"Well then, let's proceed with the record, shall we?"
Lix looked at Sara, noticing that she seemed less frightened of him now, and smiled as he spoke.
"No need, you can just tell me directly."
Sara quickly waved her hand, trying to avoid the formal process.
"Alright, so what's the process?"
Lix didn't insist on going inside but asked what the procedure was.
"It's simple. You just tell me where you've been, how long you stayed, and any major events. No need for too many details."
Sara explained the steps in a relaxed tone.
"This year, I spent most of my time on Mogri Star. Every two months or so, I would go to this planet full of monsters for hunting and evolution."
Lix began to describe his journey.
"I don't know the exact name of the planet, so I just call it Monster Planet."
"Monster Planet? Can you give me the coordinates? Of course, it's fine if you don't want to."
Sara asked, curious but not pushing for an answer.
"Of course, I can give you the coordinates. I can send you a star map right now."
Lix responded without hesitation, his tone cooperative and friendly.
"Thank you, Lix."
Sara was surprised at his willingness but smiled, feeling more at ease.
Lix, despite his intimidating appearance—fiery red skin, towering three meters tall like a giant, and an overwhelming aura of strength—seemed to be a decent person once you got to know him. He quickly shared the coordinates with Sara via their communication devices.
"Alright, the record is complete. Thank you for your cooperation, Lix."
Sara smiled, feeling relieved that the process went smoothly.
"That planet is full of monsters, are the creatures there strong?"
Kael, who had been listening, couldn't help but ask, intrigued.
"They're very strong. When I fight them, I have to be extremely cautious and use my full power."
"The planet is located about 1.1 million light-years from Mogri Star and is still an undeveloped world."
"My tribe discovered it and shared it with me."
"Fighting them isn't just about learning new combat techniques; eating them helps you evolve faster."
Lix's expression turned serious as he described the creatures and the benefits of consuming them.
"Faster evolution?"
"How many times have you evolved now?"
Kael was immediately interested. In the bounty world, monster-like creatures capable of causing devastation were not uncommon, but evolving by consuming them was intriguing.
"As of now, I've evolved 339 times."
Lix replied matter-of-factly.
"Three hundred thirty-nine times?"
"Holy crap, Lix, you've broken the 300 mark already?"
Kael's eyes widened in shock.
In the three years since joining the Void God Cult, Kael had only managed 252 evolutions, which was already impressive. In fact, among the cult members, only Leicy had surpassed him, having evolved 290 times.
However, even Leicy had mentioned how difficult it became to evolve after passing the 200 mark. Yet, Lix had somehow achieved 339 evolutions!
"Although the monsters taste awful, it's worth it to spread the great will of the Void God Cult faster."
Lix nodded seriously, his conviction unwavering.
"How bad do they taste?"
Kael asked, intrigued by Lix's description.
"They taste like bugs that have been dead for half a day, just starting to rot."
Lix said, thoughtfully comparing the flavor.
"And you call that just a little bad?"
Kael's face twisted in disgust at the thought.
"Yeah, it's pretty bad. But after eating just a few giant bugs, you can evolve right away."
"I've spent six months there this year, and it accelerated my evolution by 67 times."
Lix explained the benefits, undeterred by the taste.
"Sixty-seven evolutions in six months... So that's around eleven evolutions per month..."
Kael muttered, doing the quick math.
After passing the 200-evolution threshold, most cult members averaged only about two evolutions per month. This method of evolving eleven times a month was incredibly tempting, even if the monsters tasted revolting.
"Um... Excuse me, sirs, weren't we just about to go have breakfast?"
"So, can we maybe not talk about rotting bugs right now?"
A shy, embarrassed voice piped up from below.
"Fine, we'll talk more about it later. Maybe I'll consider it."
Kael looked down at Sara, who seemed to be struggling with the conversation and patted Lix on the shoulder, suggesting they dropped the topic.
"I don't mind."
"Let's go get something good to eat first, and then I'll go meet Tony Stark."
Lix agreed easily, not bothered by the change of subject.
"Lix, why do you want to meet Mr. Stark?"
Lalatina, ever the diligent secretary, asked curiously.
"I've seen his impressive gravity devices before. I hear he's trying to innovate new technologies, and Mogri Star has plenty of skilled technicians. I thought it might be interesting to collaborate."
"Unfortunately, I missed him when he returned to his home planet before, but now that he's here, I'd like to have a chat."
Lix explained, feeling it was worth the wait to finally meet Tony Stark.