Yu Lian immediately felt greatly reassured. Having a teammate like Mr. Qi, who could see the bigger picture and take the initiative, was such a relief.
Come to think of it, in his previous life, Mr. Qi had lived a turbulent life as a great literary master. Yu Lian never imagined that on this timeline, the old gentleman would unlock so many new skills. As expected, the capable could do anything.
"Also, Ziqi and Ziya are just about to return from the Shanhai Passage. We can have them stop near Saide Fortress for a while and keep an eye on things," Mr. Qi added.
Ziya was, of course, Bai Ziya—the Little Bai who had been one of the three tech geniuses aboard the Red Tiger back then. But this Ziqi... somehow the name sounded familiar. Why couldn't Yu Lian remember where he'd heard it?
Mr. Qi explained, "I mean Miss Bai Ziqi, one of your disciples in the Spirit Research Society. Her Taoist name is Tai'e, right?"
Yu Lian immediately understood. Why didn't you just say 'Tai'e' earlier? She was the combat maniac from the old Bai family of New Shenzhou, and would become the Spirit Research Society's top enforcer. How could he not know her?
"The siblings were originally planning to go to New Shuntian to meet Mr. Trende of the Engineers' Guild." At this, Mr. Qi couldn't help sighing. "Mr. Trende said he wanted to move the Engineers' Guild headquarters to New Shenzhou. Our New Shenzhou has finally become attractive enough to draw in men of distinction, Yu Lian. I even helped them pick out a site. Then this whole mess erupted over in the Far Shore Nebula. It seems that if we want room to develop in peace, we first have to beat all those covetous parties