Seeing Pei Yan about to stand up and enter the field, Gu Shenghui shook his head with a bitter smile, remembering his own past self, and softly said, "Learn from this. Sometimes these seemingly meaningless actions in your eyes are also part of life!"

"Why should I learn this?" Pei Yan sat back down, half-standing for a moment after hearing this, a look of disdain sweeping over the demons present. In his view, personal strength was the hard truth, why learn to fight for power and gain like them?

"You have to learn. No matter how strong you are, you need to survive in society. Otherwise, you'll become an isolated monster. The Investigation Bureau will be handed over to you all one day. Force is one way to solve problems, but not the only way." Elder Lin, sitting beside Pei Yan, interjected with a smile.

Hearing this, Pei Yan didn't argue back, placing his hands behind his head and leaning against the back of his chair. He understood what Gu Shenghui and Elder Lin meant, but in his view, such things were still a long way off from him. Even if the day came for him to support the Investigation Bureau, he didn't want to sit in an administrative position—the bureau had plenty of talents more suited for fieldwork, which seemed more fitting for him.

Right now, he was more focused on quickly improving his strength, helping his friends through crises, helping his world survive this catastrophe. If he could accomplish all this smoothly, he would be grateful to the heavens, apply for a bonus, take a long holiday to gather with family for some relaxation. Although he felt great anger over the Disaster Spreader's provocation during the recent battles, he also understood that his nerves had been stretched too thin lately, to the point where he felt his mind was going to have problems.

The meeting adjourned just as Pei Yan was lost in thought and becoming drowsy, watching each controller leave with satisfied smiles, seemingly as if the bloody combat that had just unfolded before them had never happened, with things like kinship and demon glory becoming insignificant in the face of vested interests.

Once the main plan was decided upon, the coming days became busy. The Investigation Bureau team split into two, with Gu Shenghui leading Xie Chujun, Zuo Huaxian, and others along with Sifuer to various shelters to take over authority. This lineup was sent to prevent dissatisfaction and implement suppression if anyone felt displeased during the takeover.

On the other hand, Pei Yan led a group including Zheng Jia Ru and Pei Jin on a secret reconnaissance mission to the three Disaster Pillar camps imprisoning the Star Lord. Due to Pei Yan's abilities and previous combat experience, he spearheaded the operation, with Elder Lin accompanying them for security, while the demon side sent Bailang's team for assistance.

In the dense forest, inside a well-disguised iron tent, Pei Yan, holding a kettle of freshly boiled water, glanced at the snowy whiteness outside the tent, exclaiming, "The environment here is really unpredictable. Outside the mountain, it's still the blazing summer, yet after entering the mountain with no significant change in altitude, the temperature drops so drastically!"

Saying this, he poured hot tea into the cups of everyone inside. Bailang, after thanking him, inhaled the light tea fragrance, took a small sip, and, tasting its peculiar bitterness, couldn't help but furrow his brows. From cola to the current tea, the taste preferences of these interworld people were really strange. However, for etiquette's sake, he mimicked the elderly man's careful savoring, then commented, "I don't know what's so strange about it. Perhaps our two worlds have different environments. In our demon race's eyes, this is normal. Here, one place doesn't experience the four-seasons change; it remains the same season except for occasional rain or snowfall with little weather change.""

Elder Lin nodded after hearing this, exclaiming, "Truly, the vast world is full of wonders! This trip has broadened my horizons!"

"Ah, well, living in a place that's spring-like all year round with a suitable temperature is a good thing. It's just a bit monotonous over time!" said Jiang Feiyang, entering from outside the tent, breathing into his hands and rubbing them with a smile after hearing the conversation.

"Have you found a suitable location?" Pei Yan asked after handing a cup of tea over.

Jiang Feiyang, taking the cup and blowing away the steam, replied, "I found six places that can be pre-set as positions. We can let Liang Qian set up ambushes beneath the formations. If the so-called Magma Insect appears, we'll take it out at once!"

Pei Yan nodded then looked at Liang Qian, asking, "How about you?"

Liang Qian, staring at the images on the tablet in her hand, remained silent for a long time before responding, "Old Jiang's side is manageable!" She pointed to the junctions between the three camps with her finger, "If we set up an ambush according to your requirements here, the extensive modifications will require at least half a day's pre-setup."

"We'll also need about that long to secretly set up the Demon Fire! Should we combine both as we did in the Napas Valley?" Bailang interjected at the chance, still intrigued by the huge destructive power caused by combining Liang Qian's explosive abilities with Demon Fire during the meeting, and dedicated to using this destructive power against the Disaster Legion.

"We'll need a day to set up two, no, three firepower blockade lines, progressing from weak to strong," Pei Yan mused, resting his chin on his hand.

"I'm afraid that's not feasible!" Kodwen, accompanying them, cautiously pointed out on the map while biting his lip, "We lack time; we could risk enemy detection by racing against time to complete the work, but three blockade lines with such close intervals will certainly impact our defense personnel given the explosion's destructive power combined with Demon Fire."

After speaking, Kodwen lifted his head cautiously, watching Pei Yan's uncertain expression. Since the Bull Territory battle, although the attack on the Lord wasn't entirely his fault, he bore the brunt. Additionally, with Sifuer's growing power, his position in the Kataraga Group had become neither significant nor critical, causing those allies, once gained in the forest, to desert him for new rising elites, leaving him abandoned as a neglected Cavalry Squad Leader.

Kodwen knew he missed the chance to climb the ranks. Though he'd be lying if he said he wasn't frustrated, his seasoned life had taught him to downplay it until Pei Yan specifically requested his participation in this reconnaissance mission.

He didn't know Pei Yan's intentions with this act, but through observation, he'd realized Pei Yan was a very pragmatic person. As long as you provided him with what he wanted and treated him sincerely, he'd reciprocate, prompting Kodwen to express his concerns boldly.