Fris's remarks about "devils and monsters" faded into the night. By now, the rain had only grown denser, as though it had no intention of ever letting up.
For a time, Long Qi heard nothing but wind and rain, punctuated now and then by the shrill cries of night birds in the mountains. At times like this, bloody hunts in the Wilderness were often already underway.
Drawing on experience, Long Qi could roughly sort out the situation in the surrounding area and distribute his attention effectively, weighing priorities appropriately. It was a habit he had developed over the years.
That was why he found Fris's habit of relentlessly pursuing a single point somewhat hard to adapt to. "If you ask me, anything related to Boss Ronan should be considered based on the breadth and depth of information he has at his disposal. It's enough to grasp the general thread. Otherwise, the deeper you dig into the details, the more likely you are to wander completely off topic..."
Fris chuckled darkly. "BOSS thinks about BOSS matters, while everyone else considers their own. If it all comes together in the end, that's BOSS's ability—and everyone else's good fortune."
Long Qi glanced ahead. The most important person still had not turned around, so he sneered. "Praising him that loudly—are you trying to earn some autonomy?"
"So-called 'autonomy' is just a question of whether you have the guts to act... When did you ever lose yours?"
"This old man has always been free!" Long Qi raised his voice, then quickly lowered it again. "It's just that I can't get out of this circle, and it's still tangled around me."
"It really is difficult."
Fris's voice grew even deeper. "What he proposed is the Hundred Billion Plan. The whole Earth—oh, including those few Forward Bases