The speaker was probably today's "host," Major Shi Xinhe. Paper Cut had dealt with him quite a few times and remembered him as a very clever fellow.
Ronan's answer was concise. "Convenient for experiments."
"Ordinary Ability Users won't do?"
"From the perspective of experimental design, they aren't convenient." Ronan's reply made people feel stifled. It seemed this livestream really was not a "class." At least for now, it looked like nothing more than idle chat.
Fortunately, Shi Xinhe was capable of pressing on. "In what way are they inconvenient?"
"They aren't uniform."
Not uniform?
Paper Cut did not understand and naturally hoped Shi Xinhe would ask another question. But Zhai Weiwu beside him voiced his dissatisfaction first.
"Uncle Paper Cut, are you seriously just staring at Brother Ronan's butt? Where's the sound?"
"...Here."
Paper Cut switched on the external audio and fobbed off the troublesome little brat, then waited expectantly for what came next. However, Shi Xinhe, the temporary "host," revealed the stubbornness of a military Burner at this moment and forcibly jumped to the other side.
"So Burners are more uniform. But this 'uniformity' means...?"
This time, Ronan's answer was somewhat longer. "They have more artificial selection-based constraints. They can serve as relatively standardized foundational modules and be suitably arranged, with fewer variables."
Paper Cut snickered, drawing a sideways glance from Zhai Weiwu. "Uncle Paper Cut, what are you laughing at?"
"I'm laughing because Brother Ronan's mouth has gotten nasty. He's mocking the Burners' modification technology... right?"
Once the words were out, Paper Cut became somewhat uncertain.
Ronan did not seem to harbor any prejudice against Burner technology. He had always been researching and using it. For a time, he had even used the Burner Simulator to study, and had poured enormous effort into modifying the Deep Blue Walker...