I Really Can't Afford to Drag This Out!

Everyone nodded repeatedly in agreement. They had come to think even more highly of Mo Lan, the newly risen leader of the Dove Faction.

This was especially true for some representatives of the Hawk Faction. Though they belonged to different camps and had entirely different strategic considerations and plans, the reality was that Mo Lan and the Dove Faction she represented could indeed lead Douluo Continent toward a farther future.

By the time the army returned to the Douluo Federation, a victory banquet had already been arranged at the most luxurious hotel in Mingdu.

For secrecy and safety, everyone had agreed not to make it public and instead chose to celebrate quietly.

Inside the banquet hall, people chatted idly, but the topic never strayed far from the defensive arrangements at the border.

After all, the border creatures and the Abyss had only retreated temporarily. They would certainly return, and the true threat still lay ahead.

Even during this brief moment of enjoyment, the military's upper echelons would not waste all their time on it.

In the top-floor hall, Ling Zi Chen, that scientific fanatic, had unusually attended in formal attire. But that did not mean she had come willingly.

"Dear Sect Master Luo Ze, making me attend this kind of banquet is simply a waste of life. You know perfectly well what I'm busy with right now."

"Eternal Heaven Kingdom is currently at its most critical stage. Once I step away, none of us knows what consequences might occur!"

Seeing her serious expression, Luo Ze unusually teased Ling Zi Chen. "All right, all right. I called you out not just to help you relax. More importantly, I need to discuss Five-word Battle Armor and Eternal Heaven Kingdom."

Everyone knew that Luo Ze, the current foremost figure of the Spirit Pagoda,