"Horned Demon... compared with Mr. Rock Blast, who had to remain away for long periods due to material constraints, Horned Demon was probably the type who left voluntarily because he was incompatible with the place."
Unlike the natural, alluring posture she had assumed when she first arrived, Wen Huilan now sat upright and proper, like a courtier respectfully answering before a sovereign:
"I've also heard of this man's joking wager with the Martial Emperor. But rather than believing he was bound by that wager, I'd rather think it was a backlash from people like Horned Demon, who simply could not fit into Xia City's highly ordered yet relatively peaceful environment.
"Forgive my bluntness, but when Horned Demon died, I'm afraid not many people in your branch—especially in Professor Ronan's circle—shed tears of sympathy for him."
"..."
The implications of that sounded somewhat subtle, but Wen Huilan quickly softened her words. "Not everyone is like you and these friends around you, willing to live in a peaceful and orderly environment like Xia City.
"There are plenty of people in this world who always seek excitement, enjoy privilege, and want to live lives completely set apart from others. There are especially many such people among Ability Users. Even if they were not originally like that, after Awakening, they would gradually develop such tendencies."
Ronan was still assembling the Exoskeleton on his body. From his unhurried movements, it seemed he had indeed devoted quite a bit of attention to listening to Wen Huilan's argument.
At that point, he nodded. "Human nature... Horned Demon was just more extreme."
Wen Huilan inclined her body and answered, "Yes," then continued, "For such people, even if they are insignificant before the true powerhouses of the Inner World, there are ten billion people in this world, while proper