Survival Queen of the Frozen Wastes novel Chapter 337

Chapter 337 Defense Upgrades

Chapter 337 Defense Upgrades

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After the relocation, the native residential area essentially became a part of the fortress wall

system.

The shabby wooden fences around the neighborhood vanished in an instant. In their place stood a solid ten-foot-tall stone wall lined with sharp spikes.

This outer wall connected seamlessly to Dawn Stronghold’s main barrier, forming an impenetrable enclosed barbican structure.

Right after that, four tall wooden-stone watchtowers rose up at each corner of the new wall.

Riley had lost a few small farm plots on the outer land, but the defensive upgrade was well worth the sacrifice.

She tapped the system interface a few more times.

Click-

The system deducted the required construction materials.

A wide stone staircase automatically spawned at the joint between the native district and the main fortress wall. If the outer defenses ever fell to a monster horde or hostile guild, Joseph and the other natives could quickly retreat into the shield-protected fortress through these stairs.

Once she finished securing the residential zone, Riley shifted her gaze toward a more distant location.

It was her most valuable energy resource-the coal mine.

The mine sat a fair distance from the fortress. Joseph and Jack had to travel there every single day to work. With monster spawn rates rising sharply, this travel route had become extremely dangerous.

Riley walked to the mine entrance and examined the old defense structures.

She gritted her teeth and spent hundreds of units of steel without hesitation.

As the system construction light faded, a heavy steel stronghold fully enclosed the mine. entrance. Dozens of firing holes were cut into the upper walls. Once the massive gate shut, the mining area inside was completely safe.

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Still, Riley knew it was not enough.

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Blizzards could seal the entrance for days, or relentless monster hordes could trap them inside the fortress. If they could not reach the mine, their coal supply would run dry.

Riley saw this as a critical hidden danger.

She had more than enough magic crystals for energy. There was no need to keep risking trips back and forth. She decided to build a direct teleportation array instead.

Pulling out the blueprint, she began constructing a one-way teleport link connecting her camp and the coal mine.

Half an hour later, a tiny teleport array glowing faint blue light materialized at the mine entrance. A matching teleport anchor lit up simultaneously in Riley’s backyard.

With this direct line, coal could keep flowing into camp no matter how chaotic the outside world became.

After finishing all the defensive upgrades, Riley returned to the fortress yard and let out a long breath of relief.

“Great defenses are nice, but strength always starts from within.”

She walked into the main house and dropped onto the sofa.

Riley opened the trading channel and started bulk buying resources.

Iron Ingots, Beast Tendons, Stones, and arrow crafting materials like Feathers-she stocked up on everything.

Then she pulled out the blue-grade blueprint she had looted from the BlackPalm: Gust Light Crossbow. She headed straight for the workshop.

The crossbow from the blueprint did not deal extreme damage, and native NPCs could not gain stat bonuses from weapons. Even so, it had an extremely rare knockback effect.

For natives who relied purely on physical strength, this weapon was perfect. If they had enough crossbows, no matter how strong an enemy was, the knockback would push them away before they could get close.

Riley dumped all her materials onto the workbench and began crafting. Making so many blue- grade weapons drained a lot of her energy.

Time slipped by quickly while she focused on her work.

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“Riley? Time to eat!”

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