Gu Weirong asked, "Minister Qin, if you aren't taking Professor Li, who will you take?"
Qin Siyang said, "For this, I'd rather rely on volunteers..."
"I'll go with you."
At that moment, Zhang Kuang spoke up from a corner of the meeting room.
"I haven't put any effort into researching tools before, but if I study what Old Lu left behind and ask Old Li and Ma Shi for some technical knowledge, I should be able to get up to speed quickly. Besides, I just broke through to the domain sequence, so I can count as a fighter too."
Qin Siyang nodded. "All right. Thank you, Director Zhang!"
"Count me in too. I've gotten a little tired of staying in the Safe Zone, and I'd like to see what's out there. I'll take the remaining slot for a top-tier fighter."
After Zhang Kuang finished, Old Johnny spoke up as well.
Most of those present looked puzzled when Old Johnny volunteered to accompany Qin Siyang.
They couldn't understand why this unfamiliar tavern owner, who was exceptionally powerful but always kept to himself, had suddenly volunteered for a dangerous expedition.
Those who knew Old Johnny's background, however, understood immediately.
With his younger brother heading out into danger, he couldn't sit still as the elder brother.
Kav looked at Qin Siyang. "Minister Qin, do you approve of Mr. Johnny's offer?"
Kav didn't reject Old Johnny outright because he didn't know exactly what Old Johnny's background was. Perhaps Qin Siyang knew it well.
So he only raised the question rather than directly challenging him.
Before Qin Siyang could answer, however, another voice spoke up. "I think I'm better suited than Old Johnny for that top-tier fighter slot."
Everyone turned toward the voice and found that the speaker was Duan Chongfang.
Duan Chongfang stood with