Chapter 1350: Passing The Time With Work.

Astra fell silent for a while, considering what to say. It was actually considering if it should lie to him or not.

When it spoke, it said, "Unfortunately not. This version of you would be thoroughly dead."

"So your talk about me being able to shine with my origin talent was poppy cock?" Loki asked, furious.

But Astra didn’t agree with him. He said, "I didn’t lie because I never stated that you would still have your current origin talent. I only said your current origin talent would help you excel without the spark of power."

"The promise I made so far is that I will resurrect you, get rid of your enemies, and make sure you shine without the spark of power."

"Now I’m making another promise. I will share my power with you. So whatever I achieve with the spark of power will also be yours."

In response, Loki snorted and said, "First of all, I don’t need your charity. I can acquire my power on my own."

"Secondly, you’re not actually sharing your power with me. Instead, you’re sharing it with someone else who has my memory."

"So I guess you reject my offer," Astra said glumly.

"What tipped you off? Is it that time I said I would rather die than willingly give up the spark of power?" Loki asked sarcastically.

Astra didn’t answer. The two-eyed cyclops closed his eyes and became silent once more.

"Actually, since you’re in the mood to talk, I have some questions for you. How did you find me? What is that thing you left behind after you lost last time?"

"Are you a 4-dimensional being or a 5-dimensional being? What’s the fourth dimension anyway?"

"I know what the fourth dimension is. I’m not an ignorant person. I was just asking to make sure that you haven’t forgotten what it is since you’ve been locked up in for so long?"

Against all odds, Astra said, "Oh, but you’re mistaken. I am not locked up here. I can leave anytime I want."

"I am only here to keep track of your position and make sure that I don’t lose you again. My true body is on its way. When he arrives, you will surely die. Then I will have the spark of power all to myself."

Loki should have been happy that Astra just said something in response to his questions, but he wasn’t. In fact, he was far from happy.

He groaned as he said, "Just what I wanted to hear. More bad news."

Counting in his head, he realized the controller of the Dao Source of the Devouring Pathway, the god king of the Gemini race, and now Astra’s true body were all coming for him.

Then there were minor enemies like the guardian, the guardian’s true body, Black Chain, and the other Dao Lords. Together, they created enough mental pressure to make him restless.

"I can’t just stay here waiting for those two fools to save me. I have to do something to strengthen myself even if I can’t save myself," he said, gritting his teeth.

The first thing that came to mind was completing the 4-D prototype with all the free time he had on hand. But he gave up on that idea as soon as he got it.

He gave up on the idea because he remembered he didn’t have enough tools. The information he gained from the guardian about what he needed to do to advance to Dao King and Dao Emperor made him realize just how lacking his current state of existence and resources were for building something like a 4-D prototype.

Apparently, the Supreme Metacs he was using were nascent and incomplete three-dimensional Metacs. He still had to fuse multiple versions of them, then fuse them with other godheads, before they could become prototypes.

After that, he had to transform the prototypes into complete products. He didn’t know how to do this, so he was definitely lacking a lot of knowledge.

He also didn’t know what resources he needed to fuse copies of the Supreme Metacs and the godheads of other Supreme Metacs into one. So he was lacking in the aspect of resources too.

When he considered everything he was missing, he decided to do something more feasible. Then he might tackle the problem of completing the 4-D prototype if he had more time and nothing else to do.

After giving up on the first thing that came to mind, he had to rack his brain for something he could do to get stronger without a body. He quickly discovered it was harder than he expected to find something to do.

Apparently, without a body, there was very little he could do to strengthen himself. So when he found something he could do, he refused to let it go without at least trying.

"I can try to make Supreme Metacs here to strengthen the spark of power," he thought, nodding.

In a perfect world, he would have a Supreme Metac he didn’t know in hand. Then he would try to copy that Supreme Metac into the spark of power without fusing it directly. At least, that was the initial plan.

Right now, he didn’t have a Supreme Metac he didn’t know, but that wouldn’t discourage him. He decided to create a new Supreme Metac himself here and now.

"To create a Supreme Metac, I need law fragments. Where do I find law fragments in this emptiness?" he said, looking around.

As it turned out, there was not a single law fragment in sight. This was the first problem he encountered in this project.

After looking everywhere and failing to find any law fragments, he decided he would have to produce his own. The problem was that he didn’t know how. So he had encountered his second problem.

Law fragments usually existed everywhere in the world. They couldn’t be created or destroyed. At most, they could be converted from one pathway to another, which was one of the things Supreme Metacs do.