Under Ronan's gaze, Mora acted like an overbearing salesperson. "Look, besides what you already know, I can provide some intelligence. Some things you don't know, and some even Teacher Xiu doesn't know—such as certain matters concerning his daughter.
"And there are other things that no one you can find at this stage knows except me, concerning..."
She did not finish, but her gaze shifted aside. Its destination clearly pointed toward Raven, who had remained silent the entire time.
Mora made no attempt to conceal her gaze. Mo Ya instinctively reached out and put an arm around Raven's shoulders, her brows knitting.
"So, you wouldn't mind giving me a little more freedom here, would you? I'd like to expand my social circle, make a few friends. Later, we can discuss exchanging intelligence..."
Ronan shook his head. "I can't give you the kind of 'freedom' you have in mind, and I don't like it either."
No one would like this sort of forced transaction, where someone casually named a price and eagerly tried to clink glasses and seal the deal.
With her connection to Xiu Shenyu, Mora could have been more tactful. Ronan believed that her frequent efforts to interact with them meant she must want something from this side as well. Yet she had chosen this approach, which could only mean she was unreasonable.
Or perhaps what she wanted was especially excessive.
Before she could speak again, Ronan cut in, though the topic seemed to have veered off course. "There is some common knowledge you should know."
"Mm-hm?"
"Before a person's thoughts and memories completely break free of the body's foundation, they are material. Information on the Material Layer is actually easier to grasp than information on the Mental Layer."
"That conclusion..."
"What I mean is, even if they're temporarily shattered,