The command structure of Evil-Poison Lifeforms?
Lieutenant Hong Kai, who had also finished his brief call, walked over and felt a headache coming on the moment he heard the question.
Not because there was anything unusual about it, but because, over the past eleven millennia, generations of Tian Yuan Empire researchers in every field—military affairs, creation, Evil Poison prevention, theology, history...—had poured countless resources and immense effort into that question without arriving at an authoritative, reliable understanding that could convince the vast majority.
In any case, he could not answer it.
Fortunately, someone from the Jingming Agency was here. Lieutenant Long Bao answered with some hesitation, "According to our internal discussions, we currently regard ordinary Evil-Poison Lifeforms as sensory tendrils of Red Wheel Seven—er, the Six Demons. Or 'sensors,' if you like..."
Ronan offered an example. "Like how we keep throwing reconnaissance equipment into enemy territory?"
"More or less." Field Officer Long Bao could not give a definite answer, which showed that he was only repeating what others had said. "We can only confirm that ordinary Evil-Poison Lifeforms provide information to a certain extent. Whether the Red Wheel Six Demons receive it, analyze it, or respond is another matter."
After a moment's hesitation, Lieutenant Long Bao offered an example of his own. "It's similar to deities and their faithful. A deity doesn't answer every prayer from every believer."
"Deities in a Sin-Poison Environment? Then what the hell is the Dream God Abomination?"
Indeed, even the Lord of Illusory Nightmares had been contaminated into that ghastly state, and the lofty New Gods of the Myriad Heavens Divine Kingdoms avoided contact whenever possible. Under such conditions, the relationship between "deities" and their "faithful" was difficult to establish.
Lieutenant Long Bao was left speechless. Put that way, Ronan had indeed exposed a flaw