Just as Fei Yu's brows drew tightly together, Gideon finished in one breath:
"After all, this person isn't the 'Lord of Silent Extinction' from back then, nor some great lord. He's just a person with potential who may have some talent. For someone like that, if you truly cared for him, shouldn't you strongly advocate keeping a low profile and developing steadily?
"But the moment he showed the slightest sign of emerging, whether inside or outside the team, in public or private domains, everyone pushed him into the teeth of the storm. How is he supposed to grow like that?"
Fei Yu listened, absorbed, a little delighted and a little alarmed. "You're saying this is..."
Gideon put on the bearing of an elite staff officer. "I'm thinking that Lady Wei's recognition of this person's talent is most likely genuine. He really does have something worth cultivating. But at the same time, she's definitely not simply training him. She's deliberately placing him in everyone's sight..."
Fei Yu struggled to keep up with his train of thought. "This person is actually bait?"
"Or maybe she's testing which way the wind is blowing."
Gideon deliberately lowered his voice. "No matter what, Lady Wei has survived safely from the last era until now. After suffering repeated shocks lately, she must have her own thoughts. Perhaps she's already sensed that there's someone pushing things from behind the scenes.
"I don't know much about Lady Wei, but she's not the sort to be easily manipulated, is she?"
Fei Yu loved hearing things like that. "Of course not. Back then, with her relationship with the 'Lord of Silent Extinction,' the 'Star Alliance' side was in an uproar, and you didn't see anything happen to her."
"Right? As for the specific design and response, I can't guess yet,