"Say hello to them first."
Mortal Domain.
At this moment, Chen Fan was in Jiangbei, admiring his "Individual Armory".
"..."
Chen Fan stood there, looking at the "Individual Armory" set up on the Back Mountain "Nameless Mountain" in front of him. His eyes were full of satisfaction. The workshop was much larger than the Vehicle Workshop. It was a complete unit with almost no mortise and tenon structure.
At this point, he had upgraded this "Individual Armory" to level 11.
Upgrading requires no materials.
All you need is the Eerie Stone.
Building an Individual Armory requires 100,000 Eerie Stones, and upgrading it to level 11 consumes a total of 5.1 million Eerie Stones.
It is also the second Purple Grade building in the Mortal Domain.
The three items dropped by "Heavenly Dao Strange" were all of Purple Grade, making it arguably the most rewarding Strange Entities drop he had ever encountered.
Building Name: Individual Armory
Building grade: Purple Grade.
Building Level: 11.
"Building Effect": Can produce weapons for individual combat.
"Level-10 Max-Level Effect": Reduces the cost of producing "Individual Weapons " by half.
Like Vehicle Workshop.
Each level you reach will unlock one more craftable Individual Weapon.
The first few levels only contain common "Individual Weapons," such as knives and swords, which are not as good as those produced by the Artifact Pavilion.
They reached level six or seven.
That's when Qualitative Transformation qualitatively.
For example...
Individual Weapons that can be crafted upon reaching level 6.
"Devouring Sword": Green Grade, no Cultivation use. Anyone who wields this sword and consumes 1000 Eerie Stones can temporarily possess the strength of a level 7 Cultivator.
He is still Level-Three Cultivator.
His own Cultivation has not improved.
For the next period of time.
If he's not too busy, he'll also spend some time at the Spirit-Nurturing Pavilion to Cultivation. He doesn't necessarily aim for great combat power, but at least it can help him strengthen his body.
The Individual Weapons crafted at levels six, seven, and eight are basically all of this type.
And then we arrived.
After levels nine and ten, another Qualitative Transformation occurs.
"Blazing Sun Bow": Green Grade, no Cultivation use. Anyone who wields this bow and consumes 5,000 Eerie Stones can temporarily possess the strength of a level 9 Cultivator. It can only be crafted after the Individual Armory is upgraded to level 10.
This is still considered normal.
But...
After he consumed 100,000 Eerie Stones and a handful of Soil from Other Continents to upgrade the "Individual Armory" to level 11.
Something familiar yet eerie appeared.
"Pocket Cannon": Yellow Grade, no Cultivation use, each activation requires "500 Eerie Stones ", power is equivalent to the wake of a level 1 Green Grade Cannon Tower.
It's the cannon he's holding right now.
About two palm lengths.
It looks very much like the "Left-Hand Matchlock" from the last world, and its entire surface is covered with mysterious patterns that are hard to understand.
It has a pattern, no magazine, and only a Pebble- sized notch at the rear.
It can be filled with Eerie Stones.
Level-1 Eerie Stone is definitely not acceptable.
At least Level-3 Eerie Stones are required.
One Level-3 Eerie Stone is equivalent to 1000 Gun Stones, which can be used to fire two shots.
One Level-4 Eerie Stone is equivalent to 10,000 Eerie Stones, and can be used to fire 20 shots.
The more level of the Eerie Stones it fills, the longer it can fire continuously. As long as the level of the Eerie Stones it fills is high enough, it can be used as a "Left-Hand Matchlock" that does not require reloading.
Its power is equivalent to that of a level 1 Godslayer Cannon.
It lacks the Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect and the power of Max-Level Effect.
To be honest...
The consumption is much greater than that of the Godslayer Cannon, and the Ammunition Consumption cannot be reduced by the "Soul-Devouring Sculpture". However, the Godslayer Cannon can only be fixed in one place and requires the Eerie Fire to provide range, which has considerable limitations.
This thing...
Just hold it in your hand, and you can shoot it wherever you want.
"..."
Chen Fan narrowed his eyes slightly, raised the "Pocket Cannon" in his hand, and aimed it at a large tree not far away.
Slowly pull the trigger.
The next moment--
"Boom!"
A fireball shot out from the muzzle of the gun, instantly striking the large tree and igniting it into a raging inferno.
