Active skill: Storm Suction

He has 16 days left.

Sixteen days later, they will face two major crises simultaneously.

One crisis is the possible arrival of the Wraith King, and the other is contact with other forces after the Rainy Season ends.

After the Rainy Season ends, Winter Season that will last for several months will begin.

The temperature will be extremely low at that time, and few Caravan or travelers will wander the Wasteland. According to past practice, at this time, all the various forces and Northbank City are busy rebuilding and repairing damaged City Wall, and have no time to go out to trade.

Since very few people cross the Wasteland in Winter Season, the major Family do not set up Station Wasteland.

Only after Winter Season and the Start of Spring of spring will this Wasteland come alive again.

His goal was to start eating at the table after the Rainy Season ended.

Killing Strange Entities to earn Eerie Stone is the way to play during the Rainy Season. After the Rainy Season, Strange Entities are not so easy to kill, so you have to find other ways to earn Eerie Stone.

As Chen Fan pondered his next plan, he walked into the Meat Grinder Passage and began setting up the Cannon Tower.

These days, Weiwei has dug out quite a few holes in the Meat Grinder Passage.

One, two, three.

A Cannon Tower costs 480 Eerie Stone, while a Level-2 City Wall used to cover the cave entrance costs 60 Eerie Stone, totaling 540 Eerie Stone.

This price is the price for one node in the Meat Grinder Deployment Plan.

He wanted to turn the Rear Base into a firepower network so tight that not even a mosquito could get in, so that even if the Wraith King came, he could blast Wraith King into a sieve.

After building 20 Cannon Tower in one go.

After using 10,800 Eerie Stone, a total of 38 Cannon Tower were now erected on the Cliff Face surrounding the Sinkhole.

Once the enemy invades and ventures deep into the Sinkhole, the 38 Cannon Tower embedded in the Sinkhole's rock walls will form an extremely tight firepower network at different angles and heights, delivering a comprehensive and thorough attack.

Most importantly, the enemy would find it difficult to retaliate.

"That's about it."

After doing all this, Chen Fan walked on the City Wall and looked at the Sinkhole shrouded in Eerie Fire.

The Meat Grinder defenses inside the Sinkhole are almost complete; 38 seats should suffice.

The next step is to consider the defense of the Canyon.

We'll talk about that when it gets light.

He looked toward the Canyon Passage, where a long, straight, two-meter-wide Eerie Fire road stretched out.

That was the Camp's perimeter, extending from the Copper Pipe laid on the ground.

The Camp was quite quiet at this time, with only occasional thumping sounds coming from within – the sound of the Crocodile still digging their burrows.

His task for the Crocodile tonight was to dig a hole into the Canyon, extending to both Canyon. He would then begin setting up artillery emplacements on both sides of the Canyon during the day.

Everyone in the Camp was asleep. He stood on the City Wall, staring out for a while, before letting out a soft sigh. He then went back inside to prepare for sleep.

This world is terrible.

He had no ambition to become king or conqueror; he simply wanted to live a longer life in this world, to survive, and ideally, to live comfortably.

He was different from King Mazi. King Mazi used to be a traveling merchant and was very curious about the outside world. He, on the other hand, wasn't really curious about the outside world.

Just think how dangerous the outside world is; there are people who can smash a mountain with a single Hammer blow.

He just wanted to stay quietly in Jiangbei, build a safe and secure Rear Base for himself, and then spend the rest of his life there.

Soon, dawn broke.

The darkness that had enveloped the entire Wasteland faded away as usual, and the Camp was once again filled with noisy chatter.

"Well done."

Early in the morning, Zhou Mo and the others went out to collect the harvest from the Unmanned Outpost yesterday, while Chen Fan walked out of the City Wall and came to the junction of the Sinkhole and the Canyon, looking up at the holes that Weiwei had dug out on the rock walls on both sides of the Canyon yesterday.

There are a total of 6 entrances.

The efficiency was a bit slower than usual, after all, the journey from the Meat Grinder Passage, along the surrounding rock walls of the Sinkhole, to the Canyon was quite long, and the workload was actually greater than usual.

This area is no longer within the Camp area.

Defensive Structure can only attack enemies within the Camp's perimeter. Placing Cannon Tower here allows them to be lit by Copper Pipe, but the Cannon Tower can only attack enemies within the Camp's perimeter provided by the Copper Pipe.

So what he needs to do is set up the Meat Grinder Phase Two.

He quickly returned to the Camp, ascended along the Meat Grinder Passage, and reached the six pits on both sides of the Canyon.

Standing at the edge of the cave entrance, looking down into the Canyon below.

This is an excellent location, about 40 meters above the ground. Once you enter the Sinkhole, there are only two paths: one leads to the Canyon, and the other leads to the top of the Sinkhole.

