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

Ye Xuan was almost dizzy.

Upon hearing Jiang Chuan admit that he possessed a dual-sequence talent, she was overwhelmed with excitement.

"Ah Shui, if we were in the wilderness, you would definitely be able to join a big city and immediately enjoy the best treatment. You would never have to suffer like this again."

"People still have to rely on themselves."

Jiang Chuan chuckled and said, "Besides, I don't like working for others."

"Oh, right, Xuan'er," Jiang Chuan said, remembering something else, "Don't make this public. Don't let outsiders know, or we might get into trouble."

Being a builder is fine, but if you have dual-sequence talents, you're guaranteed to be kidnapped and dissected by a 'researcher' for examination.

Jiang Chuan is a "farmer" in this area, and everyone knows that; there's no way to fake it.

Fortunately, Ye Xuan wasn't.

"Sister-in-law, if anyone asks, we'll just say you're the 'builder'."

He was rescued from the wilderness by his elder brother Jiang Liu a year ago, and he has spent almost all his time in Snow Eagle Ridge.

Her talent sequence was known to almost no one except Liu Ge's family.

It can serve as excellent cover.

"Ah Shui, I'll do whatever you say." Ye Xuan nodded emphatically.

Although she appears delicate, she is an extremely intelligent woman with a wealth of ideas.

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

Jiang Chuan thought the same thing.

We cannot only consider dealing with the strange creatures; the human heart is also extremely terrifying.

"But don't worry too much. Our Snow Eagle Ridge is in this remote place, so not many people usually want to come here." He smiled and continued:

"This is what we call the strategy of accumulating grain and delaying the declaration of kingship."

"..."

If you want to store up plenty of grain, you must be able to store it.

Jiang Chuan has been busy for three days, but he hasn't managed to save up a single extra flint or ether.

So after Ye Xuan went back to the house to knit gloves, he took two steps at a time and walked out of the territory.

The four animal traps left behind last night haven't been checked yet.

Just then—

He suddenly frowned and looked at the snow-covered ground, only to find that there wasn't a single animal trap there; they had all vanished.

What a rip-off!

Jiang Chuan felt a pain in his liver and quickly ran over to investigate, trying to find out which damned person had stolen his traps.

Damn it, they didn't even leave him a single strand of hemp rope.

He searched for clues like Sherlock Holmes for a long time, but found nothing.

There were no obvious signs of pedestrians on the way up and down the mountain.

Strange signs of struggle were found at the very spot where the animal traps were set.

A level 1 mole cannot escape a bear trap unless it is a level 2 monster.

But why did this Level 2 monster take the bear trap with it?

Could it be that the clip is stuck to it and can't be removed? That's definitely impossible, unless...

Being a mole, it was attracted to metal objects and sensed that a large number of moles had died tragically in this area, so it rampaged over.

This is a deceptive tactic of law enforcement.

If Jiang Chuan is a cunning schemer, he certainly wouldn't be able to tolerate it.

Not to mention the leader of this group of mice, will that guy have to come again tonight?

"..."

Thinking of this, Jiang Chuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Generally speaking, except for the fifteenth of each month, ghosts do not roam freely.

But in the current situation, Mr. Rat's underlings have been slaughtered by him, and this freak might retaliate tonight.

Fortunately, Jiang Chuan wasn't panicked at all.

He not only has a dual attack method of fire springs and arrow towers outside, but he has also modified the houses to be able to resist and damage the monsters.

If it gets killed by a stinky rat, then all my hard work these past few days has been for nothing.

However, some extra preparations can be made.

After greeting Ye Xuan, he planned to go to Xing Shou Village again.

This time, instead of going to the blacksmith, we'll go directly to the hunting party to see if we can use Night Silver to buy some arrows and animal traps.

...

Star Guardian Village.

A sudden commotion arose from the street.

It was a hunting party that had just returned home in high spirits.

They were dressed in animal-feathered coats, carried large bows, and had short knives hanging at their waists; each of them was fully armed.

"Haha, what a great haul today! We actually managed to hunt down a mutated wild boar."

"Although it was only a barely mutated transformation, achieving it is already quite an accomplishment and worth celebrating!"

"The biggest credit goes to Xiao Ci and A Yao. Xiao Ci single-handedly held off the mutated wild boar's escape route, while A Yao seized the opportunity to deliver the fatal blow. They truly deserve to be our only two 'armored warriors' and 'sword wielders'!"

The middle-aged men leading the group looked at the two teenagers in the group, their eyes filled with undisguised admiration.

"Uncle Jiu, you flatter me."

Cao Ci smiled and looked at Ning Yao beside him, saying, "It was mainly because Yao Yao acted in time to kill the mutated wild boar; otherwise, I really might not have been able to stop the wild boar from trying to escape."

The girl beside him said calmly, "Now that we've joined the hunting party, it's only right that we do everything we can to hunt our prey."

"Alright, your performance has been seen by your uncles. Don't worry, once this harsh winter is over, we will send you to the distant city of Haoguang. With your talent sequence, you will definitely be able to learn even better skills."

The village has more than 40 households, totaling more than 200 people, but the total number of combat personnel is no more than seven.

Among the younger ones were Cao Ci and Ning Yao.

In layman's terms, they are like the village's "precious college students," with everyone pooling their money to send them to "college."

Upon hearing that they could go to Haoguang City, Cao Ci and Ning Yao couldn't help but reveal a hint of excitement in their eyes.

This is a major event, concerning one's entire life and influencing one's future destiny.

Cao Ci spoke up: "Ninth Uncle, I remember Jiang Liu went to Haoguang City back then, right? How come he was killed by the Blood Bear?"

As he finished speaking...

Apart from Liu Quan, everyone else's expressions changed.

The Jiang family was originally a family in Xingshou Village, but for some reason, they moved away and became mountain patrollers.

"I heard that Jiang Chuan was lucky to survive."

Cao Ci spoke up, paused, glanced at Ning Yao, and continued, "However, I think his condition is definitely fake. That kind of monster could scare him out of his wits just by roaring."

"I might be lucky." At that moment, Jiang Chuan's words came from the outer edge of the crowd.

Everyone present looked over when they heard his words.

Jiang Chuan greeted everyone with a smile.

"Brother Liu." "Uncle Jiu."

"Yes, Xiao Jiang, you do look much better, but you should still be careful not to wander around." Fu Jiu nodded, also surprised to see Jiang Chuan.

"Thank you for your concern, Uncle Jiu."

Jiang Chuan responded, but then continued, "There's a food shortage on the ridge, so I came here this time hoping to buy some animal traps and arrows from the hunting team."

"Haha, aren't you a 'farmer'? You think you can go hunting?" Cao Ci laughed.

Jiang Chuan remembered Cao Ci; he was two years younger than him and used to be thin and pale. Now that he had awakened as an "Armored One," he seemed to have changed completely.

However, his personality hasn't changed; he still has the temper of a bratty kid.

Jiang Chuan smiled and replied:

"I remember Uncle Cao was a farmer too, wasn't he? Sometimes he even had to hunt to support you, didn't he? What, you look down on your father?"

"What?! You!" Cao Ci blushed immediately at this retort, her childish temper about to flare up.

"Alright, everyone go back and assemble. We've kept the village chief and the others waiting."

Fu Jiu's eyes flickered, and he shouted at the crowd.

Seeing that the captain had spoken, everyone stopped lingering and headed towards the village's fire spring area.

After everyone else had left, Fu Jiu continued:

"We used to be from the same village, why are you talking about buying? If you weren't so healthy, you could have joined the hunting team."

"However, it's good that you have your own ideas. I'll have Ning Yao take you to get a few sets later."