After Xu Nan had eaten his fill at Luo Mang's home, he left. Although he hadn't gained any attributes this time, he had still gotten quite a few benefits.
When dinner was served, Xu Nan made a rough estimate. His teacher could probably eat more than two hundred thousand Constant Gold Coins' worth of food in a single meal.
No wonder he was so strong!
Under the effects of Gluttonous Nature, the ingredients he ate could largely be converted into his own strength.
Based on Xu Nan's observations and deductions, Luo Mang clearly possessed Gluttonous Nature or a similar specialty. Otherwise, he wouldn't have lamented so much over Xu Nan letting such a delicacy as a Divine Descent Body go.
The two of them talked for a long, long time. Xu Nan noticed that Luo Mang seemed to have changed somewhat. Compared to his previous image as an old-school tough guy, he had become more vivid.
Perhaps it was because Xu Nan had grown closer to him. Or perhaps Luo Mang really had changed over these past days.
Was it because of Ansu Li?
Xu Nan thought so, but he didn't dare be certain, because he still remembered those wax figures in the Great Library's corridor.
Still, he had no intention of asking.
Because he knew there were some things he wasn't qualified to touch yet.
Besides that, what surprised Xu Nan was that Ansu Li hadn't attended this dinner. According to Luo Mang, she had something urgent to handle and had left after the tea party.
"Is Stephenson's situation really that troublesome?"
"I'll be attending the Aurora Tide Celebration tomorrow. Don't tell me those idiot alchemists are still messing around?"
He couldn't help feeling a little worried.
The next day. Inside the city lord's office.
"What?!"
"You're defecting