Chapter 190: Joy for All

Kamiyu felt a flicker of doubt in her heart. The apartment where the Black Sphere was located had an excellent geographical environment—open views, convenient living facilities, and no need for redundant construction. It was a position that allowed both offense and defense.

Could it be that the ones who designed the Black Sphere and placed it here were the first summoners mentioned by Jingsen? Did they do this intentionally?

Had they long foreseen that the Crimson Earth would collide with the real world, and that Beta Testers would choose to build their Sanctuaries next to the Black Sphere?

Kamiyu once again felt like a chess piece on a board, being manipulated.

She couldn’t escape this game. The location was simply too good; there was no reason not to choose it for her Sanctuary.

She comforted herself inwardly: “Since I’m here, I’ll make the best of it. The boat will straighten itself when it reaches the bridge. What’s meant to come will come; there’s no need to fear things that haven’t happened yet.”

So, she placed the Altar of Lilith in her hand next to the Black Sphere and opened the construction page exclusive to Beta Testers.

【Click to confirm whether to build a Sanctuary at this coordinate】

Kamiyu tapped lightly with her small hand. “Confirm.”

Suddenly, a burst of blue light centered on the Altar of Lilith rapidly expanded outward, like a bubble, enveloping all the surrounding buildings.

Sanctuaries could be built at higher elevations, expanding in a spherical form, so even underground areas were defensible. Those burrowing insects wouldn’t be able to sneak in.

The expanding blue protective shield enveloped the apartment, but it didn’t stop there. It continued to swell rapidly.

“Look, even the neighboring Longming Technical College has been enveloped!” a Player exclaimed.

“Why isn’t it stopping?” Kamiyu wondered if something had gone wrong. “This already exceeds the size of any known Sanctuary in the Crimson Earth.”

“Miss Kamiyu, you’re truly amazing.” Those Players who didn’t understand what was happening couldn’t grasp what this meant, so they simply showered her with praise.

“Is a bigger Sanctuary better?” a Player whispered.

Xiao Zhong, having cracked the Black Sphere earlier, had earned the attention of many Veteran Players, who told him a great deal about the Crimson Earth.

Xiao Zhong: “That’s right. The larger the Sanctuary, the more Players it can accommodate. The more people operating the magical fortifications, the higher the success rate of defense. In short, bigger is better.”

“Ohhh!”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s eyes lit up with excitement.

“You’re incredible, Miss Kamiyu!”

The Sanctuary’s blue light expanded to a radius of three kilometers, covering a total area of 28.26 square kilometers on the ground.

“It’s too big. All the other Sanctuaries in the Crimson Earth combined aren’t as large as mine. Could it be that my Enhancement Talent defaults to enlarging my Sanctuary?” Kamiyu speculated inwardly.

After the expansion stopped, she glanced at the Construction Sage Interface and found that all pages related to the Sanctuary were unlocked. Items like Magic Cannons, Magic Mortars, Arc Barbed Wire, Minefields, Black Iron Ore walls, and more could now be constructed.

Moreover, the 【Triple Attributes】 Recipe and the 【Material Saving】 Recipe were equally applicable.

Kamiyu murmured to herself, feeling as though this had turned into a tower defense game.

What delighted her was that her Sanctuary was larger than ten others in the Crimson Earth combined, meaning there was plenty of room for maneuvering.

But what worried her was that now, including herself and Jack, there were only thirty players in total. Thirty players had to defend nearly thirty square kilometers of land while also building a Sanctuary—this was simply impossible to achieve.

“Tough, really tough,” Kamiyu puffed out her cheeks and let out a heavy sigh.

Jack noticed her distress and asked, “When will Li Changde and the others arrive?”

Kamiyu replied, “They have to cross the great river to reach Dragon Roar City. It’ll probably take another half a day, and they won’t arrive until midnight.”

Fortunately, the only shortage was manpower. Kamiyu’s backpack storage still held a large amount of construction materials. When she returned to the real world earlier, she and Li Changde went back to the Guild and packed up all the items from the Guild’s storage to prevent anyone from taking advantage of their absence to loot.

Moreover, there were natural, high-quality materials here—Divine Tree wood—that could be used to build walls.

Kamiyu didn’t have to worry about the Fear Emperor manipulating the trees. Instead, the Fear Emperor should worry about Kamiyu shearing him clean, because once Kamiyu processed the Fear Emperor Tree wood into construction materials, it no longer belonged to the Fear Emperor, and he could no longer control it.

Using your own resources to build weapons against you—Kamiyu truly had the bearing of a seasoned warrior.

Kamiyu thought to herself, “Joy shared is joy doubled. An individual’s ideas are limited, especially when it comes to constructing such a large-scale building—she had no experience at all.

It would be better to share this with everyone, pool their wisdom, let the idea masters propose construction ideas, and unleash everyone’s initiative and sense of ownership.

Make everyone feel they are not construction slaves but participants, becoming a part of building the Sanctuary.”

Kami immediately had Xiao Zhong use computer technology to display the various Sanctuary-specific props and items from her Construction Sage interface.

Everyone discussed how to build together.

Xiao Zhong truly lived up to his reputation as a computer expert, quickly listing all the buildable items in a clearer and more intuitive manner.

“Wow, Miss Kamiyu really treats us as one of her own, letting us discuss building the Sanctuary together.”

“Let me do it, I’m a contractor, I know how to build.”

“Come on, Old Chang, these are all props similar to tower defense games. Do you know how to place them? Let me, the tower defense master, handle it.” One player even took out his phone to show his level in that game.

“Games also need to consider practicality. These things can’t be placed randomly; they’ll affect future planning. Also, we only have thirty people at most right now. We need to consider the construction timeline, dividing it into phases one, two, three, and four—Core Zone construction, and the first, second, third, and fourth defense line construction,” said Contractor Old Chang.

Hearing the players begin to discuss fervently, refuting each other back and forth, Kamiyu was overjoyed inside.

Earlier, everyone had been skeptical, thinking they would have to do hard labor and drudgery. But after she involved them, the atmosphere shifted instantly—one could say everyone was fired up with enthusiasm.

The innate male desire to build and conquer nature was ignited by her, greatly boosting everyone’s motivation.

Now, her Sanctuary could be built better and stronger.

Jack also joined the discussion, taking a leading role with his dual identity as a mercenary who had once been on the battlefield and a Veteran Player of Crimson Earth.

Kamiyu acted like a Boss, only needing to listen to her subordinates’ reports, approve what she deemed acceptable, and then “stamp her approval.”

Living almost like an Emperor, she thought gleefully to herself, no wonder those Beta Testers’ status changed after obtaining a Sanctuary.