Levi did not respond to the Lair's words.
He turned toward the window beside him and silently watched the Proxima Centauri people working hard below.
"Give it some serious thought." The Lair walked over to Levi and gently patted his shoulder.
"Join us."
"The Academy of Sciences can guarantee your safety and that of your family. Even your friends can be among the first to board the evacuation Starships."
"The Academy of Sciences..."
"Get out!" Levi roared, cutting the Lair off before he could finish.
The Lair clearly had not expected Levi to react this way.
He froze for a moment. "What?"
"I said, get out!" Levi's tone grew even more furious.
At the same time, he slammed the white button beside him, and a shrill alarm rang out beyond the door!
Bang!
Almost simultaneously, the door was flung open, and more than a dozen guards streamed in, watching the Lair as though facing a formidable enemy!
"Heh, heh, heh." The Lair recovered. Rather than showing the slightest anger, he chuckled.
"I believe you'll come around, Levi."
"We're alike."
"I'll be waiting for you to come to me."
The Proxima Centauri Central Academy of Sciences.
A black-robed Lair hurried up to a tightly shut door.
He raised his short forelimb and gently knocked on the door before him.
A clear, hollow sound rang out where he knocked.
"Who is it?"
"Esteemed Augustus, it's me, Nartes."
There was no reply.
But the tightly shut door silently opened.
An elderly Lair shuffled out through the doorway.
His slightly clouded visual organs swept over the Lair before him, and he asked expressionlessly, "Nartes... is the task complete?"
Hearing Augustus's question, Nartes hurriedly replied with deference, "Lord Augustus, the task is complete."
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