No one is getting near that guy's coffin lid!

Based on Li Wei's limited understanding of this existence, even its occasional consciousness fluctuations while sleeping could greatly affect nearby creatures that heard them. At the same time, the consciousness fluctuations of higher intelligent beings could potentially stimulate It in return.

Therefore, the few things Li Wei could do were to purge all intelligent creatures from the surroundings, then build an iron shell for It as a coffin, and finally dispatch slimes, which had no thought fluctuations when they were solitary beings, as silent tomb keepers.

Until the day he had the ability to come into deep contact with It.

Or, one day, when he was discovered by the Deities and had no way out.

At that time, It would also be Li Wei's 'nuclear deterrence' against beings like the Deities. If these beings sitting in their Divine Kingdoms became shameless and insisted on killing him, Li Wei wouldn't mind forcibly awakening 'It', letting It first inflict a 'mental pollution' debuff on all intelligent creatures in Coriel, pulling the Deity avatars to the same state as himself, and then we could fight!

As the saying goes, there are no absolute bad things; it all depends on your perspective and how you utilize them.

Although this sudden appearance broke many of Li Wei's plans and seemed to bring nothing but harm, it also, in a way, gave Li Wei a trump card, a world-shattering ultimate weapon.

This was also the only method Li Wei could think of in his desperation, which he called—

The Silent Plan!

Yes, it's a low-quality imitation of the Wallfacer Plan from Three-Body.

There's no other way; the more intelligent the creature facing the situation, the easier it is to go mad.

On the contrary, slimes, which are unintelligent and have no intellect to speak of, are the most suitable sword-holders.

"I'm really having a tough time."

Li Wei sighed, then repeatedly instructed Remlu a few more times before leaving the place with a swift pace. He worried that his vigorous, bonfire-like thoughts might resonate with the sleeping existence.

Thus causing It to awaken.

Remlu watched Li Wei's departing back, also sighing silently. Her small body seemed to deflate slightly, as if she, at such a young age, was bearing pressure beyond her years.

Immediately, she took a deep breath, her entire slime body elongating into a cylindrical shape. Like a prairie dog standing upright, she let out a rather majestic roar:

"Muiiiiiiiii~"

An invisible sound wave, carrying the will of Slime King Remlu, spread across a radius of over six hundred miles in just a few moments.

Not long after, countless slimes, appearing from nowhere, emerged from rock crevices, from the Dark River, from the Fluorescent Moss, and from every unexpected nook and cranny.

In less than fifteen minutes, the entire 13th underground mining level was densely packed with slimes. At a glance, there were at least a million of them, with over half being the silver-glowing evolved slimes.

They all stood in neat rows, quietly listening to the commands from the Slime King.

Thanks to Li Wei's abundant excrement over the past five years, he had, with the power of one dragon, not only nurtured these slimes to be plump and numerous, but had also almost elevated the overall slime population near Zelandia to another species.

Various metal ores, after being digested by him, became a high-quality M Food that was easily absorbed by creatures.

It didn't have the violent elemental power of dragon blood, but it contained some of the impurities from Li Wei's shed tissues during his dormant growth and metabolism. More importantly, it allowed the slimes that consumed it to have a small chance of awakening the ability to control metal and gain a significant increase in defense, thus earning rave reviews and high praise from the Primal Slimes.

Remlu, having awakened and gained control of the hive mind, politely declined. She was the queen of all slimes!

How could a queen eat such dirty things? It was too undignified! Even though it was truly 'fragrant' to the slimes.

Remlu, with her twin tentacles akimbo, finished her long 'Mui-yi Mui-yi' speech. The slimes below all prostrated themselves, shouting 'Mui!', and then, just as quickly as they had arrived, dispersed.

But from an angle no one could see, these slimes were seen entering the cracks in the rock layer, centered around the entire 'giant'. Some began to use the most primitive method to gnaw and digest the mineral layer that bound the 'giant'.

To excavate such a massive object using this method would likely take at least a hundred years. But this was precisely Li Wei's instruction, because if they merged to become higher intelligent beings, the resulting mental fluctuations would create hidden dangers.

On the outer layers, hundreds of thousands of slimes were merging with each other to become low-level creatures like Koutao Fishmen, Cavens Rats, and Myconids. They relied on their sheer numbers to purge all intelligent species within the surrounding area.

Just as the slime tribe was launching the 'Great Purge' here, an action that would later be spoken of with dread throughout the Underdark, Li Wei, on his return journey, saw three Orcs brought by Tiger and a fully armed Duergar battle group at the entrance to the 13th mining level. The Gnoll battle group brought by Huozi also followed.

However, besides weapons, these Duergar battle groups carried more smelting tools and auxiliary construction materials.

These were also requested by Li Wei.

He said solemnly to the Old Dwarf, "Tiger, I know you're confused, but I can tell you with almost certainty that It is likely not your creator Titan, but something far more terrifying. So, absolutely do not try to worship or pray to It again! Otherwise, you might die without even knowing how! Do you understand!"

"Yes!" The Old Dwarf's heart trembled upon hearing this, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of lingering fear.

It was unavoidable; the word 'It' was too horrifying. Thus, the Old Dwarf's train of thought immediately went to Abominations.

"In a moment, have someone issue a notice. Due to the 13th mining level being heavily infested by a Beast Tide, I am ordering the complete lockdown of the entire 13th mining level. For future excavation work, do not dig downwards. Mine horizontally towards the surrounding areas."

Li Wei was too lazy to explain to them one by one. The fewer people who knew about this, the better. He continued, "Let's begin! This concerns our survival! I want you to seal off all entrances and exits to the entire 13th mining level in the shortest possible time! Not even a rat can crawl in!"

"Yes! Boss! We will definitely complete the mission! Also, here are the three Orcs you mentioned who discovered it first."

Regarding Deities, Tiger, for the sake of his own life, dared not inquire further. He left the three somewhat timid Orcs and took most of his men, who served as construction workers, to their tasks. The Gnolls' mission was to quickly clear out the mutants wandering around the surrounding cave mouths and protect the Duergar artisans.

And the Duergars, following Li Wei's orders! Would build the 13th level into a tightly sealed, colossal coffin!

No one would be able to mess with that guy's coffin lid!

Only then did Li Wei look at the three trembling Orcs. Upon seeing them, he exclaimed, they were old acquaintances.

Wasn't the leader of them the same fierce Orc who, when he first arrived in Zelandia, had directly castrated himself at his suggestion to get a job at Hogg Mining?

That reckless brute from back then now looked like he had been tormented by nightmares for a long time. Not only had he lost a lot of weight, but his eyes also held a look of confusion and fear of the unknown.

At this point, Li Wei had actually increased the probability of his guess by another thirty percent.

But he still soothed the emotions of this Orcish warrior, baring his fangs in a grin, and said with a smile:

"Don't be afraid, all of you are miners at Hogg Mining. As the Chairman of Hogg Mining, I have the obligation and responsibility to ensure the safety of my employees. Tell me, what exactly did you encounter while mining on the 13th level? Oh, and I don't know your names yet."

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