While Gao Gong was still gloating over having conned a low-level spacetime agent,
the cosmic nobles had already developed a new contact: the Director.
Although the Director of the Spacetime Administration had both a regular and a deputy position, either one had to pass the Civilization Council's review.
Did that mean the reviewers in the Civilization Council were their people too?
Awesome!
Gao Gong marveled.
He had heard a saying that on the outskirts of the Civilization Council, there was a super lobbying group made up of cosmic nobles, specifically responsible for getting certain civilization representatives to propose and pass their motions.
However, no one had ever approached him.
Perhaps it was because his rank in his previous life had not been high enough. He had not entered the top circles and did not possess much value.
It was also possible that he had never lacked money from selling books in his previous life.
Regardless, in this life, he had finally come into contact with a small part of the cosmic nobles' interest network.
He had to admit, it was pretty awesome.
"This thing sure came in handy at just the right time."
Seeing Du Zhaodi looking at him in confusion, Gao Gong briefly explained the Collector, the Transcendent, and the possibly existing "parallel spacetime."
"...Assuming everything goes smoothly and we find a way to enter that parallel spacetime, we still won't know the 'time-flow ratio' between that parallel spacetime and the main universe. Perhaps we'll spend a day there, while a year—or even a hundred planetary years—passes in the main universe. Then we'll be in serious trouble."
"It's even possible that because of the difference in time flow, we in the parallel spacetime won't be able to reconnect to the main universe. The possibility is very small, but it