The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 856

"It really is you, Dr. Zeller," Elliott said.

Jed stood dumbfounded. How did this random Dragonian martial artist know Elliott?

Elliott might not have been a big deal himself, but his mentor was legendary. That was why nobody dared to disrespect him.

"My sincere apologies for the trouble, Dr. Zeller. That one demonstration from Felix had completely won Elliott over back then, which explained his respectful demeanor. "Jed, come apologize!"

Jed complied immediately in fear. After all, his future depended on Elliott's good graces.

Once they settled in a room with coffee, Felix asked, "You're conducting human experiments here, aren't you?"

responding, "My mentor always said the most skilled Dragonian traditional medicine practitioners were also martial artists. Seeing you

"Yes. We're doing biochemical human trials, but I can't disclose more than

did not press further. It reminded him of what the Steele family had done in Dragonia. It was a similar concept, but Gunerian medical technology was more advanced. Jed appeared completely normal, unlike the blood-drinking monsters the Steeles had created. But he needed to confirm one

impulsiveness might have given you that impression. While we do invite

subjects to help us identify weaknesses. We pay them well before

"Look. There's a Dragonian fighter who came

man happily accepted a black briefcase before

could already tell whether Elliott was being honest just by looking into his eyes. He hadn't even needed his needles. "Rest assured. My mentor deeply respects Dragonian traditional medicine and understands the power of its martial artists. We'd never take that risk. Guneria's population provides enough test subjects. "Besides, our goal

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variations can dramatically affect results. We're not foolish enough to compromise our research." After some small