLANK had an advantage in that they probably knew how to get more BP, and how to increase their deployed cost. They also probably had a better understanding of the pros and cons of these different options. That of course, wasn't fair, but James couldn't lament on that fact. The other things were things James could at least focus on as a gamer. First, he knew he needed to prioritize his build times, and make sure he utilized his BP and probes to their best ability. Second, he really needed to figure out how to gain more BP and increases his deployed cost limit. Whatever role these objects were going to play, he needed to make sure he could utilize them to their fullest.
”How about the Core Cannon?” Rue's suggestion was the exact opposite of James's plan. But he had to admit, it didn't' come as a surprise.
”Wha-”
”It's the only logical choice James.” She gave him one of her more serious looks, which caused his retort to die before he even started.
”Go on.” He was intrigued. Why the hell would she say the 1,000BP cost cannon was the most logical choice? The other options included siege weapons, ballista, smaller cannons, catapults. Those things seemed a lot more-
”Well, you and I both have no idea what all of this is for, right?”
”Correct.”
”And, I'm sure we can both figure that jackass Xander has a least let it 'slip' to BLANK what all of these options do, so that they could best utilize and optimize their build for the Dungeon War.”
Rue had a point. That was exactly the mindset James had on the situation, and why he was trying to figure out the most logical way to utilize his own BP.
”All the more reason to-”
”Shh, I'm not done.” Rue shot him a glare, and then grinned at him. ”So, with all these unknowns, what would you be doing?”
”Trying to figure out the best way to optimize my build, and maximize the usefulness of whatever resources I had, to better stand a chance against BLANK.”