Li Mu had only just managed to break free from the enthusiastic welcome ceremony, and countless lipstick marks now covered his body.
Fortunately, the Elf Wizard Robe was sturdy enough. Otherwise, he suspected even his clothes would not have survived.
"Honorable Mr. Li Mu, we have prepared a grand victory ball for you."
The President of M Country stepped forward and said warmly.
Li Mu looked at the President of M Country. His nearly passive Legilimency instantly saw through all of the man's thoughts.
At this very moment, he was being livestreamed to the entire world.
Both the welcome ceremony and the upcoming victory ball had been specially arranged by several major powers.
Their intentions were simple. First, elevate him onto a pedestal. Second, hope he would become immersed in beauty and indulgence. Third, undermine his current global reputation. Just imagine it: after a catastrophe, everyone else was mourning and working on disaster relief, while you were surrounded by beauties, eating, drinking, and dancing. It was obvious how much resentment that would provoke.
To put it bluntly, they wanted to use him against the Precursors, but they were unwilling to submit to an alien and let him ride roughshod over them.
So they wanted to secretly make things difficult for him and suppress the damned online clamor for establishing the New Phoenix Empire.
"How could I possibly have time to attend a ball at a moment like this?"
Li Mu shook his head and frowned. "The wormhole may be temporarily closed, but it will reopen soon. When that happens, it won't just be a single Level Seven Kaiju coming through. Even if we want to celebrate, we should wait until we have completely driven back the Precursors.
"And this is precisely the time for post-disaster reconstruction. I hope you will