"With the addition of all of these new cities, we are easily having an additional seventy family units a day, we could be looking across all of our cities up to two to three hundred new arrivals arriving per day." Xun Yu stated, having done the maths in his head. "Once the San are settled and these new people that have returned on this quest, our numbers may have more than doubled their current figures."
"If not more." Shang Yang agreed as he looked towards Dom. "Our forces have grown, our civilians have grown and we now have more cities jotted around our claimed lands. We need more Civilian Leadership to help us manage this, we already struggled for Mayors of the last group of new Cities and Towns, now we have five new locations to manage, as well as roads to build to connect them."
"It seems much easier on these quests to hire Warriors than Civilian related leaders." Subutai explained, which nods of agreement from some of the others in the room.
"I do not disagree, so we need to make ourselves attractive to experts instead." Shang Yang explained. "Once you return, we will crown you as King of the Lazarus Kingdom. We then need to take stock of our current situation and concentrate on our inside and protecting our borders, rather than expanding outwards. We need to spread word about us far and wide so talented people will choose to join us."
"We could use our troops to help the Farmers when they are not fighting, we have easily gained an additional two to three thousand Hoplite that we need to retrain." Crassus agreed, thinking of the importance to food production and increasing their internal wealth. "Not all of them may wish to continue being trained Warriors."
"I doubt many will decide to retire, but there would have been captives at both battles." Zhou Yu replied, "Rather than retraining them in to more Warriors, we could give them the opportunity of a new life on the farms, where they can start a family and a fresh start."
"That is a good long term plan, our number of Warriors arriving daily is much higher than it should be compared to our Civilians. We currently have over sixty Warriors arriving daily, this makes up around twenty five percent of our daily spawns. Not taking in to consideration the new Warriors Halls." Xun Yu explained, "In most areas, armies were raised at certain times and returned to farming in other months, we are having an army permanently raised which means our civilian population needs to be higher to support it. I agree with Crassus and Zhou Yu that we could retire some as farmers, or have them as temporary Warriors who step up at times of need."
"Can we place the new buildings and then work out our numbers then?" Hatshepsut asked, with Dom nodding in agreement. "Otherwise we are planning and do not actually know what we are planning for."
"System, can you place the new Warrior buildings, all of them in the Warrior district of Riverside. Is it possible to also relocate the other Warriors Halls that we have without having to collect their cubes?"
[Buildings found:
Hoplite Warriors Hall - Plataea - Grade B
Hoplite Warriors Hall - Oeum - Grade D
Hoplite Warriors Hall - Megara - Grade B
Marine Hoplite Warriors Hall Cube - Grade C
Trireme Rowers Warriors Hall - Cube - Grade D
Trireme Rowers Warriors Hall - Kos - Grade D
San Hunter Warriors Hall - Vindicta - Grade D]
Dom was taken back for a moment when he saw the San Warriors Hall, but then remembered how he had received the Warriors Hall from Banas tribe as well. He decided to place them all, but would make a plan on them all when he had the figures.
[Congratulations on having four Warriors Hall of the same type. The Warriors Hall of Riverside currently spawn Athenian Hoplite from the Greco-Persian Wars, the Plataean Warriors Hall spawns Plataean Hoplite from the Greco-Persian Wars, The Megarian Warriors Hall spawns Megarian Hoplite from the Greco-Persian Wars, the Oeum Warriors Hall spawns Perioeci Hoplite from the Greco-Persian Wars]
[The Warriors Hall of Riverside also Spawns Spartans Hoplite from the Greco-Persian Wars based on it's upgrade path]
[Would you like combine the four Warriors Halls to create a Warriors Complex?]
Dom was taken aback, not realising that this was a possible different upgrade path for his Warriors Halls. He also had two Legionary Warriors Halls and wondered if he gained two more of them something similar could happen. The Ninth and the First Legion Warriors Halls were two of the most important buildings in Riverside and if he could upgrade them further, then he would.
"System, what is he difference between a Hall and a Complex?" Dom asked, wanting to see if it was worthwhile, he currently had a high number of Warriors Halls and part of him was willing to take the risk. The Hoplite Warriors Hall was his first key building though, so he was also nervous if it was lost due to it.
[A Systematic upgrade of the forces size, quality and spawn rate. It is an upgraded rare building type that is difficult to obtain]
Dom decided to take the risk, as his Heroes watched him talk to himself. Hatshepsut seemed the most interested, as she managed the cities growth plans in the Kingdom.
"Please proceed." Dom asked, as the ground rumbled slightly beneath them for a moment, before settling.
[Congratulations on being the first Player to receive a Complex]
Dom wasn't sure if the system was having a joke at his current mental health or was confirming the new building type that he had gained. He asked the system to show him the stats.
[Hoplite Warriors Complex of Riverside
Complex Grade - S
Complex Level - 1
Spawn Rate:
25 Armoured Hoplite Warriors a day, (Hoplite will spawn from the forces that make up the Delian League), 5 Spartan Hoplite Warrior a day (Primarily from the Agiads Line), 5 Armoured Hoplite a day (From the forces that make up the Peloponnesian League, including Perioeci.)
Spawn Level - Armoured Hoplite Grade A, Spartan Hoplite Grade S
Spawn Type - Armoured Hoplite, Armoured Spartan
Further Upgrades - Hoplite spawned will range from the start of the Greco-Persian War to the end of the First Peloponnesian War. This is an increase from the original range of the Greco-Persian War. This is due to the arrival of a key Historic figure from the First Peloponnesian War.
Further Upgrades - Random Trojan Hoplite. Due to the arrival of a key Historic Figure from the Trojan War, there will be an occasional spawn of a Trojan War Era Hoplite from either the Achaean or Trojan forces.
