Chapter 178: Is This the Surprise the System Gave Me?
Even Tao Ming insisted they hadn’t taken the wrong path, which completely baffled Yu Luo…
[This system sacrificed most of its task points to build your new city, and it’s finally complete. From now on, it’s all up to you, Yu Luo. I hope that you and your family can make the most of this city in the wilderness, fill it with the warmth of human life, and turn it into a true home.]
Yu Luo: …
Hearing the system’s words in her mind, Yu Luo tilted her head back, trembling slightly, lips parting in shock. Her chest swelled with gratitude, yet she found herself completely speechless.
A city, rising overnight—such a feat was impossible.
Perhaps in this world, only her system could accomplish something so miraculous.
If they had tried to build a city by themselves, it wouldn’t take ten years—no, even thirty years wouldn’t be enough!
But now, in just one night, the system had fulfilled her deepest wish.
“Thank you, System!”
[No need for thanks. You and I are bound together now. Actually, this is the ‘surprise’ I told you about after the rain. Go inside and take a look. I need to recover for a while before I can help you again. From now on, you’re on your own. But don’t worry—everything in the system is still at your disposal.]
Yu Luo’s heart clenched.
Even though the system wasn’t alive, she couldn’t help but feel bad for how much it had sacrificed for her.
“Miss, should we climb over the wall and take a look inside? I swear this wall is brand new, and I know for a fact we’re not lost—our direction is correct, and there’s no way our memories are wrong.”
Of course, they had to go inside!
This place was now their territory—her system had built it for her. How could she not go in and see it?
“Alright. Let’s check it out.”
Both of them leaped onto the wall, their bodies forming a ninety-degree angle as they climbed up. Tao Ming still carried the injured, unconscious man over his shoulder, making the climb much more difficult.
When they finally reached the top of the wall and gazed inside…
Yu Luo was stunned all over again.
“There’s… there’s a mansion in there!”
Even through the pouring rain, with misty air shrouding everything, she could clearly see an enormous residence standing in the middle of the city, looming in the distance.
“Yes, Miss! Even though the rain makes it hard to see, that mansion is huge! And look—you notice anything else?
The entire inner city is laid out like a planned street grid! The ground is fully paved with stone slabs, and the layout is incredibly neat—like they deliberately left plots of land on either side of the roads for future buildings!”
Tao Ming might seem honest and simple, but his observational skills were razor-sharp.
Yu Luo had been so focused on the mansion that she hadn’t even noticed the paved roads.
Now that Tao Ming pointed it out, she finally looked down—and sure enough, the layout of the streets was entirely deliberate!
The roads flowed naturally, leaving wide spaces on both sides—as if the system had pre-planned for the construction of shops and homes in the future.
[Once you get a brick kiln running, you can build houses on those plots and turn this into a proper marketplace. Right now, the city is structured with your mansion at the center, forming a semicircle with five major streets. You and your father can decide how many side alleys to add later.]
The system had clearly thought of everything.
“I see now. Once we start building, it’ll be much easier. And with these thick walls, we won’t have to worry about wild animals anymore.”
[You think this is just a city?]
The system’s sudden question caught Yu Luo off guard.
“What do you mean?”
[This isn’t just a city—it’s your fortress.]
Yu Luo: …
She finally understood.
“I get it now, System. You really went all out for us.”
But then, a thought crossed her mind, making her expression turn serious.
“This city appeared out of nowhere. How are we supposed to explain our ownership? We can’t just claim it outright, can we? Won’t the others question it? Won’t they refuse to hand it over?”
[Go see for yourself.]
The system’s cryptic words left Yu Luo puzzled, but she headed toward the mansion anyway.
When they reached the main entrance, they saw two towering stone lions standing on either side of the massive scarlet-red doors.
Above the doors, a large plaque was covered in red silk.
The details were meticulously crafted—even this had been thought of by the system!
If Yu Luo and her father had tried to build this themselves, it would have taken decades!
“Miss, there’s a letter stuck in the door frame! Should we take a look?”
Tao Ming was the first to notice.
Since he was still carrying the unconscious man, he couldn’t grab it himself.
For a moment, Tao Ming felt like he was dreaming.
How could this be real?
He had spent five years struggling to survive in this wilderness…
And now, overnight, an entire city had appeared.
An entire mansion stood before them.
He didn’t dare to think too much.
If this was a dream, he didn’t want to wake up.
If this was a divine blessing, he would cherish it and keep his excitement hidden.
Otherwise, if he became too greedy, it might all disappear like a mirage.
Yu Luo didn’t hesitate—she stepped forward, reached for the letter, and pulled it from the doorframe.
She unfolded it.
“This residence is left for my younger sister, Ye Jiamei, along with this newly built city.”
Yu Luo: …
This was the system’s explanation?
So the system created this entire city under the identity of her mother’s long-lost brother?
