I Build a Shelter in the Eternal Night

This war must have been from 8,000 years ago.

He could see Nameless Mountain, which already existed back then. At that time, it didn’t have the hammer pit, and the coastline looked much the same as it does now.

"..."

Chen Fan immersed himself in the scene before him, remaining silent. He could faintly see that the patterns on the Level 4 City Wall were not uniform.

’If,’ he thought, ’if these City Walls had been covered in uniform Ghost Blood Patterns, they could have absorbed massive amounts of Ghost Blood from the countless Ghost Tide attacks. That would have made the walls harder, allowing them to use the war to fuel the war!’

’Uniform patterns across 170 kilometers...’

’No Architect could achieve that.’

’World Pavilion couldn’t do it.’

’The Immortal Celestial Master couldn’t do it.’

’Even more powerful Architects would be incapable of it—unless they were willing to pay any price, demolishing and rebuilding every incorrectly patterned section of the City Wall, over and over again.’

’To expend such massive resources just to create a Level 4 City Wall with uniform Ghost Blood Patterns... it’s clearly not feasible. With that many resources, one could build a 170-kilometer-long Level 5 City Wall instead.’

But—

’Others couldn’t do it.’

’But I can.’

’And... why didn’t these people have Copper Pipes? Each turret actually needed someone stationed there, constantly refilling it with Ghost Stones. The Copper Pipe is just a White Level Building Blueprint; how could they not have had it back then?’

’Without Copper Pipes...’

’...it meant there was no way to connect the City Wall to the altar.’

’The City Wall couldn’t regenerate on its own.’

’A wall that can’t easily recover, no matter how sturdy, would one day be worn down.’

’If these resources had been entrusted to me, and I had personally built the Jiangbei Defense Line, it would have been impossible for these Ghost Tides to break through. No matter how many came, it would have just been a free delivery of death.’

’Such a pitiful loss.’

He could tell that this battle had consumed immense resources and manpower, yet it had ultimately failed to stop the Ghost Tide at the Jiangbei Defense Line. ’If it had been me,’ he thought, ’the outcome would have been completely different.’

...

The image gradually shattered.

Chen Fan pulled back his thoughts and looked at the Eternal Night Lord Panel in his mind. He suddenly felt a surge of confidence for the battle that was to come in four years.

Before, he had feared the unknown, with no idea just how powerful the Undersea Ghost Tide truly was.

But now, he had a clear picture.

Once his Jiangbei Defense Line was complete, no Ghost Object would be able to break through. No matter how many came, they would only come to die!

There was more information in the Jade Scroll.

-

"You may have heard of my title, the Immortal Celestial Master. Aside from the matter of losing Jiangbei, my life was filled with many achievements."

"I have two great regrets in my life."

"The first was failing to defend Jiangbei."

"The second was that, even on my deathbed, I could not comprehend that Yellow Level Building Blueprint. It is the most complex Building Blueprint I have ever seen."

"I can say this with pride:"

"I once personally constructed a Blue Level building. Blue is the level above Yellow, a full grade higher."

"Though I only succeeded a handful of times, with far more failures."

"But it was precisely because of this Blue Level building that I earned the title of Celestial Master."

"I have constructed many Yellow Level buildings. Some of the simpler ones include the Vehicle Workshop, while more complex ones include the Star Summoning Platform. Yet this one Yellow Level Building Blueprint, which I kept on my person until the day I died, remained a mystery I could never solve."

"You have made it this far."

"This proves your own skill as an Architect is not insignificant. If, one day, you can comprehend the Building Blueprint I have left behind, you will have resolved one of the great regrets of my life."

"..."

-

Chen Fan’s expression was a little strange as he looked at the Yellow Level Building Blueprint in his hand. The paper, thin as a cicada’s wing, was illustrated with what did indeed appear to be a rather complex building.

Hmm.

It was, at the very least, many times more complex than something like an Arrow Tower City Wall.

’It certainly looks difficult to comprehend,’ he thought.

’But it’s a good thing I’m not a real Architect.’

’The panel lays it all out, plain as day. One glance is all it takes.’

’It’s just...’

Chen Fan felt a twinge of regret. ’If only he’d been carrying that Blue Level Building Blueprint on him as well,’ he thought. ’I could have taken a look at it. My camp only has one Yellow Level building so far—the Vehicle Workshop. I haven’t even seen what a Blue Level building can do yet.’

’It would’ve been a real eye-opener.’