Alex placed his refined star into the slot on the large stone slab. As the slab accepted his star, it spat out another star. Zi Mengyao moved behind him, doing the same.
Alex placed the star away and turned toward Su Nian, who watched him with a strange expression on his face.
"I thought you would do more to stop me," Alex said.
"I was considering it," Su Nian said. "But I have decided otherwise. Would you like to join my community?"
Alex raised an eyebrow. "If it's just for a year, I accept. I have three more people who will be joining alongside me if I do."
Zi Mengyao's face was unreadable in that moment, her eyes moving between Alex and Su Nian.
"Not for a year. For many years. You can be my right hand and help me with it all," Su Nian said.
"If it's that, then I'll have to refuse. I have no intention of being around this secret realm for too long. I only plan on staying for as long as my companions do."
