Randy surveyed the battlefield, feeling the weight of victory settle on him. His resources had been drained to zero before the battle, but the fat lord had been sitting on a fortune. As Randy’s soldiers gathered the spoils, his fortress’s coffers swelled with 200 wood, 200 stone, 200 food, and 200 metal.

  “That fat guy was rich,” Randy muttered, already envisioning his next moves. Without hesitation, he upgraded his fortress to level 2. With the upgrade, all his buildings rose in strength as well—his walls now stood 30 feet high, and his lookout tower soared higher, granting him a much broader view of the land.

  From his new vantage point, Randy noticed two fortresses far off in ruins, smoke still rising from their destruction. “Looks like they were attacked and defeated,” he mused. His gaze shifted north, where his heart momentarily sank. There, towering in the distance, was a level 3 fortress.

  “Damn… that guy must’ve looted those other fortresses to get to level 3,” Randy muttered under his breath. “He’s probably just reached that level and hasn’t summoned tier 3 troops yet. But still… I need to act fast.”

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  With the level 2 upgrade, Randy’s hospital had also expanded its capacity, now able to heal 500 soldiers at once. “That’s amazing!” he shouted, exhilarated. “I can now heal an army if things go south.”

  However, when it came time to summon more troops, Randy hesitated. Should he begin researching tier 2 soldiers? The thought crossed his mind, but a recent discovery gave him pause. While the upgraded hospital allowed tier 2 troops to be revived, it would cost him resources to heal them— his resources would drain quickly. Tier 1 soldiers, on the other hand, cost nothing to heal, making them ideal for his defense-focused strategy

  “No,” Randy decided. “T1 is better for me as a defense account. I don’t need to drain my resources unnecessarily. Let’s summon more tier 1s.”

  After upgrading his fortress and constructing a research lab, Randy was left with:

  ?81 wood

  ?81 stone

  ?81 metal

  ?200 food

  With those resources, he summoned 81 soldiers—27 cavalry, 27 infantry, and 27 ranged. This gave him a total number of 45 cavalry, 45 infantry, and 45 ranged units.

  As soon as they arrived, he addressed them with confidence. “You’re here to fight and to survive. Train hard, build up your battle experience, and surpass the average tier 1 soldiers.

  Randy watched as his newly summoned troops began their training. With his hospital at the ready, an army at his back, and the promise of healing with no cost he knew he had a shot perhaps not just to survive, but to dominate.