Floating Island - Triple S Talent

Chapter 104: Building Galactic Fortress

After building the Divine Dragon Nest, Lein headed to the left side of the town hall. That area was the control center for the city's main defense towers.

As usual, Lein drove a golf cart toward the main control building for the defense towers. Along the way, he saw some workers walking leisurely along the roadside and in the park area. Occasionally, Lein would smile at them and exchange greetings.

Initially, they were quite surprised by Lein's friendliness, but after being on the main island for over a month, they grew more respectful of Lein's leadership. As long as you have the intention to work, you can live on Lein's island. However, if you want luxury, hard work is still required.

After driving for 6 minutes, Lein finally arrived at a large gate with the symbol of a silver fortress on the archway. The silver fortress emitted a very beautiful white glow.

"Open the gate..."

"Welcome, island owner."

Every guard at the post came out and raised their hands in salute to Lein. Initially, these soldiers were former soldiers on Earth. Being a soldier on Earth used to be very difficult and dangerous, but after joining the guard forces on Lein's island, they realized that the danger was almost non-existent.

All soldiers were equipped with top-tier equipment for free, and as long as no extremely vicious monsters appeared, there would be no life-threatening danger on any mission.

Lein passed through the gate without stopping and continued to drive into the defense tower control building area. Like other government buildings on Lein's island, the control building was equally advanced, if not more so, than other government buildings.

Every few dozen meters, there were small towers ready to fire as soon as ordered. No joke, even a tier-2 soldier could be instantly killed without a trace.

Lein finally reached the defense building and got out of the golf cart he was driving. There, a staff member in a white suit was already waiting.

"Welcome, sir. The empty area is not far from here," the staff member said politely.

"Lead the way," Lein said casually.

The staff member immediately walked ahead, followed by Lein. Along the way, Lein noticed several strange towers.

One tower was shaped like a 20-meter tall "T." The top of the tower was oval, thin, and long. Its tip emitted a frightening blue light. Curious, Lein looked at the status panel of the T-shaped tower.

(Blue Light Tower)

Type: Defensive TowerDefense: 70,000Power: 35,000Firing Speed: 1 shot every 10 seconds, 1-minute cooldown.Range: 150 kmEnergy Consumption: 5,000 energy crystalsSpecial Ability: Continuously fires hot blue energy in all directions at enemies; the longer the enemy is hit, the more their defense decreases.

"Hmmm, terrifying," Lein muttered to himself.

Lein had even forgotten that he possessed such a powerful tower. He didn't always keep up with the construction of new towers. But it seemed he had forgotten because of the sheer number of items and materials he owned. Sometimes Nita represented him.

Lein continued walking through the defense building area, marveling at the tall towers on his island. At that moment, a gold-colored tower shaped like an inverted dome caught his attention. The elongated dome faced the sky vertically, and the tower was only 5 meters tall with a base side length of 10 meters. The golden spikes at the tip of the dome continuously rotated and moved smoothly.

Lein then checked the status panel of the tower.

(Sky Punishment Mortar)

- Type: Ship defense weapon

- Power: 50,000

- Firing Speed: 5 shots, 1-minute cooldown

- Firing Range: 100 kmDefense: 100,000

- Energy Consumption: 10,000 energy crystals

"True to its name, that tower can really destroy the sky," Lein muttered to himself.

"We've arrived, Mr. Lein."

The staff member leading Lein stopped in an area surrounded by yellow tape. It seemed that after Lein informed them that he was going to build another tower, the staff had quickly secured the area.

"Alright, I hope its appearance matches its name and status," Lein murmured as he took out a golden paper from his bag.

(Galactic Fortress) A tower where countless stars gather, spreading star energy to all corners of the realm.

- Type: Territory

- ArtifactGrade: Heaven

- Essence: 176,900

- Ability: (Star Protection), (Star Shot), (Star Breath), (Star Army)

Yes, this paper was a building (Galactic Fortress) that Lein had purchased earlier. This golden paper was not a blueprint that required materials to build but a finished structure that could be built at any time and could be activated as long as there was sufficient power essence.

Lein immediately used the paper to build the Galactic Fortress.

[Building (Galactic Fortress), are you sure?]

"Yes."

