Journey to the West: Building a Celestial Empire Starting from Lion Camel Ridge

Ali raised her head, as if she were getting to know Chen Ping'an all over again.

I thought that with so many people suddenly added, this guy would be in a bit of a mess, but to my surprise, he quickly and efficiently arranged everyone's work perfectly.

Did this guy originally plan to merge the local earth god temple?

They really hid it well.

"Food reserves, defense and offense, and cultivation improvement are all in your hands."

Chen Ping'an solemnly cupped his hands in greeting.

"Rest assured, my lord, we will certainly complete the mission!"

That's how the core team of a few people was established.

The group left in compliance, and Chen Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief, his gaze falling on Ali, who was still staring intently at him.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just didn't realize you had the talent to be a leader."

Chen Pingan smiled and said, "Isn't this something we were forced to do?"

"Then I'll have to rely on you, my lord, to protect me from now on."

Ali joked.

"Stop making fun of me."

Chen Pingan said helplessly, "I can't entrust hunting to anyone else; I feel most at ease entrusting it to you."

"Whether everyone starves to death or survives the rainy season depends on your hunting team."

"Among those young people at the Earth God Temple, I noticed that some of them are quite unruly."

"It doesn't matter. They can try to act tough in front of me when their hunting skills surpass mine. For now, anyone who disobeys me will be shot dead with an arrow!"

Ah Li could not possibly have shot anyone; these words were merely expressions of extreme confidence in his hunting skills.

......

After assigning tasks to everyone, Chen Ping'an walked up the stone wall and looked down over the entire shelter.

Then pull up the panel, and a series of prompts flash by.

Chen Pingan glanced at the prompts and saw some indicating the number of people in the shelter, some indicating cultivation, some indicating supplies, and some indicating the unlocking of new buildings.

Chen Pingan turned off the notification and decided to prioritize upgrading the barrier.

The current barrier space is too small to accommodate so many people.

[Shelter: Level 2 - Ruins Camp]

[Barrier Range: Four zhang (Non-humans are not allowed to enter)]

Barrier Durability: 100/100

Number of buildings: 4

[Demon Crystal Reserves: 546]

[Number of people seeking refuge: 18]

【characteristic】

[Pick Up (Level 1): Automatically picks up the demon crystals obtained from slaying monsters, which can be stored in a designated location within the shelter at the host's discretion.]

【Suppress Evil (Level 1): Causes a burning effect on nearby evil spirits. This effect is passively triggered and does not consume durability.】

[Self-Healing (Level 1): The barrier's durability automatically repairs 2 points every hour. This effect continues until the barrier's durability reaches 0.]

Chen Ping'an glanced at the demon crystal reserves; there were currently 546.

All three features seem to suggest that they can be continuously upgraded.

"It seems that as the shelter continues to expand, many previously unavailable features or hidden options are gradually being revealed."

Chen Ping'an clearly remembered that the two traits of picking up items and suppressing evil did not have the ability to be upgraded.

A prompt appears on the panel.

Upgrade the shelter to level three, consuming 120 Demon Crystals.

Please select the upgrade direction.

[1. The barrier's coverage area has been expanded to 10 zhang.]

[2. Self-healing property upgraded to level 2 (barrier durability automatically repairs 3 points per hour)]

[3. The evil-suppressing property has been upgraded to level 2, increasing the burning effect by 50%, and has a chance to directly kill low-level bone demons.]

[Note: If there are 5 or more people in the current shelter, upgrading the barrier is optional.]

Chen Ping'an was stunned for a moment; even upgrading now allowed him to choose a direction.

Each upgrade is no longer comprehensive and purely random, but can be tailored to the lord's current situation, providing several of the most suitable options.

It seems to be a bit more humane.

What Chen Ping'an needs to solve most right now is the size of the barrier. Only by expanding the barrier can it provide space to accommodate the ever-increasing number of buildings.

Option 1, Confirm!

hum!

Chen Pingan clicked to confirm.

The golden barrier enveloping the shelter emitted a soft hum, causing the busy crowd to look up at the barrier above them, which was radiating a dazzling light.

Under the dazzling light, it began to expand outward at a slow but steady pace.

Just like when the sanctuary was first established, the air was burned by the golden light, and everything, whether it was blood spirits, bone demons, hungry ghosts, or anything else hidden in the darkness, was silently annihilated at this moment.

The people at the Earth God Temple had never seen anything like it before. They stood there dumbfounded, watching this scene that seemed like a miracle.

In their understanding, the barrier cannot be expanded.

At least, the protective incense-filled barrier of the Earth God has only covered such a small area over the years.

No matter how diligently or devoutly Fan Qiming offered incense, the barrier showed no sign of growing larger.

As for Ali and Zhao Gou'er, they had gradually gotten used to it. They glanced up at the barrier and then went back to their own business.

In about ten breaths, the area covered by the barrier had grown to a radius of ten zhang.

Chen Ping'an calculated that this area should be about right.

The next step is to rebuild and expand the city walls.

It is roughly estimated that an additional 62 meters of stone wall will be added to the original four-zhang (approximately 10 meters) square stone wall.

Without any hesitation, continue!

A prompt appeared on the panel.

[Building reserves have been unlocked]

[Should we move the current three level-one arrow towers to the building reserve pool?]

? ?

Chen Ping'an was stunned for a moment. Originally, the arrow towers were placed on the stone wall. Now that the stone wall has been expanded, the original arrow towers need to be moved, so the panel has unlocked new functions.

When this type of complex building is moved, some of its parts can be placed in a storage pool. Once the conditions are met, the lord can retrieve them from the storage pool and relocate them.

Instead of having to consume demon crystals and rebuild from scratch.

This feature is quite considerate.

As soon as Chen Ping'an had a thought, the three arrow towers standing on the city wall vanished in an instant.

[The stone wall is under expansion...]

Boom!

The stone wall slowly sank into the ground and disappeared.

There were no traces on the ground, as if the stone wall had never existed.

Unlike arrow towers, this stone wall is an upgrade, so it doesn't need to be placed in the storage pool.

That makes perfect sense.

Chen Ping'an looked up at the edge of the barrier. The city wall that had disappeared earlier was reappearing meter by meter from the edge of the barrier, and the 62-meter stone wall that had been rebuilt using demon crystals was also gradually being completed with the stacking of stone bricks.

Finally, it was perfectly coupled with the previous stone wall, with no gaps at the joint.

This miraculous scene left everyone at the local temple, who had never witnessed it before, speechless with astonishment.

Fan Qiming had told them about Chen Ping'an's abilities, but he never expected them to be so powerful!

In comparison, the Earth God Temple's protective barrier is like a dilapidated house with drafts coming from all sides!

Now this shelter can truly be called a shelter, or even a genuine protective fortress!

"The area of ​​the barrier has expanded, and the number of arrow towers required has also increased."

Chen Pingan slowly walked up the stone wall, pondered the placement, and then placed the arrow towers one by one.

When the pale purple light above the arrow tower re-condensed and blasted the approaching bone demons into dust, the young people who had previously been criticizing Chen Ping'an finally lowered their heads.

They were completely captivated by this person who was about their age.