A great wind was rising along the southern Sky Ridge of Three Peaks Top, making the iconic Wind Leaf Wheels tremble and spin continuously, as if they would topple over the cliff at any moment—yet they never fell.
Blood Demon was somewhat irritated. He brushed aside the "Root System" that nearly struck him and waited for the call to connect.
Fortunately, though the wait was long, the call eventually went through. Without caring what was happening on the other end, he immediately shouted over the howling wind:
"I'm saying, isn't this setting the bar a little too high?
"I thought you were going to carry us, but after all that, you're planning to pour everyone into concrete pillars. Who could stand that... Hey, where are you?"
The environment on the other end also seemed quite complicated. Noise continued without pause, with what sounded like rumbling thunder or explosions mixed in. There was also a woman's voice; it was fairly clear, yet he could not make out what she was saying.
A second or two later, the other side responded, "Are you talking about the post on the Internal Forum? The part about the Life Slope?"
"What else could it be?"
Blood Demon turned around. He had walked quite far along the Sky Ridge, keeping a certain distance from everyone else, but he knew perfectly well that someone was definitely pricking up their ears and eavesdropping on this call.
Moreover, these people would certainly use the results of this eavesdropping as a basis for judging how to act in the future.
He had not wanted to make this call, at least not at this particular time. But the current situation, his own stance, and even the persona he had cultivated over the years had forced him to put on a show.