There's a skeleton dungeon connected to my basement.

Chapter 436, Pioneering and Courage
The twisted, blackened crimson armor, and the sticky, blood-dripping axe.

A pair of scarlet eyes that make it impossible to look into their eyes for long.

A golden-armored knight who has been knocked to the ground.

An axe raised high.

His appearance at this moment resembled that of an executioner performing his daily task.

Xiao Yang is practicing justice, justice that belongs to him.

Screams of pain were heard.

It echoes through this bustling city.

It was heard by each and every one of them.

Doubts arose.

"Who on earth is shouting like that here!"

After doing all this, Xiao Yang once again pulled open the simple door in front of him.

With a smile on his face, he waved to the young golden-armored knight beside him.

This time, he's really leaving.

"The mission outside the office has successfully concluded!"

………….

Lately, Lena has been exceptionally busy.

Because of many things.

The atmosphere in the City of Hope became incredibly lively and enthusiastic.

The city's population is growing rapidly, almost doubling in a short period of time.

This is a very surprising thing.

Even in a normal, prosperous world, it would not be an easy thing for a city's population to increase so rapidly, or even double.

not to mention.

"This is a place of decay."

In this situation, Xiao Yang's clever idea was not the key factor.

Even if everyone lives in a detached house with the feel of spring, the time required from the beginning of life's conception to its final birth will not be short.

This terrifying growth momentum relies heavily on external output.

They rely on external blood transfusions from those lost souls who are anchored and unable to escape their homeland.

The more people come, the more problems there are to deal with.

As the de facto city manager, Lena naturally couldn't stop having headaches.

With more and more people, there are also more and more things that can be done.

The fifth-generation Earth Explorer is nearing completion.

Players will soon be able to fight the giant rats that have overrun the underground once again.

Overall.

People gathered under the flag raised in Xiaoyang.

Their story still couldn't escape this framework.

[Whether voluntary or forced, we came into this world.]

They began to explore outwards.

"die."

After the fear subsides, they either flee back to the city of hope or silently lick their wounds.

Get back up.

Gritting their teeth, they set off again.

They were like two peas in a pod, gritting their teeth in unison.

"This fucking world!"

However, not all of it is in vain.

A new pioneering fortress was built during the time Xiao Yang was away on business.

"Built together by the displaced, the survivors, and the players in this dangerous wilderness."

This pioneering fortress was very rudimentary.

“A low city wall built of large stones, a few burlap tents, and a bonfire.”

That's all.

But it's already very good.

On the night the fortress was initially completed, a group of people sang loudly around the campfire.

The location of this fortress is very well chosen.

They would leave the city and head into the wilderness, thus drawing these three boundaries.

"Outside the City of Hope, a flat area is being cleared every day, and beyond the boundary there are few dangerous areas left."

"Those who venture further outward must step into the boundaries of the harbors they have crossed."

"The last boundary has a rather strange name."

"Three glasses of rye wine."

Crossing three glasses of rye beer signifies that you've stepped into completely unfamiliar territory. Interestingly, the name of these three strong liquors comes from the loud cry of a young, displaced man in a tavern.

"If I come back alive tomorrow, I'm going to drink three glasses of rye beer."

He didn't return the next day.

This was expected.

But the bartender still prepared three glasses of rye for him.

These three glasses of wine sat on the bar for an entire day.

Subsequently, many exploration teams would take on such challenges before setting off.

"If I can come back, I'll have three drinks too!"

Very few people actually get to drink these three cups.

And so, the name of the Third Boundary was decided.

"Three glasses of rye wine."

There are plenty of guys who have the courage to order three glasses of rye the next day, but very few who actually manage to reach that third boundary.

Some curious players once compiled statistics on this.

Most of the exploration teams perished not far from the second boundary.

At this time, this pioneering fortress was located on the second boundary outside the City of Hope, the "Hope City Harbor Boundary".

Its existence is to provide supplies for those brave souls who dare to order three glasses of rye the next day.

Such a pioneering fortress would allow brave souls to venture further.

Good things always come with difficulties.

On the third day after the fortress was officially established, a wave of monsters arrived.

The fishermen of the River Bend were unhappy about the construction of such a fortress.

A vast horde of all sorts of sea monsters surged forward.

A fierce battle broke out.

This time, this pioneering fortress is not protected by any mythical architecture.

The battle raged from morning till night.

After receiving the information, the various pioneering teams in this area gathered here.

This battle did not involve any supernatural beings like the evil god or Xiao Yang.

All that exists are courageous individuals and hideous monsters.

Ultimately, the pioneering fortress was not destroyed.

They tenaciously established themselves in this wilderness, even at a great cost, with brave individuals falling one by one against the low stone walls.

But the fortress eventually gained a foothold.

Try to think positively.

Perhaps soon, the land near this pioneering fortress will be included in the safe zone of the flat line.

A new three-glass rye boundary will emerge.

then.

"Another pioneering fortress has been built within the boundaries of that harbor!"

………….

After Xiao Yang finished his overseas assignment.

They didn't get to rest for long.

Soon, the busy rush of running around resumed.

He finally managed to get his hands on a reasonably suitable blueprint for the city wall.

The city wall will not look out of place.

Quality: Excellent

Effect: The constructed city walls will acquire new properties based on the characteristics of the environment.

Introduction: I'm just like you guys, so I won't feel out of place!

It was just a blue blueprint of the city wall.

But its strength lies in its ability to acquire new characteristics based on environmental features.

This effect greatly enhances its versatility.

They returned with the blueprints and hastily attempted to build a section of the City of Hope.

Then, Xiao Yang obtained such a special city wall.

Corrupted walls: The walls will slowly repair themselves.

Introduction: Is this world rotten? Well, I'm rotten too!

It can slowly repair itself.

Simply put, you won't need to repair it so frequently.

It gets swept away by small monster waves every day, but you don't need to pay much attention to it afterwards; it will slowly repair the damage on its own.

This effect wasn't entirely useless, but Xiao Yang wasn't very satisfied with it.

(End of this chapter)