Due to this being an important base that holds important tech and information Xie long had all of the clones get exchanged by the humans of this world that joined his armies.
These were part of the few smart things that he did for the base.
Double the manpower, a large number of defenses that rendered it impenetrable for any sneak attacks, and a good number of attack dogs patrolling the inside of the base.
Any aerial unit would be destroyed in a matter of seconds, any ground unit be it biological or mechanical would suffer bitterly before dying moments later.
Xie long did his absolute best in setting up the defenses, tesla coils right beside the flak cannons with over a hundred sentry guns as the appetizer for anyone dumb enough to besiege this base.
Xie long was a player that specialized in setting up defenses anyone who played against him would fully understand how many hundreds of units had to be sacrificed just to put a temporary dent in his defenses.
So yes there were times that the Chinese man gave numerous headaches to Mikhail from his playstyle as well as successfully set up more tricks to make it even harder to breakthrough.
But there was one thing that was problematic about his setup.
It was according to the standards of what he had seen and learned from the previous exchange, without putting in mind what other changes that the psychic's faction had implemented.
Ranged was no longer an issue for the mind hunters, their orbs aren't detectable by regular attack dogs, and unlike in the game, which sadly for Xie long, the animals that are patrolling the base wouldn't detect the mind-controlled troops unless the cheat holder actually took control of the units.
But he was busy at the moment, and it was understandable.
Because of the tweaks that he had done to his army.
You know, where all of his soldiers will be clones of the porn stars?
This wired them to be extremely attractive, seductive, and loyal to their leader.
Being a man that had been single until he died and experiencing firsthand what it's like to have hundreds of these kinds of women trying to get in his pants, it was no wonder he was dealing with other things~.
This led him to become a man that followed his dick more than his brain since he first laid eyes on his starter troops turning him into this world's version of Dong Zhuo!
He delegated most of the work to the people that joined before fully immersing himself in lust and debauchery, The man was going through the phase that Mikhail had to struggle with.
Whether if he'll survive in this world or not remains to be seen.
But back to the troops of the base.
"Any idea on how this stuff works?"
This was something one of the new soldiers asked his superior all while looking more closely at the large tower that created a spark every now and then.
All of the soldiers wore the clothes of conscripts as caps kept their heads covered from the snow that fell from the sky, as their SVT-40 guns were slung over their shoulders.
The soldier was tempted to touch it with his, already reaching out, hand only to receive a smack to the top of his head!
"You damned idiot! why are you trying to touch something that sent ten of our people to the infirmary!?"
The soldier was rubbing the bump on his head with tears, he couldn't help his curiosity since their technological age of this world was still early medieval times, and the quick training they received was only on how to use their guns on hand.
Having such devices around someone that had no idea how it worked was like leaving an open box full of candy in front of a child while saying this before leaving.
"don't touch it."
This was what their supreme leader told them not to do, his superior was now doing the same but even then it was hard for the curious soldier to break his eyes away from something that was outside the norm of this world.
It was only a matter of time before they do even if it was dangerous, even if someone else got a taste of what it can do until they personally experience it.
The temptation would remain for regular people without strict training and discipline!
Other than regular infantry, Xie long had most of his troops and 'heavy guns' guard his main base while having the time of his life.
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Many people once they have a taste of power and had a powerful army under their control usually get too full of themselves, before doing as they pleased.
that was something that all leaders must endure and/or break away from unless they wanted to live a short life!
Mikhail understood the experience quite well which is why he distracted himself with research and other things especially when the man knew how easy it was to lose everything!
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New things in this tend to attract the attention of many and but at the same time, it distracts them from the more important things.
One of the mind hunters just outside the range of the defenses hid under the snow leaving only her face exposed as she looked towards her two targets as the others did the same, but she had to be careful as the snow crunched with every little movement she made.
With attack dogs that were the size of tigers, one of them raised its ears while its owner was busy looking at the tesla coil, such an action would've been enough to act as an alarm for the handler but alas the man was too distracted by the fellow soldier that was still trying to touch one of the towers that turned some of the attacking beasts into dust.
The superior put the idiot in a chokehold fully prepared to make the soldier pass out before getting a replacement, the man didn't want to see another person get partially melted from how powerful the tesla coil was and the fact that every foolish action made ate away at the limited funds they were provided which were meant for supplies and 'stress relief'.
A hand-sized orb, which glowed ominously, floated just above the attack dog that looked at the floating object with confusion, as it didn't have any smell on it that was recognizable from the training it had gone through.
Since the animal did nothing, the orb split into two before suddenly flying quickly towards the two soldiers.
With their backs turned, more snow was falling from the sky making it harder for anyone to see anything, the two orbs quickly attached themselves to the heads of the clueless soldiers.
The orbs only needed a few seconds to fully fuse with the targets and the grunt made by the two victims caused the attack dog to whimper as it didn't know what to do.
It paced back and forth as the two handlers remained frozen in place, the dog was tempted to bark out loud but the sudden movement and the next words of the soldier nearest to it calmed it down.
"It's okay boy, everything is alright~"
At the last part of his sentence, a purple arc escaped from the side of his left eye for a fraction of a second, signaling the successful control over the man as they made their way to the most important building in the base.
The nuclear reactor!