Origin Paradise!

"...The project is on track, and at the current pace, it will be more than half completed in half a month, but some problems cannot be ignored."

He Xiaoqi quickly got used to reporting to someone, at least he could live a comfortable life in the concentration camp by following that person.

"First, there's the issue of races. The werewolves and spider demon prisoners are very dissatisfied with the human laborers escaping. A violent clash occurred two hours ago. I suggest forming a guard team."

"Secondly, there's the issue of the laborers' enthusiasm. We can't offer any decent rewards, relying solely on the power of execution. The camp is lifeless, and some gold guards are even leading the way in slacking off."

"Finally, I want to ask..." He Xiaoqi paused, then said seriously, "Are you really planning to stay in the Infernal Fortress for the rest of your life?"

In front of a newly assembled compressor, Jiang He patted the dust off his hands, turned around, took out a blueprint from his pocket, and handed it over.

He Xiaoqi took it and examined it carefully. A question gradually appeared between his brows. The blueprint design looked like a pillbox, but it was not quite right.

"Fold it twice, then turn it over." Jiang He took two gulps of wine.

Upon hearing this, He Xiaoqi immediately folded the drawing in half and then turned it over. Suddenly, the drawing burst into flames, the paper burned, and only the lines remained. It was clearly a warship design drawing.

Following the overall framework of the Saint Lilith in its Ultimate stage, and equipped with the Alchemy Tower's emergency escape system, the new "Block" is difficult to fly for long periods of time, but it can take off and propel itself away from the Infinity Fortress at high speed like a rocket.

He Xiaoqi was amazed. Most alchemists were relatively weak in combat, yet they could stand on equal footing with the strong, and there was a reason for that.

Normally, alchemists and ordinary gold are equivalent.

The status of a near-master alchemist is no different from that of a vampire marquis.

As for true masters, even the Duke of Merrick should be treated as equals. If one is brought in to oversee the fortress, the workload will be reduced by more than 50%.

If they are legendary alchemy masters, even if they are newly promoted, their status is equivalent to the peak of heroes. Once they gain more experience and accumulate more knowledge, it will be unimaginable. Moreover, these guys have ample means to prolong their lifespan.

He Xiaoqi was immersed in the warship design drawings, a symbol of freedom, and at the same time, he experienced an indescribable sense of beauty within them.

"Follow orders in all actions." Jiang He casually asked, "If you can't do it, go back to being a laborer. It's your decision."

The blueprint lines turned to ashes, and He Xiaoqi stammered in silence. If the previous ones were requirements of obedience, then this one was a command. He often tamed the troublemakers among his subordinates, but he never expected that one day it would be his turn.

After a long while, He Xiaoqi lowered his head and remained silent.

Jiang He sipped his drink and asked, "What is that young lady doing?"

He Xiaoqi looked slightly flustered and replied, "Stealing grain...to brew wine."

Jiang He leaned back slightly upon hearing this, utterly astonished. "The laborers' food rations are fixed, how did she manage to get so much?"

In this godforsaken place, food is life itself; those who were willing to share it with others for free basically wouldn't have survived to this day.

“Miss has set up a mutual aid society.” He Xiaoqi said with some difficulty, “As long as the laborers hand over some food, they can receive a large sum of compensation when they encounter an accident and are unable to move. Losing labor in the Infernal Fortress is tantamount to waiting to die, so there are many people participating.”

“This morning a laborer fell from the roof. After she presided over the compensation, she has been promoted to be the caretaker.”

Jiang He was speechless. He was certain that Yu Jianyue was not some chosen one, otherwise the executive officer's exclusive notification would have been unresponsive. This guy was simply a genius at selling insurance.

He Xiaoqi stood there as if he were wrapped in pins and needles. In the eyes of a veteran military officer like him, such business practices were no different from fraud and theft.

Jiang He said sternly, "If she goes back on her word, my reputation in the labor camp will be ruined. If the old duchess finds out that the camp is brewing wine privately, the food rations will definitely be reduced. She is holding back all the officers who want freedom."

As the tall hat fell, He Xiaoqi felt as if his spine had been broken, and his head drooped even lower.

Therefore, all actions must be carried out under command.

"clear."

……

Evening fell, and the blood moon remained.

The sunlight of the Dawn Continent doesn't reach here, so the entire fortress enters a short rest and mealtime.

Feeding millions of people is undoubtedly a tremendous challenge for the fortress's kitchen.

