Mountain Lord's face seemed even leaner and harder, but he wore his usual hearty grin. "It's fine. As long as it works."
"Waiting to replace it with something better?" Ronan considered it, then said, "Don't wait too long. And try not to let the Form and Spirit Framework stray too far from the basic lineage of the Genetic Species. Otherwise, many population resources will be difficult to match later on. That would be a lonely dead end."
"..."
Among the people who had followed them over, some immediately began edging quietly backward.
What the hell, was this something people like us were supposed to hear?
Mountain Lord, however, seemed to have gained something from it and even nodded. "I've learned much."
Ronan did not continue that topic, but he still asked Mountain Lord, "When I talked with Black Lion about the Thirteenth District this morning, I didn't go into detail with you. Did you come to my Relay Station to look around, or did you have some other arrangement?"
"I came to broaden my horizons. Then I ran into Black Lion, learned you were coming, and wanted to discuss some specific matters with you."
Clearly, Mountain Lord had heard that Ronan had "come out of seclusion" and had come to wait for him. If he had not run into Black Lion, he might have called much earlier.
Ronan knew what they could "discuss" now. "Cooperation with the Justice Cult?"
After considering it, he narrowed it down further. "Discussing how to make the Justice Cult acknowledge the value of the replacement item?"
Mountain Lord gave a short laugh.
After losing the Skull Demon King's Chrysalis, it truly would not be easy to even things out.
When they had previously discussed the progress of their cooperation with High Priest Lanier, Ronan's side