Chapter 479: Testing and Bargaining!

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"Oh, is that so?"

Xiang Mantang raised an eyebrow upon hearing Barlow's words, and said with a meaningful tone, "Since you have already made progress, why not go explore and instead come to find me? Are you hoping that I'll leave and not disturb your efforts?"

"Not at all," Barlow organized his thoughts, and slowly explained in his clumsy Chinese, "We didn't want to drive you away. It's just that our exploration, despite the breakthrough, is limited by our strength. As you know, the Garden of Eden is no idyllic paradise; it's full of dangers, and we're just ordinary people. Even if we could get in, we wouldn't be able to successfully harvest the fruits from the Tree of Life..."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Mantang scrutinized them carefully once again. Indeed, they were just ordinary people, at most slightly stronger than the average, akin to fitness trainers, athletes, or boxers - none of them were even Mingjin Warriors.