Sitting behind the desk, Retab Collin looked up at Loren with a complicated expression after hearing his question.

“You wouldn’t… still not have gathered enough Spirit Stones to advance to the Legendary Rank, would you?”

Loren shot Retab a disdainful glance and said with a faint, lingering tone,

“Your curiosity is a bit too intense, my dear slacker Chief.”

Hearing this, Retab Collin gave an awkward smile.

“A normal Ninth Tier Superhuman wanting to advance to a Legendary-level powerful individual generally only needs around 8 million Spirit Stones.”

“I know you’re a Rule-Based Psychic, so your Spirit Stone requirement might be quite exaggerated, but judging from your current actions…”

“Loren, look, we’ve worked together for so long now, we’re quite familiar with each other…”

“Just to satisfy my curiosity, tell me the truth, how many more Spirit Stones do you still need to advance?”

Loren gazed flatly at Retab Collin across from him, remaining silent. He didn’t want to reveal any of his information.

Although this matter seemed somewhat trivial, in the eyes of certain knowledgeable and powerful individuals, one could roughly deduce the strength of a Psychic Ability from the Spirit Stone requirement to advance to Legendary…

“You’ve overstepped, Chief Retab.”

“Uh… alright, I won’t ask anymore.” Retab Collin helplessly raised his hands, signaling his surrender.

Loren, you guy, aren’t you being overly cautious? Is everyone who comes from the slums like this? You don’t even trust me…

Fine, if you won’t say it, forget it. Anyway…

I can also roughly infer the Spirit Stones you need to advance from your commission rewards…

At that moment, Loren sitting across from him, looking at Retab’s thoughtful face, as if knowing what he was thinking, reminded him with an inexplicable tone:

“Besides commission rewards, I’ve also saved up some Spirit Stones, and I have some other sources of Spirit Stones as well.”

“Collecting incorrect intelligence can greatly impact your reputation, Chief Retab…”

Hearing Loren’s ambiguous words, Retab Collin’s expression froze. This guy actually knows what I’m thinking?

“No need to be so surprised. The expression on your face is too easy to guess.” Loren’s voice sounded again.

“Uh… don’t misunderstand, I’m just purely curious, I wasn’t trying to gather intelligence on you.” Retab awkwardly explained.

Loren wore an expression that clearly said, “Do you really think I believe you?” as he stared at Retab Collin behind the desk, not speaking further.

Retab Collin fell somewhat silent under Loren’s stare.

After a long while.

Retab Collin sighed, then softly asked Loren a question:

“Loren, as you grow stronger, I have no choice but to help the Association continuously confirm and examine your stance.”

“To ensure you won’t drag the Interstellar Hunter Association down with you…”

“What does the Interstellar Hunter Association mean to you today?”

After hearing Retab’s question, Loren silently retrieved that Federation Coin from his chest, lightly tossing it into the air with his hand while silently reciting in his mind:

“Is what the other party said true? If it’s the truth, the coin will land heads up.”

A brief moment later, the coin fell.

Heads, truth!

A subtle smile appeared at the corner of Loren’s mouth. He silently put away the Federation Coin in his hand and spoke calmly:

“Four years ago, my reason for joining the Interstellar Hunter Association was also very simple. The Interstellar Hunter Association could provide me with fresh, non-toxic free food and a relatively safe lounge.”

“For me today, that reason still holds true.”

“As for the current me, the only aspect I’m dissatisfied with regarding the Association is the embezzlement of Association funds by the various branch chiefs.”

“Due to these branch chiefs’ embezzlement, my meals and rest have been somewhat affected.”

“I have been to three Interstellar Hunter Association outposts. Only the outpost in the Main City of the Jadeite Star Domain had a branch chief who didn’t engage in obvious embezzlement.”

“The above is my view of the Interstellar Hunter Association.”

After listening to Loren’s words, Retab Collin silently opened the drawer in front of him, took out a communicator that was currently connected, and placed it on his desk.

From the communicator on the desk came the voice of an unfamiliar woman:

“Loren, I have received your feedback.”

“Regarding your feedback, I will begin rectification. What I can guarantee is that after this rectification, those branch chiefs will no longer embezzle funds related to the restaurant and lounge.”

“Secondly, your authority within the Interstellar Hunter Association has been adjusted from Ninth Tier Authority to Legendary-level Authority.”

“Finally, I would like to ask you a personal question. Have you considered becoming part of the upper echelons of the Interstellar Hunter Association?”

Loren looked at the communicator on the desk and nodded inwardly. As expected…

Then, facing the inquiry from the voice in the communicator, Loren tilted his head and thought for a moment before seriously replying:

“No consideration. I still very much like the Association at present and don’t want it to become riddled with holes under my influence.”

Inside Office 001, silence lingered for a long time.

Finally, another sigh came from the communicator:

“I understand, Loren. Thank you for your consideration for the Association. Goodbye.”

As this voice fell, the communicator placed on the desk was hung up from the other end.

Regarding this, Loren extended his hands and symbolically spread them apart, then asked Retab Collin behind the desk:

“Who is she?”

Retab Collin silently put away the communicator on the desk and looked at Loren with a rather resentful gaze.

It seems that from now on, I have fewer Spirit Stones I can embezzle…

“The Chief’s first secretary. You can understand her as wielding authority similar to that of the Association’s Vice President…”

Hearing this, Loren nodded.

Is it an illusion? Why does it feel like the other party has been paying attention to me for a long time and is very familiar with me…

“You guy, you’re already a major figure who has taken down two Legendary-level powerful individuals, yet you’re still fixated on the Association’s free food and lounge…”

“My poor funds… Although the funds I can embezzle from these two places aren’t much, it’s still a few thousand Spirit Stones…”

Just as Loren was deep in thought, Retab Collin’s complaints arose at the opportune moment.

Having his train of thought interrupted by the other’s complaints, Loren looked up again and shot Retab Collin a disdainful glance.

That such a guy could become a Demigod-level powerful individual…

Ew…

Retab Collin instantly understood the meaning in Loren’s gaze.

“What’s with that look of yours?! Are a few thousand Spirit Stones not considered money anymore?!”

“We clearly agreed… you wouldn’t report me to the Association…”

Retab Collin’s voice grew softer and softer, even carrying a hint of grievance.

“As you can see, I didn’t report you individually. I merely provided feedback to that Madam about all the corrupt, parasitic behavior of the branch chiefs within the Association.”

Loren smiled, indicating he had not violated the agreement.

You guy, the places you embezzle from aren’t limited to just the restaurant and lounge…

Trash who doesn’t even deserve an elevator…

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