"Nothing beat war profits."
Holding the Wraith Hide, Chen Fan stood up and looked back at the Camp that was almost completely abandoned.
Last night's battle was extremely fierce.
The threat posed by the Funeral Wraith is greater than that of the Meatworm Wraith Tide.
Many of the City Wall have been destroyed, the Wooden Hut are in ruins, and even buildings like the Watchtower Breeding Farm have all collapsed. It can be said that the only buildings in the Camp that are still intact are two Arrow Fort, a few Arrow Tower, and an Eerie Fire.
It was almost like going back to square one overnight.
The Rainy Season will last for another twenty days or so.
Thousand Throats is only one of the Four Chiefs of the Wraith King. There are three others. Judging from the current situation, all three leaders will come to the Wasteland during the upcoming Rainy Season to pave the way for the Wraith King's arrival. He is most likely the first target.
His presence here is fucking conspicuous.
The Wraith King will return as the Rainy Season nears its end.
They sound like they're not to be trifled with.
It was a near-certain death crisis.
But--
As a transmigrator with the "Eternal Night Lord" panel, it would be beneath me to run away at the slightest crisis; I must persevere and fight...
"Fuck your mother's ass!"
Chen Fan muttered a curse under his breath. "If the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up. I'm still too short, so I need to run first."
The Wraith King's goal was to sacrifice the Living Beings the people in "Northbank City" and "Flat City" to break through his cultivation Cultivation; how could his small Camp possibly stop him?
"..."
He glanced around at the Crippled Monkey and his companions, who were busy digging for Eerie Stone. Although the battle last night was fierce, the harvest was plentiful. With the resources here, he could find a safe place and make a Rise-Again Clan.
There's no need to stubbornly resist.
We'll lose some money; we can't take many buildings with us, but it's better than them dying.
I'll discuss with Wang Kui and the others later where would be a good place to move if we were to do so.
As for now...
"Hey-hey."
Chen Fan laughed, squatted down again, and began to search the body of the Funeral Wraith. He decided to finish looting the corpse first, just like lighting a cigarette after defeating a boss—it was a standard procedure.
There are three Exotic Treasure in total, not counting the Ghostlight Lantern.
The first item is Luminous Pearl, white with a greenish tinge.
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Name of the Exotic Treasure: Windshield Bead.
"Exotic Treasure Grade": Green Grade.
"Exotic Treasure Effect": One of the essential materials for building "Wind Tower," a special Defensive Structure that can generate strong winds.
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"Good."
Chen Fan nodded. Having this building would make fighting the "Meatworm Wraith Tide" much easier, but he didn't have the Building Blueprint "Wind Tower" yet, so he wouldn't need it for the time being.
Another item.
It's a Formation Disc.
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"Name of the Exotic Treasure": Clearwind Formation.
"Exotic Treasure Grade": Green Grade.
"Exotic Treasure Effect": Requires placement within "Eerie Fire". After placement, it will cover the surface of the Camp area with a layer of Clearwind, slightly increasing movement speed.
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The last one looks a bit intimidating.
It was as big as a human brain, a slowly pulsating, Dark Red tumor that felt warm and firm to the touch.
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Name of the Exotic Treasure: Mountain-Skeleton Embryo.
"Name of the Exotic Treasure": Green Grade.
"Exotic Treasure Effect": A special kind of celestial treasure, a product of heaven and Heaven and Earth, which can be used for Alchemy, weapon forging, and array formation. If placed in the Eerie Fire, it can be controlled to extend a bony structure underground within the Camp area to maintain the stability of the underground cavity structure.
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"Mountain-Skeleton Embryo..."
Chen Fan looked at the panel and narrowed his eyes slightly. The first two Exotic Treasure were taken from the mouth of the Funeral Wraith, and were products formed by the condensation of the Strange Entities's Ghost Qi after its death.
This Exotic Treasure was taken from the body of the Funeral Wraith; it was something he always carried with him.
Very good stuff.
Based on this Exotic Treasure, he vaguely had an idea.
As Chen Fan tucked the several Exotic Treasure into his robes and prepared to examine the Ghostlight Lantern beside him, he heard the Crippled Monkey's shouts from behind.
