Duang...
Zhizhi fell straight off Yu Yuan's shoulder onto the floor, all four paws in the air.
Its belly had swollen into a ball. It looked utterly stuffed.
"Squeak—"
It cried weakly, waving its two tiny front paws.
Zhizhi's sudden movement startled Yu Yuan too.
Then he saw its pathetic state and couldn't help laughing.
"Come on, Zhizhi, it's not like you've never eaten anything good. Whether it was gossip about the Crimson City Lord or Snake Kiss's secrets, I've never seen you this stuffed before! What happened this time?"
"Squeak... squeak!"
Hearing Yu Yuan tease it, Zhizhi hurried to explain.
But it actually started rolling like a ball.
That made Yu Yuan laugh again.
The commotion drew Miemie over too, only to find that Zhizhi had become a big, fat mouse, round as could be.
Miemie even bared its big teeth and puckered its lips.
"Baa~"
It started laughing.
That was the last straw for Zhizhi.
It vanished straight into Yu Yuan's shadow.
"Master, you really can't blame me this time. This secret contained far too much information, and the quality was exceptionally high. I... I really have a bit of indigestion. Unfortunately, I still haven't reached the threshold for evolution."
As he listened to Zhizhi's explanation, Yu Yuan's smile gradually faded.
It was true!
This intelligence really was incredibly valuable.
Not only did it involve the secret behind a great being's demise, but it also taught Yu Yuan a great deal about the gold tier of the Civilization Ladder. That was what mattered most.
Yu Yuan suspected that many gold-tier beings knew little about the secret behind Mortarion's demise.
The crucial points were who from the [Fallen Abyss] had attacked Mortarion, and... who had revealed Mortarion's location.
The Living Planet [Morpheus] could travel along star orbits and remain