Huang Tian swallowed one deep-blue Star Liquid Potion after another. Each potion held enough energy to sustain a novice Star Refiner's cultivation for a month, but under his guidance, that energy erupted in a short burst and was swiftly refined.
Together with the starry energy he absorbed from the surrounding void at every moment, his strength rose rapidly.
The First Stage of the Star-Refiner System resembled the Martial Path: it was divided into nine distinct levels.
The moment Huang Tian began cultivating, he advanced from an ordinary person to First Stage, Level One. Roughly half a day later, he reached Level Two; after another half day, Level Three; and a day after that, Level Four!
He had officially reached the middle of the First Stage!
Now, three days were nearly up. Shu Can, the assassin who had long known Huang Tian's whereabouts, still had not entered Long'an High-Tech Park. He remained outside it instead.
He had not slipped inside because security there was too tight.
For one thing, two teams of armed guards patrolled outside the park day and night. Most came from the Patrol Defense Bureau under the city government. Though the majority were not officially appointed patrol officers, they were reasonably well trained.
Beyond those guards, surveillance cameras covered much of the park. Key areas were monitored around the clock with no blind spots. Approaching the major company buildings also meant passing thermal imaging sensors and radar scans!
The moment an unregistered stranger approached, the AI running in the background would issue an alert.
Breaking into the park would not be hard for Shu Can. Doing it without a sound was another matter!
If he caused a commotion, his target might flee at once, and the contract would fail. So even as the agreed three-day deadline neared, Shu