I Build a Shelter in the Eternal Night

Chapter 306: Chapter 159: Max Level Effect: Ruling the World

Besides, any Heavenly and Earthly Treasure was bound to be useful eventually. It was just a matter of using it sooner or later.

After tossing in 1,000 Ghost Stones and the Seven-star Grass, the camp’s Main Ghost Fire was successfully upgraded to Level 7.

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「Ghost Fire upgraded to Level 7. Safety zone increased to a 3,000-meter diameter. Deterrence against Ghost Objects has been enhanced.」

「Please select an Upgrade Direction.」

「1: Increase camp area to a 5,000-meter diameter.」

「2: Enhance deterrence against Ghost Objects.」

「3: Slightly reduce crop maturation time.」

「ps: Upgrading to Level 8 requires 3,000 Ghost Stones and any one of the following Heavenly and Earthly Treasures: ’Black Soul Worm,’ ’Doggy Flower,’ etc.」

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He chose the first option again.

With a diameter of 5,000 meters, the Mortal Realm’s Main Ghost Fire could now envelop the entire Nameless Mountain.

"Do we have them?"

Chen Fan turned to Wang Kui and rattled off the names of the Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.

"We do, we do."

...

Soon, Wang Kui returned with four boxes. One held the Black Soul Worm, another contained the Doggy Flower, and the remaining two each held a different Heavenly and Earthly Treasure.

Upgrading the Ghost Fire to Level 8 required 3,000 Ghost Stones, plus any one of seven specific Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.

And as it turned out... of those seven types, the Mortal Realm Warehouse actually had four in stock.

It was the first time he’d ever been so well-supplied for a task.

It was like when he upgraded the towers; the system said many types of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures would work, but in reality, he only had the Mourning Lantern. He didn’t have any of the others.

For a moment, he was in a bind.

’Which one should I use?’

"Which Heavenly and Earthly Treasure do we have the largest stock of in the Warehouse?"

"The Black Soul Worm. We have seven stalks of that particular Heavenly and Earthly Treasure in storage. They all came from a family in Jiangxi. We bought them all as a bundle for ten thousand Ghost Stones," Wang Kui quickly reported.

Acquisitions of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures required an evaluation. Purchases over a certain value had to be reported up the chain. Anything over ten thousand Ghost Stones had to be reported to him, while anything exceeding fifty thousand Ghost Stones required the Domain Lord’s personal approval.

This was also a measure to prevent Mortal Realm Members from colluding with outsiders to inflate purchase prices.

"Then we’ll use this one."

Chen Fan took the box with the Black Soul Worm, pulled one out, and tossed it into the Ghost Fire. It felt soft and squishy in his hand, like a worm, but it was actually a type of plant.

It was like an oversized version of a cordyceps—thicker, blacker, longer, and softer.

After tossing in 3,000 Ghost Stones and the Black Soul Worm, the Ghost Fire successfully upgraded to Level 8.

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「Ghost Fire upgraded to Level 8. Safety zone increased to an 8,000-meter diameter. Deterrence against Ghost Objects has been enhanced.」

「Please select an Upgrade Direction.」

「1: Increase camp area to a 10,000-meter diameter.」

「2: Enhance deterrence against Ghost Objects.」

「3: Slightly reduce crop maturation time.」

「ps: Upgrading to Level 9 requires 5,000 Ghost Stones and any two of the following Heavenly and Earthly Treasures: ’Black Soul Worm,’ ’Doggy Flower,’ etc.」

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"Still ’slightly,’ huh."

Chen Fan couldn’t help but sigh. ’Even at Level 8, it’s still just a ’slight’ reduction in crop maturation time. If they’d at least used the word ’greatly,’ then maybe I’d have to think about it.’

He immediately chose the first option again.

The camp area’s diameter now reached 10,000 meters.

In truth, this area was already more than large enough.

After all, his City Wall was 14.8 kilometers long—a total of 14,800 meters. The camp’s diameter was now approaching the total length of his City Wall.

But since he was already upgrading the Ghost Fire and happened to have the required Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, he figured he might as well push it all the way to Max Level in one go.

As for the increased daily upkeep cost—which had risen from 1 to 500 Ghost Stones now that the Ghost Fire’s area had expanded—it was a trivial amount to him. Barely a cost at all.

The daily cost of running the High-speed Rail was more than that, so this was completely acceptable.

He soon tossed in another 5,000 Ghost Stones and two Black Soul Worms, and another panel popped up before him.

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「Ghost Fire upgraded to Level 9. Safety zone increased to a 15,000-meter diameter. Deterrence against Ghost Objects has been enhanced.」

「Please select an Upgrade Direction.」

「1: Reduce the operational cost of towers within the camp area.」

「2: Enhance deterrence against Ghost Objects.」

「3: Slightly reduce crop maturation time.」

「ps: Upgrading to Level 10 requires 10,000 Ghost Stones and any one of the following Heavenly and Earthly Treasures: ’Sea Embryo,’ ’Mountain Embryo,’ etc.」

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He chose the first Upgrade Direction.

The camp’s area now had a diameter of 15,000 meters.

This was already bigger than Jiangbei City.

The original little eggshell had become a giant one...

He glanced at the upgrade options and pursed his lips.

"Get me a Sea Embryo from the Warehouse."

’He’d already used so many Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, so what was one more Sea Embryo? Might as well see what the Ghost Fire’s Max Level Effect was.’

Soon, after the Sea Embryo and 10,000 Ghost Stones were tossed in, the Mortal Realm’s Main Ghost Fire was upgraded to Level 10, and a panel popped up before him.

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「Ghost Fire has been upgraded to Level 10.」

「Max Level reached. Cannot be upgraded further.」

「Acquired Max Level Effect ’Ruling the World’: Your Ghost Fire will now draw energy from the darkness of night, no longer requiring Ghost Stones for daily upkeep. When you have lit a Ghost Fire in every region of a continent, you will receive the special ’Ruling the World’ reward.」

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"..."

Chen Fan raised an eyebrow and broke into a grin.

The daily upkeep for a Level 10 Ghost Fire would have been 1,000 Ghost Stones. While he could afford it, free was, of course, even better.

’Who doesn’t like free things?’

At the same time, the camp’s area expanded to a 20,000-meter diameter.

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