"By the way, Boss, there's one more thing."
Great Axe had already turned to leave when he seemed to remember something. He stopped, then came back to the counter.
Luo Chuan: "..."
Those words felt so familiar, as though they had been carved into the depths of his memory.
Yao Ziyan found it amusing, but merely covered her mouth with a smile and listened quietly, just as before.
"If there's something, just say it."
Luo Chuan tapped the tabletop, gave a light cough, and tried his best to make his expression serious.
"Boss, do you know about the recent changes in Steel City?" Great Axe asked.
"Changes? What changes?" Luo Chuan raised a brow.
"Looks like you don't know." Great Axe stroked his beard. "Simply put, Steel City has recently undergone some infrastructure renovations and added many things related to magic."
When it came to bringing magic into ordinary people's lives, Steel City was more or less at the forefront of Kolo World.
"A few days ago, Anno and I did see many construction crews when we went out at night. So it was renovations." Yao Ziyan was intrigued. "What exactly did they add?"
"Magic-powered devices for transmitting sound and images." Great Axe pulled over a chair and sat down, explaining to them. "Before you outsiders appeared in Steel City, the scholars in those academies made new progress in their research on magical transmission. I don't understand the specifics, but in any case, the cost of transmission dropped quite a bit."
"So that's how it was." Yao Ziyan nodded in understanding.
"What does that mean?" Luo Chuan nudged Yao Ziyan's arm and asked softly.
While Great Axe had been speaking, Luo Chuan's thoughts had drifted off to who knew where. He had not really paid attention to what Great Axe