Chapter 84

On the way back, Cheng Yang's previous statements were confirmed. Logically, with the thousands of demonized beasts gathered at the Xianghe Village altar now eliminated, the spawning of surrounding demonized beasts should have returned to normal. However, after walking two or three kilometers along the passage, he didn't see a single demonized beast.

When he reached the Xianghe River, he found that this road had directly turned into a bridge, spanning the river.

The bridge had only one arch, spanning over a kilometer, a marvel of craftsmanship. The work of the deity was truly different; with current bridge-building technology, it would be impossible to construct such a bridge.

Cheng Yang didn't dwell too much on these matters and quickly rushed across the bridge, then ran all the way back to Luofeng Village.

This smooth road was indeed different; the speed of travel was incomparable to the previous jungle. Cheng Yang only spent a few minutes running back to Luofeng Village.

It was around 5 PM when Cheng Yang returned. As he arrived, Niu Bing had just finished his cultivation and was leading his team out of the gate, probably preparing to go out and kill monsters.

Seeing Cheng Yang, Niu Bing immediately paused his team and walked over.

"Lord, why did you return so quickly today? Where are Haozi and the others?" Niu Bing asked, puzzled, because before this, Cheng Yang usually returned when it was already dark.

Cheng Yang said, "We found a base and have already occupied it. They are currently defending it. I came back to mobilize some personnel and transport some wood. At least we need to build the walls first."

Niu Bing was overjoyed and pointed to the road behind Cheng Yang, saying, "This road doesn't lead directly to the new base, does it? We were just wondering what the deity was up to, but we didn't expect it to be something you did, Lord."

Cheng Yang ignored the question in Niu Bing's words and said, "Alright, don't go out to kill monsters. All the warriors and archers should go to transport the wood. Also, mobilize some warriors and archers from other teams to complete this task in one go."

Niu Bing nodded and immediately organized the personnel to get the wood. Luofeng Village didn't have a material warehouse yet, so the wood was piled in one corner of the village.

After Niu Bing and the others left, Cheng Yang stayed in the outer village. He needed to find eighty untransferred civilians to take to Xianghe Village. The profession statues there hadn't transferred anyone yet, and Cheng Yang naturally hoped to transfer everyone as soon as possible.

The selection process wasn't very complicated. Currently, Cheng Yang prioritized the transfer of strong and healthy individuals. Although age didn't affect their basic attributes in the face of the divine rules of profession transfer, based on the experience of countless people from the previous life, those with better health had a higher chance of obtaining better talents.

Cheng Yang didn't choose Liu Xiyue and Zhou Jie this time. He planned to leave them in Luofeng Village for the transfer. Zhou Jie had significant future use, and it was better for him to transfer in Luofeng Village. As for Liu Xiyue, Cheng Yang didn't know why he wanted to leave her in Luofeng Village for the transfer, possibly because Liu Xiyue was one of Pang Shan's few friends, and Pang Shan was his brother's woman.

When Cheng Yang led these eighty people to the east gate of the wall, Niu Bing was already waiting with a large group. This team had at least three hundred people, with two people carrying one piece of wood, totaling no less than four hundred cubic meters, enough for the initial development of Xianghe Village.

At Cheng Yang's command, the team set off.

The situation along the way surprised all the warriors, as they didn't see any demonized beasts. In their minds, the wild areas were now completely dominated by demonized beasts. Currently, only Cheng Yang dared to walk around the main city without any worries, while others didn't dare to act alone, and even in groups, they had to be extremely cautious.

But now, walking on this road, they didn't see a single demonized beast, which was very unusual.

Even if the others were curious, they kept it to themselves, but Niu Bing directly asked Cheng Yang.

After Cheng Yang explained, Niu Bing immediately understood.

Suddenly, Niu Bing's expression changed, and he said, "Lord, if humans could lay such roads all over the world, wouldn't there be no demonized beasts?"

Cheng Yang looked at Niu Bing, appreciating his creative thinking, but Niu Bing's assumption was clearly not valid. Apart from the rules possibly restricting this, the benefits that demonized beasts brought to warriors were such that no warrior would want to drive all the demonized beasts away.

It took the group nearly an hour to reach Xianghe Village.

At this time, Liu Hao and the others were scattered around, killing demonized beasts. This group had over thirty people, and they were experienced in combat. The newly spawned beasts didn't even have time to move before they were surrounded and killed.

Cheng Yang immediately instructed the warriors to put the wood on the ground and had Liu Hao choose to build the walls at the altar.

