"Anyway, you're already very outstanding." Jiu Ming patted Di Xue's head. "And there's no need to rush what's happening right now. You can learn slowly. The Mysterious Shop has quite a lot of learning resources—enough for you to grow."
"Do you have anyone you can trust?"
Di Xue froze briefly, then shook her head. "I used to think everyone around me treated me well, but apparently I was thinking too much."
"I see. It's fine—you can cultivate them slowly." Jiu Ming gently shook his head. "To put it bluntly, I'm helping because there's something in it for me too."
"?" Di Xue looked at Jiu Ming in confusion.
"Ah-ha, not from you. The whole world is footing the bill for you, so don't worry." Jiu Ming laughed.
"What if there's nothing to gain?"
"Then I'll just count it as meddling in someone else's business for once." Jiu Ming spoke casually. This was no great difficulty for him anyway, not to mention that he had gained a rather novel experience from it. "In any case, if you don't want to be threatened, strength is the foundation."
Di Xue nodded in deep agreement. Even though she was young, she could see that without Jiu Ming, less than a third of that fleet that had approached Earth earlier would have been enough to crush the planet. Yet they had come in full force, only to be wiped out by Jiu Ming with a single sword strike.
That was the benefit of power. She definitely would have a hard time reaching that level herself, but... there had to be more than one way to wield power.
A massive force was also a kind of power. It might not mean much to an existence beyond all standards like Jiu Ming, but for ordinary beings, that