Chapter 261 - 152: Officially Put into Operation

Chapter 261: Chapter 152: Officially Put into Operation

"Actually, that’s not impossible."

Wang Kui hesitated. "Hey Hey is great at digging. We could just have it dig a tunnel under the sea."

"..."

Chen Fan froze on the spot, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.

He had a point.

They wouldn’t have to worry about cave-ins, not with the Mountain Remains Embryo.

They also wouldn’t have to worry about how to make landfall—they could just ascend vertically. After all, his High-speed Rail was essentially an elevator; vertical travel was its specialty.

Running on land like it was now was practically a deviation from its primary function.

It was a good idea, though.

But useless for now.

He didn’t even know what was on the other side of the sea. Even if they built the Undersea Tunnel, there would be nowhere for it to go. Still, it was a good suggestion.

"Domain Lord, should we keep these Ghost Stones or return them?"

"Hmm..."

Chen Fan lowered his head in thought before replying, "Sort through them. Keep 100,000 Ghost Stones and return the rest."

"Understood. That means we’re keeping 2.76 million Ghost Stones."

"The Mortal Realm’s current reserves total 5.371 million Ghost Stones."

"..."

Chen Fan got up from his rocking chair, stretched, then walked down from the City Wall toward his Wooden House. He hadn’t slept well on the Dragon Carriage these past few days and wanted to get a good night’s sleep back in his own home.

He had been away for some time.

And the Mortal Realm’s Ghost Stone reserves had already broken the five million mark.

Not bad.

Next goal: get the Ghost Stone reserves past ten million.

...

At the crack of dawn, members of the Mortal Realm Logistics Pavilion were already out and about, busy with their work.

The Domain Lord’s route had been laid out, and their job was to refine it. The number of Red Fruits on Nameless Mountain was no longer sufficient.

They had procured a large batch from Jiangnan.

This fruit was Rare in Jiangbei, but in Jiangnan, it grew in abundance. It was a wild fruit, astringent and unpopular—the kind no one ate.

Their main task was to mark the route laid out by the Domain Lord in red and to place a signpost at set intervals.

...

The main work was already done.

His subordinates would handle the rest of the details.

Chen Fan sat on the City Wall, leisurely brewing himself a cup of tea to celebrate the end of his business trip. He slowly flipped through the Building Blueprint in his hands.

These were the Blueprints he had acquired at the Architect convention.

Back when he acquired them, he had promised that after the Architect convention ended, he would construct a corresponding building for each collected Building Blueprint and return it.

But then he had to leave on an unexpected business trip.

And the matter had been delayed.

Now, the Architect convention was over, and the Architects from the various factions had long since returned home. He planned to wait until the High-speed Rail was completed and use it to deliver the buildings right to their doorsteps.

The World Pavilion’s 「Soul-Devouring Sculpture」.

There was also the 「Suspended Basket」, the 「Automatic Spray Device Blueprint」, and others.

Besides those—

there were also two White Level Building Blueprints and one Green Level Building Blueprint.

They were:

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「Exotic Treasure Name」: Mill.

「Exotic Treasure Level」: White.

「Exotic Treasure Effect」: A Building Blueprint that can quickly process crops.

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「Exotic Treasure Name」: Well.

「Exotic Treasure Level」: White.

「Exotic Treasure Effect」: A Building Blueprint that can draw groundwater.

-

Two very nice lifestyle-related buildings.

Especially the latter.

It was exactly what they needed for daily life.

The Mortal Realm currently didn’t have its own well. With this, fetching water would be much more convenient in the future. Although it was only a White Level building, it was very useful.

The last one was the Green Level Building Blueprint in his hand.

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「Exotic Treasure Name」: Fishery.

「Exotic Treasure Level」: Green.

「Exotic Treasure Effect」: A Building Blueprint that can be used to raise fish.

-

’I’ll build one by the sea later.’

’Right next to the Port.’

’Raising some fish by the ocean would be nice too.’

After finishing all this, he descended the City Wall, boarded the Nine-Five Dragon Carriage, and headed toward Mortal City to inspect his territory.

...

He hadn’t seen it for a few days, but Mortal City had become much livelier.

’Time for an expansion.’

Chen Fan thought to himself as he gazed at the somewhat congested city gate. The original Mortal City was only a kilometer wide on each of its four sides. As a city intended merely for business and trade, that should have been enough. But it couldn’t be helped; the Mortal Realm had now become the focal point of the Four Areas Jiangbei.

More and more people were coming.

The city was starting to feel a bit too small.

Especially since...

Wang Kui had reported that many factions wanted to open shops in Mortal City. Some wanted to open Elixir Shops, some wanted to open inns, some wanted to open Treasure Shops, and there were even those who wanted to open Fortune-Telling Shops.

All sorts of businesses.

This was also a source of revenue.

And once the High-speed Rail was operational, there would be even more people coming and going, making Mortal City even more inadequate.

’It needs to be put on the agenda.’

Accompanied by Lame Monkey, he walked down another street. This street was where the various factions mainly sold and traded their Exotic Treasures. He enjoyed scouring for treasures here in his spare time.

"Hm?"

Chen Fan’s pupils contracted sharply.

He had spotted a real treasure.

A 「Luck Bell」.

It was a Bell-type Exotic Treasure with an effect identical to the 「Yun Shao」—it could temporarily boost one’s luck. He still had a Yellow Level Fortune Bag he hadn’t opened, and he had been waiting for something just like this!

He didn’t stop.

Without a second glance, he walked right past the stall.

Soon, a member of a merchant guild appeared, and after some haggling, delivered the Bell into his hands for a good price.

The last time he had personally bought something, it was mostly for show.

Otherwise, there was no need for him to appear at all.

He could just have an unfamiliar face buy it for him.

...

「Inside a shop.」

Chen Fan sat on a chair, fumbling in his robes before pulling out a Storage Ring. He mumbled, "Just a few more days until I can open this. This time, it’ll definitely be the right answer."

He had always carried this Storage Ring and that Yellow Level Fortune Bag with him.