Folklore: Pre-emptive shelter begins with the stomach.

That's enough.

Right now, what we lack is women!

His gestures revealed this need.

The young ladies from noble families who had previously fawned over Feng Mo immediately swarmed around him, whispering in Xiao Chui's arms.

There are many more people like this.

Such a move drew envy from many scions of prominent families.

Similarly, some scions of prominent families also showed expressions of grief.

After all, among those who flocked to him were many of their former crushes and childhood sweethearts.

They knew perfectly well who they would follow to receive an official title.

Those who remain unmoved are a very small minority.

Among them, Su Fusang was the leader.

She is like a white lotus in the water, rising from the mud unsullied.

He remained neither humble nor arrogant in the face of the power displayed by the Prince of Lanling.

But unfortunately, the young master Lanling was the one who cared most about her.

But after seeing the people accompanying her, he completely gave up any further thoughts.

Beside Su Fusang, there was also a second-tier architect!

Similarly, there was another cultivator whose blood and qi were surging, and he was clearly not a kind person.

Of all the lineages under heaven, none dare to directly clash with the inheritor of the True Lord of the Swordsman's Unbridled Martial Arts.

After all, his fists can kill monsters!

Naturally, it can also kill...!

……

Three kilometers away.

Coincidentally, the location where this group built the temple was within the coverage area of ​​the Vision Tower.

As it happened, Feng Mo was checking the growth of crops such as gray wheat when he passed by the Vision Tower.

What a coincidence that I witnessed this scene.

Therefore, Feng Mo heard every word they said and every incident that occurred.

The group's choice of location was also quite deliberate. It seems they discovered the wonderful uses of the spiritual herb and deliberately chose to build defensive fortifications near it.

"That's quite interesting." Feng Mo revealed a meaningful smile.

He had never seen anyone use the excuse of using others as a shield in such a refreshing and unconventional way.

It's true that the final calamity will turn around and attack Jiangbai Village.

Don't forget, when the calamity strikes, the first to be faced will be these scions of noble families.

Only then will his Jiangbai Village be attacked.

This actually gave him more time to prepare.

This young master Lanling is a real talent!

Feng Mo was very satisfied with his indirect approach to saving the village.

that's it,

Feng Mo used his vision to probe the area.

Watching them build structures and construct fortifications.

However, Su Fusang, because he was unwilling to curry favor with Young Master Lanling, was deliberately shunned by the other noble families.

Only the Prince of Lanling valued her highly, and even specially arranged for her temple to be located near his own.

On the contrary, it's as if the more unattainable something is, the more one desires it.

Occasionally, when he saw Su Fusang collecting building materials near Jiangbai Village, he would specifically question her about where she had gone, always suspecting that she was going to Jiangbai Village to find him.

This made Feng Mo feel very ashamed.

In short, this young master from Lanling acted all cowardly and servile when facing Su Fusang.

……

Time flies, and several days have passed in a flash.

Half of the week-long preparation period has already passed.

During these four days, Feng Mo prioritized unlocking many projects at the research center.

Our understanding of the research center has also become more comprehensive.

It not only has "Irrigation Technology" to increase crop growth speed, but also "Crossbow Improvement" to increase arrow tower attack speed, "Rune Polishing" to strengthen building defense, and so on, making it a very comprehensive system.

Unfortunately, I didn't get any new building blueprints randomly.

In response, Feng Mo could only lament that he had passed the newbie drop rate protection period.

Fortunately, it wasn't all for naught.

For example, during his free time these past few days, he unlocked a research project called "Good Things Expansion Pack".

In the future, defeating monsters will not only drop regular materials such as disaster stones and miscellaneous items, but will also drop various building blueprints.

Feng Mo was very satisfied with this research.

During these days of free time, Feng Mo began to prepare for the advance use of second-tier protection stones.

"Protection Stone (Tier 2): With the base color of the basic runes, it is paired with exquisite auxiliary rune patterns, which makes the protection effect better and the influence range on monsters wider."

The waiting time has increased from ten minutes per coin to thirty minutes per coin.

The time increased threefold.

However, actual testing has shown that its durability is five times that of a Tier 1 Protection Stone!

At the same time, Feng Mo also figured out some of the intricacies of the rune patterns.

Gold runes represent basic runes, while blue runes represent auxiliary runes.

He also saw runes of three other colors: black, red, and white.

