"What did Raven mean by 'keep it going'?"
"Interested in becoming a public figure? All young girls like that."
"Raven—that's Raven!"
"Heh heh, could you possibly understand Raven better than Raven herself?"
"Uh, well, maybe not."
A video conference was held in Gear's Underground Laboratory. Besides Bamboo Pole and Yin Le, who had attended the morning discussion, Zhang Yingying, Octopus, Paper Cut, Xie Junping, and others were brought together. They were all friends relatively close to Raven, specifically invited to offer advice.
Ronan had originally wanted to bring in Cat's Eye, who was closest to Raven, but she was currently employed by the military and away on assignment, making communication inconvenient. He could only let it go.
At first, Ronan had also wanted Raven to attend the meeting and explain her own thoughts. But he could not bear to make the girl perform a "psychological self-dissection" in front of everyone. So he simply sent her back into the Mist Labyrinth, planning to sort out his thoughts through the meeting before speaking with her privately.
That was the plan, yet once the video conference began, Ronan's thoughts remained fixed on Raven's peculiar way of thinking, as well as how she viewed herself and the outside world. He was somewhat distracted.
As for the others, after a lively round of discussion, they found it hard to continue. Bamboo Pole's summary was representative: "No one's thoughts are that easy to guess, let alone Raven's. She isn't an ordinary person... Let's talk about something practical first. Turn this vague psychological issue into a real problem we can actually address."
As he spoke, Bamboo Pole took the lead in demonstrating. "Xie, how's the source of the online public opinion coming along?"
This was Xie Junping's first time handling affairs related to the Inner World circle...