Am I the old man who's always by my apprentices' side?

Chapter 42 City Wall?

A new day, a new member bonus.

Then a new [Kudzu Root Soup] was prescribed.

Disappointed, Zhang Chengdao cursed himself under his breath and decided that starting tomorrow, he would wash his face before opening any red envelopes.

It takes 36 hours to cultivate from the first to the second level of Foundation Establishment. Even with the [Immortal Dew], it will still take more than 20 hours. It's impossible to break through in a short time. Therefore, Zhang Chengdao plans to tidy up the affairs of the sect in the next two days in order to prepare for recruiting disciples in the future—especially outer disciples. The mines and brine wells in the mountains are still waiting for people to start working on them!

So, Zhang Chengdao took out a steamed bun from his backpack for breakfast while checking the system panel.

The cheat system has now been upgraded to level 9, and three new buildings have been unlocked: the [Well], the [Cloth Shop], and the [Alchemy Shop].

The well is quite interesting. Although it provides water in both appearance and function, it also has a very special ability: it produces "well grass," which is a kind of medicine.

Moreover, this grass by the well is like chives; it grows very fast. The grass that was cut last night has grown very tall again this morning, and its yield is very high.

Zhang Chengdao casually finished cutting all the grass around the well he had built in the courtyard yesterday, and then began to study the remaining cloth shop and medicine shop.

The materials needed for these two buildings are not ordinary materials, but "white wood" that needs to be cut down after the saplings bought from the mall have grown.

For example, a cloth shop requires 220 units of whiteboard, as well as some rough tiles, stones, lime blocks, and bamboo strips.

The Danyao Workshop needs even more white wood boards, a full 400 units!

The problem is that Zhang Chengdao's only tree that produces white wood is the mulberry tree that sprouted from the member's red envelope!
The worst part is that a tree only yields a few hundred units of wood when broken down into planks, and even fewer when combined into planks!

The two buildings together require 620 units of white planks, which would require cutting down at least dozens of trees!
Even if you plant them now, it's too late!
But if you don't plant it, you'll be stuck at level 9 even more.

Left with no other choice, Zhang Chengdao had to spend a large sum of money to buy a bunch of ash seedlings from the mall. Ash seedlings also produce white wood, but they were much cheaper, costing only 80 peach blossom stones. After saving up for so many days, he could still afford the peach blossom stones needed to buy ten ash trees.

Afterwards, Zhang Chengdao stared at the courtyard for a while, then glanced at the small courtyard where Murong Ruyan lived next door and the courtyard with the [Book House] on the other side. After thinking for a while, he moved the [Bamboo Fence] of the [Book House], expanded the courtyard, and planted all the ash saplings in it.

Then, they finally put out the upgraded [city gate], [city wall], and two [arrow towers] and placed them on the road leading up the mountain, facing down the mountain.

These buildings, now upgraded to level 9, are finally presentable.

In particular, the arrow tower is no longer a thatched shed supported by a simple wooden frame. Instead, it has a stone base, a wooden plank surrounding the tower, and a rough tile roof. Although it is still simple, it is at least no longer shabby.

The city wall has also changed from a mixture of grass and wood to stone. The top of the wall is quite wide, and you could probably run a horse through it, but it looks very rough.

The city gate is a thick wooden door, even studded with iron nails, and adorned with two animal-head rings, giving it a somewhat imposing appearance. Newly constructed city walls will always follow the current city wall level, and of course, the materials consumed will also be those required for the current city wall level.

In order to connect this area, Zhang Chengdao had to build more than twenty walls to enclose the three courtyards.

However, since only one side was fenced off, it did not affect travel, so he did not modify the building's usage permissions—this way, he could control the entry and exit of outsiders.

When the sun was high in the sky and Murong Ruyan and Chang Ping'an returned carrying a deer, what they saw was this majestic and ancient city wall.

With a thud, Murong Ruyan subconsciously dropped the wooden stick to the ground. Chang Ping'an was caught in the crossfire and almost fell over. Fortunately, he was a cultivator at the second level of Qi Refining. He circulated his spiritual energy slightly, adjusted his posture, and actually managed to lift the entire deer on his own.

Murong Ruyan stared at the city wall, her eyes practically popping out of their sockets: "This...this is?"

Chang Ping'an, unfazed, replied, "Oh, it must have been Master who did it. Perhaps it's because he recently took you in as his junior sister, and he felt this place was too shabby, so he made all this... Although Master seems stern and doesn't teach us much, he cares about us a lot!"

Murong Ruyan was still unable to accept this "miracle" for a moment. She murmured, "But, but this is a city wall! How could it be built overnight... no, no, in just one morning... it's impossible!"

Seeing Murong Ruyan's shock, Chang Ping'an's disappointment at being outmatched by his junior sister during the hunt vanished instantly. He puffed out his chest with pride and boasted, "Master is a god! He's omnipotent! Let alone a mere city wall, he could probably build an imperial palace if he wanted to!"

Zhang Chengdao, who was harvesting wheat, rolled his eyes when he heard the words carried on the wind from afar.

How could I be omnipotent!
However, having heard that the two had returned, Zhang Chengdao came out of the [farmland]. He patted off the ears of wheat and the messy grass stuck to his clothes, and as he walked, he deliberately put on a kind smile as a "master" to interrupt their conversation and greeted them, "Disciples are back? It's almost lunchtime!"

Chang Ping'an quickened his pace, slammed the deer he was carrying to the ground with a thud, and exclaimed, "Master! Junior Sister is amazing! Not only did she kill a deer, but she also killed more than a dozen pheasants and rabbits!"

"Hehehe, that's impressive, Ruyan. I also heard that you managed to draw Qi into your body in just one night? Here, take this. This is Immortal Dew Grass. Consuming one stalk after each breakthrough in your cultivation level is very effective!"

As Zhang Chengdao spoke, he took a packet of "Immortal Dew" out of his backpack and handed it over.

Chang Ping'an felt that as the senior brother, he should take care of his junior sister in every way, so he said to Murong Ruyan, "Junior sister, be careful. The real ingredient is the immortal dew on this immortal herb. Don't spill it!"

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother!"

Murong Ruyan thanked her and then ate the fairy dew grass without hesitation.

Seeing Murong Ruyan's decisive and efficient manner, Zhang Chengdao felt a little strange.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that today's "Emperor Ruyan" seemed different from yesterday's, as if the "vicious female supporting character" attribute was less.
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