"Why... aren't they reacting at all?"
Luo Chuan looked around the entire tavern. The bustling atmosphere was no different from usual; every dwarf within sight was immersed in Hearthstone, and the few Human Mages with white hair and beards were likewise wholly engrossed in their matches.
"Mm... maybe they're used to it." Anno thought for a moment before answering.
"Used to it?" Luo Chuan raised an eyebrow.
"Don't dwarves often mine underground? They frequently encounter tremors of all sizes, but most of them are absorbed and warded off by magic, so they don't affect Steel City." Anno closed her book and explained earnestly to Luo Chuan. "As for this time, maybe the mining caused a bigger disturbance, and the magic didn't work completely."
Luo Chuan knew that the disturbance had not the slightest thing to do with mining. It was simply the result of the creature underground unconsciously moving its body in its sleep.
He felt it would be best not to mention this to the elf girl.
"You keep reading. I'm heading upstairs." Luo Chuan waved his hand and prepared to leave.
"Mm-hmm." Anno answered repeatedly.
Watching Luo Chuan leave, she half lay across the counter with her chin propped on one hand, continuing to read the book she had not finished earlier.
"I'm back."
Luo Chuan pushed open the room door and casually spoke to Yao Ziyan, who was sitting on the sofa looking at her Magic Phone, transformed into an internet-addicted girl.
"Mm." Without even lifting her head, Yao Ziyan gave a response. "How is it downstairs?"
"How else could it be? Exactly the same as usual." Luo Chuan plopped heavily onto the sofa, casually picking up some pastries from the table to eat. "I think even if the building collapsed, so long as it didn't affect