"We are most pleased!"

The atmosphere inside the room gradually became oppressive, making it hard to breathe.

Chen Quan, kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but tremble, but even so, he didn't leave. Instead, he gritted his teeth and continued to kneel at the door. He Tianyi, at least to find out who his biological father was!

"Your father..."

The woman sitting on the edge of the bed spoke calmly, with a hint of a smile in her voice, "... Actually, it's Chen Fan."

"Ah?"

Chen Quan seemed to have been struck by lightning, his entire body frozen in place. He looked up incredulously at his mother sitting in the chair. "Mother... Chen Fan is four years older than me, you..."

"Just kidding. I don't know who your biological father is either. You'll have to find out for yourself when you grow up."

After Chen Quan left.

The man in white reappeared inside the room, glanced at the closed door, and frowned, asking, "What's the situation with Chen Family Head?"

He had no interest in such trivial matters; important things were more important.

The woman before him was notoriously promiscuous, a beautiful but venomous scorpion. Even though they were in the same group, he still had to be careful that she might sting him with her scorpion tail at any moment. He completely ignored the allure she revealed and asked in a deep voice.

"Haven't you found it yet?"

"Um..."

The woman lay languidly on the edge of the bed, toying with the delicate teapot in her hand. "There really isn't anything. All I know is that over the years he's been having Attendant Liu build a large number of very ordinary buildings, and that's about it..."

That's all the information.

"He must have been planning something. After all, he must have figured something out over the years, but I don't know the specific details of the plan. He's always been wary of me and has done a very good job of keeping it a secret."

"You really never shared a room with him?" The man in white frowned. "It's easiest to gather information when you share a room. Didn't you two live in the same room a few years ago?"

We lived together, but he never touched me.

The woman looked at her reflection in the Bronze Mirror, tilting her head slightly. "Perhaps... I'm getting old?"

The man in white remained silent. No man could resist this woman's seduction when they were alone together in a room. She didn't even need to do anything, not even undress.

Just sit there.

It can easily arouse the most intense animalistic desires in a man's heart.

And a man.

The fact that this man could restrain himself in this situation means that he... has grand ambitions.

"You've never told me about this before, I have to report it to the master to avoid any mistakes."

The woman's expression visibly turned cold.

Shao Qiu.

"I want you to understand that I am in charge of this operation, and you are only assisting me."

"Return to the Sky-Pacifying Merchant Association and get your work done."

"Not to mention"

"Although I don't know exactly what he's planning, I can roughly guess that he's single-mindedly focused on making his Family stronger, and he doesn't even care about his own son. His so-called plan is nothing more than using our Level 5 Builder to swallow up the remaining two major forces in one fell swoop and become the strongest Family in Northbank City."

"They're probably stockpiling goods in preparation for monopolizing the Jiangbei market or something."

"It won't affect our deployment."

I will make my own judgment.

The man in white remained silent and did not speak again. His body seemed intangible as he took a few steps back and quickly disappeared into the wall.

"Good."

The Jiangbei Wasteland, Nameless Mountain.

Inside the Sinkhole.

Chen Fan looked at the flag that Little Qiu had finished making and nodded repeatedly with some satisfaction. The flag was complete, and Little Qiu had even added some artistic design elements.

The main body of the flag is white.

"The single word is a common word, and the word is black."

"The central dot was inspired by the Level-6 Eerie Eye Cannon Tower, incorporating the element of an open, Vertical Pupil with a dark red color."

This unique design.

This made the entire flag look less ordinary and more eerie.

"It's good, I like it."

Chen Fan handed the flag to Zhou Mo, signaling Zhou Mo to ride his horse and plant the flag at the entrance of the Canyon.

Cave No. 1 faces the Canyon.

Standing at the Cave entrance, he gazed into the Canyon entrance, a full Thousand Meters away, yet he could still clearly see the flag fluttering in the rainy night. Its crimson Vertical Pupil, like those of Wraith King on a world tour, appeared quite agile.

This is the main effect of a flag.

It's quite far.

It is also clearly visible to people.

They can immediately identify their faction.

Then.

Chen Fan walked into the "Vehicle Workshop" located in Cave No. 2, concealing the cave City Wall, and looked at the huge workshop inside the Cave. It was the only Yellow Grade building in the Camp.

It takes 2000 Eerie Stone to upgrade to Level 2.

He didn't have enough Eerie Stone before, so he hadn't upgraded yet.

He now has a total of 79,940 Eerie Stone, enough to upgrade.

Soon.

After consuming 2,000 Eerie Stone, the building was upgraded to Level 2, with little change to its appearance.

A panel pops up in front of you.

"Vehicle Workshop upgraded to Level 2."

Please select an upgrade direction.

1: Slightly reduce vehicle manufacturing time.

2: Slightly reduce vehicle manufacturing costs.

