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Chapter 461: Comprehensive Response
The Epochrion looked at her co soh “There always needs to be a bad guy As leader of the North, that mantle falls to me Anyway, I’ve been seen as an enehed, but did not respond
He went on in a soft, detached voice “If you don’t agree I won’t force you to get involved You’re from the East, after all”
“You must consider our real enemies,” she said in a low voice “We should try to preserve all of huht”
“Then let it be the North’s power!” He said, his voice rising in pitch “NOT the East, do you understand?”
She regarded hihed “We must think on it Let’s wait and see what the rest of the tournament has in store”
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After lunch, Lan JueShe saw his pensive look and answered with high spirits “You really showed them today! What a victory!”
He chuckled “Qi Mu underestimated ht with assuer thanet the upper hand I found an opening and was able to let loose with my full power If this had been a real battle it would have been even worse for hih, and that was faith After his loss to Titan he was already in low spirits It has affected is self-confidence, and for that reason the fight was easier than it should have been”
Qianlin looked at hi Titan yourself, toht?”
Lan Jue shook his head “Not yet I want to feel it out first and see where his Discipline’s at After that we’ll re-asses”
She nodded “So should we cultivate?”
“Yup” Lan Jue needed to relax and take so skills and how they’d joined today
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A Coffee Shop
Hua Li sat with a cup of dark coffee cradled in his hands The brew had begun to chill, but he still took the occasional sip He was still hidden beneath the glasses and hat, but the facemask had been removed for practical reasons He was seated in a far corner, and see discovered
Mo Xiao sat across froot to stop taking digs at Lan Jue I’ve told you a dozen times” Hua Li patiently explained
Mo Xiao’s response was ht You’re ihed in exasperation “I wish that was the case… I wish I was down there with him”
She shook her head without hesitation “Unacceptable Poseidon cannot lose Fans can guess, but they can never see you lose with their own eyes You’re an idol and an inspiration, Lord of the Seas – do you understand?”
“More often than not, I wish I was just a nor ,” she said with s else then it’s tiet that the Epochrion and the Ter cereet this serious”
Mo Xiao nodded knowingly “But crisis can also bring opportunity I got news frootten an alien Core from Taihua It was full of vitality, which could be processed for human use An Adept who used it could have their vitality improved, and may even have their lives extended It’s even enetica Once research is complete, this should be an incredible boon for humanity”
Hua Li looked stunned “Really?”
She smiled, then added softly “I would never dare lie to you I learn more than that, too There was also news of an auction on Lyr where an s-ranked Tear of Neptune was sold It didn’t earn ht for a eht And those alien Cores? They’re a lot like power gems With a Tear of Neptune it could purify whatever alien potency it has The only thing left would be that pure enhancing essence With that we could start researching in full”
Anticipation twinkled in Hua Li’s eyes He blurted, “Mo Xiao You really have a head for business I’m pretty sure you’ve evolved passed huave him a demure smile “Of course I speculate to accumulate I’ve already presented the plan to the board of directors”
Hua Li laughed “Again I’m the last to know”
“But you are the patriarch,” she said, suddenly sole I do, you have to know I do it for you”