This Feng Qiya was going to die.

The Mr. Na left.

I wonder where they've gone off to again.

Weiwei is still on the "Provocateur Continent," leading a group of Exotic Beast to count their harvest. The excavation work on the "Huyi Continent" is also proceeding in an orderly manner. Planting and raising livestock on the "New Continent" has not stopped either. The Mortal Domain Commerce Pavilion has begun to explore the outside world as usual.

It just involved a few extra tasks.

They will travel separately to the nine continents that previously offered their congratulations to present return gifts.

The other party has been given enough face.

He can't afford to lack substance either.

The War Ends, Mortal Domain finally returned to normal. As usual, Chen Fan, slightly relaxed, stood alone on the "Northbank Defense Line," gazing at the "Dark Technology Tree" on the Endless Night Lord Panel Depths of the Soul.

The plan is to allocate all remaining four Dark Technology Source Point to military applications.

He adopted the advice of the Strategist Pavilion.

The next moment

"Dark Technology Name": Anti-Aircraft Cannon Enhancement.

"Dark Technology Grade": None.

"Dark Technology Type": Military Boost.

"Dark Technology Effect": The Anti-Aircraft Cannon will automatically lock onto non-friendly flying objects within its range and continuously lock on to fire automatically for aerial interception, with the rate of fire increasing to thirty rounds per breath.

"Required Dark Technology Source Point": 1 point.

Light it up.

Once activated, the Anti-Aircraft Cannon within the Mortal Domain will have a stronger anti-aircraft effect than before, and may be able to intercept the regular version of the Sky-Piercing Pillar, but still cannot intercept the "Nuclear Warhead version of the Sky-Piercing Pillar".

Continue.

The next Military Dark Technology.

"Dark Technology Name": City Wall Mutation.

"Dark Technology Grade": None.

"Dark Technology Type": Military Boost.

"Dark Technology Effect": The number of Eerie Stone required to build City Wall within the territory will be greatly reduced, to only one-tenth of the Eerie Stone. "Required Dark Technology Source Point": 2 points.

Chen Fan glanced at this "military" type of Dark Technology and was slightly taken aback. The City Wall could be built with only... one-tenth of that?

Actually

There is a way to ensure that the "Eternal Night Continent" will never be bombarded by the enemy's Sky-Piercing Pillar.

That's the defensive line.

By constructing an extremely large defensive line that surrounds the entire continent, with all Airspace Ban options, it can be ensured that the enemy's Sky-Piercing Pillar cannot fall into the heart of the Eternal Night Continent.

They couldn't even hit the City Wall directly.

The only option is to bombard the area in front of the City Wall and use the aftershocks to affect the City Wall.

But

He had never thought of this plan, mainly because it was too ambitious. The cost of building a level 10, Level-10 City Wall was 50,000 Eerie Stone plus Monkey-Head Fruit.

A 10,000-kilometer-long, Level-10 City Wall consists of 500 billion Eerie Stone.

To encircle the entire continent, it would require at least 2 trillion Eerie Stone.

But what if this "Dark Technology" were activated?

Then you only need

It's reached 200 billion.

This reduction of nine-tenths represents a loss of a full 1.8 trillion Eerie Stone, equivalent to nearly three times the amount of Eerie Stone accumulated in the "Strategic Reserve Warehouse" of the Mortal Domain.

If this project can be completed.

That would essentially put us in an invincible position.

Currently, most of the continent's defense relies on "mountains," which are the Continent Core Formation of the continent. When facing the Strange Tide, the mountains provide a structured defense, preventing them from landing.

However, it was somewhat powerless when faced with the Sky-Piercing Pillar Babel.

And at key points, additional defensive lines are added to reinforce the defense.

No continent has ever been completely enclosed by defensive lines.

This is an almost impossible task, requiring not only astronomical amounts of Eerie Stone and massive quantities of Monkey-Head Fruit, but also... a huge number of Builder to guarantee completion within one or two years.

Chen Fan pondered, staring at the panel in front of him.

The Mortal Domain has been cultivating "Monkey-Head Fruit" on Hope Island, but not on a large scale, so it certainly can't fill the gap at present. Builder don't need it; their construction costs are far lower than other Builder, and they can do it much faster.

He alone is enough.

The Eerie Stone also has "Dark Technology" to reduce its power.

