After Qiu Xinli's obstruction was gone, everyone soon returned smoothly to Area K11 under Dongming Shuliu's guidance and arrived in Truth Company's territory.
With the successive attacks and Qiu Xinli herself showing up, no matter how confident Nightless Sky Huo Ming was, she could no longer keep wandering around the Great Wilderness with Lin Yu.
Besides, her most urgent task was to report her experiences to Truth Company's headquarters, then negotiate separately with the Universal Trade Association and Divine Power Group to secure the greatest possible benefits.
At the very least, she first had to get the Universal Trade Association to return the Pioneer Team members and equipment still at their stronghold.
As for the Autumn Family and Divine Power Group, those matters were not especially urgent.
An incident on the level of "Qiu Xinli assassinating me" required a more gradual approach.
"All in all, we first need to figure out the purpose behind the Autumn Family's actions... and wait for Mother's attitude."
"Before then, Supervisor Arthur and Mr. Sherlock, you can stay at this stronghold. I've already sent every force Truth Company can mobilize on the wasteland here, so this place will soon become an 'absolutely safe' location." Nightless Sky Huo Ming sat in the stronghold's lounge, chewing some kind of medicinal herb that enhanced Mental Power. "If the two of you wish to continue investigating, we can wait here until all the negotiations are complete and we've confirmed that everything is safe before setting out again... It may take about half a month. I can't guarantee the exact time frame."
"Of course, the two of you can also choose to return to the City That Never Sleeps for now. Tomorrow, I'll mobilize a large Pioneer Team. Once I obtain the necessary authorization, I'll fly the Nightless Sky Family's