"Drink some more." Qin Ziwen took out the Healing Spring and had the Beaked Eagle drink it.

Its injuries were mostly external, and the Healing Spring was exceptionally effective against them. The priority was to staunch the bleeding from the most severe wounds.

Wang Yun came forward and skillfully bandaged the Beaked Eagle’s wounds. He had prepared potions and bandages before they set out today.

He lifted his head, looking up at the Beaked Eagle as it towered over him. "This is my first time bandaging a bird this big. If I didn’t know it was your pet, Captain, I wouldn’t dare get this close."

The Beaked Eagle’s beak was practically a skull cracker; it could probably pop a head open with a single peck.

Two of the Red-winged Dragons lying on the ground nearby had their skulls split wide open.

Their skulls had been ripped open, leaving grotesque wounds.

This was all the handiwork of the Beaked Eagle.

But in turn, the Beaked Eagle’s own injuries were severe. Many of its feathers had fallen out, and some spots were even "bald."

Its claws were severely worn, and its talons were covered in blood.

"SCREE~"

The Beaked Eagle disdainfully raised its head, as if to say these were just minor injuries.

"Captain, help! Hiss— I feel like I’m going to die." Yuan Ming clutched his shoulder, his clothes soaked with blood and his face pale. While chasing a Winged Dragon just now, he had been accidentally hooked by the small claw on the outer edge of the dragon’s wing membrane.

Then he and the Winged Dragon shared a close embrace, and a large chunk of flesh was torn from his shoulder.

"Sit down. Don’t move." Qin Ziwen had him sit, then took a thermos from his backpack and gave him all the water inside.

After drinking the Healing Spring, the bleeding from Yuan Ming’s shoulder wound gradually stopped.

"I’ll get you some more spring water when we get back. Just as long as you don’t die." After seeing that the injury wasn’t life-threatening, Qin Ziwen gave the remaining spring water to the students.

During the fight with the Red-winged Dragons, several students had also been injured.

Yuan Ming lay down, relieved. A moment ago, seeing his shoulder gushing blood like an open faucet had scared him so much he couldn’t even feel the pain.

Now that the bleeding had stopped, the aching and throbbing pain washed over him like a tide. He lay on the ground, whimpering.

Yuan Dajun came over, helped Yuan Ming up, and let him lean on his shoulder.

"Dad, I’m fine."

"You call this fine? Look at the state you’re in. Just being stubborn."

Yuan Ming said weakly, "No, I mean, your shoulder is bony. I’d rather lie on the ground."

Yuan Dajun’s face darkened.

’Forget it. He’s my own son... my own son.’

After cleaning up the battlefield, the group began to retreat.

Going up the mountain is easy, but coming down is hard. It took a great deal of effort, but they finally managed to carry down the Car-Mounted Crossbow and the Winged Dragon corpses.

By the time they returned to the Gated Community, it was already four in the afternoon.

Qin Ziwen took out a medium Height Expansion Card. The small Height Expansion Card could increase the Home’s internal height by 2 meters, while the medium one increased it by a full 10 meters.

He crushed the Card.

The entire Home’s dome shot upward, instantly rising by a large margin.

It expanded from five meters to fifteen.

The height of a five-story building. This was already the standard for the high ceilings of many luxury hotels.

Coupled with the gray, misty ceiling, it was already beginning to resemble a sky.

Afterwards, Qin Ziwen went to the Blacksmith Shop.

Li Tieshan was busy at work. Qin Ziwen waited for him to finish his current task before calling him out.

"My lord, are we upgrading?" Li Tieshan wiped his hands on the apron across his chest, his eyes full of anticipation.

"Yes. Today’s upgrade might be a big change, so you’ll have to get used to it."

Hearing this, Li Tieshan smiled. "Then this humble one will look forward to it."

Qin Ziwen first took out four Level 1 Blacksmith Shop Cards, combined them into a Level 3 Blacksmith Shop Card, and used it on the Level 3 Blacksmith Shop in front of him.

