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Chapter 283 - 258: Preparation (Requesting Monthly Votes)

Chapter 283: Chapter 258: Preparation (Requesting Monthly Votes)

The skies of Blue Star had been somewhat overcast recently, with the wind carrying a heavy dullness.

Fang You gathered a breeze in his hand, relaxed his grip, and let the wind slip away, drifting towards the grey sky. And at the far end of this grey sky, invisible to ordinary people, was a vast, boundless tide of grey mist, merely gazing upon it bred an unstoppable sense of oppression.

"This is the surging tide of the times."

Under this mighty tide, there still flowed streams of grey mist unseen by commoners and Awakeners alike.

Or perhaps, a path.

The erosion from the Ghastly Realm was like an endless Filthy Sea, relentlessly pounding against Blue Star, this great ship.

The ship was large, but in comparison to the entire Ghastly Realm, it was as insignificant as a droplet. Furthermore, the hull was already riddled with holes, constantly seeping water.

Fang You saw the infiltrating water and identified its flow.

In some places, puddles had already formed, while in others the water had yet to reach. As long as levees were built, the areas behind could be secured.

These levees were the base cities centered around the Dawn Lighthouses.

Only when established in the right places could they serve to hold back the flood. Once enough levees were raised and a closed-loop system formed, Blue Star, this ship, could be saved from sinking further.

"Dawn Plan, Dong Huang is just a part. Base cities need to be built in every major region of the Blue Star World."

"However, the number of Lighthouses is limited. Against the erosion of the Ghastly Realm, only small areas can be protected."

"So..."

The entire plan, the whole Blue Star defense system, was composed of a core and secondary parts.

The core areas would establish more base cities, functioning as hubs, while the secondary parts, comprising large regions, might only have one or two base cities, acting as branch nodes.

He went aloft, ascending to the high altitudes of Blue Star, where the flow of the grey mist gradually became clear to his eyes.

Oulu Continent had previously suffered the disaster of the Red Moon and was a region with severe leaks, not fit to be a core area. That left only the White-headed Eagle Federation and Huang Country as possible core locations, satisfying both the degree of erosion and geographical criteria.

Rationally, Dong Huang had stable order and strong infrastructure, and cooperation was pleasant.

Emotionally, the torch was for the whole world, but he, Fang You, was a Dong Huang person.

No matter the perspective, placing the defense system’s core in Dong Huang was most appropriate.

"As a hub, Dong Huang needs to construct at least five Dawn base cities... the more, the better, to make the defense system more robust. However..."

In his hand, the main material, the Legendary Tier treasure ’Eternal Shine Stone,’ was limited to just three pieces.

Far from enough.

Build them one by one as they could.

"The general direction is gradually becoming clear. The central part of Huang Country needs a base city, and Shuize City is the most suitable location for this."

"For the north, the Imperial Capital is within the delineated area, so let’s choose the Imperial Capital."

"As for the south, east, and west... they are not yet clear, let’s start with these two places."

He conveyed the general idea to Xiao Huan.

Xiao Huan, the premier secretary, polished the draft on his behalf. After glancing over it and finding no issues, Fang You sent it to all departments and the investigation bureau.

The construction, personnel, resources, and such were to be managed by the investigation bureau.

He had faith in the investigation bureau to handle it well.

He had more affairs to attend to.

"The Dawn Plan, establishing base cities is only the first step. Whether they can withstand the impending waves is also crucial."

"Besides, when the real phase of the Tide of Grey Mist comes, and the Ghastly Realm’s numbers multiply to ten or dozens of times their current number, the resulting tide will be incomparable to what we face now."

All of these required preparation.

For this purpose, the organization had prepared Strange Crystal Cannons and cultivated a great many second and third-tier Awakeners, but it wasn’t enough.

Thinking this, Fang You took a step and returned to the organization’s Secret Realm amidst slight ripples.

The light here was much brighter, the sky no longer gloomy, with white clouds drifting and golden sunlight sprinkling. Returning here, his mood felt much lighter.

Standing on the Secret Realm Seashore with its gentle waves, he gazed afar at the airborne fortress, now settled mere tens of meters above sea level.

From the fourth level—where there was extensive land suitable for developing planting and breeding districts—a bridge wide enough for two cars to pass side by side had been built, connecting the fortress base and the Secret Realm Seashore.

—The Secret Realm Seashore was the landmass outside of the marine area, accounting for about one-third of the entire Secret Realm, significantly larger than the fourth layer of planting districts and continually expanding with the integration of Secret Realm Stone.

Once, this land was barren.

Fang You had asked Liu Chang to plant some grass and flowers on the seashore to beautify the environment in her spare time.

Later, he discovered that he could also develop ’planting districts’ in this Secret Realm Seashore area, albeit at a higher cost of Strange Crystals.

Similarly, not far from there, within the Secret Realm Sea, aquaculture areas could be developed too.

Now, this coastal land boasted patches of special soil, second-grade soil, where he had planted, uh...