Once you enter the Sinkhole through the Canyon, this becomes the best position to attack.

He used 3240 Eerie Stone to place a Level-5 Cannon Tower in each of the six new holes that Weiwei had dug out last night.

The Cannon Tower's tilt angle is actually quite large, but it would be difficult to hit someone standing at the bottom of a straight cliff. Therefore, having three turrets on each side ensures that there are no blind spots in the attack range.

After doing all this, he connected the six Cannon Tower to the Eerie Fire using Copper Pipe.

At this point, once the Copper Pipe are activated, the six Cannon Tower can unleash their power at any time, but they won't be able to hit anyone. One more step is needed to make it perfect.

Chen Fan walked out of the Camp again and came into the Canyon Passage, looking up at the cave entrances on both sides.

Meanwhile, Weiwei had already dug a pit one meter deep in the Canyon Passage, following his orders.

He walked to the pit and built a Level-3 Eerie Fire inside it, costing 63 Eerie Stone.

They then filled the soil back in.

After doing all this, Chen Fan clapped his hands in satisfaction.

The Level-3 Eerie Fire he created in the pit was not lit, but it was connected to the Level-5 Eerie Fire in the Camp through Copper Pipe.

The moment he had a thought, the Eerie Fire would be ignited instantly. At the same time, the six Level-5 Cannon Tower on both sides of the Canyon would also activate, attacking any enemies who dared to enter the Canyon.

With the upgrade option of increasing Camp area selected, the maximum Camp area diameter can reach 50 meters for Level-3 Eerie Fire.

It just covers the width of the Canyon.

The entire Canyon is Thousand Meters long.

In other words, he only needs 20 Level-3 Eerie Fire, arranged in sequence, to bring the entire Canyon into his attack range the moment all the Eerie Fire are lit.

He named this deployment Meat Grinder Phase Two.

The seemingly calm and harmless Canyon will transform into a ruthless harvester when the Meat Grinder Phase Two begins.

Of course, it's only a rough draft at the moment. This project involves a lot of work and is unlikely to be completed in a short time.

After the Meat Grinder Phase Two.

These 20 Level Level-3 Eerie Fire will also be scrapped after the War Ends. Of course, if you don't want them scrapped, these 20 Level Level-3 Eerie Fire can be kept constantly lit.

The daily cost is not high, only 20 Eerie Stone per day, which is equivalent to growing two Snow Lotus every day.

But that wouldn't have the desired surprise effect.

His main intended use case for the Meat Grinder Phase Two is when the enemy carefully traverses the Canyon Passage, preparing to attack the Sinkhole. At this point, the main force has already stretched out a long line of troops in the Heaven Valley Canyon Passage.

For example, the Wraith King.

The other side could never have imagined that this Thousand Meters- long Canyon, which was shrouded in darkness, would instantly transform into the Camp area.

The effects of the Meat Grinder Phase Two's operation will be unexpected.

The experience of being forced to leave the Old Camp taught him a lot of lessons. Many Strange Entities would deliberately stay outside your Camp area to attack you, and since you didn't dare to go into the darkness to find them, you were forced to attack them, which was disgusting.

Therefore, this Thousand Meters- long Canyon was a trap he set. The 20 level -Level-3 Eerie Fire required a fixed cost of 1260 Eerie Stone each time they were activated, which he could afford.

Enemies that allow him to activate the Meat Grinder Phase Two will definitely bring him sufficient rewards.

"Good."

Chen Fan stood in the middle of the Canyon, looking at the rock walls on both sides of the Canyon with a satisfied expression.

The next step is to fill the Canyon before the Rainy Season.

He placed the Eerie Fire one meter underground. It wasn't that he didn't want to place it deeper, but the Copper Pipe could only be placed one meter underground at the deepest point. If the Eerie Fire were placed any deeper, the Copper Pipe would no longer be able to connect to it.

"Well done."

Chen Fan glanced at the Crocodile patting its tail and showing satisfaction.

"Keep working hard and try to dig through all the Meat Grinder Passage on both sides of the Canyon as soon as possible."

Back in the Camp, standing on the City Wall, Chen Fan looked at the two Exotic Treasure he had taken from the Warehouse.

After the battlefield at Thousand Lakes was cleared up.

Two Exotic Treasure have been lost at Thousand Lakes.

Two Exotic Treasure also fell from the remaining thousand corpses, and Wang Kui has put both of Exotic Treasure into his Warehouse without examining them yet.

He fiddled with the familiar bead in his hand.

One of the "Exotic Treasures": 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.

It's an old friend.

He had previously acquired a Windshield Bead, which he used to build a Wind Tower.

