Chapter 222: The Bishop's Visit!

Ramoer Long Street.

Inside the Heartwood Cellar tavern.

In the corner, Taku set down the finished copy of the Holy Land Steam Daily, neatly folded.

He then picked up the oak stone-pot ale in front of him and took a small sip.

Even though it was exceptionally noisy around him at this moment.

The contents described in the newspaper put Taku in an especially good mood.

His gaze passed through the tavern's glass window, scrutinizing the fire channel in the sky outside.

The hearth-fire channel, once blazing bright, now seemed somewhat dim.

Ever since the Steam War concluded three days ago.

Holy Land's hearth-fire channel had been in this rather weakened state.

To counter the highly threatening invasion of the Nether Blood Sea's ecology.

Holy Land had paid an immense price this time.

And the results were also remarkable.

Four blood clan bishops and two werewolf bishops were slain by Holy Land's experts in this ecological war.

The greater part of the Nether Blood Sea's forces were driven back to the Nether Blood Sea world.

Vast numbers of bloodthirsty bats were torn to shreds.

Blood clan castles collapsed in large numbers, and the ecology of the blood clan castles was thoroughly torn apart.

This battle had essentially beaten the blood clan's roots out of existence.

Today's publication of the Steam Daily was a perfect declaration of Holy Land's great victory in this ecological war.

And at this moment.

Inside the tavern, it was indeed just so.

Numerous extraordinary beings raised their cups in revelry, sweeping away the gloom of days past.

Celebrating this hard-won victory.

The astonishing uproar even made Taku worry that they might lift the tavern away.

From the fall of Ramoer, fleeing.

Then being betrayed by that shameless group in Black River Valley.

And now, Holy Land's underground world was being gradually infiltrated by the pollution of Dark Sun.

Holy Land had been on the defensive the whole time, taking the beatings.

But today, this Steam ecological war.

Finally allowed Holy Land to halt its decline.

At the very least!

Holy Land was no longer the Holy Land that could only turtle up and take beatings.

Before, cowering and timid; now, striking hard.

And inflicting heavy losses on the other side.

Anyone would feel satisfied at heart.

Beyond that, what made Taku even happier was.

This journey of his into the underground.

Under the pursuit of that sixth-rank 【Nether · Blood Clan】 expert who would not let him leave without killing him.

Taku had been forced to banish the other party.

Which could be considered contributing an extra share of effort to this ecological war.

After finishing his drink, Taku rose, preparing to head to the Steam Lighthouse on Ramoer Long Street.

After Taku returned, Xiluoer privately spoke with Taku, hoping that Taku could station himself at the Ramoer Steam Lighthouse for an extended period during this time, and help restore the Ramoer Steam Lighthouse as quickly as possible.

When he entered the Spirit Realm layer through the Gate of the Spirit Realm.

A colossal Steam Lighthouse, like wreckage and ruins, barely able to stand upright, materialized before Taku's eyes.

An aura of death, withering, and decay permeated the air.

And the source-energy steam engine that served as the core of the entire Steam Lighthouse.

At this moment let out a piercing, hoarse roar that sounded more like a wail.

The kind that seemed as though it could stop breathing at any moment.

As the Steam Lighthouse of Holy Land's Heartwood City district.

It bore the transmission of ecological power from Holy Land's upper-tier steam high towers.

At the same time, it also bore the counterattack from the Nether Blood Sea.

As a Steam Lighthouse that was itself part of the war.

Steam Lighthouses in many places had already shattered.

That the Steam Lighthouse here on Ramoer Long Street could survive.

Was largely due to luck.

Of course, it was not entirely luck either.

The satellite Steam Lighthouse where Taku had feigned his breakthrough, under the effect of bulwark force, suffered very little loss.

Taku estimated that the bulwark force of Satellite Steam Lighthouse No. 5 had a certain connection with the main lighthouse being undamaged and not having collapsed.

Previously, Taku had not known that such an ecological war would occur.

Now he knew.

So we wait until this main steam lighthouse is repaired.

Ta Ke will naturally reinforce the main lighthouse with fortification power.

Many extraordinary beings outside are celebrating.

Meanwhile, around the steam lighthouse, several miserable earth-system casters are employing various earth-system spells to repair the tower.

The earth-system veterans' techniques and repair abilities are beyond doubt.

In Shenglande, one must always trust those earth-system casters who can raise skyscrapers from flat ground.

After all, Shenglande's current form was built bit by bit by those earth-system casters.

Ta Ke silently arrived at the dark earth layer beneath the steam lighthouse.

This is where the source energy steam engine is located.

Just upon entering,

Ta Ke immediately sensed several powerful auras noticing him.

There was Bo Lan Ke, Count Oslin Lawrence, and Kelisite.

These steam-sequence extraordinary beings all serve here as 'human steam engines'.

