Gu Qingshan paced around the Teleportation Tower.
He began studying the spatial runes on the walls.
Now, whenever a rune caught his eye, he immediately understood its meaning and function.
—and how to create and repair it.
By the time he had memorized all the spatial runes, night had fallen.
"Now we should be all set."
Gu Qingshan murmured, then looked over at the other two.
Yu Juan was absorbed in writing something.
The Crow's sleeping bag was zipped shut, and there wasn't a sound from inside. He must have been asleep.
Gu Qingshan went over and tapped on the sleeping bag.
"What?" The Crow's voice came from inside.
"I need to talk to you," Gu Qingshan replied.
The sleeping bag opened.
The Crow sat up, wary. "Did you find something?"
"No. I just thought we should deal with your situation," Gu Qingshan said.
"Look, I told you already. They tested me in Void City, and found no sign that I had any kind of Word Spirit ability. For example—"
The Crow paused to gather his thoughts, then said, "I declare that nine hundred worlds are about to fall from the sky and destroy the entire Gloomy Star Region! It's about to happen right now!"
Gu Qingshan looked at him, then suddenly sent out his divine sense to survey the wilderness and starry sky outside.
Nothing happened.
The Crow spread his hands. "I've tried that countless times. What I say doesn't always come true. But there are exceptions. Take a combat mission, for instance: we're bound to face all kinds of perilous situations. In fact, anyone who cares to consider the worst-case scenarios will find themselves in the same position as me."
Gu Qingshan paused, then said thoughtfully, "Things that are going to go wrong always go wrong... If you're