He gazed at the tall, elegant, dark stone tower behind the City Wall.

This building is cool.

It's a White-Grade Building, but it's unbelievably cool.

The Copper Eagle atop the Wind Tower, along with its surface inlaid with countless spiral and streamlined silver runes, is exceptionally beautiful.

"Um...

Without much hesitation, he used 1,000 Eerie Stone and the Windshield Bead in his hand to upgrade the "Wind Tower" to Level 2. He felt that upgrading this Wind Tower to Level 2 was definitely better than having another Wind Tower.

The next moment, the countless silver runes on the surface of the Wind Tower in front of them suddenly began to flash, gradually increasing in speed before abruptly stopping.

Her appearance is exactly the same as before.

A panel popped up in front of me.

"The Wind Tower has been upgraded to Level 2, resulting in stronger and more controllable winds."

Please select an upgrade direction.

1. It can blow warm air, raising the temperature within the Camp area.

2: It can Leng Feng and lower the temperature within the Camp area.

3: Potential for Qualitative Transformation: The direction of Qualitative Transformation is unknown.

Chen Fan remained silent, expressionless.

The first upgrade option is really good. The temperature is getting lower and lower, and Winter Season is just around the corner. Having this will make the whole Camp warm. The second upgrade option is also good in the summer.

But...

Who can resist something that can bring about Qualitative Transformation?

He simply couldn't refuse.

This leaves him with absolutely no choice.

This is the second time he has encountered a potential for qualitative Qualitative Transformation. The last time he encountered a potential for qualitative Qualitative Transformation, he gave the City Wall a "Thorn Counterarmor" effect, which was quite good.

Without the slightest hesitation.

He quickly walked down the City Wall and returned to the house.

Bathing.

Burn incense.

After doing all this, he walked back to the City Wall, took a deep breath, and confirmed the third upgrade direction.

"A Qualitative Transformation begins..."

The Qualitative Transformation is complete.

"3: This Wind Tower can activate the active skill 'Storm Suction', which, when activated, generates a powerful, adjustable suction force within the Camp's area. (Normal)"

"Forehead..."

Chen Fan looked at the Wind Tower's facade with some hesitation.

Building Name: Wind Tower

Building grade: White.

Building grade: Level 2.

Architectural effects:

1: It can produce strong winds.

2: The Storm Suction can be activated.

P. S.: Upgrading to level 3 requires 2000 Eerie Stone and either "Windshield Bead"*2 or "Wind-Calming Pearl"*2, etc.

"Storm Suction?"

This is the second active skill in the Camp; the previous one was "Arrow Rain Storm".

But he wasn't quite sure what this thing could be used for.

Looting the spoils?

It feels like it would be a mess to use; the corpses and everything would be stuck to the City Wall by the suction, making it even harder to clean up.

Perhaps it can be used against the enemy.

After the enemy rushed into the Canyon, they inhaled...

It was sucked directly into the Sinkhole, and then the Meat Grinder Phase One was activated.

"Um..

Chen Fan grinned. This looked pretty good, suitable for use as a control skill, but he quickly noticed the additional note: it only works within the Camp area.

In other words, enemies inside the Canyon cannot be sucked into the Sinkhole.

Unless the Eerie Fire placed in the Canyon Passage is activated.

But they've already activated those Eerie Fire...

Why Wind Tower? Let's just start the Meat Grinder Phase Two.

"Never mind."

After thinking for a while, Chen Fan couldn't figure out what to do with the "Storm Suction" active skill for the time being, so he decided to leave it for now and see if it would come in handy someday.

He looked toward another Exotic Treasure.

One "Exotic Treasure name": Soybean.

"Exotic Treasure Grade": Green Grade.

"Exotic Treasure Effect": Requires planting in Level-2 Farmland, matures in 5 days, tastes delicious and slightly enhances physical fitness.

Planting conditions: It needs to be watered twice a day with the Wraith Blood.

Strange Exotic Treasure made from Exotic Plant.

He casually summoned Qi Chong, who had been praising the "Sunflower" while lying by the Farmland these past few days, and handed the Exotic Plant over to Qi Chong as well. He also created two more Level-2 Farmland, and there were quite a few Soybean seeds.

"Call..."

It was just past dawn.

After doing all this.

Chen Fan glanced around the Camp, stretched, walked out of the City Wall, mounted his horse, and prepared to take a stroll in the Canyon. He didn't intend to leave Nameless Mountain; he just wanted to wander around the Canyon. One can't sit on the City Wall every day.

Sitting for long periods can easily damage your body.

You need to move around every now and then.

I wish it wouldn't rain.

Although I was already wearing a raincoat and Bamboo Hat, the rain was really annoying.