Yan Fushou

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Yan Fushou / 颜伏守
Gender	Male
Age	Around forty 16
Appearance	An exceptionally tall man, nearly two meters in height, with a noticeably receding hairline 16
Affiliation	Coordination Bureau — Combat Strategy Division (commonly called the Strategy Group); Nine Provinces region 16 116 187
Occupation/Role	Director of the Combat Strategy Division / Strategy Group 16 25 253
Status	Alive and active 317
First Appearance	Chapter 16 16

Power Progression

Chapter(s)	Advancement	Details
84	[Titanfall] clear rewards	Clears [Titanfall] with Wang Huai and obtains a Jump Kit and an R-97 submachine gun 84
86–88	Pilot proficiency	Adapts to the Jump Kit's advanced movement, completes high-risk Pilot stages, and clears [Titanfall]'s story route alongside BT 86 87 88
254	Continued combat readiness	States that he retains enough personal strength to fight lower-tier players during the coming collective battle 254

Background / History

Yan Fushou is introduced as the Combat Strategy Division director handling the unexpectedly difficult civilian dungeon [Resident Evil]. After two top-tier players fail to clear it, he recognizes both the dungeon's danger and the Architect's unusual ability, then summons Jian Li to attempt a clear 23.

Before [Resident Evil] changes his view of civilian instances, Yan is already under immense pressure as the Strategy Group director. As frontline monsters continue becoming stronger and reliable high-reward instances remain scarce, he attends high-level meetings with Coordination Bureau director Li Bao, military representatives, and other department heads to find ways to strengthen frontline forces 25.

Jian Li's successful clear and the dungeon's high rewards force Yan Fushou to reconsider his prejudice against civilian instances. The Coordination Bureau holds an emergency meeting and prioritizes finding the Architect behind [Resident Evil] 26. When Li Shengkai reports that a Builder has reached Level 15 and unlocked the Hall function, Yan connects it to the possibility of original dungeon creation and grows more concerned about Lu Xiu's future works 35.

Yan and Li Shengkai travel to Four Continents while searching for Lu Xiu, but the situation escalates after the Spirit Pivot Construction Group attacks her home. Yan arrives with Bureau personnel, reassures Lu Xiu about the Bureau's intentions, and becomes involved in moving her to Chen Capital for protection and convenience 48 51.

After Lu Xiu releases [Sekiro], Yan evaluates its size, difficulty, and rewards, including Loser's Obsession and the Loaded Umbrella. He considers buying out the dungeon's pricing rights because of its front-line value, even while acknowledging its extreme difficulty 60 61. He later watches Wei Yidong challenge Lu Xiu and sees firsthand how far Lu Xiu's combat ability has advanced through her own dungeons 62 64.

During the [Titanfall] arc, Yan helps assess the dungeon's military potential amid the appearance of flying monsters on the front line 73 77. He enters the instance alongside Li Shengkai and a military representative after it goes online 80, later clears it with Wang Huai and receives rewards including a Jump Kit and R-97 submachine gun 84.

Yan personally investigates [Titanfall]'s story and forms a strong attachment to BT, experiencing camaraderie, grief, and rage when BT sacrifices itself 86 87 88. The ending affects him enough that he makes a rare forum post endorsing the dungeon's quality 90.

As Lu Xiu continues producing horror and high-pressure dungeons, Yan grows concerned about her psychological state and discreetly assigns Shen Nian to assess her 106 130. He also manages Bureau responses to Outlast, the Iron and Blood version update, cross-world PVP threats, and Lu Xiu's growing strategic importance 113 114 116.

Yan later oversees matters involving Prison Rock captive Queenie, refusing to be manipulated while keeping her alive for intelligence value 181. During later arena crises, he recognizes how strongly Lu Xiu's dungeons have strengthened Nine Provinces players and works with Fan Lixin to respond to unexpected invading monsters from her newest dungeon 187 201.

After Lu Xiu becomes first in the battle-merit rankings, Yan personally visits her to ask what assistance she needs. He respects her refusal to meet the Bureau's higher-ups, agrees to provide a venue for her placement-function tests, and promises to seek an item that can shorten the cooldown of her Lord of Cinder Domain 253 254.

