Chapter 149 - 132: Invincible in the Third Refinements Realm, Lighthouse

Chapter 149: Chapter 132: Invincible in the Third Refinements Realm, Lighthouse

The members began to clean up the battlefield, remaining vigilant of their surroundings.

Long Niu and a few of the more powerful members began to delve deeper into the mine. Of course, they first sent in Witchcraft Flying Eyes to check for any other aberrations or dangers.

Clearing a zone Deep in the Nightmare didn’t result in significant environmental changes like it did in a Shallow Nightmare.

After all, they had only cleared a small area.

’They say that to truly conquer a Nightmare, you have to conquer an entire region—the entire Pale Wasteland, for instance. That’s true conquest, the kind that can dispel the calamity.’

Shi An mused.

It was only a rumor. Not even the Countermeasures Bureau could verify its authenticity.

But even if the rumor were true, it would be meaningless.

Within the Pale Wasteland were micro-region Nightmares, like the "U-Shaped Apartment Building" that a few of Profound Sword’s squads had cleared the other day.

There were small-region Nightmares.

Such as the ’Fire Radiance Stone Mine’ they had just cleared.

There were also medium-sized regions, medium-large regions, and large regions.

Countless regions merged together to form the entire Pale Wasteland.

It was like its own world.

The Pale Wasteland certainly couldn’t compare to a real world, but the territory of this Wasteland was still far larger than any city.

Shi An didn’t yet have the ability to determine its exact size.

But at least...

’Our Safe Zone has driven a stake into the Pale Wasteland, completing our first pioneering effort.’

Conquering the area was just part of the process.

Shi An’s true plan was to build a Watchtower in this area.

For one, it would extend the Safe Zone’s Radiation Range deeper into the Pale Wasteland.

For another, once the Watchtower was built, it would pacify the region and prevent the aberrations from re-emerging. This would provide a stable foundation for mining Fire Radiance Stone.

Of course, aberrations from the surrounding areas could still attack.

Shi An would have to try it to know for sure if a Watchtower could even hold its ground Deep in the Nightmare.

As for now...

A notification tone suddenly rang in his ears.

Fragments of text assembled before Shi An, forming a series of options.

[Prompt: You have conquered the ’Crimson Beetle Area’ and obtained 1,000 units of Belief Value.]

[Prompt: You may select three of the following five pieces of loot as your reward.]

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[Option ①: Top Grade Fire Radiance Stone ×1,000.]

[Option ②: Advanced Member Card ×5.]

[Option ③: Special Building Blueprint · Watchtower (3/3).]

[Option ④: Curse Object·Fearless Insect Armor (Excellence).]

[Option ⑤: Special Building Blueprint · Lighthouse (Rare).]

Although it was still a choice of three out of five, the quality of the loot was exceptionally high.

Honestly, Shi An wanted all five!

He still only had two Advanced Member Cards.

The Top Grade Fire Radiance Stone from the first option was a rare material that was only occasionally produced in a Fire Radiance Stone Mine. When used to craft accessories and items, its effects were significantly stronger than ordinary Fire Radiance Stone.

Unfortunately, options three, four, and five were just too compelling.

Shi An couldn’t refuse them.

The Watchtower seemed to be one of the foundations of the Safe Zone, similar to the Member Cards. But while Member Cards were common, Watchtower blueprints were not.

This was only the second time he had seen an Excellence Curse Object, and Shi An couldn’t resist the temptation.

As for the last item, the Lighthouse blueprint, his eyes lit up.

’I can’t believe it’s this type of blueprint!’

[Building Blueprint · Lighthouse (Rare)]

[Description: A Rare Level structure that can only be built upon an ’Ordinary Watchtower.’ The Lighthouse possesses a greater Radiation Range than a Watchtower and will continuously attract the Lost from the Nightmare World. Additionally, hidden and disguised aberrations will have nowhere to hide in the area illuminated by its light. When condensed, the Lighthouse’s light can be fired as a beam, which possesses extraordinary destructive power against aberrations.]

Pacification! Attraction! Revelation! Destruction!

These were the abilities of the Lighthouse!

With the Lighthouse as its core, he could build an all-purpose encampment.