"It's fire-attribute."
Chen Fan raised an eyebrow in surprise, then grinned with satisfaction. He stuffed the thing into his pocket, casually flicked a Heavenly Dao Stone onto the Individual Armory building, and then turned and walked towards the High-Speed Rail behind him. He planned to go back inside and study it carefully.
This is a good thing.
After the production Halved Consumption, crafting a "Pocket Cannon" only requires 1,000 Eerie Stones, which is not expensive. It can be mass-produced and adapted to Mortal Domain Member, becoming one of the standard weapons.
Certainly.
There's no rush.
There will definitely be better Individual Weapons later.
Reach level 12.
It requires 200,000 Eerie Stones and two handfuls of Soil from Other Continents.
Currently, the only other continents he can access are the "New Continent" and the "Eyi Continent." He has already asked the Eyi Continent to send some Soil to Jiangbei, and he is waiting for the "Individual Armory" to be upgraded to level 12 before seeing what weapons can be produced at level 12.
Behind me.
Logistics Department personnel are putting out the fire.
He looked at the panel floating in front of him.
"You used the Heavenly Dao Stone on the Individual Armory and gained three Heavenly Dao Blessing Effects. Please choose one within one hundred breaths."
"A building can only have one Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect."
"1: Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect (Production Halved Consumption): The production Halved Consumption of all Individual Weapons produced in the Individual Armory is halved."
"2: Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect (Halved Consumption): All Individual Weapons produced in the Individual Armory Halved Consumption when used."
"3: Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect (Strategic Building): This building is a " Continental-Level Strategic Building." Once its Orthodoxy is recognized by Heaven and Earth, it will become even stronger."
"If your continent is Third-Level Continent and possesses a certain degree of Orthodoxy, this building will be upgraded to a 'Red Continental-Level Strategic Building'."
"..."
Chen Fan narrowed his eyes slightly. The first two were undoubtedly the best choices for "instant combat power." If the Eternal Night Continent were to face a formidable enemy, he would not hesitate to abandon the third.
But the Eternal Night Continent currently has no enemies.
The third one is the most suitable for him.
"Orthodoxy".
All continents that have merged with "Primordial Continent Fragment" possess a certain degree of Orthodoxy. Once the Eternal Night Continent completely absorbs the Primordial Continent Fragment where the Shi Clan originally resides and advances to the Third-Level Continent, the Eternal Night Continent will possess Orthodoxy.
This blessing is only required once selected.
The chances of success are high, as long as the Eternal Night Continent can be upgraded to the Third-Level Continent.
Without much thought.
He immediately chose the third one.
Raise the upper limit.
Others cannot see the panel, so even if they use Heavenly Dao Stones, most people cannot choose one of the three options. Heavenly Dao's Blessing selects randomly, and whatever they choose is what they get.
This is also the biggest difference between him and other continents.
That was his continent.
The upgrade paths and Heavenly Dao's Blessings for all buildings are almost perfectly matched, unless there is simply no suitable option.
Chen Fan stood alone on the Northbank Defense Line, while Wang Kui, as usual, reported on the recent developments of the Mortal Domain.
These days.
On the First-Level Continent, the remaining Hidden Heavenly Dao's Blessing have basically all been fulfilled.
"Bringing Prosperity to the People": After achieving Great Unification, create a transportation network that spans the entire Eternal Night Continent, and establish post stations in every corner of the continent.
Completed.
The reward is great.
To be precise, the rewards Hidden Heavenly Dao's Blessing are all quite good; these are the best rewards given to a continent after it has reached its peak of development.
After achieving "Great Unification", he was rewarded with the Mortal Domain Jade Seal, a top-tier protective Exotic Treasure.
After completing "People's Will", you will be rewarded with a "Territory Buff": In the Heaven and Earth of the Eternal Night Continent, there will be a certain probability of naturally occurring "Eerie Ore", a top-tier long-term resource.
And after completing the task of "Bringing Prosperity to the People".
The reward is also Territory Buff...
"Territory Buff": Within the territory, all transportation routes have a strong deterrent effect on any approaching Strange Entities.
"Not bad."
Chen Fan nodded slightly. The protection period of the Eternal Night Continent is only three years, and more than half a year has already passed. Even after two and a half years, Strange Entities will still appear in the world.
