Building a Perfect Territory in the Mist

Chapter 48: Chapter 44: Water Gushed Out

Shen Xing immediately summoned a squad of Beastman Infantry and gave each of them a shovel and a hoe.

These tools had all been scavenged from the mines and Sickness Village, and now they were finally being put to good use.

"Alright, start digging along the perimeter of this area."

Shen Xing turned his wheelchair, marking out a circle about two meters in diameter.

"No problem, Boss!"

The Beastmen responded, rolled up their sleeves, and began digging with fiery enthusiasm.

Shen Xing watched from the side for a while and found their efficiency to be quite high.

These Beastmen might not have any other skills, but they had an inexhaustible supply of brute strength.

A single shovelful could lift a large chunk of black earth. In no time, they had dug a shallow pit.

Just then, Blood Roar came forward in high spirits to report, "Boss, two waves of Lost Ones and Evil Dogs attacked the territory last night."

"There were more of them than yesterday, and they were a bit stronger, but we cut them all down!"

Shen Xing nodded, showing no surprise.

The longer a Lord spent in this game, the stronger the attacking monsters would become.

Some ordinary players were already giving their all just to fend off these monsters.

But because he could freely use Sacrificial Evolution, his rate of improvement far outpaced that of the monsters in the Fog.

"Good work."

Shen Xing offered a word of praise and, as usual, collected last night’s spoils.

[Acquired: Soul Stone x24]

[Acquired: Vinar Silver Coins x16]

[Acquired: Broken Soul x15]

[Acquired: Complete Ordinary Soul x1]

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Since most of the attacking monsters were common, the Souls they dropped were also of ordinary grade.

After this period of accumulation, Shen Xing had used these Souls to upgrade all 12 of his other Beastman Infantry to Ordinary Two-Star.

Next, he waved to another Beastman in the distance, whose arms were as thick as tree stumps. "Dahou, come here."

"Coming, Boss!"

Dahou strode over with firm steps, his face filled with fanatical loyalty.

Then, Shen Xing used today’s charge of Sacrificial Evolution on him, as he’d done before, raising him to Elite Three-Star.

His Agility increased by an additional 20 points, and his Agility Attribute officially broke 100. This was an Attribute that only a Boss Level soldier of the same tier could possess!

He also activated a new Skill: [Flying Axe Throwing].

He checked the Attributes.

[Flying Axe Throwing: Vigorously throw two War Axes, performing a cross-slash against enemies up to (Agility x 1) meters away. The axes will fly back to your hands after 0.5 seconds.

Cooldown: 45 seconds]

...

This was also a very powerful combat Skill. Not only did it have a ’Y’-shaped area-of-effect Slash, but the crisscrossing return path of the axes could also strike enemies from behind.

’This means I now have three Elite Three-Star soldiers in my territory.’

’Even those pay-to-win whales or Second Generation Lords can’t match this speed.’

’And in a few more days, once they reach Level 9, I’ll even be able to mass-produce Boss Level soldiers.’

Shen Xing muttered to himself, a hint of anticipation rising in his heart.

BZZZT...

The phone on his desk vibrated. He glanced at the notification—it was a voice message from Xia Wanyin.

He played it: "Starfire, I’m almost near your territory."

Shen Xing replied with an ’OK’ emoji, then had Hellish Roar lead ten Beastmen to form an exploration party and head into the Fog together.

After advancing some distance, he saw Xia Wanyin waiting quietly not far away.

"Starfire, we should be able to finish scouting all the resource points within two kilometers of your territory today," Xia Wanyin said softly.

"Okay."

Shen Xing nodded. The two parties joined together and continued deeper into the Fog.

Xia Wanyin once again demonstrated her human-radar-like ability, pinpointing one resource point after another with ridiculous accuracy.

As they continued to explore, more and more green dots appeared on the mini-map.

From noon until dusk.

Their Horse Lanterns were about to burn out, so they stopped exploring for the day.

"Alright, all the nearby resource points have been lit up."

Xia Wanyin turned gracefully, her white skirt fanning out like flower petals. "There are still some resource points that are farther away. We can explore those later."

"Mm."

Shen Xing nodded slightly, then tallied up the number of resource points on the map.

They were:

Seven Black Crystal Towers, which could produce 30 units of Black Crystal for him per day.

Six Green Crystal Towers, with a daily output of about 25 units.

Six Dusk Sacrificial Towers, which could produce 96 wisps of Dusk Fire per day.

In addition, there were two Black Iron Ore mines, one copper mine, one intermediate Lumberyard, and one quarry.

It sounded like many different types of materials, but he just had to think of them all as building materials.

’Excellent. These resource points alone will bring me a considerable income every day.’

’Although monsters from the Fog might extinguish them again, I’ve already found their locations. I can just relight them whenever I pass by.’

Shen Xing was satisfied, once again marveling at Xia Wanyin’s incredible ability.

If he had been exploring on his own, he probably wouldn’t have been able to find so many resource points in one or two weeks.

After bidding farewell to the girl in the white dress, Shen Xing commanded the Beastmen to hurry back to the territory.

When he entered the firelit area, he found the village bustling with activity.

A group of Beastmen were busy at the southern edge of the village. A dozen or so shovels flew up and down, and the excavated black earth was piled into a small mountain by the side of the pit.

Shen Xing wheeled himself over to take a look.

Whoa, impressive!

’These Beastmen really work their tails off. In less than a day, they’ve already dug at least five or six meters deep.’

