The old man ultimately could not resist Saine's temptation.
The truth proved that everyone in this world had a price in their heart.
It only depended on whether you could see it.
For this old man, even though he was a Level-9 Being, he had his own price to raise.
The Earth Element Rule Crystal Saine had produced, condensed in a Higher Dimensional Plane beyond the Gate of Rules, was a benefit the old man found difficult to refuse.
After all, among the vast majority of civilizations in this Star Realm, Dominators were not like Saine. They could not use the existing foundations of rules and the Astral Realm Apex Arcana they had grasped to reverse-engineer—or rather, extrapolate forward—the extreme rules that might exist in higher dimensions.
To this old man, the Earth Element Rule Crystal Saine had brought out was immensely significant.
The old man had already advanced to Level 9, yet he had no idea how he should proceed down the road ahead.
Accepting the Astral Realm Will's offer to pacify and recruit him was merely one seemingly decent option. The old man himself had never possessed much ambition.
However, aside from the benefits and opportunities offered by the Astral Realm Will, if another path appeared before him, the old man would not mind exploring it.
"Is there anything else you need me to do? If that Rule Crystal is the price, I can cooperate with you," the old man said in a low voice through gritted teeth.
It seemed that, to him, cooperating with Saine on certain experiments was something that required considerable resolve.
At this, delight plainly appeared on Saine's face. He replied, "Of course."
"You only need to cooperate with me in a mere... three experiments," Saine said.
One Rule Crystal in exchange for a