Volume One: First Arrival Chapter Thirty-Six: Waking Up

Ye Feng, furious, reached out to summon his whip of flames, but Li Changfeng held him back.

Li Changfeng glared at the two drunks, who were laughing unscrupulously. Two wind blades formed before him, spinning rapidly as they whizzed past the ears of the pair.

The fierce wind generated by the blades caused a stinging pain on their cheeks and ears, instantly sobering the two drunks. They had intended to retort, but seeing Ye Feng’s aggressive posture, they wisely turned around and slipped back into the tavern without a word.

Although this unpleasant incident occurred, everything else went smoothly on the return journey, and the group soon put it out of their minds.

Because they had set off at two or three in the afternoon and were carrying a fair amount of supplies on the way back, they found that work at the camp had already finished by the time they passed by. The group decided to head straight back to the Li Family Village with their goods.

Every transmigrator had participated in the final decisive battle against the goblins, which led to a significant boost in the group's overall strength. Those who had participated in combat for the first time gained at least three levels.

They also acquired three new offensive skills. Learning "Fire Arrow" and "Ice Arrow" required "Basic Meditation" as a prerequisite, while learning "Bloodthirsty Frenzy" required "Basic Battle Qi" as a prerequisite.

As with the basic skill series, those who possessed these three skills could transcribe them so that everyone could learn them.

Meng Xingchen also transcribed "Mage Hand." As the name suggests, this skill clearly required "Basic Meditation" as a prerequisite.

Xu Jingya proposed that for the long-term development of the transmigrator faction, they could no longer continue with the "communal pot" style of living; instead, they should implement a contribution point system.

Transcribing rewards obtained from the system for others to learn would be rewarded with a certain amount of points.

In the future, the camp would provide basic living necessities for all transmigrators, but higher-level needs—such as equipment, skills, and other non-essential items—would need to be exchanged using these points.

Naturally, helping with camp construction, iron smelting, kiln firing, and crop cultivation would all earn different point rewards.

This proposal received the approval of almost all core members of the transmigrators, and Meng Xingchen agreed as well. History had long taught them that a communal pot approach was unsustainable.

Soon, a complete point system took shape under everyone’s discussion. The distribution and recording of points would be handled by Xu Jingya, Lin Yafei, and Zhang Xinyi, with Li Changfeng and Meng Xingchen in charge of oversight.

With external obstacles cleared and internal systems perfected, the camp’s construction entered the fast lane. The main building of the camp, the "Enclosure House," rose rapidly with each passing day.

Under the direction of Yuan Jinglong, the reclamation of farmland proceeded in parallel.

During this period, Meng Xingchen had already mastered "Mage Hand."

Learning magic was fascinating; it required using one's mental power as a pen to carve spell runes onto the small sprout imagined through "Basic Meditation." Afterward, by using specific incantations and gestures as guidance, the spell could be cast.

The carving of spell runes was permanent. The entry-level "Basic Meditation" only allowed for the carving of a single spell rune of the first tier or lower.

It was no wonder that "Basic Meditation" was a prerequisite; without it, the very first step of learning magic could not be undertaken.

"Mage Hand" was a first-tier spell. At the entry level, it could only manipulate objects weighing no more than one kilogram within a five-meter radius.

The higher the mental power, the more convenient and swift the spellcasting became. Once mental power exceeded ten points, casting a first-tier spell required virtually no chanting, needing only simple gestures to guide it.

The appearance of "Mage Hand" gave Meng Xingchen a glimpse of the possibility of using flying swords. Although the entry-level "Mage Hand" had a short range and the speed and force of a controlled flying sword were insufficient—far inferior to Meng Xingchen’s physical speed and attack power with a longsword—it was incredibly cool. Controlling a sword from a distance already transcended the realm of traditional martial arts and entered the domain of immortal cultivation.

Moreover, this was only the entry level. With the improvement of skill levels and mental power, the potential for growth was vast. Even at the current level, it could achieve unexpected results in specific scenarios.

January 30th, Year 1 of the Transmigration, was a day worth remembering forever for the transmigrators. The main building of their camp, the Enclosure House, was officially topped out and completed today.

The Enclosure House was circular, with an outer wall diameter of 128 meters and a total height of 12 meters, divided into three floors. The first floor was nearly five meters high, while the second and third floors were over three meters each.

The construction materials relied on steel bars for the frame, with outer walls built of clay bricks and reinforced with poured concrete. The walls of the first floor were over half a meter thick, making it as solid as a fortress.

The first floor was not for living; it was primarily for functional spaces. The canteen, warehouse, and workshops for Zhai Yao, Liang Junyi, and a tailor were all located on this floor.

Additionally, there was a large auditorium capable of seating one or two hundred people for meetings, as well as a Martial Arts Hall.

Currently, the skills mastered by the transmigrators, such as the basic series and the transcribed copies of "Fire Arrow" and "Ice Arrow," were kept in the Martial Arts Hall.

In the center of the Enclosure House was a massive circular square with a diameter of over a hundred meters, paved with floor tiles. For now, it appeared very empty, but once the main building was completely finished, functional structures would be built on the square one after another.

One such project was a timekeeping device. Zhai Yao planned to build a bell tower in the center of the square, moving away from water clocks to a clock tower driven by springs that would automatically ring every hour.

