However, before he could dial out, the phone vibrated, indicating an incoming call.
It was Egbert Vaughn.
After a pause, Ethan Scott pressed to answer.
Ethan said, "Vaughn."
"Congratulations, you really finished on time."
The voice from the phone was deep, slightly hoarse, with a hint of cheerful laughter.
Ethan replied with a "Mhm," saying, "I didn't expect it either."
"Did you find some capable helper?"
With this question, Nora Scott's face instantly flashed in his mind, along with the scenes at Virtue Retreat, experiences so awkward they were suffocating, inevitably transmitting to his brain. Ethan immediately frowned with displeasure.
Unwilling to praise Nora, he said, "I found a few experts through a friend's introduction."
"Experts?" Vaughn seemed quite surprised.
"Yeah."
Vaughn paused, then laughed lightly, "I thought you found Master Sliver."
Ethan chuckled politely, "If you couldn't find him, then there's no way I could."