If he could truly achieve this, by encircling the entire Eternal Night Continent with a massive Tenth-Level Defense Line or even Level-Twenty Defense Line defensive line, then when he went to the "War Mire," he would be the one bombarding others, not the other way around.

After a while.

He took the Heaven-Questioning Bell out of his pocket.

Is there a protection period after advancing to the Third-Level Continent?

If there's a protection period after advancing to the Third-Level Continent, could one go into the "War Mire" during that period, making them even more invincible? But he knew that was most likely impossible.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, there will be no protection period after advancing to the Third-Level Continent.

As expected.

"Upgrading to the Third-Level Continent, and even subsequent continental upgrades, will no longer have a protection period."

In short, one million Eerie Stone.

While the Heaven-Questioning Bell is mostly used to reveal secrets of heaven, it can still provide answers to certain fixed questions, but the price is a bit too high.

The next moment!

The Dark Technology "City Wall Mutation" has been activated. Even though activating this Dark Technology requires consuming 2 "Dark Technology Source Point," he intends to build a City Wall with a uniform Airspace Ban option during the next two-year protection period of the Eternal Night Continent, enclosing the entire Eternal Night Continent.

Two years later.

Charged recklessly.

Soon, he saw the next Dark Technology in the "military" branch.

"Dark Technology Name": Watchtower Mutation.

"Dark Technology Grade": None.

"Dark Technology Type": Military Boost.

"Dark Technology Effect": Watchtower placed within the territory will have an effective detection range extended to 1000 kilometers, accurately detecting all creatures, Sky-Piercing Pillar, and Flying Boat within that range. They will also provide continuous positioning and guidance for Sky-Piercing Pillar launched from the Mortal Domain.

"Required Dark Technology Source Point": 2 points.

"Perfect!"

Chen Fan took a deep breath. With this Dark Technology, he could finally relax a bit and have a few drinks and sing karaoke at home. This meant...

Even if the enemy's Sky-Piercing Pillar were to crash down upon the Eternal Night Continent.

Once it enters the 1000-kilometer detection range, the Watchtower will lock onto it immediately and maintain that lock, providing continuous positioning and guidance for the Tongtianzhu launched by the Mortal Domain.

This allows for interception and detonation in mid-air.

An incredibly awesome, Dark Technology.

The only drawback is...

He can't afford it.

This Dark Technology requires two Dark Technology Source Point, and he currently only has one.

"No."

Chen Fan muttered to himself, head down. He didn't know the specifics of the War Mire, but according to what the Mr. Na had said, the place was being bombarded by Heavenly Dao Cannon everywhere, and he had to be extremely well-prepared before he could go.

We must find a way to obtain more Dark Technology Source Point.

At present.

He also has two Dark Technology Source Point to acquire: two unfinished Hidden Heavenly Dao's Blessing, "Trade Routes" and "Three-Year Pact".

But that's still not enough.

He needs more.

We must find a way to exchange these Dark Technology Source Point for other continents. Unless we find Rare Island with a "Dark Technology Tree," the Dark Technology Source Point held by these continents are no different from scrap metal.

Immediately afterwards.

He glanced at the last remaining Dark Technology Source Point in his hand, then looked at the Dark Technology Tree, specifically the Dark Technology on the Economic Branch. "Dark Technology Name": Dark Abyss Generation.

"Dark Technology Grade": None.

"Dark Technology Type": Economic Boost.

"Dark Technology Effect": There is a low probability that Low-Level Black Abyss will form in the Sea Domain near the continent.

"Required Dark Technology Source Point": 1 point.

After thinking about it, I decided not to light it up yet.

They stayed.

"No, no."

Inside Nameless Mountain.

Wang Kui was communicating with Tian Ce: "Your work process is problematic. It's true you're in the Finance Pavilion, but you're just in charge of the accounts. The Eerie-Stone Reserves must first go into my warehouse, including the Soil sent up from the mainland this time; all of it must go into my Heavenly Storehouse Pavilion."

"After it's in my inventory."

"I General Strange stone to your Finance Pavilion."

"The expenses will be covered by your Finance Pavilion."

The various continents who came to offer their congratulations presented a considerable number of Eerie Stone, which have all been transported through the Undersea Tunnel to the Nameless Mountain for inventory and storage. "Understood."

