Tu Qian continued his analysis. "If Stone Soul really slipped silently into the Deep Crust this time and gained a foothold, then even if it didn't manage to activate the entire planet, it could still stir up such a huge mess behind the Red Silicon Star System. In the end, whose movements would it tie down?"
Yi Ya blinked. "So who are you trying to say?"
Tu Qian scratched his cheek again. "Mm, it's only a reasonable guess: the overall person in charge of this war..."
"Lu Ande?" Yi Ya immediately named him. "That guy may be old without dying, but they say he's still pretty nimble. He might not necessarily get tied down."
"But even a little time would be enough, especially at a time like this." Tu Qian raised a hand and pointed at the still-dark sky, toward Star Ring City, which was already nearing the horizon. Yet his fingertip actually passed beyond it, pointing toward the deeper Starry Sky.
The direction might not have been accurate, but the meaning got across.
Yi Ya raised an eyebrow. "You-1337 Star Gate. You're making quite a few associations."
Tu Qian sighed. "They're only associations. You know how it is—Genetic Species mostly make wrong assumptions and suffer from illusions, and they always like to revolve around themselves, or the people and things they care about."
Yi Ya glanced at him. "The problem is, no one is the center of this universe."
Tu Qian agreed with that, but jabbed her with reality. "That's why we need to finish the mission quickly and earn enough contribution points to go back... We're still far short."
Thinking of that brutal reality, Yi Ya immediately wailed, "What if I want to apologize to that damn inspector now?"
"Your justice and dignity really aren't worth mentioning."
"We're