Zhou Fan first thought of an array, but that would be so complicated it wouldn't even be worth it. A better idea that he had was to create some sort of robot or puppet to do it. It would have basic intelligence and would be able to deal with unforeseen situations.
In order to keep his manor natural, Zhou Fan used some of the dirt from the ground and shaped it into a human looking sculpture. As he was no newbie, he quickly gave it slight intelligence and a basic set of rules to follow.
The gist of the rules was, keep the place in a state similar to how it is now. With its commands and its low intelligence, the manor was as good as preserved. Zhou Fan didn't feel that the thing in front of him fit the description of life, so he decided to call it a golem.
It wasn't mechanical, so it wasn't a robot, and it wasn't directly under his control, so it wasn't a puppet.
He had seen some things like robots and puppets being developed on earth and in the Zhou solar system before he left, but they were basically useless for any sort of advanced task. Perhaps they would have perfected the art by the time he returned.
The golem was basically a dirt sculpture that could move and do actions. Gaining intelligence didn't affect its looks at all. Since Zhou Fan had used very strong dirt, it would be able to exist without interference for many millions of years.
Still, Zhou Fan created an array that would heal it whenever it was injured or decayed. After that, the manor was officially complete. Although he wouldn't stay for too long, he had no plans to instantly abandon the manor he had just created.
For the first time in a while, Zhou Fan slept. He didn't need to, just like he didn't need to eat or drink, but he did anyway. Otherwise, he would have made a bed for no reason.
The bed he had made was white and comfortable. If a mortal slept on it, he may die from how comfortable it was. The reason it was so comfortable was the material it was made out of. It was made out of feathers from an extremely powerful chicken. Zhou Fan had created it when he first started adding plants to the manor.
It had normal intelligence at first, but it quickly became smarter as its cultivation increased. By the time Zhou Fan had finished with it, it had reached the 5th level of void traversing. Without a doubt, it was the 2nd strongest existence within the tree-like galaxy cluster. It was also the only other existence with any sort of cultivation within it.
As Zhou Fan stayed at the manor, he and the chicken had actually started talking.
In the middle of his second night, the white feathered chicken burst through the door, startling Zhou Fan.
"Brother Fan! Brother Fan!" He squaked urgently.
"What?" Zhou Fan asked, confused.
"Some punk stole my spot at the waterfall and won't give it back!" He clucked.
"Have you considered beating him up?"
"I would, but it's a girl." The chicken said with a conflicted face.
"So beat her up?" Zhou Fan said, wondering what he meant.
"You said It isn't good to hit girls unless they are really rude." The chicken responded innocently.
"She sounds like she's being rude."
"Yes, but she's really pretty." The chicken responded.
Zhou Fan couldn't help but wonder to himself why such a strong chicken was so stupid.
"Fine, lead me there." He said.
The chicken waddled out of Zhou Fan's bedroom and led him down the path towards the waterfall. Despite its cultivation, it still traveled like a mortal chicken. Perhaps that was due to the size of the manor.
Soon, Zhou Fan and the chicken arrived. The chicken stepped out of his way and moved one of his wings in a 'go ahead' gesture.
Zhou Fan looked where his wing was pointing and saw a red fox curled up on a rock in the middle of the small pond.
As soon as she sensed Zhou Fan and the chicken, she opened her eyes and looked at them before hissing in a fox's language.
Because Zhou Fan was so powerful, he understood her words.
"Did you bring your dad to get me out of the way fatty?" She said spitefully.
Zhou Fan was stunned by her rude words.
"He's not my dad, he is my brother. He created you punk!" The chicken said.
"And? I'll beat him up too." The red fox said.
'You let this mortal fox beat you up?' Zhou Fan said in his head while looking at the chicken. 'At least I know you're not violent.'
"She seems pretty strong. I would just give her the spot." Zhou Fan said to the chicken.
The chicken looked at him, feeling betrayed.
"Fine, since you have abandoned your own brother, I'll deal with her myself." The chicken said as he walked towards the water.
If he had sleeves, he would undoubtedly be rolling them up as he walked forward.
Just as he reached the edge of the pond, he stopped and turned around to Zhou Fan.
"I can't swim, can you help me?" He said with a sad face.
Zhou Fan was unable to stop himself from kicking the chicken in its behind.
"You're more powerful than a planet! If you can't swim, I'm a dog! Stop shaming me!"
The stupid chicken flew above the pond and landed on the rock as a result of Zhou Fan's kick. He also landed on the fox, who proceeded to beat him up and throw him off the rock.
Eventually, Zhou Fan had to help the chicken out of the water as he looked like he was actually going to drown.
The fox once again curled on top of the rock. As Zhou Fan followed behind the defeated chicken, he secretly gave the fox some cultivation, although he stopped at the 5th level of space shattering. He also upgraded the chicken's cultivation to space shattering 5.