After Qin Siyang killed all the lurkers on the perimeter, the Safe Zone swiftly moved on to its next step.
With the obstacles to leaving the Eighth Domain cleared away, it was time to thoroughly explore the world beyond it.
The United Government established the Exploration Department, specifically tasked with learning about the entire [Evolutionary Origin Domain].
Zhao Longfei stepped down as Minister of the recently established Awakening Department to become Minister of the Ministry of Exploration.
Zhao Longfei possessed powerful reconnaissance and eavesdropping skills. After breaking through to the domain sequence, those abilities had grown even stronger, allowing him to conduct remote reconnaissance through items. He could truly direct operations from headquarters while exploring a thousand miles away.
Hu Chan, who likewise possessed the ability to scout out enemies, became Deputy Minister.
Unlike Zhao Longfei, Hu Chan mostly ventured into dangerous territory alongside Qin Siyang to explore in person.
At the same time, the Exploration Department recruited numerous people with exploration-related sequence abilities to help build up its operations.
Zhao Longfei was responsible for exploring the land, while Hu Chan was responsible for exploring the oceans.
Originally, the United Government had wanted Hu Chan to serve as Minister.
The Awakening Department had an enormous workload and involved major vested interests. It needed someone seasoned enough to keep all the crooked dealings in check, making Zhao Longfei indispensable.
But Hu Chan refused.
He was only willing to accompany Qin Siyang on exploration-related work and had no desire to take part in the Exploration Department's overall administration.
In fact, if not for the constraints of his status and his lingering fixation on Yu Ziying, Hu Chan would have resigned even as Holy Son of the World Salvation Church and President of the United Church.
Hu Chan had repeatedly made it clear,