Ronan wasn't quite sure where these two markers pointed, but he could try them.
So he selected "Temporary Carrier." The Dynamic Time-Space Map transitioned just as smoothly, but this time, multicolored light swept across the map interface, like image data being rendered. Ronan could roughly make out that they were distorted images of Earth Local Time-Space, giving the impression of high-speed movement—blurred, yet packed with detail.
Very soon, the flipping map interface settled into a scene the naked eye could clearly make out... almost too clearly.
It was a somewhat dim room—more precisely, a corner of the room untouched by the light. Someone stood beside an opaque window, seemingly lost in thought or staring blankly into space. From the gradually brightening area behind him came the sounds of children playing around:
"You'll definitely get it wrong if you pull it like that. Watch me!"
Then came the clatter of what sounded like a great many building blocks collapsing, followed by the children crying out:
"It fell, it fell!"
"Thirty handstand push-ups. Both of you, together!"
"Damn it! Zhai Jun, the facts prove your judgment was seriously flawed. For configuration questions like this, you should trust me!"
"How could that be? I clearly got it right yesterday!"
"But today's question changed. The second layer was different..."
By the window, the figure indicated by the map marker glanced toward the lit area and smiled. Light and shadow painted mottled traces across his smile.
Ronan's eyelids twitched. Raven's voice sounded beside him at just the right moment, soft and gentle. "Lan Town Welfare Institute. Dean Wan, Wan Ta."
That barely counted as a hint, because Ronan had already seen it with absolute clarity.
Ronan took a shallow breath, then half-covered his mouth and nose with his palm, using the physical motion to forcibly