Chapter 477 - 186: Xuanwu Cannon

Chapter 477: Chapter 186: Xuanwu Cannon

This would allow him to completely seal the three gaps on West Desolate Island.

West Desolate Island wasn’t a frontline.

The Ghost Race’s main forces weren’t here, but he had built these three defense lines to frontline standards. That way, even if the Ghost Race tried to sneak across again, the infiltrating Ghost Tides wouldn’t be able to break through his defenses.

He had to protect himself first before he could go all out supporting the other defense lines.

"I hope we can get through this year’s rainy season safely."

Chen Fan murmured to himself as he stood on the City Wall. As long as they made it through this year’s rainy season, by next year, the Mortal Realm would finally have a seat at the table and could officially join the fight against the Ghost Race.

He turned his head to look behind Nameless Mountain.

There, two Mortal Realm Missile Reserve Bases were steadily stationed, constantly charging. They would be fully charged by the end of the rainy season.

...

SQUEAK, SQUEAK...

On an island surrounded by the sea, countless little monkeys scurried about, continuously planting saplings.

This was an island untouched by the Ghost Race.

Even when the Undersea Ghost Tides made landfall, not a single Ghost Object came near this place. It was like a forgotten paradise.

What was once a peaceful and busy day was suddenly broken by a low roar.

Hey Hey appeared, having ridden the Mortal Realm High-speed Rail alone. It walked out of the station and let out a satisfied roar at the sight of the busy little monkeys.

The next moment—

The monkeys excitedly zipped and leaped through the tree branches, gathering by Hey Hey’s side.

Hey Hey opened its mouth, and a large amount of braised stew poured out from the Jiezhi Space it carried.

"ROAR."

It let out another low roar.

As if instructing them to keep up the good work, it made a quick inspection tour before returning to the station and taking the Mortal Realm High-speed Rail to the New Continent.

Ever since these monkeys were recruited by the Mortal Realm, they were no longer idle. They stopped fighting amongst themselves, and their birth rate naturally increased.

Especially since...

Chen Fan had specifically built an Exotic Beast Breeding House on this island and another on the New Continent.

This was a Max Level Building that had been bathed in the Celestial Dao Blessing and had also received a Celestial Dao Blessing Effect.

"The ’Exotic Beast Breeding House’ has gained a Celestial Dao Blessing Effect."

"Celestial Dao Blessing Effect (Bountiful Births): Exotic Beasts residing in the Exotic Beast Breeding House will have a significantly increased birth rate."

Exotic Beasts were extremely rare, largely because their birth rates were very low and they had difficulty conceiving.

But with this building,

the monkeys’ birth rate increased even faster.

They were popping out babies like there was no tomorrow.

The baby monkeys they popped out went crazy planting trees.

The trees they planted produced Monkey Head Fruits like crazy. The fruits were shipped to the Mortal Realm like crazy. Once the monkeys grew a little older, they were sent to the New Continent to start herding sheep.

These monkeys didn’t need to sleep.

Their energy levels throughout the day were frighteningly high.

They were, quite frankly, master workers.

Hey Hey was still young, at least by the standards of its own lifespan. Despite having lived for over a hundred years, it still didn’t understand the birds and the bees. Therefore, it couldn’t quite grasp what the monkeys were doing in the Exotic Beast Breeding House every day, making those strange noises.

But luckily, Hey Hey didn’t care.

It was a good thing it didn’t understand.

Otherwise, finding another Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile would be no simple task.

...

「New Continent」

The land had a completely new look. There was no trace of the previous devastation, none of the scars left behind by a great battle.

Under the nearly frenzied, combined efforts of the Mortal Realm’s Logistics Pavilion and Hundred Valleys Pavilion,

as far as the eye could see,

there were endless acres of fertile farmland.

The entire continent radiated vitality. On the grasslands, huge flocks of sheep leisurely chewed on fresh wild grass.

Surrounding the flocks were adult monkeys in Mortal Realm attire, riding Skeleton Horses.

These were the Mortal Realm’s shepherding monkeys.

Perhaps it was due to long days of exposure to the elements.

The fur on their cheeks had turned a bit white, and their gazes had grown deeper, as if they had transformed from carefree savages into tenured civil servants.

Hey Hey managed the monkeys.

Chen Fan managed Hey Hey.

Tier after tier, level after level—this was how the Mortal Realm was managed, with countless lines of command radiating outward from Chen Fan as the central point.

Further in the distance,

Mortal Realm Members could be seen operating the new Giant Ghost vehicles. These large, humanoid vehicles were not only excellent for large-scale construction projects but also for mining natural Ghost Ore.

The mining efficiency had increased dramatically.

Massive Giant Ghosts bustled about at the various natural Ghost Ore sites.

Even farther away,

on the dense clusters of small islands at sea,

stood several observation posts. These posts had only one task: to monitor the Thunderstorm Sea Realm. If any sudden event like a breach or collapse occurred, they were to report it immediately.

Compared to other jobs, the work here was the easiest.

But...

if something were to happen to the Thunderstorm Sea Realm, others might have a chance to escape. The people here, however, could only wait for death after sending their report.

Their deaths were certain.

And on the distant horizon,

one could faintly see Flying Ships heading into the distance.

Those were Commerce Pavilion members who had returned to resupply before continuing their explorations afar. The Thunderstorm Sea Realm only enveloped the Eternal Night Continent; it did not surround the New Continent.

No one knew what lay beyond the New Continent’s Sea Realm.

It needed to be explored.

And that was precisely the duty of the Commerce Pavilion.

Every member of the Mortal Realm was contributing, whether in plain sight or in some forgotten corner.

For example...

The Dark Pavilion members stationed at the Western Eternal Night Xuanwu No. 1 Frontline were currently bustling about on the city walls. Occasionally, they would subconsciously glance in the direction of the Mortal Realm, their thoughts unknown.

Perhaps they were missing home.

And it was the sum of all these individuals’ contributions, bit by bit, that was slowly forging a Mortal Realm destined for fame.

Just as,

Chen Fan always introduced himself to outsiders as "Chen Fan of the Jiangbei Mortal Realm."

In his heart,

he had created the Mortal Realm, but the Mortal Realm had also made him.

Without him, the Mortal Realm would cease to exist.

But without the Mortal Realm, he alone could never have built such an enterprise.

"..."

Leaning on his Jade Staff, Chen Fan stood alone on the Jiangbei Defense Line, quietly gazing out at the sea.

’Just give me a little more time.’

’A little more time.’

’The Mortal Realm will join the main battlefield with the force of a thunderbolt.’

’And that name, Jiangbei Mortal Realm, will become the deepest thorn in the heart of the Ghost Race.’