Before the light faded, Qin Ziwen took out a Building Enhancement Card and used it as well.

The not-yet-fully-formed Level 4 Blacksmith Shop continued to upgrade toward a Level 5 Blacksmith Shop.

The light grew even more intense.

Qin Ziwen then took out a Building Upgrade Card and used it on the shop.

Just then, he received a Home notification.

[The new building upgrade requires a 100x80 meter area. Please confirm there is enough empty space, or select a new area to place the building.]

Qin Ziwen’s eyelid twitched. ’Eight thousand square meters!?’

’What are you trying to do with an area that big?’

’You knew I had a large Expansion Card, so you’re going all out, aren’t you?’

He had no choice but to first use the large Grassland Expansion Card. A vast, continuous stretch of grassland appeared in the distance, an area far exceeding the current size of his Home.

Qin Ziwen chose to place the new building on the right side of the northern grassland.

"Confirm."

The light in the original location gradually faded, reappearing on the right side of the northern grassland. It occupied the space completely, and the light soared high, extending over a vast area.

When it finally dispersed, a magnificent building stood in its place.

Calling it a building was an understatement; it was more like a small city.

It even generated a tall wooden wall as a perimeter fence.

At the front was a tall ceremonial gate.

Inscribed on the gate were four large words: Yanwu Military Equipment Supervisor.

Behind the ceremonial gate was a vast complex of interconnected buildings.

[Level 4 Yanwu Military Equipment Supervisor: Level 4 Military-Industrial Mania, Level 3 Weapon Standardization, Level 5 Exclusive Research and Development, Level 3 Efficiency Enhancement] (Special Effect: Weapons crafted via the Yanwu Military Equipment Supervisor will be sturdier and more difficult to destroy) (Inlaid: Second-level Wondrous Blade Stone)

[Similar building types detected. Merge?]

Qin Ziwen pondered. ’The similar building types must be the Leather Armor Workshop and the Bow and Arrow Workshop.’

He first went to the Leather Armor Workshop and the Bow and Arrow Workshop to move everyone working inside out.

Then he selected "Merge."

The two buildings vanished on the spot.

The many people who had been working inside were bewildered.

They looked at each other in confusion.

’How did our workplace just suddenly disappear?’

Someone asked cautiously, "Guild Leader, is our work... gone?"

"No, it’s not. Follow me." Qin Ziwen led them to the northern grassland.

The crowd followed him to the north and saw the magnificent building that could be called a small city.

The group stared, dumbfounded, as if they were witnessing a miracle.

Qin Ziwen used Insight.

[Level 4 Yanwu Military Equipment Supervisor: Level 4 Military-Industrial Mania, Level 3 Weapon Standardization, Level 5 Exclusive Research and Development, Level 3 Efficiency Enhancement, Level 2 Leather Armor Defense Enhancement] (Special Effects: ① Weapons crafted via the Yanwu Military Equipment Supervisor will be sturdier and more difficult to destroy; ② Armor produced in the workshop can insulate against temperature, keeping the wearer warm in winter and cool in summer) (Inlaid: Second-level Wondrous Blade Stone)

Some of the effects from the two workshops had been integrated into the Yanwu Military Equipment Supervisor. This was especially true for the special effect; previously, it was limited to Leather Armor, but now all Armor, not just leather, would gain the ability to insulate against temperature, keeping the wearer warm in winter and cool in summer.

This one benefit alone made merging the two ordinary buildings completely worth it.

"From now on, this is where you’ll be working."

Qin Ziwen led them into the Yanwu Military Equipment Supervisor. The area inside was vast yet compact, with almost no wasted space. Rows of houses and workshops for crafting various military equipment stretched out in an unbroken complex.

It was divided into eight sections based on function: Sword and Saber Workshop, Polearm Workshop, Armor Workshop, Bow and Crossbow Workshop, Research and Development Workshop, Divine Machine Workshop, Storage Warehouse, and Materials Depot.

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