Chapter 198: Chapter 176: A Resource Planet 1 Billion Light-Years Away

Eggshell Village, Eggshell Square.

Wang Yi constructed the Tower of Suffering.

This Tower of Suffering was slightly different from the one in the World of Suffering. Outwardly, it looked like a colossal spinal column, forty to fifty meters tall, resembling a vertebral skyscraper that emanated a dim, crimson glow.

Wang Yi stepped inside and quickly found the Shuttle Altar.

The Shuttle Altar was essentially a teleportation device. It could be used to travel to World of Suffering No. 356 free of charge.

It could transport individuals or multiple people at once.

However, due to the limited space inside the Tower of Suffering, transporting several hundred people simultaneously wouldn’t be a problem, but thousands or tens of thousands at once was definitely impossible.

’Traveling to the World of Suffering is a major event. I should hold a small meeting, discuss it with everyone, and decide on the first group of people to go...’

Wang Yi mused to himself.

He would definitely enter World of Suffering No. 356 again himself, but there was no rush. First, he needed to process his recent gains and develop his territory. He could go later when he had some free time.

After exiting the Tower of Suffering, Wang Yi used the Exclusive Resource Land Exchange Voucher +15.

"DING! Exchange successful. Congratulations, you have obtained the exclusive Resource Planet, Yamero Star. The planet has a diameter of approximately 300,000 kilometers and is located about 1 billion light-years from your territory. It has been designated as a mineral Resource Planet and modified to possess natural conditions suitable for human survival. No life forms have yet been born on this planet. It contains rich underground deposits of energy minerals, metal ores, special materials, natural Treasures, unique resources, and more. The planet’s surface has a large number of natural caves, pits, and open-air mineral veins. Please explore on your own for specifics."

Hearing the system notification, the corner of Wang Yi’s mouth twitched uncontrollably.

Holy crap!

One billion light-years away!

Is that on the other side of the universe?

That’s just ridiculous!

’A diameter of 300,000 kilometers... That’s much bigger than Earth, right? But since it’s a billion light-years away, I guess I don’t have to worry about anyone stealing my resources!’

Wang Yi shook his head, thinking to himself that for the time being, Yamero Star would just have to sit there, unused.

Next, Wang Yi took out the Underground Territory Construction Drawings.

With a thought, the Scroll in his hand dissolved into light, and the ground before him abruptly swelled, a massive, luminous vortex slowly forming.

"DING! Congratulations on completing the first level of the Underground Territory. Area: approximately 10 li in radius."

"DING! Congratulations on completing the second level of the Underground Territory. Area: approximately 20 li in radius."

"DING! Alert: The Underground Territory can change in accordance with the surface territory. It cannot be moved and has one teleportation entrance. The position of this entrance can be adjusted once per month. Please explore on your own for specifics."

Wang Yi sized up the luminous vortex before him. It was about ten meters in diameter, like a giant sphere of light resting on the ground.

Clearly, this luminous vortex was the entrance to the first level of the Underground Territory.

’A teleportation portal, nice! I thought it would be an underground tunnel!’

Wang Yi nodded, and as he stepped into the luminous vortex, his vision swam with light and shadow. In the next moment, he had arrived on the first level of the Underground Territory.

The light here was dim, like early evening. Wang Yi scanned his surroundings. It felt like he had entered an subterranean world. Aside from the sphere of light behind him, the place was a barren wasteland with nothing in it.

’So it just gave me an empty underground space? This environment is definitely not comfortable enough to live in. Should I use it as a warehouse? But that wouldn’t be convenient either...’

Wang Yi rubbed his chin and thought for a couple of seconds before pulling up the territory management panel.

He soon discovered that this underground area was also considered part of his territory, allowing him to move buildings into it.

’Being able to move buildings here... Now that’s somewhat interesting...’

Ideas quickly came to Wang Yi. He began to use his Building Translation skill, first moving his four Lumberyards over.

Lumberyards were purely resource-generating buildings. Aside from producing a virtual wood resource, they had no other use. They only took up four square meters of space, so it didn’t matter where they were placed.

’Placing the Lumberyards here is actually a bit safer.’

Next to the four Lumberyards, Wang Yi used 35 Construction Drawings all at once, building 33 quarries and two Enhanced ironworks, and arranged them all neatly.

Next, Wang Yi spent money to upgrade all 39 of these resource buildings to LVL 6—the maximum level—at a total cost of 38,000 Gold Coins.

From this point on, even if Wang Yi did nothing all day, these 39 resource buildings alone would generate 120 units of wood, 1,056 units of stone, and 108 units of refined iron daily, as well as one physical unit of Xuan Iron and two physical units of Python Pattern Iron.

The Xuan Iron and Python Pattern Iron would be automatically deposited into the Chaos Warehouse upon production.

Wang Yi then used the Mushroom Farm Construction Drawings.

He had obtained these drawings from the B78 ruins in the World of Suffering. They were restricted to non-open-air environments like caves and dungeons within a territory. The resulting Mushroom Farm would operate on its own without needing any management, automatically producing various edible mushrooms while also improving humid conditions, purifying the air, and increasing the territory’s environmental index.

Building the Mushroom Farm in this Underground Territory was a perfect fit.

However, the Mushroom Farm was special. It had no fixed size and would form slowly and automatically. Thus, after Wang Yi used the drawings, there was no immediate change in the Underground Territory. The edible mushrooms would probably only appear after some time.

’Even though the edible mushrooms can grow without being managed, they still need to be harvested by hand. I wonder when the first batch will mature. I’ll just have to send someone to collect them then.’

Wang Yi glanced around again, feeling no interest in exploring this empty underground expanse.

Soon, Wang Yi left a Shanhai Pass on the first level of the Underground Territory and returned to the luminous vortex.

