I build a shelter in the eternal night.

Chapter 19 "The City Wall".

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Chen Fan glanced at Wang Mazi's departing figure, then took the bag handed to him by the lame monkey. The bag contained the strange stones that the men had just handed over. Of all the Chen family station chiefs, he only recognized Wang Mazi.

In his memory, the previous owner was very grateful to Wang Mazi because he had overheard Wang Mazi say that the young master was actually quite pitiful. The previous owner was grateful for this and even inquired about Wang Mazi's information.

gratitude?

He weighed the bag in his hand, chuckled softly, and said nothing.

These six people were of modest means, and the bag contained a total of 176 strange stones.

Adding to his existing 200 Mysterious Stones, he now has a total of 376 Mysterious Stones.

We have already exceeded the 320 Mysterious Stones needed to build the wall. We can build a wall before nightfall to make tonight safer.

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Wang Kui alone contributed 137 strange stones, while the other six only contributed 176 strange stones in total. It's unclear whether they simply didn't have as many as Wang Kui or were keeping some for themselves.

He didn't say much.

He simply looked at the city wall blueprints on the panel.

To build this structure, you only need to consume Strange Stones; no other materials are required.

"call"

Chen Fan stood in the pouring rain and slowly closed his eyes.

next moment--

Hundreds of strange stones floated in the air and shattered one after another with a crackling sound, forming a galaxy of milky white liquid in the air.

Centered on the eerie fire, a ring-shaped city wall made of white lines suddenly rose from the ground. As the milky white liquid flowed into the city wall, it began to solidify and solidify.

The wind is still blowing.

It's still raining.

But a sudden, circular city wall, composed of huge stones, had firmly protected the eerie fire within.

It is five meters high and three meters wide.

Just by looking at its appearance, you can sense its profound and ancient charm.

It is quite sturdy.

This is the building he built that consumed the most resources: the stone wall!
The inner diameter of the circular stone wall is ten meters, which is exactly the size of the Level 1 Ghost Fire safe zone.

The city gates were not completely sealed.

Or rather, it's a hidden city gate. He can manipulate any one of the city walls with his mind to retract it into the ground, making room for entry and exit, ensuring there are no weak points while not hindering entry and exit.

and--

Inside the city wall, there are four stone steps that lead to the top of the wall.

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Chen Fan walked alone up the stone steps to the city wall, and the solid feeling under his feet made him quite satisfied.

The top of the city wall is 3 meters wide.

It is wider at the bottom and narrower at the top.

The top of the wall is not pointed, but rather leaves a solid running track about 2 meters wide.

The runway is surrounded by a chest-high parapet wall, and there are even hidden bunkers on the inside where people can rest.

"Good."

After a while.

Standing on the city wall overlooking the entire camp, Chen Fan suddenly laughed. He placed his hands on the crenellations and looked out at the farmland outside the city wall. This was the first time he had ever looked down at the camp from this perspective.

The current booby fire is a level 2 booby fire, and the safe zone is 20 meters in diameter.

He initially built a wall with a diameter of only 10 meters simply because he lacked resources. He wanted to protect the entire camp because he didn't have enough resources, but now it seems that he made the right choice by chance.

If the city walls were built right up to the edge of the camp, he would have almost no view of the outside world.

The strange creatures attacked and the enemy troops were immediately at the city gates.

But now, he had a wide enough field of vision to see the monsters as soon as they rushed into the camp from the city wall. There was still some distance between the edge of the camp and the city wall, which gave them enough time to react.

The unavoidable choice made due to insufficient resources was, in fact, a rather correct decision.

as well as--

He looked at the panel of the "city wall" building.

Upgrading this ring of walls to level 2 would require 1600 Mysterious Stones, which he definitely can't afford for the time being.

The city wall is already higher than the arrow tower.

This prevents the arrow towers from attacking buildings outside the city walls.

However, the "city wall" has several reserved slots, which can be used to place various defensive buildings. He can directly place the two arrow towers next to the camp's ghost fire on the city wall.

No other resources are required.

It only takes a thought from him.

next moment!
The two level 2 arrow towers next to the camp's ghost fire suddenly turned into milky white light and slowly dissipated. Then, two arrow tower phantoms appeared on the north and south sides of the city wall and gradually solidified.

In the blink of an eye.

He then placed the two level 2 arrow towers in the camp onto the city wall.

For him, who could see the building panels directly, this was an extremely simple matter, but for the indigenous architect, it was a pipe dream, something that was simply impossible.

There are 56 Mysterious Stones remaining.

Chen Fan looked at the farmland outside the city wall and sighed. The farmland was five meters long and five meters wide, and could barely be squeezed inside the city wall.

However, this cannot be moved.

He just hoped there wouldn't be too many strange creatures tonight. His crops wouldn't ripen for another two days, and he didn't want his farmland to be destroyed before the fruit was even ripe.

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Wang Mazi, who was dismantling the wooden house, stared blankly at Chen Fan's back on the city wall. Despite the torrential rain, Chen Fan's back was still straight. He didn't say a word, but Wang Mazi seemed to see a lot of emotions in his back.

After struggling to breathe, he looked at the several-meter-high and extremely thick stone wall, took a deep breath, and then looked at his subordinates beside him and shouted.

"Put all the bedding and other items into a porcelain jar and seal it. Be careful not to let any water get in."

"Station Chief Qi, you need to speed up the progress on your end as well."

Station Master Qi.

He was the last of the three station chiefs that Wang Kui brought back.

The wooden house was quite simple and easy to dismantle; its main purpose was to protect bedding and other items from getting wet.

"okay!"

Station Chief Qi nodded readily in agreement and then rolled up his sleeves with remarkable efficiency, starting to dismantle the house in the pouring rain. His eyes were full of energy and hope, and the moment the city wall rose, a glimmer of hope appeared in everyone's eyes.

A sliver of hope to survive.

This is what architects are all about!

The architects that various factions are willing to pay a high price to acquire can create miracles as long as there are enough resources!

Any power that wants to rise to prominence needs an architect. A power without an architect is just a rootless duckweed, which will disappear at any time.

And at this time——

Chen Fan had already left the city wall and placed one of the animal traps next to the farmland, intending to protect his farmland as much as possible.

"Little seedling."

He squatted beside the farmland, gazing at the tiny seedlings sprouting from the soil, and murmured, "You must try your best to survive. This little rain won't break you, right?"

The seeds have sprouted.

It looks fairly sturdy and hasn't been blown to pieces by the wind and rain.

But it is estimated that it will not be able to withstand the impact of the strange tide.

(End of this chapter)