Long Qi had forgotten to watch the road, turning his head to stare at Raven.
It took a full five seconds before he faced forward again, his thoughts returning to track as he began to marvel at the girl's remarkably high-level response—sincere yet without sharp edges, calm yet carrying an edge.
It sounded somewhat old-fashioned, but considering her past experiences, it suited her quite well. There was barely anything to criticize.
This was vastly better than a certain someone's willful antics and mystifying ramblings.
Long Qi did not know whether Raven had simply performed beyond her usual level, but he knew that he had to step up—well, he had long wanted to say something, especially on a topic like this.
He coughed heavily twice, using the time and opening Raven's high-quality statement had given the audience to digest it, and forcibly drew everyone's attention:
"You can't ignore me! I've done a ton of research on this. To talk about Aberration Isolation, we first have to talk about the Vagrant Return to City movement; to talk about the return-to-city movement, we have to discuss the New World's Blood River War; to discuss the Blood River War, we have to mention the Siberian Aberration Disaster and the Skull Demon King. And once we get to the Skull Demon King, that takes us way back..."
"You're the one going way too far off track!"
The audience's snark did not affect Long Qi's enthusiasm for talking in the slightest. He even eagerly interacted with them, addressing it head-on. Lian Die shook her head.
"I'm absolutely not going too far off track. I just want everyone to notice something—especially Xia City. Well, friends from all twelve East Asian cities should understand this:
"Don't you think that everything I just described, everything related to the origins