"This is called separating the solids from the liquids."

"The shipment has been completed."

Zhou Mo, the Crippled Monkey, and the others stood beside the Deep Pit, looking at the Eerie Stone mixed with mud and Soil inside, their faces full of excitement.

"Station Master, we really found it! There really are a lot of Eerie Stone here."

"But it doesn't seem to be a cesspool; it seems like someone deliberately hid the General Strange stone here."

"I know what happened." Zhou Mo suddenly realized, "I should have thought of that earlier. Didn't I just say that this important person must have many Attendant? He must have had his Attendant dig out all the Eerie Stone from the latrine before he left, right?"

"But since they are human, they must have selfish desires. It must have been that these Attendant became greedy and did not hand over all the Eerie Stone. Instead, they dug a Deep Pit and hid some of the strange Eerie Stone here, planning to take Eerie Stone away when they returned later."

"But for some reason, he hasn't returned yet."

Chen Fan stood there with a complicated expression, looking at the Eerie Stone mixed with Soil in the Deep Pit.

He then glanced at Zhou Mo and the Crocodile both seemed to have suddenly realized something.

Yes, not only Zhou Mo suddenly understood, but even the Crocodile seemed to have suddenly understood something as well.

The cesspool we just dug up is so old that even Crocodile can't smell it anymore. The excrement has turned into fossils and has no stench whatsoever.

Zhou Mo's guess was wrong.

If that's the case, 180 years have passed. Since that important figure has such high Cultivation, he could definitely extend the Lifespan of his Attendant, and it wouldn't have taken so long for him to return and retrieve the Eerie Stone he buried.

If lifespan couldn't be extended, then I would have died long ago.

Moreover, since they are following behind a powerful figure, they wouldn't be so blind as to do something so foolish as to be tempted by such a small amount of Eerie Stone.

There's only one possibility then, but it's such a disgusting one that he doesn't really want to talk about it.

"Alright."

Chen Fan interrupted everyone's speculation, laughing as he said, "Don't think about those irrelevant things. Who cares whose it is? Once we find it, it's ours."

"Let's get to work. Pack up all these Eerie Stones and take them home."

Half an hour later.

All the Eerie Stone in the Deep Pit were excavated, and during this period, Chen Fan searched the surrounding area but never found another Deep Pit like this.

"Station Master, there's just something that feels really strange."

They were already sitting on the back of the Crocodile, heading down the mountain to return to camp. Zhou Mo gripped the protruding scales on the Crocodile's back tightly, his face showing barely suppressed smiles, excitement, and a hint of doubt.

"Where did these Eerie Stones in this Deep Pit come from? Their origin is so vague and uncertain; it makes me uneasy about using them, like someone might come knocking on my door to collect a debt at any moment."

"And there are so many Eerie Stones in this Deep Pit."

"It's far more than the number of Eerie Stone in those two cesspools Weiwei."

Chen Fan, expressionless, glanced at Zhou Mo, who was brimming with curiosity, paused for a moment, then sighed and said quietly, "That's not a Deep Pit, it's a cesspool, a cesspool for Weiwei your parents."

"The Eerie Stone inside must have come from Weiwei's parents' excrement, otherwise where else could they have come from?"

"That's not right." Zhou Mo scratched the back of his head, looking a bit bewildered. "If it was from Weiwei's parents, why isn't there any feces in the pits? The previous pits all had feces, and even though it's been a long time, that feces would have formed into stones or something."

"Because the parents who Weiwei baby are quite particular."

Chen Fan said again in a low voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Crippled Monkey and King Mazi sitting to the side exchanged a glance and immediately understood what was going on.

Silently, I opened my arms and placed them in the rain, letting the rain wash over me.

"Pretty particular?"

Sitting on the back of the Crocodile, Zhou Mo looked at the people around him with a somewhat blank expression. Why did it feel like everyone else understood except him?

So that Deep Pit really was a latrine for Weiwei parents, and not some important figure's henchman Attendant burying the General Strange stone there?

Soon.

The group returned to the Camp. It was getting late, and it would soon be dark.

Chen Fan jumped off the Crocodile's back and stood in the Sinkhole. Looking at the Main City Wall of Cave One in front of him, he felt a greater sense of belonging here. He smiled and looked at Wang Kui, who came out to greet him, and said.

"Have you collected all the stones that were sent back before? This time you brought back another batch of Eerie Stone, put them all in the Warehouse."

"Alright!" Wang Kui strode forward excitedly, "Station Master, did you get a lot this time?"

