Although the negotiations had been concluded, Aureolus did not hand the Battle Suit over to Fang Li right away.
"After all, it is an irreproducible product of cutting-edge technology, practically a condensed embodiment of Academy City's entire technological base. It is currently under strict Level 5-or-higher management and protection, sealed away deep underground. It will need to be unsealed. Once the sealing process is complete after some time, it will naturally be given to you."
That was already a pretty good outcome, wasn't it?
The work that needed to be done had not even been explained yet, but he could receive the reward in advance. That was undoubtedly a good thing.
Of course, that did not mean Aureolus trusted Fang Li.
Perhaps the Battle Suit had not actually been sealed away and merely needed time to be unsealed. Perhaps Aureolus simply needed time to tamper with it somehow.
When facing that chairman who left no calculation unaccounted for and entrusted even his thinking to instruments, that level of caution was only natural.
Therefore, Fang Li had already decided that, no matter what, once he got the Battle Suit, he would conduct a comprehensive inspection.
As long as the Main God Space's functions were available, if the Battle Suit had been tampered with in any way, the information would be relayed to Fang Li immediately. He had no need to worry about that.
Then, a few days later, Fang Li told Sylvia about it.
"So, it was completely exposed after all?"
Sylvia's voice came from the other end of the phone. She had recently been so busy preparing for her next concert that she barely had time to call.
She did not sound particularly concerned.
"Considering your do-whatever-you-want personality, the fact that you managed to keep it hidden for a whole