Tian Ce nodded seriously, but then couldn't suppress his inner doubts. "Pavilion Master King, um... I've been looking at the historical account books of the Mortal Domain these past few days."

"We've discovered a strange spot."

That is...

"It seems the Domain Lord's expenses aren't recorded?"

Oh, this.

Wang Kui couldn't help but laugh, "The Domain Lord has no expenses. He's not fond of beautiful women, fine wine, or gambling. He doesn't have many hobbies. If I had to say, his favorite food is Dumplings."

Therefore, the Domain Lord has no expenses under normal circumstances.

"The expenses for the Maid were also covered by the Logistics Pavilion's accounts."

"Won't the Domain Lord get bored?"

After glancing around, Wang Kui lowered his voice and said, "The Domain Lord has a weak sense of security, so he spends most of his time thinking about how to develop the Mortal Domain and how to make it safer. Naturally, he's not bored."

"Besides."

"You've had it too easy lately."

"Back in the past, when we were with the Domain Lord in the Jiangbei Wasteland during the Rainy Season, it rained constantly. When the Eternal Night descended, the area outside the City Wall was full of Strange Entities. Nobody knew when the City Wall would be breached by these Strange Entities. Back then, who would find it boring?"

"Too."

Tian Ce nodded thoughtfully. Before joining the Mortal Domain, he thought the Domain Lord indulged in debauchery every day, with hundreds of women sleeping with him every night.

When eating fish, they only eat a small piece of meat from the belly, then throw it away.

"Provocateur Continent"

Large numbers of Mortal Domain Member and Exotic Beast are busy on this flattened continent, while on the Coastline, Logistics Pavilion Member are speeding along the Coastal Area at low altitude in Flying Boat.

A 20-level "Watchtower" was installed on the Flying Boat.

The Logistics Pavilion also has its own Flying Boat, but they lack Cannon Tower and are primarily used for transport and reconnaissance, not for combat coordination. "Boss, I heard you've been invited to the funeral in three days?"

On deck.

A Logistics Pavilion Member looked enviously at a Middle-Aged Man sitting in Rocking Chair to the side.

"Um."

The Middle-Aged Man sitting in the Rocking Chair picked up a cup of tea with a completely expressionless face, took a sip, and then couldn't help but chuckle, "Work hard, and in four or five years, you'll have my qualifications too."

Three days later.

The Mortal Domain will hold a funeral on the Rare Island, "Rugged Island," to send off Zhang Taiping, the hero who explored the Island, and the Shadow Pavilion members who died by falling off a cliff and jumping into the sea on the Feng Qiya Continent!

This is the largest funeral held in the Mortal Domain in recent years.

Only those of high rank were eligible to be invited to the island to attend the funeral.

He didn't hold a high official position; he was just a small team leader in the Logistics Pavilion, Subordinate charge of about ten people. But he was senior enough to be considered one of the first members when the Logistics Pavilion was established.

They were also invited to attend the funeral.

For him, this is also a form of recognition of his identity.

"Boss."

After a long silence, the young man suddenly spoke with a complex expression, "I want to apply for a transfer from the Logistics Pavilion. I want to go to the Commerce Pavilion. I want to make a name for myself."

"I see no hope of making a name for myself in the Logistics Pavilion."

"The Publicity Pavilion has already published it in the newspapers, recounting the story of the Shadow Pavilion's Seven deliberately jumped into the sea and died to avoid being captured alive and thus subjecting the Mortal Domain to control on the Feng Qiya Continent." The headline is "The Shadow Pavilion's Seven Heroes."

"I think if I join the Shadow Pavilion or the Commerce Pavilion, I'll have a chance to achieve great things while I'm alive, and I'll have a chance to become famous even after I die. But if I stay in the Logistics Pavilion, maybe my life will just stay like this forever."

The Middle-Aged Man lying in the Rocking Chair turned his head to look at her. Although his eyes were full of uncertainty about the future, they also exuded a hint of determination. The corners of his mouth that had been turned up slightly disappeared. After a long while, he said softly.

"Fine."

"If you're determined, I'll write you a letter of recommendation. I have quite a few old acquaintances at the Commerce Pavilion."

"Young man."

"Always thinking about making achievements and establishing a career."

"I won't stop you. I just want to tell you that Mortal Domain, the 'Logistics Pavilion' has had the lowest mortality rate. It certainly can't compare to the 'Hundred Grains Pavilion' or the 'Artifact Pavilion,' but it's still considered a stable department."