3: Slightly reduce vehicle energy consumption.

"Um..

After pondering for a moment, Chen Fan chose the first upgrade direction. Although the current speed of manufacturing Skeleton Horse is quite fast, and one can be made in a dozen breaths, the time will probably increase as there are more advanced vehicles in the future.

His idea was simple.

The latter two can be remedied with the Eerie Stone, but the first cannot.

Then the first option is the obvious choice.

One more vehicle that can be crafted.

3: The Wraith Camel can travel on land at a slow speed, but it has a strong carrying capacity. Crafting it requires 200 Eerie Stone, some Strange Entities Bones, and Wraith Hide.

"Good."

Chen Fan nodded. Although the Skeleton Horse was fast, its load-bearing capacity was poor. If you wanted to haul large quantities of goods, the Wraith Camel was indeed more suitable.

"These are all top-quality goods..."

He muttered to himself.

He didn't know much about Jiangnan.

But he figured that even in Jiangnan, there probably weren't many factions with "Vehicle Workshop," right? His Skeleton Horse and Wraith Camel should fetch a good price, but he'd have to kill some people first.

How can one gain fame and establish authority without killing some people?

The saying goes, "You have to kill the chicken before you can eat at the table."

That is the principle.

He glanced at the upgrade requirements; reaching level 3 only required 3,000 Eerie Stone.

It has been upgraded to level three again.

"Vehicle Workshop upgraded to Level 3."

Please select an upgrade direction.

1: Slightly reduce vehicle manufacturing time.

2: Slightly reduce vehicle manufacturing costs.

"3: Qualitative Transformation: There is no direction to choose from for this upgrade, but Thirty Percent chance that the next upgrade will grant a Rare (normal) upgrade direction that has undergone Qualitative Transformation."

Chen Fan stood silently, expressionless. He disliked gambling, but...

He shrugged.

Who could resist it?

Try your luck and you might win big; if you don't, walking is still good for your health.

They immediately chose the third upgrade option.

This time, another vehicle that can be built has been added.

4: The Horse-Drawn Carriage, pulled by three Skeleton Horses, can travel on land. The carriage has a certain defensive effect, about half the defensive effect of Level-1 City Wall. It has a good carrying capacity. It requires 500 Eerie Stone, some Strange Entities bones and Wraith Hide to build.

"Good!"

Chen Fan grinned. Even if he didn't get the Thirty Percent chance of getting the vehicle in the next upgrade of the Vehicle Workshop, he would accept it. He liked this vehicle, and it would be his ride from now on.

He glanced at the requirements for upgrading the Vehicle Workshop to Level 4.

Only 5,000 Eerie Stones are required, with no additional materials needed.

We'll upgrade later.

After consuming 500 Eerie Stone and some Strange Entities Bone, the long-silent Vehicle Workshop slowly started up again, with a rumbling sound coming from inside. About half a cup of tea later...

Three Skeleton Horse led a Horse-Drawn Carriage slowly out of the Vehicle Workshop exit.

It stopped on the Sinkhole Surface.

He fell in love with the Horse-Drawn Carriage at first sight.

The three Skeleton Horses, with milky-white Eerie Stone inlaid at their joints, have a dark silver- Gold Grade luster overall. Their hooves are enveloped in eerie blue Flame, and cold white Flame burn in their eye sockets.

But unlike the Skeleton Horse beneath Zhou Mo.

These three Skeleton Horses, clad in dark bronze armor, stood there, exuding a powerful and intimidating aura.

Three bone chains transformed into reins, firmly securing the Skeleton Horse to the Horse-Drawn Carriage.

The Horse-Drawn Carriage was made entirely of wood and bones, with black curtains hanging over the windows.

And at this time -

The Crippled Monkey and others busy in the Camp were also attracted by the Horse-Drawn Carriage, and they all came out of their Cave, looking at the Horse-Drawn Carriage in front of them with some shock.

They were not unfamiliar with the Horse-Drawn Carriage of those prominent Family.

But...

It's nothing compared to this Horse-Drawn Carriage.

You could say they're worlds apart, one in the heavens and the other on the earth.

"Young Master."

Monkey excitedly limped over. "When the Rainy Season ends and we return to Northbank City, Young Master, you can sit in this Horse-Drawn Carriage. After the Horse-Drawn Carriage stops, I'll be there to Horse-Drawn Carriage you down."

"That scene would definitely be awesome!"

Chen Fan stood there, smiling as he admired his Horse-Drawn Carriage. After the faction name and flag were finalized, a flag fluttering in the wind was still erected at the rear of the Horse-Drawn Carriage.

"Fan".

"Give it a try."

Chen Fan turned over and sat at the front of the Horse-Drawn Carriage. After fumbling around for a while, he roughly figured out how to start it; he needed to pull on the bone chain.

Pull the one on the left and walk to the left.

Pull the one on the right and walk to the right.

