Chapter 158 - 136: Preparing for the Extraordinary

Chapter 158: Chapter 136: Preparing for the Extraordinary

"Me, the camp’s Guardian?"

Chen Jianghuai was astonished.

He had never imagined he would be put in charge of a camp.

What an incredible show of trust!

But for Shi An, it was a matter of ’if you trust them, use them; if you doubt them, don’t.’ Besides, he didn’t have anyone else available.

Managing and guarding a camp required both strength and experience, neither of which could be lacking.

Unfortunately, his Safe Zone’s employees lacked both.

Aberrant employees like Li Feng and Zhuo Ling were barely strong enough, but putting them in charge of managing a camp? Shi An couldn’t even imagine what kind of accidents would happen.

It was also inconvenient for the aberrant employees to be outside for long periods.

The only people he could choose were Chen Jianghuai and the other experts from Elk Village who had sought refuge with him.

The camp was directly connected to the Safe Zone, so Shi An could monitor it at all times. He didn’t have much to worry about.

Yes, that’s right. This was a sign of his trust as the Manager.

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Aside from a few whose Life Force was severely depleted, the rest of the Elk Village villagers had mostly recovered after just half a day of rest.

This was due to the miraculous effects of the Purifying Water, as well as the villagers’ relatively strong Physiques.

It seemed to be related to their village’s special product, the ’Red Blood Fruit’. That Treasure Medicine could permanently enhance one’s Physique and Recovery Power.

Soon, construction began in full swing at the Safe Zone’s first outer camp, tentatively named ’Lighthouse’.

Shi An also posted construction tasks within the Safe Zone.

These were not a single task, but multiple long-term ones.

They included patrolling the Fire Radiance Stone Mine, searching for scarce Materials, exploring the surrounding areas, and the most basic internal camp construction.

The members mostly took the first three types of tasks.

The last one, internal camp construction, was mostly civil engineering work. It was tedious, strenuous, and time-consuming, making it a poor value proposition for members looking to earn Contribution Points.

However, it was worth noting that non-members could also accept these internal construction tasks.

Non-members couldn’t travel across Dream Realms; they didn’t have member privileges.

But the existence of the Lighthouse itself was equivalent to a spatial channel being built between it and the Safe Zone’s main base.

Ordinary Dream Descenders could also pass through this channel to reach the Lighthouse—as long as Shi An granted them permission.

And so, when the tasks appeared in the hall, many of the non-member Dream Descenders were in an uproar.

These were the tasks they had dreamed of—the very few that allowed them to earn Contribution Points.

Even if it wasn’t much, it was still something.

Moreover, the entire task process was completely free of danger.

For those Dream Descenders who were afraid to face aberrations directly, or who were simply not skilled in combat, this might be their only chance to obtain membership.

Accept! Accept! Accept!

Batch after batch of Dream Descenders emerged from the Lighthouse, joining in the camp’s construction.

Dream Descenders with civil engineering backgrounds began surveying the terrain.

Those from design institutes started drawing up blueprints.

They also discussed with Chen Jianghuai how to build the camp.

Chen Jianghuai was experienced in building camp defenses, but the Manager’s requirements for this camp were: not only must it be as solid as a fortress, but it also had to be grand, magnificent, and beautiful!

The Safe Zone would provide all necessary materials and manpower.

Those were the only requirements.

When it came to design, Chen Jianghuai was indeed no match for the professionals, so he humbly listened to their suggestions.

However, seeing the bustling construction scene around him, Chen Jianghuai was filled with heroic spirit.

’Ample materials!’

’And manpower? More than a hundred people have already joined the construction effort.’

’With such a luxurious construction team, what kind of camp couldn’t they build? Let’s just get it done!’

Luo Susu was one of the patrol captains. She was responsible for the area’s defense and for checking for any potential safety hazards.

She was dumbfounded as she watched the fervent scene.

"Is this how you build a camp? It’s completely different from what I remember!"

"Shouldn’t building a camp normally involve a shortage of all sorts of materials, with everyone scraping things together and patching them up just to barely erect a defensive line?"

’Grand and beautiful?’

’Back then, we never had the luxury to consider such things.’

’Just managing to build a camp at all was already incredibly difficult.’

Group Leader Song had also accepted a task.

He wasn’t after the Contribution Points; rather, he felt he was quite experienced in camp construction and had volunteered to help.

But he soon discovered that his experience was completely useless.

"Is this right? This can’t be right!"

"When we in the Countermeasures Bureau built camps, even for the main ones, we never had this many construction workers!"

"This... gathering so many people in the Nightmare World to build one camp, how is this any different from using a cheat?"

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The construction of Lighthouse Camp proceeded at a rapid pace.

Although it lacked the various types of heavy machinery found in the real world, the camp didn’t require any skyscrapers.

The tallest buildings were only planned to be three stories high.

But the manpower here far surpassed that of the real world.

Leaving aside the Ordinary Dream Descenders, those who had reached the Control Stage often had quite sturdy physiques.

Dream Descenders who crossed into the Refining Stage could use Curse Objects and Curse Arts to unleash power unimaginable to ordinary people.

Take Luo Susu, for example. Countless python-like, dark green vines spread from her sleeves. These vines could coil around lumber and stone, effortlessly moving the materials elsewhere.

As for Chen Jianghuai, the Chen Guardian at the Extraordinary Realm, the power he could exert alone was comparable to a crane, an excavator, and a bulldozer combined.

He was seen pressing his hand against the ground, his gaze grave as he stared unblinkingly at the earth.