Defense Line No. 7, stretching 97 kilometers

The Monkey Horde scattered and fled, but Weiwei's lantern-sized eyes remained fixed on the Monkey King, who was quickly darting into the jungle, and he chased after him, completely ignoring the fleeing Monkey Horde.

This monkey was clearly larger than the others, making it easy to distinguish, but it was also more timid.

When the Monkey Horde scattered and fled, this Monkey King was the first to turn and run away.

The Monkey King is fast, but Weiwei is even faster.

Despite their large size, Weiwei is quite fast. At this moment, it is like a bulldozer in a frenzy, rushing into the jungle and smashing countless trees.

A few breaths later, Weiwei, like a Triumphant Return Generals, with the dying Monkey King in its gaping maw, its tail thumping the ground, proudly and arrogantly crawled to Chen Fan and spat out the Monkey King from its mouth.

"Well done."

Chen Fan smiled and looked at Weiwei.

He brought Weiwei with him on this trip for this reason; such a large Island might harbor Exotic Beasts.

The best way to deal with the Exotic Beast is not through construction. Exotic Beast are intelligent and will not attack once they sense danger. Instead, they will stay far away. Although they are not a threat to them for the time being, they will still be a menace if left on the island.

The best way to deal with these Exotic Beasts is to bring along an even stronger Exotic Beast, like Weiwei.

There aren't many Exotic Beasts that can defeat Weiwei. Even if Weiwei can't beat him, as long as Weiwei keeps the enemy occupied, he can easily take over once the building is finished.

In hindsight, bringing Weiwei along was an absolutely correct decision.

"Domain Lord..."

Zhou Mo and King Mazi, having survived the ordeal, helped him up, a hint of gratitude flashing in their eyes. "Fortunately Domain Lord, you arrived in time, otherwise we..."

"It's nothing."

Chen Fan shook his head. "This is an unknown Island, and it is indeed somewhat dangerous. Although there are no traces of humans, there are bound to be other dangers."

Then, he looked down at the Monkey King on the ground, whose eyes were filled with fear and panic, but who dared not run away anymore. After pausing for a while, he said softly, "Weiwei, beat him into submission, and I'll help you gain a follower."

"Weiwei!" It let out a knowing, excited growl, then quickly scrambled to the side with the Monkey King in its mouth, like a victorious general carrying his trophy.

He didn't intend to kill the Monkey King; every single one of these monkeys was Exotic Beast.

He had no idea what kind of Exotic Beast it was or what its abilities were.

But Monkey Horde can't exist without Monkey King, just like a wolf pack can't exist without a alpha male.

Every race will have a leader; when that leader dies, a new leader will be born.

There are so many monkeys on this Island that they can't be killed off completely.

Rather than exterminating them all, it would be better to subdue this Monkey King and let him manage the Monkey King, especially since he had just noticed that these Monkey-Head Fruits seemed to have been grown or raised by these monkeys.

The monkeys attacked them because they were picking Monkey-Head Fruit indiscriminately.

After they finish harvesting this batch of Monkey-Head Fruit, they won't replant it, and the rest will still have to be troubled by these monkeys. Why not tame these monkeys and help them plant Monkey-Head Fruit?

Taming Exotic Beast is a very troublesome task. Each Exotic Beast has a different personality, and the methods of taming them are also different. Not every Exotic Beast is as easy to tame as Weiwei, so he doesn't plan to tame this Monkey King. Instead, he will let Weiwei tame it.

It takes humans some trouble to subdue an Exotic Beast, but for one Exotic Beast to subdue Exotic Beast, it only requires fighting.

Chen Fan didn't linger there. Instead, he led King Mazi and Zhou Mo back to the High-Speed Rail exit. The group began taking Pills to heal their injuries, while he continued to wander around.

Aside from these monkeys, no other indigenous people have been found on the Island so far.

These monkeys' main food seems to be Monkey-Head Fruit, which is quite luxurious. He didn't know the exact price of a Monkey-Head Fruit, a rare and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, on the market, as he hadn't seen it circulated, but he estimated that it would cost at least two or three thousand Eerie Stones. These monkeys only eat one a day, which is really wasteful.

