Chapter 114: Chapter 114

“Great, now I’m relieved!”

After collecting all the blood, the two returned to the house.

Finally, Mu Ying took her and the barrels and teleported straight to the reception room of Copper Coin Pawnshop. “From now on, you can use the teleportation function between the breeding camp and the territory for free. Once you’ve collected the blood, just hand it over to 559 at Copper Coin. He’ll settle the payment with the territory. As for your salary, it’ll be deposited directly into your territory account every day.”"

"“Do you want to spend 550,000 units of stone and 110,000 units of energy to build a 55-kilometer gravel road?”

Mu Ying selected “Confirm.” She had been watching the territory interface’s stone count every day, and now she finally had enough.

As soon as she confirmed, the stone and energy were rapidly consumed, and a miniature model of a gravel road appeared in her hand. The model was made up of many small segments pieced together, with smooth pebbles in the middle and low curbs on both sides.

“Please split the model into segments and bury them at the designated construction sites. After burying, you can adjust the direction of the road. Once all segments are in place, construction will begin.”

Mu Ying had thought road construction would be like other facilities—something she could just operate directly on the territory’s minimap in the backend.

Luckily, she’d already visited the Linglong Gorge camp once. Since it was already dark, she decided to finish the road tonight.

She broke the gravel road model into fifty-five pieces, each representing one kilometer.

She buried the first segment at the entrance most commonly used by people coming and going from Qingshan Camp.

On the territory interface’s minimap, a straight line representing the gravel road instantly appeared in the dark area outside the territory.

She could even see some of the terrain near both sides of the road. The head of the long, thin strip was fixed, but the tail and middle could be dragged to adjust.

The first segment of the gravel road passed through the farming camp. Mu Ying didn’t rush to adjust it, but instead flew to the end of the road on the minimap and buried the second segment.

The gravel road on the minimap immediately extended further.

Segment by segment, she buried the models, and soon a 55-kilometer-long gravel road appeared on her territory’s minimap.

Only then did Mu Ying start adjusting the road’s path—skirting around the farming camp, passing through the original site of Qingshan Town, and finally following the old highway’s open space all the way to the edge of the forest outside Linglong Gorge camp.

After double-checking and finding no issues, Mu Ying selected “Build.”

In the darkness, a two-meter-wide gravel road was instantly laid down.

Riding her flying broom, Mu Ying watched the whole scene unfold from the sky.

She flew back along the gravel road and landed about halfway, pulling out a pile of wooden planks and a few wooden posts from her storage pouch.

She had already learned the two second-circle spells: “Wood Shaping” and “Wind Creation.”

Wind Creation could summon a strong gust, while Wood Shaping let her mold wood into various shapes.

These planks and posts were made during her practice with Wood Shaping.

Using these materials, Mu Ying built a simple wooden hut beside the gravel road, topping it with a thick, waterproof layer of thatch.

With the remaining wood, she built a fence over a meter high around the hut.

Finally, she took out all the binding vines she’d been cultivating, planting one every few meters.

Using plant magic, she activated them, letting them climb up the fence. As their cultivator, Mu Ying had absolute control over these vines.

She placed a prepared wooden sign onto the vines, and the vines reached out, gently wrapping around the sign to hold it in place.

“Travelers passing by may rest here for a while. Don’t be afraid of these lively vines—they are the guardians of this yard. If you’re interested, you can buy seeds of the binding vine, a specialty of Qingshan Territory, at the territory itself. They will always be loyal to those who nurture them. —From the Lord of Qingshan Territory”

Mu Ying looked at the words on the sign with satisfaction. “This way, I’m boosting goodwill for the territory and advertising our specialty at the same time. I hope everyone who comes to Qingshan Territory will want to stay.”

She rode her broom back to the territory and built another 100 treehouses, filling up the remaining space. At the same time, she expanded the territory’s protective barrier to 5 hectares, raising its defense level to 6, able to withstand level 6 and below attacks.

All this cost her less than two gold coins—much cheaper than building a road connecting two territories.

By now, the territory’s facilities, area, and defenses had all reached the upper limit for a village-level territory. Only the population was lacking before it could be upgraded.

Late at night, the changes to the territory happened quietly, without drawing anyone’s attention.

The next morning, when people noticed the expanded territory and the new treehouses, it didn’t cause much of a stir.

After all, the territory had changed so many times already. Compared to before, this wasn’t anything special.

Some people did wonder, “We haven’t even filled up the old treehouses yet, so why build so many more?”

Those working at the quarry and livestock camps teleported to the sub-camps as usual, and the hunters went out in teams.

Those who rented fields at the farming camp but didn’t want to pay the teleportation fee set out together for the forest edge, just like always.

The area from the territory to the forest’s edge had already been explored countless times by players and was no longer dangerous.

But once they left the forest, a wide, neat gravel road appeared before them, stretching off into the distance.

“Where did this come from?”

“I passed by here just yesterday—this wasn’t here then!”

“If a hundred treehouses can pop up overnight, a road isn’t that surprising!”

“True, but why doesn’t the road go all the way to the territory gate? It’d make it easier for us to get out.”

“If it went to the gate, a lot of trees would have to be cut down. Just look at the territory rules—our lord is a total environmentalist. Cutting trees is absolutely forbidden.”

“Oh, come on. It’s not that serious. Cut a few, replant them, and it’s fine. If you cut them all, where would you build treehouses?”

“Alright, enough arguing. Judging by the direction, this road leads to Binhai City. Should we check it out?”

“Better not. With our combat power, we might not make it back. Let’s wait for someone else to scout ahead.”

Meanwhile, people at Linglong Gorge camp also discovered the new gravel road.

The road was just outside the camp entrance, and as soon as it got light, someone noticed it.

Compared to the players at Qingshan Territory, who were used to surprises, the people at Linglong Gorge found it much more novel.

After all, Linglong Gorge camp had always looked the same since it appeared—there had never been houses built overnight or the territory expanding in a single night.

Players curiously touched the gravel road, and some thought the smooth pebbles were pretty, trying to pick up a few to take home.

But these stones belonged to the road—whenever someone tried to take them away, they would disappear and reappear back in place.

“That’s amazing—they go back by themselves!”

“Really? Let me try.”

“How does that work? It’s totally unscientific!”