[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-monsters-are-coming":3,"chapter-the-monsters-are-coming-monsters-are-coming-chapter-381":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Monsters Are Coming",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2250230,4069,"Chapter 381: Gold Power Space, the Weak Rely on Fortune","monsters-are-coming-chapter-381",381,"\u003Cp>Return to Emperor Tomb Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Chen arrived before the Rule Divine Pillar and summoned the Enlightenment Mall interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After deciding to assist the Long Yi clan’s development, his first concern was safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death for players is merely a brief wait, but for Long Yi clan members, it is eternal slumber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Enlightenment Mall offered many life-saving items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most famous was the legendary item once used by the Star Net, called “Million Radiant Slash Reverses the Situation”: Location Teleport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, the Enlightenment Mall contained many enhancement items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such as the Windwalker Charm for speed boost, Life Enhancement Balls, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Trading Hall offered many enhancement potions produced by the Alchemy System, these potions were only compatible with players and generally carried severe side effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one thing players cared least about—life—was precisely what other races valued most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the Black Black Tide faction, which could reverse various side-effect potions into pure energy for consumption, most lifeforms using “player potions” were essentially committing suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his core purpose in returning: to purchase a batch of life-saving items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, fully arm the Long Yi clan to ensure they wouldn’t die suddenly from unexpected incidents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price of “Enlightenment Info Spheres,” collected and listed by Exploration Faction players in the Trading Hall, had recently risen sharply, but Ji Chen did not hesitate for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After procurement, Ji Chen went to the Armored Vehicle Factory and upgraded the vehicle’s performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For frequent travel between these two regions, besides the Space Teleport Array, vehicles were another way to improve travel efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, Ji Chen made bulk purchases of healing potions in the Player Mall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effects of potions in the Player Mall ignored all injuries and illnesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was why the Gold Coin Guild could buy these potions cheaply in the Mall and sell them at high prices externally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such goods could reduce casualties among the Long Yi clan during external combat and exploration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After procurement, Ji Chen went to Emperor Tomb Village Library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began reviewing materials on “City Defense Facility Construction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing sudden descent crises, the city defense system was one of the core indicators determining how long the Long Yi clan could hold out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they ultimately couldn’t resist the invading descent forces, holding out longer meant more chances for turning the Black Tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time gained could be used to contact his fellow countrymen’s Legion for reinforcements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would also need time to assemble and prepare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To enhance the Long Yi clan’s crisis response capability, the existing city defense system had to be torn down and rebuilt, optimized using advanced knowledge from the library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on search results, he selected ten relevant books and sat down in the reading area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The books flew from the shelves and landed automatically on the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Brain Overclocking trait activated—time seemed to slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qi particles floating in the light beams from the library’s dome, the faint air currents stirred by turning pages—all became traceable patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingertips moved across the book spines at near-blur speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fortress Construction Science—Volume One,” “Basic Rune Matrix Construction,” “Defensive Energy Barrier Model—Volume One”… the content of city defense system texts flooded his mind like a waterfall as pages turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Complex structural diagrams, under Brain Overclocking’s boost, automatically decomposed into basic modules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Images of Long Ting City from above surfaced in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The western wall needs an energy buffer layer… the Dragon Scale Wall should be infused with a Star Marrow Spirit Array to improve energy flow efficiency…” he murmured unconsciously, mentally sketching a 3D blueprint of Long Ting City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the visualization effect triggered by Brain Overclocking after absorbing knowledge—automatically stitching together memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hours later, Ji Chen suddenly pressed his throbbing temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The searing heat of overclock overload spread along his nerves; excessive mental energy drain left him dizzy and disoriented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of Brain Overclocking was undeniable, but its flaw was clear: each use drained immense mental energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The higher the rank, the greater the drain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was why the God King always carried several power banks during battlefield command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough.” He shut off Brain Overclocking—the golden glow in his eyes vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he only needed to return to Long Ting City and “print” these blueprints from memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep research could be left to the Long Yi clan’s scholars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t handle every task himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood, left the library, and flew toward Emperor Tomb Village’s teleport point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His next target: the teleport array connecting Color Mist Coast to Long Ting City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While flying, Ji Chen recalled the panicked expression on Long Yi’s Iron Face when he chose “Self-Dissolution”:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I went too far. Guess I’m gonna get beaten.