Chapter 476 - 186: Xuanwu Cannon

Chapter 476: Chapter 186: Xuanwu Cannon

"Zhangqiu Ba, I am the Hall Master of the Eternal Night Hall’s Western Strategy Hall."

"I am now issuing an order."

"At your command." Zhangqiu Ba’s expression instantly turned serious. He quickly stepped aside, away from Chen Fan and the others. ’It isn’t my direct superior contacting me, but the Hall Master of the Strategy Hall himself,’ he realized. ’He must be announcing an important mission.’

"Effective immediately, you are expelled from the Eternal Night Hall."

...

The head of the Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line froze on the spot. He subconsciously glanced down at the Mother and Child Stone in his hand, wondering if it was a fake. ’What the hell?’

’The big boss skipped the chain of command to contact me, just to tell me I’m fired?’

"You and everyone at the Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line are to join the Mortal Realm."

Before he could reply, the call ended.

Before he could even process what had happened, Chen Fan walked over with a smile and looked at him. "You got the message, didn’t you? Go on back. Take a census of everyone at the Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line—make a list of any special Cultivators, Architects, and so on. After that, tell everyone to get ready to eat."

"I made a late-night snack for everyone—yangchun noodles."

"Something to fill your stomachs."

...

Once that was settled, Chen Fan returned to Qi Chong and the others. He gave his instructions: "Zhou Mo, you’ll be in charge of showing Zhangqiu Ba the ropes after he joins the Mortal Realm. Give him a general rundown of how things work."

"Also, get a count of all the Architects from the Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line."

These Architects were a considerable asset to the Mortal Realm.

They could be used for many things.

"Oh, right—"

"Also, these special Cultivators... make them official members of the Mortal Realm. However, you must maintain a strict information blockade. Do your best not to let any news about the New Continent leak out. The Dark Pavilion will remain in charge of this."

Many of the Mortal Realm’s official members already knew about the New Continent.

After all, quite a few people had been bathed in the New Continent’s Golden Rain back then.

This was especially true since one could often see large batches of High-speed Rail trains, filled to the brim with Ghost Stones, departing from the Port.

It was very difficult to completely suppress the news.

The Dark Pavilion was in charge of internal surveillance.

They could keep it contained for now. He didn’t expect to hide the news forever—a little while was good enough. Once the Mortal Realm had forged West Desolate Island into an iron triangle of defense, what could the Ghost Race possibly do to him, even if they found out?

The night slowly passed.

「By dawn.」

The aroma of yangchun noodles drifted between the two defense lines.

It was time to eat.

Garnished with simple chopped scallions, it looked somewhat plain, but for the original group from the Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line, it was an absolute delicacy.

...

The Mortal Realm Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line was now officially complete.

Now, the Mortal Realm had two Level 10 Defense Lines: the Jiangbei Defense Line and the Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line.

Dawn broke. Chen Fan had already returned to the Jiangbei Defense Line. Standing atop its City Wall, he looked down at the members of various factions gathering Ghost Stones below.

The Logistics Pavilion was conducting a census.

Once the numbers were compiled, a portion of the personnel from the Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line and No. 7 Defense Line could be dispatched to the Jiangbei Defense Line to handle daily duties. Then, it would no longer be necessary for the other factions to send their people as support.

This would free up the factions from regions like the Guanxi Plain.

He weighed the Celestial Dao Stone in his hand.

This was the Mortal Realm’s last Celestial Dao Stone. ’These things really are hard to come by,’ he mused.

"The last one."

Chen Fan gazed at the Celestial Dao Stone in his hand with a sigh of emotion, then slammed it hard against the City Wall beneath him.

The next moment—

A panel popped up before him again.

[You have used a ’Celestial Dao Stone’ on the City Wall. You have obtained three Celestial Dao Blessing Effects. Please choose one within 100 breaths.]

[A structure can only possess one Celestial Dao Blessing Effect.]

[1: Celestial Dao Blessing Effect (Indestructible): The City Wall’s defense will be slightly increased.]

[2: Celestial Dao Blessing Effect (Grand and Majestic): The City Wall will appear more imposing and will slightly enhance the effects of all Upgrade Directions.]

[3: Celestial Dao Blessing Effect (Bronze Bastion): The City Wall will be immune to fifty percent of all ranged attacks.]

...

After thinking for a moment, Chen Fan chose the second Celestial Dao Blessing Effect.

When the City Wall reached Level 8, the Upgrade Direction he had chosen was: "Enhance the effects of the patterns on the City Wall."

Combined with this Celestial Dao Blessing Effect, the patterns would be enhanced even further. After all, the Ghost Blood Pattern was also an Upgrade Direction, and this choice would boost its power, as well as slightly enhancing all other Upgrade Directions.

For example...

...Thorn Armor, the Great Wall, and others.

These improvements represented a holistic upgrade for the defense line.

The next moment.

The Jiangbei Defense Line beneath his feet, along with the Mortal Realm Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line, began to tremble slightly. They didn’t grow any taller, but they felt vaguely more imposing.

When the City Wall was upgraded to Level 10, not only did its height increase, but the top of the wall also widened considerably. It was now wide enough for dozens of Mortal Realm High-speed Rail trains to travel side-by-side.

After finishing all this, he turned and gazed toward the Guandong Plain.

The No. 7 Defense Line spanned a considerable 97 kilometers.

Building a 97-kilometer-long Level 10 Defense Line from scratch would require a total of 9.27 billion Ghost Stones and 873,000 Monkey Head Fruits.

The Mortal Realm’s resources were insufficient...

The Mortal Realm currently only had 7.3 billion Ghost Stones and 537,000 Monkey Head Fruits in its reserves.

He couldn’t possibly use all his Ghost Stones to build the defense line. Firing its weapons also consumed resources. Furthermore, building a defense line wasn’t just about the City Wall; it also required a full suite of infrastructure, like Godslaying Cannons, Xuanwu Cannons, altars, and Ghost Fire.

For now, he didn’t have enough Ghost Stones.

Another half a year should be enough time.