Just then, Chen Fan suddenly saw Weiwei, its face full of pride, swaggering towards him, with a somewhat timid Monkey King following beside it. The Monkey King was holding a Chicken Leg in its hand, a Chicken Leg that looked extremely familiar to him; it was the braised Braised Delicacies made by Zhao Shengping of the Mortal Domain.

Weiwei growled softly, as if indicating that it had successfully subdued the creature.

Chen Fan stared expressionlessly at the Crocodile and monkey in front of him.

He roughly knows how Weiwei was tamed.

The proper procedure is to first subdue the monkey king by beating him, then offer him his favorite Chicken Leg, and only then will the Monkey King submit.

It's clear that this Monkey King really likes the Chicken Leg in his hand. He even thinks that Weiwei doesn't need to offer such a delicious treat at all; Monkey King could have liked anything else.

After all, there's not much else to eat on this Island.

Weiwei, where did you learn this winning tactic from? First a beating, then a treat—this method is just too smooth!

"Good."

Chen Fan laughed. In any case, the matter was resolved.

"Weiwei, could you ask him for me if they usually eat Monkey-Head Fruit on the Island? Do they grow Monkey-Head Fruit or anything like that? Just ask them about the Island, or if there are any other people on the Island."

He can communicate normally with Weiwei through eye contact and body language, but he can't do that with the Monkey King. But don't worry, Weiwei can.

Weiwei instantly understood, turned to look at the Monkey King, and let out a low growl.

The Monkey King immediately waved its arms and gestured, and soon after, Weiwei another low growl.

Chen Fan nodded thoughtfully. Through the information conveyed by Weiwei, he learned that there had been no humans on this Island for a very long time, and they were the first group of humans to land on this island.

And no Strange Entities set foot on the Island.

This is rather strange; there are many Strange Entities in the sea, but none of Strange Entities have landed on this island.

Actually, he had always had a question in his mind: how did this island produce so many rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures? Could they have been formed naturally?

It looks like someone planted it, but if someone planted it, why hasn't anyone harvested it? Could it have been planted by some ancient force, only to be destroyed by the Strange Tide before it could be harvested?

Now I know the answer.

They were bred by these monkeys.

These monkeys' main task is to plant trees, specifically Monkey-Head Fruit.

This fruit is their main food source; just one Monkey-Head Fruit can keep them full for a day, and it's very juicy.

Of course, these monkeys don't eat Monkey-Head Fruit every day. Most of the time, they go to the Seaside to catch fish to eat. After all, although there are many Monkey-Head Fruits, there aren't enough for these monkeys to eat every day. Eating Monkey-Head Fruit is a rather luxurious thing.

The monkeys had no idea where the other rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures on the Island came from. These Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures had existed since the time they were born, but Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were useless to them, so they neither touched nor destroyed them.

They're quite well-behaved.

As for why there are so many Monkey-Head Fruits on this Island, it's because of these monkeys.

These monkeys planted Monkey-Head Fruit on all the places on the Island where trees could be grown. What he sees now is the result of their hard work over the years.

In other words, they were more like bandits, raiding someone's hard-earned territory.

However... it can't really be called plunder.

Chen Fan looked at the scene before him with a strange expression.

At this moment, the Monkey King roared and summoned all the monkeys and their offspring from the Island to his side.

Weiwei lay on the ground with an air of superiority. The Monkey King, along with his monkeys and grandchildren, passed by Weiwei one by one, letting Weiwei recognize them. Weiwei would also spit out a Chicken Leg from its mouth and give it to each monkey. The moment each monkey ate the Chicken Leg, its eyes instantly turned red.

Clearly, this stuff tasted much better than Seaside Monkey-Head Fruit and fish they used to eat, and they excitedly stood in front of Weiwei, bowing and scraping.

The monkeys, who had just been extremely Violence, were now behaving very docilely, even obediently.

Chen Fan remained silent for a long time.

He hadn't expected Weiwei to be so skilled at subduing other Exotic Beasts, which made him realize that while Zhao Shengping's braised Braised Delicacies was indeed delicious, it wouldn't particularly excite humans.

But if you feed it to the Exotic Beasts, that's a different story. These Exotic Beasts usually can't even get cooked food, so suddenly getting Chicken Leg is like going from Hell to heaven.

