While Rhein and the two city lords of Sky Mechanical City were discussing how to deal with the Budding, Crownstar Cathedral was talking about the Budding at the same time.
However, unlike Rhein's open and aboveboard discussion, not much information was revealed at the exchange meeting.
Within the vast, silent Star-Gazing Hall, Suolodar, the "Twisted Secret-Talker," wore a whirlpool mask that revealed only his left eye. He said lightly, "Let me give the first address today. However, what I have to say may not be as shocking as what Dodolo revealed yesterday..."
As Suolodar spoke, his gaze swept across the hall. He found that nearly everyone was looking at Dodolo. Clearly, after a night of fermenting, news of the Peach Heart Theater had spread completely. They now understood the significance of the Peach Heart Theater, and that was precisely why they were even more astonished by Dodolo, who had spoken that prophecy.
Yet compared to everyone else's surprise, Dodolo seemed utterly cut off in another world. He appeared not to feel their burning gazes in the slightest. Still sitting cross-legged on the floor, eyes fixed upon his nose, he pondered silently, immersed in his own thoughts.
Such calm composure made Suolodar nod inwardly.
If Dodolo truly belonged to that clan, then it was no easy feat for him to remain neither arrogant nor impetuous, preserving such bearing even while favored by the will of the world. Suolodar knew all too well that one reason the Heaven's Chosen Clan had fallen completely back then was not merely their gifts, but also the arrogance and willfulness in their character, born of the glory of being uniquely blessed by heaven.
Dodolo's steady demeanor won Suolodar's admiration. So long as he developed step by step, Suolodar believed that even if Dodolo never entered the