"This is deep enough. Everyone, take a rest for now."

Shen Xing stopped the Beastmen who were still swinging their shovels at the bottom of the pit.

Constructing the [Well] required 50 Soul Stones, a fixed cost that couldn’t be reduced.

As long as he kept the construction within 20 meters, he wouldn’t incur any additional Soul Stone costs.

The Beastmen obeyed his command and scrambled out of the pit in a flash.

Shen Xing opened the construction interface again. The silhouette of a well appeared, perfectly covering the two-meter-diameter hole.

[Consume Soul Stone x50... to build a Well? Estimated time: 16 hours 32 minutes...]

’I knew it!’

Delighted, he confirmed the construction without hesitation.

A blue light descended, and a magical scene unfolded before his eyes.

Irregular stones appeared on the walls of the earthen pit, automatically stacking themselves upward.

At the bottom of the pit, the soil slowly sank, as if being quietly erased by an invisible force.

’This construction function is so convenient,’ he marveled to himself again.

’If they had to dig it all themselves, who knows how long it would have taken.’

Shen Xing retracted his gaze, feeling the light above dim considerably.

Night had fallen on the Land of Mist.

The dense Fog changed from its usual grayish-white to an inky black.

The black Fog churned all around, like the sea before a storm, creating a terrifying and oppressive atmosphere.

But in the center of the village, the light from the Campfire kept the Fog at bay.

The entire village seemed to have become the sole island in this dark world.

’You know, it’s actually quite atmospheric.’

Outside was a Fog that could devour everything, while inside the village, it was warm and cozy, with the Beastmen and Skeleton Archers training as usual.

Shen Xing enjoyed the sight for a moment, then distributed the Soul Stones as usual.

With over twenty combat units in the territory, just leveling them up consumed thirty to forty Soul Stones every day.

Moreover, as levels increased and more Soldier Types were recruited, the daily consumption of Soul Stones and Food was constantly growing.

’Sigh... I’m still too poor. I have to work harder to earn resources, or else I won’t be able to support this ever-expanding territory.’

’Well, nothing to be done about it now. Time for bed.’

Having toiled for a whole day, Grand Lord Shen took off his glasses and logged out of the game.

Then he opened his phone and browsed the forums for a while.

Watching the goofy players chat, Shen Xing held his phone and grinned from ear to ear.

Xia Wanyin had also sent him several messages, mostly about in-game matters.

For example, she had found a few more Soul Stones in the wild and picked up some relics from the deceased.

Sometimes she would also send him updates about her daily life, like what she had for a late-night snack or what song she was listening to.

Shen Xing took a moment to reply a few times.

When he snapped out of it, he glanced at the time.

Holy crap, it’s past two in the morning again!

’No, I have to go to bed early today. I can’t stay up late anymore.’

He quickly closed the forum and opened another learning app.

Three in the morning. The night was deep and still.

Shen Xing lay in bed, pondering some philosophical questions.

For instance, what is the meaning of life?

Since all things are composed of matter—whether it’s birth, aging, sickness, death, or the cycles of the sun and moon, it’s all just matter changing—does time truly exist?

Pondering these profound questions, Shen Xing fell into a deep sleep.

...

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「The next day.」

Bright sunlight streamed through a gap in the curtains, falling on his face.

Shen Xing groggily opened his eyes, got up, quickly washed up, and went downstairs for breakfast.

Then, he returned to his bedroom and put the black glasses on again.

As soon as his vision switched back to the village, he saw the Beastmen gathered on the southern side, dancing with excitement.

"Water! So much water is gushing out!"

Shen Xing’s mouth twitched. He wheeled himself over to see.

The mud pit from yesterday had now become a well shaft over twenty meters deep.

At the very bottom, murky groundwater gurgled forth, mixing with the yellow mud to become a thick, yellow liquid, like natural pearl milk tea.

Over time, as the sediment settled, the well water would gradually become clear.

A satisfied smile also appeared on Shen Xing’s face. With this, the territory’s water source problem was solved.

Next, he looked toward the center of the territory.

The Ancient Moon Well was still radiating a soft, clear light.

After three days of production, a pool of ’Moon Spring Water’ had collected at the bottom of the well, about seven liters’ worth.

It didn’t sound like much, but it was enough to last for a long time.

Shen Xing had experimented before. A single dose of over 100 milliliters of Moon Spring Water could heal minor injuries.

A dose of over 500 milliliters could even rapidly heal some rather serious injuries.

Of course, he didn’t know if it had any Effect on fatal wounds, as he had never tried it.

’Sacrificial Evolution has cooled down again. Who should I upgrade today?’

Shen Xing pondered as he gazed at the lit-up icon in his Talent Interface.

The three main Beastman fighters in his territory had all been upgraded to Elite Three-Star.

However, their Levels were all between 6 and 7, still a ways off from the Full Level of 9.

After a moment of thought, Shen Xing made a decision: ’I’ll upgrade a different Soldier Type today.’

His gaze swept around. He randomly selected a patrolling Skeleton Archer and beckoned to it, "You, come here."

CLACK CLACK CLACK...

The Skeleton Archer strode over with its bony gait and tilted its head, seeming a bit bewildered.

Shen Xing directly opened the Talent Interface.

’Sacrificial Evolution, give me an upgrade!’

VMMMM—

A ball of red light descended from the sky and landed on the Skeleton Archer.

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