Looking back.
The Crippled Monkey, carrying Paper Lantern, limped towards him, saying excitedly, "Young Master, look at this lantern, it must be something good."
"Let me see."
Chen Fan took the white lantern from the Crippled Monkey. It was the same lantern that ordinary Funeral Wraith carrying. It looked and felt like oiled paper, but he knew it was absolutely sturdy. Those Funeral Wraith used it to smash walls.
One hit and it leaves a dent.
Zhou Mo used all his strength, swinging the hoe at the City Wall, but he couldn't even make a dent.
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"Name of the Exotic Treasure": Mourning Lantern.
"Exotic Treasure Grade": White.
"Exotic Treasure Effect": An essential upgrade material for upgrading Arrow Tower to Level-5 Cannon Tower.
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"Hey."
Chen Fan was slightly taken aback, then looked up at the lanterns scattered all over the Camp and grinned. Good stuff.
There are over a thousand Mourning Lantern here.
Assuming...
If a lantern sells for 100 Eerie Stone in the Market, that's a whopping 10,000 Eerie Stone.
But he felt it was definitely more expensive than that, since an Arrow Tower sold for 150 Eerie Stone in the Market, and the materials to upgrade Arrow Tower to level 5 would certainly cost more than 100 Eerie Stone.
"Good stuff, hurry up and collect it. It'll be hard work, we're moving today."
"Move place?"
"Okay, let's discuss it together later."
Then he bent down and picked up the Ghostly Green lantern that had fallen to the side. This lantern was clearly a level higher than ordinary Mourning Lantern.
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"Name of the Exotic Treasure": Mourning Lantern.
"Exotic Treasure Grade": Green Grade.
"Exotic Treasure Effect": An essential upgrade material for upgrading Arrow Tower to level Level-6 Cannon Tower. Holding the Exotic Treasure and activating it will fire a powerful Golden Light Pillar to fight enemies. Each activation of the Exotic Treasure will consume it, and it will shatter after 5 activations.
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"Level-6 Cannon Tower..."
Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and pondered for a moment before laughing. This meant he could activate it four times for free, and as long as he left one unactivated, it could continue to be used as upgrade material?
"Station Master, come quick!"
Wang Kui's urgent voice came from outside the Camp: "We've found a crate here!"
"Station Master."
Wang Kui and Little Qiu stood around several large wooden crates. "When we were clearing the battlefield, we found these large crates outside the Camp. When we opened them... there were a lot of things inside."
"..."
Chen Fan stared expressionlessly at the contents of the box, remaining silent.
After a long pause, he took a deep breath.
Looking up at the distant, gloomy rain, he murmured.
"War profits still taste better."
There are five boxes in total.
At a glance.
The two boxes were filled to the brim with Eerie Stone, all of them crystal clear and greenish Level-2 Eerie Stone. The other three boxes were filled with a lot of Ghost Material and miscellaneous items.
He doesn't know many people.
There are Mantis Entity arm blades and Monkey-Head Entity Monkey Hide.
There was also blood in a water bottle; it's unclear what kind of blood it was.
And the heart, liver, lungs, etc., wrapped in oiled paper, were clearly not human in size at first glance.
A whole bunch of random things, all neatly arranged.
This is military equipment.
They all look like array formations. If he wasn't mistaken, the Wraith King's task for "Thousand Throats" was to first destroy the City Wall of the two City, and then use these Eerie Stones and Eerie Talent to set up a Formation or something similar.
And now.
All of these things ended up in his hands.
This harvest was greater than all his previous harvests combined.
"Call..."
Chen Fan took a deep breath before looking at Wang Kui: "Have everyone stop what they're doing and start a meeting!"
The group found a clean spot, sat cross-legged in the wilderness, and placed a Ghosthide Map in the middle.
"A major crisis is coming."
After quickly explaining the general situation, Chen Fan spoke first.
"The early arrival of the Rainy Season has led to an outbreak of Strange Entities, and the Wraith King is about to arrive in this Wasteland. There are three more High-Ranking Strange Entity like Thousand Throats."
"Once they arrive in the Wasteland, we will be their primary target."
We need to relocate now to avoid this crisis.
"Please feel free to share your thoughts."