Chapter 193: Life 70, Age 25, Martial Grandmaster Peak
In the end, Ning ChenKun decided against joining us, and I couldn’t blame him. We weren’t willing to tell him anything about what was really going on, and even if we did, I knew it would be hard to accept. However, before he left, he shared some valuable information.
According to ChenKun, the advice I had gotten about ascending as a Lord was on point. As long as all the karmic energy I used in the Lord realm was purchased using points earned through managing a city, I would be allowed to remain a core disciple even if I didn’t gain a King-level stewardship. If I reached Peak Lord through managing NanLu City, no matter how I did it, we would have the opportunity to purchase Emperor-level karmic energy and head to the Summit.
Another valuable insight he shared related to the path to Heaven City. A core disciple leader was required, but we didn’t need a full group of sixteen Emperors like ChenKun had assembled last time. I would be able to walk the path with only five subordinates. Each subordinate could take two attendants with them, but this wasn’t mandatory.
Of course, he also mentioned that larger groups were supposed to better show off a leader's capabilities. Someone who could gather fifteen Emperors under them was more impressive than someone who could only gather five. However, since this wasn’t an actual requirement, we wouldn’t need to struggle to fill those extra spots.
After ChenKun departed, I gathered the group back up and explained my plan. We weren’t going to worry about what was expected of us. We would work as hard as we could as fast as we could to transform this city as much as we could, and I personally would fund all of it through selling Perfect Rank 4 pills.
With this new strategy in place, I traveled to the Lightning Peak and submitted a mission request.
I needed stone. I could try to work the sandstone, or I could try to build solid defenses without a wall to support them, but if I was going to allow myself to spend my personal wealth on this city, then I was going to do it right.
My first impulse was to imitate what I had seen before and construct a rhyolite wall, but I could do better. While I was only a Martial Grandmaster, I was also a Formation Emperor and had a peak four-star earth affinity.
Sorting through a few possibilities, I decided to place an order for two stones. Kyanrolite and ziethanite.