On the City Wall.
Chen Fan carefully placed the miniature incense stand in a gap in the Parapet, preparing to question heaven.
There was no need to light it.
With a thought from him,
the leftmost stick of incense ignited on its own, wisps of blue smoke drifting into the rainy night.
It actually smelled quite pleasant.
He instinctively sniffed it, then took a deep breath and spoke solemnly.
"I ask of heaven."
"I want the Training Room building. What methods are there to obtain its Building Blueprint?"
Questions that were too simple weren't worth asking.
Questions that were too complicated came at a price he couldn't afford.
So this was what he had come up with.
Don't ask about the future.
Don't ask about what lay ahead.
Just ask questions whose answers he could use right now.
He really needed the Building Blueprint for the Training Room. It could effectively improve his Subordinate's personal strength. A camp couldn't rely solely on buildings; the individual strength of its people mattered too. If they went out trading, for instance, they needed some skills to keep themselves and their goods safe.
Soon,
the wisps of blue smoke rising from the incense stand slowly gathered together, forming a line of text.
"An offering of 10 Eerie Stones is required."
Chen Fan frowned slightly. Ten Eerie Stones in the Warehouse shattered, turning into Milky White Liquid that flowed into the incense stand. Only ten Eerie Stones? Had he perhaps asked too cheap a question?
He had thought this would be a fairly Rare building.
After all, he had no recollection of a building called the Training Room. Forget the Chen Family—there hadn't been one anywhere in Northbank City.
A moment later,
the wisps of blue smoke formed another line of text.
"The Training Room