As Lu Xiu develops her Root Skill and the [Monster Hunter] dungeon, Yan actively supports her tests by providing weapons and items. He is astonished when she proves that high-tier armor can be crafted from dungeon materials, then urgently mobilizes the Strategy Group to clear the dungeon and farm materials for mass production 275 288 290. He later uses access to Lu Xiu-crafted armor as an incentive for Strategy Group members to keep progressing through [Monster Hunter], even restricting them from diverting to [Left 4 Dead] while the material-farming effort remains urgent 317.

Yan also considers binding [Monster Hunter] access to frontline contributions to reduce pressure on Jade Capital, and discusses the dungeon's frontline value with Wang Huai 287. He subsequently asks Lu Xiu whether smaller instances such as Outlast or [Resident Evil] can be placed at the front line, while recognizing that larger dungeons such as [Sekiro] and Dark Souls may be too dangerous for the purpose 276.

Personality

Yan Fushou is pragmatic and quick to revise his judgments when presented with evidence. He initially underestimates civilian instances, but [Resident Evil], [Sekiro], and [Sifu] each push him to reassess their practical value for players and the front line 26 60 152.

He is stern with troublesome subordinates and players, especially Wei Yidong, but his harshness is usually tied to Strategy Group responsibility rather than personal malice 35 90. He also shows protective concern toward Lu Xiu and Shen Nian, arranging security for Lu Xiu and checking on Shen Nian after she gains a dangerous new skill 106 116 130.

Despite his official composure, Yan is emotionally vulnerable to strong storytelling. [Titanfall] leaves him shaken by BT's sacrifice, and he tries to hide his reaction before eventually endorsing the instance publicly 87 88 90.

Yan has a practical manager's instinct for motivating the Strategy Group. He normally balances pressure and rest, but becomes openly urgent once Lu Xiu's Root Skill makes mass-producible high-tier equipment a possibility, pushing exhausted members to clear [Monster Hunter] and farm materials 288 290. He is also capable of using desired rewards, including priority access to Lu Xiu-crafted armor, to keep his subordinates focused on strategic objectives 317.

Although Yan recognizes Lu Xiu's overwhelming power and increasingly independent position, he continues to treat her as a person rather than merely a strategic resource. He respects her refusal to meet senior Bureau officials, assists with her practical requests, and accepts her teasing advice before the collective battle with good humor 253 254.

Abilities & Skills

Bureau Leadership

Yan coordinates the Bureau's response to dungeon discoveries, regional threats, and version updates.

• Summons appropriate players for difficult instance clears, including Jian Li for [Resident Evil] 23.
• Chairs or attends emergency meetings about major dungeon, frontline, and system events 25 26 114 116.
• Assigns personnel to protect Lu Xiu and strengthen security around her 51 107 116.
• Directs specialized staff such as Shen Nian and Han Xiao according to their roles 106 113.
• Organizes Strategy Group efforts to clear [Monster Hunter], obtain materials, and support the production of high-tier equipment 288 290 317.
• Considers using frontline contribution requirements to regulate dungeon access and relieve pressure on Jade Capital 287.
• Explores the feasibility of deploying Lu Xiu's smaller dungeons directly to the front line 276.

Dungeon Evaluation

Yan specializes in judging the strategic value of instances beyond simple clear difficulty.

• Recognizes [Resident Evil] as a breakthrough civilian dungeon after seeing its rewards and player impact 26.
• Evaluates [Sekiro]'s rewards, including Loser's Obsession and the Loaded Umbrella, for their survival and front-line value 60.
• Understands the military potential of [Titanfall] and its movement technology during the flying-monster crisis 73 80.
• Comes to understand [Sifu]'s training value after Fan Lixin explains how its mechanics deepen combat understanding 152.
• Recognizes that [Monster Hunter] materials and Lu Xiu's Root Skill could enable the mass production of S-rank and SS-rank equipment 288 290.
• Understands the potential of Lu Xiu's dungeons to raise the combat ceiling of Nine Provinces players on a broad scale 317.

Player Capability

Yan is not only an administrator; he personally enters and clears dangerous instances when needed.

• Enters [Titanfall] immediately after it goes online with Li Shengkai and a military representative 80.
• Clears [Titanfall] with Wang Huai and obtains instance rewards 84.
• Progresses through major [Titanfall] stages, including the Signal Tower mission and the Ark sequence 86 87.
• Adapts to difficult Jump Kit movement and performs wall-runs, slides, double jumps, and high-risk aerial transfers during [Titanfall] 86 87.
• Enters the cross-region arena and directly observes Nine Provinces' advantage 187.
• Retains enough confidence in his own combat ability to face lower-tier opponents during the collective battle 254.

