In the chat channel, people everywhere were looking for their relatives.

Of course, not everyone found their own family members.

Some people came to this world alone, still lonely.

"Chen Hao... my son, where are you?"

"Fang Qingshu, Mom's here, you left a month ago, Grandpa and Grandma miss you so much..."

"My daughter, please reply to your dad..."

"..."

Clearly, the newcomers to this world hadn't landed near their relatives.

There's only one possibility: their family members may have already died in this world.

...

The chaos in the chat channel lasted for a while.

The appearance of so many people couldn't even be intimidated by the big teams.

Helplessly, they could only establish various small chat channels to communicate within.

However, these things had nothing to do with Han Xing.

Meanwhile, on Han Xing's territory.

He saw many new notifications on the system interface.

[Your territory building, Thunderbolt Tower, has been completed...]

[Your territory building, Flamethrower Catapult, has been completed...]

[Your territory building, Moonlight Holy Spring, has been completed...]

"Oh? All completed?"

Upon hearing the notifications, Han Xing quickly rushed to the city wall to observe the changes in his territory.

In front of him stood several towers nearly thirty meters tall, black in color, with flickers of electricity on their surface.

At the top of each tower was a giant round sphere, constantly rotating, occasionally emitting sizzling electrical sounds.

This was Han Xing's newly built Thunderbolt Tower, the strongest attack building in his territory.

Currently, these 11 Thunderbolt Towers can provide omnidirectional coverage of the entire territory, overwhelming any Leader-level monsters in one wave of concentrated fire.

And this is just the first batch.

After gathering materials last night, Han Xing built another twelve Thunderbolt Towers.

In a few hours, they will all be completed.

By then, Han Xing's firepower will be doubled again.

Moreover, on the city walls of Xingyu City, every ten meters or so, there is a massive catapult, entirely made of refined iron, about eight meters long.

These territory buildings were being completed batch by batch, providing Han Xing with a strong sense of security.

"Great! So many attack buildings, even if under siege, I'm not afraid anymore!" Han Xing said excitedly.

He then invested Spirit Core to activate the Intermediate Shield, protecting his entire territory.

The only regret was that the Wolf Cavalry Camp and the Minotaur Camp were not being built.

Otherwise, he could have started deploying his rush strategy now.

Han Xing planned to check the trading channel to see if there was any consignment information for these two items.

After searching for a while, he still found nothing.

Han Xing regretfully shook his head.

However, when searching for the two totems, he inadvertently saw a batch of construction blueprints being auctioned in the trading channel.

This auction was extremely lively, attracting thousands of survivors to watch.

The auction was initiated by a survivor named Lie An.

He saw that the other party had already completed transactions for two types of blueprints.

They were the 'Rotating Blade Emitter' and 'Arrow Tower' construction blueprints.

These two blueprints were quite strong attack-type buildings.

The former could launch a rotating blade to inflict area damage to enemies continuously.

The latter could build a small Arrow Tower, not only automatically shooting crossbow arrows but also allowing ranged units to stand on it to attack invading enemies.

Even Han Xing was tempted when he saw these two blueprints.

"It's a pity, I came a few steps late, and these two blueprints have already been auctioned off." Han Xing said with some regret.

However, after trading these two blueprints, the survivor named Lie An took out another blueprint to auction.

Whether it was good luck or Lie An's own substantial strength,

In any case, being able to take out so many blueprints for auction at this stage showed he indeed had some skills.

Han Xing took a glance, and currently being auctioned was a blueprint called [Thorny Shield Wall].

Lie An straightforwardly listed the relevant introduction of the blueprint.

[Thorny Shield Wall Blueprint]: Can build a shield wall with a counterattack effect on the territory, inflicting 10% counter damage to melee units per attack, and the shield wall has 500 Defense Value. (Note, the shield wall cannot be moved.)

Upon seeing the blueprint introduction, everyone was somewhat puzzled.

By now, the chat in the trading channel was flooded by many people.

They asked one after another: "Brother Lie An, this blueprint is strong, but what's its specific use?"

"Yeah, since the shield wall can't move, do I need to build a Thorny Shield Wall and lock myself inside?"

A moment later, the survivor named Lie An replied: "Everyone, stay calm, and let me explain its use to you slowly."

"To everyone present, there are many elite and high-ranking members from major teams among you. I suppose some of you have already built catapults or other territorial buildings..."