He wasn't very sensitive to this, but Weiwei was noticeably more sensitive.

After beating them all up, Weiwei pulled out Chicken Legs, and the monkeys became Weiwei little followers, following him around like Weiwei. Weiwei seemed quite pleased with himself and generously rewarded each monkey with a Chicken Leg.

Chen Fan's lips twitched slightly. He knew this was no easy task for Weiwei. Weiwei usually valued these braised Braised Delicacies more than her own life, so for her to be willing to give one to each monkey was a real investment.

Even a Crocodile, once it becomes the leader, will become generous. It has to give Subordinates something to eat so that they will follow it.

"Roar!"

After Weiwei the troops, the monkeys turned to Chen Fan and growled. The monkeys immediately understood and stood in a row, facing Chen Fan, and bowed in unison.

The scene looked extremely eerie, somewhat like a scene from a movie from my past life, where a gang leader walks out of Prison and his underlings greet him at the door.

If that were all, it would be fine; at most, it would be a bit like the Renaissance. But the problem is that it's a group of monkeys, which looks extremely bizarre.

He understood the message Weiwei was conveying: although he was their leader, he also had a leader, whose name was Chen Fan.

"Weiwei," it growled again.

"Perfect."

Chen Fan sighed deeply, somewhat wistfully saying, "When we get back, I'll create a Beast Pavilion, Weiwei you'll be its Beast Pavilion Master. From now on, you'll handle all matters related to Exotic Beasts."

Weiwei is incredibly experienced in dealing with Exotic Beasts. As the mortal Mortal Domain develops, it will undoubtedly encounter even more Exotic Beasts, and that's when Weiwei will be needed to step in.

Just now, Weiwei told him that not only had he tamed the monkeys, but he had also told them to continue planting trees and Monkey-Head Fruit.

And he would bring back some delicious Braised Delicacies for these monkeys every day as their monthly allowance. Yes, Weiwei them a monthly allowance, Weiwei deduct a little from his own Braised Delicacies to give them their monthly allowance.

Don't worry.

Chen Fan sighed, "I definitely won't let you pay this monthly allowance. Mortal Domain will cover it. If you need Braised Delicacies in the future, just ask Zhao Shengping for it. Just say it's a special allowance I gave to your Beast Pavilion."

Weiwei's eyes were full of excitement, clearly showing great interest in the Beast Pavilion that Chen Fan had mentioned.

After exploring for about an hour, Chen Fan and his group returned to the High-Speed Rail and embarked on their journey back to the Mortal Domain.

Aside from Sea Embryos and Mountain Embryos, no other special Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were found. Most of them were Monkey-Head Fruit, and a small number of other Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, all of which were Green Grade. None of them were Yellow Grade, and their grades were not high.

However, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures cannot be judged solely by their grade.

For example, the Mountain-Skeleton Embryo is a Green Grade Exotic Treasure, but it plays a huge role in the Mortal Domain. Without the existence of the Mountain-Skeleton Embryo, this Undersea Tunnel and High-Speed Rail would have been difficult to complete.

When they returned, they didn't take many Monkey-Head Fruits with them; there weren't many that could be carried by their group.

The original plan was to mobilize some Mortal Domain Member to harvest Monkey-Head Fruit, but this plan has been cancelled. Instead of using Mortal Domain Member, we will use the native monkeys on the Island.

These monkeys can pick Monkey-Head Fruit quickly and with almost no damage. Most importantly, they don't need rest or wages; all they need is a little bit of Braised Delicacies. They are incredibly cheap and perfect labor.

Moreover, these monkeys are not only good at picking Monkey-Head Fruit, but they are also adept at collecting Eerie Stones even if they go to the New Continent in the future.

With hundreds of monkeys, their picking speed will definitely not be slow.

Moreover, these Exotic Beasts are not particularly interested in the Eerie Stones, nor are they worried that these Eerie Stone Exotic Beasts might hoard them. Rather, they are more worried that these Exotic Beasts might hoard Braised Delicacies.

The sudden crisis involving the Monkey Horde indirectly solved one of his major problems, which was good.

They had already returned, while the monkeys were still busy picking Monkey-Head Fruit, excitedly anticipating their return the next day with fresh, hot, and delicious Braised Delicacies.

