I build a shelter in the eternal night.

Chapter 3: Accumulate grain and delay declaring yourself king!
But what happened during the day made him realize that there weren't many pedestrians in this area!

He couldn't earn too many "mysterious stones" by collecting lodging fees; to survive long enough, he had to obtain them by killing monsters.

We cannot sit idly by and let our savings go to waste.

He needs a stable source of income!

next moment--

He plunged his arm into the scorching flames of the "ghost fire," but strangely, his skin and even his clothes were not damaged at all. He took out a complete ghost stone from the fire, held it together with the ghost stone he had just acquired in his palm, and slowly closed his eyes.

Next!

Before the lame monkey's incredulous eyes, the two strange stones in his hand began to melt rapidly, turning into a milky white liquid that flowed from between his fingers. Before it even hit the ground, it transformed into dozens of illusory white lines that floated in mid-air, began to form in a regular pattern, and gradually solidified.

After a few seconds.

A steel animal trap fell from the sky to the ground.

This is a level 1 animal trap that he just created by consuming 2 Strange Stones. It can damage low-level Strange creatures and thus continuously generate Strange Stones for him!
"It's done."

Chen Fan stood there, looked at the extremely simple-looking animal trap on the ground, and laughed. The complex emotions of tension, fear, and confusion brought about by suddenly being transported to this dangerous and unknown world dissipated in an instant.

At least there is hope.

No more despair.

"Master!"

Having witnessed everything, the lame monkey's face turned pale and he was extremely agitated. But after glancing at the wooden house, he forced himself to lower his voice and said in a trembling voice, "Young Master, you've actually awakened as an architect!"

"And he actually succeeded on his first attempt at architecture!"

"As long as the master knows this news, you can immediately return to the family and enjoy the best treatment. No one will be able to bully you anymore."

"The master will surely seek justice for the injustices you have suffered over the years!"

"No."

Chen Fan chuckled, a glint in his eyes, "I don't really like others making decisions for me."

Hundreds of years ago, eternal night descended.

The world order collapsed instantly, and countless people fell victim to the "monsters," leaving corpses strewn across the land. But through the struggles of countless lives, people slowly discovered ways to survive.

All you need to do is absorb one "mysterious stone".

This can enhance physical fitness and even allow one to learn magic to fight against monsters, making one like an immortal.

These people are also commonly referred to as "spiritual practitioners".

only--

In this world, hiding is the mainstream way of survival. Even the most powerful "cultivator" cannot fight against the endless waves of strange creatures in the darkness. If the eternal night descends and one does not get close to the "strange fire", even if one is strong enough, one will be worn down and die.

A small number of lucky ones.

After absorbing a "mysterious stone", one will become a special cultivator, who often possesses rather unique abilities.

For example, the "Nightcrawler" can still maintain a certain field of vision even after the eternal night has fallen.

For example, an "alchemist" can use the corpse of a strange creature to supplement the ingredients of rare herbs to create pills with a variety of magical effects.

Compared to ordinary cultivators, special cultivators like "Night Walkers" and "Alchemists" are much stronger and possess more abilities. They are honored guests in any faction they visit, and if they are willing to sign a contract to join, they will receive a large monthly stipend.

Among these special cultivators, one type holds the highest status and is also the rarest: the "Architect"!
The "Strange Fire" is an example of an architect's skill; no one but an architect could create such a structure. Without architects, the world would have perished long ago.

Whether it's the magnificent city walls of each city or the city defenses of each family's headquarters, they are all the work of the "architects"!

To assess the strength of a faction, one must examine whether it possesses an architect (or similar figure).

The essence of the "Chen Family of Jiangbei" lies in the dedication of a Level 5 architect!
The Chen family has a total of 77 stations, and the "ghost fire" at each station is the work of this deity. These stations are also bringing in a lot of income for the Chen family.

And he-

He has now become an "architect".

only.
His was a bit more advanced. According to his memory, nowadays all "architects" cannot directly use "building blueprints". There is a small chance that building blueprints will drop after killing high-level monsters. Other architects collect the corresponding materials and add monster stones according to the appearance of the building on the blueprint to try to build it.

Once successfully built, the recipe will be remembered and passed down orally as a closely guarded secret.

For example, the "Ghost Fire" is the most common building and one of the few buildings whose recipe has been leaked. The widely circulated building recipe is "requires 10-30 Ghost Stones, a wisp of hair from a False Ghost, the head of a Ghost on the back, the heart of a Day Ghost, a wisp of withered grass, and a total of 7 materials."

But in fact.

According to the blueprint for the basic building "Wraithfire" on his panel, creating a "Wraithfire" only requires 3 Wraithstones and a wisp of dry grass that can be picked at any time as a basic ignition point.

As for why such a complicated formula was developed...
It was entirely because others couldn't see the complete content of the "building blueprint". After some trial and error, the seven miscellaneous materials were combined, and the other materials all dissolved into each other, leaving only a wisp of withered grass.

This can be simply understood as the process running smoothly after numerous bugs were added.

If any one link is missing, it will collapse again.

The reason why the Strange Stone doesn't need to spend so much is because if he doesn't use the building blueprint directly, there will be energy loss. However, if he uses the building blueprint directly, the energy utilization rate is 100%. Compared with other architects, he can build a building at a lower cost and with greater stability.

If others go up the mountain via a winding mountain road, he goes up the mountain via a cable car; the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

More efficient, more direct, and faster!
"call"

He let out a soft breath, carefully placed the "Level 1 Animal Trap" on the ground at the edge of the light circle, then kicked it into the darkness, looking forward to his harvest at dawn.

He has no intention of returning to the "Chen family of Jiangbei".

If it were the original Chen family, he would definitely want to return to the Chen family as soon as possible, after all, he wanted to gain his father's approval, but he didn't have such messy thoughts.

A man who tries to gain recognition from others has already wasted half his life.

Besides, even if they wanted to go back, they couldn't.

Without a communication talisman and enough money, he couldn't return to his family or contact them at all.

What he needs to do is slowly build a sanctuary of his own here, and only after accumulating enough power to protect himself will he consider other things.

This world has not only ghosts that eat people at night, but also ghosts that eat people during the day.

We cannot only focus on dealing with the strange creatures.

Store up grain and delay declaring yourself king!

This six-character guideline is the plan for the next period of time.

He's not going anywhere.

I'm going to die here!

(End of this chapter)