What Makes a Trait the Strongest Single-Target One?

" From Subordinate God... from Subordinate God..."

Old Li kept muttering this word to himself, then suddenly squinted and said:

"According to this logic, wouldn't the nightmares you and that other person created during your senior year of high school be considered the Subordinate God of the God of Nightmares?"

"It should be considered Subordinate God in the 'Dream System,' I never imagined that a seemingly insignificant move intended as a buffer would become the most likely to bear fruit..."

Feng Xue was quite emotional for a moment. How to put it? It was like when she was in prison trying to get Tag like alchemist, blacksmith, or manufacturer, but ended up with a Money Printer instead.

"Look on the bright side, at least you still have a correct path," Old Li said with a hint of envy, but Feng Xue shook her head and said:

"I don't think this is the so-called 'right path'."

"Oh?" After confirming that Feng Xue wasn't in Versailles, Old Li perked up. Feng Xue had risen to prominence right under his nose, so Old Li naturally wouldn't underestimate his ideas.

"Well... it's just a gut feeling. After all, there are quite a few so-called gods in this world, and according to the paths to godhood announced by several countries, there are quite a few ordinary humans who have become gods. So why does the Tower of Babylon have to go through such a roundabout way, making us Weird Tale gain real existence first, and then come to this world to become Weird Tale?"

Old Li had considered Feng Xue's question, or rather, anyone who knew even a little about the 121st Floor Challenge would have thought of this issue, but the result was that there was no answer.

After all, there are very few clues. Unless you are a "Wise Person" who has read the script in advance and is prone to spoilers, it is difficult to draw a conclusion from these few clues.

Even if some speculations arise, they are nothing more than empty talk that cannot be proven or disproven.

Or rather, the annual tests conducted by many forum moderators are essentially a process of proving their own speculations.

However, since the matter had already been brought up, Old Li thought for a moment and then offered his thoughts:

"From my perspective, we can reverse this order. What if the Tower of Babel wasn't built for our benefit, but for the benefit of the world?"

"The way you put it that way, it sounds quite interesting!"

Feng Xue pondered Old Li's words, "To fulfill this world's wishes, but why should this world fulfill them?"

Because what flaws does this world have?

Thinking of this, Feng Xue immediately shook her head; this line of thinking didn't align with his way of thinking.

After all, whether it's fulfilling Weird Tale or benefiting the whole world, the Tower of Babylon seems to be a selfless helper. But Feng Xue doesn't think such a thing exists. Or rather, in his understanding, every action has its own self-interest, and pure altruism should not exist and lacks a basis for existence.

In other words, in Feng Xue's view, the Tower of Babylon's role in driving the evolution of the Infinite City Weird Tale must be beneficial to her.

But if it were truly advantageous, the Tower of Babel should have revealed the answer directly, instead of keeping it hidden like this. It's like someone asking you to retrieve something very important; the best way is to tell you the location of the item and the conditions for obtaining it, instead of giving you a bunch of riddles to guess.

Unless...

Even the person in question doesn't know.

The moment this thought arose, a possibility immediately flashed into Feng Xue's mind—

The reason the Tower of Babylon has so many twists and turns is to make the Weird Tale achieve a similar state, and then use the Weird Tale to find a correct "path".

However, this conjecture also has its problems. If it were really for the purpose of trial and error, the Tower of Babylon would not have needed to create such a large challenge mechanism. Instead, it should have made the path of "self-sufficiency," which the Weird Tale could not refuse, public, so as to make the Weird Tale as real as possible, and then stuff all the supernatural Weird Tale into that world all at once.

After all, compared to relying on fewer than twenty elites to explore, a massive human wave tactic is the fastest strategy.

But the Tower of Babylon did not do that. Why?

Since the consumption is exhaustive, there's no need to provide any benefits. As long as the progress of each exploration is recorded for later players to review, it can achieve an effect similar to infinite resurrection.

It's impossible that the Infinite City, which has devised such a meticulous plan, actually lacks the ability to communicate at all, right?

After all, there are quite a few AIs in the Infinite City that can communicate. Whether it's the shop assistants in the department store who don't even accept tips, the bartenders in the tavern who give information based on tips, or that Witch lady with a very high level of intelligence, they can all be used as mouthpieces.

"Ceremony!"

Just as Feng Xue was about to get stuck on a rut, Old Li suddenly let out a startled cry, which made him shudder and almost trigger a stress response.

"What's going on?" After confirming there wasn't some sudden enemy attack, Feng Xue composed herself. Old Li vigorously rubbed the face of the contractor, who looked like he'd been working non-stop for over ten days and was on the verge of collapse. He pulled out a pack of Infinite City's special-edition Phantom Object cigarettes, known for their "energizing" properties. As the smoke rose, he seemed to improve, and said in a noticeably weak voice:

"I Think it. What's hidden is a ritual, a ritual is needed!"

"What ceremony?" Although the word "ceremony" was already very representative, Feng Xue still asked subconsciously.

Old Li simply shook his head, and it was unclear whether he genuinely didn't know or was deliberately keeping it a secret:

"I don't know. I just used the [Qigong Master]'s divination ability to divine the missing link in becoming a god. Then some fragments flashed before my eyes, like people praying in a magic circle, or abstract images like the flames of a country being set ablaze. Finally, a bright light flashed, and all the images shattered. It must be that some god used their authority to erase this crucial information. Even with omnipotent counteraction, I can't see anything further."

"Doesn't that mean you've already been exposed?"

Feng Xue's relaxed mood immediately tightened, but Old Li waved his hand and said:

"Don't underestimate the omnipotence of the Qigong Master's Weird Tale, even if some of his abilities have side effects that 'require a price'. (A classic reason used by early Qigong Master to scam people and charge fees: 'Such power will shorten your lifespan, and you need to pay for nutrition')"

"But it is precisely because of this cost that my power has a high enough priority in confrontation. Simply put, in the general understanding of mankind, a power that requires a price is stronger than a power that does not require a price."

"Therefore, even knowledge that has been erased by power can still be seen in fragments, and even if someone realizes that I am using my powers, they cannot trace my location in reverse."

"Tsk, what a useful ability." Feng Xue cursed the protagonist of a wish-fulfillment novel in her heart, but instead pulled out a peach and tossed it to Old Li.

"Have a peach, don't die suddenly."

"Peony? You have such a good thing?" Old Li took it without thinking, but only after stuffing it into his mouth did he suddenly realize what he had done, and said with a strange expression:

"What kind of weird thing is this?"

"Hehehe, no one can resist eating peaches!" Feng Xue let out a strange laugh as if she had eaten several elders of the Soul Hall, before soothingly saying:

"Don't worry, although it's essentially just a pastry, it really does have health benefits!"

The peaches themselves only have the special effect of being irresistible, but the protagonist has the power Make the Best Use of Everything make the most of things, amplifying a certain characteristic of the item. Since he also has the Trait of the Heavenly Emperor, after amplifying the concept of the Heavenly Emperor's peaches, these peaches truly have miraculous effects. While they may not grant immortality, they can easily cure all diseases.

P. S.: The answer is already quite obvious. I wonder if anyone guessed it. Actually, the purpose of the Tower of Babel was explained a long time ago, and it can even be considered one of the basic settings of this book.