Chapter 176: Building a House

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“This is amazing.”

Clutch King was incomparably shocked by everything in front of him.

In an instant, the ruins turned into a flat courtyard in front of their eyes. There were houses and courtyards, and everything seemed to be as it should be. The weeds they had seen before all disappeared.

This was the charm of Divine Revelation, which allowed players to experience everything and feel the magic brought by the power of nature and the system.

Everything felt so real yet so mysteriously incredible.

If there was one thing that had not changed, it was probably how real everything was.

Li Yi stepped into the courtyard and felt the aura around him. He could hear a strange noise in the air.

It was the aura of the knights who had lived here before. It was ethereal but made him feel supressed.

This wonderful feeling instantly pulled Li Yi closer to the world of meditation.

In that world, the strong knights brandished their sharp swords and competed in martial arts.

Li Yi could feel the clanking of armor and the sound of weapons scraping against each other.

Plus, the unbridled laughter.

Then… The laughter disappeared.

With it came the screams of life and death and the determination of fighters when the last fighting spirit burst out.

After a series of fierce collisions…

Li Yi felt in his heart the feeling of a sharp sword piercing through his chest.

The stab was too real, as if someone had really pierced him.

Li Yi woke up from the world of meditation.

His forehead was full of cold sweat, and the voices rang in his ears.

It was as if he was there.

Such a thing was too strange.

Why?

Why did he feel unwilling?

Why did he feel wronged?

Why did he have to feel all of this?

Li Yi turned and looked around. There was no other movement, and the expressions of his team members did not change.

It seemed that only he had this feeling.

Could it be because he was their leader?

It was very likely.

This might be the secret of this Knight Mountain. At this moment, Li Yi’s interest piqued.

He wanted to know the truth. Of course, now was not the best time to do so. Right now, he still has a lot of things to do. He could not act rashly until he had figured out this kind of thing.

Li Yi secretly decided that after everything settled down, he would study this matter alone.

The most important thing now was to finish building the station.

Although it was a cool thing to have a fortress and a yard, there was nothing else.

Li Yi opened his mission list.

There was an additional Station Mission section.

It clearly stated what Li Yi had to do next.

“Gather the station NPCs to serve the station.”

This mission was to find some people to take care of the station’s management. These people could not be completed by the players. After all, you could not ask the players to clean the yard or let them keep the accounts here all day.

These things could only be done by non-playable characters.

Here, the players needed to look for characters with high favorability or common NPCs.

Other than the main mission characters and some specific characters, there were also a large number of NPCs. These characters could be recruited after reaching level 30.

At the start, Li Yi could only hire a few. After reaching level 35, players could purchase houses here. After purchasing houses, they would need management and caretakers. Then, more NPCs would be needed.

Other than the characters who were tied down to locations, there should be a lot of NPCs.

These people existed for the sake of the players, or rather, they existed in the first place.

Of course, these were all matters for later.

In addition to looking for people, one would also have to buy building materials.

The fortress was just the main building. It also had warehouses, lounges, kitchens, and so on.

There were many ways to build the place.

This was the second type of Station Mission, the Construction Mission

Every building that was built needed time and resources. For example, the treasure vaults are used to store skill books, advanced weapons, or equipment.

The main function was to increase the strength of the players.

The warehouses are used to store some basic materials.

In addition to the combat strength of the players, the station also needed special NPCs.

For example, blacksmiths, pharmacists, and purchasing staff.

These special NPCs could provide the station with utilizing the resources gathered. It was also the key to maintaining the survival of the station.

After all, the station needed to consume a lot of items to run dungeons to survive.

The most important thing now was to find an architect to build the building and the players to gather materials.

Hence, Li Yi had to choose what to build first.

No matter what he built, he had to have houses and warehouses.

The houses were not for the players, but for NPCs.

After all, the characters in this world all had stamina points. Without sufficient rest and food, they would starve to death.

Players who loved farming could feel a sense of belonging here.

Li Yi inspected the base. There was the main building. Apart from the meeting hall, there was also the kitchen and the guild leader’s room.

Li Yi sent a message to Little Merchant.

He needed wood.

These things should be easily gathered by Little Merchant.

As for the construction personnel, they would have to search nearby. After all, NPCs could not teleport like the players.

Li Yi arranged for Dream Seeker and Snow Chaser to stay behind to take care of the camp and formulate a reliable development plan.

Now that they had not found a suitable candidate, they had to do it for them first.

As for Winnie, she had to gather ordinary players while Clutch King and Li Yi would look for building personnel.

Now that the station had been set up, they had to recruit some players no matter what.

In this world, stations had relevant employment tasks.

These needed to be completed by players.

After the assignment was completed, they started to move on their own.

There were two paths down the mountain, one in front of the mountain and one behind it.

Li Yi and Clutch King moved separately.

There were already some small villagers living at the foot of the mountain.

Li Yi’s target was the small village at the foot of the mountain. Most of the villagers looked like self-sufficient people. They did not look threatening at all.

There were about 50 to 100 people living in a village. Among them, only 30 percent are young people. The proportion of men to women is two-thirds.

Most of the labor in the village is done by these two-thirds population.

When the children are still in school, the women are responsible for making clothes, selling them or managing the family.

The old people did not participate in any labor work. Therefore, the physical work was left to the young men.

It was called Chih Village.

The village was full of ordinary people, and no one knew martial arts.

Fortunately, the location of the village was very remote, and there was no danger. Of course, the remote location was relatively poor.

Therefore, Li Yi had many opportunities to hire them.