"You... are serious?" Wang Zhengqi was stunned by her words, and he even started to stumble over them.
It was like a friend suddenly telling you on the street that they'd won five million.
And that friend was dead serious, and wasn't the sort to joke around.
Besides, Chen Xi had no reason to joke or lie to get more resources.
After all, she was a Second Rank Transcendent. Even if she didn't ask, resources would be allocated to her.
Those resources alone would be enough to slowly push her to the peak of the Second Rank.
Since many Transcendents lacked information about the rituals needed to advance, they couldn't ascend. Many defeated Legends with no ability to pose a threat were deliberately kept in secret underground bases.
Special personnel were even assigned to monitor their condition, so they wouldn't recover from their injuries.
In such cases, although they would only gain the Legend Degree for killing them, it still amounted to a substantial reserve.
If Chen Xi could really ascend to the Fourth Rank—no, even if she only reached the Third Rank, the Blue Star Federation could force her up there by sheer weight of resources.
Chen Xi activated her Mask Ability in advance, so she wouldn't give herself away during the conversation that followed.
"Of course." She rested her hands naturally on the table, her posture relaxed.
"Aren't you curious why I suddenly became a Tier 2 Legend Walker?"
Wang Zhengqi's words sent ripples through his heart.
From the moment the Investigation Bureau headquarters learned about Chen Xi, they had already begun looking into her past.
But aside from her astonishing beauty, everything about her seemed utterly ordinary.
Her strength had appeared out of nowhere, without leaving a single clue behind.
Following her lead, Wang Zhengqi asked, "Why?"