The second floor served as the living quarters for the transmigrators, divided into two types: single rooms and family suites. The single rooms consisted of one bedroom, one living room, and one bathroom, while the family suites had three bedrooms, one living room, and two bathrooms.

Indeed, there were no kitchens. For one thing, in an era without natural gas or electricity, building kitchens in apartment buildings was inconvenient. For another, with the master chef Jiang Weixuan around, eating in the canteen was far more delicious than cooking for themselves.

On the third floor, besides living rooms, twelve rooms were reserved as "Bed-Crossbow Rooms." These twelve rooms were distributed like the hours on a clock, with plans to install a three-bow bed-crossbow in each.

The bed-crossbows were still under construction. Zhai Yao had already produced a prototype; the crossbow, fixed on a base, could freely adjust its firing height and angle.

The bow arms and strings were cast from alloys. Using a winch and a system of multiple pulleys, two people could simultaneously turn the winch to draw the string.

The bolts used were nearly two meters long, with an effective attack range of nearly 500 meters—a truly formidable weapon.

As the final tile was laid on the roof, the main structure of the Enclosure House was completely finished, and the transmigrators could not help but cheer in unison.

The villagers of Li Family Village who had come to help and witness the ceremony looked at the tall, spacious, and well-defended Enclosure House with envy.

The crowd gathered outside the Enclosure House. Above the gate, which was nearly five meters high and over three meters wide, hung a plaque covered by a red cloth.

Meng Xingchen and Li Changfeng stepped forward, gripped the red silk attached to the cloth, and pulled it down amidst a thunderous countdown from the crowd.

On the plaque were two bold, square characters: "Dawn."

At that moment, all transmigrators received a system prompt: "The second main quest, 'Build a Camp,' has been completed. Details can be viewed on the quest panel."

Even louder cheers erupted. Another quest completed meant more rewards were available, and the strength of the transmigrators would rise once again.

Meng Xingchen opened his quest panel to check the rewards: 3,000 bio-energy points, 50 human contribution points, and finally, the icon of a book.

The bio-energy reward was the highest ever, which gave Meng Xingchen even greater expectations for the subsequent skill reward.

Upon closer inspection, the book cover was very simple, bearing only three characters: "Pure Yang Technique."

Seeing this name, Meng Xingchen’s first thought was of the legendary immortal Lü Dongbin. Was this reward a cultivation method? Meng Xingchen could not wait to claim it.

At night, the camp, having been bustling all day, returned to silence. The transmigrators had already eagerly moved into their newly completed homes.

Although only the main structure of the camp was finished and the rooms lacked furniture, the transmigrators did not mind. After all, most of them had been camping and sleeping on the floor; now, they could finally sleep soundly indoors.

Meng Xingchen’s room was on the third floor, but he was not in it. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the roof of the camp, facing the pool in front of the site.

It was another night of a full moon, with the pale moon hanging high in the sky. Under the bright moonlight, Meng Xingchen could clearly see the movement of fish in the pool and the farmland on the opposite bank, where reclamation was more than halfway complete.

Looking at the peaceful and tranquil scene before him and listening to the varied sounds of breathing from the many transmigrators below who had drifted off to sleep, Meng Xingchen’s state of mind was unprecedentedly calm.

Closing his eyes, he quickly entered a meditative state. He had firmly memorized every detail of the "Pure Yang Technique" during the day.

As the innate true qi began to circulate within his body along a new path, Meng Xingchen could clearly perceive the energy in the world—previously somewhat obscure—spontaneously gathering around him. It entered his meridians through the Baihui point at the top of his head, merging with the circulating true qi.

With the influx of energy from the world, the true qi became increasingly dense. Finally, a drop of liquid true essence gradually coalesced in his dantian, and subsequently, all his true qi began to slowly transform into liquid true essence.

The liquid true essence flowed slowly through his meridians. When the true essence entered his upper dantian, Meng Xingchen felt his body lighten, and he began to drift upward with the gentle night breeze.

His perspective began to rise. He saw himself sitting cross-legged on the roof of the camp, as well as the entire camp.

His perspective rose higher and higher. He saw the Li Family Village, and further away, the marketplace, the kobold den, and the site where the plane had crashed.

In the distance, he saw a city with patrolling soldiers on its walls. These soldiers looked rather strange; although they were humanoid, their heads resembled those of lizards or dinosaurs.

His perspective continued to rise until he could no longer see the details of the ground. Finally, a crescent-shaped continent appeared in his field of vision. The continent was surrounded by sea on all sides, and their camp seemed to be located on the tip of the crescent.

His perspective continued to rise until everything in front of him turned pitch black. He did not know how much time had passed when he felt white light shining on his eyelids, and someone was softly calling his name beside him.

He opened his eyes abruptly to find himself lying on a single bed. A metal rod hung from the white ceiling, from which an IV drip was slowly flowing into his body.

Beside him came a voice choked with happy tears: "Xingchen, you’re finally awake! Never go climbing mountains again!"

Meng Xingchen stared blankly at the white hospital ceiling. So, was everything on the Cangyue Continent just a dream?

And what about Tongtong, Li Changfeng, Ye Feng, Xiao Yun, and all the others?