The Lord of Glimmer plants the sun in the eternal night.

It was late at night.

Although somewhat tired, Jiang Chuan was in a good mood.

The harvest in the first half of the night was quite plentiful.

They killed a total of 16 mole ghosts, 2 cougar ghosts, and 1 tomato ghost.

In total, they obtained 19 flints, 3 pieces of night silver, a wisp of monster hair, and most importantly, the mutated plant seed.

"Sister-in-law, you should go to sleep first. There won't be many more moles taking the bait in the middle of the night."

Jiang Chuan waved his hand, signaling Ye Xuan to go inside and rest. He didn't plan to fish for ghosts in the latter half of the night, so he left the four animal traps outside to keep them useful.

In the future, he plans to transform a piece of farmland into a place to grow blood tomatoes.

He focused his attention on the page about "agriculture" in the research manual.

Among them, Class 1 farmland.

You need to unlock level 1 houses before you can renovate them.

然后再分别点亮，1级土壤营养、1级土壤水分、1级土壤温度、1级土壤光照四个基础节点，农田即可升为1级。

The steps are the same as for [House].

Upon seeing this, Jiang Chuan suddenly felt that he hadn't killed enough monsters in the first half of the night.

"This is incredibly resource-intensive!"

But we've come this far, we can't stop now.

Jiang Chuan pondered for a moment.

First, take out 10 flints and convert them into ether.

The semi-finished house was upgraded to Level 1 by activating its 'Level 1 Durability' and 'Level 1 Evil Repellency', and a flint was added as a building material.

【Ether-4】

[Ether: 6]

As the Ether Points were consumed, the house underwent a qualitative change in Jiang Chuan's eyes.

A strange texture appeared on the surface of the wooden wall, and some hard-to-detect damaged areas were quickly repaired, and even additional reinforcement was applied.

[Level 1 Wooden House]

[Function: Effectively prevents heat loss from indoor spaces]

【Characteristics: Level 1 Windproof, Level 1 Cold Resistance, Level 1 Durability (can withstand attacks from low-level monsters), Level 1 Evil Repellent (can deal minor damage to monsters that approach the cabin)】

[Durability: 200/200]

...

"Wow, looking at it this way, the wooden house is practically a small fire pit."

Moreover, once a house reaches level one, it's not just about the surface-level effect.

The Micro-Light Research Handbook introduces many new buildings that can be modified.

First is the [City Wall]. Jiang Chuan can now activate its basic node and build the city wall using a wooden hammer.

But the consumption is too outrageous. If flint is used instead of wood, one flint is needed for every meter.

The area reflected by the fire spring at Snow Eagle Ridge is about 200 square meters, which means that at least a 50-meter-long wall would be needed to enclose it.

One flint per meter, that's fifty flints, he definitely couldn't afford to forge them.

If this remote place were to encounter an attack by alien beings or a horde of strange creatures roaming the night, he would accept it.

He's just unlucky.

However, while the city walls are not being considered for the time being, the defensive construction of Snow Eagle Ridge is still necessary.

Fortunately, once a house reaches level one, in addition to the city wall, there are two other types of buildings that can be modified and constructed.

Then let's go for the [Fire Spring] and the [Arrow Tower].

Jiang Chuan was overjoyed that the fire spring could actually be modified.

He went to Xingshou Village yesterday, and his own fire spring is no match for theirs. Not to mention the range of illumination, even the brightness is much inferior.

Now the day is gone, but the night remains.

In such times, fire springs are of particular importance.

The size of the fire spring is a certain standard for judging whether a force is strong or not.

Generally speaking, the appearance and level of fire springs are random, but the birth of each large fire spring will be a bloody battle.

Whether it's between forces, or between humans and other species.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chuan couldn't help but look into the distance. The forest was dark and dense, and the towering mountains could only be seen as blurry shadows.

Deep in the mountains, there is a brightly lit area where a large fire spring has been occupied by an alien species.

However, obscured by the thick night fog, only a few hazy rays of light could be seen.

Jiang Chuan knew that the place meant the unknown, the mysterious, and the dangerous; it was not a place he could set foot in.

However, he can now create such a territory; he just needs to upgrade the level of the fire spring step by step.

With this goal in mind, Jiang Chuan turned his attention to [Fire Spring].

It still has different basic nodes: level 1 reflection range, level 1 burn damage, and level 1 basic effect.

The coverage area and burn damage are easy to understand, as are the basic effects.

Jiang Chuan believes that the fire spring itself has always existed, with basic effects such as warming the firestone and revitalizing the spring water.

Fortunately, all these effects are grouped together; otherwise, considering that each node requires two points of ether, it would be a considerable expense.

He was truly out of options.

But there is still good news.

That is, the [Arrow Tower], which belongs to the [Building] [Trap] category.

He can choose to craft it using wood, stone, iron ore, or five pieces of flint, in addition to having already unlocked 'Level 1 Monster Attack'.

In other words, the arrow tower's attack can cause some damage to low-level monsters.

This is it.

But where am I supposed to find so many stones and wood for you?

He scooped five flints directly from the fire spring, placed them on the ground, and struck them with a wooden hammer.

next moment--

The five flint stones on the ground suddenly shattered, turning into a pale red liquid that flew into the air.

At the same time, a phantom of an arrow tower made up of gray dotted lines appeared in the air. As pale red liquid flowed into the phantom of the arrow tower, the originally illusory arrow tower gradually became solid and ancient.

Under Jiang Chuan's tense gaze—

The arrow tower stood steadily near the fire spring, in the center of Snow Eagle Ridge.

The arrow tower was about three meters tall, and because it was made of flint, it was constructed as a three-sided column with sharp angles.

At the very top, a translucent sphere emitting white light coalesced and took shape, standing out brilliantly in this world where everything was shrouded in night.

The same pale golden light as the surface of the house forms clear curved patterns that extend rapidly from top to bottom and converge inside the obelisk within the arrow tower.

"sharp!"

Jiang Chuan thought to himself, "Wow, that's awesome!" and walked over to gently touch the tower.

A smooth, lustrous sensation came over me, just like the feeling when I rubbed a flint.

[Level 0 Arrow Tower (1/3)]

[Function: Automatic attack (including monsters that enter the fire spring area, and other creatures that enter the territory without permission)]

[Special Ability: Level 1 Monster Special Attack]

[Durability: 0/100] [Requires embedding one flint inside the obelisk as an energy source for attack.]

...

The existence of this thing gave him a lot more sense of security.

Neither Star Guardian Village nor any other patrol group outpost has this thing.

What's more, it's a fully automated attack.

It needs to be charged with flint, and it's also a foodie.

But since we've already built the capital, a little extra won't make a difference.

Take another flint from the fire spring and put it into it.

Once the durability was full, the arrow tower instantly came alive, and the white orb shone even brighter.

"However, the basic nodes of the arrow tower also need to be lit up when the opportunity arises."

Besides using flint to power the arrow towers, there is another way.

It involves activating the "Level 1 Charge" of the Arrow Tower, which then slowly absorbs the light from the fire fountain to restore its durability. This is a way to save flint.

There's also the "Level 1 Durability" which doubles the durability of the arrow tower. After refilling with a flint battery, one unit is stronger than six.

But for now, this is all the we can achieve tonight.

There are 6 Ether left, which need to be used on the [Farmland].