The journey was long, and by the time they arrived in the Mortal Domain was already dark.

The High-Speed Rail did not stop; after leaving the Harbor, it went straight through the night and into the Mortal Domain.

The High-Speed Rail corridor, shrouded in Eerie Fire at night, resembles an Eternal Night passage radiating Yellow Grade light, like a vein in the Mortal Domain, laid out across the Jiangbei Wasteland, possessing a remarkable aesthetic appeal.

At this moment, Little Qiu, who had already received the news and was prepared, walked out of the Camp Hall, holding a specially made Identity Token representing the Beast Pavilion Master.

It fits perfectly inside Weiwei scales of the front paws. If you don't want to put it away, you can swallow it. If you don't want to put it away, you can put it inside the scales of the front paws.

Weiwei seemed very excited, hugging the Token and slapping its tail on the ground.

Chen Fan looked at Weiwei, who was patting its tail on the ground, and smiled helplessly.

"Weiwei is hereby formally appointed as the Beast Pavilion Master the newly established Beast Pavilion in the Mortal Domain, Weiwei all the Exotic Beasts in the Mortal Domain."

King Mazi, standing to the side, looked at Weiwei with a strange expression. He and Weiwei had a good relationship, but he never thought that Weiwei would one day be on the same level as him. Now Weiwei was a proper Beast Pavilion Master, completely on the same level as him.

In other words...

In the future, if he sees someone calling him "Weiwei," he can't use a more formal way of addressing Weiwei anymore.

We should call him "Pavilion Master".

Soon.

One night passed.

Daylight broke.

Chen Fan packed some luggage and prepared to go on a long trip. He wanted to continue building the Undersea Tunnel. The Undersea Tunnel had only completed the first stage, which only led to the Island. There was still a long way to go, leading to the New Continent.

These Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are very valuable to the Mortal Domain.

However, a sufficient number of Eerie Stones are needed to bring out the true value of these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

From the Island to the Mortal Domain.

This journey is already quite long, and a round trip will take a lot of time, so he will need to stay on the Island temporarily for the next period of time, set up a simple Camp, and continue digging the Undersea Tunnel with Weiwei Island.

It can save you time traveling back and forth every day.

Before leaving.

The monkey was with him.

Wang Kui was responsible for guarding the house.

"Domain Lord."

Wang Kui hesitated for a moment and asked, "Should the 'Mortal Domain Communications' project be postponed for a while longer?"

"Um."

Chen Fan nodded slightly. "There's no rush for this. If we harvest enough Eerie Stones on the New Continent, we might stop announcing the use of the Mortal Domain Communications and make it a unique feature of our Mortal Domain."

"If there's any urgent news..."

"Just use your voice."

Yes.

He once said that if anyone could actually send a message back to the Mortal Domain from Hope Island, he would consider that person amazing. Hope Island is a full thousand kilometers away from the Eternal Night Continent. Such a long distance makes ordinary Message Talisman completely unusable.

But he... can.

There are Signal Towers in the Mortal Domain.

Of course, the Mortal Domain cannot be placed on the sea surface; it is a building that needs to be placed on land. Weiwei since a Tunnel can be dug on the Seabed, at a certain Tunnel node, a larger pit can be dug to place the Signal Tower.

There are absolutely no problems with that.

At this point, a Signal Tower was placed in the middle section of the Island Tunnel.

Messages between "Hope Island" and "Mortal Domain" can be transmitted instantly.

Even in the event of any unforeseen circumstances.

He might receive the news immediately and rush back.

The Mortal Domain as it is today.

It is no longer the weak force it was during the Rainy Season; the various foundations of the Mortal Domain have now been gradually replenished.

"Sea Embryo".

"Mountain Embryo".

All kinds of Exotic Treasure and precious materials have been stored and properly preserved.

"By the way--"

-"

Wang Kui suddenly remembered something. "Domain Lord, could you upgrade the Warehouse? The Warehouse capacity is getting insufficient."

"Oh, right."

Chen Fan slapped his forehead and strode into the Mortal Domain Camp. He had upgraded many buildings these days, but the Warehouse was the only one he hadn't upgraded.

It's not that he doesn't want to upgrade.

