Of course Ronan was going to take the "Interactive Test," regardless of the result of the "Offline Test."
It was just that, faced with an entirely new mode, he still felt uncertain.
He had asked Auntie Kui what the "Interactive Test" was all about, but had received no useful answer.
That inevitably led to some nitpicky overthinking:
The "Offline Test" was obviously a test mode conducted without a network connection, but the meaning of the word "interactive" was far less clear.
This mode definitely involved a network connection. But once connected, who was he supposed to interact with?
The Artificial Intelligence within that so-called Sky Abyss Mirror System?
Or someone still aboard the Broken Flying Ship...
Liang Lu?
He knew the possibility was slim, but the thought still sent a chill down his spine.
No matter what, Ronan had to embrace new possibilities more actively.
He could not rely solely on Martial Emperor's "channel." In fact, there was only one "channel" Ronan truly relied on and could trust unconditionally:
The External Neuron.
It had always been that way, from the beginning until now.
This "Soul Core," along with the vast Database behind it, might have been a contingency Liang Lu had left behind; but more importantly, it was a gift Father had left him.
If he could not trust this, what could he trust?
Ronan stopped overthinking. Too much thought would dull his willingness to take risks, so he directly selected the option.
Yet instead of briskly entering the mission-background briefing as before, the system interface silently moved the indicator component displaying real-time signal strength to the center of the screen. Its needle became far clearer, continuously trembling slightly within the pale orange and pale green ranges.
Sure enough, signal strength was the main thing this mode tested.
What would