Zhang Yingying turned to look at her best friend. After a moment, she deliberately sidestepped the topic again. "Speaking of which, Boss Ronan is already intervening pretty forcefully in the world."
Bai Xinyan played along, asking, "How is he being forceful?"
The exceedingly simple question made Zhang Yingying blurt out, "The Dream World isn't forceful enough for you? He's even tearing down the wall!"
"The Dream World? Isn't that a game?"
"Hey!"
"All right, let's call it a means of intervention. What exactly does he want, then? I mean, what's his purpose in using the Dream World to intervene so forcefully in the Real World? Has he given even an interim objective?"
Zhang Yingying blurted out again, "He said it during his livestream, when he talked about his acting godhood..."
"What, specifically?"
"Well, roughly..." Zhang Yingying began gathering her thoughts.
But Bai Xinyan had already spoken. "To provide direction and feedback for those who dare to touch reality; to serve for a time as a navigator on the path of self-evolution in body and spirit, guiding a group up the Sky Ladder; to gradually transform this world into what the vast majority of people hope to see."
Bai Xinyan had essentially recited Ronan's God Declaration at Three Peaks. The wording differed slightly, but the meaning was exactly the same.
Zhang Yingying was astonished. "You remember it that clearly?"
Bai Xinyan smiled. "He's someone who can decide my fate at any moment, after all. It never hurts to study him a little more... You, on the other hand, have basked in his grace for so long. That reaction really doesn't cut it."
"Grace, my ass!"
"I'm not joking. You didn't recall it right away because all you remembered was the phrase 'acting godhood' and his image of supreme arrogance on the