The news of Outpost's construction came faster than most people in the city expected.
After the Yuanyang Sect confirmed Ghost Mist Forest Ruins, there was no further delay. Only a few days later, the first batch of manpower and materials were shipped from Yunyang Marketplace.
Chen Yi also often runs on both sides these days.
When he came to Fangshi, he only briefly mentioned Li Yuan.
"The sect has changed its mind. Originally, they wanted to push it slowly. Now it seems that since Ruins has been exposed, Outpost must be established first. Only when it is established firmly can the subsequent development and exploration be suppressed."
Li Yuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
Outpost After the construction started, the changes in the city became more and more obvious day by day.
Over at the shops, the flow of people continued to move up. Three of the originally empty shops were rented out this month. One sells common Healing Pill medicines, one does Law Artifact repairs, and one specializes in collecting Monster Material and mineral materials.
Monster hunting supplies are rising faster.
Outpost has not yet been fully completed, and many Monster Hunting Squads have already used Wulin Marketplace as a transit place in advance. Some people came to buy Talisman, some paid for Origin Recovery Pill, and some directly hired day laborers and looked for guides in the city.
The number of resident monks is also increasing. Some people rent stone houses, and some live in simple houses directly on the edge of the market, just to be close to the trading point and Ghost Mist Forest.
As for the maintenance of Array, it was originally only a job within the city, but now it has slowly extended to the outside.
Demon-Probing Array, Fiend Gathering Array, Warning Node, plus the Defensive Array temporarily deployed in the Outpost construction area, the maintenance team is almost running out of manpower.
Management Office The account book delivered at the end of the month is thicker than last month.
Li Yuan scanned it over and did not stop at the specific numbers. He only glanced at the changes a few times.
Profits are steadily rising.
Li Yuan put down the account books and went to the south Spirit Field for a walk around the outskirts of Hefang City.
After Mineral Vein Dao received feedback from Cultivation Array and Second-Order Fiend Core, the throughput of Fiend Vein was a little stronger than before. Under the control of Li Yuan, this improvement fell to the surrounding areas, and Fiend Qi was a little less.
When walking to the area near Mineral Vein Dao in the south, Li Yuan slowed down.
That underground anomaly appeared again.
In the past, it was only vaguely visible. In the past few days, as Fiend Vein's perception has become clearer, the fluctuations have also become much clearer.
Li Yuan did not stop in place and probe hard, but walked slowly along the periphery, spreading out the perception bit by bit.
From the south of Mineral Vein Dao, to the southeast of Fangshi, and then around in a westward direction.
After completing this circle, he returned to the stone house and directly spread out a simple diagram of Ghost Mist Forest, pointing out all the abnormal positions he noticed.
The location of Fiend Ore is readily available.
The position of Outpost has also been decided by the sect.
Not to mention the Ruins direction.
Li Yuan connected the three places, and his eyes froze slightly.
The most obvious piece of abnormality Backflow is just stuck between the three, and can roughly be connected in a line.
This line is not very straight and is a little off in the middle, but it is already very eye-catching in terrain like Ghost Mist Forest.
At the same time, the sect also made new moves.
The second round of Ruins exploration is confirmed.
This time there were more people than last time and we were more prepared.
Last time, I just confirmed Ruins and the peripheral situation first, but this time I was obviously rushing in. Chen Yi came to the city a day in advance and explained the manpower arrangements and tasks.
"This time we're not just looking at the outside, we're going a little further in." He said, "The sect has brought a new Array Master here, and also brought a few things that break the ban."
Li Yuan glanced at him.
"Dark Abyss Society Is there any new news over there?"
"Yes, but not big." Chen Yi said, "They seem to have touched the door, but they haven't really penetrated it. Several areas on the outside have been turned over, but the deeper areas have not been able to enter. It means that they have not gnawed open the restrictions inside."
This is not surprising.
That piece of Ruins was originally left by the old sect, and was modified by the later Demon Sect. It was layer upon layer. Even if many places were broken, the restriction could not be broken through by force.
On the day of departure, the team still gathered at Fangshi.
This time there were several more Array monks and two Foundation Establishment monks who were specifically responsible for clearing obstacles. The team also brought several boxes of materials and disposable contraband-breaking equipment. Li Yuan was still in the team and was not considered a leader, but no one regarded him as an ordinary follower of the team.
