"This is what you call professional."

That's what you call professionalism.

Chen Fan couldn't help but sigh, casually tossing the bamboo scroll in his hand. The scroll was swept away by the emerald green mist and floated in the air.

This is his Camp.

Any building constructed within the Camp's boundaries belongs to him by default; he is the lord with the highest Access Rights.

This Warehouse is naturally assumed to be owned by the absolute lord, but this building has a delegation function, which can designate several people to have all or part of the Warehouse's Access Rights.

However, he can also cancel this default operation, which can create an "Unowned Building" that can be sold to other factions. Once another faction buys it and pays its dues, that faction will become the lord with the highest Access Rights the building.

Builder cannot leave backdoors in this process.

This is also the foundation upon which the world's order is maintained.

If this program ever malfunctions, then things will get really messed up.

Wang Kui.

He stepped out of the Warehouse and into the Cavern Chamber, where he built a four-meter-wide Level-1 City Wall at Cavern Chamber entrance. He beckoned to Wang Kui and handed him a Token: "Go inside and drip your blood onto the surface of the Warehouse. From now on, you will be the primary person in charge of this Warehouse."

"This Token also requires your blood, granting you free access to the City Wall Cave No. 1 and Access Rights City Wall to Warehouse No. 1."

"Currently, you are the only person who has free access to this Warehouse."

"Proper management."

"Yes!"

Wang Kui carefully accepted the Token with both hands, his eyes filled with excitement.

"You'll have to work a bit harder tonight. Move everything from the old Warehouse to the new Warehouse, and put all the spoils from the Warehouse there too. No need to clock out right now; just get some sleep once you're almost done."

"It's not hard work, it's not hard work."

After doing all this.

Chen Fan glanced at the Crocodile that was Qi Chong not far away and couldn't help but laugh, "Alright, go to sleep now. Didn't I already grill some small Crab for you?"

Everyone's tired tonight.

"Time to tidy up and get ready for bed."

I'll grill you Octopus tomorrow; it'll definitely be chewy and delicious.

"You don't seem sleepy. Didn't I just mark some more points on the rock walls around the Sinkhole? If you're not sleepy, let's continue digging tonight. The Meat Grinder' still isn't powerful enough; we need to increase its power."

Upon hearing this, the Crocodile stopped, somewhat disappointed, and stopped following Qi Chong. However, perhaps thinking of the grilled Octopus tomorrow, it enthusiastically climbed up the winding passage inside the Cave again.

They continued digging tunnels through the cliff along the main road.

"Um..

Chen Fan watched the Crocodile's departing figure, paused for a moment, and then picked up his Great Knife again to carve the words "Meat Grinder Passage" on the Wooden Board, placing it at the entrance of the passage where the Crocodile had left.

This is the main road.

This passage leads to all the gun positions of the "Meat Grinder" defenses.

It needs a name.

That's what makes it feel like Ritual.

He really enjoys naming things.

This is actually not very aesthetically pleasing. He wanted to carve words on the wall or nail the Wooden Board to it, but the problem is the mountain is too hard; he can't nail it on...

We'll figure out a solution later.

It's not a big deal, but he'll be happy if he gets it done.

Besides simply living, people also need things that make them happy.

I've had a busy day.

Everyone was tired, so they stopped what they were doing and prepared to go to sleep.

I haven't finished taking stock of tonight's harvest yet; I'll do that tomorrow morning.

After washing up briefly in the Wooden Hut, Chen Fan prepared to go to sleep. There were two Stone House for sleeping in the Camp. He and the Crippled Monkey slept in one Stone House, and the rest of the people slept in the other.

The other building has Communal Sleeping Platform.

The Camp is not yet spacious enough to accommodate one person per room.

"Young Master."

The Crippled Monkey had made up his bed early, something the Crippled Monkey used to do every day when he lived in the Chen Family.

"Okay, go to sleep."

Chen Fan smiled and glanced at the monkey standing to the side, then stretched and casually said, "Once the Rainy Season stops, let's go back to Northbank City for a visit."

"Is it to reclaim the title of heir?"

The Crippled Monkey suddenly became somewhat excited.

"No."

Chen Fan gave the monkey a strange look. "I really want the Chen Family's resources, but I don't really want the title of heir. I mainly want to disguise myself and go see people. I haven't seen anyone in a long time, and I feel a bit isolated from the world. I want to get some human warmth."

"While we're at it, let's see if we can recruit some suitable candidates; the Camp is desperately short-handed."

"Crippled Monkey."

"I've always been curious, why are you so enthusiastic about me reclaiming the heirship?"

"Ah?"

The monkey paused for a moment, then lay down on the Wooden Bed not far away and whispered, "Ever since you were ostracized in the Chen Family, Young Master Young Master, you've been very depressed, so I thought you really wanted to reclaim your status as heir..."

