When the two met, Huang Tao's attitude toward Ronan's side was not ideal either:
"You only advanced today, and you already want to backslide... Tsk, and you're a public figure, too."
Ronan was perfectly courteous. "Mr. Huang Tao must have quite a bit of free time at home, right? You even watch entertainment news."
The expression on Huang Tao's skeletal face twitched, especially obvious, and he even explained a couple of sentences.
"It's rare for entertainment news from the City of Eternal Darkness to make the headlines. I couldn't help looking a few more times. Let's not waste time. We'll start now."
The two had met directly on the training field. Ronan did not waste words either. He opened the equipment case and was soon fully geared up.
His current registered rank was Celestial First Tier. Facing a veteran Celestial a full three tiers higher than him, he had no right to act big... at least, that was how he had to appear.
Then Ronan noticed that the tall, thin skeleton frame opposite him had icy-blue light in his eye sockets, and was staring at the armor on his left arm.
"I've seen that hand cannon. Bought it from Gray Blue Eye?"
"That's right."
"I'm not very fond of that... Still, I'd like to see whether you use it well."
That was what he said, but the procedure that had already been settled really left no room for changes.
Even the exchange in the training field ended in a perfunctory rush. Ronan was kind enough to fire off one Chaos Cannon to let Huang Tao experience it, and that was enough.
Afterward, Huang Tao, that big skeleton frame, began reciting his lines expressionlessly. "Your strength is acceptable. I'm fairly satisfied. We can discuss the follow-up."
Ronan played along. "How will