Chapter 191: Better Walls, Dual Talents Show Their Might

After a series of intense discussions, everyone decided to first set up the defense for the Core Zone.

Xiao Zhong reported to Kamiyu, the “client boss,” like a project manager.

It was clearly about making everyone do hard labor, but now even the design work was being pushed onto them. Yet, everyone was so enthusiastic, each vying to take on the tasks, making Kamiyu feel quite embarrassed.

Xiao Zhong said, “We have the Black Sphere Live Stream, which can monitor the entire 28.26 square kilometers of the Sanctuary from all angles. This way, wherever enemies appear, we can deploy defenses there, solving the problem of insufficient personnel.

Moreover, I can also split the screen to monitor a larger area centered on the Sanctuary, allowing for early detection and warnings.”

Murmurs and whispers filled the air.

“That’s good.”

“Impressive. It’s like opening a god’s eye or revealing the entire map in Red Alert. Now we won’t be running around like headless flies.”

Xiao Zhong continued, “Next, let the professional Contractor Old Chang introduce the construction timeline to Miss Kamiyu.”

Contractor Old Chang, with calloused hands and dark skin all over, introduced himself, “Hello, Miss Kamiyu. I’ve previously worked on subcontracting for projects like the Longming City Stadium and Longming City’s First Prison, handling everything from start to finish. I’m well-versed in scheduling and managing personnel.”

“Because we’re short on manpower, and the 28.26 square kilometers of land is too vast, building the outer perimeter directly would be very dangerous and easily exposed to enemy detection and harassment.

So, I’ve divided the Sanctuary into four zones: the outermost Third Line Defense Zone, the Second Line Defense Zone, the First Line Counterattack Zone, and the Core Zone.

As you mentioned, Miss Kamiyu, a large number of Players will arrive later, so we’ll prioritize constructing the Core Zone.”

At this point, Xiao Zhong tapped on the keyboard, making the Black Sphere highlight an aerial view of the Sanctuary.

A 28-story apartment building stood at the very center of the Sanctuary. To the south, separated by a street, was the entire Longming Technical College.

On the east and west sides were entire streets of low-rise commercial buildings, while to the north was the core trunk of the Fear Emperor Tree, directly facing the apartment.

It was like a general facing off against a marshal, a direct sniper duel. Strengthening the apartment’s defense was an urgent priority.

Fortunately, the sky above the Sanctuary was within the blue protective shield. Kamiyu looked at the Sanctuary’s defense bar on her Interface Panel, which read: 3000/100000.

“Not bad, not bad. We started with 3,000 base defense points,” Kamiyu said as she flipped through the Sanctuary’s construction panel.

It stated, 【Adding Items to the Sanctuary can increase defense points and the defense cap.】

Kamiyu wasn’t worried at all. What she lacked least was materials.

Old Chang continued, “We’ll take the apartment building as the center and extend 800 meters outward as the Core Zone. We’ll build a high wall here. Once we have more people, we’ll expand outward.”

Everyone nodded in agreement. “That’s a good idea,” “Makes sense.”

Kamiyu also agreed with this approach. An 800-meter radius was enough to accommodate over a thousand people, and with a 28-story apartment building, there was plenty of space for everyone to live.

With that, the 30 people set to work enthusiastically.

Except for Xiao Zhong, who was in charge of monitoring, everyone returned to the surface.

Now that they were building their own Sanctuary, Kamiyu naturally wouldn’t cut corners. She adjusted all the Recipes in the Construction Sage’s panel to 【Triple Attributes】.

Kamiyu piled the materials for constructing the outer wall—Black Iron Ore, Clay, and Ash Stone—on the ground, instructing everyone to store them in their backpacks and begin construction according to the plan.

Blueprints? Such things simply didn’t exist, and there was no time to draw them now.

She opened the Sanctuary construction panel, and a small hammer materialized in her hand.

“Huh? What’s this? Does it mean I have to build it myself? Then what about everyone else?” Kamiyu wondered as she carefully examined the panel.

“I see, this is incredibly convenient. No wonder they say the more players there are, the faster the construction speed,” Kamiyu nodded in understanding.

It turned out that the Sanctuary panel, belonging to the Beta Tester and Sanctuary owner Kamiyu, allowed her to assign identities and permissions to players within the Sanctuary.

“This feels just like playing a popular construction game,” Kamiyu thought as she assigned everyone, including herself, the identity of Construction Worker.

Instantly, everyone’s hands were equipped with a “magical little hammer,” and as they tapped and hammered at the pre-placed “air structures” and “air items,” these intangible forms transformed into real, tangible buildings and objects.

The player who specialized in tower defense immediately remarked, “This is fascinating. With this gamified approach, there’s no need to worry about construction tools. I was just wondering how we’d build everything—talk about unnecessary anxiety.”

Now they could truly get to work.

Xiao Zhong’s Black Sphere “drone” provided a bird’s-eye view, ensuring the walls were built without deviation. Working together in a coordinated effort, they quickly constructed the first wall amid a flurry of sparks and flashes.

“Eighty, eighty, eighty!” Contractor Old Chang worked the hardest, even though hammering the air was merely a magical effect—requiring only the motion of striking, not actual physical exertion.

“Hahaha, look at Old Chang.”

Everyone marveled at the suddenly materialized, three-story-high thick wall, praising, “What incredible magic! Is this Miss Kamiyu’s power?”

Kamiyu raised her eyebrows in surprise. “Why is it so tall? And the attributes have tripled—the wall’s length, width, and height have all expanded threefold.

Moreover, the Sanctuary’s overall Defense Power has increased significantly, now at 6,000/103,000, with both sides showing improvement.”

“This wall is taller and thicker than any in the Crimson Earth, with triple the Defense Power. Could it be that the Enhancement Talent and the Construction Sage’s triple attributes are working together?” Kamiyu exclaimed, both excited and pleasantly surprised.

A single defensive wall was far from enough. Kamiyu planned to build two layers of defense—first ensuring they had something, then refining it. She prioritized completing the first ring of defensive walls before venturing out to cut trees for the second ring.

As the saying goes, to prosper, first cut trees. While everyone was hammering away enthusiastically, Kamiyu took the opportunity to craft saw weapons for them and the hundreds of Invincible Guild members who would join later.

“Cut wherever you go,” she declared, determined to infuriate the Ability Users by using the Divine Tree they revered as material for her defensive walls.

Multitasking, her mind buzzed incessantly with ideas.

There was so much to do. After finishing the walls and other defensive fortifications, they still needed to construct offensive structures—Magic Cannons, attribute-attacking crossbows, and other fixed weapons to be deployed within the apartment complex.

“Thirty people really aren’t enough,” Kamiyu said in a flustered manner.

“Now we have no choice but to rescue the remaining people trapped in the city.”