Chapter 54: Dialogue with the King of Babylon

The protagonist, now a Level 4 wizard, was finding things increasingly difficult.

"To them, I'm still a Level 3 wizard; they have no idea I broke through to Level 4 a year ago. But even getting Level 3 training resources from a group of Level 2 witches is already too hard... For Level 4, I'll have to find a solution secretly."

"Elizabeth and the others are amazed by my talent, but their perspective is too limited," Li Shengjiang said, frowning and shaking his head with a bitter smile. "My aptitude is only above average, far inferior to the Three Witches of the past, and even slightly less than current prodigies like Lilith and Medusa. If I trained normally, I'd never catch up. However, I have my unique strengths. I've been in this world for over forty years, and it hasn't been in vain—I've finally climbed my technology tree!"

His gaze slowly fell upon what he had secretly created: a mechanical being.

It was a slender male figure, three meters tall, holding an arc shield in its left hand and a deep blue staff in its right. With snow-white skin, a sacred face, and a full-body blue wizard's star robe, it resembled a deity from Norse mythology.

Though it appeared humanoid, it was actually crafted from the sturdy bones of countless giant beasts, covered with dense enchantment patterns—various runic formations resembling circuit diagrams. Profound and mysterious, it exuded an intense sense of danger.

"In my original world, I was a top-tier talent in mechanical technology research, establishing my own high-tech enterprise by my forties. This otherworld, though more complex and slower, has allowed me to grasp the fundamentals of its soul studies and spiritual power over the past three decades. Bio-alchemy, driven by technology, isn't difficult for me."

He lightly leaped, entering the "spark chamber" hatch in its chest. His tentacles pulled the bellows, and spiritual energy surged into the control panel, manipulating it like a staff.

*Click!*

The hatch slowly closed, and a perfect, handsome man, three meters tall with a slender physique, slowly walked out. "From now on, almost no one will know I am a slime. My name is Grantham!"

"But should I control this mechanical body myself, start fighting monsters to level up, and acquire Level 4 wizard training resources?"

Li Shengjiang thought for a moment, then decisively refused, like a "salted fish." As a casual, farming-oriented player who disliked bloodshed and violence, he concluded, "It seems I'll just find someone else to provide for me, someone who can afford to support me."

That day, Li Shengjiang entered the Babylonian Royal Palace.

He held immense respect for the legendary defeated king, who had endured humiliation, even surrendering his beloved, to preserve his kingdom—a feat few could accomplish.

Over the years, Lilith had remained stuck at the Level 5 wizard tier.

She hadn't degenerated; rather, a "heart demon" prevented her from progressing. Since wizards prioritized mental cultivation, she was perpetually trapped at the Level 5 threshold, unable to step into the legendary Level 6 Arch-Wizard realm.

Meanwhile, the Rose Kingdom had seen numerous Level 5 wizards emerge, far more powerful than her. The Kingdom of Babylon was now completely devoid of any power to resist.

"My kingdom, if it weren't for the appearance of the slimes easing the pressure on men, would likely have already..."

At that moment, Lilith, her beautiful face filled with sorrow, sat on the exquisite Babylonian throne, holding a wooden staff.

Suddenly, a man materialized in the royal hall.

Perfect, tall, with an elegant, slender physique, holding a shield and a staff, he resembled a deity from myth.

"Who are you? How did you cross the royal hall's defenses so silently? A three-meter tall human? How can there be such a towering and mighty race?"

Lilith subtly frowned, silently sensing Li Shengjiang's power—the aura of a Level 4 wizard. Could their Babylonian Kingdom still be harboring a secretly training Level 4 male wizard?

Lilith stood up from her throne in shock. "How could there be a male wizard we missed?"

Li Shengjiang's tentacles pulled the bellows, and his aura subtly surged, confronting Lilith from a distance.

"This is Level 5 wizard strength." Lilith's mind went blank. "How is that possible! He's clearly a Level 4 wizard, yet he's unleashing Level 5 power?"

Li Shengjiang paused, knowing that his next words would bring about an explosive paradigm shift to this wizarding world, which utilized energy in a primitive and crude manner. "This is the power of alchemy."

Standing in the royal hall, Li Shengjiang conversed with the beautiful and melancholic king, who held a wooden staff.

"During the era of the Three Witches, the threefold great Hermes, a naturally deified being, transformed into a black crow to converse with the Babylonians on earth. He imparted three profound branches of knowledge: witchcraft, meditation, and alchemy. The great Three Witches only discovered the first two... Now, I have opened the 'Door of Alchemy' and comprehended the truth of the world."

Alchemy!!

Lilith's mind went blank.

Legend held that alchemy was the most mysterious and difficult knowledge to master.

Mercury, the God of Wisdom, had stated that it was the mystic art of creating life and delving into the unknown, a path to unlocking the door of worldly truth. Mastering this knowledge would grant one the ultimate glory of the world's truths, and all obscurities would vanish.

"Does this mean this man possesses boundless wisdom, having achieved what even the Three Witches couldn't?"

Lilith's eyes burned with fervor, and her hand trembled as she gripped her staff.

"Our kingdom, finally..." Her face flickered with a blazing intensity and a hint of madness. In this man, she seemed to see their sole hope.

—The sole hope of the Kingdom of Babylon.

Heaven would not abandon their Babylonian Kingdom!

At this moment, the scene dramatically shifted.

Li Shengjiang opened the hatch, and a cute green slime, adorable and goofy, bounced out, its soft tentacles quivering. "Come on, King! Entrust the full power of the Babylonian Kingdom to me! I will take your place and defeat that supreme Death Lord Emperor, Medusa!"

Lilith: "??????"

What was that? Something just jumped out of this man's chest?

Is that his true form?

A slime!?

Lilith's mind went utterly blank, with only one thought remaining:

Some men appear to be powerful Level 4 wizards, but secretly, they are the weakest of creatures: slimes!