After ending her communication with the Speaker, Anviya put away her scales while dismantling the defensive spells in the room.
At the same time, mutters filled with resentment kept ringing out.
"What a hassle. Why did I set up so many spells when I had nothing better to do? The boss is here, what was I even worried about... So annoying..."
Though she said that, she still had to handle it herself in the end.
If someone came in and accidentally triggered them...
In any case, the consequences would be severe.
While Anviya was communicating with the Speaker, Luo Chuan had also leisurely walked out of his room.
He casually knocked on Yao Ziyan's door, but received no response. It seemed she had gone to the hall for breakfast.
After living in Origin Mall for so long, Yao Ziyan had long since developed the habit of eating three meals a day.
Luo Chuan seemed to sense something and suddenly looked toward a certain direction in Snow Maple Pavilion.
A peculiar energy fluctuation seemed to have appeared there.
As for what exactly it was, Luo Chuan had no idea. After all, he was not an omniscient, omnipotent god.
When in doubt, summon the system.
"System, what happened?"
Though the system was ostensibly meant for running the shop, its actual functions went far beyond that—just a tiny bit beyond.
"A special-frequency communication has been detected. It can cross spatial barriers without attenuation. Its attached information is far below normal values." The system quickly responded.
Luo Chuan analyzed it calmly, thought it over carefully, and reached a conclusion. "I don't understand. Put simply, someone contacted another... world?"
Of course, the world he spoke of was merely a general term, not a universe in the conventional sense.
"Yes." The system's reply was brief and