Without being made a king, it would be difficult to pry anything good out of the Five Stellar Royal Clans.
The Emperor had ordinary good things too, but being able to get them from the Five Stellar Royal Clans was obviously far more satisfying.
As Li Tianming waited, vast quantities of Silver Dust crawled out and scurried across his body, gradually covering him until he became a metal man. The sight was utterly terrifying.
"Why the hell are you in such a hurry?" Li Tianming said speechlessly.
"Eat! Eat!"
With metal ore veins practically in sight, Silver Dust, which had gone so long without expanding its body count, could no longer control its instinct for life.
Back in the dreamscape, it had roamed the stars and eaten and drunk like mad.
About half an hour later, Gong Xiong returned with an unhappy expression. "That show-off, the Xuanluan Star King, clearly knows I'm handling this for you and clearly knows you're the one who wants the ore veins, yet he still puts on airs with me. Says you have to go in person and show him the Violetcloud Imperial Token."
"It's fine. If he wants to follow procedure, then we'll follow procedure," Li Tianming said.
The Xuanluan Star King was one of the five Star Kings beneath the clan emperor of the Golden Luan Royal Clan. He presided over Xuanluan Hall and was responsible for mining and coordinating the ore veins within the Violetcloud Imperial Palace's territory.
Li Tianming wanted ore veins, and Gong Xiong had gone to discuss it. It should have been a simple matter. His Star King status and the Violetcloud Imperial Token were both perfectly valid, so why did the Xuanluan Star King insist that he come personally?
Nothing more than wanting to show his displeasure face-to-face.