Frostbound

After the 11th wave the days went on and we went through with the pylon upgrade before the 12th wave arrived.

The pylon upgrade went smoothly and it was another wave that we dealt with cleanly. The first time spawned level 5 goblins and this time wasn't much different. Level 15 Kobolds. Nasty little creatures that looked like a lizard gone wrong. It was a step down from the intensity of a normal wave and not much of note occurred. I didn't even get a level. Since they had weapons and were more organized, it was decided not to risk injury fighting in front of the wall. The 12th wave was coming soon and I couldn't afford to be hurt for it. This wave was the less threatening of the two.

The upgrade gave us more land under our ownership and expanded our shop. New skills were added to the list and better gear as well. More information was available in the store but we hadn't used any points on that yet. The first thing we were going to buy was a better wall.

We took that lesson to heart and weren't going to be caught lacking again. The wall's price increase a ten-fold multiplier from before. 25,000 points for our current wall turned into 250,000 for the upgrade. It seemed the upgrade from wood to stone was worth more than the normal five-fold increase.

This one was going to be made out of stone, though, and would be a lot better than our current one. The description went on about better enchantments and the stone being significantly more sturdy than the wood.

The pylon upgrade changed the two-floor wooden cabin that we had at the center of our camp into a proper stone abode. It had more amenities in the structure but it was still bare bones compared to a modern house. It was a nice last line of defense that we could now use and we had multiple contingency plans revolved around it.

The stone was extremely sturdy and would hold up well against any monster that would try to get in. I used a full power swing to test the structure and left little more than a dent.

After seeing what my full power swing did, my confidence in the structure rose significantly. It was a building that I could put my faith in, unlike the wooden cabin that needed to be repaired after the 10th wave.

Seeing the damage to the cabin after that wave made me re-evaluate the durability of the center structure.

It appeared after we upgraded our pylon to the outpost tier and only changed when we upgraded to a village. It seemed future upgrades would improve it further.

Forging, hunting, and fighting off the waves. My life fell into a rhythm. I was doing great and we didn't have any more close calls or deaths in our camp. Jonathan got a little too confident on wave 13 and took a nasty wound to the chest, but nothing I couldn't save him from.

He was a lot more timid in the next wave, though, and it almost led to the same conclusion. He regained his confidence throughout the fighting and got back to normal, but learned his lesson about being arrogant.