Knight Martini was far older than Saine.
He was even a generation older than Lulianman, seemingly forty or fifty thousand years old.
Under normal circumstances, the lifespan limit of a Level-4 lifeform was difficult to measure.
Living for tens of thousands of years was easy enough. A rare few who paid particular attention to preserving their health could even live for over one or two hundred thousand years.
His greater age had also allowed Knight Martini to build a broader network of connections in the Wizard World.
Both were Level-4 Knights, but Tex was much younger than Martini and did not have nearly as many "friends" and "brothers."
Having gone through the war in Radiation Arc World together, Knight Martini had clearly come to see Saine as both his lifesaver and a brother who had shared life-and-death trials with him.
Overly refined words were not something a rough knight like Martini could say.
After arriving at Saine's laboratory, Martini thumped his chest and said directly, "If Saine Master ever needs anything, just call for me."
"Even if it's a job that means certain death, I won't so much as furrow my brow."
"You saved this life of mine, Saine Master!"
Martini's words were direct enough that Saine did not know how to respond for a moment.
Saving Martini had, more than anything else, been about saving himself.
After offering Knight Martini a few comforting words, Saine saw him out of the laboratory.
The war in Radiation Arc World was still intense. Level-4 powerhouses like Saine and Martini could barely rest for a few days at a time.
Saine had only just withdrawn from the front-line battlefield, yet he had to return to it almost immediately.
The Eye Demon Great World's eye demon legions were manageable. The real problem was the