The day after settling Hana Ye in, he wasted no more time at the Grand Cathedral and immediately returned to Mesijie Street on the Second Layer through the spirit realm overlay.
After everything that had happened, he had once again realized how dire their struggle had become. With the current quality of his vessel, if he did not hurry to improve his strength, he stood a very real chance of being brought low in the coming counterattack against the Lord of Crimson, even with Firstborn and Jiu protecting him.
That trap alone had made it clear.
They would use every means, overt or covert, to strike at him. Without enough strength to protect himself, after this incident, he might really have no choice but to return to Heaven and live a sexually blissful life with the Valkyrie.
"Master! You're back?"
The moment Lin En returned to Mesijie Street, he saw Salgon and the others already waiting for him.
The three little ones had knelt before the rift's entrance early, awaiting their master's arrival.
Mirror was as quiet and dignified as she had been at their last meeting. Lilith, meanwhile, had changed into an entirely different Gothic dress, looking humble and polite. Anyone who did not know her true personality would certainly have been fooled by her sweet appearance.
"How's it going? How's the production-line research coming along?"
Back in Mesijie Street's meeting hall, Lin En looked at Salgon and Lilith with a slight smile.
"It's been two whole days since I heard from you, starting the day before yesterday. Don't tell me you've been sneaking off to slack."
Since Mirror had been accompanying him lately and also had to help him supervise the Tribunal Office, he had not assigned her many production-line tasks. For the other two, however, he had