The paper in Lein's hand instantly disappeared into a bright white light, and the ground in front of them, previously surrounded by yellow tape, cracked. Slowly but surely, a building in shades of purple, black, blue, and white emerged from the ground.

Lein observed the structure with his mouth wide open, astonished and amazed by the appearance and form of the building emerging from the ground. The building truly had several small round blue stars orbiting around it, not just one but many.

The tower in front of him continued to grow taller, now exceeding 20 meters and still rising. The tower's shaft was metallic purple with four sharp edges like a starfruit. Large black holes were scattered along the tower's shaft, and the diameter of the tower was currently 100 square meters, meaning each side was 10 meters long.

"Sir, this tower is very powerful... and terrifying," the staff member beside Lein said in a trembling voice, looking up in fear. He thought the items/materials built by Lein were always extraordinary, but the tower in front of him was beyond his expectations.

"Yes,... I think so too," Lein replied in agreement.

After a while, the tower finally stopped growing, reaching a height of 100 meters with a side length of 15 meters. Far at the top of the tower, Lein saw many round stars spinning and floating erratically around the tower's peak.

Lein checked the status panel of the (Galactic Fortress) and observed the skill area.

- Ability: (Star Protection), (Star Shot), (Star Breath), (Star Army)

Lein was curious about the effect of (Star Protection), so he activated the skill.

[Activating (Star Protection) consumes 100 power essence/day, are you sure?]

"Yes."

A white wave immediately spread from the tower's shaft, then expanded in all directions. The wave's movement was quite fast, and it had now almost covered the town hall area and continued to spread. Within seconds, a blue light surrounded Lein's island.

"Hey, did you see that shield? It looks very beautiful and strong," said a worker sitting at his office desk, watching the shield's emergence through the window.

"Did the island owner build another protective barrier? Is there a need for that? The island's defenses have never been breached."

"Stop complaining and get back to work; it's a good thing if the island's defenses are stronger."

Many discussions arose due to the effects of (Star Protection). Lein felt his power essence decrease by 100, indicating that the tower was now active.

"Not disappointing at all, let's try another skill," Lein said enthusiastically. He then activated (Star Breath).

[Activating (Star Breath) consumes 10,000 power essence/activation, are you sure?]

"Yes."

Immediately, 10,000 power essence vanished into thin air. Then a notification appeared on Lein's system panel.

[Gained Star Energy blessing, EXP +20% for 24 hours]

"Amazing... this item benefits everyone," Lein said happily as he saw the EXP buff notification he received. Don't say 20% is small, 20% is equivalent to increasing work efficiency by 20%. Even though the duration is 1 day, with Lein's inexhaustible power essence, it could be said that the effect of (Star Breath) would never stop.

"Sir, is this buff that just appeared an effect of the new tower?" the officer beside Lein asked in awe.

"Yes, you're right. How about it?" Lein replied casually.

"Incredible, sir. I'm just curious, how many crystals were used to activate this buff?" the officer asked, intrigued. He assumed it must have taken a large number of crystals to gain such an extraordinary buff.

"Not energy crystals, but power essence."

"I'll distribute it to you all later," Lein responded as he continued to observe the Galactic Fortress tower. He definitely wasn't going to try activating the Star Shot ability right now. It would be dangerous if the shot went out of control and caused unnecessary trouble.

Lein then shifted his attention to the last skill, Star Army.

[Activating Star Army will consume 100 power essence per activation. Are you sure?]

"Yes."

Immediately, a figure shaped like a human with a small portal-like head emerged from a portal beside the tower. The figure stood at a normal height of 2 meters, with a body as dark as the depths of space, and a blue portal head with a black center. Lein was very intrigued by the status of the soldiers that appeared before him, so he opened the status panel.

(Star Soldier)

- Type: Strength

- Level: 41 (follows the level of the island owner)

- Attributes: Str 20,000, Int 10,000, Agi 10,000, Res 10,000.

- Ability: A soldier highly skilled in strength and close combat.

*Note: Lifespan of 1 hour.

"Damn... its stats are almost as high as mine!" Lein exclaimed inwardly. The STR attribute of the creature in front of him was nearly double his own.

"It's a pity they can't last long and will disappear after an hour," Lein said with disappointment as he read the description about the Star Army's lifespan.