A moment later, Jiang Lan entered the Inner Domain.
If he wants me here, so be it.
There was no helping it. He had to face this eventually.
After all, the three Spiritual Qi Cores had been in his possession for almost a week.
Ji probably hadn't brought it up because he had been busy with other things.
But he couldn't leave it unmentioned forever.
As soon as Jiang Lan entered the Inner Domain, he received an invitation from Ji.
He clicked accept and was immediately teleported into Ji's room.
Ji was standing behind the long table.
When he saw Jiang Lan enter, he raised his eyes.
"Sit."
Jiang Lan pulled out a chair and sat across from him.
Ji dispensed with the pleasantries and spoke directly.
"You should know what I'm going to say about the cores."
As expected.
"I do," Jiang Lan said. "The Guardian Manor wants to study them?"
"Not just study them," Ji said. "Three cores have been retrieved so far. You should know very well what these cores mean to us."
Jiang Lan said nothing, waiting for him to continue.
"Ever since the Ruins awakened, the abnormal energy fluctuations have kept rising." Ji looked at Jiang Lan. "We need to understand how the cores work before we can decide what to do next."
"I understand." Jiang Lan nodded. "But there's something I need to tell you."
Ji looked at him.
"Xing needs the cores' energy," Jiang Lan said. "You know Xing's condition. Most of its functions still haven't recovered. Staying powered on, along with some other things, all requires energy. If he could recover more memories..."
This was the excuse Jiang Lan had prepared beforehand.
Xing did need energy, and its combat assistance system had indeed been restored using the Ruins' power supply.
But Jiang