315 A Deal (2/2)

Wang Baole ended the transmission without waiting for Li Yi's reply. He lifted his eyes from the transmission ring and looked at Jin Duoming. Jin Duoming was overcome with emotion. The more he looked at Wang Baole, the more he realized what a true friend Wang Baole was!

”Baole, I've been too rash. If you really like her, I'll give up on her!”

”Old Jin, don't say that! I, Wang Baole, will do anything for a friend!” Wang Baole had a fright. He thought about how he had just managed to push Li Yi away and gotten some positive returns out of it with great difficulty. If Jin Duoming decided not to go ahead with it after all, wouldn't he have gone to all that trouble for nothing? He smacked his chest again righteously, then turned and left.

Jin Duoming stood on the stronghold and watched Wang Baole leave. He looked clearly moved and overcome with emotion. He sighed.

”That's what I call a good friend!” he said, then steered the stronghold away from the Dao Mountain Mist Academy and towards the Fire Spirit Academy. As soon as he walked back into the stronghold, the emotions on his face vanished. They were instead replaced by a look of contemplation.

This Wang Baole is extremely sly. He's the sort who seems all smiles and friendliness, but will immediately stab you in the face without mercy once he decides you're an enemy instead of a friend.

He's a dangerous character. Why would the old man ask me to befriend him if he's so dangerous? Why would he instruct me to help him where I can? Could it be that… this is related to the reason I've come to Mars? Jin Duoming fell into deep thought. It might seem that he had come to Mars for the sole reason of courting Li Yi, but in reality… there was something even more important that he had to do.

At the same moment, after Jin Duoming's departure, Wang Baole stepped into his residences. The smile on his face had long vanished, and he narrowed his eyes and started thinking.

This Jin Duoming's put on quite an act. He's not an idiot… I don't believe he didn't see through the entire lie… but he still made it seem like he bought the whole thing. In the end, I got myself a promotion… Wang Baole thought for a bit then laughed. He set the matter aside and was about to continue his seclusion, but then, he recalled Jin Duoming's stronghold.

Since Wang Baole's arrival on Mars, Jin Duoming's stronghold was the thing that had impressed him the most. It wasn't only lavish in appearance but equipped with powerful battle capabilities.

He hadn't truly gone into the stronghold earlier, but he could still sense its powerful aura. It likely was capable of displaying battle capabilities rivaling a Core Formation realm cultivator. The stronghold was effectively an enhanced version of a Dharma artifact.

If I have something like that, I won't be as helpless as I am now when I face the giant tree. I'll at least stand a fighting chance! Wang Baole's eyes flashed. He thought about how he was from the Dharmic Armament Pavilion. He had been refining artifacts since he had entered the Ethereal Dao College. With a bit more thought and effort, building a stronghold shouldn't be an impossible feat for him.

It's just that it would require too many resources… Wang Baole sighed. When he had been at the Lower Academy Island, outsiders had always said that Dharmic Armament cultivators were all walking Spirit Stones, that they were all rich.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

Now that he had reached the Foundation Establishment realm and was able to refine fourth-grade and fifth-grade Dharmic Armaments, he was keenly aware of what it meant to be poor. The resources required for refining artifacts were too much. Despite how fast he was able to refine Spirit Stones, he still couldn't keep pace with the rate he was using up materials.

Even though it's not possible to build a stronghold any time soon, I should still start my preparations now. That way, once I have enough resources, I can immediately start production! Wang Baole thought. He had made up his mind. He would create a stronghold that was invincible and impenetrable. He even thought up a name for it.

We'll call it the Eternal Fortress! Wang Baole's eyes shone brightly. After some assessment, he realized that even if he had the blueprint and materials ready, it would still not be possible for him to build such a stronghold single-handedly. He was troubled for a moment before he remembered his puppets.

If I lack manpower, then I should first study how to create puppets that can serve as construction workers. They should be able to provide some basic support and carry out simple construction work! Wang Baole thought. During his seclusion, besides practicing the Lightning Dao: First Volume and edging closer towards a breakthrough in cultivation, Wang Baole also spent time studying how to refine construction puppets and running through the blueprints for his stronghold.

Time crept by. Soon, more than a month had passed!

Come noon one day, Wang Baole was sitting in meditation when his eyes suddenly opened. A rumbling roar erupted within his body, and bolts of lightning erupted from his right leg. They snaked around him in the air, thundering. The entire chamber was flooded with electricity in that instant. It appeared to transform into a pool of lightning!

Sitting cross-legged within the pool was Wang Baole. The cultivation within his body erupted at that moment, breaking through the early-stage and stepping right into… the mid-stage Foundation Establishment realm!