As for the "temporary" nature of it, Xian Zhu did not even need to explain it from the perspective of the Configuration framework. "Pupil Ring-28758 is currently orbiting the 'Red Wheel Rift,' and everything is fine. In another 400 hours—perhaps even sooner—it will be recaptured by Hanguang's gravity. If it isn't unlucky enough to be torn apart while passing through the Tear Zone, it will only get farther and farther from the battlefield. What would that have to do with you then?"
Ronan blinked. "Huh?"
Xian Zhu sighed. "How exactly did you become a Level-One Technical Staff Officer? Or did you really damage your brain in that fall?"
Ronan was briefly baffled.
Xian Zhu had approached the matter from precisely one of his blind spots. Still, he had a vague impression of this field, probably because it had been covered in the course materials he had been studying lately, only brushed over as self-evident background knowledge.
After spacing out for a second, Ronan said, "You mean the 'turbulence' between Hanguang and Red Wheel?"
Xian Zhu clicked his tongue twice. "Did you spend all your time at school studying Configurations... Even in Space-Time Configuration, 'The Disturbance and Impact of the Red Wheel Rift on the Han Guang Star System' should have been a required course, shouldn't it?"
Ronan remained expressionless. "My brain really is damaged."
Xian Zhu's mechanical voice let out a strange "heh-heh" laugh. "Fine, fine. Maybe you've been so busy these past few days that your brain hasn't turned the corner yet. Don't get embarrassed and angry."
"I'm not angry."
Ronan was telling the truth. Then he became even more direct. "At present, I do seem to be missing some memories and common knowledge. Officer Xian Zhu, do you have any popular science books or course materials you would