Further Upgrades - Expertly Trained. All Hoplite arriving will have undergone a level of training in tactics and survival, this is due to having five or more Hoplite related Heroes.
Further Upgrades can be unlocked throughout the game and Mission Completion. Upgrades in place from related Heroes - Pausanias, Nicomedes, Xanthippus, Pericles, Arimnestos, Penthesilea
Effects: (Give Me More S Grade - All spawn related buildings will have a random increase in daily spawns or reduction in spawn time)]
[Would you like to incorporate the:
Marine Hoplite Warriors Hall Cube - Grade C
Trireme Rowers Warriors Hall - Cube - Grade D
Trireme Rowers Warriors Hall - Kos - Grade D
In to the Complex?]
"Yes?" Dom replied questioningly, himself currently still in shock at the stats of the Complex. A Minimum of thirty five expertly trained Hoplite a day was already a huge impact, let alone any of the other information.
[Upgrading Complex]
[Hoplite Warriors Complex of Riverside
Complex Grade - S
Complex Level - 2
Spawn Rate:
25 Armoured Hoplite Warriors a day, (Hoplite will spawn from the forces that make up the Delian League), 6 Spartan Hoplite Warrior a day (Primarily from the Agiads Line), 6 Armoured Hoplite a day (From the forces that make up the Peloponnesian League, including Perioeci.) 4 Marine Hoplite a day (2 from the Delian League and 2 from the Agiads Line). 14 Oarsmen (7 from the Delian League and 7 from the Agiads Line).
Spawn Level - Armoured Hoplite Grade A, Spartan Hoplite Grade S, Marine Hoplite Grade B, Oarsmen Grade D
Spawn Type - Armoured Hoplite, Armoured Spartan, Marine Hoplite, Oarsmen
Further Upgrades - Hoplite spawned will range from the start of the Greco-Persian War to the end of the First Peloponnesian War. This is an increase from the original range of the Greco-Persian War. This is due to the arrival of a key Historic figure from the First Peloponnesian War.
Further Upgrades - All Hoplite will be equipped with Iron Weapons and Iron reinforced shields, instead of their Bronze Age versions due to the Hero Ou Yezi.
Further Upgrades - Random Trojan Hoplite. Due to the arrival of a key Historic Figure from the Trojan War, there will be an occasional spawn of a Trojan War Era Hoplite from either the Achaean or Trojan forces.
Further Upgrades - Expertly Trained. All Hoplite arriving will have undergone a level of training in tactics and survival, this is due to having five or more Hoplite related Heroes.
Further Upgrades - Marine Hoplite will be equipped with lighter but improved armour, as well as improved weapons due to the Hero Ou Yezi. They can also work with the Oarsmen if needed.
Further Upgrades - Oarsmen can also be used as low level Hoplite, due to training of the crews to be a full battle unit. Upgrades due to Xanthippus and Pericles.
Further Upgrades can be unlocked throughout the game and Mission Completion. Upgrades in place from related Heroes - Pausanias, Nicomedes, Xanthippus, Pericles, Arimnestos, Penthesilea
Effects: (Give Me More S Grade - All spawn related buildings will have a random increase in daily spawns or reduction in spawn time)]
"Well?" Hatshepsut asked as Dom stood with his mouth open, he had lost plenty of the buildings he had just been granted, but the upgrade to the Complex was beyond his words. Meritamen looked at him with a tinge of worry as he struggled to piece his words together.
"The Hoplite related buildings have merged in to one, it is called the Hoplite Complex of Riverside. The Hoplite Rowers and Hoplite Marines Halls have also merged in to it. They are all trained warriors with improved equipment." Dom explained as he strung a sentence together, with Xun You leaning forwards.
"What about numbers?" Xun You asked, also realising in his mind that there was a new upgrade path for the Warriors Halls and he needed to take it in to consideration for his own plans for the overall military strategy of the Lazarus Kingdom.
"Thirty One Hoplite, Six Spartans, Four Marines and Fourteen Oarsmen." Dom explained, before continuing. "They are all upgraded and the Marines and Oarsmen seem almost interchangeable for now. There is also a note about a random arrival of Trojan Era Hoplite which was an added extra from Penthesilea, so that may increase our numbers."
"Numbers is what I see, we have half of a unit of eighty Legionaries a day worth if we retrain them all, it will mean creating a detailed training regime but we could be having a Cohort of Legionaries every twelve days or so." Crassus commented after doing some maths, "Whilst we can have a crew for a Trireme every ten days or so."
"A Legion every half a year, two legions a year." Lucius commented in agreement as he nodded his head, excitement on his face, "Crews for twenty six ships a year as well."
"That is if we retrain them all, the Hoplite as a unit is still beneficial." Subutai countered, whilst looking towards Zhou Yu. "The crew is still too small isn't it."
"It is, we are building at a much faster rate, especially with our new Shipyards. We still need to bring in more people to do it." Zhou Yu agreed, whilst the rest of them seemed to be in thought, "But it is an increase, we now have twenty two arriving per day that can work on a ship."
"Regardless, growth is positive and now we are aware of this new building type, we can change our long term plans." Xun Yu stated as he looked towards Dom, "How many Hoplite Halls did you need for the Complex?"
"We needed four." Dom replied as he looked at his friend.
"Then we need two more Legionary Halls, Three more Horse Archer Halls. We have also got the Wu Dang Archers, the Batavi's, the Forbidden Guard." Xun Yu replied, "As well as the Wu Naval Hall which have been topping up our River Fleet. Let's keep looking for opportunities as we travel."