She ate as she spoke, acting like a playful young girl. Only her way of speaking kept betraying her age. The contrast was a little jarring, but she didn't have the oppressive presence of most A-class players.
She had Xu Huo call her Ms. Gong. Then, when he started to introduce himself, she waved a hand. "I'm old. I can't remember that many people's names, so there's no need to tell me yours."
"But not having a name is a bit inconvenient." Without waiting for Xu Huo to respond, she pointed at the plate in front of him. "Why don't you let me call you Little Barbecue? To commemorate our friendship over a barbecue meal."
"Whatever makes you happy." Xu Huo didn't mind.
Ms. Gong's gaze wandered over the players up ahead as she smiled and asked, "How far can you go with your use of Space Ray?"
Xu Huo moved his finger, and a small wooden ornament more than ten meters away shattered.
"Hmm. You're only just starting, but you're a little better than most people. At least you're headed in the right direction." Ms. Gong lightly tapped a barbecue skewer. The slender stainless-steel stick snapped into several pieces on its own. "Remote manipulation of objects is only scratching the surface. Even if you destroy something from afar, it's no different in effect from using a ranged attack Artifact. You haven't truly brought Space Power to its full potential."
"You mean deconstructing objects from the inside?" Xu Huo asked.
To make the demonstration easier, Ms. Gong moved her fingers again. The skewer pieces, frozen in the air, turned into thin slices. A second later, they were reduced to grains as fine as gauze.
Xu Huo was amazed by the precision of her control. He could destroy objects remotely,