Chapter 1751: Time
Lex was extremely interested in the offer, which is what presented him with an issue. He was occupied with the forge right now, and he didn’t want to distract himself from that. The Go board was increasingly becoming a liability he could no longer support. The way it could ruin things for him at the critical moment made it dangerous for him to take on any additional tasks.
Take, for example, the Defiler hunt. He needed a Defiler heart, but getting one was far from easy - as far as he knew. Lex had never personally come face to face with a Defiler, only the Profane, who were subjects or pawns of Defilers.
The only frame of reference he had for them was that almost any powerful civilization he had come across made it a point to eliminate all Defilers as quickly as possible. To adopt a mindset like that wherever they went, the Defilers were probably very dangerous. To take up a challenge like that with the threat of the Go board hanging over his head was asking for trouble.
"When exactly do you want to go hunt a Defiler?" Lex asked, not answering directly. "Although I have to go hunt one, I have matters keeping me occupied at the Inn that I cannot skip. I will need some time to see them through - only then can I join you for your hunt."
Giselle frowned just a little, but recovered quickly.
"Well, that’s not exactly a deal breaker. It’s not like I have a Defiler ready to hunt, I still have to go find one. I have a few leads, and I was hoping to bring you along during the scouting, but I can do it on my own as well. I’ll let you know once I have a lead.
"But you should be mentally prepared - I’ll have to test your strength before I can truly bring you along to hunt. Defilers are extraordinarily difficult to deal with, and anyone not up to par will only be a liability rather than a strength."
Lex had to stop himself from laughing, although he did not suppress his amused smirk.
"Test away, my lady. You’re not the only one at the ninth level of the Earth Immortal realm."
In truth, Lex was surprised by her level of strength. Last he met her, she was not nearly at this level of strength.