The tower was already over a hundred meters in height, and there were over a dozen Evernight experts gathered around it. Among them, there was a count clad in a full set of armor and an enclosed helmet; the rest were all marquis-level experts.

These experts didn’t make for a huge group, but their movements were shockingly fast. For instance, a pot-shaped component that was over ten meters in diameter was moved up to the top of the tower and assembled in one go. There were also others working to fortify the foundations with square rock columns that were several dozen tons in weight.

The person in charge of the scene wasn’t the Eternal Flame but Qianye’s old acquaintance… the Masefield Clan Lord.

Qianye didn’t act recklessly. He retreated into the forest and set up an observation post on a tall tree where he could study the dark races’ activity. There had to be some experts operating on their own.

The giant tower was more or less complete by the second day, with all kinds of equipment installed on the structure. A group of experts was carrying exploration instruments on their backs, seemingly about to survey...