What About the Adventurer Squad We Agreed On? [Seeking Subscriptions]

It was not yet one in the afternoon. Zong Shen planned to rest in Green Cypress Forest for an hour or two before heading back.

The arduous operation of walking the giant eyeball was finally coming to an end.

Eagle Sauce found a relatively open spot in the forest and landed.

Something seemed off about Zoe's expression. She looked dazed and melancholy.

Zong Shen guessed that this was still the first time she had witnessed such a bloody, brutal battle.

After all, she was an earl's daughter, one of the few who had lived a pampered life on the Endless Continent.

Forget a vicious battle—before this, Zoe had probably never even killed anyone with her own hands.

She was still a fledgling who had never weathered any storms.

With a mindset like that, she would have difficulty taking on exploration duties. Zong Shen planned to begin assembling the "Breath of the Wilderness" adventure party after returning, settling its core members first.

As for Zoe, she could train alongside him for a while.

He would not bring it up yet. Once they returned and it was a done deal, he would formally extend an olive branch to Zoe and invite her to join the territory.

If Zoe hesitated or refused, he would find an excuse to take her out exploring and adventuring, nurturing their relationship.

Zong Shen had also gained plenty of experience in how to sweet-talk natives into joining his territory.

Natives were not emotionless tools. They were merely constrained by the Lord System.

Under the influence of the Epoch Curse and the changing of epochs, they were simply extremely insensitive in certain respects.

In truth, natives could absolutely be turned into the lords' productive force.

As long as one was bold enough, even a sow could get maternity leave.