There was a touch of threat in the other side's words.
Ronan laughed despite himself and rose to his full height. "I only care about collecting the goods. It's all aboveboard—what is there to hide?"
As he spoke, he directly opened the door of the "Inspiration Chamber" and stepped out.
Yet he had only taken half a step, the tip of his foot not even touching the ground, when he abruptly stopped and clicked his tongue softly.
The gym he was in did not have a large storefront, but it had considerable depth. The "Inspiration Chamber" had been opened deep within the cliff-wall passage, and coming in had required twist after twist and turn after turn.
Now the light outside was still fairly bright, illuminating a corridor. Everything looked perfectly normal.
But at this moment, Ronan's feeling was not normal.
He knew very well where the abnormality lay: his "Ancient God Framework" and the "Superfluous Thing" upon that framework were gone. He had lost... or at the very least blurred, his related perceptions.
That made no sense.
As for why this was happening, inside this "Opportunity Chain Gym," he understood very clearly which party he had to deal with.
The "Initial Awakening Society"... so this was an illusion or a dream!
If it had been anyone else, fine. But for him to only become alert now?
Thus, Ronan formed a further guess:
When he had spread out the "Corrupted Blood Domain," he had not been able to notice it immediately. The other side had most likely designed this specifically around Lao Pu's identity, around his "Corrupted Blood Domain," and even around the "Domain Machine Core."
If he had just now operated the "Corrupted Blood Domain" and truly interacted with the external environment, there was a high chance it would not