"I'll naturally do my best to keep you under wraps, but anyone determined to find you probably will sooner or later. The King of Hell is easy to meet; it's his little demons who are hard to handle. The Six Great Academies are great trees that catch the wind, so they'll take their reputations into account, and they have enough bargaining chips to entice you. The ones to fear most are those lurking in the shadows. They'll use any means to get what they want-ruthless and hard to shake off. You should prepare early."
"I hear you have an expert at your side. That's good. But with just one person, gaps can still slip through. You might consider recruiting more people. They don't need to be too high-level. For one thing, they can bolster appearances and save you plenty of trouble. For another, numbers do count at times. I have quite a few people under me, but it's not that I'm being stingy-you'll feel safer with people you've recruited yourself." The fat man looked solemn.
Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat. He didn't know whether the expert the fat man mentioned was Wei'a or Lu Xiaoru. Either way, the reach of the fat man's information surprised him. Still, he could tell there was no hostility in those words. The fat man genuinely had his interests at heart.
The fat man smiled, sincerity showing through the quivering flesh of his face. "Heh, to be honest, I have my own selfish motives here. The later you're discovered and the later you become famous, the more I stand to gain." He chuckled. "If you ask me, it would be best if you never became famous at all. Then again, gold like you is bound to shine sooner or later, wherever it's placed!"
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