Chapter 378 - 170: "Uncle Liu! It’s me, Shao Qiu, I’m fucking back!

Chapter 378: Chapter 170: "Uncle Liu! It’s me, Shao Qiu, I’m fucking back!

"Just say the aid is from an anonymous faction."

"If possible."

"Try to keep the No. 7 Defense Line from reporting this to the Eternal Night Hall."

"..."

Shao Qiu was stunned for a moment, then his expression turned serious. "Yes, sir!"

He knew the Mortal Realm was also facing an extremely difficult situation. The Undersea Ghost Tide at the Jiangbei Sea Bottom was about to make landfall, and the Mortal Realm hadn’t received a single Ghost Stone in aid from the Eternal Night Hall.

"It’s 97 kilometers long in total."

Chen Fan murmured to himself, ’That’s 97,000 meters. If we place one Soul-Devouring Sculpture every hundred meters, we’ll need about 970 of them.’

’A single Soul-Devouring Sculpture costs 2,600 Ghost Stones to make.’

’In total, that comes to...’

’Around 2.5 million Ghost Stones.’

The Mortal Realm’s first round of aid to the No. 7 Defense Line before the rainy season would be 970 Soul-Devouring Sculptures. Each sculpture could reduce the Ammunition Consumption of all cannon towers within its range by 40%.

This would be a huge help to the No. 7 Defense Line.

Originally, they needed to spend 10 million Ghost Stones per day during the rainy season. With the Soul-Devouring Sculptures, they would likely only need to spend 6 million.

He couldn’t give them too many Ghost Stones.

He didn’t even have enough Ghost Stones for himself.

But he couldn’t just stand by and watch the No. 7 Defense Line fall. Besides the Soul-Devouring Sculptures, he could also provide the No. 7 Defense Line with a batch of Copper Pipes, altars, and Godslaying Cannons. This would significantly enhance the defense and firepower of their City Wall.

The only problem was the Copper Pipes; they couldn’t be transported via High-speed Rail.

He would have to go to the No. 7 Defense Line and forge them himself.

He was still considering it.

Before he was strong enough to protect himself, he was unwilling to have any deep involvement with the Eternal Night Hall. Who knew if some traitor would leak his information to the Ghost Race.

’Unless...’

’Anonymity, a disguise.’

’That could work.’

’It wouldn’t fool them for long, but every little bit of deception helps. Every moment I can buy for the Mortal Realm to develop is crucial. The Mortal Realm is desperate for time right now.’

’If only the war could be paused.’

’Just put it on hold, let me develop for fifty years, and then I’d have nothing to fear.’

「After a long while.」

The City Wall stopped moving. Chen Fan paused his forging work and turned his head to look at Shao Qiu. "How do the No. 7 Defense Line and the Eternal Night Hall communicate?"

"Through the Mother and Child Stone, supposedly."

"It’s an extremely high-grade Exotic Treasure that allows for ultra-long-distance communication. The Four Areas Jiangbei and the Two Areas of Guanxi are located in the border regions of the Eternal Night Continent, and there aren’t enough Communication Stations built in this area."

"Are there any factions on the Guanxi Plain that can contact the Eternal Night Hall?"

"None."

"Understood."

Chen Fan glanced at the sky, then chuckled. "When I told you to leave back then, you seemed a bit hesitant. Did you make some friends at the No. 7 Defense Line?"

"Uh..."

Shao Qiu looked away, a little embarrassed.

"Did you resent me for making you leave without saying goodbye?"

"I wouldn’t dare."

"Saying ’I wouldn’t dare’ means you did."

Chen Fan paused, then looked out at the vast sea and said softly, "The front lines of the New Continent were all Level 10 City Walls. But so what? The New Continent was still slaughtered to the last man."

"I want to survive."

"I want to lead everyone in the Mortal Realm to survive, to endure the eternal night and see the moment the sun rises again."

"Until then, we must be extremely cautious."

"When a soldier in full Armor gives aid to a starving beggar, that’s charity."

"But when a mere child gives aid to a starving beggar, that’s gambling with his life."

"If you can spare a slice of bread to give away, it means you have more bread."

"And one slice of bread is never enough to satisfy them."

"The Mortal Realm is still too weak right now. Exposing ourselves to the Eternal Night Hall and the Ghost Race too early would not be good for us."

"It’s already the beginning of July."

"It won’t be long until this year’s rainy season arrives. No one can say for sure if the rainy season on the Guandong Plain will come early. Sending some support ahead of time will give the No. 7 Defense Line some peace of mind and allow them to save more Ghost Stones."

"Today, I will forge a batch of Soul-Devouring Sculptures. You will lead the team to transport them to the No. 7 Defense Line via High-speed Rail tomorrow."

"Yes, sir!"

Shao Qiu nodded emphatically, his excitement showing.

...

「After Shao Qiu left.」

Chen Fan stood at the edge of the Flying Ship Deck and stretched comfortably. The construction plan for the Jiangbei Defense Line was temporarily halted; first, he would forge 1,000 Soul-Devouring Sculptures to send to the No. 7 Defense Line.

The extra 30 were a surplus, spares for the No. 7 Defense Line.

This was the first time he had learned so much about the Eternal Night Hall.

After finding out about this faction, he suddenly felt a great sense of relief. At least there was a major power rushing about for the sake of the Eternal Night Continent. It made him feel like he wasn’t fighting alone.

He had allies.

’At least...’

’From the information I have so far, this is an organization without many ulterior motives. Its sole mission is to defend every defense line as best as possible, and many people are willing to lay down their lives for it.’

He could probably solve several of the Eternal Night Hall’s problems. For example... he could dig an underground High-speed Rail tunnel between the core regions to ensure that supplies, Architects, and others could arrive and return safely without being ambushed by Ghost Objects.

And it wouldn’t be much slower than a Flying Ship.

Relying on the Hey Hey alone definitely wouldn’t be enough.

But if he could establish a deep cooperation with the Eternal Night Hall, he believed it wouldn’t be too difficult to get them to help him find a group of Heaven-Swallowing Crocodiles.

’First, we have to survive the Ghost Tide two and a half years from now...’

He leaned over the edge of the Flying Ship, gazing at the turbulent sea. He had never personally witnessed an Undersea Ghost Tide make landfall, and he didn’t know if they would be able to hold it back.