"Look at those who go out to explore."

"What kind of cushy job do you think it is? If you're lucky, you might discover a Rare Island and make a name for yourself; if you're unlucky, will you even know what you've been exploring?"

"An Island teeming with Strange Tide?"

"A perilous place akin to Calamity?"

"A Greater Wraith creature that usually lies dormant on the Seabed?"

"Thirteen of the Flying Boat the Commerce Pavilion has been using for exploration have already crashed. They all encountered dangerous situations, such as sudden torrential rain, lightning and thunder, or huge tornadoes that lifted the Flying Boat up and slammed them heavily onto the sea."

"It's just that it wasn't revealed to outsiders; I only found out about it through old acquaintances in the Commerce Pavilion."

"I am among the first members of the Mortal Domain Logistics Pavilion."

"At that time"

The Middle-Aged Man murmured in a daze, "Back then, the Mortal Domain had just been established, and the entire Eternal Night Continent was in grave danger. We couldn't even get enough to eat."

Do you know the Pavilion Master the Shadow Pavilion?

Shao Qiu.

"One of them was also someone who achieved fame at a young age."

"Back then, Shao Qiu was Domain Lord to establish the Shadow Pavilion and select suitable members from the crowd. I deliberately hunched over and looked listless, hiding in the crowd, afraid of being chosen. The Shadow Pavilion's mortality rate was also quite high."

"Later I joined the Logistics Pavilion. Although it was a bit more tiring than other departments, I didn't feel there was anything wrong with it. This sense of security and fulfillment was something I had never experienced before."

"Back then, I wasn't very old. I never had any ambitions to achieve anything great. My only thought was to survive, to eat my fill at every meal, and to make sure I didn't die of starvation tomorrow."

"Now."

He lowered his head and laughed, as if mocking his past weakness, or perhaps lamenting the naivety of today's youth.

"After all I've said, are you still going to the Commerce Pavilion?"

"Once you get there, you'll have to start all over again."

"I'm going."

The young man took a deep breath. "I'd rather die a glorious death than grow old in obscurity."

"Really."

The Middle-Aged Man sighed and waved his hand dismissively, "You're not someone who hasn't experienced the Great Escape, so why do you still see things this way?"

The sound stopped abruptly.

The "Watchtower" placed on the deck of the Flying Boat suddenly began to beep and whistle.

This means that an unknown organism has been detected.

"The Heavenly Dao Strange?"

The Middle-Aged Man was slightly taken aback. On the surface of the Watchtower where the Ghosthide Map was placed, he saw a huge Strange Entities lying on the Seabed a depth of 8,000 meters, as if it were sucking the continent dry.

According to the contents of the Private School.

He immediately realized that this was very likely a Heavenly Dao Strange.

His mission was to detect whether there were any Heavenly Dao Strange in the Coastal Area.

"We have a job coming up."

He instantly jumped up from his chair, pulled out his Message Talisman, and contacted his superior. "A Heavenly Dao Strange has been suspected to have been discovered at Seabed depth of 8,000 meters in the Eastern Region Coastal Area of 'Provocateur Continent', at a depth of 37 meters."

Then he looked at the young man and grinned.

"Who says the Logistics Pavilion can't make contributions? This is one!"

"This is a small achievement; could it be reported and commended in the Mortal Domain Daily?"

The Middle-Aged Man sighed again, "Your thinking won't last long. Go and dig up all the people praised in the Mortal Domain Daily, how many of them are actually alive?"

"The Eternal Night hasn't faded yet."

"There are plenty of dangers out there waiting to devour a fool like you."

"Boss, I have a feeling that I, Zhang Tianmu, will definitely make a name for myself in the Commerce Pavilion. If you're really willing to give me some letters of recommendation, I'll remember this favor for the rest of my life and I'll definitely repay you."

"Have to."

The Middle-Aged Man waved his hand without saying much, "I'll write the recommendation letter for you, but you don't need to repay any favors. Just live as long as possible."

"Whatever you're doing, don't be the first to rush in."

After Incense Stick.

Chen Fan had already arrived in the Coastal Area of the "Provocateur Continent" (Eastern Region 37). From the Watchtower located by the Seaside, he could clearly see a huge Heavenly Dao Strange on the Seabed.