"The past is the past, the present is the present."

"People always have to look forward."

Chen Fan lay on the bed, hands behind his head, looking up at the ceiling and smiling, "Alright, turn off the lights and go to sleep."

Soon.

The oil lamp went out.

The room grew dim, with only the faint glow of the Furnace.

Many people in this world don't like sleeping with the lights off, which is understandable; it's entirely a physiological fear, and the dim light of an oil lamp can provide a sufficient sense of security.

The surroundings gradually quieted down.

Only the faint breathing of the two people could be heard.

Soon after, snoring began.

Everyone in the Camp gradually fell asleep.

Only one person and one crocodile were still awake.

Inside the "Meat Grinder Passage," the Crocodile was digging with great excitement in the quiet and cramped passage. Pieces of the hard mountain were peeling away under its front paws as it opened its mouth and swallowed all the falling Soil and rubble.

He was working with extreme enthusiasm.

If thoughts could be materialized.

There should be a line of text on the Crocodile's head at this moment.

"Those plump and thick Octopus tentacles must taste amazing grilled! I can't wait to eat them!"

"Crab are delicious, delicious, delicious!"

Both are delicious.

The other person who wasn't asleep yet was... Wang Kui.

Inside Cave One.

Wang Kui stood before the City Wall at the entrance to Cavern Chamber Warehouse No. 1, holding the Token. He took a deep breath, slowly raised the Token, and said in a serious, hoarse voice, "Open Gate!"

The next moment!

The City Wall that had completely blocked the entrance to the cave slowly disappeared into the ground, revealing the passage leading to the Warehouse.

Upon witnessing this scene...

His face trembled with excitement as he raised the Token again.

"Close Gate!"

The City Wall obeyed his command once again, rising from the ground to completely block the entrance to the Cavern Chamber.

"Hey-hey..."

He cautiously glanced back at the Station Master's Wooden Hut. The oil lamp was out, and after confirming that the Station Master was almost asleep, he excitedly took the Token in his hand again and began to experiment with it. The Token in his hand not only had the Access Rights to open this City Wall.

Also, Access Rights to access the Main City Wall of the Camp.

However, he didn't dare to use that City Wall for the experiment.

After all, it was still dark.

If some Strange Entities were lurking outside the Camp and rushed into the Camp through the breach the moment the City Wall fell, then that creature would truly be a sinner of the Camp, and even death would not be enough to atone for its sins.

The Access Rights granted to him by this Token is an absolute endorsement of him.

This Warehouse was specially built by the Station Master.

This also gave him real power.

From now on, all resources entering and leaving must go through him.

After several trials, he reluctantly followed the Cavern Chamber to the Cave where the Warehouse was located. Looking at the Warehouse in front of him, which seemed to be a creation of nature, he saw that it had no roof or anything like that.

It was a huge piece of Raw Azure Jade.

The inside has been hollowed out.

"So moisturizing..."

Wang Kui stepped forward and pressed his face against the surface of the boulder, reveling in the warmth emanating from it. He grinned excitedly, put his hands on his hips, and struck a very arrogant pose.

Stepping into the passage, we arrived at the entrance to the "Mustard-Seed Room".

The index and middle fingers are brought together and Ground Spikes out like a sword.

The emerald green mist flowing inside the Warehouse instantly responded to his command, swirling the Copper Pipe stored in the Mustard-Seed Room into a continuous dance in the air.

After playing for half a day.

Wang Kui walked out of the Warehouse, thoroughly enjoying himself. He sat by the door, looked up at the mountain above the Cave, and gradually became dazed.

How long has it been since he's been this happy?

13 years...

Even if you raise a dog for 13 years, you should still feed it well, right?

He thought his life would just stay like this until the Rainy Season arrived early, changing his life forever. He wondered, from what moment did his fate change?

From the moment they learned of Chen Fan's identity, they sent Little Qiu to befriend Chen Fan.

Or did they come to find Chen Fan after learning that the Rainy Season had arrived early, intending to evacuate with Chen Fan?

After a long while.

He suddenly burst out laughing.

Actually, he felt he should thank himself. Even though he hadn't risen in 13 years in the Wang Family, he didn't give up. He kept trying to find ways to improve his chances. After meeting someone who might be a benefactor, he still did what he could and didn't give up on himself because of years of failure.

"Time to get to work."

He took a deep breath, got up from the ground, walked out of the Cavern Chamber and headed towards the old Warehouse. He cherished his current situation and all he had to do was to do it well.

He's figured it out in the last few days.

Here.

He doesn't need to worry about how to get promoted.

In a rapidly developing power, as long as you join early enough and don't make mistakes, even a dog can rise to a high position. The reason he couldn't rise in the Wang Family was largely because the Wang Family itself couldn't rise, so there was no position available for him.

Effort is very important.

