Chapter 2509: Tourism
In this world, Xiao Ran could not even come up with a single cent himself. But Renard, after taking over part of Amalgam's assets, was already considered extremely wealthy. Even part of the funding for the house Xiao Ran and the others were currently living in had come from Renard. The remaining portion had been obtained by El-Elf from who knew where.
That was precisely why Xiao Ran dared to say he would cover all the expenses despite not having a cent himself. As for repairing the school, that mattered even less to him. Sending an engineering team down from the fortress would probably restore the school to its original state within a day.
The reason Xiao Ran had suggested a trip was not because he had nothing better to do. His true target was Chidori Kaname. Being in such close contact with Kaname allowed Xiao Ran to sense her current problem more clearly. The mental fluctuations emanating from her were extremely chaotic, as though something had been mixed into water, constantly eroding the Mental Power that belonged to Kaname herself. This force that did not belong to Kaname seemed to be spreading from somewhere deeper within her mind, yet when he traced it, he found it had neither root nor source. There was simply no way to locate its origin.
That was why Xiao Ran had suddenly proposed the trip. Before resorting to force, he wanted to use a gentler method to spend more time with Kaname and observe her condition. Xiao Ran was not particularly proficient in matters of the soul, so he could not investigate through that avenue for now. He could only try to understand through Mental Power. During this trip, he could also arrange for Saki to get close to Kaname and