Qu Jianlei immediately realized where this style had come from when he heard Nutrient Solution's question.
He raised a hand and slapped his forehead, speaking helplessly. "Can't you learn something good?"
So it wasn't that you weren't clever before—you just hadn't learned how to be clever while skirting the line? Nutrient Solution ignored First One's irritation and asked thoughtfully, "Isn't it tiring for one person to bear all the pressure...?"
Qu Jianlei answered irritably, "Not tiring? Why don't you try it yourself?"
"I'll try it, then," Nutrient Solution replied calmly. "You should try letting one more person share the burden too."
"Is that necessary?" Qu Jianlei was unconvinced, glancing at her in passing.
He was already used to shouldering responsibility alone—it also made running away more convenient. "Huh? Why are your ears red?"
"Are they?" Nutrient Solution casually touched the base of her ear. "How does your Gold Spear Art compare to Paranoid's?"
"Not much worse, I guess," Qu Jianlei answered offhandedly. "After all, he isn't... Damn it, are you two never going to stop?"
Two figures flashed over. Old Lady Jia and Paranoid had arrived as well.
"We can't hear the divine-sense conversation between you two," Paranoid replied with a cheeky grin.
"So we rushed over... First One, do you want me to help share some of the pressure?"
Qu Jianlei blinked a few times and looked at him suspiciously. "Paranoid, lately you've been... Do you want to see a psychologist?"
"He has always been worried about the hidden danger," Old Lady Jia said seriously. "He just kept it bottled up and never said anything."
To be fair, among everyone on the team, she had the broadest experience of the world. Whenever it was time to be serious, she was absolutely serious.
"Recently, there has been hope of removing