The invasion of the Strange Entity Clan is another matter; that's a matter for the border defenses.
But inside the Eternal Night Continent.
Dark mist will continue to form Strange Entities, but their numbers will not be too large. In other words, the Strange Entities that were originally in the "Jiangbei Wasteland" have nothing to do with the Eternal Night Continent; they were formed when this Heaven and Earth was Dark Invasion.
This number of Strange Entities has no effect on the Mortal Domain.
However, it still poses a certain degree of danger to people's daily traffic.
With this Territory Buff...
In the future.
The safety of people traveling within mainland China will be greatly increased.
Another Hidden Heavenly Dao's Blessing that has been completed is "Students Throughout the Realm," for which he has already built 10,000 Private Schools. The reward for completing this is rather special.
"Territory Buff": Newborns born on the Eternal Night Continent will have a significantly reduced chance of being born with Heavenly Affliction, disability, or idiocy.
"Not bad either."
Chen Fan nodded.
That concludes the discussion.
Of the five Hidden Heavenly Dao's Blessings of the First-Level Continent, only the "Newborn" is not yet complete, but it's almost finished.
At the same time--
On the Endless Night Lord Panel Depths of the Soul.
One of the four tasks, "Unifying the Roads," was completed, and the reward was 1 billion Eerie Stones. It's better than nothing, and nobody ever complains about having too many resources.
"Domain Lord."
Wang Kui, standing to the side, looked much older. Despite his Lifespan having been increasing, having been Golden Rain twice, and having received the Heavenly Dao's Blessing reward for Suppression Jiangbei, he still appeared to be getting older and older.
People who are constantly busy will look older.
But his pupils were extremely bright, and he said with great excitement, "Now the Mortal Domain is thriving, and the infrastructure of the Eternal Night Continent is flourishing and developing rapidly in all aspects."
"It is expected to be in another three years."
"Even with a treacherous invasion of the same strength Royal Clan, the Eternal Night Continent no longer needs to destroy itself to defend against the enemy; it can confront them head-on."
"It's still not enough."
Chen Fan slowly shook his head. "Many areas are not yet finished. Now is not the time to celebrate. The enemies we will encounter in the future will be stronger, so we must prepare in advance."
Will we encounter even stronger enemies?
"Naturally, as long as you explore, you will encounter enemies."
"What if... we don't explore?"
"..."
Chen Fan turned his head to look at Wang Kui, paused for a moment, and then suddenly laughed, "Ostriches like to bury their heads in the sand when they encounter enemies, as if that way the enemies can't see them. And because ostriches have smelly bottoms, predators really don't like to eat them."
"Until one day, an ostrich burying its head in the sand encountered a pack of hyenas."
"Then..."
The Buffet has begun.
"It's impossible not to explore, and that's why we might get caught up in a wave of war. But we must explore; I need to know my situation and who my neighbors are."
Just then--
The Message Talisman in Chen Fan's arms suddenly tightened slightly, followed by King Mazi's urgent voice.
"City Lord."
Something's happened!
"The Commerce Pavilion Flying Boat 222 suddenly lost contact 14,000 kilometers northwest of the New Continent. The three Flying Boat sent out to investigate also suddenly lost contact upon approaching."
"No information has been received."
"Based on initial assessments, it's unlikely they were captured after discovering a New Continent; otherwise, it's impossible that not a single message was sent back. A continent could easily be seen from afar."
"It wasn't that we encountered Greater Wraith; none of our Life Tablets shattered."
"I suspect we may have encountered an outpost of a 'high-level continent,' and were captured after getting close."
"..."
Chen Fan remained silent, expressionless.
The enemy is coming.
It is located 14,000 kilometers northwest of the New Continent.
What a coincidence!
The "Huyi Continent" is also 14,000 kilometers away from the New Continent, but it is due East.
He spoke softly after a moment.
"When other Commerce Pavilion Flying Boat out to explore, they should put away their flags and not display the 'Mortal Domain Banner' to outsiders."
"Summon the nearest Flying Boat to assemble in the vicinity."
"Wait for me."
How far are you from there right now?
"It's over 400 kilometers, and I'm currently on my way."
"Um."
Chen Fan nodded slightly again. "I will teleport to your Flying Boat."
Clear.
