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The Oil Sprayer was a good piece of equipment, and could be considered Gu Su's most powerful weapon at the moment.
He gently rubbed his fingers over the cold gun barrel, imagining the formidable power this defensive weapon held.
But this thing was ultimately a defensive weapon, not something he could carry in his hands. It had to be mounted on a gun platform or a defense tower to unleash its true destructive power.
At the moment, Gu Su didn't have any structures capable of supporting weapons like this.
Still, he felt quite confident. With the Graveyard Demon's current stockpile of resources and the size of his territory, he believed it wouldn't be long before he could upgrade and unlock those buildings.
So Gu Su first placed the Oil Sprayer in the designated defensive position, making preparations in advance.
Once the Graveyard Demon leveled up, he would be able to install and calibrate it immediately, putting it to work defending the territory.
After securely positioning the Oil Sprayer beside the wall on the left side of the graveyard, he used a few chunks of stone to hold it in place and keep the night wind from knocking it over. Then he took out the [Contaminated Motor Oil] he had brought back in his storage space.
The bottle of black, viscous motor oil looked unremarkable, but it had a decent fire-resistant effect, making it an excellent material for reinforcing the wall.
Without a moment's hesitation, he slowly poured the oil over the Rundown Fence.
The graveyard's wall was made of pieces of rusty sheet metal and offered little protection. Improving its defenses and strengthening the territory's first line of defense was something he needed to do now.
As the [Contaminated Motor Oil] slowly poured down, the black oil spread rapidly like a living thing, evenly coating every inch of rusty metal and covering all the mottled rust.
Almost at the same time, a clear system notification flashed before Gu Su's eyes: [Rundown Fence (Level 1) attributes improved, Fire Resistance +3.]
After looking at the improved attribute, Gu Su showed little reaction and simply nodded.
Fire Resistance +3 wasn't a huge improvement, but it was enough to withstand low-level flames. Ordinary little fires would have almost no effect on the Rundown Fence now.
He said nothing more and quickly headed toward the Netherfire Pile in the center of the graveyard. There was something more important waiting for him there.
When he reached the Netherfire Pile, its pale blue flames were flickering quietly, giving off a dense aura of yin energy.
Gu Su stopped and took the [Highly Concentrated Corruption Oil] and [Soul-Gathering Candle] from his storage space, then began his work in an orderly fashion.
First, he slowly poured the [Highly Concentrated Corruption Oil] into the Netherfire Pile.
The moment the oil touched the netherfire, it whooshed upward. The flames instantly surged to over a meter high, their color turning even darker and richer as the surrounding yin energy grew heavier.
Another system notification appeared.
[N e t h e r f i r e P i l e (Level 1) attributes improved, produces 750 points of yin energy every 24 hours.]
The effect was a little weaker than Gu Su had expected. He paused, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes.
But after thinking it over, he accepted it.
After all, this was a permanent, long-term attribute boost, not a temporary burst of power. Over time, it would accumulate a considerable amount of yin energy. For him, who urgently needed yin energy to nourish the Weird Tree and transform the dead into undead, it was still a decent gain.
Gu Su didn't dwell on it. He set those thoughts aside, lit all six [Soul-Gathering Candles], then used the netherfire's faint glow to arrange them neatly on a flat stone beside the Netherfire Pile.
The next second, the system notification sounded again, bringing news of a temporary boost.
[N e t h e r f i r e P i l e (Level 1) attributes temporarily improved, total yin energy produced over the next 72 hours increased by 60%.]
Gu Su had come to accept results like this. After all, he had bought the [Soul-Gathering Candles] from Yinshou. An increase of this much yin energy was already a pretty good outcome.
After taking care of the Netherfire Pile, Gu Su hurried behind the tent to the Weird Tree without wasting a moment.
At the same time, he quickly took out the [Gnawed Leg Bone], [Rusty Longsword], and [Black Digestive Fluid].
All three items contained rich yin energy or death energy. From the start, Gu Su had planned to use them to nourish the Weird Tree and speed up its recovery.
He went up to the Weird Tree and carefully set them in place one by one.
He slowly poured the [Black Digestive Fluid] at the roots, letting the viscous liquid seep through the cracks in the soil and be thoroughly absorbed by the tree's roots.
He gripped the [Rusty Longsword] with both hands and drove it firmly into the ground beneath the Weird Tree. Under the pale light, the rust-speckled blade seemed to retain a trace of murderous intent.
Finally, he dug a small hole beside the roots, gently placed the [Gnawed Leg Bone] inside, then covered it carefully with soil and tamped it down.
This time, the Weird Tree didn't trigger any new special effects, but its recovery clearly sped up. A faint trace of black energy appeared on its previously dry, cracked branches, and its restoration progress jumped to 77%.
After finishing all those chores, Gu Su finally breathed a sigh of relief. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and used the blueprint to build a simple Hydroponic Rack.
He set the rack right beside the Oil Sprayer, snug against the Rundown Fence.
That saved space and let the wall shelter it from the night wind. It was the best of both worlds.
The Hydroponic Rack wasn't complicated. It had three levels: top, middle, and bottom.
The base was weighed down with heavy stones, making it rock-solid and impossible for the wind to knock over.
The troughs were made of smooth wood, with small supports carefully laid inside. All he had to do was pour in the right amount of clean water.
The idea was simple: let the seeds touch the water without soaking them until they rotted. After all, rotten seeds would be a waste.
Each level could hold two seeds, or two different plants. That used up all four of Gu Su's remaining white seeds.
He placed the four seeds in the troughs, and once that was done, there was nothing else he could do. All he could do was wait patiently and see when they would sprout.
Once everything had been taken care of and he was sure nothing had been overlooked,
Gu Su finally set off for the Deadwood Forest.
Night deepened. The trees in the Deadwood Forest behind the graveyard loomed in silhouette, giving off an eerie aura.
In front of the two empty graves stood small, simple tombstones. The stones were rough and plain, with no writing on them yet.
Gu Su hesitated briefly before the two tombstones, quickly planning the future composition of his undead forces.
Gu Su's biggest problem right now wasn't a lack of lumberjacks or combat strength. It was that he had no idea what was going on in the surrounding area.
So the most important thing now was to get a scout who could explore ahead for him.
Previously, Gu Su had no choice but to send the skeletons. Now things were different. He had a suitable candidate for the role.
White Crow!
Having made up his mind, Gu Su took a sharp stone and slowly inscribed a line of small characters on one of the tombstones: [White Crow Squad (0/30)].
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