Li Xieqian sipped his tea with a smile. Once he reckoned Shanhai had finished reading the files, he asked, "Well? Any thoughts?"
Shanhai smiled and shook his head.
"Not really. But Multiversal Level? Lord Li, you think awfully highly of me!"
Li Xieqian set down his cup and patted Shanhai on the shoulder.
"Because I have faith in you."
"In our branch, you're the strongest after me and the most cautious. I can only rest easy if you go!"
Shanhai sneered inwardly.
The strongest after you, my ass.
With the Heart of the Universe sharing channel my original opened, you couldn't even withstand one blast of my Heat Vision. And you've got the nerve to brag.
On the outside, though, he looked pleased to have earned Li Xieqian's confidence.
"Fine. I'll take the job!" Shanhai accepted without hesitation.
Good grief. I've actually made myself laugh.
Wonder what face Li Xieqian will make when he learns the truth.
"Good, good!" Li Xieqian said with a relieved smile.
"All you need to do is follow him from a distance. Don't let him spot you."
"Take these two things. They'll help you complete the mission!"
Li Xieqian produced two items.
One was a device that concealed its wearer's whereabouts.
It was top-of-the-line equipment. With it, even beings of the First Sequence would struggle to detect him.
Li Xieqian only had one, so he was clearly sparing no expense on this mission.
The other item was an alarm like the one Lin Feng had seen not long ago.
Compared to the ones the three Black Robes had carried, it was smaller and held less energy, but it was still enough for Shanhai to make a round trip.
It was there to save Shanhai's life if he was discovered!
"Keep track of his movements at