Drawing Closer, Part 2

Wei He took the medicine and went upstairs to his apartment.

Watching from behind the curtains as Bilian got into a white aircraft below, he turned and returned to the kitchen.

'Imperial time, 5:32 a.m., May 4. According to an official statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The East Salun Empire and the Yaseran Allied Nations formally signed an alliance treaty in the Centaurus star system.

The following day, the Dermon Kingdom announced that it would join the alliance. The tripartite union was referred to as the Eastern Extreme Alliance.

The establishment of the Eastern Extreme Alliance also formally declared the beginning of resistance against the oppression of the Star Abyss and the Knossoss Empire.'

On the projection television, the official broadcaster from the Silver Belt District's central station was solemnly reporting the latest international news.

Wei He turned to glance at it.

Those matters were far too distant from him. What he needed to do now was take the medicine as quickly as possible, then raise his psychic power to its bottleneck so that he could use the Boundary-Breaking Pearl.

He drew the curtains, shut the door, and locked it. Wei He took out five Red Ridge Potions from his bag.

Within the crystalline pink liquid swam countless tiny white specks, like little worms.

Wei He took a deep breath and released his psychic power, opening all five senses to avoid any surveillance devices that might be nearby.

Picking up one potion, Wei He tipped his head back and drank it without hesitation.

One gulp.

The medicine slid all the way down his throat.

A familiar stabbing pain surged up from his stomach.

Yet it was shorter than last time. The pain faded and vanished in the blink of an eye, replaced by cool sensations that rose in