Chapter 143 The Fortresses Continue
"Knock knock knock—"
The knocking interrupted Shen Dixin's thoughts; she opened the door with a flush of excitement on her face.
Lu Mingang brought breakfast. It had started snowing outside early, and it seemed he had been outside for a while, as a thin layer of snow had accumulated on him. The food was carefully covered with a blanket, so it was clean and intact.
He hesitated, his face full of curiosity, but he didn't know which question to ask, so he started with some trivial remarks.
"Was last night's dream real?"
Shen Dixin nodded. "Those troubles have already been resolved. You've come at the right time; I have something to tell you."
Or rather, she had things to say to the fleet's higher-ups and all the other players, so today was destined to be an extremely busy day.
"I understand, you want to build a defensive fortress?"
While tending to the plants in the field, Coffee turned her head to listen to Chen Qingxin's plans.
"That's what I mean. We're very lucky; half of the coastline of our base is connected to cliffs, so it won't cost much to fence it all off."
Coffee suddenly looked up and rebuked, "Isn't this a big deal? You've already used up two or three tenths of the resources you brought back!"
She clutched her chest, heartbroken at the resources that had been wasted like water; building infrastructure was far more durable than upgrading ships.
The results were even more remarkable. Compared to the previous method of swallowing up hundreds of thousands of basic supplies without any major changes to the ship, as if these resources had disappeared into thin air, now every stone and every plank was laid bare, which was much more reassuring.
But their island is huge. If a dozen or twenty meters is manageable, what if the battle line is stretched to several thousand meters?
Shen Dixin insisted on surrounding half the island, and specifically emphasized that the city wall was the most crucial element, absolutely forbidding any shoddy workmanship. He even considered building a metal wall after the stone wall was completed.
Anyone who has played similar city-building games will know how much resources are consumed when building massive city walls. But she brought back a terrifying amount of supplies, which somehow made the plan feasible.
How will it be repaired after it's built? How will the subsequent maintenance costs be covered? Are all the resources being used to build the city wall, and then we're just abandoning our responsibilities?
All the questions were put to rest by Shen Dixin's smiling eyes. She patted Coffee on the shoulder and said, "There's always a way out. Trust me."
So the city walls were built little by little, but Coffee was worried every day about whether his savings would be enough to build more things after he ran out of the resources he had saved.
Such a large project could not be completed by the White-Faced Man Construction Team all at once. In fact, building those houses had already taken up most of the time since Shen Dixin left.
So, apart from the farmers with specialized skills who cultivated the land, everyone else got involved.
If you can't fix it, learn to fix it yourself. With the guidance of the engineering team, everyone is making rapid progress.
After completing his inspection tour, Chen Dixin set off for the harbor early in the morning.
Having seen Yuehua's memories, her grasp of the situation reached an unprecedented level. To further confirm the feasibility of the plan, she needed the living clues left to her by Yuehua—the one-eyed captain.
Suddenly, she paused.
If my past life was all a dream, wouldn't that mean I was actually a strange person who tried to get close to people as soon as we met, extremely rude?
Shen Dixin gripped her sleeve tightly, her face contorted in embarrassment. This was just too awkward!
Upon closer examination, there are indeed many doubts about her own memories. For example, apart from the one-eyed captain and a few specific players, she has very few people she has come into contact with and who have left an impression on her, which is almost contrary to common sense.
Based on Yuehua's intentions, Shen Dixin believed that the person who occupied a large part of her memory must be extraordinary.
Fortunately, the captain didn't find it abrupt. After listening to Shen Dixin's almost explicit words, he smiled and said, "I felt a sense of familiarity when I saw you. Perhaps it's fate."
"sit."
The captain lit the fireplace, and the roaring fire warmed Shen Dixin, causing wisps of snow to melt on his body. He then slowly poured himself a hot drink.
What you've said reminds me of the legends that circulate at sea...
He recounted in detail his past encounters with Werner a century ago.
If it weren't for Lie Ren mentioning it, Shen Dixin would never have imagined that the average lifespan of these ordinary white-faced people was three hundred years. They were a race with a mild temperament, as boring as a plant, she said.
The Werners had been imprisoned for so long, so they were naturally present when the white-faced man was released. The mermaids, who seemed to be native to the planet, were also exiles.
No wonder there are traces of Werner everywhere on the planet; perhaps the moon goddess really did exist a thousand years ago.
Shen Dixin came to her senses. The story the captain told was almost exactly what she had imagined. He did indeed have contact and transactions with Yuehua.
"It says this is the best future it can find."
The captain sighed, his gaze drifting elsewhere through her, though he hoped it would soon take its place.
“You’ve done everything you envisioned, that’s good. They always disdain to spend too much time on inferior races, and humans experience exactly the same things as our race.”
"The siege will begin a year later. Natural disasters will occur everywhere, and sea monsters will swarm out. Once it begins, there will be no time to rest. We only survived for ten days."
"..."
“Every seven days is a cycle, which improves the race’s reputation. The information is absolutely accurate.” The captain pointed to the moon-shaped carpet at his feet, indicating that the source of the information was Yuehua.
The Werners have survived for so long and have witnessed more than just the three exiled races we know today, but only three have survived to this day.
After learning that their relationship was unusual, I could see items with moon elements everywhere.
It makes one sigh that Hunter Blade is really doing poorly!
Of the three Werners, aside from the early-dying Frenzy, the name Moonflower is known to all.
But the only thing Hunter Blade has been able to make a name for himself in so far is playing the villainous boss at night.
I tried to get some information from them, but they knew nothing.
When cornered, it spread its hands and said that it had been sleeping most of the time. Otherwise, without food to replenish its strength, as the youngest and weakest Werner, it would not have lasted until now.
Shen Dixin listened attentively, but couldn't find any loopholes based on the information she currently had.
Only after the captain picked up his teacup again did she ask, "Tell me all this, what do you need?"
"Once the encirclement begins, we will do everything in our power to help humanity. If you can leave, take your souls with you. It is too tragic to be trapped here for eternity."
The captain adopted a philanthropic tone, remaining silent on everything else.
Shen Dixin believed that there was no such thing as a free lunch, but she trusted Yuehua and the captain even more. Even if they were hiding something, the white-faced man's purpose was still highly consistent with that of humans. Moreover, she did not intend to rely on the white-faced man's help.
Having confirmed the challenges they would face a year from the captain, Chen Dixin had already achieved the purpose of his journey.
"Unless something unexpected happens, I will not come to the port again, and we will have to rely on Hanming for communication."
The lame shipwright was currently carrying out his third modification, while Lu Mingang took the list and went on a shopping spree on the island.
Shen Dixin specially sent Hanming to accompany him. With the captain's parrot around, the fair-faced people would give him some face. She had been craving this kind of thing of using someone else's name to make a big deal out of nothing for a long time.
"The system here does not monitor speech, so there is no need to be discreet when communicating through the panel."
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