The Warehouse is a non-upgradeable building; it is only level one by nature and has no level two.

Unable to upgrade.

So...

The Warehouse capacity is insufficient; the solution is to build another one.

Chen Fan walked into the Camp and looked at the Warehouse placed in the Cave. He called over Weiwei and asked Weiwei to widen the Cave a bit before building another Warehouse and placing it here.

A new Warehouse.

This time the capacity is sufficient.

The Warehouse comes with its own "Mustard-Seed Room," which can hold a lot of things. Now that it's full, he really wants to go and see what's inside. He hasn't been to the Warehouse in a long time, and he's been listening to Wang Kui's reports.

He walked into the old Warehouse next door.

Push open the door to the Mustard-Seed Room.

Looking at the Eerie Stones that almost filled the entire Mustard-Seed Room, he sighed, "Well, too many Eerie Stones can be a nuisance."

The Mustard-Seed Room was almost entirely filled with Eerie Stones.

The space Mustard-Seed Room is extremely large.

When he first built the "Warehouse," he never imagined that one day it would fill the "Mustard-Seed Room."

"--. Hmm."

Chen Fan stood inside the Cave, gazing at the two Warehouses before him, deep in thought.

The Mortal Domain initially camped at "Nameless Mountain".

The main reason is that Nameless Mountain has a natural Heavenly Chasm, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, with the development of the Mortal Domain, the space in Nameless Mountain is becoming increasingly insufficient.

Many buildings are no longer able to accommodate it.

For example, Warehouse.

One Warehouse is definitely not enough; at least ten Warehouses will be needed in the future.

For example, "Spirit-Nurturing Pavilion".

One Spirit-Nurturing Pavilion isn't enough; we need two.

Now he has the strength to build a city on the plains and defend City; it's time to build a giant city on the plains next to the Nameless Mountain.

This City is not open to the public.

Only Mortal Domain Member are allowed to enter and exit.

Certainly.

This place certainly won't be abandoned, after all, there are still many things stuck in the Eerie Fire here, and these things cannot be moved, and they also have many Qualitative Transformation effects.

It's just a newly built city.

Chen Fan didn't linger. After giving Wang Kui a few more instructions, he took Weiwei and the others and boarded the High-Speed Rail again, embarking on their journey to the Island.

Building a giant city doesn't take much time.

All you need is enough Eerie Stones.

Opening up New Continents is a must.

The Northbank Defense Line will be completed soon!

After nearly two hours of travel.

The High-Speed Rail finally arrived at "Hope Island". As soon as we got off, we saw a large pile of neatly arranged Monkey-Head Fruits on the ground. A large number of monkeys were squatting obediently and expectantly to the side. They had obviously been waiting for a long time. After seeing us, they were excited but also a little timid and kept scratching their heads.

"Fantastic."

Chen Fan grinned. These Island natives were too sensible. He waved his hand, and Weiwei, who was lying on the ground next to him, started handing out Chicken Legs one by one while holding a large jar in his mouth.

Zhao Shengping worked overtime last night to cook a large batch of food.

Each monkey sat obediently on the ground, carefully and excitedly accepting the Chicken Leg.

Actually, Weiwei has two stomachs.

One is a normal stomach.

The other is Storage Space.

Last time Weiwei, the stuff that came out of the baby's stomach was intact, and it came out of the Storage Space, so there wasn't any stomach acid or saliva. But it was still a bit unseemly. After all, I'm giving someone a monthly allowance. What kind of talk is it to keep spitting things out of their mouth? It's like insulting them.

This time it seemed much more formal.

Soon, hundreds of monkeys swallowed the Chicken Legs in their hands in unison. Then, under Weiwei's instructions, they moved all the Monkey-Head Fruits on the ground to the High-Speed Rail behind them and pressed the button.

The High-Speed Rail plunged vertically into the deep well.

These High-Speed Rail will return fully loaded with Monkey-Head Fruit, and eventually all of it will be stored in the Mortal Domain's Warehouse.

"Weiwei."

"It's our turn to work."

Chen Fan smiled as he looked at everything, then glanced at Weiwei beside him. Weiwei growled and instantly understood, then burrowed back into the deep well, found its direction, and began to continue excavating the Undersea Tunnel.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan sat on another High-Speed Rail and followed behind to continue laying Copper Pipes.

