When Xu Shi said that, Su Lin and Gu Yi in the front row immediately understood.
Of course he had picked her.
They knew perfectly well that Xu Shi was talking about choosing someone to build a team and handle future voyages.
To be fair, the position was a little awkward—Xu Shi himself had said that he would not personally lead expeditions overseas in the future, or at least not often. That immediately dampened the other girls' enthusiasm.
They knew the undertaking was not without risks, but they instinctively felt it was no different from traveling on a honeymoon. Who went on a honeymoon alone?
Wouldn't it be enough to find a way to go with him when Xu Shi was ready to lead an expedition himself?
So, even after discussing it for a long time on the way back, no one seemed willing to take on the task voluntarily. Of course, they would go if Xu Shi told them to... but taking the initiative and being ordered to do it were clearly two different things.
But Yu Xingchuan was different.
She looked like an utterly harmless little sycophant, but in reality, she was wildly ambitious. Even in her dreams at night, she was probably thinking about how to climb another rung or two.
Everyone said Ding Jun wanted to advance, but wasn't she the one who wanted it most?
More importantly, Adjutant Miss possessed strength that matched her ambition. Everything she had done before was enough to prove that... handing this matter to her could not have been more fitting.
Obviously, Yu Xingchuan understood that herself.
Sailing out to find other city-states and attempt to establish alliances with them sounded simple enough, but the benefits behind it were considerable.
From applying for budgets and selecting personnel to all the