"Good."

Chen Fan waved his hand cheerfully and looked at Qi Chong who came out. "Start a fire and cook something. Boil that Octopus head for Weiwei too. We'll give it a good 'head explosion' tonight. It did a good job today."

Only then did he enter the Camp alone to take stock of the Camp's gains and plan for the next phase of the Camp's operations.

"Crippled Monkey."

After the Station Master left, Zhou Mo scratched his head and pulled the Crippled Monkey, who was also about to leave, and asked in genuine confusion.

"What did the Station Master mean by that? What does it mean that Weiwei parents are particular people? If that Deep Pit is a cesspool, why isn't there any excrement in it? And why aren't there any stones formed from excrement?"

After a pause, the Crippled Monkey paused for a moment before speaking with a look of deep emotion.

"It means that the Weiwei's parents pooped dry stool in the first latrine, but loose stool in the last latrine."

This is called dry-to-thin separation.

"Or think about it, if you poop both your dry and wet stools in the same latrine, isn't that disgusting? And when the Rainy Season comes, won't it be a huge mess?"

"So Weiwei's parents separated the latrines for different types of feces. If they wanted dry stools, they would go to the earlier latrines, and if they wanted diarrhea, they would go to the last one."

"The previous latrines were all taken away by that so-called big shot. As for the last latrine, perhaps because it was too disgusting, that big shot didn't want it anymore."

"But because so many years have passed, the excrement in the latrine had all turned into stones, and the last excrement, being mostly runny, had been absorbed by the soil. So when we dug it out, there was nothing there except for the Eerie Stone."

"Fortunately, my parents are quite particular about Weiwei, and they prefer to separate the solid and liquid portions."

"Otherwise, we wouldn't have had a chance to pick up the bargains."

"Alright, let's get ready to eat."

"Weiwei did a great job today, quite a bit. Young Master is going to give Weiwei a good beating, I'm going to go pick out its teeth."

The monkey patted Zhou Mo on the shoulder and walked into the Cave with a sigh.

Zhou Mo, who was standing still, was stunned for a moment. After a long while, he suddenly realized what was going on and gave a Thumbs-Up up, exclaiming in amazement.

"Sophisticated."

But then, he tilted his head and thought for a while, muttering to himself.

"If that's the case, it seems this senior couldn't quite achieve the 'sage never strives for greatness, therefore he can attain greatness' principle."

"You don't want the liquid part? You only want the dry part?"

He felt that his understanding in this regard might be slightly stronger than that of his senior.

If it were him, he would never let Xi go; he would take it all.

As darkness fell, the rain continued unabated.

The Rainy Season will last for about another two weeks.

The Camp was quite busy, with everyone bustling about. Qi Chong was preparing dinner for everyone.

Wisps of smoke rose from the top of the cave and drifted out through the cracks in the City Wall.

It looks very homey and rustic.

Before the meal, the Crippled Monkey stood outside the City Wall, holding Godslaying Spear, aiming at the Crocodile lying on the ground, trying to pick its teeth.

As usual, he had done this several times before, and each time he would squint his eyes in enjoyment while Weiwei.

Weiwei's tongue is pressed tightly against her lower jaw, lacking flexibility; she struggles even to lick her nose, let alone remove food residue deep inside her mouth.

No one had ever done this for Weiwei before, so Weiwei always enjoyed it whenever he did it.

But for some reason today, every time he thrust out his Godslaying Spear, Weiwei would dodge and weave.

"What's going on? Weiwei."

The Crippled Monkey glanced at the dodging Weiwei with some confusion, then looked down at its own Godslaying Spear.

After a long pause, he guessed at a possibility and hesitated.

"Is it because this afternoon, Young Master used the Godslaying Spear to poop, and you saw him?"

Weiwei, lying on the ground, nodded quickly, her eyes full of grievance.

"Alright."

The Crippled Monkey glanced down at the Godslaying Spear in his hand, strode into the Camp, and entered the Life Workshop, looking at Little Qiu who was busy inside.

"Little Qiu, can you craft Spear in your Life Workshop? Could you get me Spear?"

"Okay, no problem."

Little Qiu looked up at the Crippled Monkey standing at the door, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and grinned as he agreed to the task.

"This is acceptable?"

Just then, Chen Fan walked into the Life Workshop from the side, looking at Little Qiu with some surprise. "The crafting Life Workshop is Level 4, and I haven't upgraded it. I don't remember there being Spear among the craftable items, right?"