It points directly to the "Thunderstorm Sea"!

In the Tunnel behind us.

Several High-Speed Rail are already in operation, transporting large quantities of Monkey-Head Fruit to the Mortal Domain.

Meanwhile, at the other end...

The front lines of the "Eternal Night Continent".

On the vast plain, an extremely straight City Wall, seemingly without end, divides the plain in two like a dividing line.

Left side of the City Wall.

It was a large group of people constantly on the move, each bearing obvious signs of fatigue and injury.

On the right side of the City Wall.

Large numbers of Strange Entities lay dead in pools of blood. At this moment, many City Wall opened, and a large number of humans carrying tools walked out of the City Walls, quickly digging out Eerie Stones from the corpses of the Strange Entities and taking away useful Ghost Materials such as "Ghost Bones," including picking up Exotic Treasures.

The City Wall is a full thirty meters high.

At a glance.

It is like an insurmountable Heavenly Chasm.

But...

By this time, the surface of the City Wall had been damaged in many places, and the original color of the City Wall was no longer visible. All that could be seen was the color of blood and a viscous Green Grade liquid.

On the City Wall.

Countless people are rushing around.

Some people are repairing the damaged sections of the City Wall from last night.

Some people were checking the Cannon Tower's wear and tear one by one and replenishing them with enough Eerie Stone.

Some are building new Cannon Tower.

Hundreds of thousands of people were busy working on this seemingly endless City Wall, like swarms of ants building their nests.

"Hello!"

A Middle-Aged Man, clad in armor and covered in wounds, approached a younger man, panting heavily. He said anxiously, "What are you standing there for? Quickly repair the City Walls! The Strange Tide suddenly became much fiercer last night; there will definitely be an even more intense attack tonight."

The young man didn't speak; he just squatted on the City Wall, staring into the corner.

There are tunnels built by ants.

They look like red ants.

A channel made of slime and gravel, which is usually found on the surface of a "tree trunk" and is rarely seen on City Wall.

Ant colonies build these tunnels to defend against predators.

The next moment, the young man stretched out his right hand and pressed it hard against the passage, instantly shattering a section of it.

The young man said, somewhat dazed.

"I'm wondering if the defenses we've built really have any value. Perhaps they're like the tunnels these ants build—they think Indestructible, but in reality, they'll crumble at the slightest touch."

The Middle-Aged Man in armor frowned and didn't reply immediately; he knew that recent events had dealt a heavy blow to the young Builder.

Just wait patiently.

Soon.

A large number of ants swarmed out from both sides of the broken passage and began to mend it. In no time, the broken passage was completely repaired.

"Look."

The Middle-Aged Man laughed, "Even if the defense line breaks, more people will come to mend it."

"Our defensive line is called 'Defense Line Seven'."

"It's the most important line of defense on the Eternal Night Continent. Right now, the Main Force the Strange Tide is attacking the Frontline, and only a portion of the Strange Tide is flowing here. We won't be under too much pressure, but we must hold on."

"Once our defenses break down..."

Behind us stretched a vast, flat plain.

"Countless forces and ordinary people are simply powerless to stop this massive Strange Tide; countless people will lose their lives as a result."

"I know."

The young Builder rose and stood at the edge of the City Wall, gazing at the Coastline Thousand Meters away, and said softly, "Of course I know."

"I just don't quite understand."

"Defense Line Seven protected their safety. Without Defense Line Seven, everyone on the Guandong Plains' would have died. They should be grateful to us."

"But why aren't they grateful to us, or even willing to provide some of the Eerie Stones?"

The Middle-Aged Man was momentarily speechless, unsure of what to say. This battle line was built by the "Eternal Night Hall," and the Eerie Stones used to maintain the battle line were also approved by the Eternal Night Hall.

The Eternal Night Hall is not a faction.

It is an organization.

Any force can join this organization, which was jointly built by the strongest forces on the Eternal Night Continent. It has attracted a large number of forces to join, and has concentrated all resources to set up several lines of defense on the Eternal Night Continent to resist the invasion of Strange Entities.

Many people only know that...