Pull the middle one and walk forward.

Pulling all three together acts as a deceleration brake.

It's extremely easy to operate and you can get the hang of it very quickly.

Only...

The seat he was sitting in was the coachman's seat, which was somewhat undignified for him. If he wanted to start the vehicle in a more dignified manner, he would need to sit inside the carriage and have the coachman drive Horse-Drawn Carriage.

"Are they really short-staffed?"

After driving the Horse-Drawn Carriage around the Canyon for a while, Chen Fan returned to the Sinkhole, jumped off the Horse-Drawn Carriage, and sighed, "Establishing a power really requires people everywhere."

He's practically splitting each person in the Camp into two.

"Young Master, Young Master."

The Crippled Monkey came running over excitedly, patting its chest. "I'll be your groom when you go out from now on!"

"Um..."

Chen Fan nodded, agreeing to the matter, before smiling and walking towards the Camp to prepare for a shower and change. Next, he wanted to upgrade the Vehicle Workshop to Level 4 to see if he could encounter that Thirty Percent probability.

Same as always.

First take a bath, then change clothes, and then burn incense.

May God bless you and may everything go as you wish.

"So handsome..."

King Mazi walked in front of the Horse-Drawn Carriage, his face full of envy, and reached out to stroke it. "When will I be able to own a Horse-Drawn Carriage like this..."

You're dreaming.

Zhou Mo, standing to the side, chuckled in exasperation, "This is the Station Master's personal vehicle. You want to ride in it? Or should I be your groom?"

"It's not impossible."

"You're kidding me!"

Soon.

Chen Fan had changed his clothes and returned to the place. He took a deep breath before looking at the Vehicle Workshop with a serious expression. He muttered "God bless me" and used 5,000 Eerie Stones to upgrade the Vehicle Workshop to Level 4.

"Vehicle Workshop upgraded to Level 4."

Please select an upgrade direction.

1: Slightly reduce vehicle manufacturing time.

2: Slightly reduce vehicle manufacturing costs.

"3: Qualitative Transformation: Can now craft the Nine-Five Dragon Chariot vehicle (Rare)."

Chen Fan froze on the spot, his breath gradually stopping. After a long while, he couldn't help but blurt out, "I am very pleased!"

The Nine-Five Dragon Chariot!

It was also Horse-Drawn Carriage.

However, it is the exclusive vehicle of the Jiu Wu emperor, and is even more luxurious and domineering!

He always considered himself a nobody.

For example, the name given to the faction by the Crippled Monkey.

"Mortal Domain".

He thought it sounded pretty good.

The meaning is also very good.

"Wherever you set foot, Young Master, is your territory."

"Any territory you haven't yet set foot in, Young Master, is your target for conquest."

But he felt it was too arrogant; the word "domain" was too broad.

He felt he was somewhat unworthy of such a strong name, just like how one wouldn't name a child "Fairy"—a name that's too strong can't be borne by Fate Pattern isn't strong enough.

Thus, the Mortal Sect came into being.

Only...

Why does he suddenly feel like he has a really strong Fate Pattern, like he can withstand anything?

Did this Nine-Five Dragon Chariot just appear like that?

4: The Nine-Five Dragon Chariot (only one can be crafted), pulled by nine Flame Dragon Horses, can travel on land. The carriage has a certain defensive effect, roughly equivalent to the defensive effect of Level-2 City Wall. It has a strong load-bearing capacity, and there are Heaven and Earth inside the carriage, which can lead to unpredictable events.

The crafting process requires 5,000 Eerie Stones, some Ghost Beings bones and Wraith Hide, and the skeleton of a Wraith King.

"Call...

After a long while.

Chen Fan took a deep breath and accepted the fact that he Heaven's Mandate be an emperor. There was nothing he could do; his Fate Pattern was undeniably strong.

He thought he should have called it "Mortal Domain" instead; he felt he could handle it.

However, the conditions for its creation are somewhat demanding.

There must be a corpse of the Wraith King.

This is a bit tricky.

The Okra man hasn't broken through to the Wraith King level yet. As far as he knows, one needs a Mountain-Skeleton Embryo to break through to the Wraith King, which is probably impossible to find.

Regardless of whether the opponent can break through to the level of the Wraith King.

For the remainder of the Rainy Season, he had only one thing to do: to make this place even more secure so that when the enemy attacked, he would have the ability to deal with them, regardless of whether they had broken through to the Wraith King!

"Get to work!"

Chen Fan glanced around, a smile in his eyes, and waved his hand, then looked at King Mazi: "Work hard. Once the Rainy Season is over and the Trade Association is set up for you, this Horse-Drawn Carriage will be yours."

"Real?"

Upon hearing this, King Mazi had been staring longingly at the Horse-Drawn Carriage, jumped up instantly, overjoyed.

This happiness came so damn suddenly!