Shen Yi looked at Tanamo beside him, whose aura had grown exceedingly faint, his expression utterly calm.
In truth, things had changed drastically from what he had initially expected, but...
Sigh.
Shen Yi could not explain why either. He only felt that everything was happening too urgently, too quickly, as though an invisible hand were controlling everything around them.
First came the crystal that had advanced his abilities, and now both the Elf race and the Succubus race had delivered themselves to his doorstep. Under normal circumstances, building his own power step by step in an entirely new world would have been an exceedingly slow process, taking years or even longer. Yet now, things were moving so fast that even he could not help overthinking it, let alone anyone else.
Sometimes, he was not even sure whether the current situation was good or bad.
Forget it...
With a silent sigh, Shen Yi's dim gaze fell upon Tanamo.
She waited quietly where she stood, waiting for the terms Shen Yi would name. Both she and Winnie knew perfectly well that no matter what conditions Shen Yi set, she would agree to them.
"Was the situation with the Elf race something you deliberately arranged, or did someone else interfere and cause the problem?"
"And how much do you know about what happened in the Twilight Abyss?"
Two simple questions.
First, Shen Yi could use this to gauge Tanamo's attitude toward the Elf race. Second, he needed to know whether Tanamo's ultimate goal was merely to restore Lilith, or whether she had staked everything she had on Lilith.
"..."
"Heh."
A soft, tranquil laugh.
Tanamo had been somewhat nervous upon hearing Shen Yi's questions, but after he asked those two things, she immediately settled down.
"I know what you are worried about."
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