The man could not help asking.
The Hidden One said, "The water filled less than a third."
"Ah?"
No way, that bad?
No, no. I had only entered Black Iron Rank not long ago. Less than a third was normal, right?
"The Hidden One stage is less than a quarter full."
The Hidden One landed another critical blow.
The siblings fell completely silent.
"By your logic, advancing early is actually not a good thing."
The girl was speechless. "But if we don't advance, who can withstand Pollution? As time passes, our bodies will only get worse, and advancement will become even harder. We would collapse long before the liquid filled up. In your terms, our water-filling speed is too slow, and there are too many impurities?"
"Correct."
The Hidden One was truly blunt. "After purification, the range of destruction in actual combat may not increase, but the Pollution concentration of every strike will be higher. Most beings capable of crossing between the inner world and reality can achieve polarization, and purification is not uncommon either. Even hunting a nameless Black Iron Rank wanderer would be very difficult."
"Fine, fine."
The girl spread her hands. "Pay up. Let's buy a new bell."
The boy beside her glanced at her, then tremblingly took out ten Purple Crystal Coins.
After hearing about polarization and purification, he had already started to feel uncertain.
If the Hidden One was right, then even the weakest wanderers would be difficult to deal with.
The only way to level the gap seemed to be... artifacts?
Ding, ding.
An unremarkable metal bell flew out from beneath the Hidden One's sleeve and landed on the table.
"The transaction is complete."
After saying that, the other party's body began to fade into Concealment.
"Wait."
Just as the Hidden One was about