Not everyone on the bridge had heard the name "Wheel of Evolution."
But the title "Wise One" was the most basic of information.
Within the Thought Star Cluster, "Wise One" did not mean someone distinguished by wisdom, but was instead that advanced cosmic civilization's honorific for its senior leaders.
Without question, every "Wise One" was a Grand Duke.
Above them were the "Six Heavens God Calamity."
In other words, a "Wise One" was equivalent to a core member of the Star Alliance's "Senate" or "Supreme Council."
Even though, over the past thirteen hundred years, the Star Alliance and the Thought Star Cluster had effectively made peace and had frequent dealings, for a titan like this to suddenly arrive and have worked alongside them for a week...
Before their minds could even make sense of what was going on, their bodies reacted first, pulling away from Mo She.
Ronan went with the flow too, taking a step back.
But how large was the bridge, really? If he retreated any farther, was he supposed to end up behind Grand Duke Zhiping?
With a large empty space opening around him, Mo She's refined face still wore a warm smile.
"I wouldn't dare accept that. I've already split away from the Wheel of Evolution and, with the help of the Uploader ritual, embedded myself in the Cloud.
"Whether in law or in fact, I'm no longer the same thing as that Wheel of Evolution. Please respect my independence... Otherwise, I couldn't have entered the Star Alliance at all. High Priest Yuanhou even vouched for me, you know."
When Mo She said this, Ronan actually believed it a little.
Back then, during the Screening Ritual over at Square Box, High Priest Yuanhou had arrived far too abruptly, beyond the expectations of the two Designers, Keating