Since the Declaration of Human Rights was passed, the focus of the National Assembly had turned toward the discussion of specific clauses of the Constitution.
Anning had been very quiet during this period because he was worried that once he spoke, he might shock everyone with some groundbreaking ideas that transcended the times.
He certainly did not wish to later be honored with a sardonic nickname.
Anning's silence puzzled his friends; Dan Dong joked that he saved the Assembly just to have a place to nap.
During this time, Anning's attention was all on his own small troop.
It's not that he had a particular fancy for military training; it was mainly that the dim-witted soldiers would blow all kinds of rainbow farts his way, which he found extremely satisfying.