"He hasn't managed to offend me just yet."
Velen glanced at Apollo, noting the excitement and anticipation sparkling in his eyes, and responded casually.
"What a pity!" Apollo let out an exaggerated sigh of regret. "Your Highness Velen, whether it's powerful beings like us from the upper plane universes, or even stronger entities beyond us, it's against the cosmic rules to casually take on mentees from the lower plane universes."
"Unless, of course, they obtain certain special artifacts from the Singularity Battlefield. Last time, when I managed to project a split avatar down here because of my useless mentee, it was entirely thanks to the power of one such special artifact."
Wait a second.
Something felt off.
At that moment, Apollo seemed to recall something important. His expression shifted sharply, and he immediately turned to Velen, urgently asking,
"Your Highness Velen, is Lord Anastasia by any chance from the upper plane universe?"
"Hmm?"