Looking at the peculiar plant in front of him that resembled a giant green python with a mouth capable of opening one to two meters wide, Fang You fell silent.

"This little one is cute, isn’t it?"

Liu Chang’s voice came from the side.

Fang You glanced at it again, then, after a moment of silence, gave a slight nod.

"However, this little one does not meet our needs," Liu Chang said. "Please follow me, Instructor. There are some other ’kids’ over here that might meet your requirements."

She gracefully walked to one side, her lavish gown swaying slightly with her steps, unsoiled by the fields, not at all resembling someone who works in them.

In fact, she wasn’t completely.

Liu Chang was in plant research.

Not only did she possess rich knowledge that made Fang You feel inferior, but she also had the unique talent of ’Life Wood Spirit,’ which could improve plant seeds and let the plants undergo positive ’mutations’.

The ’Pea Shooters’ planted on the dam of the Pacific Base were Liu Chang’s first creation.

They could attack from a distance and, compared to the explosive Fire Pearls produced by the forge department, cost much less.

There were also drawbacks, such as the need for prior setup and a planting cycle, among others.

Following Liu Chang, Fang You had seen many peculiar plants, including defensive ones like ’Thorns Vines’ and ’Berry Bombs.’

There were even more legitimate plants.

Some were improved, and some were not, obtained from the Ghastly Realm or by drawing cards.

These unique mystical plants normally required very specific growing conditions, but thanks to the special soil, an assortment of differently shaped plants were harmoniously growing in the same area.

——Of course, the different types of plants were still planted in different garden areas with distinct soils. Now, Ming Deng didn’t have to squeeze two, three, or four different kinds of plants into the same plot of soil like in the past when resources were scarcer.

Seeing these thriving plants, Fang You was very satisfied.

However, Liu Chang was not content.

"Our department has too few professionals with the right specialty."

"We can still cultivate and teach those lacking basic knowledge, but there are far too few with Awakened Abilities suitable for planting!"

Wood Series and plant-related Awakened Abilities were actually not rare, but those that could promote plant growth were much less common.

In Liu Chang’s Planting Department, there were only six people with similar abilities, and their abilities were of varying levels.

Recently obtained Legendary Tier Strange Implement, the ’Pot of Life,’ had taken the planting department’s cultivation capability to a new level. However, the Pot of Life had limited output, and Liu Chang could only use it on high-tier plants.

It was mostly used in cultivating the ’Blood Serpent Fruit Tree’ and ’God of Death’s Grass,’ the main ingredients for two kinds of high-grade potions.

"Normally? Normally, I can only work harder."

While saying this, Liu Chang stood in front of several fields and formed a hand seal.

A cloud heavy with rain floated in the sky above, and large raindrops poured down noisily. This was the low-level ’Rainfall Technique,’ a very common spell that was integrated with Liu Chang’s Life Wood Spirit talent, enhancing its effect on promoting plant growth.

After doing this more than a dozen times, even though she was of Superhuman Rank, she appeared somewhat tired, her sweat soaking her collar.

Turning her head toward him, her eyes seemed pitifully pleading, "All-knowing mentor, please think of a solution quickly."

...

"However, I’m not Doraemon, mentor."

The Forge Department and Potion Department now had apprentices who could gradually help out, but only Liu Chang in the planting department was still busy with the most basic tasks; it was indeed tough on her.

But there was no solution.

Unless he borrowed Liu Chang’s ’Plant Growth’ ability, which could serve as a half substitute for Miss Liu Chang.

But Mentor Fang had many things to do as well.

So he could only continue to impose hardships on Liu Chang, believing that there would always be more solutions than problems.

He took some seeds, compiled batches of tasks and distributed them, leaving it under the supervision of Xiao Huan before ceasing his involvement and returning to the base.

He glanced at his Fate Points balance.

After a while, it had risen to over ten thousand.

"With the Tide of Gray Mist impending, more minions of the Evil Gods may come leading to a great battle; why not draw a card? There might be something useful."

His finger hovered over the Advanced Card Pool worth 1,000 points and paused for a moment.

After hesitating, he moved to the Super Card Pool valued at 10,000 points, a pool he had never drawn from before, where a simple tap could turn a vast number of Fate Points to smoke.

To draw?

Or not to draw?

Draw!

He pressed down with force.

It seemed there were no grander effects, nothing like the earlier Fate Draws, but the lake of fate rippled, the tremors growing more intense. Soon, beams of brilliant light burst forth from within.

A golden meteor streaked across.

’Ding!’

’Prompt: Obtained ’Seed of Skill’ (Purple)’

’Prompt: Obtained ’Water of Origin’ (Gold)’

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’Prompt: Obtained ’Water of Origin’ (Gold)’

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’Prompt: Obtained Skill Book ’Growth of the Wood’ (Blue)’

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’Prompt: Obtained Miracle Blueprint ’Sprout Tower’ (Purple)’

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’Prompt: Obtained ’Water of Origin’ (Gold)’