Xu Nan had no idea that the two samples he had casually submitted had already driven the staff at the Unknown Creature Laboratory frantic.
He was still wondering why Mirraku's sample analysis had not produced any results yet.
So he gave them a slight nudge. Well, his wording was very polite. He did not explicitly say that if the results were overdue, he would write a long complaint and report them to the Supreme Council—but it would probably put some pressure on those lazy sorcerers.
Only this time, Xu Nan had genuinely gotten it wrong.
The Unknown Creature Laboratory in Lost Paradise was an outsourced operation, and everyone working there was a true workaholic.
The reason they had not returned Mirraku's analysis results was simply that they really had no leads yet.
In any case, the trip to the Magician Tower had not been entirely fruitless. At the very least, it had let Xu Nan understand Wildfire City's true value.
As for the Seven Blood God, it was something of a hidden danger. But the God of Poverty had sworn it would be fine, Stephenson was close at hand, and behind him stood a reliable boss-level powerhouse like Luo Mang. Xu Nan felt that he ought to make good use of them somehow.
If, before the Emerald Mine had been discovered, Xu Nan's attitude toward Wildfire City had been one of indifference, then now, he regarded Wildfire City as something already in his pocket.
"It was time to take the Wilderness Reclamation Order more seriously."
He stroked his chin, reaching up without changing expression.
Ze Bo La's group and Ge Lei were still acting together. Though they guarded against one another, neither side had torn off the mask of civility.
They seemed to have reached some sort of agreement, supervising