Water Affinity

Seeing the obvious covetousness in Jiebo's eyes, Florence said flatly, "Are you confident you can keep him?"

Florence himself was far away in the Deep Sea Song. Even with a Water Clone, he only possessed a little ability to roam about. So if they truly went to war with Angel, Jiebo could only rely on himself.

Jiebo hesitated. "I don't know."

"You can't keep him," Florence said. "According to the information I received, it wasn't only that seabird who comprehended Gravity Veins—Angel himself has comprehended them as well. If he is determined to flee, not even a wizard may be able to catch him."

After a pause, Florence continued, "There is no need to make an irreconcilable enemy of him now. You can try approaching him through normal means and acquire that alchemical creation. Of course, if you find an opportunity to seize it, you may decide for yourself."

Jiebo frowned. "Mentor means I should continue following Angel?"

Jiebo wanted to explain again that Angel was not the one who had stolen that mysterious object, but before he could speak, Florence said, "The Silver Palm Island incident has not fully settled yet. Imagan already knows our objective was to use that mysterious object to thoroughly purge those people from another world. They are currently relentlessly making trouble for us. If you return, you will only walk into the muzzle of a gun. You may even be..."

Florence left his sentence unfinished, but Jiebo already understood what he meant. The faction led by Imagan wished nothing more than for him to die, because with his special physique, he had a great chance of advancing to True Knowledge. By then, the power of master and disciple would be enough to shake their faction. Thus, they would never hesitate to eliminate a dangerous