Ronan and Qiu Wanshan stood side by side in the observation corridor, gazing through the glass at the Fire God Ant Aberrant Nest amid the lava—the materialized structure of the "Blood Soul Temple." Ronan still led the conversation, though as usual, it wandered freely.
"Spring City's Bleeding Season is similar to, yet different from, Xia City's Tide Surge. Ours is influenced by astronomical tides. As for Spring City, I remember reading research claiming that it seems to be triggered by the mating cycles of Aberrant Species in the Wilderness during spring? But other places don't seem to show such obvious signs."
"It isn't obvious in Spring City either."
With his hands behind his back, Qiu Wanshan chuckled. "The Aberration Era has lasted nearly fifty years, yet much of the relevant research still cannot escape the flaw of speculation. I've been working away in Spring City for thirty or forty years, and I still wouldn't dare claim that I understand the patterns of the Bleeding Season. Look, they call it spring, but sometimes it begins in the depths of winter, before spring has even arrived. Other times, it still hasn't come by April or May, when summer is nearly here. This year, it began in May.
"And then there's its duration. This year's was short, only a little over two months. But in the past, there have been ones lasting three months, four months, even half a year. If they all followed the so-called 'pattern,' the Chun, Yan, An, and Ping line would have it much easier."
Ronan gave an "Mm." His Mother had died during the especially prolonged Bleeding Season of 80 Year.
He knew perfectly well that the Bleeding Season was not so simple, yet he had deliberately brought up an unreliable research conclusion because he wanted Qiu Wanshan's