Formation Hall
Chen Fan, sitting in the Inn, was sipping hot tea and watching the snow scene.
This trip.
He was just strolling around when he unintentionally obtained Blueprint for the White Tiger Cannon vehicle, which was a completely unexpected surprise. He planned to end his trip as soon as possible, stay outside for a few days, and then go back home.
He was itching to go back and check on the White Tiger Cannon's effectiveness.
On the other side...
There was a minor issue.
The area of Yellow Springs.
As usual, after finishing his morning exercise, Weird Emperor Jiu Wu, who had taken a stroll around a distance and then returned to leave the Azure Black Tortoise far behind, was now looking at the Ghost Bone in his hand with a grim expression.
When he left the "Eternal Night Western Black Tortoise Frontline One," he took almost all his troops with him, but he still left behind a few Strange Entities. And at this moment...
From the mouths of these Strange Entities.
He learned that...
The "Habitat" activated its Earth Formation, and a massive tide of Strange Tide descended once again outside the "Eternal Night Western Black Tortoise Frontline One" Sea Domain, replacing its presence and preparing to attack the Frontline.
And..
This time, even three Ghost Emperors have arrived.
According to his Subordinates, the three Ghost Emperors possessed an overwhelming aura of Ghost Qi that was almost tangible, clearly indicating that they were peak Ghost Emperors, far stronger than him.
That's really strange.
He didn't quite understand.
The Strange Entity Clan has been fighting for so many years, and every pit is already full of them. Where did these three peak Ghost Emperors and this wave of Strange Tide come from? Are there still Strange Entity Clan in their Habitat that haven't descended yet?
Those that descend from the Earth Formation must have come from their Habitat.
Once they leave their Habitat, it's very difficult to return, which means this wave of Strange Tide and the Ghost Emperor most likely didn't come from other Frontline. "Never mind."
Jiu Wu shook his head and stopped thinking about it; he couldn't quite understand the changes happening now.
This wave of Strange Tides arrived in secret, preparing to launch a surprise attack on the Frontline. The intensity and number of these Strange Tides have increased dramatically, and it's not the Rainy Season. Caught off guard, the Frontline may not be able to withstand them.
But he had no intention of revealing this information to the Mortal Domain.
This constitutes a leak.
After the Strange Entity Clan wins the battle, his actions will certainly be punished.
As for the Mole don't count. He instigated them himself, so they were essentially his private assets. Since he wasn't returning to the Frontline, these private assets were naturally useless and therefore didn't constitute a leak.
"Wraith One, after nightfall tonight, send some Strange Tide to patrol the Yellow Springs Pass Defense Line."
"Clear."
We have to put on a show, so that when this Frontline is breached, when we come and see him, we'll know he was truly attacking the Yellow Springs Pass Defense Line. Three days later.
A Flying Boat landed at the edge of the "Black Tortoise Plains," and several people Flying Boat, riding Skeleton Horses to "Black Tortoise City" once again. This time, these people had learned to purchase "Passage Tokens."
The group quickly arrived at Black Tortoise City and came to the gate of the Tang Lineage Courtyard Gate.
See you next time.
Chen Fan clasped his hands in a fist salute, looked at Tang Yue and her father standing at the door, smiled and said goodbye, then introduced the people who had just arrived, "These are members of our Trade Association of commerce; they will be responsible for contacting you from now on."
"Contact them directly with the Blueprints you received; they will handle the settlement for you."
I won't linger any longer.
"Thank you for your hospitality these past few days."
"Of course, of course."
The Tang Lineage patriarch hurriedly returned the greeting, showing great respect. After all, the one who pays is the boss. In the past three days, he also acquired the Blue-Grade Building Blueprint that another Family had not yet figured out. He bought it for 8 million Eerie Stones and made a net profit of 2 million.
Two million Eerie Stones —for the Tang Lineage, this was already a considerable amount of extra income.
"They're gone."
Chen Fan didn't say anything more, just waved goodbye, then got into the Horse-Drawn Carriage and slowly drove along the street towards the city gate. Time to go home.
Chen Fan sat inside the Horse-Drawn Carriage, lifting the curtain to look at the scenery on both sides of the street. He had stayed in this City for the past three days and eaten a lot of local snacks, which tasted pretty good, although he wasn't quite used to them.
Before leaving.
He had been thinking about whether he could move the City Walls of "Black Tortoise City," as he really wanted that special upgrade path. After doing some research, it seemed unlikely. He tried talking to the Tang Lineage patriarch about the idea, but the Tang Lineage remained silent for a long time.
That was the first time he had ever seen someone remain silent for so long.
He looked like he was dead.
