Chapter 453: Why Is My Career Panel in a 2D Art Style? Chapter 210

"Don't worry, I won't let you lose out."

Saying this, the alchemy master produced a brain from nowhere and placed it before Li Ang.

"It contains some of my insights—surely quite useful to you. Refuse after you've read it; there's no rush."

Yize appeared supremely confident, certain the young dragon across the table would agree to the deal after reviewing the brain's data.

Gazing at the still faintly pulsing brain before him, Li Ang scrutinized it closely.

He had never seen such a sinister information-storage tool; rather, Yize himself radiated an aura of malevolence.

But since the other had said so, he decided to see what exactly gave the man such confidence.

With this thought, Li Ang reached out, picked up the brain, and began extracting its information.

【On the Advantages and Disadvantages of the Starry Ten Thousand Races】.

【Initial Exposition on the Hundred Forms of Alchemy】.

The brain held considerable data, yet most of it was locked—clearly intentional on Yize's part.

Even so, this information alone could be called priceless.

After all, as a Rank Six alchemy master, even the scraps leaking from Yize's fingers were enough to drive most alchemists mad.

Unfortunately, Li Ang was not among them.

Having created the Star Shepherd race in the One World, his understanding of 【Life Creation】 had reached a new height.

In his view, Yize's insights were on par with his own—perhaps offering some cross-inspiration, but not enough to warrant exchanging 【Seven Kingdoms】-level alchemy.

Even if Yize's alchemy surpassed 【Seven Kingdoms】, Li Ang still wouldn't trade.

Information concerning another world, at this sensitive moment, was not to be casually revealed.

Thus, after reviewing its contents, Li Ang calmly set the brain down and pushed it back toward Yize.

Free stuff is still the best!

Seeing this, Yize's eyes flickered with surprise—he hadn't expected his carefully prepared insights to fail to sway the young dragon.

Curious, he couldn't help asking: "May I know why?"

"Family heritage."

Li Ang naturally wouldn't reveal the true reason, so he stuck to his old excuse.

Hearing this, Yize sighed slightly with regret, then retrieved the brain and stood up.

This was the greatest sincerity he could offer; more would be unworthy.

"If you change your mind, feel free to contact me anytime," Yize said with a smile before leaving. "I'll likely remain on Morabiss Star for a while longer."

Before Li Ang could respond, the alchemy master, his body covered in tattoos, vanished.

Seeing this, Li Ang's expression grew cold.

If possible, he wanted to expel Yize from Morabiss Star—after all, the man carried serious problems.

Unfortunately, doing so would only alert him; Li Ang could only think about it in his mind.

'I wonder what would happen if we actually fought.'

Out of caution, he hadn't used 【Great Luo Insight】 to probe him—after all, who knew if that might draw attention?

As his connection to the Main Universe grew stronger, Li Ang increasingly felt his Fifth-Echelon power wasn't secure enough.

The long-forgotten sense of urgency brought back memories of his days in Expansion City 66, when he faced similarly tense circumstances.

But unlike then, he now had at least a seat at the table.

Yet honestly, Li Ang suspected Morabiss Star might be cursed—why else did trouble keep finding him?

Or perhaps he himself was the problem; after all, the 【Traveler】 talent clearly marked him as a magnet for chaos.

Not this again!

He preferred to blame Morabiss Star rather than himself—because the latter implied uncontrollable, massive events.

Like now—who knew what Yize was planning?

'Is this the karma for blowing up the fishpond?'

Li Ang felt like crying—he hadn't expected his joyful fish-blowing days in the One World to end so soon, only to be thrust into a high-stakes game, possibly involving the entire Obsidian Star Region.

'Maybe'

'Run?'

As this thought arose, he instinctively glanced at Sofia's location.

Right now, fleeing seemed the optimal choice—even if he paid a price, taking the entire Morabiss Star with him wasn't impossible.

And if he only wanted to take the Plant Union and leave, it'd be even simpler.

Thinking of this, Li Ang exhaled softly, silently resolved, and rose to head to Sofia's room.

……

Elsewhere.

After leaving the Viceroy's residence, Yize returned to the 【Taiyi Miracle】 base.