Eternal Nightfall, Strange Entities will appear.

Little did they know.

The Strange Entities that appeared inside the Eternal Night Continent were just small fry; the truly terrifying Strange Entities were in the sea, constantly trying to rush onto the continent. However, all of these Strange Entities were blocked outside the "defense line" set up by the "Eternal Night Hall".

If any line of defense were to fall, the resulting disaster would be devastating.

The Middle-Aged Man remained silent for a long time before speaking in a hoarse voice.

"Actually..."

"The situation on the Eternal Night Front is not good. Many of the Strange Entities have gained Sentience and become much more difficult to deal with. Several lines of defense have already been breached."

"The Eternal Night Hall incurred enormous costs in the rear to build a temporary defensive line, once again General Strange tide outside."

"But this also resulted in the loss of a considerable amount of land."

"Many people died."

"The cost of the losses is also enormous."

"The Eternal Night Hall is no longer able to send anyone to help us resolve these matters. Even the Eerie Stones they sent were forced out. We have already sent people to collect Eerie Stones from various major powers in the Guandong Plains in the rear. Although the results were not very good, we have managed to collect a few."

If the Eternal Night Hall could send someone, none of this would have happened.

Hand over the Eerie Stone, and you will live.

Those who refuse to hand over the Eerie Stone will die.

The Eternal Night Continent faces annihilation. No one cares about morality or righteousness anymore. They might want to act in that direction, but they clearly lack the strength. They are only responsible for guarding and maintaining this defensive line, possessing the Access Rights to use all buildings within it, but obviously unable to venture into the territories of those forces and confront them head-on.

The young man didn't speak; he simply gazed at the Seaside.

If you encounter a wildfire in the Forest.

The best way to extinguish the fire is to cut down all the trees outside the area where the fire is spreading, so that the fire cannot spread with the wind.

If the defenses are breached.

The same applies to emergency measures, which involve establishing temporary defenses further back.

Of course, the cost is enormous.

Moreover, almost no one survived within the old and temporary defensive lines.

Those forces' Headquarters are sufficient to deal with the Strange Tides within ordinary continents, but they would be somewhat laughable if faced with Strange Tides that land from the Seabed.

The City Wall beneath them was Level-6 City Wall.

Even a 97-kilometer-long "Defense Line No. 7" consisting of Level-6 City Walls could fall; what would those forces use to defend it?

"In recent years, more and more nodes have failed, and the defenses that the Eternal Night Hall needs to build have become increasingly numerous, and some are already... unable to hold on."

The Middle-Aged Man had intended to encourage the young Builder and cheer him up, but as he spoke, he grew tired and leaned against the Parapet, gazing at the Seaside and murmuring to himself.

He knew more information.

Knowing that the Eternal Night Continent... might very well not survive this Eternal Night.

The Eternal Night Continent.

It is an entire continent, a complete continent.

What exactly does it look like?

He didn't know.

It's definitely not a perfectly square shape, surrounded by the sea on all sides. Instead, there's a "Grand Array" in the center of the Eternal Night Continent —let's just call it that for now. He doesn't know what it is exactly; such classified information is beyond his reach.

All I know is that...

This Grand Array protects the Eternal Night Continent.

This will protect the Eternal Night Continent from the invasion of the Strange Entities in the sea.

But in recent years...

As more and more nodes of the Grand Array fail, it means that the Strange Entities in the sea can land through these failed nodes. The "Eternal Night Hall" is responsible for building "defense lines" at the locations of the failed nodes to General Strange out of the defenses.

If a line of defense is breached.

This means...

The Eternal Night Continent needs to quickly construct "defense lines" in its rear, each several times longer than the original ones.

Connect the nodes on both sides.

For example-

The "Defense Line Seven" where they are located is 97 kilometers long and consists of Level-6 City Walls.

Once it falls.

The Eternal Night Hall would then need to construct a defensive line hundreds of kilometers long, shaped like a concave character, to isolate this lost territory from the outside.

This cost would be astronomical.

Several defensive Frontline have already been breached. Once a certain number of lines are breached, the Eternal Night Hall will not have enough resources to replenish them.

What awaits the Eternal Night Continent is...

