I Build a Shelter in the Eternal Night

The night was deep, but it was far from quiet.

Night had fallen on the camp, but Lame Monkey and the others were too excited to rest, huddling together. Everyone’s fate was tightly bound to the Mortal Realm. This was the first time this group had the chance to stand at such heights and witness the rapid rise of the Mortal Realm, so naturally, they were exceptionally thrilled.

...

Lying in his room, Chen Fan heard the noise outside. He lay on his bed with his hands behind his head, smiling faintly without a word. His expression gradually grew distant as his thoughts drifted far away.

He had just received a cash influx of exactly five hundred thousand Ghost Stones.

And there were over two million more Ghost Stones to come, which would arrive within a month.

’Is that a lot?’

’A whole lot.’

Compared to when he first arrived in this world, where he had to be cautious just to get a single Ghost Stone, compared to the thrill he felt digging one of Hey Hey’s dung pits during the rainy season, this number was absolutely astronomical.

But—

’It wasn’t enough. It still wasn’t enough.’

Guarding Jiangbei was just a small goal in his heart.

His greater goal was not just to defend Jiangbei, but to turn it into an impenetrable fortress, filled with High-Level buildings, so that no one could ever breach it. Including... *him*.

Some people could shatter a mountain with a single hammer strike.

His camp had to be able to defend against such a person.

He admitted that this person had defended this remote corner of the Eternal Night Continent for decades and didn’t seem like a bad guy. But even so, he couldn’t afford to have no means of resistance when facing someone like that.

He didn’t much like the feeling of his life being in someone else’s hands.

Prolonging his life and turning Jiangbei into an impenetrable fortress.

These were his two greatest goals, or perhaps, dreams.

Tsk.

Chen Fan shook his head, amused by his own thoughts. When he was poor and destitute, he never once thought about prolonging his life. Now that he had finally earned a bit of money, it was one of the first things on his mind.

’No need to think about that for now. I can still live for several more decades.’

’Hopefully, the Celestial Dao Blessing for being a defender can extend my life a bit. If possible, it would be best if it could extend the lives of Lame Monkey and the others too. That way, when I’m old, the familiar faces around me won’t all die off one by one. That would be pretty lonely.’

’Time to sleep...’

He rolled over, his back to the wall, and fell into a deep sleep.

’There’s so much to do when I wake up tomorrow.’

...

「The next day, the sun rose.」

The camp was already empty. Everyone had rushed to Mortal City to get busy, except for Shao Qiu. That guy was still in the Yunling Pavilion, training the thirteen individuals. There were originally seventeen, but four had already been eliminated.

A month had passed.

The results looked impressive.

First and foremost, the greatest achievement was that everyone’s Cultivation had uniformly reached the level of a Level 3 Cultivator!

This Cultivation Speed was incredibly fast, thanks to many factors, such as the Yunling Pavilion running day and night, and the Cultivation Pills confiscated from the Pill Sect. Speaking of which, Chen Fan, who was inspecting from the doorway, couldn’t help but sigh again.

’I’ll have to purchase a batch of Cultivation Pills from Medicine King Valley.’

’We’re almost out.’

’When will I ever have my own Alchemy Master?’

Inside the Yunling Pavilion, the demeanor and spirit of every person was a night and day difference from before.

"The third Chapter of the Shadow Killing Seven Orifice Technique."

Shao Qiu announced, standing before the group with an icy expression.

"The Instant Kill Chapter."

"Thunder rises from the earth, lightning is sent from the heavens."

"The shadow has not yet arrived, but the blade has..."

...

After watching from the entrance of the Yunling Pavilion for a while, Chen Fan walked out of the camp. Many of the buildings in the camp could no longer be upgraded; they required corresponding materials to proceed.

He had already posted purchase requests in Mortal City.

After all, materials like the Mourning Lantern, needed to upgrade to a Level 5 Cannon Tower, were finite. There was no way to replenish them, making each one a critical reserve.

For example, the Sea Embryo needed to upgrade the Yunling Pavilion to Level 5 was also missing.

After a stroll around the camp,

he arrived at the Vehicle Workshop in Cave No. 2. He planned to raise the Vehicle Workshop’s Level a bit to see if he could unlock some more Rare Vehicles to fill the gap in the high-end market.

Upgrading the Vehicle Workshop from Level 4 to Level 5 required 10,000 Ghost Stones.

In the past, he definitely would have been reluctant to spend that.

During the rainy season, Ghost Objects would assault the city, so prioritizing City Defense Buildings was a must. But now, with over six hundred thousand Ghost Stones stacked neatly in the Warehouse, he didn’t feel the slightest pang of regret.

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[Vehicle Workshop upgraded to Level 5.]

[Please select an Upgrade Direction.]

[1: Slightly reduce Vehicle manufacturing time.]

[2: Slightly reduce Vehicle manufacturing cost.]

[3: Slightly reduce Vehicle energy consumption.]

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’Definitely picking one.’

’That’s a no-brainer.’

And after reaching Level 5, a new craftable Vehicle was unlocked.

It was also the fifth Vehicle that the Vehicle Workshop could produce.

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5: Giant Turtle, large Vehicle, can carry several hundred people, moves slowly, has extremely high weight capacity, costs 1,000 Ghost Stones to build.

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"Hmm..."

Chen Fan stared at the information for this newly unlocked Vehicle, thinking silently. He couldn’t figure out what this Vehicle could be used for.

It was worth mentioning that when the Vehicle Workshop was upgraded to Level 4, a Rare Vehicle, the Nine-Five Dragon Carriage, had appeared. This had "swallowed" the new craftable Vehicle that would have normally been unlocked at Level 4, so he never got it. He was actually a bit curious about what the normal Level 4 Vehicle was.

"Hey Hey!"

He immediately called over Hey Hey, who was basking in the sun. "Dig Cave No. 2 a little deeper."

Hey Hey, who had been lounging leisurely on the ground, let out a whimper before getting up, crawling over to Cave No. 2, and starting its work. The creature was an expert at digging, automatically excavating and moving earth.

The next moment—