Of course, I can't go check out the other empty lands at the Ascension Gate; walking alone there at night is asking to bump into ghosts. They're really just barren.
"Damn it, for the Ascension Gate to truly thrive, how many disciples will it take to sustain it? Right now, there are already fifteen disciples, but that's just a drop in the bucket. I reckon each layer requires at least fifty disciples to even give a semblance of liveliness. That means four layers need two hundred disciples."
"Two hundred disciples..."
"Even if someday I muster up two hundred disciples, can I remember all their names?"
