Chapter 150 - 133: Safe Zone No. 1 Outer Camp

Chapter 150: Chapter 133: Safe Zone No. 1 Outer Camp

After the large-scale raid operation ended, most of the powerful members returned to their respective homes.

However, a small number—eighteen Dream Descenders across six squads in total—had accepted missions to garrison the area and transport building materials. They remained in the mine area.

Zhuo Ling soon arrived with the "Watchtower Blueprint (2/3)," accompanied by two squads escorting a batch of building materials.

The construction of the Watchtower began immediately.

White fog shrouded the area, and faintly, a building was being born. It was quite mystical, but there were countless miraculous sights in the Nightmare World. The members only glanced at it briefly before losing interest, turning their attention instead to guarding against the ghosts in the surroundings.

There were indeed quite a few ghosts that came to attack. Perhaps because this was Deep in the Nightmare, there were no true Dream Realm barriers to block them. Every now and then, one or two, or sometimes two or three ghosts would invade. At most, six or seven ghosts attacked simultaneously. However, the several member squads standing guard were delighted rather than alarmed.

"Bring it on! I was just thinking the previous battle wasn’t satisfying enough!" one of them shouted.

If too many ghosts attacked, they would indeed find it tricky to handle. It would be a sin if they failed to protect the Watchtower under construction. But this small number was perfect. It was ideal for them to practice their skills.

These members had advanced rapidly while maintaining incredibly solid foundations—even more stable than the veteran powerhouses in the outside world who had narrowly escaped death multiple times and trained bitterly for months or years. If they lacked anything, it was combat experience, or rather, the experience of life-and-death struggles. The members lined up, taking turns to duel the invading ghosts one on one. They gained experience and harvested the Curse Objects dropped by the ghosts. It was truly a double bountiful harvest.

Shi An had Li Feng keep an eye on the Watchtower while he took out the Lighthouse blueprint to examine it closely.

[Construction Requirements: Purest Fire Radiance Crystal (Rare Level) × 3, Top Grade Fire Radiance Stone × 100, Ordinary Fire Radiance Stones × 2000, Complete Curse Objects × 10, Black Stone and other materials in various amounts, Dream Crystals × 500.]

Compared to the insignificant cost of the Watchtower, the Lighthouse’s construction requirements were terrifying. The amount of Dream Crystals and Fire Radiance Stones needed was massive. Fortunately, Manager Shi was not lacking in Dream Crystals; the amount he earned from the last auction was far more than five hundred. But that was only because it was him. The Countermeasures Bureau could afford to be extravagant because they had a massive number of Dream Descenders under their command—likely more than the transient Dream Descenders currently in the Safe Zone. The Countermeasures Bureau also had profound foundations and ample accumulations. It was entirely possible that the Countermeasures Bureau themselves possessed a Dream Crystal Vein Deep in the Nightmare.

He thought, "So, as expected, one must own a mine to qualify as wealthy. Now, I’m also part of the mine-owning class. Fire Radiance Stones are important materials with versatility second only to Dream Crystals."

Fire Radiance Stones could be mined on-site. This included the core material required by the Lighthouse—the Rare Level material, Purest Fire Radiance Crystal. That item could also be found deep within the Fire Shimmering Stone Vein. Shi An then issued another mission within the Safe Zone. This time, it was a mining mission.

He now pondered, "Should I upgrade this Number Two Watchtower into a Lighthouse?"

The Watchtower blueprint could be used three times, but the Lighthouse blueprint was a single-use item. Moreover, the Fire Radiance Stone Mine was located Deep in the Nightmare. What if a Ghost Tide attacked, or even an Extraordinary Ghost attacked?

His Safe Zone still lacked Extraordinary Level combat power, so under these circumstances, he might not be able to defend the Lighthouse.

"No, that’s wrong. I’m overthinking it," he thought. "Worst comes to worst, even if the Lighthouse can’t be defended and is lost, then it’s lost."

The Lighthouse blueprint was precious, but at the end of the day, it was merely the spoils of one large-scale raid. For his Safe Zone, as long as such a raid was initiated once, there would soon be a second, a third, and a fourth time. In the future, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to obtain another Lighthouse blueprint. He could afford the loss.

Conversely, he reasoned, "The Fire Shimmering Stone Vein is what’s truly precious. Building the Lighthouse will be far more beneficial for mining the vein. This rare blueprint can only truly be converted into value and combat power once it is used. Keeping it in my hands will just make it a high-value collectible."

No matter how high its value was, it would still just be a collectible. Shi An was incredibly expectant about the Lighthouse’s various magical uses, which would only become apparent once the building was completed.

Meanwhile, Captain Li and his team had also stayed behind at the Fire Radiance Stone Mine. They had been informed that as long as the Watchtower was fully built, they would be able to use it to reach the Safe Zone base camp. Li Yunfeng understood clearly.

He thought, "As expected, the wonders of the Safe Zone camp are related to Space. This Watchtower is an Anchor Point for the wonder, constructing a passage between the two ends of the Nightmare World."

After all, he was a captain of the Countermeasures Bureau. He was even a highly experienced captain, having already been a higher-up in the bureau before the fall of Baijiang City. Captain Li did not understand the profound mysteries of wondrous architecture, but he was clear on their general logic and operating principles. In a short amount of time, he had deduced the various rules of the Safe Zone’s wonder.

He was ninety to a hundred percent confident. "The true form of this wonder is probably... a door!" he thought.

If Shi An had heard this deduction, he would have had an epiphany, as it made perfect sense. Unfortunately, he was basically using cheats. He didn’t care about wonders or anything like that. If he had to say, all the buildings in his Safe Zone were wonders. The only difference was whether they were big or small.

On the other side, Luo Susu and Shi Han returned to the Elk Camp with indescribable feelings. Village Chief Chen Jianghuai immediately met with them. Also present was the Elk Camp’s final captain, Wu Feng.

Luo Susu was a rising star. Shi Han was an elite veteran who had followed Chen Jianghuai in his early years. As for Wu Feng, he wasn’t from Baijiang City; he was a Lost Person from a distant city. Somehow, he had wandered into this area and later joined the Elk Camp.