"Star-Making?!" Listening to Ai Wen introduce the research camp's core project, Isaac's pupils contracted slightly as he looked at Ai Wen in surprise.
"That's right, Star-Making." A young man in a blue, narrow-sleeved robe walked over with a smile and said warmly to Isaac, "You should know the difference between a Star God and a planet, so I won't explain too much. We've been interested in planetary Small Worlds like Brurell for a long time. Unfortunately, the Association's luck seemed rather poor. We were never the first to discover the planetary Small Worlds we found in the past—"
As he spoke, the young man showed a helpless expression.
Isaac nodded in understanding. In this current age of great expansion into the New World, the first thought upon discovering most Small Worlds was to merge them!
Isaac himself was no exception. At most, he made better use of their resources before merging them.
This young man was Grand Arcane Master Moens. His appearance was quite ordinary, unlike those high-ranking Legendary Wizards, who were especially—distinctive.
That was only natural. After all, Arcane Masters could not gain enhancements to their power from it as Legendary Wizards could.
Of course, even if they could, Arcane Masters generally would not deliberately pursue it, since they were not keen on combat. Enhancements beneficial to research, however, were another matter.
Thus, Moens still looked like a young man from when he had advanced to the Third Tier. Aside from Arcane Masters with poorer talent or those who bloomed late, most maintained this appearance. The few who did not would manually alter their appearance to look this way.
A youthful appearance gave people an energetic impression, which was beneficial for research—and for swindling—ah, no, applying for funding.
Still, Moens probably did not need that. Probably—didn't need it, right?