I build a shelter in the eternal night.

Chapter 9 "Building Name": Arrow Tower.

next moment--

The 10 strange stones on the ground suddenly shattered and turned into a milky white liquid that flew into the air.

At the same time, a phantom of an arrow tower made of white lines appeared in the air. As milky white liquid flowed into the phantom, the originally illusory arrow tower gradually became solid and ancient.

Chen Fan had a thought.

The arrow tower came to a steady stop near the ghost fire, situated in the very center of the camp.
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Building Name: Arrow Tower.

"Building grade": White.

Building grade: 1.

"Building Effect": Can deal a certain amount of damage to low-level ghosts, will automatically attack ghosts that enter the range of the ghost fire, or attack other creatures according to the lord's orders. Requires 1 ghost stone to be embedded as an energy supply for attack.

P.S.: Upgrading to level 2 requires 20 Mysterious Stones.
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At a glance.

A wooden arrow tower, about 3 meters tall, stands in the middle of the camp. It is completely black, and the crossbow on the top of the tower looks extremely shiny. The mechanism reflects a cold light in the sunlight, and the gears mesh perfectly.

At the bottom of the arrow tower, there is a gap that can just accommodate a strange stone.

"Good."

A hint of pride inadvertently flashed in Chen Fan's eyes. The existence of this thing gave him a lot more sense of security. He had scouted Wang's camp before. Although the camp looked good, it didn't have any arrow towers.

Fully automated attack.

There's no need to place an archer in the arrow tower; it's a repeating crossbow, so its power is obviously considerable—definitely more powerful than a "beast trap."

After all, the main function of a bear trap is to bind the creatures and let them survive the night. Once dawn breaks, those creatures that cannot live without the light will die.

just
He hesitated slightly. The creature that escaped the animal trap last night must be a big one. Could this level 1 arrow tower really withstand it?

He still has 25 strange stones.

How about we upgrade to level 2 first?
After thinking it over, he didn't hesitate any longer. He would rather have an overflow of output than not enough. If that big guy really came at night and his arrow towers weren't powerful enough, then no matter how many strange stones he accumulated, he wouldn't have the life to spend them.

next moment!
The 20 strange stones on the ground shattered instantly with a thought, turning into a milky white liquid that flowed into the arrow tower.

Immediately afterwards, a panel popped up in front of him.
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"Arrow tower upgraded to level 2."

Please select an upgrade direction.

"1: Add a repeating crossbow to the top of the arrow tower."

"2: Increase the power of the crossbow."

"3: Increase the rate of fire of the crossbow."
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"Eh?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Chen Fan's eyes. He really hadn't expected that there was an upgrade option for upgrading buildings. Could it be that you could choose an upgrade option every time you upgraded?

All three upgrades can directly increase the strength of the arrow tower.

However, the first and third options both enhance the power of the arrow towers against small monsters. What he needs to deal with now is the big guy that might attack tonight, so the second option is naturally the most suitable for him.

After confirming the second upgrade direction.

The arrow tower in front of us also began to slowly change. The original pure wooden arrow tower seemed to come alive, showing a stone frame, and became a mixture of wood and stone, making it more solid.

The crossbow bolts on the top of the crossbow were darker and harder, and also a little larger.

Just one glance is enough to imagine the feeling of being pierced through.

"Not bad!"

He nodded in satisfaction and embedded a strange stone into the groove at the bottom of the arrow tower. The level 2 arrow tower looked much safer now.

I wonder what level that guy who escaped from the bear trap last night was. Level 2 should be enough to handle him, right?

Even if it wasn't enough, he had no other choice. After all, this was his limit.

"call"

After doing all this, he prepared to go to sleep peacefully. He still had 4 Ghost Stones left, so he decided not to build farmland for the time being. After all, he didn't know how fast the arrow tower consumed Ghost Stones, so he wanted to save some ammunition.

The ghost fire can only last for one more night, so we need to prepare some more ghost fire.

A total of 37 monkey-headed demons were killed last night.

but--

However, only one rare item dropped, which was the monkey head mushroom seed. The drop rate was indeed quite low.

As for level 3 arrow towers...
He glanced at it and saw that upgrading to level 3 arrow tower would require 50 Mystic Stones, which was impossible for him to afford for the time being.

Go to bed first.

Chen Fan slept quite soundly, but was roused by the noise outside.

He stretched and subconsciously reached for the cigarette pack on the bedside table to light a cigarette for his morning routine, but found nothing. He paused for a moment, looked around at his surroundings, and then realized what was happening. He shook his head and smiled, quickly washed up, and went outside.

It's getting dark.

The sun is about to set; in at most the time it takes for three incense sticks to burn, eternal night will descend.

Meanwhile, the lame monkey stood in the camp outside the house, holding a spear and looking at a mother and daughter with a wary expression. He said hoarsely, "Get out of here right now, or don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"what happened?"

Chen Fan stretched lazily, looked at the heavy arrow tower in the center of the camp, and smiled with satisfaction.

"Master."

The lame monkey hurriedly limped over: "This mother and daughter have no strange stones, but they would like to stay the night."

"Two gentlemen"

The moment the middle-aged woman with tattered clothes and a headscarf outside the camp saw Chen Fan, she knelt down on the wasteland. Her face was etched with the weariness and vicissitudes of a long journey, her complexion was pale, and her voice was dry, hoarse, and bitter.

“We were originally a family of three, but the child’s father was killed by thugs, leaving only my daughter and me. All our money was also stolen.”

It's getting dark soon.

"Please, sir, have mercy and take my daughter and me in tonight, or else..."

Behind the woman was a graceful little girl, about sixteen or seventeen years old, clinging tightly to her mother's clothes, her eyes filled with fear of the impending darkness, looking extremely pitiful.

"Good."

Chen Fan glanced at the setting sun, then fixed his gaze on the feet of the mother and daughter. Suddenly, he laughed, took the spear from the lame monkey without hesitation, and thrust it out, accurately hitting the woman's head.

Blood spurts.

He quickly drew his spear, rushed out of the camp, and caught up with the little girl who had started to run away when she saw that things were not going well in just a few steps, hitting her right in the back!
The movements are crisp and neat.

As dusk fell, twilight deepened.

The glow of the campfire, like the only campsite in the desolate wilderness, provided a strong sense of security.

Chen Fan, leaning on his spear, walked into the camp, waved a stone that emitted a white light in his hand, looked at the lame monkey, and laughed: "Next time you encounter one of these, don't chase it away, just kill it on the spot."

"Otherwise, wouldn't you have missed this opportunity?"

The mother and daughter behind him shrank rapidly after death, turning into a grotesque creature even smaller than a monkey-headed ghost, resembling a dead infant, which was extremely eerie.

(End of this chapter)