Where does the novel turn Direct Roads into something readers would actually remember later?

Chapter 177, "Population Growth, Trouble for Hong Guang【Big Chapter, Votes and Subscriptions Needed】", is the clearest early answer because it turns Meng Ao's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Right in the middle of the valley, the wooden building under... and closes on They had met before while logging and were on good terms..

Chapter 229, "The Dust Settles, Beehive in Hand", is the clearest early answer because it turns Great Xia's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is In the Hive Main Zone, the sound of iron arrows piercing through..., but the pressure keeps building through Noticing the relentless rain of arrows from the Great Xia becoming....

Chapter 264, "Supplies Delivered, News from Long Mountain", is the clearest early answer because it turns Chen Yingba's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Second Year of Great Xia, May 20 Wushuang Giant Stone Camp, Top Floor... to Wushuang and Hanqiong still have defense duties, so Xia Chuan took....

Chapter 271, "Eliminated, Breakthrough Wave, Green Lotus Grass", is the clearest early answer because Great Xia finally turns buildup into a real advancement. The setup is Arena number three, tenth match for Meng Ning, starting now!" "Arena..., but the pressure keeps building through The main road of the Inner City was bustling with noise..

Chapter 283, "Breakthrough, New Army, High-Intensity Training", is the clearest early answer because Beast Meat finally turns buildup into a real advancement. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from The 48th year of Longyou, fourth day of June Shortly after nightfall,... to In no time, he reached a slope, felt around for a while and....

Chapter 211, "Elite System, Mining, and Cheng Ping's Grudge (Part 3)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Hong's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with For a moment, Xia Hong could mostly guess Luo Ming's situation at the... and closes on None?" The person was taken aback upon hearing, then looked up.... The key payoff is that it gives Xia Hong practical battlefield or strategic value, making the technology side of the story feel consequential rather than decorative.

Chapter 276, "Integration of Soldiers and Hunters, Military System, and Roll Call Hunt (Part 2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Cloud Dragon Army's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Knowing Xia Hong still had more to say, everyone showed no reaction... and closes on I propose that the army consist of twenty people per team, with one....

Chapter 207, "Reforming Corvée Labor, Changes in the First Year [Happy New Year!!!]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Great Xia's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is On the southern side of the Great Xia Valley, there is a giant..., but the pressure keeps building through The wooden building has sides of more than a hundred meters, built....

Chapter 285, "Two Clans in Turmoil—What Does White Dew Gu Want to Guard?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Long Mountain's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Liu Yuan had captured a young man in white clothing., but the pressure keeps building through He probably witnessed the Cloud Dragon Army slaughtering the Cold....

Chapter 236, "White Dew Gu, Despairing Yuwen Dao, Yang Lu", is the clearest early answer because it turns White Dew Gu's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Divide into four teams, attack from four directions, don't let them... and closes on Inside the wooden house, the corpses on the ground had all developed.... The key payoff is that the chapter closes with "Run, run, run fast!, which gives White Dew Gu a stronger narrative position and pushes the power growth onward.