Chapter 2975

Of course, this approach has its drawbacks too.

Namely, movement is very restricted, making them easy live targets for the enemy.

The solution is to wear heavy armor—after all, if you don't need to move, load-bearing capacity doesn't matter.

That's roughly how it works.

What Zhao Chi knows is only superficial, but these are the two main basic applications.

As for this gene, how should I put it…

It's somewhat useful, I suppose.

For the Taoyuan tribe, it's a dud.

But the elves can make use of it.

Now that Zhao Chi has the ability to summon tree-men through Fuyao, Su Qin's female elven archers can all perch on the tree-men's branches, serving as mobile arrow towers or siege carriages.

The tree-men summoned by Fuyao are all tier-2 trees—very sturdy, far sturdier than ordinary trees.

Moreover, the tree-men's build is like the Eternal Tree, belonging to the very thick category of trees.

Even the weakest 5-meter-tall tree-man thrall has a thickness of 50 centimeters—that is, diameter.

In terms of circumference, that's a full 157 centimeters.

A full circle thicker than Zhao Chi's 105-centimeter chest measurement.

Even big Fuyao's 115H voluptuous round softness can't compare.

This thickness is completely on par with an orc strongman.

So the tree-men Fuyao summons—even the lowest-tier tree-man thralls—are all very sturdy and thick, and the higher tiers are even more so.

Moreover, all the female elves have slender figures; although their legs are long, they aren't heavy.

Zhao Chi's plan for them is also to wear leather armor.

So even the weakest tree-man thrall can fully support 5 female elves in combat.

Wearing leather armor does make them easy targets, true.

But the elves aren't standing on the tree—they can crouch on the branches, which reduces the surface area exposed to attack.

Then just give each of them an ordinary iron shield—after all, it's only for blocking arrows, no need for anything too good.

This setup is very solid.

When the female elves crouch down, their profile is very small, and a single iron shield can completely cover them.

Tie the iron shields to their legs—stand up to attack, crouch fully to defend.

That's the plan!

There are plenty of iron shields, ready to equip directly.

Besides that.

When tree-men fight, they attack by bending and swinging their branches—the swaying range of this attack motion is very large.

Without this gene, elves standing on top would easily be flung off.

But after giving them the improved tree-limb grafting gene, their bodies merge directly into the great tree.

At this point, no matter how the tree-man attacks, those elves won't fall off.

The only thing that needs to be overcome is that the tree-man's movements cause the Shentiye Society to sway along with it, making it very hard to hit enemies.

However…

Eternal elves all have +600% enhanced dynamic vision.

Dynamic vision isn't just about catching high-speed moving enemies.

It takes effect when they're being swung around by the great tree as well.

There's also that +300% magnification effect—one could say the female elves on the tree are affected by the great tree's swinging, but it's entirely manageable.

Moreover, when the female elves are being shaken, it actually becomes harder for enemies to hit them, while they can still hit enemies just fine.

So the great tree's swaying actually becomes a form of evasion for the elves on it.

Turning a disadvantage into an advantage.

Standing on the great tree brings archers real, tangible benefits.

The higher you stand, the farther you shoot.

That's common sense.

And standing higher also gives a better firing angle.

After all, standing on the ground you might easily shoot friendly troops ahead, but standing at height lets you avoid quite a bit of that.

Additionally, what archers—or rather, ranged units—fear most is being closed in on by enemy assault units.

So they often need melee units to protect them.

If they all stand on tree-men, enemy infantry have to take down the tree-men first before they can attack the female elves.

The tree-men and female elves working together directly solve the escort problem for the female elves.

Absolutely perfect.