But where you put your efforts is more important.

In the quiet Camp.

Panting, Wang Kui pushed the Handcart, carrying all the supplies from the old Warehouse to the entrance of the new Warehouse. Then, he used the emerald green mist to swirl the supplies and sort them into the new Warehouse. This emerald green mist only flowed inside the Warehouse and could only be used inside the Warehouse.

"These Eerie Stone... are kept in the Mustard-Seed Room."

"Hmm... this is the Octopus we'll feed Weiwei tomorrow. Let's put it in the 'Vitality Room,' otherwise it won't taste good if it loses moisture."

"Place these bones in the Mustard-Seed Room, arrange them properly, arrange them properly."

Wang Kui stood in the Warehouse corridor, talking to himself, urging the emerald green mist to neatly arrange the items one by one, like stacking building blocks.

The night passed quickly.

The darkness faded as usual, but the continuous rain still obscured the sun.

A long time passed.

It wasn't until late morning that the Camp gradually became lively and human again. Chen Fan lay on the Rocking Chair by the City Wall, looking out at the still unending rain, and sighed deeply, muttering to himself.

"Once the rain stops, I must soak up some sunshine."

"I haven't been in the sun in ages."

Dinner's ready!

Qi Chong's loud shouts echoed from the Camp. Porridge, steamed buns, and side dishes were brought to the City Wall, and everyone gathered around City Wall to begin their lunch.

"Station Master."

Wang Kui excitedly carried a bowl of millet porridge. "I went to bed a little late last night, and all the resources have been inventoried."

There are currently 2,922 Eerie Stone in the Camp.

"More than a thousand Strange Entities corpses, a number of Ghost Material such as bones, and two Exotic Treasure that fell out are all in the Warehouse."

"Just a few Eerie Stone?"

Chen Fan frowned. "The Octopus from last night was called Thousand Lakes, one of the Four Chiefs of the Wraith King. It brought with it a batch of Eerie Stone that it had accumulated over the past year. Didn't they find those Eerie Stones?"

Wang Kui stood there, stunned, and turned to look at Zhou Mo and the others, subconsciously shaking his head and saying, "No, I only received this many Eerie Stones..."

Almost instantly.

Realizing what had happened, the monkey immediately put down his chopsticks and bowl, opened the left city gate without hesitation, and, leaning on his limp, charged towards the Canyon Passage with his Godslaying Spear.

Zhou Mo instantly understood, strode towards the depths of the Camp, mounted his horse, and rushed out of the Camp, quickly overtaking the monkey.

Several hundred breaths later.

Zhou Mo, riding his Skeleton Horse, burst out of the Canyon Passage and braked abruptly at the foot of the City Wall. He shouted anxiously, "Station Master, we haven't seen any Eerie Stone in the Canyon!"

At this moment, everyone realized what was happening.

Since we didn't find these General Strange Eerie Stone last night, it means that this guy must have left them somewhere before launching a major attack.

Chen Fan frowned slightly. Could it be that a batch of Strange Entities remained in the Canyon last night, guarding the Eerie Stone and retreating immediately if anything went wrong?

That's unreasonable.

Now that Thousand Lakes has made his own appearance, will he still have any power left?

Furthermore, if it remained in the Canyon, then when the City Wall the junction of the Canyon and the Sinkhole rose, it should have been destroyed by a coordinated attack from both inside and outside.

He stood on the City Wall, looking down at Zhou Mo, and said in a deep voice.

"Don't rush."

"You and Big Fish split up. Search the area near the Canyon entrance carefully, and also check out the Seaside; the Strange Tide came Seaside last night."

"The wave of Strange Tide last night was incredibly powerful; ordinary Strange Entities dared not approach the places they passed through."

"It might still be there, let's go look for it."

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the order, Zhou Mo and Big Fish quickly mounted their horses and charged out of the Canyon to explore further.

"Tsk..."

Chen Fan sat on the City Wall and picked up his bowl again, slurping along the rim. If it really was that guy who left a batch of Strange Entities to guard the Eerie Stone last night, and they would have retreated immediately if things didn't look good, then he would accept it.

Even Strange Entities, so what can he do?

"We've suffered a huge loss this time."

The Crippled Monkey, back on the City Wall, was visibly angry. "These Strange Entities are too cunning."

"What did you lose?"

Chen Fan glanced at the Crippled Monkey and couldn't help but laugh, "Not making a profit is a loss, right?"

"The Camp could have had five more large crates."

The Crippled Monkey admitted somewhat sheepishly.

Don't worry.

Although Chen Fan felt some regret, he wasn't too disappointed.

"To gain it is my fortune, to lose it is my fate."

What's meant to be mine will always be mine; keep a calm mindset.

"And..."

"I'm about 70% sure. It's just sitting by the Seaside, and Zhou Mo will move it back in a bit."