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Primordial Altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything Ji Chen had done was observed by Qi Sheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including his strategic planning for the Long Yi clan’s development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ji Chen left Emperor Tomb Village for Color Mist Coast, Qi Sheng withdrew his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was foreseeable: another major taxpayer, similar to Little Mage, was about to emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All future outputs from the Long Yi clan’s development would flow through the Trading Hall, allowing Qi Sheng to collect taxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving feedback from the Guidance System, Qi Sheng ceased monitoring Ji Chen and shifted his attention to other players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Land of the Rising Sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the heavens hung three nearly extinguished suns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were the residual energies of the god “Kari,” once granted imperial decree by Emperor Zhao, after his fall in the Cataclysm War.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a player strolled through the Giant Beast Basin south of the Land of the Rising Sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire region was the petrified remains of an ancient giant beast, its bones long fossilized yet frozen in its living posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its spine jutted skyward like a broken mountain ridge; its ribs formed steep arches; its skull buried deep in the earth, leaving only two hollow eye sockets staring at the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At sunset, the afterglow pierced the beast’s ribs, casting countless elongated shadows on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grayish-bone surface crawled with rust-like crimson veins, like dried blood; some joints were now entwined with resilient vines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, plants, insects, monsters—all thrived on this colossal relic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moss sucked trace nutrients from fossilized bone marrow, forming emerald velvet carpets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iron vines climbed along the rib arches, weaving them into green domes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fierce Bone Claw Beasts fed on weathered bone fragments to replenish calcium for their shells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ancient, sky-piercing beast, dead since primordial times, had given birth to a complete ecosystem in another form—every inch of bone transformed into a cradle of life, sustaining silent vitality beneath the gaze of three dying suns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he passed through a rib arch, Bo Yan suddenly burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the upper-left corner of his vision floated the Player Forum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was reading a post titled: “Player Class Strength Rankings—All My Opinions, Disagree If You Dare.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The comment section scrolled slowly with his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an Exploration Faction player, his journeys were accompanied not only by scenery and novel discoveries, but also by the countless amusing stories from “Fellow Countrymen Forum.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He loved the Player Forum most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the comment sections of heated debate threads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In these threads, strangers acted like enemies, engaging in pure verbal battles with zero stakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they had no currency or sacrificial power, they still output opinions based on their values and preferences, matching opponents of comparable intellect in distant verbal combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emoticons clashed with elegant language, warming his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly a kind, loving, cultured group of fellow countrymen—he envied their vast vocabularies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same topic always led to opponents being labeled with all sorts of epithets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Copy-Paste Dungeon Guy,” “Backline Biubiu Monster,” “Baby-Bearing Worker”… each title precisely targeted the essence of the playstyle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forum’s fellow countrymen were like endless meme-generating machines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could quote classics and discourse philosophically, elevating discussions to profound heights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, in the next breath, roll up their sleeves, insult the opponent’s innocent family, relatives, and friends with the most earthy street slang in a full-throated family defense battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Bo Yan’s eyes, their linguistic talent was off-the-charts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They turned simple opinion clashes into dazzling linguistic performances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interspersed with ingenious metaphors and endless puns, they always left him awestruck—he felt their minds held a self-updating dictionary, each heated argument like poetry woven from words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely because of these ridiculous fellow countrymen that the forum offered fresh entertainment every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bo Yan scrolled through the comments with delight, his lips curling unconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The comment section under this post was truly brilliant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, a player with the ID “First Noob in Server” was furiously typing in the comments:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can exploration even be called a class? Isn’t it just wandering street hooligans?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone immediately retorted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Laughed to death—some people treat gaming like a 9-to-5 job, track dungeon cooldowns more accurately than their parents’ birthdays, and still dare to look down on explorers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That line hit his funny bone perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He particularly enjoyed watching these utterly meaningless arguments.\u003C\u002Fp>",1495,"2026-06-19T09:20:37.851Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","df9348b5b02ce41df03a40230b52d83fa677f5a519edc3d4a3853bce0a152e23","monsters-are-coming-chapter-382","monsters-are-coming-chapter-380",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmonsters-are-coming-cover.jpg"]