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

A sharp tooth from a mutated creature; perhaps you can use it to upgrade your Arrows or Bear Traps.

...

really.

Materials from alien species can also be used for related research.

As soon as Jiang Chuan picked up a wolf fang, the research manual immediately transmitted relevant information to him.

There are two options: wolf fang arrows or wolf fang traps.

Without a doubt, after upgrading and modifying the materials, it will definitely be more powerful than before, and it will also have additional functions.

However, there is a prerequisite: the overall level must be reached.

"That won't work. I don't have many Ether Points right now, so I can't invest them in this."

Jiang Chuan was deep in thought.

Night had fallen, and he had to find a way to obtain some flint.

Otherwise, during tomorrow's Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts, that strange creature resembling a white tiger will come looking for me.

The pressure is immense!

He would need to build another arrow tower and upgrade the fire spring to perhaps stop it.

As he pondered, he couldn't help but stroke the white animal bones.

A piece of animal bone can be used for [tool] and [pen] research with the 'unknown monster's hair'.

"???"

Jiang Chuan was stunned.

What use is a bone brush made from pubic hair?

This was the first time he had ever seen this kind of research.

Previously, the method involved fusing strange materials with ordinary items to enhance the effects of those items.

Currently, the research focuses on alien body tissues, so it's hard to say what kind of results can be achieved.

"Want to give it a try?"

Regarding the research on the 'pen', there are only 'Level 1 Spirituality' and 'Level 1 Durability'.

Spirituality is easy to understand; it means that words written with a pen appear more spirited and less rigid, not to mention their durability.

Jiang Chuan felt that the solution to breaking the deadlock might lie here.

Although he felt that the monsters were definitely in a state of flux in the darkness, it was impossible for any area to be completely wiped out.

However, now that the mole's leader has been killed, it seems quite difficult for Jiang Chuan to catch the monster again using a trap without bait.

So we need to find another group of strange creatures to cause trouble.

come on.

【Ether-2】

[Ether: 3]

After thinking for a while, he didn't hesitate any longer, filled the 'pen' with ink, and started to blend the two materials together.

The body is made of bones, and the tip is made of hair.

A pure white calligraphy brush gradually took shape in Jiang Chuan's hands.

[Level 1 Old Yin Pen]

[Function: Attracting Yin (using blood as ink, using words as a guide, Yin will naturally come.)]

【Characteristics: Level 1 Spirituality, Level 1 Durability】

[Durability: 200/200]

...

This old cunning pen almost silenced Jiang Chuan.

He truly hadn't expected that this sum of money would suit his taste so perfectly.

"good."

He nodded in satisfaction; those two points of ether had not been wasted.

With this, he can fish for another batch of strange creatures, which, barring any unforeseen circumstances, will be the Changgui.

People have died in several villages in this area, which will definitely create a lot of evil spirits.

What he needs to do now is to use the old Yin Brush to lure these strange creatures here, and then slaughter them all!

Night had fallen, and darkness enveloped Snow Eagle Ridge.

Jiang Chuan squatted beside the fire spring, with a large bucket of "dog blood" in front of him.

"The blood of an alien should work, right?"

He held the pen with all five fingers and carefully touched the blood-red surface with the tip of the pen.

The next moment, the pen tip seemed to generate infinite suction, directly absorbing a large bucket of blood completely.

At the same time, the pen tip made of pubic hair was no longer pale, but turned blood red.

"Did it work?"

Jiang Chuan gripped the old Yin pen and muttered to himself.

Fortunately, he kept Ye Xuan in the room; otherwise, what he just witnessed would have made her doubt whether she was some kind of evil researcher or a builder.

come on.

Next, it will be the final attempt.

Jiang Chuan had already prepared a T-shaped wooden sign, which he placed not far from the fire spring.

The final step is to write on the wooden plaque with an old inkstone; only then can its function be fully realized.

No more hesitation.

He raised his right hand and, with a flourish, wrote five large characters on the wooden sign—

Snow Eagle Ridge Station.

Then he thought about it again, and realized that strange creatures generally wouldn't step into the fire spring area on their own.

The changgui, on the other hand, possesses the wisdom of some humans, but it requires a human's invitation.

But now, with so many strange creatures to attract, he dared not work as a male receptionist outside.

"Um..."

Thinking of this, just to be on the safe side...

Jiang Chuan then used the last two points of ether he had on the arrow tower.

【Ether-2】

[Ether: 0]

[Arrow Tower]: [Level 1 Launch Speed] -> [Level 2 Launch Speed]

...

It's better to have an overflow than an insufficient output.

He would also stay in the room, ready to finish off the enemy with a bow and arrow at any moment.

Shouldn't we be able to handle this now?

Even if it wasn't enough, he had no other choice.

After all, this is his limit.

"call..."

After doing all that, he filled in the missing words on the wooden sign.

Snow Eagle Ridge Inn, come if you're feeling adventurous!

The characters slowly changed, the blood-red ink gradually turning dark black, becoming strikingly vivid.

Seeing this, Jiang Chuan didn't hesitate any longer and rushed into the wooden house.

Then, peeking through the crack in the door, he carefully observed the darkness outside the territory.

But as time ticked by, the strange creature still did not appear.

if...

If there's no success tonight, then this attempt will have ended in failure.

"Ah Shui, what's wrong?" Ye Xuan asked with concern, wondering what he was hiding from.

"fine."

Jiang Chuan shook his head and was about to open the door and leave.

Just then—

Is anyone home?

Suddenly, voices came from the darkness. Jiang Chuan subconsciously looked over and saw a rope on the ground swinging wildly, indicating that the trap at the end of the rope had caught its prey.

Jiang Chuan was overjoyed. The trick had finally come. Then the remaining two ropes also started to shake violently.

"Can someone please help me? I think I've stepped on a trap!"

"Is the Mountain Patrolman here?"

"Can I stay here for the night?"

"Am I coming in?"

A constant stream of voices began to echo in the darkness.

A strange thing has happened!

They crossed the boundary between darkness and light, stepping into Snow Eagle Ridge one after another, some even with animal traps on their feet.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Chuan also felt a chill run down his spine.

Ye Xuan, standing to the side, covered her mouth tightly with both hands, trying her best not to make a sound.

At the same time, the arrow tower instantly came to life, and the white orb of light began to fluctuate.

woo-

After a brief charging animation, a beam of light shot out instantly.

The sound of bones breaking could be heard.

Before Jiang Chuan could make a move, he saw that the second cougar had also been shot and collapsed to the ground.

After careful observation, Jiang Chuan discovered details about the changgui, or rather, a strange pattern.

That is, the invited ghosts will not be burned by the light of the fire spring.

However, once killed by the arrow tower, they will reveal their true form, just like the mother and daughter Jiang Chuan killed back then, and the firelight will then come into play.

The deaths of their kind caused fear to appear on the faces of the changgui (a type of ghost), and they wanted to escape.

But the wooden sign was too appealing.

Is there anything better than a free rest stop?

This is a confrontation of the underlying logic of the strange creatures.

While they were stuck in a lag, the arrow towers kept repeating the "charge-fire" cycle, and with the attack speed bonus, they fired even faster than before.

But the darkness of the night is never short of eerie creatures.

They came in droves from afar.

At this moment, the ghost no longer made Jiang Chuan feel the same way about his scalp as before.

It even... has a sense of familiarity!

Especially when they saw the ghosts moving their feet toward the fire spring.

It's so cute!

This isn't some strange creature; it's clearly a walking flint!