Players: All NPCs in the Sect Are Moles

In the dead of night, when all was silent.

Lin Qingfeng gazed out the window toward the dark forest beyond Anhe City.

’The universe is a dark forest, and every civilization is a hunter with a gun... Ah, wait, wrong script!’

Lin Qingfeng formed a hand seal, casting a Silence Spell that enveloped the entire city. Then, his figure hovered in the sky above the Su Mansion. ’It’s time.’

...

Deep within the dark forest outside the city, all was silent.

Suddenly, the earth beneath a giant tree began to churn. Its roots snapped, and the massive tree was ripped from the ground, soaring high into the sky.

As it ascended, its trunk and branches shattered in mid-air, only to be instantly reformed into smooth, flat wooden blocks. Wreathed in streams of light, the blocks tore through the night sky, whistling toward the northern part of the city.

Then came a second tree, and a third... Hundreds, even thousands, of luminous streams rose from all corners of the forest, ultimately converging in the void above the northern part of the city.

High above, Lin Qingfeng was the center of it all. With a mere stir of his Divine Sense, the lumber transported from outside the city found its proper place. The standard wooden blocks fit and locked together with perfect precision.

Soon, a sky-piercing pillar formed from countless interlocking blocks of wood was the first to take shape. Using this pillar as a support, Lin Qingfeng began constructing a floating platform at its peak.

He spread the wooden blocks outward in all directions. In [Build Mode], the laws of structural mechanics didn’t apply. As long as there was a single point of support—even one as small as a chopstick—he could build a mountain on top of it.

With a single thought, the lumber flew to its designated position and pieced together seamlessly. Soon, a square wooden platform took shape in the night sky above the Su Mansion.

He then pulled up a construction blueprint. A structural diagram of an ancient pyramid appeared in the lower right corner of his vision. ’Time to build a pyramid!’

Lin Qingfeng formed a technique seal, and his Divine Sense surged toward the wilderness outside the city like a deluge.

RUMBLE—

The mountains and rocks outside the city began to tremble. Countless tons of sand, gravel, and giant boulders were stripped from the mountainsides by an unseen force and lifted into the air. However, thanks to the Silence Spell, the slumber of the city’s sleeping residents remained undisturbed.

They mixed with a new batch of lumber from the forest, forming great torrents that whistled through the air and into Anhe City.

Lin Qingfeng stood in the center of the platform with his arms outstretched. Under the control of his will, the stones, sand, and lumber began to automatically separate, reshape, and assemble.

He first used giant boulders to lay the foundation for the pyramid’s first level at the platform’s outer edge. Each boulder was cut and then fitted together.

Sand and earth filled the interior of the base, which was then compacted and solidified with Magic to form the core. The lumber was used for the internal support structure of beams and pillars, as well as for decorative wall paneling.

’First layer, complete.’ He raised his hand and gestured inward.

The stone blocks for the second layer began to stack upward, shrinking toward the center. Sand filled the gaps, solidified by Magic.

The third layer, the fourth... Layer after layer.

At a speed visible to the naked eye, the pyramid rose from nothing, its form gradually taking shape.

...

The night had deepened.

The night watchman Wang’s lantern cast a dim yellow halo on the wet flagstone path, and a waning moon was reflected in the puddles.

CLACK—!

"The night is dry, watch for fire—!" After shouting his line, he was about to yawn when he glanced up and froze on the spot.

’What is that? Are countless streams of wood and stone pouring in from outside the city? Is their target... the sky above the Su Mansion in the northern district?’

Wang blinked hard. ’Wh-what’s happening? Am I seeing things from staying up too late?’

But the Quicksand River in the sky was still flowing, and it was even growing larger.

CLANG! The lantern slipped from his hand, landing with a thud as the flame went out. Wang began to tremble.

’Is this... is this an attack by demonic cultivators, taking advantage of the Immortal Master’s absence? Or have the Immortal Masters from the Celestial Furnace Sect who were in charge of the handover returned?’

’Wang remembered how after the Celestial Furnace Sect’s Immortal Masters had left, the officials in the magistrate’s office and their subordinates had become corrupt and lazy, taking bribes and slacking off. If the Immortal Masters returned and saw this, and decided to hold them accountable... wouldn’t there be trouble?’

’After all, they wouldn’t dare be so brazen in front of the Immortal Masters. They’d at least have to put on a show of competence.’

Wang didn’t dare to think about it any further. He scrambled to his feet and sprinted frantically toward the magistrate’s office in the eastern part of the city.

...

「Meanwhile, on the roof of the Yuelai Inn.」

Zhang San and Li were strolling idly along the eaves, bored out of their minds. They glanced at the empty streets below, found them dull, and looked up at the sky. And then, they too saw the wondrous sight.

"Holy shit! What is that?"

"Is that meteor wood? No, wait, why is it all flying to the same place?"

Zhang San opened his minimap and took a look.

"It’s the Guild Leader! That location is where the Guild Leader is!"

"What’s the Boss doing? Can’t sleep, so he’s doing some late-night construction? We’re not from the Earth and Wood Sect... Dammit, it’s making my hands itch to join in!"

"I wonder if the Guild Leader’s project will come with some kind of event. We could join in and have some fun."

"Forget it. We’ll find out when we wake up tomorrow morning. At the Boss’s construction speed, he’ll probably finish it in one night."

After some discussion, they decided there wasn’t much of a show to watch. They looked down, their gazes passing through the eaves to a guest room below. The window to that room wasn’t fully closed.

Inside the window, a young NPC couple lay sleeping side-by-side on the bed. Zhang San and Li exchanged a look, and both saw a mischievous glint in the other’s eyes.

"Damn it! How dare they show off their love right in front of us single guys!"

"Are we just going to take that?"

"Of course not!"

"What’s the plan?"

"Is that even a question? We join them, of course!"

The two chuckled mischievously. They each formed a technique seal, and two streams of light shot into the guest room, landing on the NPC couple.

It was a minor magic spell they had drawn a while back, the [Sleep Spell]. It could put ordinary people into a deep sleep for at least two hours, so deep that not even thunder could wake them, though its effectiveness also depended on the target’s willpower.

It wasn’t a very useful spell, but it was perfect for some mischief.

For example, right now!

After doing this, the two flickered and slipped silently through the window. They then climbed onto the bed and slid under the covers with the man and woman.

The once-spacious double bed instantly became a crowded four-person sleeping arrangement. Lying under the covers, Zhang San and Li wore wicked grins.

GYEHEHEHEHEHE!

They were already looking forward to the expressions on the young couple’s faces when they woke up the next morning.

The two set a touch-based alarm, activated the recording function, and then, completely satisfied, logged off in standby mode.

In the inn room, four figures lay sleeping soundly in a row on the same bed...