Upgrading the Life Workshop to level 5 requires 500 Eerie Stone, and does not require any Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures or Exotic Treasure materials.

His purpose in coming here was to upgrade the Life Workshop several levels, since the price wasn't high and the products produced were all necessities.

Unexpectedly, I overheard Little Qiu agreeing to the monkey incident.

"Can."

Seeing the Station Master approach and inquire about the situation, Little Qiu quickly straightened up, put down the Hammer in his hand, and explained.

"The Life Workshop doesn't have Spear among the special items that can be made, but it has many tools, such as Hammer and Furnace. By using these to hammer the Ghost Bone, you can make a simple Spear. It's not particularly complicated; it's quite easy."

"Items with special effects, like the Ghosthide Map, can't be obtained by smashing them with Hammer. But simpler things like Spear and Great Knife can do it, though the effect certainly won't be as good as those Exotic Treasure; it's barely usable."

"For example, I applied to Wang Kui today for some Ghost Material, mostly furs and such, and made a batch of raincoats for you Station Master and others, so you won't have to get wet in the rain when you go out in the future."

Chen Fan looked thoughtfully at the fur-made raincoats, Bamboo Hat, and other items placed to the side.

His craftsmanship is truly impressive. These are all things that don't exist in the Life Workshop; he made them all by hand.

Of course, this is also because the Life Workshop has a full range of tools. Without these tools, even if Little Qiu worked himself to death, Little Qiu still couldn't make it by hand.

He knew about the application for Ghost Material; Wang Kui had told him about it. He had even specifically told Wang Kui that if anyone wanted to apply for these worthless Ghost Material, they didn't need to go through him; they could make their own judgment.

Of course, right now, the only Camp who can apply for resources is basically Little Qiu.

But the number of people in the Camp will gradually increase, so if the procedures are done well in advance, it won't seem chaotic when there are more people later.

He had no idea what Little Qiu intended to do with these materials, but he was surprised that they yielded results so quickly.

"Good."

Chen Fan looked at Little Qiu, whose eyes held a hint of expectation, and grinned. "That's pretty good. Your initiative is impressive. I hadn't even thought of raincoats and Bamboo Hat, but you could think of them and make them. Not bad."

"Come out of the workshop first, I'll upgrade the Life Workshop again."

"Okay, okay," Little Qiu quickly replied.

After consuming 500 Eerie Stone, the Life Workshop was upgraded from Level 4 to level 5.

The panel hasn't changed much.

The only difference is that two more special craftable items have been added.

These are the Ghost Nail and... Ghost Banner.

Ghost Nail.

As the name suggests, it is a special kind of Nail, extremely hard, Forging from the bones of Strange Entities.

The Ghost Banner, however, has a more detailed explanation.

Each faction has its own "flag." At a distance of several kilometers, such as thousands of Thousand Meters away, one can only vaguely see a group of people passing by. Let alone their faces, one might not even be able to make out the flag's design.

This is where the "Ghost Banner" comes in handy.

Even from a distance, as long as the naked eye can vaguely see it, the pattern on the flag can be clearly seen, thus clearly knowing which faction the group passing by in the distance belongs to.

It's a way of indicating one's identity.

The North River Chen Family had its own Ghost Banner, with a design of Blades and Swords crossed on it.

He didn't advance to level 6.

Upgrading to level 6 requires 2000 Eerie Stone. He'll wait until after the Rainy Season to finish building the Meat Grinder. During the Rainy Season, resources will be prioritized for Defensive Structure.

"Good."

Chen Fan looked at Little Qiu standing to the side. "Make a batch of those 'Ghost Nail' for me as soon as possible, I need them urgently. As for the 'Ghost Banner,' that's not urgent, but we can brainstorm some ideas."

"Let's think of a more formal name for our faction."

"And a flag pattern that looks both understated and high-profile."

"After the Rainy Season."

"We're about to officially sit at the table as a new force."

"Yes!"

Little Qiu took a deep breath and agreed.

I don't know if it's because of the high efficiency or Ghost Nail are really easy to make.

The food isn't ready yet.

Little Qiu then prepared a batch of Ghost Nail.

"Call..."

Chen Fan took the Ghost Nail and let out a long breath. He then strode towards the entrance of Warehouse No. 1, carrying the Bone Hammer. He had long wanted to prop up that damned Wooden Board against the entrance, so that it would look like the Camp was about to go bankrupt.

It's a small matter.

But it was these little things that came together and gradually made the Camp look more like a human place.