"Young Master, shall we go back now?"
"Um."
Chen Fan looked down at the Blue-Grade Building Blueprint in his hand and chuckled, "Returning early? I didn't expect so many unexpected surprises on this trip. It seems I should expand the Mortal Domain further."
Before coming to the Black Tortoise Plains.
He had no idea that this place was so wealthy, or rather... that it was so easy to acquire two "Blue-Grade Building Blueprints " for the Black Tortoise Cannon. These Blue-Grade Building Blueprints were given to him because there were duplicates and surpluses at the Frontline.
As for those unique ones, they weren't given to him at all.
And here...
You can easily obtain them as long as you have Eerie Stones. This is much more convenient than collecting Blueprints at the Frontline. Although the Frontline are where you can get the most Blueprints, you won't sell them even if you pay them. What's the point of having more?
These Families had absolutely no intention of selling the Blueprints to the Frontline offered very low prices.
There was no intention to retake the position at the Frontline.
The Blueprints Blue Grade the Frontline haven't even been fully deciphered yet, and there aren't enough Builder to understand Blueprint. If the price is low, they'll accept it; if it's high, it's not worth it. At this point...
He felt that the Mortal Domain needed to extend its reach further.
Aren't all these things prepared for him?
The Skeleton Horse sped out of Black Tortoise City, arrived deep in the Canyon, boarded the Flying Boat, and, as the Flying Boat ascended, headed straight for the "Autumnbright Basin," preparing to return home.
That's all.
After another three days of travel, Chen Fan and his companions finally boarded the Mortal Domain High-Speed Rail and returned to Nameless Mountain.
"This place feels so familiar."
Chen Fan stood on the Northbank Defense Line, his hands resting on the Parapet, looking out at the distant sea. The air wasn't as dry as the Black Tortoise Plains, but the familiar fishy smell of the sea was still a bit unsettling after a while.
He was away for a total of Nine Heavens this time.
We played for three days, but spent six days traveling to and from the destination.
"Domain Lord."
Wang Kui, standing nearby, reported, "We already have a preliminary plan in place. The Mortal Domain will send a portion of its members, under the guise of the Trade Association, to infiltrate various regions of the Eternal Night Continent. Their main tasks will be gathering intelligence and acquiring Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and Building Blueprints." "We've initially identified seven areas for infiltration, the furthest being the 'Black Tortoise Plains.' With the Tang Lineage's support, we can easily establish a foothold there and then expand outwards."
"Um."
Chen Fan nodded slightly. The Tang Lineage's influence would be a natural endorsement for his chamber of the Trade Association, giving the forces in the Black Tortoise Plains a certain degree of Trust in their Trade Association. Otherwise, an unfamiliar Trade Association would definitely face some resistance if it were to establish itself in the Black Tortoise Plains.
The Tang Lineage did take his money legitimately.
"Let's call this Trade Association the Northbank Merchant Association."
"And... why use the word 'penetration'?"
He turned to look at Wang Kui: "It's like we're being treated like Spies?"
"Forehead"
Wang Kui said somewhat awkwardly, "They are also responsible for some intelligence gathering work."
"Alright, you can go now. You're in charge of pushing this matter forward."
"Clear."
After Wang Kui left.
Chen Fan took a deep breath, looked at the "White Tiger Cannon," one of the buildable structures on the Endless Night Lord Panel, consumed 10,000 Eerie Stones to build it, and then began to upgrade it.
"White Tiger Cannon upgraded to Level 2."
"There are no upgrade paths to choose from for this building; each upgrade will increase its power."
"And we cannot obtain any upgrade direction through other means."
"To advance to the next level, 30,000 Eerie Stones are required."
Continue upgrading.
Just tens of thousands of Eerie Stones.
Soon.
He upgraded the White Tiger Cannon to the maximum level, level 10, in one go. Not all buildings have a maximum level of 10, but most of his buildings are now at level 10.
Chen Fan narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the giant cannon placed beside him.
Unlike the Black Tortoise Cannon.
The Black Tortoise Cannon has no cannon barrel or Cannon Tower. Instead, it transforms into 1,024 "ancient stone bricks" embedded on the surface of the City Wall. When fired, these ancient stone bricks will shoot out a beam of Azure Light Pillar that converges at a point, like a 3D print, to create an Azure Black Tortoise for defense.
They appeared extremely low-key.
Those unfamiliar with the Black Tortoise Cannon might not even understand the Cannon Tower itself.
The "White Tiger Cannon" is different, even drastically different. It's exceptionally flamboyant. Even those unfamiliar with the White Tiger Cannon, upon seeing this Cannon Tower, have only one feeling: arrogance!!
