Come to think of it, why hadn't I thought to drag Little Gray along to fight a dragon in my past life? Yu Lian's thoughts ran wild for a moment. He couldn't help feeling that his past self had been a bit of an idiot far too often—not at all like the far-sighted, wise, and brilliant person he was now.
Of course, when he'd arrived in that star system in his past life, he hadn't known there was a Dragon King hiding there. And judging by Little Gray's attitude now, she probably thought she wasn't a match for the Star Dragon King. Even if he asked, she likely wouldn't go.
"Is the fully evolved Star Dragon King really that powerful? Even you're afraid of it? What could it be guarding?"
"I'm not afraid!" Miss Gray glanced at Yu Lian. A hint of fear seemed to flicker across her face in a remarkably human way, but she still raised a finger to her lips. "That's classified."
Yu Lian silently rolled his eyes. "Then what about the guardian we're going to challenge now? You said the guardian was part of the legacy too... How should I understand that?"
This time, Miss Gray didn't answer with another riddle. Instead, she smiled. "If you've truly made up your mind, bring that ship—ugly enough to offend civilization itself—to a low orbit around this planet. I'll board it. Then we can discuss everything at our leisure."
So she'd agreed? Yu Lian paused, then was overcome with joy.
Gray continued, "As for the other things in this ruin, there are research materials, high-purity zero-element, alchemical artifacts, and some robots that can keep me company. Feel free to take whatever you like. Well, see you..."
Little Gray's figure soon began to turn transparent, as if she were about