I Build a Shelter in the Eternal Night

’If Master knew about this.’

’Perhaps he wouldn’t have pushed himself so hard.’

...

"Er..."

Inside a shop in Mortal City.

Chen Fan looked at the Building Blueprint in his hand with a slightly odd expression. It was just a White Level Building Blueprint, but...

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[Exotic Treasure Name]: Suspended Basket.

[Exotic Treasure Level]: White.

[Exotic Treasure Effect]: A Building Blueprint that can be attached to most structures, such as City Walls.

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The Level was very low.

But he had finally encountered a Building Blueprint he had never seen before.

It was a simple lifting device made of pulleys, ropes, and a basket, making it easy to quickly ascend the City Wall. After all, a Level 4 City Wall was already 15 meters tall.

Although there were stairs, they would get crowded with a large number of people. The Suspended Basket could compensate for this nicely.

’Still, this thing can be built by hand; you don’t really need a Building Blueprint for it. I wonder what its upgrade effect is.’

He was very interested in that.

"I’ll keep this one."

Chen Fan looked at the Architect before him and said softly, "A White Level building is relatively simple to comprehend. If you’re not in a hurry, you can stay in Mortal City."

"In three days, I will construct the corresponding building and give it to you to take back."

"This building can be moved at will."

"Thank you, Domain Lord Chen."

Seeing Chen Fan accept his Building Blueprint, the Architect heaved a long sigh of relief, his voice sounding a bit dazed.

It was as if a long-held regret had suddenly been resolved.

He felt much more relaxed.

But when he thought about how Domain Lord Chen could comprehend in three days a Building Blueprint that he himself had studied for so long, he felt a bit dejected.

’Can the gap between people really be this big?’

"Next."

Standing to the side, Lame Monkey opened the door and looked outside.

...

"..."

Chen Fan looked at the Building Blueprint in his hand, his brow twitching slightly. It was another White Level Building Blueprint. To be honest, he actually quite liked White Level Building Blueprints.

’At least the cost to upgrade them to Max Level is much lower, and the conditions are probably less demanding.’

That way, he could have another Max Level Building.

He could light up another entry in his collection.

The City Wall was a different matter.

He highly doubted whether there were any Green Level City Wall series Building Blueprints. In any case, all the City Walls he had seen so far came from White Level Building Blueprints.

’Trying to get this thing to Max Level will probably be a real pain.’

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[Exotic Treasure Name]: Automatic Spray Device.

[Exotic Treasure Level]: White.

[Exotic Treasure Effect]: A Building Blueprint that can be attached to certain structures, such as "Farmland" for timed irrigation, or "indoors" for humidification to remove dryness.

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’A lifestyle-type Building Blueprint.’

"I’ll take it."

"Go register over there. We’ll contact you when there’s news."

And so it went.

Chen Fan was quite busy for the rest of the time, inspecting the blueprints presented by the Architects one by one. As long as it was something his camp didn’t have, regardless of the level,

he kept all of them.

After he had looked through all the blueprints,

he had kept a total of six Building Blueprints.

These included one Yellow Level Building Blueprint from the World Pavilion’s Pavilion Master, one for the "Suspended Basket," and one for the "Automatic Spray Device."

Of the remaining three, two were White Level, and one was Green Level.

Most of the Building Blueprints were duplicates.

Even—

at one point, he saw five people who had all comprehended the exact same type of Building Blueprint.

This Architect convention wasn’t just for major factions; smaller ones could come too. He even saw someone approach him with a "City Wall" blueprint.

’I don’t know if that person genuinely doesn’t know how to build a City Wall...’

’...or if they just want me to go over and build a City Wall for their faction.’

’Dream on.’

’Are they trying to exploit a bug?’

"Looks like communication between everyone hasn’t been that deep over the years..."

No more Architects were coming forward. Chen Fan looked at the Building Blueprints on the table, sighed softly, then crushed them all and absorbed them into his Eternal Night Lord Panel.

He prepared to return to his camp to build them and try them out.

He wanted to see their effects.

He would only know the specific effects after building them; the descriptions on the panel weren’t particularly clear.

...

The architectural exchange convention would last for three days.

The first day was coming to an end.

The sky was gradually darkening.

The various Architects had checked into their respective inns, while Chen Fan had already returned to the Mortal Realm camp. He sat on the City Wall, gazing at the darkening sky.

The next moment!

As usual, darkness washed over the world like a tide, blanketing everything.

"..."

Chen Fan pursed his lips at the sight. Although his camp was already very safe—it wasn’t the rainy season, and he had so many Ghost Stones in reserve—it was basically impossible for it to fall.

But the arrival of the Eternal Night still brought a faint sense of panic.

’I have to make the camp even safer.’

’I just want to be able to sleep more soundly.’

He then turned his attention to the "Soul-Devouring Sculpture," a constructible building option on his Eternal Night Lord Panel. After spending 100 Ghost Stones to build it, he placed it inside the camp.

It was about 1.8 meters tall.

Roughly the height of an adult man.

It was made entirely of brass.

It looked like a giant python coiled around a pillar, resting.

It looked exquisite and had a certain flair, not like some common item.

Its effect was...

"Camp members within 100 meters of the sculpture will have their stamina recovery speed slightly increased."

"Er..."

Chen Fan looked hesitantly at the sculpture placed inside the cave.

’How should I put it?’

’The effect... isn’t bad.’

’It’s useful for both work and fighting enemies, but is this really an effect worthy of a Yellow Level building? It feels like it doesn’t quite live up to the Yellow Level...’

’But it’s cheap.’

’For 100 Ghost Stones, what more could I ask for?’