The girls turned toward her.
"Two problems, one answer. If the Claimant has anything that can crack abyssal rock or drain magma, we need walls and hazards stronger than what our current tier offers us. And if its swarm outclasses our defenders individually, which is almost certain given those creatures are upgraded versions of monsters that were already dangerous, we need a higher ceiling on what we can field."
Her fingertips brushed the projection. "Mid-tier raises the level cap on our creatures. It unlocks Lava Turrets, which we currently cannot purchase. It restores Creation Mode access, which means Master regains editing rights on terrain that has already been laid down." She gestured at the Verdant Expanse, three kilometers of soft green between the corridor and the cathedral. "That open meadow becomes editable. Right now we cannot touch it. After ascension, we can shape it into whatever the defense needs."
