God's Eye Bait

Wang Lei's purpose in giving Angel Yan a God's Eye was simple. He wanted to see whether non-consumable items exchanged from the system, like a God's Eye, would still function after leaving his possession.

The results showed that the system did not forcibly bind exchanged items. It had likely eliminated any rule conflicts the items might have had across different worlds. Or rather, the system adapted exchanged items to the rules of each world before giving them to Wang Lei.

That was why Angel Yan, who had absolutely no connection to Teyvat, could still awaken a God's Eye. Although Earth had the concept of elements, they were entirely different from Teyvat's elemental power, yet the God's Eye could still control them.

At that moment, Angel Yan was somewhat dazed as she sensed the God's Eye's power. This was an energy circulation method utterly unfamiliar to her. Lightning Element did not require a Super Gene, nor did it need to be invoked through calculations. She could manipulate it directly through her consciousness. It did not even consume the energy within her body.

Angel Yan simply could not understand why this thing only required a thought to control the elements. It was as if she had gained an organ capable of manipulating elemental power. As long as her thoughts remained unbroken and that organ was undamaged, the Lightning Element would remain under her control.

Besides, Angel Yan had always specialized in lightning. Before long, she could freely manipulate the Lightning Element through the God's Eye, turning it into lightning serpents that darted all over her body.

After repeatedly confirming that the God's Eye required neither calculations nor internal energy, Angel Yan looked at Wang Lei with immense delight. Just as she had said, ever since she took the position of Left Wing Guardian, she had been considering her own future and the future of her companions.

Traditional Angel genes rarely gave First or Second Generation Super Soldiers elemental attacks. It was already impressive if they could use Flame Judgment well. Most of the time, multiple people even had to cooperate in the calculations. Those with elemental attacks were generally Third Generation Super Soldiers.

And not every Third Generation Super Soldier's elemental power could compare to her Nebula-Class Lightning.

Yet this glass bead Wang Lei had given her... Well, Yan could not determine what material it was made of. It allowed someone to wield elemental power directly. For Angels, especially lower-ranking Angels, it would bring an enormous leap in combat strength. Their attack power, attack methods, and defensive methods would all improve. Yan therefore said to Wang Lei with great interest, "How fascinating. You really do have a lot of good things, Wang Lei. It seems we really need to get to know each other more deeply. Set a time?"

Angel Yan heavily emphasized the word "deeply." Combined with her beautiful face, it was, honestly, incredibly seductive. But Wang Lei considered himself a straight man of steel. He directly used Aether Encoding to regulate the dopamine levels in his body, lest he fail to resist Angel Yan's temptation and say something without thinking.

So Wang Lei felt absolutely nothing in response to Angel Yan's suggestive baiting. He answered bluntly, "I have things even better than this. If you want to know more, come to my shop later and we can talk in detail. But right now, are you selling the spaceship or not? I don't mind buying a third-hand one, as long as it isn't weaker than a Taotie gunship. Of course, the weapons can't be removed. And you'll have to sell me plenty of ammunition too."

Angel Yan immediately found it boring. Such a gorgeous Angel was standing right in front of him, and all he cared about was a spaceship? Were Angels not more appealing than spaceships? But they definitely could not sell him a spaceship. Earth's true civilization level had not even reached the spacefaring stage. Giving them a spaceship directly would not conform to the Justice Order. So she could only dodge the issue.

"The sale of spaceships is not the focus of this meeting. I will convey your request to Queen Keisha, Wang Lei. Someone will come find you afterward. By the way, this..."

"It's called a God's Eye."

"Mm, a God's Eye. How many do you have here? We need to first estimate its value. Could you give us a few more?"

Wang Lei nearly rolled his eyes. Giving Angel Yan one as a sample was already generous enough, and she was asking how many he had? He decisively refused.

"Just one. This thing directly bypasses Super Genes. It means you won't be completely unable to fight back even when you have no energy. It's very precious, and you're asking for several? Getting even one was a huge hassle for me. Oh, and don't even think about giving the God's Eye to someone else for research. Once you activated it, it became bound to you as long as you're alive. Even if someone else gets their hands on it, it'll just be a pretty accessory. One more friendly reminder: although calculations through a Gene Engine can quickly unleash the God's Eye's power, you'd better properly practice controlling the elements yourself. It could save your life at a critical moment."

Angel Yan nodded seriously. She was even a little touched. Wang Lei had given her the God's Eye, which, in essence, meant there was a certain degree of trust between them. This thing was obviously far from simple, so it was understandable that there were not many of them.

Wang Lei had no idea what Yan was thinking. Even if he did, it would not stop him from being a capitalist.

A God's Eye only cost 1,000 Energy Points. Wang Lei had not actually expected the Angels to give him a warship. Put plainly, he was still fishing—using the God's Eye as bait to hook the interest of Angel researchers. He was not afraid of technological exchange. The system had every technology from the Honkai: Star Rail world. It was just that Wang Lei had no energy to research technology himself. If he wanted the system to directly instill the knowledge into him, skipping the research process and allowing him to understand the principles immediately, those technologies were absurdly expensive. More expensive than directly exchanging for the products made with that technology.

But if he only exchanged for electronic copies and did not have the system instill the knowledge for him to understand, then it was not expensive. When the time came, he could either exchange them for Angel technology or have the Angels research them for him, depending on the situation.

Of course, there was no rush to discuss the God's Eye now. Keisha and Hexi would definitely recognize its value. When that time came, they would absolutely send someone to contact him.

The meeting then returned to its proper topic. Super God Academy did not want the Angels interfering in Earth's affairs. Wang Lei said that Angels were welcome to have fun, and he would cooperate with them in catching Demons, but they could not disrupt ordinary people's lives. Of course, if the Angels could drive away the Taotie without demanding anything in return, he would sincerely thank them as well.

As for the Angels, this visit was merely a test. Whether Earth refused or not, from the moment Morgana descended upon Earth, it had already been decided that Divine Keisha would personally come to Earth to capture her sister.

As for the Taotie, in the Angels' eyes, they were truly nothing more than a minor nuisance that could be wiped out with a casual wave of the hand.

Morgana and Carl also firmly believed that Divine Keisha would do exactly that. That was why they had joined forces to set a trap on Earth, intending to kill Divine Keisha.

The meeting lasted from late at night until dawn. The three sides even watched footage of Sun Wukong brutally beating up the Super Soldier Company together.

It could only be said that when they heard Sun Wukong declare, "How can we say we have no clothes? We shall wear the same robes!" the Angels could clearly sense the justice and compassion in his heart.

In the end, the meeting concluded just as it had in the original story. Angel Yan stated that she respected Earth's and Wang Lei's choice. The Angel Civilization would temporarily observe this interstellar invasion from the sidelines. Ultimately, the fate of both sides would be decided by Queen Keisha.

Of course, at the very end, Angel Yan did not forget to remind Leina to activate Ge Xiaolun's wings. With love. Then the Angels departed.

But Wang Lei did not leave. Since he had already stepped into the open, he naturally still needed to meet Du Kao and Huang Lao, the military representative, today. He had a second meeting to attend.