Nero brewed more tea and the both of them spoke for hours; laughing like their problems were over inexistent. Kenzou and Hakon joined the fun; not caring about how much time had passed. Nero had agreed to continue working with Lord Wei, and Lord Wei had given up on probing Nero's background. For them to work with each other, this was the deal they had to strike; both benefiting from each other.
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From the day Nero came to Han till now, only a year had passed. But it had been seven months since his last meeting with Lord Wei. During this period of seven months, he had concocted various pills of which were of high quality and efficacy, likewise earning him many high-quality Spirit Qi stones to cultivate with. Now, Nero was already approaching the peak of the Early-stage Divine Sea Realm. Two months passed and he was now at the peak Early-stage Divine Sea Realm; just a little more to break through to the Middle-stage Divine Sea Realm!