He left a Teleportation Formation on the Flying Boat where King Mazi was. This Teleportation Formation was the "Infinite-Distance Teleportation Array" that the "Formation Pavilion" had been researching.
A normal Teleportation Formation, such as one that can Teleportation Formation 1000 kilometers.
One end is on the Jiangbei.
The other end is on the Flying Boat.
Once the Flying Boat explores beyond a range of 1000 kilometers, the Teleportation Formation becomes unusable.
But...
"Infinite-Distance Teleportation Array" means there is no distance limit.
One end is located on the Jiangbei.
The other end is placed on the Flying Boat where King Mazi is located. No matter how far the Flying Boat flies, the "Teleportation Formation" can be used at any time. The disadvantage is that the construction cost is relatively high, and the number of Eerie Stones consumed each time it is used is also relatively large.
This was his backup plan for "King Mazi".
He didn't want King Mazi to die unexpectedly during the exploration; if they did encounter great danger, at least there would be a chance to escape.
And now.
He will use this Teleportation Formation to reach the Flying Boat where King Mazi is.
Based on the information provided by King Mazi, he had roughly determined the possibilities and knew that he needed to go there in person.
He confessed.
The interrogation room was dark and devoid of light.
The Middle-Aged Man, expressionless, looked at the battered and bruised Slaying Immortal Holy Land Sacred Lord and said softly, "The force behind you sent a ship to find you, but we stopped them."
"They confessed."
"I already know that the force behind you is called the Mortal Domain, and it comes from the Eternal Night Continent."
"Occupying two continents."
"One is the Eternal Night Continent, a Second-Level Continent Eternal Night Continent has only recently been upgraded; the other is a New Continent,"
The New Continent is 14,000 kilometers away from us as the crow flies.
Am I right?
"Hey-hey."
The Holy Lord of the Trash Immortal Sacred Land, barely alive, grinned weakly. "What do I care if they confess? But your tone sounds much gentler, as if you're a little scared?"
"..."
The Middle-Aged Man didn't speak; after a long silence, he turned and walked out of the interrogation room.
Outside the interrogation room.
The blind old man was sitting on a chair in the corridor, waiting for him.
After he came out.
His face remained expressionless, and he spoke slowly in a hoarse voice.
"It has already been assessed by the higher authorities."
"The Eternal Night Continent is stronger than us. The higher-ups have decided to return everyone to the Eternal Night Continent and resolve this matter Peace as much as possible."
"As well as..."
We need a scapegoat.
The Middle-Aged Man's expression changed slightly. Only then did he notice that two men wearing black Bamboo Hats, exuding Ice-Cold aura, were standing in the corridor outside the interrogation room. They spoke slowly and deliberately, their voices trembling slightly.
"Teacher, I've been following you for a long time!"
"I wasn't the one who tortured him; it was someone below me!"
The blind old man, leaning on his Walking Stick, slowly shook his head. "They aren't enough, but you, as the Group Leader the Group Three of the 'Feng Qiya Continent' Punishment Hall, are barely enough."
"But..."
"It's not like there's no chance of turning things around."
"It mainly depends on the attitude of the Eternal Night Continent. After a series of Flying Boats disappearing, the Eternal Night Continent will definitely send people again."
"If you take a hard line and insist on fighting, you will be sacrificed to the heavens."
"If they want our people, and even have set certain conditions for exchange, then that would be best, we..."
Accept the terms, return the person, exchange money for the person, and resolve this Peace.
"You don't have to die."
"..."
At this moment, the Middle-Aged Man was already restrained by the two men in Bamboo Hats beside him, unable to move, and struggled one last time with an uncertain expression.
"Our 'Feng Qiya Continent' is Second-Level Continent, and we have been Second-Level Continent for 37 years."
"The Eternal Night Continent was promoted to the Second-Level Continent less than a year ago."
Are we really weaker than him?
"Even if they're weak, how much weaker? Besides, this is our homeland. Everyone knows that fighting on home soil offers immense advantages. Do you think the Eternal Night Continent can cross 14,000 kilometers of Sea Domain to attack us?"
"Do those in power really intend to remain so cowardly?"
The blind Elderly Man lowered his head, gently stroking his cane, and whispered.
"The Eternal Night Continent is stronger than us; that's the assessment given by the Counselors' Pavilion."
"Those in power won't be willing to start a war so easily."
