A muffled explosion suddenly echoed from a thousand or two meters above Han Xing's head.

It was the psionic puppet's energy-charging attack.

In the Cloud Secret Realm, Han Xing had witnessed the powerful attack power of the elite puppet.

But at that time, it was completely suppressed by the Coal Ball, without any chance to charge.

Now, the psionic puppet was demonstrating its powerful destructive power.

Han Xing was quite satisfied with this.

Besides these simple commands, Han Xing discovered that he could also issue more complex instructions, such as guarding the territory's safety and fully attacking when encountering intruders.

When no battle was happening, it could still be on alert and patrol 24 hours a day.

After all, it's a puppet creature, and fatigue isn't an issue.

At this time, Han Xing stroked his chin and pondered: "The psionic puppet is strong, but its size is too conspicuous. If I don't need it, is there any way to hide this big guy?"

As it stands, unless this big guy could be put into the storage space like other items.

Otherwise, it would have to stay in the territory, and other survivors would see its huge figure at a glance when they approached.

Although, in his heart, Han Xing also felt that the idea of putting the puppet into storage space was a bit unrealistic. However, he decided to give it a try.

When he tried to put the enhanced psionic puppet into the storage box.

The next moment, this gigantic giant suddenly disappeared from the territory.

At the same time, a miniaturized puppet model appeared in his storage box, occupying a full 10 slots of storage space.

Han Xing's eyes were baffled, followed by an uncontrollable joy.

"Damn! It actually worked!" He was utterly shocked.

Then Han Xing thought again: "Since it can be stored in the storage box space, does that mean it can also be stored in my backpack space?"

Han Xing immediately released the psionic puppet from the storage space.

Then, he cleared 10 slots in his backpack and began trying to store it.

The next moment, the silhouette of the psionic puppet disappeared once again.

And in Han Xing's backpack, the silhouette of a steel giant appeared.

"Wow…"

Han Xing's shock at this moment was indescribable.

A huge figure over 6 meters tall and weighing over ten tons being carried on him—what sort of concept is this?

But thinking about it, it's explainable.

After all, the psionic puppet isn't a living creature; it's classified as a tool, like the equipment and secret elixirs Han Xing created. Being stored in space is normal.

Han Xing suddenly had a sneaky idea.

He still had 7 damaged spiritual cores on hand. Although he couldn't continue to create elite-level puppets, the attributes of normal puppets weren't bad either.

Moreover, 7 ordinary psionic puppets are actually more dangerous than one elite puppet.

If he creates them all and then stores them in the storage space.

When other creatures invade his territory, what would their reaction be if they suddenly saw seven or eight steel giants surrounding them?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but let out a sinister laugh.

Then, he eagerly started to repair the damaged spiritual cores in his backpack, directly clicking on create.

System prompt appeared.

[Create psionic puppet, required time: 2 hours.]

Han Xing clicked 'Yes' without hesitation and clicked 7 times in total.

He wanted to create all these puppets at once, greatly strengthening the territory's defense.

At this time, the sky had gradually darkened.

Han Xing didn't continue exploring but instead lit the torch stand in the territory and began to rest.

At this moment, Han Xing had begun scanning the consignment channel information.

The equipment on him still had a lot of room for improvement.

His current pants and boots were still the beast hide green armor made at the start. If replaced with blue leather armor, both attributes and defense would be greatly enhanced.

Also, the necklace and hat could be replaced with blue equipment.

After two days of exploration, the survivors' levels had also risen, and the consignment channel information was increasingly abundant.

Including the previously scarce blue equipment, now there were many listings available.

Han Xing started searching one part after another.

He adjusted the equipment grade to blue.

Soon, many pieces of equipment appeared before him.

Han Xing wanted to prioritize obtaining blueprints since the attributes of self-crafted items are higher than those found in treasure chests.

But unfortunately, after obtaining blueprints, most survivors chose to learn them themselves, and only a tiny fraction would enter the market.

Thinking of this, Han Xing directly listed several consignment details.

[Consigned Item]: Life Secret Elixir *10.

[Required Items]: Blue leather armor bottoms blueprint, blue leather boots blueprint, blue helmet blueprint, blue necklace blueprint.

[Consignor]: Star River.

The formidable effect of the Life Secret Elixir has been deeply experienced by everyone through the battles over the past few days.

In a previous round of trading, Han Xing only sold over seven thousand bottles, leaving a significant gap in the entire 107 zone.

Therefore, when Han Xing restocked the Life Secret Elixir, it caused a sensation.

Before long, he managed to exchange for the things he desired.

