I build a shelter in the eternal night.

Chapter 12: Let's Start Farming!
next moment--

The 10 strange stones on the ground shattered instantly and turned into a milky white liquid that flowed into the "Strange Fire" seed in the center of the camp. A panel slowly appeared in front of him.
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"The level of the ghost fire has been raised to level 2, and the safe zone has been increased to a diameter of 20 meters, which enhances the deterrent effect on the ghosts."

Please select an upgrade direction.

"1: The safe range has been increased to 30 meters."

"2: The sense of intimidation against ghosts has been enhanced to a certain extent."

"3: The cost of activating defensive buildings within the camp has been slightly reduced."
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Chen Fan narrowed his eyes slightly. He chose to consume 10 Strange Stones to upgrade the core building "Strange Fire" to level 2. While the basic effect was strengthened, he also gained three more upgrade options.

He was a little curious about how the native architects of this world, who certainly couldn't see this panel when upgrading buildings, decided on their upgrade direction.

Completely random?

After a moment's thought, he chose the third upgrade path.

With two level 2 arrow towers, he is somewhat confident in the safety of his camp. For the time being, there is no need to make the wraith fire more effective at deterring wraiths. As for the first upgrade path, although it is very practical, from a long-term perspective, the third upgrade path will definitely offer the highest return.

The cost of arrow towers is not too high.

In last night's battle, the two arrow towers only consumed one-tenth of the stones they each embedded. However, there will definitely be more defensive buildings in the future, and this upgrade will reduce consumption significantly, directly increasing the camp's strength.

After he made his choice.

The "Strange Fire" began to slowly change. The base looked more ancient, and two milky white energy veins extended from the ground, like blood vessels, connecting to the bases of the two level 2 arrow towers.

"call"

Chen Fan let out a soft breath. At this moment, the area of ​​his camp had reached a diameter of 20 meters, which was enough for now. Upgrading to level 3 would require 50 Strange Stones.

They didn't linger.

He immediately used two more Mystic Stones to create a farmland and placed it on the edge of the camp.

It is five meters long and five meters wide.

Square farmland.

As the phantom of the farmland slowly solidified in the air, a square, already cultivated field appeared at the edge of the camp.

Planting common crops, such as wheat, will significantly shorten the maturation period, but planting "seed-type exotic treasures" will not shorten the maturation period.

But it doesn’t hurt.

The two piles of seeds in his hand have a relatively short maturation period.

"Lame monkey!"

Chen Fan looked at the lame monkey who was squatting next to the ghost fire studying the two white veins and roared, "Get to work! Move all the monkey-headed ghost corpses out from behind the wooden house and bury them in the farmland."

"okay!"

After all the monster corpses were buried in the farmland, it was already noon.

Chen Fan took out the monkey head mushroom seeds and the strange stone vein seeds from his pocket and planted them one by one in the farmland. No watering was needed, at least the panel didn't say so, which meant that watering was unnecessary.

After a while.

"call"

Chen Fan stood there wiping the sweat from his forehead and let out a long breath. This kind of work is physically demanding. There are a total of 17 monkey head mushroom seeds.

There are 12 seeds of the Mysterious Stone Vein.

I don't know exactly how much I'll gain.

However, this incident served as a reminder that he would definitely obtain more and more seeds in the future, and each seed had a different growing environment. For example, the seeds of monkey head mushrooms did not need to use the corpses of strange creatures as fertilizer, while the seeds of strange stone veins did.

As the farmland expands, he and the monkey will definitely be too busy to manage it all.

Therefore, he must build up his influence and find people to help him farm and take good care of the farmland.

He glanced at the lame monkey not far away, loosening the soil with the God-Slaying Spear, and narrowed his eyes slightly. Loyal and hardworking subordinates like the lame monkey were hard to find.

"Master."

The lame monkey, having finished his work, limped over, his movements somewhat comical. He grinned and reported, "I found a few seeds under the bed in the house, but I couldn't tell what kind of crop they were, so I buried them in a corner of the field."

"Maybe it's a fruit tree seed or something, then we won't lack fruit to eat in the future."

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Chen Fan smiled but didn't say anything. He guessed it was some kind of wheat seed, and after so much time, it was hard to say whether it could still germinate. However, he wouldn't say it and discourage the lame monkey's enthusiasm.

at this time--

"Station Chief Chen?"

A surprised voice came from the side, and Station Chief Wang and his men had arrived at the camp at some point.

"It seems like it's only been two days since we last saw each other, right? What's going on with you guys?"

Wang Kui stood within the camp area, looking at the ghost fire that had clearly been upgraded to level 2, and the two arrow towers that looked formidable, his eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment.

What's going on?

Was Chen Fan not an illegitimate son of the Chen family, but persecuted and sent to die in the wilderness?

What's going on with this arrow tower?
Two more?
He hadn't seen many sites with arrow towers. Sites were just temporary places to stay, and they were generally not threatened by monsters. Who would spend a lot of money to build arrow towers? They were usually placed in the territory of the family head or in important hubs.

If Chen Fan weren't an illegitimate child, it might be understandable that the Chen family sent him down to gain experience and then arranged for their level 5 architect to build two arrow towers for his protection.

As for now
A knowing glint flashed across Wang Kui's face. The situation was now clear: Chen Fan's mother had indeed left him a backup plan, which was very likely related to the architect.

If that's the case.

The Chen family must be regretting it to the point of heartbreak this time.

A thousand thoughts raced through his mind, but his face betrayed a hint of helplessness: "Station Chief Chen, you've really tricked me. I thought you... but you..."

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Chen Fan glanced at the two large vats on the bus behind Wang Kui and chuckled, "Returning something again? It seems I, the former stationmaster, have borrowed quite a few things from your station."

"Station Chief Chen, please stop making fun of me." Wang Kui turned his head away somewhat awkwardly: "It seems that the little bit of kindness I finally mustered has turned out to be useless."

"That's not the case."

Chen Fan shook his head and looked at Wang Kui, saying softly, "I will remember Station Chief Wang's kindness. The things you sent last time really helped me a lot."

"If there is an opportunity in the future, I will definitely repay you handsomely."

"Okay, okay, okay"

Wang Kui's tone couldn't help but carry a hint of excitement: "Then I'll go back to the station first. If you need anything, just send someone to find me."

They left the cart behind them.

Leading his men towards their station, his steps became light and unsteady. He had really made the right bet this time; Chen Fan had very likely become an architect.

Five strange stones, to buy a favor from an architect.

Is there a better deal than this?
(End of this chapter)