After a moment of silence, Xiao Lin glanced again at Lei Ji, who was hoping he would make a request, and finally decided to speak.
After all, there seemed little difference between owing his academy head a favor and owing the Lei Clan one.
They were in the Thunder Realm, so even if he made the request of Mang Tianchi, he would effectively be asking the Lei Clan.
If they were at Jia Nan Academy instead, he would owe only Mang Tianchi, not the Lei Clan.
But he had already come to the Lei Clan. What was left to agonize over?
"All right, Elder Lei Ji. Since that's the case, I'll be direct. I originally came to visit the Lei Clan because I wanted to ask Academy Head Mang Tianchi for help."
Xiao Lin spoke earnestly.
Lei Ji was not surprised by what Xiao Lin said.
In fact, it was just what he had expected!
"Oh? Is that so? Then could you tell me directly, young friend Lin Xiao? The Lei Clan has always welcomed its friends warmly. If it's within our power, we'll certainly help!"
At a time like this, the polite words still had to be said.
Even if both sides knew what the other was thinking, some things could not be stated outright.
Perhaps that was just how the adult world worked.
"It's like this, Elder Lei Ji. I have some artifact-refining materials that I'd like made into a weapon to my liking. Does the Lei Clan know any master Artifact Refiners?"
As he spoke, Xiao Lin took out all the artifact-refining materials he had collected over the years.
At first, Lei Ji was somewhat disappointed to hear that Xiao Lin only wanted to find a master Artifact Refiner to make a weapon.
To his mind, the