They were:

[Night Travel Boots Blueprint (Blue), Equipment Level: lv7]

[Pale Leather Pants (Blue), Equipment Level: lv6]

[Jungle Warrior Helmet (Blue), Equipment Level: lv7]

[Forest Pendant (Blue), Equipment Level: lv7]

The material requirements for these blue equipment blueprints were similar, mainly needing Mithril and Spirit Core, which Han Xing had in abundance.

He directly crafted over a dozen sets, selecting those that reached the upper limit of the blue equipment's quality, which is Treasure.

The attributes are as follows.

[Night Travel Boots (Blue) lv7, Quality - Treasure, Defense: 4～6, agility +12, Attached Effect - Night Shadow Assault (Evasion Rate increased by 15%)]

[Pale Leather Pants (Blue) lv6, Quality - Treasure, Defense 12～16, agility +8, Spirit +5, Attached Effect - White Pattern (Improves Magic Resistance Effect by 20%)]

[Jungle Warrior Helmet (Blue) lv7, Quality - Treasure, Defense: 4～5, Power +5, Constitution +5, agility +5, Attached Effect - Hunting Instinct (Upon killing enemies, gains 3 points Power bonus, stacks up to 5 layers, Effect lasts for 60 seconds.)]

[Forest Pendant (Blue) lv7, Quality - Treasure, Spirit +15, agility +10, Attached Effect - Forest Will (Upon activating Skills, has a 10% chance to trigger a 5-second cooldown reduction effect.)]

Han Xing looked at these four pieces of treasure equipment with satisfaction and equipped them all.

His attributes underwent a dramatic change!

All Attributes at least doubled, comparable to the attributes of a level 10 human Survivor!

"Great, now I have a full set of Blue Armor, along with a Purple Armor weapon!"

"Same-level Survivors typically can hardly break through my Defense."

After putting any extra crafted equipment up for consignment to exchange for materials, Han Xing planned to rest.

He summoned his Elite Level Spiritual Puppet.

A six-meter tall figure suddenly appeared, just standing there bringing an intangible sense of security.

Han Xing issued the command to guard, then entered a resting state himself.

...

In the depths of night.

Han Xing suddenly felt a strong vibration and sat up abruptly on the sofa.

Seeing the Spiritual Puppet standing firmly by his side brought a sigh of relief.

He thought it might be other Survivors, or Sky Island Monsters attacking the territory.

Simultaneously, a system notification appeared.

[Territory Building: Basic Castle construction completed, your territory's Defense has been enhanced.]

[Basic Castle (Territory Core Building)]

[Remaining Defense Value]: 1000.

[Castle Effect]: Enhances all defensive buildings within the territory by 20% Defense Value, boosts all attacking buildings by 10% Attack Power, increases all friendly units' All Attributes by 10%, enhances Sky Island Territory movement speed by 10%.

(Note, when constructing multiple castles, only one will provide the amplification effect at most.)

Looking at the massive structure before him, Han Xing's drowsiness disappeared instantly, and he was thrilled.

At the same time, he noticed a new 10% enhancement effect on his Attribute Panel, including that of his Spiritual Puppet.

Don't underestimate the 10% gain, as quantitative changes lead to qualitative shifts.

When Han Xing's summons or puppets increase in number, the bonuses gained can far exceed 10%!

Nonetheless, the enhancements are secondary, the main draw is that this castle's appearance fits his aesthetic perfectly.

The castle sits at the territory's center, resembling a towering beast, the high and thick walls built from sturdy Stone Blocks, a steel gate emanating soft light at its center, subtly adorned with traces of Secret Patterns, delivering a sense of unassailable security.

"Excellent, starting today, I'm a person with my own castle!"

Eagerly, he pushed open the steel gate at the castle center, revealing a spacious scene.

Upon entering, he found a hall with a seven-meter-high ceiling, the wall materials seemingly synthetic, predominantly gray-white, suggesting robust Defense Strength just from its appearance.

The floor was laid with a layer of blue-gray stone tiles, exuding substance when stepped upon. In the hall, four corners housed pillars over a meter thick, adorned with numerous white Moonlight Stones and red Dark Fire Stones.

Moonlight Stones and Dark Fire Stones not only provide lighting but can also regulate temperature throughout the hall at any time.

Adding a large Mithril chandelier hanging in the center, the hall appeared bright and grand!

However, the hall seemed somewhat empty at the moment, as it lacked any furnishings.

Han Xing decided to construct some furniture later, to imbue it with a touch of living atmosphere.

The hall's four corners each had large doors leading to separate passageways connected to other towers.

Han Xing opened the left door, entering one of the towers.

Below the tower was a room with windows that could serve as a bedroom or be used for storing resources.

At the second level of the tower was a walkway encircling the castle, taking a lap around it equivalent to patrolling the entire territory.

Having toured the castle, Han Xing headed straight for the central tower area.

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