Southpaw97

Hmm man it suck to be that plaything of the gods. I guess you could call it an equivalent exchange. On one hand, the gods (or are they high ranking tower climbers? im still not sure) they get to see what the up and coming talent are all about and either gain information, kill opposition or other wise interfere with other climbers but they also have to dangle larger rewards for their meddling. Its hard to say if this God is in favor of Kael or not. Sure hes making kaels trials alot harder but maybe hes doing this knowing kael would win and therefore make him stronger for some reason only he would know. Sucks for Kael but hes tower run has no become a proxy war in the political intrigues of the top powers.

I kinda like this little research arc. Ludwig and the audience is finally getting a chance to dig a little into what makes authority tick, and its also interesting to hear of the regular students desperation to get just a glimpse of Ludwig training lol. Ludwig must be this legendary figure. I guess it makes sense when you here that someone your age is killing gods.

Interesting that the action to release and help the prisoners escape itself doesnt come with any bonus from the tower. I feel like this side quest, self imposed but you could day its a hidden side quest since the tower acknowledged its a thing you could do, but theres no reward for that. Maybe it would be a domino effect for future floors and the people he rescued do to his honorable nature, would lead to good loot but its not guaranteed. I wonder what kind of bonus or favor a dirty could give you. Is a diety just a high ranked climber? or is it another thing entirely?

No a big fan of this from Ves. This feels like a 100 steps back as far as character progression goes. What does this mean for his family? His cultivation level? Like sure his will power isnt strong and not his forte but this feels like to much of a cop out. Its your body Ves and your just going to give it away? By what basis is this Phase water personality so strong that he cant win this battle that he immediately has to wave the white flag? Man it feels like nothing but L after L lately

Hmm now that I think about it, Kael really isnt the safest choice to bring into a guild. Mostly because at the end of the day, he cant be loyal to them. Because say for example he joins a guild, and that guild happens to fall on the bad side of the fist king? He must join the fist king causing a serious breach in security. Of course this is assuming people know of their relationship but as long as The Fist King is a solo, Kael either must be solo or he joins a guild with an extremely loose attachment that few guilds would find to be beneficial. Your asking guilds to pick up a powerful asset that may or may not betray you depending on the most unpredictable climbers whims and will. The definition of a double edged sword.

The Leonard guild no doubt is the main antagonistic so far since keal has the most dealings with them but we should remember that theres tens maybe hundreds more guild in the the reverse tower and in the regular earth each with their vested interests and beliefs. Kael focusing on Leonards alone may be to his detriment. Who knows what the Blue Rose wants? The Guild master of the blue rose may be magnanimous to Kael for now but all of this information like beast taming and familiars has got to come at a price.

Brother has lived to long as a workaholic that even his boss is concerned lmao but I mean this brings up a good question, in a world like Ikos, what can a undead do for fun?

Hmm honestly not sure how I feel about this whole scene. I mean this just gos to show how insane brokks hammer is, but I feel like this is taking to lightly of something that would be labeled a "masterpeice". I mean Keal has crafted very few armors and accessories and the the times he did you could argue would amount to pure luck. I cant see why Adrian is not super approving of this action. Here you have someone who is basically a amateur or novice at the forge and crafting making things he has no understanding of. I mean some people make it their life's mission to make this masterpiece of his family, literal generations of insight and here he cheating with a hammer. If Adiran didnt already have a good impression of Keal and him being tied to the fist king, one could see this someone spitting in the face of their entire family and their craft they've spent lifetimes perfecting. But then again Keal is in such desperate need for solid gear even since hes basically doing the lower levels at a difficulty rating noone can even fathom I cant really blame him for shooting for legendary gear. I get the desperation and his dedication to the game but i think hes taking the "masterpiece" label to lightly.

Oh sorry I didnt mean to accuse but ive used AI to play out scenes or ideas in my mind and the dialog AI generates and the conversations here were similar. Its not bad or straight up not readable but its very short, and minimal on the descriptions.

Hmmmm honestly a break for Ludwig? He does kinda need it. This last fight has shown that his base power of magic is woefully insufficient. And he has relied on using the special abilities of the other Sins to make up the difference. And its clearly taking its tole on him with the cracks on his bones that wont heal. He needs to upgrade is body with Nephilim, get higher tier magic and stop relying on these Authorities as much. The problem was that he just had no time or leeway until now. Combine this with a kingdom building arc where they spruce up the Bastos march once again and maybe ludwig interact more with nobility and the royal family thing definitely wont be boring. Although I do have to point of that the dialog in the last chapters are not really great to me. They seem to be written by AI with these 1 liner quips. Its worked a little so far because you could argue that when your on a mission you tend to communicate just enough to get your point across but I think the story is really suffering from it.