The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Not only that.

There are rumors that, before his death, the Duke did not pass down the Campbell family's divine artifact "Light of Praise" to the heir of the duchy, but instead gave it to his youngest daughter.

This decision undoubtedly cast a shadow over the legitimacy of the new Duke, Edward Campbell.

Luo Yan could somewhat guess the old man's thoughts.

Though the Demon King was dead, a new one had emerged. Coupled with wave after wave of Chaos corruption appearing in the Maze, it was clear this double-edged divine artifact would have to be used again. It was hard for the aging Duke not to worry about the duchy's fate.

If, according to centuries of tradition, the artifact was handed to the eldest son, the Campbell Duchy was destined to have a short-lived Duke. Worse, it might even shake the foundation of the Campbell family.

Thus, the aging duke had a "stroke of genius" and passed the double-edged divine artifact to his youngest daughter.

When she wields "the fated sword strike" for the people of the Campbell Duchy, the "Light of Praise" would ultimately return to the hands of the Duchy's rightful owner.

In doing so, the Duchy's problems would also be resolved.

This aging man even played his pieces for after his death.

However, while this plan seemed flawless, it also brought new problems to the duchy.

Luo Yan wasn't interested in the power struggle of the duchy, but he could smell an opportunity within it.

The Campbell Duchy was now undergoing a power transition, and the new Duke was still on shaky ground. If he didn't seize this chance to test his neighbor's limits, then when?

With this thought in mind, His Majesty the Demon King didn't hesitate. With a wave of his hand, he had Youyou pin the life professional players' proposal, and, taking inspiration from their countless suggestions, he drafted more than twenty grand construction plans. These included projects like building roads, walls, and toilets, which he contracted out to various life professional players as public facilities projects for Beifeng City.

Whether they'd be useful or not, build them first.

What if building them attracted people?

In addition, Luo Yan also started selling land using city planning blueprints he'd purchased cheap from the official website.

From the current game version onward, players could buy plots of land ranging from 50 to 500 square meters, depending on their Soul Level, to build homes, workshops, or shops.

He promised to provide the cheapest raw materials, allowing players to freely showcase their creativity on their plots... as long as what they built matched the functions they declared during application and wasn't just sitting idle like "occupying the toilet but not using it."

As for residential plots, if NPCs moved in, players could even earn rental income.

If they could help NPCs find jobs, they'd earn Contribution Points!

Luo Yan didn't care who or what the residents of this settlement were.

As far as he was concerned, as long as they contributed Faith Value, that was enough!

Having savored the benefits of the Power of Faith, his motivation to expand the faith territory only grew stronger.

With a series of orders issued, a scene soon unfolded at the base of Beifeng Mountain: a group of skeleton soldiers busying themselves with work.

With the support of Lord Demon King, these tireless skeleton soldiers worked with an almost manic fervor, as if they were determined to build a city from scratch on this barren ground!

Even due to their lack of experience, the excited little players had to restart multiple times.

Yet despite this, their enthusiasm was never dampened. Instead, they grew bolder and more determined with each try.

As they tirelessly cleared snow, fired bricks, hauled materials, dug foundations, and raised buildings... this ramshackle little town began to take shape amid the falling snow, growing wildly like an unruly weed.

Even if, for now, it was just a ghost town.

And in the most literal sense of the word...

...

While the laborers in the Great Graveyard were hard at work, three Little Demons tasked with patrolling the Silver Pine Forest flapped their wings energetically, bouncing up and down amid the swirling snowfall.

Watching the endless snowfall, Shadiao couldn't contain her excitement, shouting non-stop all the way since they left the cave.

"Ohhhhhhh... such heavy snow! Is this some kind of special effect?! Why doesn't it snow inside the Maze?!"

Flying next to her, Jingluo Nanbei was equally awestruck by the falling snow.

Even so, she didn't forget to throw in a snarky comment.

"Did the snow freeze your brain? How could there possibly be snow inside the Maze..."

"Hehehe..."

Shadiao averted her gaze awkwardly and whistled in an attempt to gloss over the remark, but failed to pull it off convincingly.

Watching the two of them fuss, Little Wan Can't Eat Enough couldn't help letting out a snort of laughter.

"It's just some snow. Is it really that surprising?"

"Of course, it's surprising!" Shadiao exclaimed excitedly. "I've never seen snow this heavy in my entire life!"

Jingluo Nanbei nodded in agreement.

"Exactly... This is the first time I've ever seen snow this heavy. I never thought this game would fulfill one of my lifelong dreams."

She was from Yue Province, and the farthest north she'd ever been was probably visiting Shadiao's hometown in Min Province.

That was also a mountainous area, where it rarely snowed.

At that moment, Shadiao suddenly remembered something and eagerly asked,

"By the way, Little Wan, your family is from the North, right?"

"Mhm." Little Wan hesitated briefly, then nodded.

Seeing her nod, the two jokesters looked at her with expressions full of envy.

"So that means you get to see snow this heavy all the time?"

"Do penguins come out where you live? Do you use sleds to get around in winter?"

Little Wan choked on her own spit at the barrage of questions, nearly crashing into a tree branch frozen into an icicle.