Chapter 48: No one understands fortifications better than I!

When Ta Ke came to his senses, he found Xi Luo Er looking at him with a strange gaze.

"Heh... sorry, I was thinking!"

Ta Ke smiled to hide his embarrassment.

"I'm curious, what were you just thinking about?"

"I was thinking... about what you just said."

"What words?"

"The second layer of the Demon King's Tomb is a bit strange."

"Strange?"

"Yes, that Demon King obviously should have died inside, yet he insisted on digging a pit in there to bury himself—was he dissatisfied with how shallow his own grave was?"

"The Demon King Sequence—and ecology!"

Xi Luo Er's words set Ta Ke thinking, and this time he really thought.

After a long while, Ta Ke finally responded.

"The Demon King wanted to use his own Demon King Sequence to nurture the Demon King Sequence Tree's inheritance in the second layer, thereby giving birth to a new Demon King?"

"Yes, so this time we'll enter, only explore the first layer, and not disturb the second."

"Just in case there really is a new Demon King inside!"

"After all, the Demon King Sequence itself is a Lord‑rank existence."

"If the Demon King were stronger, he might even be at the level of a legendary creature."

"Even if it's just a second‑ or third‑rank legendary creature, it would be enough to overturn the La Mo Er Gao Ta tower."

"That's not something we can provoke."

"The Demon King is so powerful, yet those wizards of old managed to seal him—what an incredible bunch." Ta Ke remarked.

"Isn't that exactly why our world has fallen into decline?" Xi Luo Er said lightly.

"Those wizards are crazier than anyone!"

"What?"

Ta Ke raised an eyebrow.

When he looked at Xi Luo Er, her expression was cold.

She clearly didn't want to say more.

"There seem to be a lot of hidden details in this!"

"Could it be that someone among them has risen to the rank of a legendary wizard—the kind you can't even mention?"

Having gathered his thoughts, Ta Ke turned his mind back to the Demon King's Tomb.

If it were merely a plain Demon King's Tomb,

then Ta Ke would have no need to go inside.

But now,

all sorts of good things have been hidden by that dead Demon King in the second layer.

Whether we take them or not doesn't matter.

The main point is, Ta Ke needs to go in once.

Even just touching the doorframe of the second layer would be enough.

In the midst of his thoughts, Ta Ke asked, "How much longer until we can get in?"

"At least another month, possibly even longer."

"A month?"

Ta Ke calculated the days—it happened to be the time when the System could re‑anchor a stable development site.

"Sure!" Ta Ke nodded.

"If that's the case, then let's settle it like that."

After settling the main matter of this visit, Xi Luo Er also relaxed a bit.

"There's also today's third matter."

"This time, because of the Demon King's Tomb affair, many strongmen from other city‑states have come to our La Mo Er Gao Ta City‑State."

"The resources of a powerful Demon King's Tomb are already exaggerated—just the elite and leader crystals of the supernatural creatures inside are enough."

"Not to mention, there's also the possibility of the power of the Demon King Sequence."

"If the Demon King Sequence Tree really exists inside, yet no Demon King has been born."

"The La Mo Er Gao Ta City‑State could even become the second‑most powerful entity in the An Mu Xing Sheng province, after the Sheng Lan De Supernatural City‑State."

"Even if not, relying solely on its resources, for the La Mo Er Gao Ta City‑State it would be a rare and excellent opportunity to strengthen ties with neighboring city‑states and with Sheng Lan De."

"So… on the coldest day of the Ashen Moon, the Steam High Tower will hold a banquet."

"By then, many genius supernatural beings from other city‑states will come, and even some descendants of supernatural families with bloodline power."

"Of course, some talents from Sheng Lan De will also come."

"Oh! Right, when you were baptized, you should have run into them, right?"

"I have an impression." Ta Ke nodded.

Back then, besides Xi Luo Er, there were two other supernatural geniuses following her, both very talented.

"The banquet will be very lavish—my brother even took the initiative to find me so he could mooch food and drink."

"Once you reach second rank, you'll definitely head to Sheng Lan De, to a larger supernatural ecology zone, to adapt to the wider world."

