Yun Luohe pulled up the holographic map and slid her fingertip across the virtual screen, quickly locking onto the main-building marker—right on that gentle slope at the island’s center.She took Fenfen that way. The closer they got, the clearer the changes became.Yun passed through the forest into the island’s central zone. The big villa had transformed into a manor fused seamlessly with the land.The overall footprint had tripled, backed against a newly formed hill, ringed by a staggered belt of workshop buildings.Rows of thorned vine-walls grew around the outer edge of the manor, flanking the Spider House so the spiders could deploy at any time.Fenfen craned left and right, thrilled. “Master, this place is really nice—Fenfen likes this big house!”Before the words were even out, Roubao burst from the flowerbeds by the manor gate.It sprinted to Yun Luohe, meowing nonstop. “How come you’re back only now? I’m starving!”Finished scolding, it finally noticed Fenfen.“Meow? And what’s this thing?”“Chirp—!! That cat is huge!!”Fenfen shrieked, feathers exploding like someone had stepped on its tail. It flashed into Yun Luohe’s arms like lightning, trembling, face buried in the crook of her elbow, not daring to look outside.“Help! Help! It’s going to eat Fenfen!”Roubao clearly jumped at the racket, but recovered its cool fast. With elegant steps it advanced, golden eyes full of disdain.It yawned a wide, lazy yawn, showing sharp fangs, then sprang lightly to Yun Luohe’s side and gazed down, indifferent, at the panicked pink puffball.“Meow~ You’re deafening. What kind of freak bird is this?”Fenfen was terrified, clutching Yun’s clothes with a death grip.“It made a sound! Is it about to attack me?!”Yun Luohe scratched Roubao between the ears. “Cut it out.”She lifted Fenfen by the scruff. “All right, don’t be scared. He’s my pet, which means he’s your senior here…”Fenfen stammered, “You—you didn’t say there was a cat this big.”Too late for regrets now.Cats were the animal it feared most.Yuntun sensed Yun Luohe’s return and crawled out of the Spider House.It scuttled over quickly and settled on Yun Luohe’s other shoulder.Seeing a giant spider appear, Fenfen nearly lost its soul.“Chirp!! A-another one!! This place is dangerous! Fenfen wants to go home!”Yun Luohe couldn’t help laughing.She lifted the quivering Fenfen from behind and brought it to the front. “Don’t be afraid. Now that you’ve come, you can’t just leave. Behave and don’t cause trouble, and they won’t hurt you.”“R-really?” Fenfen looked up at Yun Luohe with wet eyes, then snuck a timid glance at Roubao and Yuntun.“Relax. They won’t eat you.”Fenfen finally let out a tiny breath, though its body stayed taut.Roubao: “Meow! That bird doesn’t even look tasty. I’m not eating it.”Roubao couldn’t be bothered to look again and licked its paws. “I want grilled fish. Let’s have grilled fish for lunch!”Yuntun: “Sss, Master, is this a new pet you brought back?”Yun Luohe: “Not yet. It just followed me. We’ll see.”“Okay, go play on your own for now. I’ve got things to do. We’ll decide lunch later.”Yun Luohe needed to keep exploring what had changed across the reef.She went inside the house and found the villa had gained a large scenic terrace facing the crescent shallows—spectacular view—and an independent, extra-large workroom with roomy space and reserved slots for more workbenches.The underground storeroom and wine cellar were both constant temperature and humidity, suitable for storing food and wine.There were also three more warehouses, to better sort and stash various supplies.Once she’d admired the big house, Yun Luohe opened the holographic infrastructure menu.First came zoning.She started with the buildings near the manor.She could move the surrounding workshops, fields, greenhouse, fishpond, chicken coop, and livestock sheds—drop them onto any flat surface where she wanted them on the island.The prerequisites: no boulders or trees in the way, and it had to be level ground.She didn’t move anything yet. She’d be building more houses later, and the open space was too limited—the options for swapping positions were few. The current placement wasn’t ideal, but it would do for now.She’d clear more flats around the area and then do a proper design.Forest zone, planting zone, workshop zone, residential zone, landscape zone…each area needed a rational allocation.At minimum she needed a flat plan, placing every building sensibly instead of dropping one here and another there on a whim.She also had to reserve a larger greenhouse section for the coming winter.And build more Spider Houses to scale up the spider industry.Those were just preliminary thoughts.【Expand Area / New Buildings / Decorations】She tapped “New Buildings,” and found options like “Chicken Coop,” “Dock,” and so on. Each one required materials—timber, iron ore, and the like.To add buildings, she’d have to stockpile materials again.Her gaze fell on the Reef Mall icon.The merchandise here was higher-end and rarer than the player trading market.But the prices were extremely steep.Mostly paid in Sea Coins, and you also had to unlock items by developing the island, completing tasks, and raising reputation. Many top-tier items required specific achievements. For now, only a few items were purchasable.Yun Luohe browsed the items on the light-screen.Unlocked goods included ordinary livestock, decorations, and daily necessities…But even locked items could be viewed.Those were the ones that really tempted her.Basic Building-Materials Pack: assorted high-grade timber, stone, and metal ingots… (1,000–5,000 Sea Coins