After entering Ghost Mist Forest, the route is almost the same as last time.
The first half was already familiar, and everyone moved forward very quickly. It was only when they reached the dug-out area outside Ruins that the team really slowed down.
The potholes are still there, and the perimeter is more organized than last time. Yuanyang Sect has obviously sent people here in advance to clean up the messy traces left last time, and also set up a temporary warning array around it.
After entering the underground tunnel, Li Yuan immediately noticed a difference.
This time, we were exploring not the road that had been swept away by Dark Abyss Society last time, but a newly opened passage on the side. That area was originally blocked by rubble and a collapsed old wall, and no one pushed it forcibly last time. Now that the sect has cleared the obstacle, what is exposed behind is a more complete restricted zone.
Gray-white Spirit Pattern covers the walls and floor, and many places are still shining with a very faint light. Compared with the incomplete restrictions on the outer layer that were violently broken last time, the completeness here is obviously much higher.
Chen Yi stood in front and whispered, "Dark Abyss Society really didn't come this far."
No one answered, all attention was focused on the ban.
A Yuanyang Sect Array Master stepped forward to investigate first, scanning back and forth with his consciousness several times, and his brows furrowed tighter.
"There are three layers. The outermost layer is a layer of identification and restriction, with a layer of mechanism triggers sandwiched in the middle, and there is a lockout at the innermost layer."
"Can it be dismantled?" Chen Yi asked.
"Yes, but slowly."
Li Yuan stood aside and did not rush to speak. He suddenly realized and equipped Forbidden-Breaking Awl.
Li Yuan When I looked at the forbidden area again, my feeling was immediately different.
The gray and white Spirit Pattern that were originally piled together seemed to be sorted out in layers. It suddenly became clear which part was the identification pattern, which part was connected to the mechanism, which Spirit Pattern were just cover, and which ones really held the core of the restriction.
He took two steps forward and clicked on an inconspicuous place in the corner.
"This is not a lock, it's a guide."
The Array Master was startled and looked where he was pointing. After a moment of careful inspection, his eyes suddenly changed.
"It's true."
Switching to the other side, Li Yuan points out a section of the mechanism circuit that is covered under the closed Lock Pattern.
After two hits, the eyes of the people around him changed.
Chen Yi didn't show any surprise, he just said, "You come too."
With Spirit Pattern Analysis, Li Yuan's role in breaking the ban was immediately apparent this time.
After breaking through two layers in succession, the innermost lock was finally exposed.
Spirit Pattern has a more ancient style and higher completeness.
A Array Master took a deep breath. "First-Tier Superior-Grade."
Li Yuan does not have Spirit Severing, continue to look along Spirit Pattern.
Several people worked together to dismantle it for another quarter of an hour, and finally the last line was loosened.
The wall cracked silently.
Panel prompt pops up at this moment.
[Spirit Pattern Analysis (green) permanent progress improved]
[Current progress:1/5]
The road behind the wall is not wide and is a relatively well-preserved stone corridor.
Unlike the areas that were emptied and messed up last time, there were obviously fewer people coming in here. The dust on the ground was thicker, and the Spirit Pattern on the walls were more complete. After walking more than a hundred feet, the space in front suddenly opened up.
It was an outer area, not too big in scale, but completely different from the warehouses and corridors we saw last time.
Rows of stone platforms are lined up along both sides, with grooves of different sizes embedded in the platforms. Some of the grooves still have traces of burning and soaking in medicinal liquid. In the inner side rooms are stone cabinets, Pill Furnace bases, and medicinal shelves. Although most of them are empty, their purpose can be seen at a glance.
It's not a main hall, nor a warehouse, but more like the outer area that was used to process medicinal materials, refine Medicinal Pill, and store Dao of Alchemy related items.
Chen Yi walked in and took a look, his eyes darkened slightly.
"Finally I found something decent."
Several people in the team looked a little relaxed. They had either broken the ban or walked through the empty palace all the way. Although they confirmed that Ruins had not been completely absorbed, they would inevitably be discouraged if they really couldn't touch anything.
Li Yuan stood at the door and scanned the surrounding area with his consciousness.
There are still forbidden residues here, and they are thinner than outside. Obviously, the exploration has not been completed yet.
But at least one thing is clear.
Dark Abyss Society Although they arrived here first, they could only touch the entrance and part of the surrounding roads. They had not yet had time to chew through the truly complete new area.