Tong Yu Lin had been waiting for him to say that. He hurried to his feet and vanished in a puff of smoke. You Guan had a thick skin and still wanted to cozy up to Xu Yi, but Xu Yi shot him a cold glance, and he immediately retreated.
At Xu Yi's current standing, he truly no longer cared how these ants buzzed. His sights were set very high; apart from the main star patterns, nothing else mattered to him.
And the key to obtaining the main star patterns lay with the Chief Refiner. These people couldn't help him become a Chief Refiner, nor could they hinder him. Once he became one, he truly wouldn't need to care about these second-generation pests, still stuck at the lowly stage of cultivating connections.
At this moment, he stayed behind because the wine and pastries here were truly excellent. He had neglected his stomach for far too long, and now that he'd found some good food, he naturally meant to make up for it.
As he ate and drank, people did come over to approach him. Some were selling resources, while others wanted to cozy up to him. He brushed them all off with a few words.
He had no interest in ordinary resources anymore, and he doubted anyone would casually sell top-grade ones. As for connections, he'd certainly needed them when he was still at the bottom. But now that he'd made something of himself, connections were, in his eyes, simply another word for trouble.
Xu Yi ate and drank with abandon. Before long, he'd polished off more than half the food and wine on the table, drawing quite a few sidelong glances.
He couldn't have cared less what others thought. As long as he was full and satisfied, that was