Qin Siyang thought for a moment, then asked, "Teacher Quan, I have another question about artifacts."
"Go ahead."
"Artifacts above tier five can supposedly grow. Do you know how they grow?"
Ever since Qin Siyang had obtained the tier six Long Spear, he had been unable to put it down, often taking it out at night to admire and handle it.
Especially when Choi Chan-hoon had been possessed by the Evil God, he had swung the Long Spear... swung the Short Club, banishing the evil in a single blow and even cleaving a Spatial Artifact apart. That had left Qin Siyang endlessly imagining the growth potential of what the Sacrificial Giant Vine had called an [Intermediate Growth Artifact].
Quan Taibin gave Qin Siyang a strange look. "I haven't even figured out Tier Four Artifacts yet, and you're asking me about Tier Five Artifacts?"
"I just figured you had plenty of ideas and a flexible mind, Teacher Quan."
"I'm a researcher, not a science fiction writer. How am I supposed to analyze and study something I've never even seen?"
"All right."
Qin Siyang hadn't really expected an answer from Quan Taibin anyway.
"By the way, Teacher Quan, do you want to return to the Safe Zone?"
"Hmm? What, has the Safe Zone rescinded the order to kill me?"
"No. But so much has happened lately that I doubt anyone is still paying attention to your little matter. If you want to return to the Safe Zone, I can take you back."
Quan Taibin looked Qin Siyang up and down. "When I saw you today, I felt there was an indescribable change in your bearing. Now you're actually confident enough to guarantee my safe return. From your tone, it sounds like you've gained a fairly high standing in the Safe Zone."
"I'm