Another constructible vehicle was added.
4: Horse Carriage. Pulled by three Skeleton Horses. The Horse Carriage offers defense half that of a Level 1 wall. Possesses good load-bearing capacity. Requires 500 Eerie Stones, some Eerie bones, and Eerie skins to construct.
"Excellent!"
Chen Fan grinned broadly. Even if the Vehicle Workshop's next upgrade were to be stripped clean of that 30% chance, he'd accept it. He loved this vehicle—it would be his personal horse carriage from now on.
He checked the conditions for upgrading the Vehicle Workshop to Level 4.
It required only 5,000 Eerie Stones, no additional material.
He'd upgrade it later.
After consuming 500 Eerie Stones and some Eerie bones, the long-dormant Vehicle Workshop slowly whirred to life again, rumbling from within.
After about ten minutes,
Three Skeleton Horses emerged from the workshop's exit, pulling a carriage behind them.
At first glance, he was smitten with this Horse Carriage.
The three Skeleton Horses, with milky-white Eerie Stones embedded in their joints, gleamed with a mix of dark silver and gold colors, hooves wrapped in cobalt-blue flames, eyes burning with cold white fire.
But unlike the Skeleton Horse Zhou Mo rode,
These three were draped with dull bronze armor, making them look immensely intimidating where they stood.
Three bone chains served as the reins.
The carriage itself was crafted from wood and bones, with black curtains hanging over the windows.
And now—
Crippled Monkey and the others had been drawn to the Horse Carriage from Cave No. 1, gazing in awe at the vehicle before them.
They had seen the horse carriages belonging to those major Clans before,
But...
They paled in comparison to this one.
They were simply night and day.
"Young Master,"
Crippled Monkey hobbled over excitedly. "When the rainy season ends, and we return to Rivernorth City, you should ride in this Horse Carriage. When it stops, I'll be right there to help you down."
"That would be incredibly awesome!"
Chen Fan wore a smile as he admired his Horse Carriage. As their banner had been finalized, there was even a banner fluttering at the rear of the Horse Carriage.
"凡."
"Let's try it out."
Chen Fan climbed onto the front of the Horse Carriage and, after a little while, roughly figured out how to operate it.
It was easy to maneuver, and he quickly got the hang of it.
Only...
This was the coachman's spot. It wasn't very dignified for him to sit there. For a more dignified ride, he got to sit inside while a coachman drove.
"We're short on people, aren't we?"
Chen Fan drove the Horse Carriage to and fro through the canyon before returning to the abyss pit. Jumping down from the Horse Carriage, he sighed.
To keep a force running, there are too many posts to be manned.
He was already making each of them juggle what should have been two jobs.
"Young Master, Young Master!"
Crippled Monkey scampered over, in high spirits, thumping his chest. "Let me be your coachman when you go out from now on."
"Hmm..."
Chen Fan nodded in agreement. Then, with a smile, he headed back into the camp to bathe and change clothes. He was going to upgrade the Vehicle Workshop to Level 4 and see if he could hit that 30% chance.
As usual.
First, bathe. Then, change clothes. After that, light incense.
May the heavens bless him, and may everything go smoothly.
…
"So damn cool..."
Pockmark Wang walked up to the Horse Carriage, envy written all over his face as he reached out to touch it. "When will I ever get to own a Horse Carriage like this..."
"You're dreaming quite big," Zhou Mo, from nearby, chuckled mockingly. "This is the Station Master's personal horse carriage. You actually dare to covet it? Then would it be okay if I work as your coachman?"
"I am okay with that."
"Yeah, dream on."
Soon,
Chen Fan, having changed clothes, returned. He took a deep breath, then looked solemnly at the Vehicle Workshop. Chanting a prayer under his breath, he used 5,000 Eerie Stones to upgrade the Vehicle Workshop to Level 4.
Vehicle Workshop upgraded to Level 4.
Please choose upgrade direction.
1: Vehicle construction time slightly reduced.
2: Vehicle construction cost slightly reduced.
3: Qualitative Change: Can construct the Imperial Dragon-horse Carriage (Rare).
"..."
Chen Fan froze in place, his breathing hitched. After a long while, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Fantastic!"
The Imperial Dragon-horse Carriage!
It was also a horse carriage,
But it was the exclusive vehicle of the emperor—more luxurious and imposing!
4: Imperial Dragon-horse Carriage (only one can be constructed). Pulled by nine Flame Dragon-horses. The Horse Carriage offers defense equal to that of a Level 2 city wall. Possesses strong load-bearing capacity. The Horse Carriage holds a pocket world.
Requires 5,000 Eerie Stones, some Eerie bones, Eerie skins, and the corpse of a Eerie King-level creature to construct.
"Hah..."
The construction conditions were rather daunting.
A Eerie King's corpse was mandatory.
That was a bit tricky.
Qiu Kui's sweetheart still hadn't broken through to the Eerie King level. As far as Chen Fan knew, he still needed a Mountain Embryo Corpse to make it, and it was unlikely he'd find one.
Regardless of whether the other party could break through to Eerie King,
There was only one mission for Chen Fan for the remainder of the rainy season: fortify this place more comprehensively. This way, when the enemy attacked—whether he had broken through to Eerie King or not—Chen Fan would be prepared!
"Get to work!"
Chen Fan glanced around, his eyes smiling as he gave a wide wave of the hand. Then, he looked at Pockmark Wang. "Work hard. Once the rainy season ends and the Chamber of Commerce is established, this Horse Carriage will be yours."
"Really?"
Pockmark Wang, who had been staring longingly at the Horse Carriage, instantly jumped for joy upon hearing this, overwhelmed with ecstasy.
This was too sudden and had given him great joy!