Blade Warrior Statue

The commotion caused by the Personal Score Rankings did not affect the people in the Wandering Star Forest.

Whether it was Qian Gongyu of the Blue Belt Esteemed Class, Shang Xin Lei, the noble daughter of a wealthy family, or Jie Yuanshao, the young master with the purple ribbon, they all had to run into the jungle to scavenge for resources.

They quickly discovered the changes in the jungle: except for the area directly behind the Shelter, the dense fog in other directions had dissipated a lot. Therefore, the exploration range of the group expanded from a radius of one hundred meters around the Shelter to a radius of five hundred meters. Such a large area was not enough to search carefully in half an hour, not to mention that the jungle trees obscured the view and the terrain was complex, so everyone could only collect whatever they saw.

When half an hour was about to pass, Jiang Shi ran out of the jungle. Shang Xin Lei and the other two were already waiting for her in the yard. The yard was mostly filled with wood and stones, as well as some sulfur and crystals, which Jie Yuanshao had picked up on the road—yes, she saw a large pile of sulfur and crystals suddenly appear on the ground, as if someone had deliberately thrown these resources on the ground.

This was the rare resource that Jiang Shi had mentioned. Jie Yuanshao had a hint of smugness on her face, waiting for Jiang Shi to ask, and then she would casually say how she found it. She wasn't really that proud, after all, she didn't put in much effort, it was just good luck. But as the saying goes, she was a noble by destiny. As a member of the Jiang Nan Jie Family, it was only natural that she was favored by destiny...

Rumble—

Jiang Shi chose an open space and dumped a pile of gems on the ground. These gems were very large, and they accumulated into a small mountain. The dreamlike luster made the girls dizzy.

"Did you find a gem mine?" Shang Xin Lei suddenly asked.

"Mine?" Jie Yuanshao keenly grasped the key point.

"The place where Xiao Yu and I first moved stones, I went there just now and found that the stones there were restored again, and there was a stone mine hidden inside, and the stones inside were of suitable size, just need to be transported." Shang Xin Lei pointed to the pile of stone materials on the other side that had formed a small mountain: "Otherwise, it would be impossible for me to collect so many stones in two quarters of an hour."

"That stone mine is very different from the surrounding jungle terrain. At that time, I was thinking, could there be other resource points where we can easily collect valuable resources."

"Your guess should be right." Jiang Shi said calmly: "Here, except for wood, there are no fixed resource points. Other resources have resource points that can be mined in large quantities. How did that pile of sulfur and crystals come from?"

"I picked them up on the road." Jie Yuanshao was a little dejected, "I didn't find a resource point."

"I didn't find a resource point either." Qian Gongyu raised her hand: "But I brought back a lot of wood!"

"You all did very well." Jiang Shi glanced at the resources in the yard: "It's beyond my expectations."

Needless to say, Qian Gongyu, hearing Jiang Shi praise her, was so happy that it seemed like she had a tail wagging behind her. Jie Yuanshao and Shang Xin Lei couldn't help but smile, but soon they vaguely felt a little strange—am I being praised by a Black Belt guard?

Jiang Shi ignored their psychological activities, squatted down and said: "There is still some time before the next wave of attacks, we must discuss the strategy as soon as possible, come here."

Everyone went over and found that Jiang Shi was drawing on the ground, and she was drawing quite ugly, the lines were crooked like earthworms—would a normal person draw such lines with their fingers?

"Now we have 132 wood, 101 stones, 50 gems, 12 sulfur, and 12 crystals." Jiang Shi pointed to the first pattern and said: "This is a Bunker, which requires 50 wood and 30 stones."

"This is a Wooden Ballista, which requires 10 wood."

"This is a Wall, which requires 20 stones."

"This is a Catapult, which requires 10 wood and 20 stones, and can be built multiple times."

"This is a Guardian Tree, which will provide 10 wood for every wave of attacks it survives, and requires 50 wood."

"This is a Guardian Stone, which will provide 10 stones for every wave of attacks it survives, and requires 50 stones."

"This is a Blade Warrior Statue, which requires 10 wood and 30 gems."

No one interrupted Jiang Shi, everyone carefully remembered every word she said. As soon as she finished, Jie Yuanshao immediately asked: "What is the use of the statue? Can it be built multiple times?"

Jiang Shi said: "In each attack, it will turn into a real Blade Warrior to fight for us. Even if it dies, it will only turn back into a statue. After it recovers, it can appear again. It cannot be built multiple times."

"If the Bunker is the house we are staying in, then building a Bunker is completely meaningless." Shang Xin Lei said: "We only need to live in the Small Wooden House at the beginning."

The others nodded in agreement. They were here to accept the trial, not to enjoy themselves. There was no need to waste resources to improve the living environment.

"You can understand that only by improving the level of the Shelter can we build more powerful buildings, and the buildable range is also larger." Jiang Shi said: "Now this yard can only place 12 buildings, including the Wall."

"Then I understand." Shang Xin Lei said, "Then I suggest building walls, a Guardian Tree, a Guardian Stone, and a Blade Warrior Statue, and filling any remaining space with Wooden Ballistas."

"Agreed." Jie Yuanshao crossed her arms. "For the long term, a Guardian Tree and a Guardian Stone are essential."

