You really aren't holding back at all, Li Qiuzhi thought to himself. Still, he was naturally happy that Ruan Mei would ask him for help. After all, it meant an opportunity to gain her affection.
Without much hesitation, he agreed:
"No problem. As long as it's something I can do, I'll help."
"Mm. Could you let me collect more detailed information about your life?"
Ruan Mei had cultivated an Emanator because its essential nature was closer to that of an Aeon, and Aeons were the most mysterious and incredible life-forms in the universe.
She believed that studying Aeons would make it easier to uncover the mysteries of life.
Under normal circumstances, however, there was no opportunity to study an Aeon directly. Even the Aeons in the Simulated Universe were ultimately just data simulations.
Using them to analyze an Aeon's powers and behavioral traits posed no great problem, but their biological information was the one thing she could not study.
After different species ascended to become Aeons, did their genes, cells, and organs undergo any changes? What physiological similarities did different Aeons share?
There were many things like these that she wanted to understand.
Li Qiuzhi's rate of growth was somewhat extraordinary, and he was not a Pathstrider.
That ruled out the possibility that he had been chosen as an Aeon's Emanator and granted power, causing his life level to evolve dramatically.
That meant he had most likely absorbed energy through some method, prompting his body to evolve and naturally grow to this level.
In truth, though, either method would do.
Li Qiuzhi possessed some kind of power that allowed him to defeat the Starcrusher Swarm King with ease. Perhaps his essential nature was closer to that of an Aeon than an ordinary Emanator's was.
That naturally held considerable appeal for