Serve them?
As the atmosphere at the wine party grew oppressive and deathly still, everyone's attention fixed on the center of the room. Li Manman fell silent, too.
She didn't like what this man was saying, or the way he was saying it.
A long time ago, Chao Xiaobei had already spoken with the World Guardians on their behalf about a similar matter.
Back then, the World Guardians had been even more polite than this. They had only asked to enlist them in a temporary Knight Errant squad and have them prove their commitment to protecting world civilization. In exchange, they would make an exception and bring them into the Abyss sequence.
But Chao Xiaobei had refused the offer and proposed a different arrangement instead.
And so they had begun a long life of wandering and uncertainty, while remaining determined to find Han Su.
She wasn't the sort to argue with people. Faced with such rudeness, she had neither the inclination nor the sharp tongue to give it back to him. She couldn't even be bothered to answer. Instead, she quietly studied the nobles' attitude through the man's arrogance.
Chao Xiaobei had spoken with the Knight Errant three years ago.
Now they were all much stronger, and the backlash from the authorities they carried had become more pronounced.
In some members of the group, the annihilation of consciousness had already begun.
Had these nobles anticipated that this day would come?
Had they guessed how desperately they would need the Abyss Tier 2 Equation, and that was why they had made such an outrageous demand?
As she remained silent, the smile on the White Suit's face grew broader. He gave a slight nod, and the woman in the Purple Dress snapped her fingers. Queen Liya, who had been following them, understood