"I agree too." Qian Gongyu quickly added.

"If we don't build a Catapult, then the damage might not be enough when dealing with the demon leader later, and I'll need you to go out and assist like before," Jiang Shi said.

Jie Yuanshao and Shang Xin Lei exchanged glances. They finally understood why Jiang Shi was discussing this with them this time.

Now that the construction plan has been unanimously approved, their participation in the battle later would no longer be Jiang Shi's personal request, but their duty. Conversely, if Jiang Shi didn't consult them and decided what to build on his own, and then still asked them to fight, they would inevitably have other thoughts after a while.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Jiang Shi stood up from the ground.

At this moment, everyone held their breath, three pairs of eyes staring intently at Jiang Shi's every move, trying to discern some clues. Although no one asked, everyone was curious to the point of madness. They all wanted to know how Jiang Shi was manipulating the Shelter to build new structures.

More importantly, if Jiang Shi could do it, could they do it too?

However, the result was destined to be disappointing. They could only see Jiang Shi spacing out for a while, and then the wood, stones, gems, sulfur, and crystals in the yard flew up on their own and assembled into various buildings with a crackling sound.

Most notably, the Guardian Tree and the Guardian Stone. A large pile of wood gathered together and suddenly dissolved into a tiny seed, which fell into the soil of the yard. After a few breaths, it transformed into a large tree that broke out of the ground. There were no leaves on the tree, and its trunk was tied with a rope woven from straw. Although it looked even more inconspicuous than the other trees in the jungle, it made the yard less desolate.

The Guardian Stone was similar. Stones that could fill an entire house were condensed into a large stone about half a person tall. The stone was also wrapped with a rope woven from straw, making people want to sit on it and rest.

The walls went without saying, and the Blade Warrior Statue also opened their eyes. They saw sapphires and wood merging together like water, first forming the appearance of a Blade Warrior, and then the sapphire liquid, like water freezing into ice, fixed the Blade Warrior in place, turning it into a faceted sapphire statue.

"Huh?"

Shang Xin Lei and Jie Yuanshao exclaimed at the same time, but before they could say anything, a sharp whistle announced the arrival of the second wave of demon tide. A thick fog enveloped the jungle a hundred meters away, and demons ran and shuttled through it. Finally, a demon resembling a giant bull remained.

"Raging Bull Demon!"

Jie Yuanshao's expression changed slightly. "This is a demon that appears in the Zhou Kingdom's Third Rank Secret Realm, but the books say that most Third Rank defensive tokens can't withstand its full charge. It's a very dangerous demon even among Third Ranks!"

"Moo—"

With an earth-shattering roar, a large group of small Raging Bulls emerged from the thick fog and charged towards the Stone House! When they entered the fifty-meter range, the nine Wooden Ballistas immediately fired, knocking the Raging Bulls down.

Yes, just knocking them down. As long as they weren't shot in the head, the small Raging Bulls that only took one arrow could stand up again, until they took a second arrow to completely fall.

From one arrow to kill to two arrows to kill, even though the number of Wooden Ballistas increased from six to nine, the killing efficiency was more than halved.

Soon the Raging Bulls had rushed to the wall, and their numbers had only decreased by less than a tenth!

Not only was the killing speed of the Wooden Ballistas not fast enough, but the number of Raging Bulls was also greater than the number of fierce lizards last time!

At this time, the four had retreated back to the Stone House. Shang Xin Lei's expression became serious when she saw this situation. "We may have made the wrong choice... If we had two Catapults now, the situation might be much better."

Qian Gongyu raised her fist nervously and asked, "Are we going to fight?"

"Wait."

The speaker was not Jiang Shi, but Jie Yuanshao. She stared at the vibrating sapphire statue and said, "Let's see."

Boom!

The statue exploded, and a sword-wielding warrior wearing heavy armor walked out of it. His armor was rusty, and the gaps in the armor plates were full of barbs. His entire head was inside the helmet, without even air holes or eye holes. Every movement caused the armor to collide. His feet stepped on the soil, leaving deep marks, like a heavy beast. He dragged two long scimitars on the ground, looking less like a warrior and more like a walking corpse.

"I was right..." Jie Yuanshao murmured, "If it's him..."

Boom!

The Blade Warrior Statue leaped into the Raging Bull Demon herd, instantly creating a storm of blood and flesh. Three nearby Raging Bull Demons were almost instantly chopped into pieces. The surrounding smaller Raging Bull Demons immediately turned their horns to attack him, but he was fearless, fighting as he moved along the wall. Even facing hundreds of Raging Bull Demons, he didn't seem to be at a disadvantage!

"That's yours, right?" Shang Xin Lei suddenly asked.

"Yes," Jie Yuanshao said, "I didn't expect to see him in other places..."

"Excuse me... what are you talking about?" Qian Gongyu asked cautiously, but immediately added, "If it's inconvenient, then never mind!"

"It's not inconvenient. I know this statue."

"Ah? You know him?"

"As long as they are disciples of the Jie Family, no one should not know him," Jie Yuanshao said lightly, "He is the demon king of the Iron Blood Graveyard Secret Realm, the Twin Blade General."