Before they knew it, Ronan and Liang Lu's conversation had strayed badly from the subject. Perhaps that had achieved Liang Lu's stated goal of "calming down."
Ronan merely felt that his woefully deficient common knowledge in this Game Scenario needed some saving. "The lyrics are about that? Miss Su Yi isn't from the Empire?"
Liang Lu might have been a chatterbox, but he was well-mannered and usually even-tempered. Yet now, frost instantly clouded his fair face. "How is Miss Su Yi not an Imperial citizen? Those crumbs outside, gathering together to sign some piece of waste paper, and they call themselves the 'Star Alliance'? Those are all Imperial star domains, Imperial territory. Sooner or later, we'll take them back!"
"Uh, sorry. I misspoke..."
How could Ronan not realize that he had accidentally touched on a sensitive political issue? He felt rather wronged, but seeing that Liang Lu was genuinely angry, he hurriedly apologized. Still, he could not stop himself from adding:
"I really didn't understand those lyrics!"
Liang Lu blinked, finally realizing what he meant. He no longer had time to be annoyed and instead sucked in a cold breath. "No way. You don't know Miss Su Yi, Wei Su Yi? I knew you were absurdly lopsided in your studies, but being this lopsided is too much!"
"Sorry you found out."
Clearly, even in this "chaotic Game Scenario," Ronan's lack of common knowledge had already shattered Liang Lu's bottom line, leaving him utterly stunned.
"Even if you're an Assimilated Seed, a genius of your race, I still have to say this... 'You've been denied your basic rights,' soldier!
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