"Heh, Oliver's testing me—and planning to give me a hand while he's at it?"
Su Ming had never been much of a serious person, so he rather enjoyed the Adjutant's cold jokes. He gave the girl a thumbs-up and continued, "Now that Multiverse 1 has entered the 40K Universe, it's basically entered my territory. That makes Oliver feel a little insecure, so of course he wants to test me. He wants to see whether I've become some 'super Dark Tyrant,' or whether I'll reveal some side of myself I never showed before."
The others were still processing the new information. Chatting with the Adjutant for a while was fine, at least it was nothing like talking to Strangle, whose habit of talking to himself looked a lot like Multiple Personality Disorder.
"I thought you two had a very good relationship. He often spoke up for you during Justice League meetings." The Adjutant did not quite understand. After all, she had once been a Cybertronian Autobot. Even though she had now become a cyborg of flesh mixed with high-tech implants, she still did not particularly understand the human heart.
"People are like that. Different surroundings bring constant changes to one's state of mind."
Su Ming patiently explained as he took another drag from his cigarette. "For example, say there's a poor man whose home does not even contain a needle or a thread, so he never locks his door. But one day, he wins the lottery and suddenly gets enough money to change his life. When he goes home that day, he locks his door. Do you think he became a bad person?"
"Not really, because he only wants to protect himself." The Adjutant understood. This was how one's environment affected people. No one remained unchanged forever; one could simply say