Looking at the alchemists before him with respectful expressions, he shook his head slightly and said: "The deal failed. Those alchemical techniques are his family's heritage—don't even think about targeting him again."

"Ah, this…"

Hearing this, the alchemists exchanged glances—none expected even a master's efforts to fail against him.

Yize paid no mind to what these Low-rank alchemists were thinking and walked straight to his bedroom.

But the moment he pushed open the door, a voice echoed inside.

"How did it go? Any discoveries?"

The speaker was a young man with gray-white hair, lazily half-reclining on the bed, playing with a can of Plant Union functional drink.

Yize wasn't surprised by the young man's presence in the bedroom—he was the one who helped him enter the Obsidian Star Region.

Faced with the inquiry, the alchemy master replied in a calm tone: "No, that little dragon whelp is at the fourth energy level, just as recorded in the intelligence. The abnormalities on those fellows outside should have been caused by the elder behind him making a move."

"Do you really think so?" The young man sat up, looking at Yize with some curiosity. "I should have told you before that I've seen him, right?"

"On colony star 9527, he was only at the second energy level back then."

Hearing these words, a hint of impatience immediately appeared on Yize's face.

Looking at his frivolous companion, he couldn't help but warn him: "Centipede! Don't complicate matters! That little dragon whelp is indeed backed by 【Aio Logistics】!"

"Yes, yes, yes." Seeing that his behavior seemed to have annoyed the other party, Centipede raised both hands in a surrendering gesture. "Please don't take it to heart, my lord Manfred."

Unfortunately, his words only had the opposite effect. Yize stared at him coldly and said in a tone devoid of any emotion: "I am Yize now. Don't call me that name in the future."

Hearing this, Centipede shrugged his shoulders and didn't say anything more.

However, probably considering that subsequent matters still required the cooperation of the person before him, Yize softened his attitude slightly: "The matter is of great importance; no amount of caution is excessive. The Federation alone is already hard enough to deal with, there's no need to provoke 【Aio Logistics】."

"But I've looked at that little dragon whelp with these eyes, and he does have some oddities."

As he spoke, he pointed at his own pair of pitch-black eyeballs.

That's right, Yize not only had tattoos on his body, but even his eyes—those extremely fragile parts—also bore tattoos.

"But I didn't really see those abnormalities you mentioned."

Centipede didn't take Yize's earlier attitude to heart, so upon hearing him bring up that little dragon whelp he had once seen, his interest was immediately piqued.

He first tilted his head in some confusion, muttering softly: "That shouldn't be the case. Could I have seen wrong?"

"You've always been tinkering with bugs, so it's normal for your eyes to play tricks on you when looking at dragon-type creatures."

Hearing Centipede's muttering, Yize said out of nowhere.

Hearing this, Centipede scratched his cheek and said somewhat uncertainly: "R-really?"

Seeing him in this state, the alchemy master, covered in tattoos, cast him a slightly pitying glance: "You'd better study the Zerg Queen less. Look what you've become."

Hearing his research results denied, Centipede immediately got anxious: "You have the nerve to talk about me, Manfred!"

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Once these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the bedroom instantly turned stiff.

The two just stared at each other, neither willing to back down first.

But in the end, it was Centipede who broke the silence. He put on a nonchalant look and casually asked: "Where are you planning to tattoo him?"

Yize was not the type to refuse an olive branch, so facing his companion's question, he shook his head slightly and said: "Still a bit too weak. Besides, I've already chosen targets for the remaining spots on my body; there's no place left for him."

"But if the elder behind him shows up here, that would be worth considering... provided his elder is a special dragon like him. After all, I already have ordinary giant dragons."

Hearing this, Centipede instinctively looked at Yize's left shoulder. Upon close inspection, one could see a spot there depicting a ferocious giant dragon.

As a partner, he naturally understood the true nature of Yize's ability, so he nodded in agreement: "The fourth energy level indeed doesn't match your status."

"Heh heh."

Facing Centipede's flattery, Yize gave two fake laughs, then looked toward the starry sky.

Void Whale, Balrog Lord, Vampire Sovereign...

This day...

He had waited far, far too long.