Nian Kaiyuan stood frozen in shock. He had never expected the Wolf Fang Dark Department members before him to know every detail of his situation in Yangfeng Base.
"You... you Dark Department?" he stammered incoherently.
One Wolf Fang Dark Department member spoke directly. "You want to ask how our Dark Department knows Yangfeng Base's internal situation so thoroughly?"
Nian Kaiyuan nodded frantically, too stunned to say a word.
"To be honest, Yangfeng Base was infiltrated by our Wolf Fang Dark Department long ago. To put it bluntly, your troubles in the base were hardly minor. Even if you farted in your sleep, someone would be counting how many seconds it lasted!" the Dark Department member said casually.
"Then why do you need me to persuade them? Just do it yourselves!" Nian Kaiyuan blurted out in grief and indignation, utterly unable to understand.
"We could have acted directly, and it would not have cost us a single soldier." The Wolf Fang Dark Department member paused and gave Nian Kaiyuan a strange smile. "But our commander isn't someone who likes violence. Our Dark Department is naturally peaceful and friendly as well. Besides, don't you think having the first base lieutenant general to submit to Wolf Fang personally step forward would be more convincing?"
"You, Lieutenant General Nian Kaiyuan, are the representative." Another Dark Department member picked up the conversation, his relaxed tone terrifying Nian Kaiyuan. "The five lieutenant generals from Nanshu Base are rather famous now. Having you handle this sort of thing saves trouble, and you have the most authority to speak on it. Think about it: would those base leaders feel closer to Wolf Fang natives, or to Xiang Soldier of Nanshu Base, who had once wavered just like them?"
"Definitely the Nanshu lieutenant generals! Even if they have never