He slowly withdrew his hand, leaned back against his throne, and closed his eyes, his expression growing thoughtful behind his golden-rimmed glasses.
There was one thing he had always known: sooner or later, someone powerful would appear to protect Wen Rou.
Wen Rou herself possessed extraordinary knowledge and talent when it came to electrical devices and technology.
Her ability to design and develop such things was far beyond what the ordinary inhabitants of this realm could comprehend. It had only been a matter of time before someone recognized her worth and decided to protect her.
The only reason Rick had refrained from going too far was that he feared the consequences of provoking someone he could not defeat.
However, now that such people had finally appeared, he could not help regretting some of his earlier decisions.
