I build a shelter in the eternal night.

In Chapter 43, the arrow tower is upgraded to level 4 and becomes an 'arrow fortress'.

This is the unchanged pattern of this area for nearly a century.

But from then on...

This landscape will change because of him; there will no longer be a station on the wasteland.

He intends to...
A highway will be built between the two locations.

A highway built with "copper pipes" was shrouded in eerie flames that flowed through them, allowing passage day and night without interruption and greatly accelerating the efficiency of caravan cargo turnover.

It will also bring him a lot of income.

Previously, all the toll fees in this area were collected by the camps in the wilderness, but once the highway is built, all of these revenues will belong to him.

even!

It can replace "Jiangbei Market" and become the new market gathering place.

After all, the structures he built here, such as the fire towers and arrow towers, were cheaper to produce and sold at a lower price than those elsewhere.

This is a huge profit.

170 kilometers is equal to 170000 meters.

It only takes 17 days.

He can then pave this highway.

but.
How to protect this benefit is also a big problem, and it will inevitably lead to a fierce counterattack from the three major forces in Jiangbei City. He must accumulate enough strength during this golden period of the rainy season.

After the rainy season.

Destroy the three major forces and build the highway.

After a cup of tea.

Chen Fan looked at the copper pipe he had laid, which was over a hundred meters long, and after a moment of silence, he glanced around the wilderness and walked toward his camp.

The situation was more complicated than he had imagined.

Although the copper pipe installation was free.

However, he needed to do the copper pipe making himself and couldn't delegate it to others. To lay the copper pipe step by step would mean making several trips back and forth across the wilderness, which would take forever.

We need to finish developing the car first.

Then he drove off to lay copper pipes and build his own highway.

"Qi Chong!"

"Come here, I have something to ask you."

As Chen Fan entered the camp, he called over Qi Chong, who was busy in the fields. Qi Chong was transplanting all the wheat he had brought back from other camps into the fields.

"Stationmaster, the farmland is too small and not enough. Could you please provide another plot of farmland?"

"We'll talk about this later."

An hour later.

"This is much better."

Chen Fan looked at the car he had modified with satisfaction, this time naming it "2.0 Tricycle".

Cut off one of the wheels.

Two wheels in the back and one wheel in the front.

The first wheel is connected to a copper pipe that passes through a wooden board and stands on the board. By shaking the handle embedded in the copper pipe from side to side, the wheel can be turned left and right, thus turning the vehicle.

This allows the car to have steering capabilities.

It requires two people to operate simultaneously.

One person stands at the front of the plank to control the direction, while another person stands at the back of the plank to continuously stimulate the "ground spikes" to obtain forward momentum.

The tricycle accelerated.

It is not a constant speed.

Because it only has one cylinder and its power depends on the speed at which the spikes recover, the speed jerking during driving is very strong. As for twin-cylinder, four-cylinder, and eight-cylinder engines, those are more complicated and will be optimized later.

Laying copper pipes by car is much faster.

"boarding."

"I control the direction."

Half an hour later.

Chen Fan stood on the tricycle, his hands on the control lever, looking at the copper pipes connected together behind the vehicle, and smiled with satisfaction. With a vehicle as an aid, the speed was much faster.

Less than half an hour.

He then laid a 10-kilometer copper pipe, using up all of today's free quota.

All you need to do is come a few more times.

The highway will be open to traffic after the rainy season ends!
"How about it?"

He looked back at Qi Chong, who was panting heavily: "Can't you make it?" "Of course I can!"

Panting heavily, Qi Chong pulled out a water bag from his pocket and drank it all in one gulp. Then he quickly stuffed a few dry biscuits into his mouth and chewed them vigorously. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, raised his aching arm, and stood in front of the spikes, panting, "I'm not tired. This is no different from planting rice."

"Okay, let's go home!"

Chen Fan chuckled as he turned the control lever, stood on the wooden plank, and gazed at the horizon. His body had already adapted to the bumpy ride, and the car lurched towards the camp.

We've done most of the testing today.

This tricycle is perfectly ready for normal use.

He plans to build two more.

A vehicle was sent by Zhou Mo to another station to bring back resources.

He used one of the vehicles to lay copper pipes.

Wang Mazi was sent out to check if there was any movement in the desolate wilderness, just to get some information.

After returning to camp.

Chen Fan was happily inspecting the camp. He was in a good mood today and was looking at what parts of his camp needed improvement. Finally, his gaze settled on a level 3 arrow tower.

As the rainy nights passed, one after another.

The monster's strength will continue to increase, and it will become exceptionally violent; these are all things Zhou Mo told him.

He felt he needed a more powerful arrow tower.

Followed by.

He then went up to the city wall and used 100 Mystic Stones to upgrade the arrow tower that had not yet learned the "Arrow Rain Storm" skill to level 4!
next moment--

The arrow tower turned into a phantom image and began to change and collapse continuously.

Until it collapsed into a square brown stone brick, 1 meter in length, height and width.

It no longer resembles an arrow tower.

On one side of the stone brick, a dark rectangular gap is exposed, almost blending into the city wall. Through the gap, a crossbow that gleams coldly can be clearly seen embedded in the stone brick.
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"Upgrade the arrow tower to level 4, and it will become an 'arrow fortress'. It must be permanently placed in one location and cannot be moved at will, but its power will be increased."

Please select an upgrade direction.

"1: Increased rate of fire."

"2: Increased power."

"3: Reduced energy consumption."
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Chen Fan looked thoughtfully at the "Arrow Fortress" in front of him. After the upgrade, it occupied a much smaller area, and was not only more sturdy, but also more concealed.

He chose to increase the rate of fire.

This arrow tower has been enhanced several times, and its firing rate needs to be increased. Based on his experience playing games in his previous life, an AD (Attack Damage) unit without attack speed will deal much less damage.

He issued the attack command.

One after another, rockets engulfed in scorching flames shot out from the crossbows inside the dark cave entrance, accurately hitting the wasteland 30 meters outside the city. The power was not immediately apparent, but the rate of fire was noticeably faster.

at this time--

"Ok?"

He frowned slightly and looked at Zhou Mo, who was running towards the camp in the rain. Soon, he saw Zhou Mo run into the camp and come up to Chen Fan, panting.

"Have a sip of water, and tell me slowly."

If nothing unexpected happens, Zhou Mo must have had an accident.

"Something's gone wrong!"

Zhou Mo took the water bag from Chen Fan and drank it all in one gulp. A hint of fear flashed deep in his eyes, and he said in a trembling voice, "On my way back to camp, I encountered a group of people having sex indiscriminately in the wasteland."

There were more than thirty people.

"Rampant promiscuity."

"I saw it from afar and without the slightest hesitation, I turned and ran on the spot."

"We're in the middle of the wilderness, there's definitely no one else here, so it can only be the 'pseudo-human monsters.' The moment they saw me, they went berserk and all chased after me."

"Luckily, I'm a level 2 cultivator and I can run fast."

"but"

"My little brother was a bit slow; those fake monsters caught up with him, tore him to pieces, and swallowed him whole. Even the resources we collected at other camps today were left behind in the chaos."

"Station manager. It's me."

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Chen Fan patted Zhou Mo on the shoulder but didn't speak immediately. After a long silence, he looked at the "Arrow Fortress" beside him and the tricycle parked in the camp. He suddenly thought of a way to expand the architect's influence.

"Now is not the time to be sad."

"Let's go, I'll take you back to fight our way out."

(End of this chapter)