per pack)Rare Plants/Animal Young: various rare saplings, glowing jellyfish eggs, hot-spring fry, snow-fox kits, panda cubs, etc. (3,000–10,000 Sea Coins)High-Grade Building Blueprints: Automated Dock, Deep-Sea Fish Farm, Elemental Hot Spring Bath, Star-Sea Observatory, etc. (5,000–20,000 Sea Coins)Special Equipment/Devices: Geothermal Core (expands Energy Tower heating range), Automated Gathering Robot, Environmental Regulator (8,000–30,000 Sea Coins)Decor/Furniture & Blueprints: ruby-inlaid lighting, agarwood-carved furniture, Starlight Series furniture, etc. (2,000–10,000 Sea Coins)Services: Temporary Hire: Senior Architect, Temporary Hire: Senior Planting Expert, Temporary Hire: Beautician… (5,000 Sea Coins per use)Yun even spotted the Starlight Series furniture blueprints.Right there were the Starlight Chandelier Blueprint and the matching Wardrobe Blueprint she wanted.But they were still locked.To unlock them, she’d have to build the reef step by step, push the rating higher, complete infrastructure tasks…Currently, the only permanent resident was Yun Luohe herself.Looked like she’d have to attract more NPCs to move in.Yun opened the reef info.[Reef Level: 9Area: 200 square kilometersRating: 2800 pointsUpgrade Conditions: Reef rating reaches 30000; permanent residents ≥ 3]She hadn’t expected so few upgrade conditions—and not even material-heavy ones—but both were brutally hard.The current rating was only 2800, and the requirement was 30000.The gap was enormous. Who knew what she had to turn the island into to make that happen.Still, the system hinted the key drivers were deep development, functional completeness, and popularity.The other condition—three permanent residents—meant she needed at least two NPCs to settle.NPC arrivals could unlock specific functional buildings like a pet shop, seed store, and general shop. With those in place, more NPCs would be drawn to pledge or stay temporarily.NPCs weren’t just sea merchants; there were blacksmiths, alchemists, fishermen—every type. They didn’t just provide professional services, unique goods, and quests; their presence and interactions alone would sharply boost the island’s Prosperity rating!And certain special decorations and building blueprints only unlocked after NPCs moved in.All right then.Plenty of work ahead.Before, reef area had been measured in square meters; now it was square kilometers. With the island this big, serious construction wouldn’t be easy.She needed to unlock more goods fast—and earn Sea Coins hard.—Yun Luohe took out the upgrade rewards to examine them one by one.[Island Construction Blueprint]This wasn’t a specific building plan but a generator for an overall island-planning scheme.As long as you placed resource distributions and personal decorations on the blueprint, it would generate the corresponding construction effect, letting the player preview the actual result through the blueprint.[Island Deed: a parchment scroll bearing a miniature map of the island.]Yun opened the deed.【Please name your island…】Yun smiled. “My island… let’s call it Leisure Cloud Isle.”A little aspiration—for retirement here someday, less scrambling, a quieter life.[Yacht: a key vessel for exploring nearby seas, trading, and even short island-hops. Equipped with a basic engine, a small cargo bay, and a simple berth.][Materials: High-Grade Planks ×1000, Metal Plates ×100, Engines ×2, Steel Gears ×10]Once built, the yacht would let her roam the sea freely. Fishing or heading for neighboring islands would both be easy.She couldn’t land on designated islands with it, but she could scout nearby islands without a landing card—and might net some surprises.[Warehouse: supports categorized storage, constant temperature and humidity, and item search. One-click auto-sort; the doorway terminal can query which crate holds any given item.][Materials: High-Grade Planks ×500, Iron Ingots ×100, Sea Stone ×500, Computer Tower ×1, Superconductive Wire ×10, Crystals ×10]A warehouse was huge—key to hoarding supplies and managing the mass of infrastructure materials.Yun’s inventory was wildly diverse and sheer in volume; with search functions, things would get much easier.[House Deed: deed for non-player residential structures. With it, you can build standard housing in planned zones for NPCs to rent or purchase—this is the prerequisite for NPC residency.]To get NPCs living on the reef, the House Deed was essential.[High-Grade Pet Pouch: a space-expanding pet accessory. Appearance can be styled as a collar, bracelet, headband, etc. Inside is ~3 cubic meters where a pet can move freely and store/retrieve its own items.][Watchtower Blueprint: about 15 meters high, broad sightlines, fitted with alarm bell and signal device. The top platform holds 1–2 sentries.][Materials: Sea Stone ×200, Planks ×100][Mechanical Island Teleportation Array Blueprint: an array hub enabling rapid cross-region movement; must be built on Mechanical Island. Once completed, allows point-to-point teleportation. Each teleport consumes Coolant ×5.][Materials: Ancient Civilization Stone Tablet ×1, Obsidian ×200, High-Grade Mutant Resin ×10, Crystals ×200, High-Grade Hardwood ×500, Coolant ×100, Steel Gears ×50]Looked like the next landing target should be Mechanical Island.She’d stockpiled a good number of ordinary keys lately; another run to Mechanical Island meant cracking open plenty of chests.At that thought, Yun was genuinely excited.Once she gathered every last material for the Mechanical Island Teleportation Array, she’d make a trip.

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