Dispute

"So soon?"

Lemei raised an elegant brow, surprise coloring her voice.

She still remembered that when she had last seen Gilan in Stuttgart, he had only been a Rank 4 Long-Lived One. How long had it been, and he was already preparing to advance to Rank 6?!

But on second thought, Lemei found it only natural.

Back then, both she and Gilan had been alchemy apprentices under Silver Bottle Lady, yet his talent had surpassed hers.

Now that his accumulated potential was finally bearing fruit, it was not difficult to understand.

"Leave behind a 'rumor'?"

Lemei smiled and nodded gently.

"Of course. But what kind of 'rumor' do you plan to leave behind?"

"Anything that meets the requirements for advancement will do."

Gilan did not particularly care and answered casually.

Lemei nodded at that.

After pondering for a moment, the corners of her lips curled up as she suggested:

"How about you casually refine a little trinket here and give it to me? I can record the event as a 'rumor.'"

"Like that..." Gilan was taken aback. He had not expected it to be so simple, but he nodded in agreement. "All right."

Since he was asking Miss Lemei for help, it was only proper to give her a small gift in return. Gilan saw nothing wrong with that.

So, he casually took out a Gold Caesar.

With a flick of his finger—

Ding.

As the gold coin spun through the air, silver arcs of electricity flashed.

It was disassembled in midair.

Gilan brought his hands together.

"Refine!"

He extended his index finger and lightly tapped the small round glass table before him.

A silver alchemy array appeared across the tabletop, and a glass sculpture over twenty centimeters tall materialized at its center.

The sculpture resembled a collectible figurine, its