Inside the Civilization Clocktower.
Carmen, Alpha Wolf, and the others all looked toward Yu Yuan, who sat silently at the head of the table.
Just moments earlier, Yu Yuan had been outlining the Ten Thousand Nations Civilization's next steps.
But halfway through, he had abruptly said, "One moment!"
Then he had leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.
Everyone knew their leader had encountered an unusual situation that required urgent attention.
Of those present, only Mona seemed to sense a trace of something related to faith, though it was extremely faint.
After a long while, Yu Yuan opened his eyes again, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
He opened the Virtual Light Screen, looked at the faintly glowing [Redirect the Calamity] tactic, and dispersed the aura of faith before sending Greenfield a message.
[Fish Abyss Shelter: The bait has been laid. The Serpent of Revival may make a move soon. Be careful.]
Greenfield's reply arrived quickly.
[Greenfield Cruise Ship: Don't worry. I'm ready.]
Closing the Virtual Light Screen, Yu Yuan returned his attention to the meeting.
"Where were we?"
"Leader, we were discussing arrangements for the female captives."
Carmen glanced at his notebook and reminded him.
Yu Yuan nodded and continued:
"What do you suggest?"
"My suggestion is to encourage members of our civilization to start families as soon as possible. That would not only improve internal stability and people's sense of belonging, but also address our population problem."
Carmen spoke.
Zhou Yuan nodded silently as well.
"We still need plenty of workers for livestock farming and crop cultivation in the Giant Tree World. None of those jobs are dangerous, so we could assign all the women there. Arranging work for them would be straightforward."
"Perhaps we could organize an internal meet-and-greet, letting