For the laborers of all ethnic groups, apart from the coarse grains allocated to the engineering team, the canteen was only responsible for providing a fixed amount of "survival cakes" on time. These cakes were made from rice husk ash mixed with moss growing alongside thorns on the walls, and tasted like chewing dust.

"Having swallowed the ashes and left home, you'll continue to carry the burden in the King of Hell's palace."

"Hehe, I found a piece of my finger in the biscuit."

"Oh, someone kill me."

"I can't take it anymore, I'm going to sell my blood."

Amidst the vast crowd, a werewolf rose and headed straight for the kitchen guard. He had been separated from the main force during the clan war and was captured by a slave-catching team in the wild. His days of luxury were gone forever.

The werewolf approached the vampire guard, and after exchanging words for a while, the guard, looking disgusted, bit the werewolf on the back of the neck. As blood flowed, the werewolf's face grew paler and paler, and he eventually fainted and collapsed to the ground.

The vampire guard left behind a few cans of food and turned to leave.

Among all races, human blood tastes the best. However, because humans contain the power of dawn, excessive intake can easily lead to abnormalities. Therefore, blood collection from prisoners is always carried out uniformly.

More and more prisoners are starting to sell their blood, and some guards are privately trading "honey blood cans," which are black market commodities. The cans are labeled with the blood seller's financial status, age, and date, and the price varies drastically depending on the quality.

One side of the kitchen.

Tens of thousands of people gathered together, resembling gangs in a prison. Several dark race groups saw the several golden statues inside, but could only keep their distance.

Beside the innermost campfire, He Xiaoqi returned with a slightly pale face, carrying half a roasted deer. After placing it next to Yu Jianyue, the colonel leaned against a rock and closed his eyes to rest. With someone present, he at least didn't have to worry about a surprise attack from the powerful members of the dark race.

Yu Jianyue unceremoniously tore off a deer leg, occasionally picking up the wine jug and gulping it down. The wine was quite murky, with things like "survival cakes" used as brewing ingredients, so the finished product was naturally far from high quality.

Jiang He stared calmly at the campfire, his hands moving non-stop as he meticulously assembled various mechanical parts.

Zhuang Ya is currently asleep in the Alchemy Tower room of the Imperial City. Lao Hei replied through his animal companions, only saying that there were werewolves all around before falling silent. Wu He said that he was getting along very well with an old lady. Overall, there is no danger for the time being.

Across the campfire, Yu Jianyue let out a burp and looked up to meet someone's gaze.

She lifted the venison and laughed, "Don't look at people like that. Uncle He admitted that he failed to protect me properly, which led to my current predicament. If I don't accept his offer, he will feel even more guilty. It's just a colonel being captured. It would be such a pity if he committed suicide for honor."

Jiang He focused her gaze and mumbled something incoherently.

The alchemical machinery was assembled, with solidification matrices engraved inside, and its shape resembled a toaster.

The fortress was built on a large source gold vein, and the surrounding soil contained a thin amount of overflowing extraordinary factors. Since source gold can be absorbed, these overflowing factors are naturally the same. Theoretically, for extraordinary creatures, food containing these factors has a higher satiety and nutritional content.

In short, by using a toaster, the fortress prisoners no longer need to eat bread to survive; they can just eat dirt. This also indirectly speeds up the mining process to some extent.

Jiang He picked up the toaster and got up.

At the same time, tens of thousands of eyes were cast upon it, some curious and scrutinizing, some harboring malice, and some wishing to replace it.

Jiang He casually handed the finished product to a prisoner. This thing could be replicated by a few apprentices. If it weren't for reducing the difficulty of production, he wouldn't have taken so long to make it.

Moments later, the first earthen cake in the history of the Eternal Dark World was born, and after discovering that the earthen cake was indeed edible, the struggle for survival resources immediately began.

Small-scale conflict sparked large-scale chaos.

Jiang He sat back down and came to a conclusion—inciting prisoners was a dead end, and the Wandering Rocket Plan had to continue.

The chaos lasted for nearly fifteen minutes.

It wasn't until the East District Management Captain, the old Duchess, arrived and struck down a Blood Mage that the situation was calmed down. Following the clues, she quickly tracked down the culprit.

"The stuff is good, but the fortress isn't your playground."

The old duchess's gaze turned slightly cold. The canteen manager was full of praise for the new thing. She had originally planned to give this guy a more leisurely position so he could continue his alchemical research, but despite her best efforts to control it, thousands of prisoners still died, and she had to bear this loss. At this moment, she was in a very bad mood.