This is a Cannon Tower that exudes slaughter and rage from the very beginning!
It is several times larger than a regular Godslayer Cannon.
At this moment, it lay prostrate on the 200-meter-high Northbank Defense Line. Its body was not white, but the dark Blue Grade unique to the deep sea, with silver energy Vein Patterns flowing on its surface like the breathing of living creatures.
The cannon barrel is 20 meters long.
It resembles a giant tiger poised to pounce.
The muzzle is shaped like an open tiger's Tiger's Mouth, lifelike, with thirty-six sharp, sword-tooth-like "crystal pillars" embedded inside, resembling stalactites in Tiger's Mouth cave.
Arc-shaped armor extends from both sides, resembling thunder wings.
"He's kind of handsome."
Chen Fan looked at the "White Tiger Cannon" in front of him with satisfaction. It was many times larger than the Godslayer Cannon. If he had to give it a precise description, he felt that it was like the "Thunder God" outfit in CF (CrossFire). It had a bit of that feel to it.
Compared to the Black Tortoise Cannon, the White Tiger Cannon is more like a Blue Grade Defensive Structure.
The most important thing is
The cost of the Black Tortoise Cannon was 5 million Eerie Stones and several Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
The White Tiger Cannon can be upgraded without consuming any Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and only requires 1 million Eerie Stones.
It is cheaper to build.
Upgrades are free.
It already has a superior price-performance ratio; now it's just a matter of how powerful it is.
It was still dark, and there was no target to fire at, but he was already eager to give it a shot and test its effectiveness.
He looked at the panel that appeared in his mind.
"White Tiger Cannon upgraded to level 10."
"Level reached maximum, cannot be upgraded further."
"Gain the Max-Level Effect 'White Tiger Emergence': One of the Four Divine Cannons, simultaneously forging four Divine Cannons that can be fused into the Heavenly Dao Cannon." This is followed by...
Copper Pipe pipes materialized out of thin air, connecting the White Tiger Cannon to the "Main Copper Pipe." As Eerie Fire surged in, he ordered the cannon to fire. The next moment...
The energy Vein Patterns on the massive "White Tiger Cannon" were rapidly illuminated, and dark Blue Grade light quickly converged from the breech to the muzzle, gathering on the thirty-six sword-tooth-like "crystal pillars".
The originally stark white crystal pillars began to emit an Azure color.
Like a dragon breathing fire.
An exaggerated amount of energy rapidly condensed at the cannon's muzzle. Even from a distance, he felt an overwhelming sense of death approaching. He was certain of one thing: if he, wielding the Jadeite Staff, were to withstand this attack head-on, he would surely die.
The charging time is very long.
After several dozen breaths...
Suddenly, a thunderous roar, shaking the very soul, exploded forth!
A beam of extremely cold white Golden Light Pillar, composed of countless bolts of lightning, shot out from the cannon's muzzle!
Head straight for the Sea Domain!
In an instant.
Everything was shrouded in darkness.
Standing on the City Wall, Chen Fan felt as if the sky had suddenly darkened, but he knew that it was just that the intensity of the Golden Light Pillar had momentarily exceeded his tolerance. After the Golden Light Pillar shot out from the cannon muzzle, it quickly expanded to a hundred meters.
This Golden Light Pillar, so cold and white, lasted for a full ten breaths.
Ten breaths later.
The White Tiger Cannon stopped, its surface Vein Patterns shimmering as if it were resting.
Meanwhile, large amounts of water vapor were churning in the Sea Domain not far away.
After a long while.
"Good cannon."
Chen Fan grinned. He was now certain that the "White Tiger Cannon" was primarily for killing!
This power should not be underestimated!
It's currently unknown whether the "White Tiger Cannon" or the Max-Level Sky-Piercing Pillar is more powerful. It's important to note that the "White Tiger Cannon" isn't in its complete form yet. First, it lacks the Max-Level Effect Max-Level Effect, which is essentially a quest-related effect and therefore nonexistent. Second, it doesn't have the Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect, making it less than perfect.
Moreover, each shot of the "Black Tortoise Cannon" requires 1 million Eerie Stones.
The White Tiger Cannon only requires 100,000 Eerie Stones to fire a single shot.
The only downside is...
It takes dozens of breaths to build up power, and by then the enemy will have already run far away. So at this moment, he knows what the "Black Tortoise Cannon" is for: Absolute Lock-On. Once the enemy is locked on, no matter how far they run, they will be locked on.
It will also hit successfully.
"Good."
Chen Fan smiled happily, "This also makes up for the deficiency of the 'Mortal Domain Defense Line' in lacking a single-unit enemy -Defensive Structure."
