Since his acquaintance Hyde Darius had arrived, Han Dong naturally had to make use of the opportunity.
Moreover, Han Dong himself was quite interested in Hyde's physical structure.
Among the Current Primordials, Hyde was the one who could bring both his flesh and secret arts to their absolute limits.
After the trials of the Ladybug Game, the final battle, and his exchange of muscles with Hope, Hyde's mind had completely broken free of its shackles.
By now, he had thoroughly fused his body with the Deep Sea Secret Art, achieving a qualitative transformation.
Han Dong placed an arm around Hyde's broad, powerful shoulder, which was covered in rock-like scales... Though they were not particularly familiar back among the Primordials, with Pop as a bridge between them, it was easy enough to establish a good relationship.
An arm-around-the-shoulder gesture like this was both friendly and allowed Han Dong to make direct contact with him.
Such contact would give Han Dong's upcoming conversation greater penetration and influence, greatly increasing the success rate of persuasion, negotiation, or trade.
At the same time,
Through this contact, Han Dong was secretly mimicking Hyde's body, recording a perfect Deep-Ones template for Dr. Swollen inside his body.
It might prove useful in future research.
"Professor Nicholas, this is your Dreamscape Time Card."
Just as the two chatted and laughed their way toward the exit of the building, the fat starfish suddenly approached from the side, holding a special card.
"Hmm? Wasn't the machine broken? How did you fix it?"
"I don't know either... The machine was indeed destroyed in the explosion, but we found a completed card among the wreckage."
The moment Han Dong took the card, he was immediately drawn to its exquisite craftsmanship.
The card was clearly solid, yet it felt liquid to the touch,