Su Li finally put the unlit cigarette back into its pack and nodded, tacitly accepting Wolf Team's explanation.
Everyone: "..."
That was a lot to process. Their CPUs were overheating.
Apparently, it wasn't just her who was bizarre. Even her guardian deity was bizarre.
From the ability user to her guardian deity, they were practically cut from the same cloth.
Wolf Team said evenly:
"A guardian deity's personality usually aligns with the ability user's. That's another characteristic of the deity-summoning ability."
In other words, birds of a feather flocked together.
Su Li and her deity had achieved a meeting of souls when it came to being bizarre.
And so, it had become her guardian deity.
With that explanation finished, Wolf Team dropped the subject and returned to business:
"Since the revelation points to beasts, we can narrow our targets to places related to [animals]. Our immediate priority is pinpointing the location. What places in the eastern district fit that description and might become targets for the Mandala Society?"
Everyone put their minds to work again.
"The eastern district... the pet market?"
"No, it's too small, and the pets are too weak."
"There's an equestrian club in the eastern suburbs?"
"Could it be... the stray animal rescue center?"
"..."
The discussion reached another impasse. The scope was still too broad.
At that moment, Qi Wu, who had been listening silently, suddenly spoke. His voice was calm, yet carried a certain conviction:
"On the eastern outskirts, at the foot of a branch of the Nanjiang Mountains, there's the Nanjiang Ecological Reserve and Wildlife Park."
He paused, then added:
"It doesn't just have a large number of native wild animals. It also has an endangered species breeding center and fairly substantial research facilities. More importantly, the reserve covers a vast area. Some sections