"Vice Chairman, Supervisor Dong Guo has always been diligent. Why don't I work directly with Supervisor Dong Guo from now on, and let him handle the communication?"
Xu Yi naturally wasn't going to stand by and watch him die.
He was glad to have Dong Guo Shun involved. Having an acquaintance around would make many things much easier.
Zhong Changming had indeed considered killing Dong Guo Shun and keeping the news under wraps as much as possible. But since Xu Yi had spoken, he couldn't very well refuse him.
He believed Dong Guo Shun was smart enough not to bring disaster upon himself. Even so, he wouldn't let Dong Guo Shun take a single step outside the stronghold again.
In fact, Dong Guo Shun understood this himself. He knew he had escaped disaster only thanks to Xu Yi. Whether he lived or died from now on depended on Heaven blessing Xu Yi.
Although he had agreed to Zhong Changming's request and reluctantly taken on the spy work he didn't consider himself particularly suited for, he hadn't put aside his main task—the work of a Star Refining Master.
In fact, ever since he had accepted Zhong Changming's spy assignment, Xu Yi's workload had suddenly grown much heavier. Zhong Changming was deliberately giving Xu Yi special treatment, hoping he would produce more and achieve better results, thereby raising his Star Refining Master rank.
To be specific, Star Refining Masters were divided into six ranks: beginner, green, white, black, purple, and gold.
An apprentice had to complete five Refining Furnace Embryos to advance to beginner Star Refining Master.
A beginner Star Refining Master had to complete twenty Refining Furnace Embryos to advance to green-grade Star Refining Master.
To advance from green to white, they had to complete a four-turn process.
A four-turn process