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Rubbing his throbbing head, Tang Yu sighed lightly.
Building the wall was much more troublesome than he had imagined.
In the past, constructing buildings just involved designating a location, consuming materials, and automatically constructing the system building.
The wall was different. An entire wall was composed of countless "unit walls," and the consumption during construction was also determined by the number of "unit walls."
He had a stock of Source Crystals, but the consumption of stone materials was extremely high. If not for the basic Puppets responsible for demolition work, relying only on the survivors without adequate tools, it might not be possible to build such a wall even after a week.
However, the trouble wasn't the consumption, but the designation of locations.
When constructing buildings normally, Tang Yu stood beside the construction site and didn't feel much. But when constructing the wall, with the extensive scope of the wall, no matter where he stood, there were always areas out of sight. Tang Yu simply stood on the balcony of the castle's top floor, controlling the wall construction through "remote control."
This feeling was very strange, like standing from a higher perspective, overlooking and feeling the Territory.
As a result... Tang Yu felt a little dizzy.
Was it due to insufficient spiritual power? It seemed he needed to take it easy in the future.
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While Tang Yu was constructing the wall, Luo Zhe had slain the invading Demonized Beasts.
At this moment, Eileen also had a solemn expression.
She held a kitchen knife, her eyes fixed firmly on the ingredients before her.
These ingredients were not from the batch Wang Tai had hoarded but were top-quality ingredients that Tang Yu had opened from a resource pack. They were diverse, including those flying in the sky, swimming in the water, running on the ground, as well as vegetables and fruits, all available.
Upon first contact with these ingredients, Eileen was completely stunned.
Not to mention seeing such ingredients before; many of them she hadn't even heard of. She had heard of the nobles in the Inner City hosting banquets with lavish food, but even at those banquets, there weren't such a variety of rich ingredients.
She was a bit nervous that the Lord entrusted her with such precious ingredients.
This was her task, and Eileen was even more serious about this than dealing with Demonized Beasts.
She opened the complete cooking recipe collection beside her. The cookbooks the Lord had given her had been flipped through several times in the past two days, and she found them profound.
Although she had been self-reliant before, where did she have ingredients to cook with? She studied extraordinarily seriously.
In the kitchen, Eileen followed the cooking steps in the book. Although it was her first time, her actions were not slow.
Soon, plate after plate of dishes was served on the dining table.
When Tang Yu came downstairs, he saw Eileen, wearing a plain white T-shirt and shorts, with a green apron tied in front, standing charmingly by the dining table like a neighbor's girl.
Compared to when they first met, Eileen was now more lively and cheerful, occasionally showing a smile, though she was still a bit reserved, insisting on waiting for him to sit down before sitting at the dining table.
This table of dishes was very sumptuous. Although they were just ordinary home-cooked dishes, they were a feast for the senses, and the aroma lingered in the air even before approaching.
This was the best meal Tang Yu had seen since the apocalypse. He could hardly believe that Eileen, having only studied for two days and cooking for the first time, could make such delicious food.
This talent... she could go to the battlefield, cook in the kitchen, and occasionally double as an air conditioner to cool down. Comparatively, only knowing how to cook instant noodles, Tang Yu felt immensely ashamed.
"Hmm, this braised pork is not bad..."
Tang Yu ate a piece, then looked at Eileen's somewhat slender figure, and passed a few more pieces over.
Actually, he wanted to call Luo Zhe over as well, but Luo Zhe was probably the busiest person in the Sanctuary. After his body recovered, he had thrown himself into the Territory's activities, going out early and returning late every day, fighting against Demonized Beasts. Although Tang Yu also sent food to Luo Zhe, what he ate probably didn't matter to him.
Before the apocalypse, he would surely be a workaholic who forgot to eat and sleep.
Both were Awakeners, and an Awakener's appetite was higher than that of ordinary people. It wasn't a big deal if there was no expenditure, but once engaged in intense battles, Awakeners needed to consume more energy to replenish their expenditure.
A table of dishes was soon devoured.
Eileen was very delighted. Even though she had cooked it herself, she couldn't describe the feeling that touched her taste buds until she tasted it for real. She never thought one day she could eat such delicious food.
She felt very fortunate to have come here.
Tang Yu felt very blessed.