In an instant, a circle of walls surrounded the area within one kilometer of the Xianghe Village altar. The solid walls gave everyone a strong sense of security, especially the untransferred civilians, whose previously anxious expressions immediately relaxed.

The remaining tasks didn't require Cheng Yang's attention. Liu Hao left Cai Tiancheng in Xianghe Village and also left the eighty untransferred warriors in the village.

Cheng Yang didn't have high expectations for Cai Tiancheng. When he left, he gave Cai Tiancheng 1000 points of spirit energy to transfer these people and clear the demonized beasts within the territory. As for expanding further, he didn't instruct Cai Tiancheng to do so yet. After all, outside the territory, there were large groups of demonized beasts, and Cai Tiancheng and his newly transferred eighty subordinates had no resistance against hundreds or thousands of demonized beasts.

When he returned to Luofeng Village again, it was already dark. After letting the other warriors go about their business, Cheng Yang went into his small courtyard alone and used the spirit-gathering furnace to refine 35 bottles of small magic energy potions.

After handing all the magic energy potions to the alchemy shop owner, Cheng Yang received 1440 points of spirit energy according to the agreed price.

Today, Cheng Yang's gains were very substantial. Apart from the Xianghe Village base and the silver-level living equipment, he had obtained nearly ten thousand points of spirit energy. This was quite normal, considering the several major battles he had experienced today, especially the mass spawning of demonized beasts at the Xianghe Village altar, which felt incredibly satisfying.

Now, Cheng Yang's spirit energy had exceeded 110,000 points, but he wasn't satisfied. Instead, after refining the potions, he quickly left Luofeng Village.

This time, Cheng Yang had a specific goal: to target large groups of demonized beasts with over five hundred members. These groups posed little threat to Cheng Yang but were a significant threat to the ordinary warriors of Luofeng Village. Only by clearing these large groups could the warriors of Luofeng Village have the strength to continue advancing outward.

Over the night, Cheng Yang eliminated nearly three thousand demonized beasts, consuming a large amount of magic energy potions. However, compared to the spirit energy he gained, the potions were negligible.

Around 3 AM, Cheng Yang returned to Luofeng Village.

Actually, Cheng Yang could distribute his 110,000 points of spirit energy to others in the territory, enough to allow ten people to have six times the cultivation speed simultaneously. However, at present, the spirit energy gained daily was not enough to support so many people with six times the cultivation speed. Unless Cheng Yang was willing to subsidize the spirit energy for everyone's cultivation, which was meaningless.

Was Cheng Yang willing to subsidize the spirit energy for everyone's cultivation? Clearly, it was impossible. Although Cheng Yang wanted to save more people, it was on the condition of not harming his own interests. According to the current situation, even if he contributed all his daily spirit energy, it wouldn't be enough to support the entire territory's cultivation.

After careful consideration, Cheng Yang decided to indulge himself once and spend 10,000 points of spirit energy to buy a storage ring.

The function of a storage ring was self-evident. The weightless space inside allowed warriors to conserve more energy for battle. Not to mention, the vast space was far superior to the backpack he currently carried.

Cheng Yang immediately went to the general store, which was the first time he had been there since his rebirth.

Compared to the other shops in the village, the general store was undoubtedly the most deserted, as the items sold were either not very useful or beyond the current capabilities of the warriors.

"Lord, what do you need to buy? Our shop has a wide range of goods and can definitely meet your needs," the shop owner said with a warm smile as soon as he saw Cheng Yang enter.

Cheng Yang said, "I need a storage ring."

The shop owner was even happier and immediately said, "What size of storage ring does Lord need? I have storage rings ranging from one cubic meter to one hundred cubic meters."

Cheng Yang said, "A one cubic meter storage ring will do."

A hint of disappointment flashed in the shop owner's eyes, but he said, "Lord, one cubic meter is too small. Why not buy a ten cubic meter storage ring? It only costs 100,000 points of spirit energy. If you buy a small storage ring now, it will be a waste to upgrade it later."

Cheng Yang inwardly cursed the shop owner as a swindler and said, "Don't worry about that. I know that after purchasing a storage ring, I can expand its space by paying a certain amount of spirit energy. So buying a one cubic meter storage ring is not a waste. Besides, I don't need a larger space right now. Just give it to me quickly."

It seems I've met someone who knows the ropes! The shop owner inwardly sighed in frustration but still quickly brought out a storage ring. To him, a 10,000-point spirit energy transaction was a big deal.