To help the source energy steam engine quickly repair the lighthouse's damaged ecology.

"Andelie?" a voice sounded with a hint of doubt.

It was Count Oslin's inquiry.

"Yes." Ta Ke nodded.

"Did Xiluoer also send you here to cultivate?"

"Cultivate?"

"You still don't know?"

"What?"

The other's consecutive questions left Ta Ke somewhat bewildered.

"What major event happened here?" Ta Ke felt the other's relatively formal tone.

"I think Lord Bo Lan Ke explaining would be better."

After thinking, Count Oslin Lawrence said this.

"Bo Lan Ke, what major event happened?" Ta Ke frowned slightly.

Bo Lan Ke, after taking a deep breath, kept his eyes closed and spoke softly.

"I have a good relationship with the God-defiler Ta Ke; I suppose you already know that."

"Moreover, the God-defiler Ta Ke's resonance with the world has also been known to Shenglande's high echelons."

"And this place…… is one of the nodes where Ta Ke completes the resonance between steam and the world."

"Carefully sense this place and the surrounding world, and finely feel the resonance power between them."

"This will aid your insight into the rune canon."

"This has already been confirmed by many people."

Ta Ke first froze, then realized he should show some performance.

"Really? It's actually that miraculous?"

Ta Ke's face showed astonishment.

Bo Lan Ke's mouth corner twitched slightly.

I will tell Ta Ke about the benefits Ta Ke brings to Ta Ke.

He doesn't want to open his eyes, just doesn't want to see this slightly embarrassing scene.

After a small interlude.

Ta Ke sat down cross-legged by himself.

"The fusion of steam and the world has indeed played a certain role in this ecological war."

"Has it also begun to take effect in the deep cultivation of extraordinary beings?"

Ta Ke couldn't help but ponder secretly.

As Ta Ke carefully sensed the past, indeed.

Over these days, the steam circulation effect between those small ecologies and the Lamor steam lighthouse has completed exceptionally well.

Even though the Lamor steam lighthouse is now heavily damaged.

But the external steam-world small ecology already possesses the ability to autonomously operate as a steam ecology.

Moreover, it is currently circulating with the Lamor steam lighthouse.

Perhaps this is also one of the reasons the Lamor high tower hasn't collapsed.

With Ta Ke's fine contemplation.

A portion of the 【World】 power from the surrounding ecological steam-world fusion fed back to Ta Ke once again.

Feeling that fine stream-like trickle of 【World】 power flowing in, Ta Ke's spirit swiftly entered a wonderful state of tranquility.

This time, when absorbing 【World】 power again, Ta Ke's perception of the surrounding world became clearer.

At the same time, Ta Ke also felt the power from the Anriweidu dimension grazing these ecologies.

Even so, the other party has changed its strategy.

Not only does it graze the original spirit-world biology's extraordinary ecology,

but it also wants to graze the 【Steam·World】 ecology that Ta Ke has constructed.

Noticing this, Ta Ke couldn't help but laugh.

"It seems that guy still doesn't know I've detected his presence; otherwise he wouldn't dare have such audacity to keep grazing."

"Hmm……Even if I forcibly go look for this guy now, I could certainly find him, but he'd surely notice and might just run off."

"Wait until the surrounding steam world is transformed more thoroughly."

"Then I can silently find that guy's location."

"By then, I'll be able to let him experience the joy of one person taking on a group."

"Besides……"

"Once the steam lighthouse is mostly repaired, I'll go to the dungeon; the demon souls in the Star Track Market are more important, so I'll confirm that resource first before talking about other things."

"With such a thought, Ta Ke entered a state of harmony with the world."

"Continue to comprehend the Light Rune Mystery and the Flame Rune Mystery."

"These two major rune mysteries are the main direction of Ta Ke's current comprehension."

"In the perception of the rune mystery."

"Time flew by swiftly."

"When Ta Ke wandered in the world of the Light Rune Mystery and the Flame Rune Mystery."

"Bang bang bang……"

"A knocking sound suddenly rang out."

"Ta Ke blinked slightly, then immediately sensed his surroundings."

"But he didn't detect anyone around."

"Immediately, Ta Ke focused his mind and carefully looked into the deeper layer."

"As expected, inside the Dream Layer."

"Outside Ta Ke's naturally defended dream cottage."

"That three-eyed god bishop, "Masha Clark", visited in the Dream Layer!"

"As Ta Ke examined."

"Bishop "Masha Clark" also felt Ta Ke's gaze."

"The next moment, their gazes met in reality and the dream."

"Watching this bishop's visit, Ta Ke could clearly feel that the other party must have something important."

"After all, now is the weak period after the war, and many places need bishop-level experts to garrison."

"At this critical juncture, if it weren't a major matter, this bishop-level expert wouldn't visit lightly."

"Immediately, Ta Ke focused his mind, Curtain Shadow enters dream!"