Shanhai and Li Xieqian stared at each other for a long time.
Li Xieqian's smile had practically frozen on his face. Just as he was about to lose patience, Shanhai finally moved.
A wave of Telekinesis swept over, immediately pulling the wristguard Li Xieqian held toward Shanhai.
Li Xieqian froze for a moment but did not stop him. Then, he smiled in satisfaction.
"Very good. You made a wise choice!"
"On behalf of Gold-Silver Tree, I welcome you aboard!"
Li Xieqian stood up and patted Shanhai on the shoulder as though encouraging him. He appeared delighted by Shanhai's decision to join.
But in truth, Li Xieqian had also breathed a sigh of relief.
The task his superior had given him was to kill Shanhai on the spot if he refused.
Fortunately, Shanhai had agreed. Judging by the strength Shanhai had displayed, Li Xieqian might not necessarily have been able to take him down otherwise.
Li Xieqian estimated that Shanhai could at least gain a foothold in the upper ranks of the Second Sequence.
With that time ability that had no side effects, he could even contend with those at the peak of the Second Sequence.
If he failed to take Shanhai down and had to go back for reinforcements, it would have been utterly humiliating.
"Don't call me Lord Li from now on. Call me Brother Li!" Li Xieqian adopted a friendly attitude.
Before Shanhai could say anything, Li Xieqian burst into hearty laughter, grabbed him, and headed outside.
"Come, come, come. Since you're in the Second Sequence now, you can't stay on a low-level gathering planet like this. I'll take you to Gold-Silver Tree's gathering planet!"
"Alright!"
Shanhai wore a cooperative smile, but inwardly, he was nearly laughing out loud.
*This is the first time I've seen someone practically