"That would completely sever the possibility of the 'Feng Qiya Continent' advancing to the Third-Level Continent. We don't have the resources to support a war against a Second-Level Continent. Regardless of victory or defeat, the future of the Feng Qiya Continent will be severed."
"A continent that has lost its future is no different from waiting to die in this Heaven and Earth."
"That's why I ordered you to use any means necessary to interrogate people, but no one can die."
"As long as we don't die, if the information we receive is that this unknown continent is stronger than us, then we will have a chance to negotiate."
"It's just a pity..."
The Elderly Man sighed deeply and murmured, "If only it were a First-Level Continent, it would greatly increase the chances of the Feng Qiya Continent advancing to the Third-Level Continent."
One of the main indicators for judging the strength of a Second-Level Continent.
That is, has this Second-Level Continent discovered other continents?
As long as no other continents are discovered.
That means many buildings on this continent cannot be upgraded, and even Second-Level Continent is not much better than First-Level Continent.
This is why the "Eternal Night Continent" was only promoted to the Second-Level Continent less than a year ago.
The people of the Counselors' Pavilion gave the Eternal Night Continent such a high evaluation.
It could completely conquer a New Continent.
Furthermore, dispatching such a large number of Flying Boat to explore the outside world without any restraint is a manifestation of their arrogance and strength.
The "Feng Qiya Continent" also explores the outside world, but it never does so openly. In case the Flying Boat it sends out encounter a Third-Level Continent or a powerful race.
The other side captured their people.
They obtained the specific Coordinates of their continent.
That...
"Feng Qiya Continent" is very likely to be attacked as a result.
Therefore, their exploration efficiency was very slow.
All these years, I still haven't discovered the New Continent that's 14,000 kilometers away.
On the deck of the foremost Flying Boat.
King Mazi pointed to the Sea Domain ahead and drew a circle on the Ghosthide Map: "Based on the location where those Flying Boat disappeared, they suddenly lost contact in this area."
Lu Fan gazed calmly at the Sea Domain ahead.
The Clear Skies.
The sea was calm.
As far as the eye could see, there wasn't a single Deserted Island; it looked like an uninhabited Sea Domain.
He didn't say much, but simply tapped the top of the Jadeite Staff lightly.
Soon, a Level-Ten Eerie Fire and a Level-Twenty Watchtower, composed of countless white lines, began to rapidly condense on the deck.
Immediately afterwards!
The Gray Fog rapidly enveloped the area ahead, covering the detection range of the "Watchtower," a full ten thousand meters.
The next moment--
The area of Sea Domain below, shrouded in Gray Fog, suddenly seemed to shed its disguise, transforming from an empty Sea Domain into a... gigantic Deserted Island.
It seems to have no end in sight.
The end was beyond the area shrouded in Gray Fog.
This is the "Heavenly Dao's Blessing" effect of the Watchtower, which can Reveal the Hidden and has a range of 10,000 meters.
"This..."
King Mazi looked down with some shock at the Deserted Island plate emerging from the Gray Fog below—or rather, a continental plate...
He was on that visible, Deserted Island.
They saw a large number of buildings and Cannon Tower, and in the middle of the buildings stood many people, looking up at their fleet of Flying Boat.
At this moment, these people seemed to realize that they had been discovered.
They started running around in a panic.
This is a completely invisible "continent". Anything that can be called a continent must be quite large. The price to pay for making such a continent completely invisible must be enormous.
He roughly guessed how those Flying Boat had suddenly lost contact.
Without any prior knowledge, it entered airspace over the mainland.
Airspace Ban.
Controlled.
There must be other Formations or architectural effects that cut off the communication of the Message Talisman, or prevented it from opening, instantly subduing the enemy and preventing any information from being transmitted back.
"Domain Lord."
King Mazi, looking somewhat grim, asked, "What do we do next?"
"Say hello to the other person first."
"When visiting a guest's home, you must knock first; this is basic etiquette in the Mortal Domain."
Chen Fan waved his hand calmly.
The next moment--
The boats dispersed.
A Flying Boat equipped with a Level-20 Heavenly Dao Cannon emerged from the fleet and stopped at the forefront, accompanied by the sound of machinery.
A Silver-White Level-20 Heavenly Dao Cannon emerged from the "bottom of the boat" and slowly aimed its muzzle at the continent hidden between Heaven and Earth.