For some reason, Li Xian hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he still asked:
"Why do you want to renew our contract?"
Ji Xie fell silent for a long while at the question before finally answering:
"I'm looking for an instance."
Li Xian was puzzled. "What instance?"
"I don't know."
Ji Xie's answer was firm and decisive.
"I don't know its name, level, or type. The only thing I'm certain of is that it exists."
This description left Li Xian baffled. If Ji Xie knew nothing about it, how could he be sure it existed?
Ji Xie offered an explanation:
"Every instance is connected, to some degree, to a similar kind of power. I can sense that this power doesn't come from a 'person,' but from a 'field'-"
"If I had to give it a specific name, I suppose it could be called the 'Source Instance.'"
Li Xian was filled with uncertainty and astonishment. Ji Xie's words contained a wealth of information and possibilities. In a sense, they even touched upon the "origin" of this world.
But before Li Xian could find an angle for his next question, Ji Xie cut the topic short himself:
"That's all I know about the 'Source Instance.'"
Li Xian tried to calm himself down. That was all the information available about the "Source Instance," and he hadn't expected their conversation to lead to such a concept... So he steered the topic back to his original question:
"Can't you find this instance on your own? How would renewing our contract help?"
This time, Ji Xie answered without hesitation:
"Because you're special."
He offered nothing more after that, simply watching Li Xian intently, as though waiting for his interpretation.
Li Xian, however, was utterly confused-
Special? In what way?
Almost instinctively, Li Xian avoided