Chapter 197 - 139: Expansion Update, Rain God Statue Event Opens

Chapter 197: Chapter 139: Expansion Update, Rain God Statue Event Opens

Shen Xing watched her retreating back, his expression growing more and more peculiar.

’Oh well, she’s a neighbor. It’s no big deal to help her look after a pet for a few days,’ he thought, shaking his head. ’And besides, she paid handsomely.’

At this thought, Shen Xing put away his phone and looked at the little, milky-white kitten in the cardboard box.

The little thing was also looking at him, tilting its head and letting out a soft meow.

Shen Xing reached out a finger and gently scratched its fluffy chin.

He found that the kitten wasn’t shy around strangers at all. On the contrary, it squinted its eyes, looking like it was thoroughly enjoying itself.

After playing with it for a while, he added a bowl of water and let the little guy continue to nestle in its box.

Shen Xing then wheeled himself over to the living room sofa.

With a gentle lift of his hands, his body floated into the air and then landed steadily on the sofa.

This time, however, he didn’t put on the glasses.

Instead, he directly connected his consciousness to the Fog Flower on his arm.

WHOOSH...

His vision swam and shifted.

In an instant, the bright, spacious living room was replaced by his territory with its blazing Campfire.

This was another major ability gained after advancing to the Extraordinary realm.

He no longer needed a medium like glasses or a phone. He could enter the Land of Mist simply by connecting his consciousness to the Fog Flower.

A system notification once again flashed before his eyes.

[Your territory building: Large Campfire has been successfully upgraded to Level 2!]

[Illumination range increased to 600 meters. The ’Long Night’s Embers’ Effect has been increased by 10%!]

...

He glanced around, satisfied as he saw the firelight surge outward once again.

Then, Shen Xing opened his eyes, switching back to the real world.

He teleported the two blueprints he bought from the Trade Association yesterday and his last piece of Black Spirit Wood into the game.

Moreover, Shen Xing discovered that teleporting these three items in succession didn’t seem to consume much Spiritual Power.

’It seems I can teleport even more things.’

’As expected... after breaking through to Tier Two, the number of items I can teleport has multiplied.’

However, aside from these few items, he had nothing else to teleport for the time being.

His consciousness returned to his territory, and he glanced at his inventory.

The two blueprints and the piece of Black Spirit Wood were lying there quietly.

He first went over to the Campfire to upgrade it again.

[Consume materials: Soul Stone x1500, Vinar Silver Coins x1500, Black Crystal x150, Black Spirit Wood x1 to upgrade the Large Campfire to Level 3?]

...

’As the Campfire’s Level keeps increasing, the required materials are also becoming more and more numerous.’

’But it’s fine. With my current resource reserves, upgrading the Campfire is more than manageable.’

He directly selected confirm.

The Large Campfire, which had been blazing furiously surrounded by a pile of black stones, began to change once more.

The stones at its base churned rapidly, and a ball of white light completely enveloped the fire.

[Upgrade in progress. Estimated time: 18 hours 25 minutes...]

Next, he took out the other two blueprints and looked at their Attributes.

[Spiky City Wall Blueprint]

[Level: 2]

[Introduction: Can upgrade a Level 1 normal city wall into a Level 2 Thorn Wall, greatly increasing its Durability and adding ’Junior Fortification Aura’ and ’Thorn Counterattack’.

Junior Fortification Aura: Reduces incoming Physical Damage and Magic Damage by 10%.

Thorn Counterattack: When hit by a melee attack, spikes will automatically emerge from the wall’s surface, inflicting piercing damage on the attacker.]

[Dimensions: Length 10 meters, Height 6 meters, Thickness 5 meters]

[Upgrade Materials: Normal City Wall segment x2, Soul Stone x100, Black Iron x10, Dark Steel x2]

[Upgrade Time: 12 hours 24 minutes]

(Note: My heart has a wall, the more you touch it, the more you get hurt~)

...

’Oh? Two wall segments combine into one for the upgrade?’

’In that case, 100 Soul Stones is a pretty good deal.’

After all, one segment of a Level 1 normal city wall costs 15 Soul Stones and 10 Silver Coins.

However, to upgrade the entire outer wall, he would need 15,000 Soul Stones.

Luckily, Grand Lord Shen had taken first place this time, so his territory’s resources were still plentiful.

’I’ll upgrade the walls first. Safety is the top priority.’

He directly opened the territory’s building interface and began the batch upgrade.

[Consume... to upgrade 1500 meters of Level 1 wall to Level 2 Thorn Wall?]

"Yes!"

As he selected confirm, the entire 1,500-meter-long outer wall of his territory was enveloped in white light.

And the territory’s resource reserves were mostly depleted.

He looked at his remaining resources.

[Soul Stone]x13,152 (including Large Soul Stones)

[Vinar Silver Coins]x4,215

[Kingdom Gold Coins]x50

[Black Iron]x1,716

[Dark Steel]x134

[Black Crystal]x3,241

[Embers]x4,952

[Food]x534

...

’The Soul Stone reserves are still plentiful. They’ll last for a while without any issues.’

’But the Food... that’s a big problem. I need to find a solution as soon as possible.’

Shen Xing secretly made up his mind to send people out to explore in a little while.

The heavy rain that had been falling for a week had just stopped, so there might be some surprises waiting.

Next, he continued to examine the second blueprint.

[Holy Light Lighthouse Blueprint]

[Level: 2]

[Land Area: 28 square meters]

[Height: 24 meters]

[Maximum Illumination Distance: 600 meters]

[Effect: Can upgrade a Level 1 Lighthouse in the territory to a Holy Light Lighthouse, greatly increasing its illumination distance and activating the Special Ability: Blessing of the Holy Light.

Blessing of the Holy Light: Shoots a pillar of light that carves out a 20-meter-diameter safe zone within the Fog. It also restores the health of friendly units within the zone and increases their Abnormal Resistance by 20%.]

[Upgrade Materials: Level 1 Lighthouse x1, Wood x500, Stone x500, Soul Stone x100, Black Iron x50]

...

’It can shoot a pillar of light that heals injuries? That’s a powerful function!’

’Upgrade them. Upgrade them all!’

The fabulously wealthy Lord Shen directly opened the territory’s building interface.

[Consume materials... to upgrade all 24 Level 1 Lighthouses in the territory to Level 2 Holy Light Lighthouses?]