Do You Want to Build a Road?

["My power is growing stronger, but I will grow old. Death still pursues me. Once I die, those who come after will inherit the contract and the road I built..."]

["If I can leave before I die of old age, my parents and relatives will surely already be gone..."]

[(A few disorderly doodles)]

[(A strange set of lyrics)]

["Not all these outsiders are good people..."]

["They simply cannot understand my painstaking intentions. I am not building this road entirely for myself. Once it is finished, those who come after will be able to enter the depths of the Long Night Domain far more easily!"]

["It is impossible to pray for sincere blessings... I must change how I build roads... Perhaps... I can conduct some screening. That may allow me to avoid some kind-hearted people..."]

["I'll do that..."]

At last, a painfully obvious wooden sign appeared at the edge of the cliff.

And the newly built road was completely dyed red with blood...

Just as expected.

After finishing it, Li Miao closed the record in his hands.

From the moment he saw the two materials the Road-Building Spider Mother required to construct a new road, he had already guessed the final outcome.

After all, the Nameless Road Builder had said so from the very beginning...

"More road-building materials..."

It was not difficult to see from the beginning of the record.

The Nameless Road Builder had been an ambitious man, but one who still possessed a conscience.

He wanted to revive his lover, cast off his lowly bloodline, and gain enough power to control the fates of himself, his family, and his friends.

He could be called an utterly ordinary person.

Yet flesh and blood were easy to obtain, while blessings were hard to come by.

Even in a world not shrouded