"What an appetite! Is he planning to swallow the whole so-called 'Inner and Outer Earth'? Mister Tu Ge, is this the Big Eater you've been dealing with on Inner Earth? Speaking of which, this is the first time in twelve years that the Trio Council has convened in full. Don't you Remnant Species need a little ceremony to celebrate?"
Wildfire's robot form had no expression, but his words were lively enough.
As he had said, every window in the Trio Council's meeting system was occupied for the first time in years. The three of them were still in different regions, though, and could not meet in person anytime soon.
Wan Kui glanced his way. "You seem excited today."
Wildfire nodded. "My preset routines remind me that Mister Tu Ge tends toward pessimism, while Lady Wan Kui habitually takes the opposing view. To make this meeting more efficient, I need to liven things up... Did I overdo it?"
Without a doubt, this was another way of expressing his sharp, hard-edged attitude.
As the Trio Council's only "mercenary," and a disposable one at that, going a little too far would serve him better.
Sure enough, Wan Kui replied coolly, "Please continue."
So Wildfire continued, at length. "I'll put this in the pessimistic terms Mister Tu Ge prefers: what we said at the last meeting about retreating to the lunar base may prove prophetic. After completely sealing off the Isolation Zone, that 'Native Normal School' or 'Deity' is now using similar but more sophisticated methods to try to seal off the entire Earth... Outer Earth. Mister Tu Ge also mentioned that he still has plenty of methods on Inner Earth that he hasn't brought out yet, including Magnetic Light Mica, which particularly concerns me.
"The Spacetime Barrier separating Inner and Outer Earth is