Survival of the Nation: My luck was a tiny bit worse.

Alexander also suggested that since reconstruction was to be carried out, the plan should be upgraded instead.

The previous camp was sturdy, but its layout was rather haphazard, with only one watchtower and a high but not thick wall.

This time, we can take advantage of the reconstruction opportunity to plan the camp more rationally and make the defense more comprehensive!

"We've doubled the thickness of the wall and increased its height by two meters."

"Build two watchtowers, one high and one low, to complement each other."

"Don't build the cabin with wood, just build it with stones. We passed a mountain on the way that was full of schist suitable for building walls."

Alexander got more and more excited as he talked, and took a twig from Ivan and drew a simple plan on the ground.

The main gate faces south, with two watchtowers on the left and right. The wall forms an inverted V shape, enclosing the entire camp. The cabins are built on the highest point on the north side, and the warehouse is built next to the cabins, leaving an open space in the middle.

Ou Yun glanced at the floor plan. "Are there enough materials?"

"Enough! We noticed it when we came. After you blasted that mountain next door, there's a lot of rubble left, perfect for building materials. Plus, we can make ropes from the vines, and we have the tools we brought. No problem at all."

Listening to this, Leng Ruolan exclaimed, "Wow, that's impressive, very professional."

Thus, the Dragon Kingdom Camp 2.0 project was officially launched!

Everyone was divided into three groups.

Ou Yun and Alexander were responsible for carrying stones to the quarry.

Leng Ruolan and Maxim were responsible for dismantling the ruins and recovering usable materials.

Chen Hao and Ivan were in the technical team, responsible for designing blueprints and processing building materials.

The first day has passed just like that.

The campfire was lit again.

Although the camp had been reduced to ruins, everyone sat around the campfire, cooking meat soup, sharing dried meat, and talking about the day's battles and reconstruction plans.

The Xiong Kingdom people were particularly interested in the details of Leng Ruolan's ability to fight in gigantic form, and asked her no fewer than dozens of questions.

"Captain Leng, how does it feel to be bigger? Are you afraid of heights?"

"Captain Cold, can you do a flying kick? Can you shoot lasers?"

"Captain Leng, you..."

Annoyed by the questions, Leng Ruolan cursed and ran away.

As a result, everyone's eyes involuntarily fell on Ou Yun's face.

Ou Yun, who was munching on a large dried fish: ...

Then he began his traditional skill—making up stories.

Genetic mutation, possession by the will of the forbidden land, Super Saiyan transformation—the more outrageous the explanations, the more bewildered the Xiong Kingdom members were.

"So it was a genetic mutation. Captain Leng must have really had laser treatment back then!"

"It wasn't just a laser; his whole body was bathed in golden light. His ultimate move was time-space distortion, you know? It was incredibly awesome. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough mana, so it didn't work."

"Is he possessed by the will of the forbidden land?! My God! Wouldn't Captain Leng have been invincible back then?!"

"Of course! It's a pity there was a time limit, otherwise Captain Leng could have blasted the forbidden area apart with one punch!"

"Super Saiyan... is it the Super Saiyan I'm thinking of?"

"Pretty much, completely bathed in golden light! Just imagine it!"

"Holy crap..."

Chen Hao, the only normal person present, was munching on jerky and taking notes, meticulously and attentively writing down every utterance of Ou Yun's nonsense into "Tales of the Forbidden Land".

Anyway, the content of this book is already outrageous enough, so this doesn't make a difference.

Late at night.

Alexander and his men set up a makeshift tent next to the ruins of the camp.

The three of them lay back down on the roof—although the wooden house had been blown to smithereens, they managed to pull out a plank from the rubble, which they could now use as a bed.

The three people lay side by side, gazing up at the starry sky.

The night sky was as clear as ever, with countless stars scattered across the heavens like shattered diamonds.

Today was such a long day.

*

The power that humanity can unleash in dire circumstances is astonishing.

Moreover, these people are not in dire straits—they have just won a great victory, their morale is high, and they have inexhaustible energy.

Alexander and Eugene continued to be in charge of quarrying.

The two drove their off-road vehicle back and forth, carrying stones from the mountain next to them that had been partially destroyed by the bomb.

With all attributes enhanced, Ou Yun's stamina was practically inexhaustible; he could carry a stone slab weighing dozens of kilograms without even breaking a sweat.

Alexander, watching from the side, clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "Brother, with your physique, it wouldn't be difficult for you to punch through the forbidden area like Captain Cold."

Leng Ruolan, who was just passing by: ? ? ?

Forget it.

She and Maxim continued clearing the rubble, rummaging through the ruins one by one to find usable supplies and sorting them out.

Maxim remained a straightforward man, silently carrying hundreds of kilograms of gravel until Leng Ruolan told him to rest.

There was an extra find during the process—several purple supply crates buried under the ruins, their outer shells blackened by smoke, but their interiors intact.

Leng Ruolan wiped them clean and left them aside to wait for Ou Yunlai to decide what to do with them.

It was Chen Hao and Ivan, from the technical team, holding a ruler—or rather, a simple measuring tool that Chen Hao had made himself—

They measured and discussed blueprints, load-bearing capacity, and drainage throughout the camp.

Chen Hao learned many key points from the lessons of the camp.

For example, warehouses must be built in high places to prevent rainwater from flowing back in.

The foundation of the wall should be at least half a meter deep to prevent it from being knocked down by large wild animals.

The watchtower should be able to see all four directions of the camp at the same time, etc.

Although Ivan was a man of few words, his ideas were practical, and he could always offer suggestions that were particularly useful from a construction perspective.

On the fifth day, the Pakistani trio arrived.

Hassan walked at the front, carrying large and small bags. He was taken aback when he saw the camp that had been turned into a construction site, and then he smiled.

"I knew you guys were up to something big."

The three men brought a full set of tools, along with more processed vines and several large bundles of high-quality timber—specifically for making roof beams.

They didn't stand on ceremony; they put down their things and joined the construction site.

There are currently nine people in the entire camp, two lynxes, one cow, and the neighboring monkey troop that occasionally comes to help.

With the added bonus of infrastructure development from national development incentives, construction speed is incredibly fast.

On the eighth day, the framework of the new camp was completed.

The main structure of the wall is complete, and it is higher and thicker than before. The bottom is a stone base half a meter deep, and the upper part is filled with wooden stakes tied with vines and schist.

The new cabin was built in the north-central part of the camp. It was twice the size of the previous one, with a stone foundation, wooden walls, and a roof covered with bone armor fragments.

Chen Hao discovered that the bone fragments laid on the roof not only provided waterproofing but also automatically absorbed sunlight and converted it into heat, making the house very warm at night.

Looking at the bone armor on the monster's body, Ou Yun grinned from ear to ear, "A blessing in disguise, isn't it?"

Two new watchtowers were also half-built, one tall and one short. The taller one was in the northeast corner of the camp, and the shorter one was in the southwest corner, echoing each other.

From the high watchtower, one can see the mountainside of the neighboring mountain, while the lower one can monitor the dense forest surrounding the camp.

Even the large, luxurious dens built for the cows and lynxes have been completed.

In a corner of the camp, a thick layer of mats was laid out using the remaining wood and hay.

The mung bean had already eagerly burrowed inside and rolled around several times, while Nanbei circled around outside the nest a few times, nodding proudly in approval.