That was how things worked among worlds in the top tier. Anything could happen. One moment, people might be plotting against each other and planning how to eliminate one another; the next, they might be forced to join hands. Su Xiao and the current Lord of the Clock Tower, Xirgof, were a prime example.
In the office, the Lord of the Clock Tower, Xirgof, stood with his hands behind his back, wearing a faint smile. After the two sides faced off for more than ten seconds, they spoke almost simultaneously:
"You came too early."
"I came too early."
Hearing Su Xiao say this, the Lord of the Clock Tower, Xirgof—only 1.4 meters tall, with a large head and a thin, withered body—narrowed his dark eyes. His pupils were blue, and because of that old undying monster, he sensed the aura of one of his own kind. He continued probing:
"Tell me, brat. How did you figure it out?"
"You three joined forces and completely destroyed the Second Era's alchemical civilization. After coming to this world, you smoothly established a kingdom instead of turning on each other. That means the cooperation between your three families is fairly stable.
"But the abyssal calamity in the Astral Realm made both you and the Pantheon unable to sit still. The old beast of the Rune family doesn't care, but it knows that when the tide of the dark apocalypse arrives, you two will send it off first. So this time, it has to place all its bets. Of course, that's what it wants as well. The Rune family's original sin is its thirst for battle."
Su Xiao rarely spoke so much at once, and the effect was obvious. The faint smile disappeared from the Lord of the Clock Tower, Xirgof's face. He leaped lightly