Qi Yue, who was standing to the side acting as a personal guard, twitched slightly at the corner of his mouth. The Mortal Domain Defense Line lacked everything, but what it had in abundance was a single-target defensive Defensive Structure. The Godslayer Cannon was a standard single-target Defensive Structure.
It was just that you, the Domain Lord, used it to clear out the mobs.
While clearing out smaller monsters is indeed more effective.
However, its essence cannot be ignored; it is actually an extremely powerful single-target Defensive Structure.
It only takes 1 million Eerie Stones to build one "White Tiger Cannon". He used 100 million Eerie Stones to build 100 "White Tiger Cannons " and distributed them in various sections of the Northbank Defense Line.
Although we don't need it right now.
But it always comes in handy.
This isn't something you build only when you need it.
Subsequently
He then looked at another Building Blueprints that he had acquired from the "Tang Lineage".
"Name of the Exotic Treasure": Formation Hall.
"Exotic Treasure Grade": Blue Grade.
"Exotic Treasure Effect": Building Blueprint that requires Formation Master to oversee the creation of Grand Array.
"Grand Array."
Chen Fan narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the Building Blueprint in his hand. He had actually encountered quite a few Grand Array along the way. For example, during his first night raid on the "Pill Sect," the Pill Sect had City-Protecting Formation.
Later, they went to the "Hate Heaven Sect" in the West Pass Plains.
The Hate Heaven Sect also has City-Protecting Formation.
He later studied it in detail.
However, he gave up after researching it. First, he needed Formation Master, a special kind of Cultivator similar to an "Alchemist." Second, setting up a Grand Array formation required a considerable number of Eerie Stones, which he felt was not cost-effective.
Let's see if this Formation Hall will give him a surprise.
"Hmm"
Chen Fan strolled all the way to the Behind Nameless Mountain. After thinking it over, it seemed that the Formation Hall could only be placed here. There was no more space inside the Nameless Mountain. At this time, there were already several buildings here, such as the "Strange Entity Processing Factory", "Missile Storage Base" and "Brick Kiln".
The once desolate place is now gradually becoming lively.
He found an open Open Ground.
The project has been decided.
A Great Hall structure composed of white lines quickly took shape, but it did not solidify; some lines were Scarlet Grade.
"Logistics Pavilion."
Chen Fan took out Message Talisman from his pocket. "Send someone to level the land Back Mountain."
Soon
A dozen or so Logistics Pavilion Member quickly arrived by High-Speed Rail, drove the "Giant Strange Entity" to level the ground, and only after the terrain was completely flattened did the building slowly take shape.
A Great Hall.
It occupies a considerable area and has an extremely rustic overall feel.
The plaque above the gate bears the two characters "Formation Hall" (Zhen Dian).
Try leveling up to Level 2 first.
"The Formation Hall has been upgraded to Level 2."
"There are no upgrade options for this building. Each upgrade grants a skill to create a new Formation, and the cost is far lower than Formation Master creating a formation independently."
"Formations can currently be created."
"1: Concealment Formation, which can conceal one's figure and aura to a certain extent."
2: Water-Repelling Formation, which can provide a certain degree of Waterproofing.
"This building requires a 'Formation Master' to be stationed in order to create Formation. The stronger the Formation Master, the higher the strength of the Formation that can be created."
"The size of the Formation is self-controlled; the larger the range, the greater the energy consumption. It can be shrunk to a 'Formation Disc' and carried with you."
"To advance to the next level, 20,000 Eerie Stones are required."
"It's cheap, though."
Chen Fan nodded. He didn't know how much it would cost to build a Formation, but at least upgrading this structure wasn't expensive.
There are different levels of Formation Masters.
Formations also vary in strength.
If a level 7 Formation Master were to be stationed there, the Formation they create would definitely be stronger than Formation created by a level 3 Formation Master.
Continue upgrading.
Upon reaching level 3, you will obtain the newly crafted Formation "Heaven-Protecting Formation".
Upon reaching Level 4, you will obtain the newly crafted Formation "Heaven-Imprisoning Formation".
Upon reaching level 5, you will obtain the newly crafted Formation "Blood Sacrifice Formation".
Leveled up to 6.
Whether by luck or not, this time the building upgrades didn't require any Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
Until you reach level 9.
He got stuck when he tried to level up to level 10.
A panel pops up in front of you.
"To reach level 10, you need 100,000 Eerie Stones and a handful of Soil from Other Continents."
Upon seeing this notification.
He knew that even if the forces on the Eternal Night Continent could build this structure, they wouldn't be able to upgrade it to level 10. Even if they knew this news and wanted to get some Soil from Other Continents, the difficulty would be extremely high.
