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"Being ninth rank means efficiency in work or research is just fast; it's a pity that I'm just a bit short," Ji Shan sighed.
"Alas, no wonder that time, when capturing a freshly resurrected Snake-man father, the entire Great Qian suffered such a mess."
"Dad, you haven't been off fighting the Sanctioned Emperor hard these past few days, have you?" Ji Shan couldn't help but curse. Small disturbances he might not notice, but the recent major commotion had been detectable even though his strength was not on par with Qin Muye's.
"Don't bother helping him; you're better off helping me," Qin Muye said as he grabbed Ji Shan who had turned to run away.
"No need for tools now, they might improve your efficiency a bit, but they're too slow for me," Qin Muye shook his head and refused.
"Wait, I..."
