Sol had suddenly become interested in the Starry Sky's Corruption, but at the same time, he realized that Douglas seemed to have noticed something unusual about him.
So the Starry Sky's Corruption needed to be studied, but not in front of Douglas.
Sol resealed the shell and handed it to Alik.
"No. My research on Black Tide Pollution still can't handle the Starry Sky's Corruption on it. And from what I can see, the Star Gate's current containment measures can't effectively control the pollution, either. Given enough time, it might spread again."
Alik looked a little disappointed, but took the shell anyway. "It's normal that you can't deal with it yet, since this is your first time encountering this kind of pollution. We'll collect the data, then pulverize the shell and dump it outside the Star Gate. Don't worry about the pollution on it."
So they were using the Star Gate as both an escape pod and a trash can.
Sol handed over the contaminated shell, but drew in his own tentacle.
He had already scanned himself with his Mental Power and found no sign of Starry Sky Corruption on his body. There was none on the severed tentacle, either.
"I really do have some connection to this Starry Sky Corruption." Sol temporarily suppressed his doubts and followed Douglas to review the experimental data with Alik's group.
When Murich saw Sol approaching, he tried to keep his expression neutral, but his fingers still curled slightly.
The other Wizards naturally noticed Murich's nervousness, but they all pretended not to.
"Ahem. This time, we've made a breakthrough with the data. If the Experimental Subject's spiritual body hadn't been so weak, we can say they probably would have made it back alive."
Another Tier 3 Wizard, whose name Sol didn't know, suggested, "Next