"But have you noticed, these attack buildings, although highly damaging, have a fatal flaw, which is their low defense value."

"If at this time, you build a thorny shield wall around these attack facilities nearby..."

Lie An stopped speaking.

Because he knew, those who couldn't understand by now had no right to participate in the bidding for this blueprint.

After listening to Lie An's introduction, many survivors watching the auction had their pupils contract instantly.

They weren't fools; they could hear the implication in Lie An's words.

At this moment, a survivor named Zhu Yu asked, "Brother Lie An, do you mean that the thorny shield wall can increase the defense value of these attack facilities?"

"If used well, it certainly can," Lie An replied confidently.

"Furthermore, its function is not limited to that. Shield wall, shield wall, aside from attack buildings, don't you have other buildings in your territory?"

After Lie An finished speaking, everyone fell into silence.

They already understood the value of this blueprint.

It's important to know that each attack-type building requires a large amount of materials to construct.

Even though they are powerful, their defense value is extremely low, and if they are destroyed by accident, it would be a huge loss.

If at this time, a thorny shield wall is built nearby, it would increase the defense of these attack devices several times over!

At this point, Zhu Yu, the survivor, spoke directly: "Brother Lie An, there's no need for an auction process; just name your price, and I'll buy it directly!"

"I am the leader of the second-largest group in District 145, Hearts Like Arrows, and I hope everyone can give me face."

Zhu Yu, as the leader of 'Hearts Like Arrows', has several thousand members under his command and is quite influential.

As soon as he spoke, he made clear his determination to acquire this blueprint.

Lie An did not reply.

At this moment, another survivor named Tinghai said: "Leader Zhu Yu, we at Tingfeng Pavilion also want this blueprint."

"That's right, we at Mortal World also want this blueprint!"

"And us..."

In an instant, many high-ranking members of major teams emerged.

Seeing so many people competing, Zhu Yu knew that relying on the reputation of Hearts Like Arrows wouldn't suppress so many people.

With a cold snort, Zhu Yu said, "Then let's compete fairly, may the highest bid win!"

Only then did everyone satisfiedly close their mouths.

Seeing this, Lie An also smiled and presented his auction terms.

"Now that you have all reached an agreement, let's begin the auction."

"The starting bid for this blueprint is... 400,000 Spirit Cores!"

This price was enough to deter the vast majority of survivors.

For ordinary players, it was impossible to suddenly come up with so many Spirit Cores, or materials of equivalent value.

But compared to the value of this blueprint, it was considered very cheap.

Bear in mind, the previous two blueprints were each auctioned off at a high price of 800,000, nearly equivalent to a piece of golden equipment with decent attributes.

Yet everyone knew that 400,000 Spirit Cores would not secure this blueprint.

In no time, people began making offers.

The bidders were those with some background.

The price of the blueprint quickly rose from 400,000 to 500,000.

This number already filtered out the leaders of many small groups.

Currently, in the market, even a basic level 10 piece of golden equipment is roughly this price.

Of course, golden equipment with slightly better attributes would see a significant price increase.

At this point, there were less than a hundred bidders left.

Zhu Yu promptly stated, "600,000 Spirit Cores."

He raised the bid by 100,000 Spirit Cores, significantly reducing the number of interested bidders.

At this stage, the bidders were leaders of major teams, and the price quickly reached 850,000, exceeding the price of the previous blueprints.

This was also beyond the limit that many could bear.

Initially, everyone estimated the price to be within 800,000 Spirit Cores, because, after all, this is just an auxiliary-type building blueprint.

Going higher was not cost-effective.

At this moment, Zhu Yu gritted his teeth and offered, "860,000!"

This price left everyone present in silence.

After waiting for a moment, nobody else made a bid.

Zhu Yu's face was ashen, and although this price pained him, he believed that no one present could offer a higher bid!

Zhu Yu seemed to have a winning expression!

Just then, Lie An suddenly added, "If you don't have enough Spirit Cores, you can exchange equipment with me, with priority given to equipment and weapons used by warriors."

Nearby, Han Xing, who was prepared to make a last-minute bid, suddenly had a glint in his eyes.

While dealing with Knight Kaelon, a golden weapon, called the Dawn Sword, had dropped from him.

He planned to exchange it for a weapon he could use.

However, the market was mostly circulating low-level golden equipment, which couldn't compare in value to this Dawn Sword.

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