He did not wait for an answer.
"We don't know. Before this collapse, the Night Watcher Branch had never received any intelligence regarding the underground Copper Pillars."
Klaus's tone did not change, but Lu Yuan heard the edge in it.
"Neither City Hall nor the Governor's Office had any records in their building archives concerning Bronze City's deep underground structure. Not a single word."
He paused.
"I have already applied to Headquarters for access to the complete city construction archives. There has been no reply yet."
Lu Yuan noticed that when Klaus said this, no one present responded.
"Based on the above, our plan needs to be adjusted."
Klaus withdrew his hand and leaned back in his chair.
"First, conduct a full patrol of every area in Bronze City. That includes the Inner City's edge, every district of the Outer City, and all known Pipe Network entrances. We were short on manpower before and could not spare the resources."
He glanced at the representatives seated around the table.
"We have agreed to let the Ascension Society temporarily station personnel in Bronze City to assist with patrols and research. The Church has also sent people to provide support in purification and sanity recovery. Together with the Holy Armor Army and the Iron Guard Battalion, we have enough to support an operation of this scale."
Heinrich gave a slight nod. The Church nun's expression did not change.
"Second, further exploration of the Pipe Network's depths. Not just North Spinning District. We need to confirm the distribution of Copper Pillars beneath the Inner City Collapse Point and throughout the Pipe Network Layer in other areas."
Klaus paused here.
Then he looked at Lu Yuan.
"One last matter."
"Regarding Lu Yuan's contribution in this incident, the Branch has reported it to Headquarters."
His tone