In the apocalypse, living in a safe castle and eating delicious food was something many directors of small shelters couldn't enjoy.
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After finishing the meal, each of them had their tasks.
Without needing to go out and explore at night, Eileen took full advantage of the time to enhance her strength. Besides refining soul power, what she did every day was read that damaged book on Magic.
Tang Yu had also read this book, but for him, it was no different from a heavenly book. It wasn't that he didn't recognize the characters; in fact, this type of spellbook didn't use ordinary characters but characters capable of carrying special powers.
This type of text was very unique and difficult to replicate, which also led to the scarcity of Magic book types. Reading this kind of text didn't require recognizing the characters, but rather understanding and comprehending them.
Clearly, Tang Yu didn't have that talent.
He never counted on his own talent anyway. With cheats in hand, who needed talent? Could talent be put on the table?
Lately, Tang Yu hadn't been hunting Demonized Beasts, given his average combat strength in the team. He thought it would be too much of a waste of time to go out hunting; instead, there were many more things to do in the slowly recovering Territory.
Such as enhancing the foundation of a Sanctuary...
Now the Territory already had walls. Ten meters in height was sufficient to block most Demonized Beasts. With the high hardness provided by the system, the wall's resistance to Demonized Beasts and even Demon Tides had greatly increased. A basic defense line had taken shape.
Now Tang Yu needed to prepare the Awakening Device.
This device could be considered standard for a Sanctuary. On the one hand, the Awakening Device increased the probability of awakening among survivors, providing the Sanctuary with more Awakeners. On the other hand, while making the Awakening Device might not be difficult for a Sanctuary, it was extremely challenging for an ordinary team of survivors.
Tang Yu also knew the manufacturing method; it wasn't a secret.
In the early days of the apocalypse, when communication hadn't been cut off yet, scientists had already researched methods to promote awakening among ordinary people. This method was soon publicly announced by the authorities. It was the existence of the Awakening Device that allowed many small shelters with weak defensive power to survive repeated Demonized Beast attacks.
This rudimentary Awakening Device was a headband.
Tang Yu took out ten Source Crystals of similar energy values. These were the first materials needed for the Awakening Headband. Just these ten Source Crystals could stump many survivor teams.
To improve the quality of the headband, he used Source Crystals with an Energy value of 2, which had a chance of forming only within Second-tier Demonized Beasts.
He also obtained Demonized Beast blood, Bone, and other materials from high-level Demonized Beasts.
Tang Yu soaked the Source Crystals in blood for at least three hours, then selected suitable Bones, carved them into headband shapes, and drilled ten holes for embedding the Source Crystals on them...
Carving was not his expertise. Since aesthetics weren't required, Tang Yu spent most of the day putting effort into it, feeling a sense of achievement looking at the Bone barely formed into a ring shape.
The process was quite peculiar, resembling a cult ritual... Tang Yu understood. Human scientists' research on Demonized Beasts and Source Crystals was still very rudimentary; using them appropriately was already impressive. Talking about appearances? That was impossible.
Such a rudimentary Awakening Device also had its flaws. Not everyone with the potential to awaken would surely awaken with the help of the Awakening Headband. It was more of a probabilistic matter, though relatively high.
According to Tang Yu's understanding, only those with high enough talent could naturally awaken without external aids. Over time, more survivors would awaken, though many people couldn't wait until then. The Awakening Headband triggered certain mechanisms to achieve the purpose of awakening.
"This headband can be handed over to Chen, let him handle it. We can stick to most Sanctuary's rules. After all, it consumes Source Crystal energy, and it can't be provided to survivors for free."
Survivors who use the Awakening Headband must either pay Source Crystals or sign a Contract with the Sanctuary. If they don't awaken, they remain basic survivors. Once awakened, they must serve the Sanctuary unconditionally.
Even so, survivors still flocked to it. Compared to the temptation of becoming an Awakener, everything else seemed insignificant.
To become stronger, if they couldn't afford the money, they might as well sell themselves...
After finishing the Awakening Headband, Tang Yu was about to draw a map encompassing the whole Territory for strategic planning when he suddenly noticed something was off. After careful observation, he found several red dots appearing in the Territory.
These red dots were slowly moving.
They were coming from the entrance of the resort.
They were already blending in with the green dots.
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