Intelligence and Negotiation

Yan handles hostile intelligence sources with a hard-line but practical approach.

• Keeps Queenie alive because of her intelligence value despite pressure from internal security options 181.
• Refuses Queenie's attempts to pressure him into compromise over Nine Provinces' dependence on Lu Xiu 181.
• Uses captured information to assess broader cross-region threats involving Prison Rock 130 181.
• Recognizes that maintaining strategic initiative is more important than accepting Queenie's attempted leverage, even while preserving her as a potential intelligence asset 181.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Jump Kit — Received as a [Titanfall] clear reward after Yan and Wang Huai cleared the instance 84.
• R-97 submachine gun — Received alongside the Jump Kit as a [Titanfall] reward 84.
• Sekiro longsword — Keeps a longsword obtained from [Sekiro], which has a chance to inflict electric shock; he provides it to Lu Xiu for Root Skill testing 275.
• Titanfall firearm — Keeps a firearm obtained from [Titanfall], which he likewise supplies for Lu Xiu's Root Skill experiments 275.

Relationships

• Lu Xiu — Initially the unknown Architect he wants to find; later a protected strategic asset and collaborator whose dungeons Yan evaluates, promotes, and worries over 26 51 60 106 181. As Lu Xiu's power and standing eclipse conventional Bureau authority, Yan respects her independence while continuing to offer logistical support, including test venues, equipment, and assistance locating useful items 253 254 275.
• Li Bao — Coordination Bureau director and Yan's superior. They participate in high-level discussions over frontline pressure, dungeon strategy, and the deployment of Lu Xiu's increasingly valuable rewards 16 25 107.
• Jian Li — Top player associated with the Bureau; Yan summons her for [Resident Evil], later discusses Lu Xiu's dungeons and security matters with her 23 84 113 148.
• Li Shengkai — Longtime colleague and friend; they banter during the search for Lu Xiu, discuss Builder mechanics, and enter [Titanfall] together 35 48 52 80. Yan later furiously confronts him after Lu Xiu is sent to fight at the front line and footage of her performance damages the Strategy Group's confidence 299.
• Wei Yidong — A troublesome top-tier player who argues with Yan over [Resident Evil], challenges Lu Xiu, and later reacts emotionally to [Titanfall] 35 62 88 90. Yan repeatedly pressures him to progress through [Monster Hunter] once its materials become vital to high-tier equipment production 288 317.
• Han Xiao — Front-line captain trusted with Lu Xiu-related assignments; Yan discusses dungeon difficulty, rewards, security, and Outlast with him 52 60 113 114 116.
• Shen Nian — Bureau newcomer assigned by Yan to discreetly assess Lu Xiu's psychological condition; Yan also monitors her after she gains Spatial Slash 106 129 130.
• Queenie — Prison Rock captive and intelligence source; Yan interrogates her while refusing to compromise Nine Provinces' position 130 181.
• Fan Lixin — Strategy Group member whose analysis helps Yan understand [Sifu] and respond to later arena-monster problems 152 201.
• Wang Huai — Clears [Titanfall] with Yan and asks him to investigate a hidden clear condition related to the final plot segment 84. They later discuss using [Monster Hunter] to ease frontline pressure and expand participation in frontline defense 287.
• BT — Yan's in-instance Titan partner in [Titanfall]; their bond becomes one of Yan's strongest emotional experiences shown in the story 87 88.
• Jian Ning — Jian Li's older sister and a former Chosen player whose eventual estrangement from the Coordination Bureau remains a source of regret for Yan, who believes he and the Bureau should have recognized the warning signs earlier 219.

Trivia

• Yan's cup is accidentally cut by Shen Nian while she demonstrates Spatial Slash, and the demonstration also cuts away part of his already limited hair, testing his patience with his eccentric subordinates 129 130.
• His emotional response to [Titanfall] is strong enough that he makes a rare public forum post endorsing the dungeon 90.
• Queenie watches Lu Xiu's [Sifu] footage with Yan; Yan reacts with a mix of helplessness and delight while Queenie is stunned by Lu Xiu's bare-handed performance 138.
• Yan's high hairline is a recurring source of stress and jokes for him, including his fear that managing the Strategy Group will eventually leave him completely bald 16 180.
• Though he usually advocates a balanced approach to managing the Strategy Group, the prospect of mass-producible high-tier armor makes him abandon all pretense of patience and drive his exhausted subordinates back into [Monster Hunter] 288.