Luo Yuan readily agreed to Ronan's request—so readily that Ronan suspected this was largely why he had come. By comparison, persuading Professor Wu Zunliang to stay obediently outside the Collapsed Area took considerably more effort.
The old professor was neither stupid nor foolish. Naturally, he could see how tense things were between Ronan and Luo Yuan, and he feared that once the two went down there, they would start stabbing each other and cause a disaster.
With one side dead set on "going down the well," Lieutenant Colonel Chen and Captain Chou both tried hard to dissuade them. In the end, Ronan had to walk back and reassure him. "Don't worry, Professor. I won't make a move today."
"..."
Tang Yi rolled her eyes at Ronan, then turned back with a smile. "Teacher, don't worry about it. When Gods Fight, mortals suffer. If this keeps up, Lieutenant Colonel Chen and the others will be the ones breaking down."
Wu Zunliang glared at her. "Gods, my ass. So what if they're Ability Users? It's not like I've never seen any!"
Tang Yi's smile did not change.
In any case, once that layer had been pierced, some things became easier to say. Wu Zunliang pointed at Ronan, then raised his voice and shouted toward Luo Yuan, "You're capable, and I can't control you. Fine, you won't let me go down—but set up a shared viewpoint for me. You need to commemorate this, and I came here with a task from home too!"
"...Fine. We'll do as you say."
Ronan agreed first. Luo Yuan also inclined his head in this direction, tacitly accepting.
Luo Yuan's arrival had been too "brutal," leaving him without any electronic equipment. The work of sharing the viewpoint therefore fell to Ronan. The Six Ears he wore was highly