Mr. Caine lost his composure again, his face showing astonishment. He thought it over carefully, but still felt the other man was joking, so he gave another couple of dry laughs. "Ahahaha! That's the level we have to aspire to! You really are a witty man. You'd be perfect for our organization."
"So the Serpent of the Circumference is a training class for comedians who never made it big!" Yu Lian said.
"Exactly! And not just any training class, but a second-rate one, for the ninth-rate Serpent of the Circumference. We don't have all those tedious formalities. We're simply a genuine club where everyone can share what they have. Those who gather here are true geniuses, people the world cannot understand! Young man, geniuses should not be constrained, nor should they associate with mediocrities. To show my sincerity, I can offer you a sixty-forty split. If we can't reach an agreement by then, I'll let you pick first."
The Grand Dramatist looked directly at Yu Lian. His eyes, like gray mist, held undisguised admiration.
Yu Lian sighed. "So the reason you put on such a hopelessly flawed act and didn't run away was to persuade me to join?"
"Precisely. The Serpent of the Circumference needs talent like you!" Mr. Caine pointed at Yu Lian with his long index finger, which had four joints, then grinned. "I won't hide it from you. Beneath the great Lord of Time, we have the authority to recruit new members. I have some standing within the organization, and everyone's heard of you. They'll welcome you with open arms."
A welcoming snake is something I really can't picture, Yu Lian thought.
"Also, I admit you dealt me a heavy blow just now. The Silver Imaginary Dragon actually manifested in the world of consciousness where our minds