Yu Lian felt like he was being taken advantage of. He was about to ask Miss Bei whether, as the commander-in-chief of this operation, she was so bored that she had to come over here and fool around, but she added, "This could be very valuable to study. And with me here, if anything really does go wrong, we can handle it together. You won't have to worry about the Alliance plotting anything, or that we'll sell you out."
Yu Lian didn't think he was quite that paranoid. Still, if she came, she'd definitely bring a whole string of followers with her. And if they really ran into trouble, there'd naturally be people to use as cannon fodder. He didn't seem to have any reason to stop her.
After explaining the situation to Chief of Staff Mukawa and Captain Tovi aboard the Fuxi, Yu Lian ended the call.
Then Major Daqi cautiously approached and lowered his voice. "Sir, I think there must be something fishy about this demon's strange behavior. We shouldn't take any risks."
"I know. So stay on alert. Besides, we're not the ones in a hurry." Yu Lian had no reason to rush. His side had already successfully landed inside the Snake's Lair and established a secure beachhead. Reinforcements, equipment, and supplies were pouring in. Under the circumstances, their advantage was nearly unshakable.
To put it bluntly, even if Count Tatie'er over there was killed by another clone of the "Past Duke," or even if King Vellent himself was killed, the overall situation wouldn't change much.
"We don't need this many people here. Leave two squads with heavy weapons support. The rest can head off in another direction and keep exploring," Yu Lian said to Daqi.
Major Daqi naturally obeyed. But after passing on the order, he