"Getting to know those geniuses now is a rare opportunity."

"If you want to join, just go when the time comes."

Xiluo'er placed the silver invitation in front of Ta Ke.

"When the time comes, if I have time or if the opportunity is suitable, I will attend."

Ta Ke thought for a moment and said that.

"Oh? What important matter is it?"

"Kill someone!"

Ta Ke said bluntly.

"Kill someone?"

Xiluo'er frowned slightly.

"Yes! And it's a very important person."

"Do you want help?"

After thinking, Ta Ke shook his head.

"Thanks, I've already hired a very capable helper."

"Then I wish you success in killing." Xiluo'er said, standing up.

"I will!"

Looking at the silver-patterned invitation on the table, Ta Ke replied confidently.

Seeing Xiluo'er off.

Ta Ke returned to the room.

He picked up the silver invitation, flipped through it, and placed it into the Supernatural Bracelet.

"Huh..."

Ta Ke, sitting on the sofa, exhaled lightly.

After suppressing the Demon King Underground Tomb and the upcoming banquet, among other things...

Ta Ke gradually steadied his mind.

Without a doubt.

This banquet is destined to be unsettled.

If Ta Ke weren't interfering, perhaps this would be a hunt by the Evil God Organization against the Lamoer High Tower City-state.

But now, things are different.

Who is the hunter and who is the prey is hard to say.

"No matter what, quickly improving my ecological stability is most important."

"Only a sufficiently strong and stable ecology can fear no pollution."

"Like Tanilu, who has purification, redemption, and other talents, even if polluted, he can save himself."

"As for me, I can only rely on ecology to resist and expel."

"That A-rank talent of the Dark Sun Evil God Organization likely has similar pollution methods."

Thinking of this, Ta Ke rubbed his brow.

"The faith pull from the 'Iron Couple Source Wall' of the Wall Bastion World is indeed quite powerful."

"I need to guide on one hand and sever the connections on the other."

"Only then can I absorb enough, strong enough Iron Couple Source Wall ecology into my Wizard Ecology Sequence."

"It will have the bastion's defensive effect while not generating faith toward the wall."

"Unlike Tanilu, who nobody obeys except the wall!"

In the following days, the weather grew increasingly cold.

The Ashen Moon further unleashed its maximum chill upon the world without restraint.

Ta Ke continued to practice his wizardry on one hand.

At the same time, he began using the Iron Couple Source Wall to gradually anchor and enhance his Wizard Sequence Ecology.

Using a ritual, Ta Ke gradually extracted the Iron Couple Source Wall, continually integrating it into his Wizard Ecology.

Ta Ke could of course extract higher-level bastions.

But now, just beginning to build, Ta Ke needs to try step by step and verify feasibility before delving deeper.

Starting with the Iron Couple Source Wall, the effect is just right.

Of course, with each strand of Iron Couple Source Wall power extracted, Ta Ke carefully severs the connections and absorbs the sourceless Iron Couple Source Wall.

Afterward, Ta Ke will anchor the severed connections onto external Undead Ravens.

Who can be sure that severing connections for no reason won't be noticed by that great bastion?

But anchoring the severed connections onto those Undead Ravens poses no problem.

After all, no rule says Undead Ravens cannot have faith in the Wall Bastion.

Besides, Ta Ke's method actually works.

With the passage of time.

Ta Ke's Wizard Ecology visibly stabilized and began developing toward 'consolidation'.

The only slight problem is that.

Often among the flock of Undead Ravens on the bone railings of the floor Ta Ke is on.

Most of the Undead Ravens face outward.

But there are always a few that like to face inward, toward the Undead High Tower's Wall Bastion.

And these crows are the ones Ta Ke has anchored with Wall Bastion faith.

Such power that can forcibly twist will through faith.

Combined with Tanilu's previous strange performance.

It let Ta Ke gain a deeper understanding of the supernatural world—the mighty and terrifying nature of those mysterious powers!

Facing those terrifying evil gods.

Staying a second longer will melt you; taking another glance will make you explode; it's not an exaggeration at all.

(End of chapter)