Wang Kui.
Chen Fan took out Message Talisman from his pocket again. "Contact the New Continent and send a bunch of Soil over. Ship it sealed and make sure it's not mixed up." This upgrade condition can be described as extremely demanding.
But.
He is perfectly capable of doing it.
Several hours later.
Chen Fan, carrying a porcelain jar, took the Mortal Domain High-Speed Rail to the Behind Nameless Mountain again and threw the jar away.
The next moment
Upon reaching level 10, you will obtain the newly crafted Formation "Teleportation Formation".
Chen Fan suddenly froze on the spot, rubbed his eyes, and looked at the words "Teleportation Formation" in disbelief. Teleportation Formation? These three words could raise the overall strength of the Mortal Domain by several stages.
"Little Qiu, look through the resumes of Mortal Domain Member. Are there any Formation Masters among them?"
"Yes." Little Qiu's voice quickly came through the Message Talisman: "There are 11 Formation Masters in total, the highest level of which is a level 9 Formation Master the 'Yellow Springs Pass Defense Line.' He was recently recruited into the Mortal Domain and is currently serving in the Logistics Pavilion."
What's his personality like?
"He's rather mild-mannered and not very ambitious."
"Have him come to the Back Mountain."
Soon
A balding Middle-Aged Man, having quickly arrived at the Back Mountain by the Mortal Domain High-Speed Rail, ran somewhat anxiously to Chen Fan: "Domain Lord, you were looking for me?"
"Um."
Chen Fan sized up the man in front of him. He wasn't tall, and he looked... kind. To put it more bluntly, he gave off the feeling that he wouldn't lose his temper.
He didn't say much, just handed her a needle.
"I'll take a drop of your blood."
With the man's fingertip blood on his finger, he strode into the Formation Hall, reached the core, and dripped the blood into it.
In an instant.
The once dimly lit "Formation Hall" was now brightly lit, and Formation Masters were already stationed there, allowing him to see more detailed information about the Formation.
"Formation Name": Teleportation Formation.
"Formation Effect": Create a Teleportation Formation in each of the two locations to instantly teleport regardless of distance. However, you cannot carry too many supplies with you. If you carry too many supplies, there is a high probability that they will be lost in the Spacetime Turbulence.
Furthermore, if there is a "Teleportation Formation" Formation Disc.
No matter where you are, you can activate the Formation Disc to travel to any "Teleportation Formation".
The number of Eerie Stones required for a teleportation Teleportation Formation varies depending on the teleportation distance. A Teleportation Formation spanning 100 kilometers requires 1 million Eerie Stones, while one spanning 1000 kilometers requires 20 million Eerie Stones. The longer the teleportation distance, the more Eerie Stones are required.
A level one "Teleportation Formation Disc" can travel to Teleportation Formation 10 kilometers away.
The level 2 "Teleportation Formation" Formation Disc can travel to Teleportation Formation 50 kilometers away.
A level 3 "Teleportation Formation Disc" can travel to Teleportation Formation 100 kilometers away.
Level 4
"Call."
Chen Fan took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes. This trip to the Black Tortoise Plains made him realize one thing: there were many opportunities in the Eternal Night Hinterlands, all of which were untapped.
It's like seeing disheveled young girls everywhere.
As a result, there were a lot of people around who had become monks or nuns.
Waiting for the Mortal Domain to pick it up.
In the Eternal Night Hinterlands, the Mortal Domain must expand outwards.
The Teleportation Formation cannot transport supplies; logistical supplies still need to be transported by the Mortal Domain High-Speed Rail and Flying Boat. However, for certain personnel relocations, such as members of the Shadow Pavilion, members of the Trade Association traveling abroad, or encountering crises while traveling, the Formation Disc will demonstrate its exaggerated effects.
He glanced inside the Formation Hall.
It was extremely empty.
Only the ceiling and the floor are decorated with reliefs of the Eight Trigrams Diagram.
There was nothing else besides that.
He also realized the truly exaggerated aspect of the "Formation Hall." Normally, Formation Master would need to prepare many materials to create a Grand Array, but here, only Eerie Stones were required, without any other materials.
Furthermore, the amount of Eerie Stones consumed has been greatly reduced.
Immediately.
He took out Message Talisman and contacted Little Qiu again. "Bring me the detailed resumes of the remaining 10 Formation Masters from the Mortal Domain Member." He wanted the Formation Hall to start operating quickly.
Then it was put into use.
This is one.
A groundbreaking project: in an era when everyone traveled by horseback, he pulled a Teleportation Formation from his pocket.
Tianyi's joke came true.