"Inner Earth," E City, Justice Cult headquarters.
Ronan opened his eyes. The Sacred Space still persisted within the square sealed chamber, black above and white below. The Justice Chief Priest beside him still had her eyes closed, her expression relatively calm, though her eyelashes trembled slightly. Her thoughts were likely far from settled.
During this time, she and Child had surely tried to communicate through the cult's sacred relic. Whether they had succeeded or not, the Balance of Truth would most likely have given some special feedback.
As Ronan was thinking this, the Justice Chief Priest across from him sensed his gaze as well. She opened her eyes and turned to look at him.
"How was it?"
The Justice Chief Priest should have been the one asking Ronan that question, yet it was equally fitting the other way around.
The look she cast over was rather subtle. After pondering for a moment, she said, "Impossible to distinguish illusion from reality—seeming both true and unreal."
That proved that the Justice Chief Priest had acquired the most basic understanding of "Outer Earth."
That saved him quite a bit of trouble.
It really was relaxing when others could naturally grasp something without him having to explain it himself. And if they were left to interpret it on their own, their perspectives would naturally differ, allowing them to compare and verify them against one another.
With that, Ronan gained a deeper understanding of the Martial Emperor's "serious case of Secretism."
This was hating the Martial Emperor, understanding the Martial Emperor, becoming the Martial Emperor...
The Justice Chief Priest asked him at this point, "Should this information be kept confidential?"
Ronan smiled. "I already mentioned it to President Ouyang. There's even less need to mention the Martial Emperor, and I didn't ask either of them