Su Xiao and the Wolf Butler stared at each other. In the past, the Wolf Butler would not have felt the slightest fear of Su Xiao and might even have looked for an opportunity to eliminate him at any time.
"Wonderful."
Su Xiao withdrew that gaze, and the Wolf Butler's tense body relaxed.
"What? You still don't plan to take me to the treasure vault? Since you're Alice's Alchemical Creature, then my reward this time..."
Su Xiao's meaning was already obvious.
"Don't worry. I won't make you my subordinate. I'll just take you apart and use your components to create other Alchemical Creatures."
Su Xiao's words chilled the Wolf Butler's heart. In a sense, he was indeed Alice's property.
"Follow me."
The Wolf Butler turned and walked into the wooden house, with Su Xiao close behind. His earlier words had merely been a warning to the Wolf Butler. The Wolf Butler's hostility was too obvious, to the point that he had already used loopholes in the rules to obstruct Su Xiao.
Faced with this situation, Su Xiao naturally wouldn't ignore it. He had already noticed that the Wolf Butler's aura resembled that of an Alchemical Creature. As for whether the Wolf Butler was actually an Alchemical Creature, Su Xiao had only been guessing.
Unexpectedly, Su Xiao had guessed correctly. The Wolf Butler, who had been arrogant earlier, was no longer quite so arrogant.
Since he couldn't establish a friendly relationship with the Wolf Butler, Su Xiao chose another path and seized his weakness.
As the saying went, "The local official knows best." Alice was indeed the false god of the castle, but the Wolf Butler was the game's judge and host. His hostile attitude toward Su Xiao had already affected Su Xiao's ability to obtain his reward normally.
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