Chapter 844: Creating The Body
At this moment, Hoffman was over the moon. Although he didn’t understand why the Ashen Warlock was so biased towards the Tower of Dusk, his partnership with them was stabilized, and that was undoubtedly a great benefit to the Glittergold Trade Union. Lately, the Tower of Dusk had been boycotted by the local forces, and there had also been plenty of unhappy voices and disharmony within the Glittergold Trade Union. The common reason for their displeasure was the Tower of Dusk’s identity as an outsider force, which they felt would be forced out by the local forces sooner or later.
However, who would dare to make a deal out of it now!? Hoffman was all eager and excited to go back and take a look at those who were critical and disdainful towards the Tower of Dusk. The victory of the Tower of Dusk was equivalent to Hoffman’s victory in the Glittergold Trade Union. He had been pushing for a close cooperation with the Tower of Dusk; hence, his prestige and position in the Glittergold Trade Union would definitely soar to unparalleled heights.
“Okay, you’re all dismissed,” said the Ashen Warlock who put an end to the gathering. However, when they were about to leave, he said to Lin Li who had been standing at the back of the crowd, “Felic, come with me.” Before waiting for Lin Li to answer, he turned around and walked towards the dilapidated tower while everyone looked in horror.
The people had yet to digest and recover from the shock just now, yet they were once again dumbfounded and taken aback at this moment. The Ashen Warlock was a deity of the Breezy Plains, and the appearance of the tall, ruined tower undoubtedly hinted that it was a sacred place. Such a gathering had been held countless times, but no one had ever been invited to the tower by the Ashen Warlock. The gatherings would usually be held in the small open space, where no seats were available. Upon hearing the Ashen Warlock’s judgment which finalized the distribution of territories, no one dared to express any dissatisfaction at all.
All of a sudden, everyone shifted their gazes onto Lin Li, seemingly trying to find an answer that could explain everything. Everyone knew that they were just like insignificant ants to the Ashen Warlock, yet Lin Li, who was like an ant just like them, was actually invited to the tower that was like a sacred ground by the Ashen Warlock himself. Could there be anything else that was more exaggerated than that!?
To be honest, even Lin Li couldn’t figure out what the Ashen Warlock wanted to do, let alone the others. However, Lin Li could vaguely guess that he wasn’t given those benefits for nothing, and the Ashen Warlock definitely had an ulterior motive.
Lin Li ordered the two Undead servants to wait outside, after which he walked through the crowd towards the dilapidated gray tower while others watched, green with envy. He wasn’t worried that Ashen Warlock would harm him. Although he had already seen a trace of the power of the Sanctuary-realm, he knew that the Ashen Warlock would be able to kill him effortlessly given his terrifying power.
Lin Li’s figure was concealed in the shadow of the tower gate, and the quiet atmosphere of the space outside the tower was instantly broken by the noisy discussions.
Why is the Ashen Warlock protecting the Tower of Dusk? Why did the Ashen Warlock invite that young President to the Tower of Ashes? What background does that young President have? What is the relationship between him and the Ashen Warlock!? Everyone was not discussing simply out of curiosity. They all knew that the fact that the Tower of Dusk had risen in the Breezy Plains could not be changed at all. They could not help but consider how they should get along with the Tower of Dusk in the future.
Mogadi approached Hoffman as soon as he could, and asked about the Tower of Dusk in a bid to find out about the relationship between Hoffman and the young President Lin Li. Apart from Mogadi, there were also a few other people surrounding Hoffman, all of whom harbored almost the same thoughts as Mogadi. They wanted to use Hoffman to salvage the relationship between them and the Tower of Dusk.
On the other side of the open space, the leaders of the Mithril Alliance were speechless, and their faces were extremely sullen. Without a doubt, the Mithril Alliance had lost terribly this time. Not only did they not benefit from the operation, they even created an opportunity for the Tower of Dusk to be valued by the Ashen Warlock.
Unlike other forces, the Mithril Alliance was the leader and planner of the boycott of the Tower of Dusk, and thus was completely opposing them. The animosity and conflict between them was almost impossible to reconcile. Hence, they had no choice but to think carefully about the strategy they could adopt for dealing with the Tower of Dusk next.