The Sky-Piercing Pillar carrying Nuclear Warhead has already taken off from the Mortal Domain.

Arriving soon.

The Logistics Pavilion Member were Rapid Deployment the "Pick-Up Sculpture" nearby, preparing to immediately suck up the items dropped by the Seabed Heavenly Dao Strange after its death. "Domain Lord."

King Mazi ran over and pulled two bundles of Vellum from his pocket: "These are some materials we found in the ruins deep underground. Take a look." "This bundle was found in the ruins of a nearby city."

"Um."

Chen Fan took the Vellum and looked down at it.

"A desperate gamble! If we can quickly conquer the New Continent and obtain the Heart of the Continent, we can advance to the Third-Level Continent and wipe out the villains."

May our Ancestors bless us.

May Feng Qiya protect you.

"And..."

The handwriting on it is very messy.

He could probably imagine it.

Not long ago, Lord of the Feng Qiya Continent, was sitting alone in her study, hastily writing on scrap paper, and finally formulated this plan.

A surprise attack on the New Continent.

"I see."

Chen Fan murmured to himself, finally understanding why Feng Qiya Continent had launched a surprise attack on the New Continent —it was to consolidate the "Continent Core"? Where did this rumor come from?

The Continent Core can only be obtained in one way: by defeating the Heavenly Dao Strange Demon. There is no other way to acquire it. Doesn't your Feng Qiya Continent have the Heavenly Dao Strange?

Are there no Level-Twenty Watchtower?

Unable to detect the Heavenly Dao Strange?

He frowned deeply. "Impossible! How could an established Second-Level Continent not have Level-Twenty Watchtower? Then why not kill this Heavenly Dao Strange? A Flying Boat and a Heavenly Dao Cannon would be enough to kill him."

The Heavenly Dao Strange's body is so large.

As long as it's not a particularly high-level Heavenly Dao Strange, they're all easy to kill.

This Heavenly Dao Strange level is only slightly higher than the Heavenly Dao Strange level of the "Huyi Continent". A level 20 Sky-Piercing Pillar carrying Nuclear Warhead is enough to kill it in one hit!

He then looked at another sheet of Vellum.

It was found in the ruins of a nearby city.

"May Feng Qiya bless me, and may I be wealthy next year."

"May Feng Qiya bless me, and may I Top Ranker in this year's imperial examination."

Feng Qiya

It was all about Feng Qiya's blessings and such.

It seems that Feng Qiya was once a deity worshipped on this continent. He originally thought it was a homonym for "installment payment," since "Installment Token" is a specialty of this continent.

But then...

He then realized something was wrong.

His expression grew increasingly strange. As he received more and more fragmented information, a somewhat astonishing, even unbelievable conclusion surfaced in his mind.

"Grass!"

"They named this Heavenly Dao Strange Feng Qiya?"

Somewhat unbelievable.

Feng Qiya Continent was unaware that "Heavenly Dao Strange" was absorbing the Continent Fortune; instead, she regarded it as a deity, and large numbers of people often threw paper boats into the sea from the shore.

They considered it a way of praying to the gods.

Chen Fan remained silent, expressionless. So, Feng Qiya Continent had actually detected this Heavenly Dao Strange, but it was unclear whether they were unaware that it was Strange Entities, or whether they knew it was Strange Entities but still revered it as a god.

It must be that this Heavenly Dao Strange displayed some miracle, or perhaps it intentionally or unintentionally helped the Feng Qiya Continent in the past.

This created a false impression for the Feng Qiya Continent.

Maybe.

In the final moments before the mainland's demise, people prayed that Feng Qiya could turn the tide.

Most of history has been lost to the Heavenly Dao Cannon; the specifics are unknown to posterity, but one thing is certain... this Feng Qiya.

I'm going to die.

He looked out at the distant sea and saw a Blazing Pillar hurtling toward him at an incredible speed.

A sudden, lingering fear gripped my heart.

In other words...

If the "Feng Qiya Continent" were to attack this Heavenly Dao Strange Monster and, by sheer luck, obtain its Continent Core, it would be a fatal blow to the Mortal Domain realm. The story's plot has been slightly altered.

The person standing here is not Chen Fan.

"Thank you Feng Qiya, for your protection."

He gazed at the sea and murmured softly.