Doctor Tao Xian had always been the type to ask when she had doubts. "What's almost ready?"
"The prerequisites."
"Be more specific!"
"Well, the elemental components that can fully function on both sides are in place."
Ronan pointed ahead into the tunnel, then at the light structures shining especially brilliantly in the air.
Doctor Tao Xian felt that Ronan had said nothing at all.
Still, she could tell that Ronan had entered the sort of self-absorbed state technicians often fell into. He was probably mulling things over in his head, so she suppressed her urge to get to the bottom of it and waited to see what he was thinking and what he planned to do.
Ronan stood still. Only after carefully looking back and forth did he speak again. "The area we're in should be temporarily under control now. But in the section that was corroded, even the interference nodes were probably destroyed. The previous work segment was basically wasted."
Doctor Tao Xian raised her brows and waited for him to continue.
Ronan glanced at Tao Xian and went on. "The biggest problem is that if the 'Lord of Spirit Core'—well, the Coiling Demon—has already come up with a 'poison' formula specifically targeting the infrastructure materials used in this battle, then there'll definitely be multilayered infiltration next. Leaping, random corrosion, destruction, even 'body-snatching' like this... In short, it'll ruthlessly exploit the framework the Main Base has currently laid out. If this trend isn't contained, then the asteroid's Demi-Plane conversion... I mean, the Main Base's Demi-Plane conversion might collapse too."
Doctor Tao Xian continued listening.
Ronan found that a little strange. "What do you think, Sister Tao Xian?"
"I don't feel much. Listening to you is enough. For all we know, some staff officer at brigade headquarters is giving the