A big shot Extraordinary Species like Ronan definitely had his own ideas. We were just little grunts, so why think so much about it?
Long Qi gave himself a mental pep talk.
In the back vehicle, Fris saw that Long Qi was getting a little out of hand and decided to rein him in. He called him back through the Task Channel. "Get in. We've already coordinated with the Close Defense Force... There are several protected sites ahead, so we need to take a detour. They're sending a vehicle to guide us."
"Got it."
Long Qi quit while he was ahead and ducked back into the vehicle. When he turned around, though, he saw someone staring blankly at him through half-lidded eyes.
"Hey, Lao Yao, you're awake?"
"I fell asleep?" Lao Yao had only just woken up, and his head was still a little muddled. He looked even more embarrassed. "Sorry, I don't know what happened... Just now, I heard someone outside shouting, 'Old Man Wei, Old Man Wei.' Who was calling me?"
"Probably one of your neighbors from Eagle Head Yard."
Long Qi was too embarrassed to keep roasting those two innocent passersby over the fire, so he brushed it aside and asked about Lao Yao's condition. "You feeling all right? Any headache or fever or anything... Mm, you did have a slight fever just now."
"Really?" The more Lao Yao spoke, the clearer his mind became. He shook his head. "I don't feel anything. It's just that while I was asleep, my Blood Vessels kept throbbing, like some kind of energy was being pumped in... I know why."
As he spoke, he sat up straight and subconsciously flexed and extended his right hand, which was wrapped in a snakeskin sheath.
No one knew how Lao Yao himself felt,