At this point, he received a system prompt: going left would return him to the surface, while going right would lead to the second level of the Underground Territory.

The area of the second underground level was four times that of his surface territory!

Wang Yi went over to take a look and found that the light here was even dimmer than on the first level, and the temperature seemed lower as well. It was also completely empty and silent—terrifyingly so.

’So it really is just empty land. If I don’t develop it, it’s completely meaningless! But I can’t even keep up with developing the surface territory right now. I can’t just ignore the prime conditions on the surface to come down here and create fertile fields or whatever. Besides, there isn’t even a river down here. Even if I had fertile fields, without irrigation, I couldn’t grow anything good...’

As this thought crossed his mind, an idea suddenly struck Wang Yi.

Wait a minute!

I have Commanding Mountains and Rivers; I can move mountains and rivers! If I move some small hills and rivers into this Underground Territory, couldn’t I improve the ecological environment here and make it more vibrant?

As Wang Yi pondered this, his mind broadened, and countless ideas began to bubble up.

’Interesting, very interesting! From now on, when I’m out exploring, I’ll move any beautiful mountains and rivers I find over here. If there’s no room on the surface, I’ll put them underground. I’ve got plenty of space, after all! This way, I can create my own Three Realms! Yes, the Three Realms! One realm on the surface, and two underground. I’ll develop the surface low-key, and use the underground levels as hidden bases. That should be pretty cool! But... I’ll need enough Chaos Energy for that...’

Suddenly, Wang Yi had a multitude of ideas he wanted to try.

After placing another Shanhai Pass on the second level of the Underground Territory, Wang Yi returned to the surface.

This time, he took out the Eco-Tree Species.

Wang Yi had obtained this Eco-Tree Species after killing the Earth Deity Xinghai in the World of Suffering. It was a bound item and could not be traded.

Planting it in his territory would grow an Eco Tree. An Eco Tree was a collective life-form that would automatically influence its surrounding environment to form a small, independent ecosystem, guaranteed to have a positive impact on the territory.

He had been notified by the system that he would not be rewarded with another Eco-Tree Species for killing any more Earth Deities.

Clearly, each Player was limited to obtaining only one Eco-Tree Species.

’First, let’s see what’s so special about this Eco Tree...’

Wang Yi used the Tree Species in his hand. With just a thought, the seed transformed into a ball of light, flew into the ground, and then, a peculiar peach tree rapidly sprouted. It grew quickly, thickening until it was over ten meters tall, its branches stretching out and its blossoms blooming. It was a beautiful sight.

Moreover, the tree also bore peaches that were as crystal-clear as jelly. Half covered in blossoms and half in fruit, it looked truly unique.

"DING! Based on your territory’s environment, a territorial Eco Tree has been created for you. This Eco Tree will continuously affect your territory’s environment, rapidly forming a small ecosystem. The higher the territory’s environmental index, the more powerful and stable the ecosystem will be, and the faster it will upgrade and evolve."

"DING! Territorial ecological network established. Eco-Mage Feng Feilong has entered the network. Photosynthesis Assassin Feng Feihu has entered the network. Eye of Ecology Feng Feifeng has entered the network. Natural Alchemist Feng Feixuan has entered the network!"

"DING! You may now name the current Eco Tree and the territorial ecosystem. After naming them, you can open the territory’s ecology panel!"

Wang Yi narrowed his eyes. He strongly suspected that the reason this Eco Tree was a peach tree, blooming with peach blossoms and bearing Peach Fruit, was related to the Peach Blossom Forests and the Four Seasons Peach Tree he had built.

’Building Peach Blossom Forests increases the territory’s environmental index, which is beneficial to the ecosystem...’

Wang Yi was pleasantly surprised. He still had quite a few Peach Blossom Forest Construction Drawings, and he figured he should use them as soon as possible. It would surely help his territory’s ecosystem upgrade and evolve faster.

’Since it has both peach blossoms and Peach Fruit, I’ll call this Eco Tree the Flower Fruit Tree. And the territorial ecosystem will be the Huaguo Mountain Ecosystem... HAHA, I can move mountains and rivers, I can totally DIY this place and manually turn the territory into Huaguo Mountain. After all, I am Sun Wukong, the Lord of Huaguo Mountain...’

Wang Yi was already picturing himself DIY-ing Huaguo Mountain. He figured that when the time came, he would just kick Eggshell Village, Liuhe Farm, and the like to the side. With his ability to move the landscape, creating a Water Curtain Cave wouldn’t be too difficult either.

Once he’d whipped up the Water Curtain Cave, he could move the entrance to the Underground Territory inside it. Wouldn’t that be a Grotto Heaven Blessed Land?

The more Wang Yi thought about it, the more fired up he became.

Just then, another system notification sounded in his ear: "DING! Naming successful. Your territorial Eco Tree has been named Flower Fruit Tree, and your territorial ecosystem has been named Huaguo Mountain Ecosystem. Each time the Huaguo Mountain Ecosystem evolves, the Flower Fruit Tree will grow stronger. After completing three evolutions, the Flower Fruit Tree will awaken a consciousness and become an Eco-Dominator. It will be eternally loyal to you."

"DING! Your territory’s ecology panel has been created and embedded into the territory management panel. Please check it at your convenience!"

Hearing the system prompt, Wang Yi wasn’t in a hurry to check the ecology panel.

He still had two more ecological items: the Super Technology·Triple Ecological Scroll and the Earth Deity Beast Reincarnation Voucher.

The Earth Deity Beast Wang Yi had in mind was Gegeda, but Gegeda was probably still working in Huangni Village, so Wang Yi couldn’t have him reincarnate right now. However, the Super Technology·Triple Ecological Scroll could be used immediately.