Chapter 112: Level 3 Village

It was really a surprise that War Merit could be used to replace building materials.

Standing in front of the building, Xu Feng thought silently, “Build!”

“The build requires 100 stone, 150 wood, and 1000 Fate Points. Your building materials are insufficient. Would you like to use War Merit instead?” the System said in his mind.

“It really is possible,” Xu Feng thought, feeling overjoyed. In his past life, he had never come across this. Now that he encountered it suddenly, it made him a little excited.

“Use War Merit instead.”

Rumble~

On the foundation of the Village Chief’s Office, bricks and logs appeared out of nowhere, as if a magical giant hand was controlling and assembling these building materials. Soon, a single-story house made of brick and wood appeared before Xu Feng’s eyes.

“200 War Merit has been consumed. The Village Chief’s Office (Level 1 Village) is now complete.”

“Haha, so it works like this! So this is how War Merit is used,” Xu Feng laughed heartily. The building materials required for a Level 1 Village were truly massive. Even a team of dozens of people would need about a month to gather them all. Now, by using War Merit instead of materials, the speed was incredibly fast.

Now that he knew the use of War Merit, Xu Feng naturally did not hesitate. He constructed all the buildings needed for the Level 1 Village, spending a total of eight hundred War Merit.

“All buildings for the Level 1 Village are complete. Upgrade to Level 2 Village?”

“Upgrade!”

The entire Village of Sacrifice was enveloped in white mist. Only Xu Feng could see the changes happening in the village.

First, the village area expanded quite a bit. Both the village itself and the flatland outside became much larger. Even Sweetwater Lake grew bigger, and there seemed to be some fish inside, occasionally leaping and creating ripples on the water’s surface.

“Huh, the surrounding mountains seem to be getting taller?” Xu Feng narrowed his eyes and looked at the peaks outside.

To enter the Village of Sacrifice, besides the entrance passage under Black Water Lake, one could also climb over the surrounding mountains. Xu Feng had originally been a bit worried. If any force declared war, they might swarm in by scaling the mountains. If that happened, ownership of the Village of Sacrifice might change hands.

Now, seeing that the village’s upgrade caused the outer mountains to rise as well, he immediately felt relieved.

A few minutes later, the white mist gradually dissipated. Several new foundations appeared in the Level 2 Village; these were newly added buildings. Other places, like the Village Chief’s Office, could be upgraded within the original structures.

“The original fence wall can be upgraded to a wooden palisade. Three Arrow Towers can be built. An Alchemy Potion Room can be constructed…”

Xu Feng checked them one by one. He calculated quietly in his mind. To upgrade from a Level 2 Village to Level 3 actually required twenty-one hundred War Merit.

“I originally thought three thousand War Merit was a lot. I didn’t expect it would only allow for two level-ups,” Xu Feng shook his head.

Still, it was fortunate that he had War Merit. Otherwise, just the upgrade materials for these two levels would have kept Xu Feng busy for three months.

“Build, build, build…”

“Upgrade, upgrade, upgrade…”

Soon, the Village of Sacrifice met the standards to upgrade to a Level 3 Village.

“All buildings for the Level 2 Village are complete. Upgrade to Level 3 Village?”

“Upgrade!”

Rumble~

Just like the previous upgrade, a layer of white fog shrouded the entire lake island.

Xu Feng first looked at the mountains. The highest peaks were now over two hundred and sixty meters tall. At this height, unless one had special tools, it would be very difficult to climb up. Even if someone managed to climb up, getting back down would take considerable effort.

Sweetwater Lake had also become a small lake about ten meters in diameter, instead of the small pond it used to be.

Upgrading further from a Level 3 Village would turn it into a Level 1 Township.

“It actually requires five thousand War Merit,” Xu Feng roughly calculated and was astonished. Probably, he would need to fight a real camp attack and defense battle to earn that much merit.

“But it’s still a gain. I originally thought the Village of Sacrifice would remain a Level 1 Village forever. Now that it’s Level 3, it has far exceeded my expectations,” Xu Feng thought to himself.

“Huh, what’s this?” Browsing through the Level 3 Village buildings, Xu Feng suddenly noticed a very interesting structure.

“Guardian Beast Nest,” Xu Feng stared at one of the buildings and said softly.

“Building Name: Guardian Beast Nest (Level 1), Not Built. Building Requirements: 150 stone, 200 wood, 100 Bronze ore, 120 Tin ore…”

“It actually needs so many ore materials,” Xu Feng exclaimed.

Most other buildings only required stone and wood, not ores. He didn’t expect a Guardian Beast Nest to need so much ore.

Xu Feng checked his Storage Ring. He had most of the low-level ores. Back when he was feeding the Sword Embryo, that little thing had been very picky. It only ate a few pieces of low-level ore, then started picking only the high-level ones to eat. In the end, a bunch of low-level ores were left over.

Originally, Xu Feng intended to save them for Zheng Yi to raise his Forging skill. But now, it seemed better to build this Guardian Beast Nest first.

Just thinking about the Flood Dragon’s huge body at the entrance made Xu Feng’s heart beat faster. If he could fight alongside it, what would he have to fear?

“Besides the ores, the remaining materials still require… one hundred sixty War Merit,” Xu Feng smiled bitterly. The little War Merit he had left was only enough to build one Level 1 Guardian Beast Nest, and he even had to use a pile of low-level ores.

“Oh well, keeping them isn’t of much use anyway,” Xu Feng thought.

“Build Guardian Beast Nest,” Xu Feng thought.

On a mountainside not far from Sweetwater Lake, a white light flashed. On the originally smooth, mirror-like cliff face, a protruding platform appeared. Behind the platform was a cave.

Roar~

A dragon’s cry echoed. The surface of Sweetwater Lake churned, and a hornless Flood Dragon soared into the air. Its four claws gripped the mountain rocks as it leaped upward continuously. In a short while, it reached the protruding rock platform.

Standing on the platform, it raised its head and roared. A faint Dragon’s Awe began to spread.

Seeing the Flood Dragon, Xu Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The Flood Dragon had always ignored Xu Feng. He had been afraid that even if he built the Guardian Beast Nest, it wouldn’t attract the Flood Dragon to come.

“With the Flood Dragon in the nest, it can guard the real entrance at Sweetwater Lake and also protect against anyone trying to attack by climbing over the mountains. It’s killing two birds with one stone. From now on, I can be much more at ease,” Xu Feng thought.

“Now I can call Zheng Yi here to do his Forging,” Xu Feng thought. But after reconsidering, he gave up on that idea.

“There isn’t a single person here. He would probably feel lonely staying. Moreover, materials aren’t easy to get. Outside are all Three-Star monsters. His strength isn’t sufficient; going out to gather materials would be too dangerous. Better let him stay in Nüwa Village for now.”

Having fallen out with Thunder Martial Hall, an ordinary person might have been very worried. But Xu Feng didn’t care at all. In his past life, he had offended many major factions and still survived in the cracks. If it really came to it, he could just leave and go to another city.