Great Lord Yi Ying really did this kind of work, but that person contacted Ancient Gods... At most, you were contacting a "Yin Lord Evil God," one that served as a dog under the Six Heavens God Calamity. That was still quite a ways off.
Of course, Little Fear had never encountered the hefty tome Heavenly Abyss History of Ten Thousand Nations in this identity, so he decisively shook his head.
"My time spent growing and learning hasn't been enough for me to read that much material."
"Mm. How long has it been since you came out of the Laboratory?"
"Seven days? Mm, eight days."
"...Then you truly are very talented. You possess an insightful kind of talent."
This was already the second time Lady Fire had used similar wording.
The Little Fear character was meant to be a "special Clone" with extraordinary cognitive and judgment abilities, yet still half-driven by instinct.
Now that he had formed an antagonistic relationship with Lady Fire, that was precisely what supported his footing—Lady Fire had largely accepted this trait of his and was gradually responding to it, which proved that he had established himself in this new "scene."
However, a considerable part of it was not because Little Fear had persuaded or misled her. It was because of the "seed" still embedded deep within Little Fear's Form and Spirit Framework, slowly growing.
That "source of interference" that vaguely made him restless came from someone in the riverway melee and was closely connected to Pitfall Fire Hell.
Little Fear knew, but he did not say it aloud. This was exactly the effect he wanted.
Just as he had needed a "Perception Sharing link" with Young Master Fei Yu as the foundation for trust and being set free.
Without that, it would have been immensely