The city walls are engraved with white runes, which are most likely defensive runes.

As for the black and red runes, Feng Mo hasn't figured out their specific functions yet. He only knows that they mostly appear on arrow towers and traps, and are most likely offensive runes.

When the classification became more detailed, he was completely baffled.

As for the Shelter Stone, he also pre-paid for a brand new rare entry.

"Nuo Huo Liao Sui": Burns monsters within a five-meter radius. After assisting in killing the target, it can restore the durability of the protective stone.

"Suppressing Mountains and Protecting Walls": Increases the defense of protected buildings and restores the durability of the protection stone after assisting in the killing of the target.

The rare affixes of the Shelter Stone are incredibly powerful.

same.

Feng Mo also discovered the meaning contained in these two entries.

The former originates from the core element of the exorcism ritual: the burning of torches to exorcise Nuo.

It is a traditional folk ritual that has been used for thousands of years to burn evil spirits and cleanse and exorcise ghosts with Nuo fire. It is also an essential ritual for setting up an altar when Nuo opera is performed.

The latter originates from a folk custom of warding off evil spirits that has been passed down for thousands of years: Taishan Stone Guardian.

Using earth and stones to ward off evil spirits and protect walls is the most widespread local protective ritual, and it is also an essential foundation-stabilizing ceremony performed in ancient counties and during the construction of private residences.

This is a rare find; it makes it stand out.

It even contains symbolic meaning.

For a folklorist like Feng Mo, the realization of folklore is akin to a spiritual baptism.

Its function perfectly corresponds to its meaning.

The protective stone has perfectly solved the battery life problem.

As for the good stuff in the "tavern", it didn't do much good.

Even more extreme, there have been instances where ten disaster stones were exchanged for one ordinary disaster stone.

Feng Mo was speechless at this.

These past few days have been an easy developmental period for him.

However, Feng Nuonian came to see him again today.

They were all about her younger brother, Feng Baishan's, dreams at night.

Recently, the red-clad female ghost has been appearing more and more frequently.

As a result, Feng Baishan's spirits have been low these past few days.

Fortunately, there is talisman water that can be drunk long-term.

Feng Baishan's restored temperament did not revert to its previous state.

"Perhaps upgrading the Fu Shui Well to the second level will solve this problem."

Feng Mo thought to himself.

But then he shook his head.

The conditions for obtaining the second-tier Fu Shui Well are too harsh, requiring a full one hundred exorcisms!

People like Feng Baishan are ultimately a minority.

If the advance payment is not met, it will slow down the overall progress.

Fortunately, it was just a dream and didn't have any impact on him other than causing him mental stress.

"But what's changed compared to before?"

"My brother can hear what the other person is saying..."

The red-clad female ghost hanging there just kept repeating...kill...kill...kill...kill...kill..."

Feng Nuonian repeated himself word by word.

Try your best to completely replicate the situation at that time for Feng Mo.

However, the emotions she expressed were still less than one-tenth of what Feng Baishan described.

"Who to kill?"

"You...me, and everyone in Jiangbai Village."

Feng Mo raised an eyebrow slightly.

More than killing everyone in Jiangbai Village, he wanted to know why this strange creature knew his name.

Feng Nuonian was also completely unaware of this.

Feng Mo nodded slightly.

Now that the truth has come out, Feng Nuonian wants to spend a little more time with Feng Mo.

But considering the importance of this trial, he swallowed his emotions and turned away from the stomach.

Seeing that Feng Nuonian had walked away, Feng Mo called Tang Ren over and asked him to cast a divination.

Fortunately, the divination showed great fortune.

Feng Mo breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that everything was alright.

Tang Ren's Adam's apple bobbed slightly after hearing Feng Mo's retelling.

"Temple Master, if what Miss Ruoguo said is true..."

You should know that although our temple's traditions can predict good and bad fortune.

However, the greater the difference in strength between the strange entities, the weaker the predictive effect.

Tang Ren didn't say anything more, but Feng Mo already roughly understood the deeper meaning behind it.

Back when the leg-severing incident happened, Tang Ren was able to accurately predict good or bad fortune. How come he can't predict anything now that he's encountered this strange bride?

If the gap in strength is really that big, then just how big is the gap?

Third-order or fourth-order?

Just then, Tang Ren added, "However, Temple Master, you don't need to worry..."

Listen carefully to what I have to say...