After counting the spirit cores and mithril, Han Xing continued to tally up the rest of the material resources.
There were hundreds of thousands of rare earth elements, ether, and over ten thousand power crystals, magic crystals, along with strong beast blood and various one-star beast hides, among others.
Most crucially, he had traded for more than 20 pieces of Moonstone, a key material needed to craft the purple-grade weapon, the Moon Crown Longbow.
In other words, Han Xing now had enough materials to craft four purple-grade weapons at once!
However, he didn't rush to do so, as his current level wasn't high enough to equip them yet. It wouldn't be too late to craft them after reaching level 6.
He then stored all the materials from his floating island territory into his storage box.
With the clutter gone, the floating island once again felt spacious.
Han Xing casually grabbed a small folding stool, placed it under him, and pulled out a blueprint from his backpack, beginning to study it.
This was the basic castle blueprint he had traded from the Whisperer when he first auctioned off the life elixir.
Just then, a soft animal cry sounded.
"Awwooo!"
Coal suddenly jumped onto Han Xing's lap, poking its little head out as if curious about what its master was looking at.
Han Xing lifted Coal with one hand and placed it on his shoulder, patting its little head, saying, "Don't cause trouble now. I'll take you out for some exercise tomorrow."
For the past two days, Han Xing hadn't explored the floating island, and this energetic little guy had nowhere to release its abundant energy—it was getting restless.
"Awwooo~"
Coal raised its head and responded obediently.
After calming the little guy down, Han Xing once again turned his attention to the blueprint in his hand.
[Basic Castle Blueprint: A territorial building that allows a survivor to construct a basic castle within their territory.]
[Basic Castle: Defense value of 1000. Increases the defense of all defensive structures within the territory by 20%, the attack power of all offensive structures by 10%, the attributes of all friendly units by 10%, and the floating island's travel speed by 10%.]
[Materials required to build the basic castle: 100,000 stone, 20,000 wood, 50,000 spirit cores, 50,000 refined iron, 90,000 rare earth elements, 8,000 mithril, 5,000 power crystals, 5,000 magic crystals.]
Note: To build a basic castle, the territory must be at least 1,000 square meters in size, with a minimum of 400 square meters of open space.
Seeing the massive material requirements, Han Xing suddenly realized that this item might not be something usable at the current stage.
Which survivor could gather such a vast amount of materials right now?
Of course, except for him.
No wonder the Whisperer had traded away the blueprint. Even with the support of the 'Whisper of God' team behind him, gathering all these materials would still take a long time.
Han Xing remarked in surprise, "So many materials… If it weren't for trading the life elixir, even with my reserves, it wouldn't have been enough."
"But the castle's effects are truly powerful. Just standing inside the territory will increase my attributes by 10%."
Moreover, this attribute boost didn't only apply to Han Xing himself—it affected all friendly units within the territory, including pets, summoned creatures, and vassal units!
"The only thing I'm unsure about is whether this 1,000 defense value can withstand the impact of elite monsters."
Han Xing wasn't certain, but considering he didn't even have a house and all his furniture was still sitting out in the open, he decided it was worth doing.
No matter the castle's other effects, at the very least, it would provide shelter from the elements!
With this in mind, Han Xing immediately moved all the furniture in the center of his territory aside, leaving enough open space.
The next moment, he clicked to begin construction.
The blueprint in his hand disappeared, and then the system notification appeared.
"Territory building: Basic Castle is now under construction. Estimated time remaining: 32 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds…"
"Basic Castle blueprint has been automatically recorded in the territory function page."
After the system notification, Han Xing saw that a large section in the center of his territory had been marked off, forming a rectangular outline.
Within this marked area, a greenish-gray mist began to rise.
At the same time, a massive quantity of materials disappeared from his storage box.
Before long, the foundation and basic shape of a castle had already been formed.
Han Xing mentally calculated that the castle's maximum diameter was about 39 meters, covering over 300 square meters—not very large.
But if it were just a residence, it would undoubtedly be a grand house, a mansion!
On Blue Star, constructing such a castle would cost at least several million.
Excited, Han Xing began imagining what the finished castle would look like.
According to the sketches on the blueprint, it was a relatively old-fashioned European-style building, divided into three layers: upper, middle, and lower. Each of the four corners had an outward-facing tower with windows in the middle.
In the center of the building stood a tower several stories high, with a flag waving at the top.
Han Xing said excitedly, "Finally, I'll have a place to call home in this world!"
After his excitement subsided, Han Xing found the sofa he had made and lay down on it.
As his nerves relaxed, a wave of exhaustion suddenly swept over him.
The past two days had been incredibly busy, and though his gains were enormous, he was truly worn out.
Han Xing stared blankly at the bright night sky. The gentle breeze felt especially comforting.
At some point, Coal had also jumped onto the sofa, lying at his feet, softly snoring.
And so, human and wolf slept peacefully.
…
The next day.
It was now the tenth day since all Blue Star humans had arrived in this world.
Just as Han Xing woke up, a system notification suddenly echoed in everyone's mind.
System: "Attention all survivors."
"It has now been ten days since you entered the 'Floating Island Paradise,' and you have gradually adapted to this world."
"A new game version has been activated. A new challenge dungeon, the Cloud Secret Realm, is about to open."
"The Cloud Secret Realm is randomly generated. Survivors can find clouds with a vortex symbol near their region, leading to the randomly generated Cloud Secret Realm."
"Note: The Cloud Secret Realm differs from other floating island territories. Upon entering, you will be teleported to a special scene, with each scene containing different types of monsters."
"The Cloud Secret Realm is divided into five difficulty levels, from 1-star to 5-star. Each level has different limits on the number of participants. The higher the star level, the greater the danger. Survivors, please choose carefully!"
"In the current version, the maximum difficulty generated will be 2-star."
"Successful completion of the Cloud Secret Realm will reward survivors with items such as, but not limited to, blue and purple-grade equipment, advanced class scrolls, rune blueprints, rune crystals, and strong beast fragments, along with other valuable items and rewards!"