Ronan soon saw the fellow "Uploader" named Mo She.
What appeared before him was undoubtedly the man's Temporary Carrier. There were no visible signs of mechanical modification; he only seemed refined and courteous, with quite a scholarly air, the typical highly educated intellectual.
If there had to be anything unusual about him, it was probably that this carrier was a little too new, so new it was utterly flawless.
At first glance, it did not seem like much, but after a few more looks, there was a bit of a "dummy" feel to it.
As an "Uploader," he could surely have made it look used. Perhaps this counted as another form of honesty?
In any case, Ronan and Mo She both expressed a certain goodwill toward each other. They did not speak directly, but nodding and smiling counted too.
Just like that, the two of them were led deeper into the side hall by Priest Jirosi.
The lighting here seemed a little brighter. He could see the relatively simple decorations around them, matching the space—vast, yet oppressive, with even the falling shadows seeming to carry weight.
The group stopped before a Square Pool that stretched across the path.
The pool sat on the central axis of the side hall, neat and perfectly squared, occupying an enormous area and leaving less than ten paces of space on either side.
There was no water inside, nor anything else. There was only a heavy darkness that could swallow light.
Its bottom could not be seen at all, and there was no telling where it led.
As believers of the Ruin and Fall System, they were hardly surprised by this kind of arrangement.
In the Prayer Hall, selecting "Starry Sky" and the stripes on the four walls to form the "Holy Emblem" was the