Kurotsuchi Fortress Floor 4, Quartermaster's Dormitory

"Is this really okay?"

Nicholas Caesar's distinctive voice rang out, sleazy yet carrying a hint of cunning.

"Shut up."

Su Xiao sat before the workbench, with dozens of test tubes and various pieces of experimental equipment laid out in front of him.

"Woof."

Bubu Wang crouched beside Su Xiao and barked at Nicholas Caesar.

This time, Su Xiao had taken the initiative to seek out Caesar. Under normal circumstances, Su Xiao would not have had such frequent contact with Caesar, because Caesar behaved far too strangely, and his favorability toward others was so unpredictable.

However, with Bubu Wang holding the fort, Su Xiao had a way to deal with Caesar. Bubu Wang would "assist" Su Xiao in negotiating with Caesar.

When Caesar first learned of this, he was speechless. However, after some interaction, he unexpectedly discovered that this dog was quite "interesting."

Bubu Wang was working hard to drag Caesar's "intelligence" down to its own level. The fact that Su Xiao could sit before the workbench already explained everything.

After a "fair" showdown, Caesar and Bubu Wang gradually became "familiar" with each other. Combined with Su Xiao's deception, the man and dog had clearly left Caesar somewhat bewildered. He still had no idea what Su Xiao's ultimate goal was.

"Are you sure you sensed it correctly? The thing in Carlos's blood is some kind of energy? I feel like it's more akin to a living organism."

Although Caesar had allowed Su Xiao to touch his beloved workbench, he had already put away the important materials on it.

"I'm not completely certain. But with your alchemy skills, you wouldn't come into contact with this field within the next decade. Bring out Carlos's blood."

That was right—Su Xiao had set his sights on Carlos's blood.

Through negotiations "interfered with" by Bubu Wang,