A constant stream of Strange Tides will enter through this breach and flood into the interior of the Eternal Night Continent, rendering other defensive lines ineffective.

It's like a wooden barrel.

Even losing a single board will render the entire system ineffective.

"By the way -

The young man suddenly seemed to remember something and said softly, "What about the Northbank Defense Line? Didn't that That One leave a long time ago? Has the defense line there been replenished?"

"No."

The Middle-Aged Man shook his head. "The aura That One left behind before he left is enough to keep the Strange Entities there in check for several years. It will take about four years for the aura to dissipate."

"That area will not fall before then."

"There were two reasons why we sent That One person to Suppression the area alone. First, That One Lifespan was running out, so having him Suppression the Northbank Defense Line alone would allow him to receive all the Heavenly Dao's Blessing to extend his life."

"Secondly, the Undersea Strange Entity in Jiangbei aren't particularly dangerous, That One person is enough to handle them."

"It is said that..."

"The Eternal Night Hall plans to wait four years. If that That One has not returned within four years, they will send people to rebuild a Northbank Defense Line Jiangbei to plug that gap."

"But--"

After hesitating for a moment, the Middle-Aged Man sighed and said, "If the Eternal Night Continent hadn't been occupied, the remaining surviving humans would have been instantly stripped of their racial identity and lost all their abilities."

"The Eternal Night Hall has already used all its resources to build a small city with an extremely high level of security. They don't care about the Eternal Night Continent, and no one cares about our lives."

"Oh."

The young man suddenly laughed, "We Suppression the defense line, and Heavenly Dao considers us meritorious and bestows blessings upon us. But if we fall, Heavenly Dao will instantly deny our racial identity and recognize the Strange Entity Clan's racial identity."

"What kind of Heavenly Dao is this?"

Isn't this just being a fence-sitter?

The Middle-Aged Man's lips twitched. He looked up at the dark clouds overhead, as if afraid a bolt of lightning would strike. After a long while, he said in a low voice, "The Heavenly Dao is different from that of humans; it has no self-awareness."

"The Heavenly Dao merely sensed the invasion of the Eternal Night Continent and instinctively took precautions. It is said that the core 'Grand Array' is the Heavenly Dao's method. And for every piece of territory on the Eternal Night Continent that is invaded, the Heavenly Dao's power will be lost a little, and more gaps will appear."

"Until humanity falls."

"The Heavenly Dao of the Eternal Night Continent also perished."

"Afterwards, a new Heavenly Dao will be born, and this new Heavenly Dao will acknowledge the racial identity of the Strange Entity Clan, which is what those Strange Entities sought."

"Not a fence-sitter."

"The Heavenly Dao of the Eternal Night Continent will accompany us until the moment we lose our last piece of territory, until we die fighting alongside Human Race."

Just then -

A soldier in armor quickly ran up to the two and whispered, "Celestial Master, the largest power in the Guandong Plains, 'Fengtian Tower,' has vanished. When we discovered it, they had all fled, leaving only some outer disciples behind. We don't know where they went."

"Sharp."

The young man laughed in anger, "Fengtian Tower has been passed down for so many years, and so many buildings have been constructed. You're just going to throw it away like that?"

"Just because you don't want to take out any of the Eerie Stones?"

"No."

After pondering for a moment, the Middle-Aged Man suddenly grinned and said, "This means they might have heard something. If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Eternal Night Hall sending people. As the first force to refuse to pay the Eerie Stones, Fengtian Tower will definitely be dealt with."

"It seems we shouldn't have to worry about the Eerie Stones for the foreseeable future."

The next moment!

A huge Flying Boat was rapidly approaching the City Wall at an extremely high speed, until it hovered in the air and stopped at the same height as the City Wall.

The Flying Boat was equipped with more than a hundred different kinds of Cannon Tower.

They were armed to the extreme.

A man dressed in black pants and shirtless strode toward the two with a gloomy expression. He pulled out a Token from his pocket and said in a hoarse voice.

"Eternal Night Hall, Tianyi."

"Take me to those factions that are unwilling to hand over the Eerie Stones."

The man exuded an extremely Violence aura, his eyes were bloodshot as if he hadn't slept in a long time, and his words were chilling.

Every move they made conveyed a message.

I need to kill some people today.