"The eastern blockhouse must be completed within twenty-five days."

"If you miss a day, you'll be sent to the torture chamber."

The old duchess uttered harsh words and turned to leave.

Because someone had "lost power," some prisoners outside the core prison immediately began to secretly make contact.

Jiang He sat by the campfire, unmoved.

Across from her, Yu Jianyue sat cross-legged on the ground, her cheeks puffed out, holding a piece of venison in her hands, her mouth dripping with oil. She took a moment to give a thumbs up.

After a short break, Si Chuan appeared, limping, and walked straight into the campfire circle in the middle of the crowd.

"I am back!"

No one paid any attention. Jiang He casually tossed a pot of dragon blood wine over. It seemed that the torture chamber was not just for show. To be able to torture a Gold Saint like this, one could only say that everyone has their own expertise.

……

仅仅第二天。

Some of the prisoners were able to eat fresh earthen cakes.

The old duchess reported the news to the deputy warden. After observing for a day and finding nothing unusual, the high-ranking officials immediately organized a group of alchemy apprentices to replicate the "toaster".

The construction of the Infernal Fortress had exhausted most of Duke Merrick's resources, leaving him with no money to hire a master alchemist to oversee and guide the project.

In the construction area.

Hundreds of apprentices and several alchemists surrounded the alchemical creation before them, their gazes fixed on it for a long time.

"It is truly a masterpiece, without a single superfluous element."

"Replicating this kind of solidified matrix is ​​too difficult."

"Brush on a layer of factor paint, and stamp it a few times like a stamp. The effect is only about 30-40%, but we can focus on quantity."

The three alchemists worked together and spent half a day to finally extract the core matrix. Everyone stared at it, and the core was simply breathtaking in the eyes of alchemists.

Five days passed quickly.

For a time, high-cost foods that required rice husks were completely replaced, and earthen cakes became the main food source for the fortress.

Chapter 447 Escape and Counterattack

Twenty days after the start of the project.

Inside the alchemy workshop in the pillbox construction area.

Jiang He finished his cultivation for the day, and the intermittent accumulation allowed the seventh vortex of the Solar Breathing Technique to take shape within his body.

[Hint: All your attributes +1]

[Note: Your Scorching skill has been upgraded to Undying Level 1, awakening the ultimate ability - Scorching Armor - deals 50% additional energy damage to armor-type defenses]

[Hint: Your Black Sun Core has received a slight upgrade]

[Strength: 41+2→42+2]

[Agility: 43+2 → 44+2]

[Constitution: 41+2→42+2]

[Spirit: 41+2→42+2]

[Charm: 48+8→49+8]

The attribute value of 41 is the dividing line between silver and gold.

Due to her position, Jiang He could only raise her attributes to a maximum of fifty before leaping through life levels, while her charm, having been certified by the origin, allowed for more flexible numerical enhancement.

call!

Outside the alchemy workshop, the sound of hundreds of flags waving could be heard. Twenty days later, the watchtower was completed.

He Xiaoqi rushed over, followed by the bewildered Si Chuan and the drunken Yu Jianyue.

"Boss..." He Xiaoqi asked anxiously, "When do we take action?"

Jiang He stood up and snapped her fingers.

"Now."

……

At the same time, the Infernal Fortress.

A spider demon had just received its earth cake for the day, but collapsed after only a few bites. Dark red lines spread through its veins, its flesh and bones rotted rapidly, its eyeballs fell out, and a large number of blood flies were born.

In several large construction areas, groups of prisoners of various ethnicities lay on the ground, accompanied by a dense and eerie buzzing sound.

In the engineering area, the alchemist who was secretly studying the core matrix was startled. Under his gaze, a bright red matrix resembling a spider appeared on the back of the solidified matrix. The two layers were extremely tight, demonstrating a very high level of skill.

"Colorless and odorless".

"This is... an epic-level strain!?"

The alchemist collapsed to the ground, as if a water source had been polluted, and the new clay cakes that were born from it were all highly poisonous.

Meanwhile, countless prisoners died throughout the fortress, and billions of blood flies appeared, swarming everywhere and then systematically attacking the administrators.

A member of the Golden Clan made a daring move, using thorn magic to annihilate a large swarm of blood flies. However, moments later, the First Emperor's divine curse descended. The rank of this title is Undying, which means that anyone below the rank of Hero must endure the relentless onslaught of true wounds.