At this moment, Lin Li, who was the focus of discussion, was already standing in the hall of the Tower of Ashes and scanning the most mysterious place in the Breezy Plains curiously. After taking a look, Lin Li couldn’t help but be surprised and a little disappointed at the same time. The dilapidated-looking tower wasn’t that luxurious and opulent on the inside, and there were almost no impractical furnishings and ornaments. The materials used were also very common, and were even simpler than the ones used in the Emerald Tower in the countryside of Jarrosus.
The Ashen Warlock was known as the deity of the Breezy Plains, and almost no one had ever set foot in the Tower of Ashes. Hence, it was naturally very mysterious to them. How would they react if they were to know how shabby and plain the tower was?
“How’s it? Are you feeling a little surprised that the place where the dignified Ashen Warlock lives in is actually so shabby?” asked the Ashen Warlock who entered the tower and watched Lin Li scrutinize the place before he finally questioned him jokingly.
“I’m sorry, Master Roland, this place is indeed beyond my expectations,” said Lin Li truthfully without hiding his thoughts at all. He continued, “Thank you for your help just now. Why did you invite me in? Do you need my help for something?”
Lin Li didn’t think that the Ashen Warlock gave him a favor simply because he liked him. Although his abilities were far inferior to the powerhouse in front of him, deities were not omnipotent. Since the Ashen Warlock had given him such a huge benefit, he definitely wanted him to do something.
The Ashen Warlock nodded, and straightforwardly said, “I reckon you must have already discovered it. My body is declining.”
Lin Li raised his brows slightly and recalled the abnormalities that he had detected on the Ashen Warlock previously. He answered, “Yes, pardon me for being blunt, but if I’m not wrong, your body seems to be completely devoid of vitality. What I don’t understand is that your situation is very different from that of Undead creatures.”
“Yes, I’ve been using this body for thousands of years. It has been too long. In the end, it still can’t withstand the toll that time has taken on it,” the Ashen Warlock said indifferently as if he wasn’t talking about himself at all. He then looked at Lin Li, and continued, “I know you’ve already obtained Osric’s Eternal Furnace.”
“Yes,” answered Lin Li, not surprised that the Ashen Warlock knew about the Eternal Furnace. After all, he was a Sanctuary powerhouse who had been through the Dark Age. At the thought of the Ashen Warlock mentioning his declining body followed by the Eternal Furnace, Lin Li vaguely began to guess what the Ashen Warlock wanted to talk about.
“The purpose of Osric’s Eternal Furnace was to create a perfect body for himself to achieve immortality. Now that you have obtained the eternal melting pot, you must have mastered Osric’s technique of creating the perfect body,” said the Ashen Warlock.
Indeed! Lin Li was more and more certain of his guess. He did not hide anything. Instead, he truthfully answered, “Yes, I did learn some techniques of body creating using the Eternal Furnace from the journal that he had left behind. He had initially left a perfect body behind, but due to the circumstances at that time, I gave the body away to someone else like I had promised them.”
“You might have guessed it, but I would like to ask you for your help. I hope you can use the Eternal Furnace to create a new body for me.” The Ashen Warlock cut straight to the chase instead of going around the bush. He calmly stated his own request, and seemed to have no interest in the perfect body at all.
Although it was just like what he had guessed, Lin Li still seemed to be put on the spot, and he hesitantly answered, “Well… creating a body… I might have mastered Osric’s technique, but as for the materials…”
Lin Li was certain that the body needed by the Ashen Warlock would definitely not be an ordinary one. However, it was a Herculean task to collect all the materials needed for a perfect body with his current wealth. Although the Tower of Dusk had now become the top power of the Breezy Plains, he was still far behind the Highlord Osric. Besides, some of the materials could not be purchased with money.
For example, if the heart of a massive beast was required, wanting the heart would be the same as going against the entire tribe of beasts. Besides, it was unknown if there were any nowadays.
For example, another important material would be the eyeballs of the Abyssal Demon Dragon. Osric could summon and command a powerful Magic Legion to slay the Abyssal Demon Dragons and obtain their eyes, but Lin Li couldn’t. In the Breezy Plains, Lin Li might be powerful, but could he compare to the Magic Legion of the High Elves? He would probably die after entering the Endless Abyss’ depths.
Besides, the other materials like the horns of unicorns, the brains of Evil Eye Tyrants, the blood of ancient wyrms, and many others were all difficult to obtain. Although some materials were rare, they could at least be found in Anril. However, where were they supposed to find the nuclei of the four elemental powerhouses and the meridians of the Titans?